Hopefully you are correct in what you say, but it will be a challenge to replace all those departing ( although admittedly we don't know yet how many will go) with Premier League standard players.

There is a question mark regards the promising Academy players and whether they are good enough to step up, so I am not sure we can rely upon them. A for loans, yes that is an option, but our record on bringing in effective loanees hasn't been that great.

As such we are still going to have to spend in the transfer market and whether adequate funds will be available to buy in several quality players looks doubtful. It wouldn't be so bad if we had the backbone of a good side to build on but we don't ( particularly if Wilf goes and Eze is unfit for the time being) and there lies the problem.

Again if you look at my initial post I didn't say it wasn't a positive.
A club like ours is not going to blood academy players at this level frequently - we have seen they prefer to go with the finished article.
Historically our young players have been used more frequently after 2 successive relegations and overspending or at the time of the first administration when there was little else available.
2 players now from the academy (irrespective of the level it has been granted) being brought through to the first team since Wilf's debut in August 2010 (and one of those sold with the funds not being used to revamp the team) is not a lot to shout about.
However, had we spent (or if we subsequently spend) more time in the Championship, then the academy would be more of an asset and would most likely be significantly drawn on particularly as any extended stay tends to see available funds and better players dwindling, which you can starkly see with the Championship and to a lesser extent league 1 being stuffed with failed premiership teams.

Then I am possibly speaking from a position of strength - there would have to be relegation or a complete change of playing ethos for our young players to be playing in numbers or regularly in a Palace side in the Premiership.

We already have attracted a better quality of youngster, hence the success of our youngsters in their first season in a higher, tougher league.

Several youngsters moved to us from other academies last summer when Cat 1 status was confirmed, including Reece Hannam who some of us (who have regularly watched the U23s) think is ready to be given a chance in the first team. There are others in both the development squad and the Academy who may well be able to step up in the next 12 months or so.

Consequently, I'm on your side in this debate with Swindy. I don't think one can compare our past few decades of bringing through youngsters with the structure we are developing.

That remains to be seen.
Cooper & Lampard may indeed have had some success with young players but in different circumstances, Cooper at a lower level and Lampard at a club with slightly more clout than Palace to compensate should things not work. Neither could be said to be a raging success at their respective clubs.
Neither are nailed on to come to Palace and it is unknown that in the event they should, whether circumstances would allow.

Nothing gets past you !!
But I wouldn't hold your breath too much - the way prospects are looking for this season currently and given recent history.
Yes it is a developing Academy which in time could be significant and yes I saw the U23 semi and final and yes players like Hannam look, in time as if they will develop into potential regular first team players but they are just not going to be thrown in en masse into a likely relegation scrap.