Saints Academy Thread

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Here is what happened so far to the team that won promotion.

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It is no wonder that the present Under 23's are struggling to get any results.
 
Here is what happened so far to the team that won promotion.

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It is no wonder that the present Under 23's are struggling to get any results.

And N'Lundulu & Ferry have missed most of this season injured, so it's only really O'Driscoll, Olufunwa & Hamblin who are still around.
 
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This is really quite interesting. What is fascinating for me is the quality of teams the academy players are leaving for as a good proportion are outside the top four tiers. The last "academy" player snapped up by a Premier Team was Matt Targett.
 
When I saw the U23's last was against Walsall in the strange cup, it wasn't just that they got thumped by the L2 but it was the complete lack of structure, tactics and skill that was so disappointing. Slattery looked like Grealish in that company and stood out, the Walsall fans all around me were shouting to their manager to buy him as he was so much better than anyone else on the pitch by miles.