SU Academy info...

[Enigma67]

Is there an update about the Academy players are getting on these days ? have heard through the grapevine that the U16 beat Man City Academy ? have any of them been tied up contract wise ? if they are beating the likes of City the future must be bright...

 

[Bladesthorpe]

Doesn't work like that E67, at that age they play older players down and younger players up, so the results are not that important. They bring back injured players and sub players at regular intervals then bring them back on .

 

[sjl]

Nah, not now we’ve lost to them at u23!

 

[Enigma67]

I have heard that there are some of the academy players that other clubs are sniffing around ? and as we all know SUFC have a history of producing some good uns...

 

[Balham]

I have heard that there are some of the academy players that other clubs are sniffing around ? and as we all know SUFC have a history of producing some good uns...

Standard practice. Other clubs will be looking at our players, we'll be looking at other clubs' players.

 

[Wards]

And given the success of the first team then none of them are likely to ever get a sniff of a first team opportunity unless they’re absolutely unbelievable.