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Well done Alex. From a purely selfish point of view I'd rather he wasn't being noticed, we need to keep our young talent under the radar or he'll be off to bloody Arsenal by the end of the season:cry:

 

I'd imagine every scouting setup at Premier League clubs is aware of him already, England call up or not. Especially considering he has been playing for Saints in the Premier League academy leagues in a number of age groups.

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I'd imagine every scouting setup at Premier League clubs is aware of him already, England call up or not.

 

As would have been the case with Walcott, but once the press noticed him they almost seemed to orchestrate the move themselves, giving him so much coverage that it made not moving almost impossible.

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I'd imagine every scouting setup at Premier League clubs is aware of him already, England call up or not. Especially considering he has been playing for Saints in the Premier League academy leagues in a number of age groups.

 

It probably goes much further than that. I met Watford's scout a couple of weeks back and he knew about loads of our youngsters, mentioning specifically Jake Thompson (yes, I know he left), McNish, Mills and Reeves while also saying that Chamberlain was a special talent.

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Yes great for the lad ,i guess his price goes up aswell of course ...

 

and so the seed of doubt is sown...... once he starts comparing pocket money with the youngsters at bigger clubs.

 

Over the years back to the likes of Stevie Williams, Danny Wallace, Micky Channon, Beattie, Bridgey, Surman and Theo, International call ups at any level seem to have an unsettling affect on players once they are hangin with the big boys :(

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Good luck to the lad, he is a real prospect. The key to the likes of Lallana and Chamberlain staying put is promotion and realistic reward, simple as that. Given their ages if we keep making real progress so will they. If a big club were to come calling when we were near the top of the Championship or in the Premiership in a few years I think Cortese's response and valuation might frighten a few off!...

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