Luke Shaw

[Tuckin]

Still, £27m? It's ridiculous.

Rio Ferdinand (admittedly more established then than Shaw is now) went for £30m in 2002, which is the inflation-adjusted equivalent of £42.6m today.

 

[Spook]

Rio Ferdinand (admittedly more established then than Shaw is now) went for £30m in 2002, which is the inflation-adjusted equivalent of £42.6m today.

Yeah, like I said, ridiculous.

 

[TigerinSydney]

The new European rules may have an effect on the prices of young English players - won't future squads that are chasing euro qualification be required to have a number of 'home grown' players.

 

[Brucebones]

The new European rules may have an effect on the prices of young English players - won't future squads that are chasing euro qualification be required to have a number of 'home grown' players.

Apparently for us it's 8 & 4 must be from the youth set up since they were 15, I think with the last bit.

 

[lewisc29]

Yeah you have to have 4 players trained at the club for 3 years before they're 18 I think. That's what FM says anyway.

 

[RicardoHCAFC]

Yeah you have to have 4 players trained at the club for 3 years before they're 18 I think. That's what FM says anyway.

It's 3 years before their 21st birthday, but you can count the season their 21st birthday is in.

 

[lewisc29]

It's 3 years before their 21st birthday, but you can count the season their 21st birthday is in.

Ahh that's the one, I thought 18 was a little early as I was typing it.

 

[Spanner82]

How many players started their footballing life as a youngster at southampton and then got sold for big money

 

[Brucebones]

How many players started life as a youngester at southampton and then got sold for big money

23.5, since when though because that figure might change to 16.4 or 26.75 dependent on dates!

 

[PLT]

How many players started life as a youngester at southampton and then got sold for big money

Probably none.

 

[originallambrettaman]

Probably none.

Erm......Luke Shaw, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott, Gareth Bale, Wayne Bridge, Adam Lallana.

They've got by far the most successful academy in the country.

 

[LeicesterWizard]

Pochy leaving along with 2 of their biggest players could have adverse effects on the south coast.

Expect them to be relegated along with Leicester and Sunderland. Nailed on.

oi!

You'd get pretty good odds on those 3 to be relegated

 

[Piebacca]

How many players started their footballing life as a youngster at southampton and then got sold for big money

Too many.

 

[PLT]

Erm......Luke Shaw, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott, Gareth Bale, Wayne Bridge, Adam Lallana.

They've got by far the most successful academy in the country.

I know.

I was taking the piss. Look at the post I quoted and the emboldened bit.

 

[Tuckin]

Erm......Luke Shaw, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott, Gareth Bale, Wayne Bridge, Adam Lallana.

They've got by far the most successful academy in the country.

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[Jezz511]

West Hams academy used to churn out talents, what happened to that?

 

[The Omega Man]

Erm......Luke Shaw, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott, Gareth Bale, Wayne Bridge, Adam Lallana.

They've got by far the most successful academy in the country.

Plus a very very good scouting network.

 

[bigfattiger]

Plus a very very good scouting network.

They spotted/scouted Lallana from the Bournemouth academy.

 

[The Omega Man]

They spotted/scouted Lallana from the Bournemouth academy.

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/team/academy/

They get players from loads of other clubs academies.

 

[RLB's Beautiful Face]

Pochy leaving along with 2 of their biggest players could have adverse effects on the south coast.

Expect them to be relegated along with Leicester and Sunderland. Nailed on.

What makes you say that? Considering we finished above you this season despite basically giving the whole league a 7-game headstart, and you will have Europe to contend with next season, surely Hull is the safer bet for relegation?