I hadn't forgotten Shearer, Beddy, I was just using players that were still playing to imagine the team we could have had if we hadn't sold any of our Academy players.....It's got me thinking about an all time Saints Academy XI though...How about?.. Flahaven Dodd, Agboola, Matt Mills, Bridge D.Wallace, S.Williams, LeTissier, Bale Shearer, Channon Subs Blayney Baird Benali Holmes Lallana Chamberlain Walcott
I'd put lallana or walcott in the team in place of someone, its so hard who to choose though because its such a good team !
I think we have to look ahead and realistically say, is he going to get in the first team and do a sufficient job in the Championship. He may well do the latter but getting in the team is the problem. We've been heavily linked with Cork and Danns, as well as other CM's such as Howard, so it's fairly clear we are looking to strengthen in that area. Getting ahead of Schneiderlin, Hammond and Chaplow was a problem in League 1, the league above with another addition is just as hard. I would offer him one more deal if he's willing to accept he'd be a back-up player, but with Palace interested in him, it's likely he's going to get more first team opportunities there. Good luck to him if he does go though.
