Nigel James – father of England internationals Reece and Lauren – is determined to produce good people as well as good players at his academy: ‘It’s great if we get people into clubs… but a university place gives me as much joy’
Nigel James parks his van outside a set of double doors and young boys in blue stream past towards the pitch. A few days later, he would watch son Reece make a similar walk — down the Wembley tunnel for Chelsea’s FA Cup final against Leicester. Another graduate of this coaching school — 19-year-old daughter…