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"Southampton’s record for producing successful players was certainly impressive during this era, with Chris Baird, Leon Best, Dexter Blackstock, Mike Williamson, Scott McDonald, Matthew Mills and Nile Ranger among the others to forge good careers."

 

Just sort of makes you wonder why we have stopped using the Lodge if it helped produce these players.

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"Southampton’s record for producing successful players was certainly impressive during this era, with Chris Baird, Leon Best, Dexter Blackstock, Mike Williamson, Scott McDonald, Matthew Mills and Nile Ranger among the others to forge good careers."

 

Just sort of makes you wonder why we have stopped using the Lodge if it helped produce these players.

 

The lodge makes little difference in terms of quality of the players, it is the youth scouting and coaching that produced these players. IMO the system they switched to in the summer - i.e. basing players in families around the city, is a better way to develop the academy players. As it gives them a more natural life outside of football, as opposed to a group of teenagers living it up all together.

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