This is potentially interesting in regards to the recent mantra that we don't tend to loan players out that have a future with us.
Regardless of that new way of thinking -- I don't think playing 1st team matches will do him any harm whatsoever.
Burnett (I'm guessing) must have be injured for a while.
Lewis & Scott can get added to the ongoing Saints Academy spinning goalkeeping tombola raffle. There's a fair few keepers on that list.
I give a lot of this situation the benefit of the doubt — but, not getting B-Team minutes when he was seemingly fit is, to me, one of the strangest parts.