Papa Shango Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 I notice our Under 18 team seem to be doing very well at the moment, top of the league with a few games in hand. Cortese also said in his BBC interview we had one of the best U18 teams in the country now. My question is does anyone here actually watch any of the academy games? Are these kids actually any good, and are there any stand out players who look like future first teamers? If so who are they? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 Not seen him, apart from one goal they put up on Saints TV, but this Wards-Prowse looks like he will have a good future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 The used to be a poster on here who used to go to all the games. Navyred, I think his name was. I miss his match reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 I notice our Under 18 team seem to be doing very well at the moment, top of the league with a few games in hand. Unfortunate the lads lost 2-1 to Pompey last week, bottom team beating top. Chelsea this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 Ward-prowse, Sinclair, and Foot are the big ones to watch out for by all accounts. I'm also keeping an eye on Holder-spooner and Andy Robinson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 Luke Shaw just played for England Youth so must be good and Lloyd Isgrove is a good winger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMPR Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 I went to the derby game on Saturday. Ward-Prowse didnt look anything special to me. Isgrove on the other hand was a real handful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyinthesky Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 Were Pompey worth their win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNOWY Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 I've ben told that they have a game at Staplewood tonight, can anyone confirm this? There is not a match scheduled on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintandy666 Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/Pro-GraduateList/ There's the list of our current academy players and a description for each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMPR Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 In truth no. We had one shot first half of any real note which was the free kick. Your keeper Mourmont? was not exactly good. Very poor kicking and should of saved the free kick. We have a bit of a gem in Williams who scored our 2nd goal but having 2 players in a team doesnt make you win that many games. Your winger Isgrove and Argent (I think the forward) are bloody quick and will play at a decent level. Given Lallanas injury I am quite surprised Isgrove wasnt given a chance tbh but I suppose with AOC the other side it may be too much inexperience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 Not going to get to upbeat about under 18's, we have had good sides before at that level and it improved the First Team How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 Not going to get to upbeat about under 18's' date=' we have had good sides before at that level and it improved the First Team How?[/quote'] Well it helped to keep us afloat by flogging most of them off when we had no money. Our current best player came through the Academy. From what I saw in a couple of pre-season games Holder-Spooner looked decent. Fairly quick, strong and liked to take his man on. Isgrove seemed good too. Good control, quick feet and tricky to defend against. I haven't seen any games since then though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 Oxlade-Chamberlain, Holder-Spooner and Ward-Prowse. I don't envy the kit-man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 Oxlade-Chamberlain, Holder-Spooner and Ward-Prowse. I don't envy the kit-man. Alex just has Chamberlain, not Oxlade-Chamberlain. Holder-Spooner and Ward-Prowse play for the under 18's and they don't have names on their backs, just numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 I know, I know and I know. Never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 MLG, you cannot possibly have got a kick out of that pedantry, surely? Let it go, man!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 I did a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St_Tel49 Posted 16 February, 2011 Share Posted 16 February, 2011 Oxlade-Chamberlain, Holder-Spooner and Ward-Prowse. I don't envy the kit-man. Makes other teams think that we have twice as many players on the pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tac-tics Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 James is being courted by a host of clubs, one of whom is Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambosa75 Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 James is being courted by a host of clubs, one of whom is Chelsea. There is nothing Chelsea can offer at that level that we already cant. Other than being even further from the first team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paris Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 Raheem Sterling is very very special from Liverpool , do any of our bunch apart from OXO match up ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 In truth no. We had one shot first half of any real note which was the free kick. Your keeper Mourmont? was not exactly good. Very poor kicking and should of saved the free kick. We have a bit of a gem in Williams who scored our 2nd goal but having 2 players in a team doesnt make you win that many games. Your winger Isgrove and Argent (I think the forward) are bloody quick and will play at a decent level. Given Lallanas injury I am quite surprised Isgrove wasnt given a chance tbh but I suppose with AOC the other side it may be too much inexperience Cheers fmpr, very decent of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManorHouseSaint Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 James is being courted by a host of clubs, one of whom is Chelsea. Hasn't he signed some sort of agreement with us already? Plus, he he seems to be on the verge of the first team here already (On the bench earlier in the season). Would be stupid to move at this point in his development in my opinion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMPR Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 Raheem Sterling is very very special from Liverpool , do any of our bunch apart from OXO match up ? SO was Pennant at the same age, fame and money will likely turn him into another Pennant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paris Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 @ FMPR > I some how doubt that .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 Hasn't he signed some sort of agreement with us already? Plus, he he seems to be on the verge of the first team here already (On the bench earlier in the season). Would be stupid to move at this point in his development in my opinion... He has indeed, pretty decent wage too. JWP will not be moving anytime soon, his parents are keen for him to progress with saints (despite being ardent P#mpey fans!). There has been interest from a lot of clubs including Chelsea and Liverpool but as I said, he is happy here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffe Posted 19 February, 2011 Share Posted 19 February, 2011 James Ward-Prowse has been called up to the England U17s for the upcoming Algarve Tournament in Portugal. He has replaced Matthias Fanimo of West Ham due to injury. The tournament is betweeen 24-27 February. Should be good experience for him, hopefully he will impress . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 19 February, 2011 Share Posted 19 February, 2011 Raheem Sterling is very very special from Liverpool , do any of our bunch apart from OXO match up ? seriously? 5 goals against a Southend u18s......if he was good why nothing else before this one game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted 19 February, 2011 Share Posted 19 February, 2011 Wasn't Raheem Sterling bought from QPR just like Shelvey was bought from Charlton? It's a shame that clubs like Liverpool are allowed to buy the best young players from other clubs. There should be a transfer ban on players under 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Shango Posted 19 February, 2011 Author Share Posted 19 February, 2011 Wasn't Raheem Sterling bought from QPR just like Shelvey was bought from Charlton? It's a shame that clubs like Liverpool are allowed to buy the best young players from other clubs. There should be a transfer ban on players under 21. If that was the case we would have missed out on a lot of players who we stole from other clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 19 February, 2011 Share Posted 19 February, 2011 Saints under 18's beat Chelsea 3-1 this morning and remain top of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Shango Posted 25 February, 2011 Author Share Posted 25 February, 2011 Saints under 18's beat Chelsea 3-1 this morning and remain top of the league. Highlights here if anyone's interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 25 February, 2011 Share Posted 25 February, 2011 In truth no. We had one shot first half of any real note which was the free kick. Your keeper Mourmont? was not exactly good. Very poor kicking and should of saved the free kick. We have a bit of a gem in Williams who scored our 2nd goal but having 2 players in a team doesnt make you win that many games. Your winger Isgrove and Argent (I think the forward) are bloody quick and will play at a decent level. Given Lallanas injury I am quite surprised Isgrove wasnt given a chance tbh but I suppose with AOC the other side it may be too much inexperience If he breaks his leg will you think it was karma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 26 February, 2011 Share Posted 26 February, 2011 Chelsea u-18's have a decent keeper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 1 March, 2011 Share Posted 1 March, 2011 South Coast derby tonight for the under 18's as they face Pompey - Staplewood at 7pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 1 March, 2011 Share Posted 1 March, 2011 South Coast derby tonight for the under 18's as they face Pompey - Staplewood at 7pm. Hopefully, they don't gift the skates a second win of their season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 1 March, 2011 Share Posted 1 March, 2011 Highlights here if anyone's interested well that was one way traffic! the away visit is here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 1 March, 2011 Share Posted 1 March, 2011 Any update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Without a Halo Posted 1 March, 2011 Share Posted 1 March, 2011 (edited) Nice squad the under 18's Edited 1 March, 2011 by Saint Without a Halo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 1 March, 2011 Share Posted 1 March, 2011 Finished 2-2 against Pompey under 18's tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 2 March, 2011 Share Posted 2 March, 2011 Let's play the U-18's in the first team to shake things up a bit! Err...hang on - what was that...we've tried that before you say?? lol (; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMPR Posted 2 March, 2011 Share Posted 2 March, 2011 Southampton Academy 2 Pompey Academy 2 Pompey picked up a point at Staplewood – but only an injury-time goal denied them all three. The Blues looked like they would complete a league double over their rivals as strikes from Carl Walshe (pictured) and Ryan Williams – who both netted in Saturday’s draw at Fulham – gave them a two-goal interval lead. But Jake Sinclair came off the bench and pulled one back for the hosts on 67 minutes before grabbing the equaliser at the death. Academy manager Andy Awford said: “We played very well in the first half and picked things up after falling below our usual standards at Fulham.. “Carl Walshe finished off a good team move to put us ahead, before Ryan Williams scored a fine individual effort. “We dominated for long periods and were the better team in the first half. We deserved our lead and could – and perhaps should – have been further ahead. “But Southampton upped their game after the break – as you’d expect from the home side – and they punished us for being sloppy in possession by pulling a goal back. “Their equaliser came about five minutes into injury time and I don’t where the referee got that much added time from. “But we can’t use that as an excuse because we didn’t do well enough in closing their player down on the edge of the box. “That’s an area we haven’t addressed properly and something we’ll be working on ahead of Saturday’s match against Norwich. “But overall I’m delighted with the attitude and commitment shown by the players. The fact that every face in the dressing room after the game looked disappointed shows how far they’ve come in the last six weeks – back then they would have been delighted with a point. “We’re by no means the finished product yet but we’ve made steady progress and that pleases me.” Pompey: Gledhill; Tallack, Magri, Tsovolos, Grant; Stockford ©, Colson; Williams, Harris (Jennings 76), Butler; Walshe (Fitzharris 90) Subs not used: Fry, Seeley, Vine Southampton: Dovey; Nicholas, Foot, Martin, O’Sullivan; Holder-Spooner, Moore, Robinson (Ward-Prowse 64), Isgrove (Chambers 24); Hoskins, Curtis (Sinclair 64) Sub not used: Young Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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