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Saints Academy Thread

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by - Doing The Lambert Walk, Aug 18, 2014.

  1. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    Will be high, but a reasonable risk....because I would have thought that the modern professional player is less likely to be on drugs or drink than the average kid nowadays
     
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  2. Osvaldorama

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    Ryan Seager is set to be loaned to Birmingham in the championship for the season apparently.
     
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    Do we have someone with the name Curtis in our u21s/academy?
     
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  4. Saints Fan4Life

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    We had Joe Curtis a few years back, but think he was released a year or 2 ago now.

    In regards to Seager, I'm slightly surprised, but maybe they feel Gallagher is more up to it, right now?
     
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    Nope released as he was meh.
     
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  6. SouthamptonFCroatia

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    Source?

    It would be a good move for him, a chance to prove himself on a good level. I certainly rate Gallagher much more than Seager.
     
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    Good experience for him, I wish him luck .
     
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    Not sure why when Seager's been tearing it up at U21 level.
     
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    Maybe because I've watched them both play and Gallagher looks a bigger talent to me.
     
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    At U21 level or at senior level? Seager's only had a handful of games at senior level so you can't judge him on that.
     
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    I'm not sure how credible the source is, it was from an article i saw linked on Twitter
     
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  12. tiggermaster

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    Seager has 5 international forwards plus Gallagher in front of him, his first team chances are limited. A season proving himself in the Championship seems a good fit to me.
     
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    Providing he gets to play regularly for them

    They currently hvae Clayton Donaldson, Wes Thomas and Lee Novak as their strikeforce.
     
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  15. Saints Fan4Life

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    Not brilliant timing, is it?
     
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  16. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    Where's he off to?
     
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    What's the latest with Lloyd Isgrove? He's rather old for this thread now I know.
     
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  19. Saints Fan4Life

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    I'm sure (though I maybe wrong), is that one of the reasons Elia didn't come back was because we had J.Rod and Isgrove as options. I see that as Koeman has a role for him somewhere.
     
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    Yeah that's what I thought. He was surprisingly effective in pre season last year.
     
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