Can he play deep DM or right back?

Forecast, Cropper and , further back, Smith from Brentford suggests Les isn't very good at picking goalies of the future. I ask ,again, why can't the Academy ever produce one?

Hopefully he fulfils his potential- send Gazza out on loan for his last chance to see if he is up to the needs of EPL, and hope Kelvin stays fit till FF recovers.

Forecast & Smith arrived long before les reed took up residence at st marys

dfavepid don't forget we have Dave Watson on board these days and he and Les wear FA hats as well as Saints hats when recruiting young English players. They may develop well and prosper and leave us so we lose out in the long term but England win overall.

Surely you didn't think it was by co-incidence that so many Saints Juniors and under 21's from the Academy get to play for England youth teams and become captains. We are not only a feeder club for the BIG6!

We have never kept a goalkeeping coach for any resonable length of time, and that don't help in the development of young keepers. Keepers take on average 4 more years to develope than out fielders, and most of the better keepers that have come through ranks lately have had a consistent GK coach. So much so they have become mentors to the young ones.
Gazza's seems to have turned the corner, and is is showing his potential with Dave Watsons and KD's help, and it's important for further development we keep that partnership together as long as we can. Some say Gazza would benefit from a seasons loan at another club. I disagree, he needs the stability of Watson and Kelvin for another season at least. KD is in his last 3 months of obtaining his license, when he gets that I think he will retire from playing, and the importance of keeping Gazza here "in house" will be vindicated.