Dusic Posted June 27 Posted June 27 (edited) Callum Mcfarlane leaving his job as U21 Head Coach to join Chelsea as U18 assistant, reuniting with Joe Shields. Has done a top job at Saints but just shows how hard it is to compete with big clubs at youth level as on the face of it he has accepted a more junior role but in a powerhouse academy with huge investment. (Can this thread be renamed to Saints Academy?) Edited June 27 by Dusic
davefizzy14 Posted June 27 Posted June 27 (edited) 6 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said: 🇩🇪 Can you elaborate? McFarlane is doing a top job with our under 21s. Edited June 27 by davefizzy14
SuperSAINT Posted June 27 Author Posted June 27 6 minutes ago, davefizzy14 said: Can you elaborate? McFarlane is doing a top job with our under 21s. Not anymore 😕
revolution saint Posted June 27 Posted June 27 Alfie House has just said the replacement will be Key. Can't find any details on him but will try and find out more.
Matthew Le God Posted June 27 Posted June 27 1 minute ago, revolution saint said: Alfie House has just said the replacement will be Key. Can't find any details on him but will try and find out more. Best bits video...
HarvSFC Posted June 27 Posted June 27 If only Rusk was still around! 😂 Getting annoying every time we have a bit of success/reputable backroom staff member, they get snapped up by one of the big six straight after.
skintsaint Posted June 27 Posted June 27 8 minutes ago, revolution saint said: Alfie House has just said the replacement will be Key. Can't find any details on him but will try and find out more. Doing a decent job with the ECB. Surprised he wants the job change before the Ashes. 2
Saint86 Posted June 28 Posted June 28 23 hours ago, Matthew Le God said: Does this mean we can look forward to Chelsea have a renewed interest in our academy players 😑
Dusic Posted June 28 Posted June 28 20 minutes ago, Saint86 said: Does this mean we can look forward to Chelsea have a renewed interest in our academy players 😑 No more than before I wouldn't have thought as Joe Shields is already there and besides pretty much every u18 who is genuinely high potential gets taken by one of the big club academies already. Very hard to keep a hyped player all the way through to a pro deal now. 1
ChristopheVAFC Posted June 29 Posted June 29 Normally, Southampton's B team will come here to Valenciennes to face Valenciennes' B team. I don't have the exact date yet, but I'll do what I can to be there and give you some information. 2
SuperSAINT Posted June 29 Author Posted June 29 On 27/06/2025 at 18:02, Dusic said: Callum Mcfarlane leaving his job as U21 Head Coach to join Chelsea as U18 assistant, reuniting with Joe Shields. Has done a top job at Saints but just shows how hard it is to compete with big clubs at youth level as on the face of it he has accepted a more junior role but in a powerhouse academy with huge investment. (Can this thread be renamed to Saints Academy?) Cc: @Lighthouse
disconnect Posted July 11 Posted July 11 Sounds like a good appointment - might lead to bringing in some other good youth players? Are we renaming the thread back to the u21s?
Tommy Mulgrew Posted July 11 Posted July 11 ER who T’ ECK is TONDA? 🤔 I see he has been Assistant Manager at Genoa for 4 years and before that at Barnsley for a year; before that Assistant Manager for academy or youth sides at Munich (1 year), Leipzig (2), Salszburg (1) and Cologne (3) since 2013. He has worked with several decent managers. Not bad for a 32 year-old. Calum McFarlane has gone to an EPL club, apparently. The German invasion continues.
Matthew Le God Posted July 11 Posted July 11 6 minutes ago, Tommy Mulgrew said: Calum McFarlane has gone to an EPL club, apparently. Chelsea 1
ChristopheVAFC Posted July 12 Posted July 12 (edited) Pre-season programme for your U21 team and under -18: https://x.com/rees_julian/status/1943707484461412545/photo/1 Edited July 12 by ChristopheVAFC edit 1
trousers Posted August 13 Posted August 13 1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said: Shame we're blessed with so many great strikers otherwise we could've given him a chance in our first team this season.... 1
saintant Posted August 13 Posted August 13 3 hours ago, Matthew Le God said: Yeah, good finish that. Wondering why he can't get in our first team squad 🙂
tdmickey3 Posted August 14 Posted August 14 15 hours ago, saintant said: Yeah, good finish that. Wondering why he can't get in our first team squad 🙂 Shirt name printing if he becomes a regular
disconnect Posted Monday at 11:05 Posted Monday at 11:05 Overshadowed by the Ipswich match, but the under 21s won 2-1 away to Newcastle on Sunday with goals from Dipepa and Akachukwu. From those of the older players / have been around the first team squad, the following were missing from the squad, so imagine some may be injured but others about to go out on loan? Zach Awe, Nathanael Boot, Nico Lawrence, Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh, Dom Ballard, Victor Udoh. 1
Over land and sea Posted Monday at 11:34 Posted Monday at 11:34 (edited) On 18/08/2025 at 12:05, disconnect said: Overshadowed by the Ipswich match, but the under 21s won 2-1 away to Newcastle on Sunday with goals from Dipepa and Akachukwu. From those of the older players / have been around the first team squad, the following were missing from the squad, so imagine some may be injured but others about to go out on loan? Zach Awe, Nathanael Boot, Nico Lawrence, Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh, Dom Ballard, Victor Udoh. Squad numbers are being used for the U21s this season for the first time - ones unique to the U21s and unrelated to the first team numbers. There will be others but here are the ones who have played so far: 1 Dylan Moody 3 Max Fry 4 Jayden Moore 5 Tommy Dobson-Ventura 6 Abdulhalim Okonola 8 Moses Sesay 9 Baylee Dipepa (15 in earlier games) 10 Romeo Akachukwu 11 Nicholas Oyekunle 13 Khiani Shombe 14 Sam Tabares 16 Sufianu Sillah Dibaga 18 Aston Daley 19 Barnaby Williams 22 Cam Bragg 26 Will Armitage 28 Rory Whittaker 29 Sutura Kakay 30 Josh Jeffries 31 Dom Ballard Edited 9 hours ago by Over land and sea
Matthew Le God Posted Monday at 12:46 Posted Monday at 12:46 1 hour ago, Over land and sea said: Squad numbers are being used for the U21s this season for the first time - ones unique to the U21s and unrelated to the first team numbers. Is that a new competition request for PL2, or something Saints have chosen to do themselves?
Over land and sea Posted Monday at 13:08 Posted Monday at 13:08 It must be the latter as Newcastle were playing 1 to 11 Line-ups 1
trousers Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago (edited) Question for anyone who follows the u21s closely... Do we have anyone in the squad at the moment who is head and shoulders above everyone else and thus likely to be knocking on the door of the first team this season? In other words, do we have another Jay Robinson or Tyler Dibling in our midst? Edited 9 hours ago by trousers
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