JoeShmoe Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 Know he's been banging the goals in for the U18's this season and we signed him long term in March, but has anyone seen him live? Could he make the step up next year? What sort of forward is he? And whats the latest on Calum Slattery? Know he is highly rated and Arsenal are all over him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 Seager plays for the U21s. Arsenal have Chris Willock and Charlie Gilmour on four year deals so it will not be Arsenal chasing after Slattery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicestersaint Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 He looks very good to me - fast, takes the opposition on and shoots! And scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeShmoe Posted 18 May, 2015 Author Share Posted 18 May, 2015 He looks very good to me - fast, takes the opposition on and shoots! And scores. Think he'll see first team action next year ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 Seager is a proper goalscorer - he has all the right instincts and 20 or so goals this season is a great return. He is a very niche player though - a bit like Hernandez at Real Madrid. Slattery is brilliant but apparently his family / agent know this too and are pushing for him to progress at Saints very quickly otherwise they are saying he could leave. That news is a year old though so not sure if anything has changed since - he's a mainstay in the U18's and has made some U21 appearances too. He's going to be one that if he makes it with Saints, he won't be around too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webby Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 Get along to the U21's tomorrow night to see for yourself. Free entry and you might get to see Jrod too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 Would be pleased to see him on the bench for Sunday, thought it was a mistake not having him there on Saturday, but guess they decided the u21s needed him. Saturday was an ideal opportunity to give him another run out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Tone Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 I've only seen Seager on line/TV , and you can get a false impression if you don't see the whole pitch during a game, but he looks to me very much a goal scorer .... bit like a Billy Sharp sort of player. Not that this means he won't be worth a place in a premier league team soon. Gallagher, however, looks a more all round player ... A target man , who can score and who has a fair bit of pace too. So personally I see him making it sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 Have watched quite a few U21 games /highlights ,and of course Ryan Seager looks quite impressive. Doesn't look to be the tallest player on the pitch, but is a real goal-poacher and like Pahars and Moran before him; if you give him the service, he'll get the goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeShmoe Posted 18 May, 2015 Author Share Posted 18 May, 2015 Have watched quite a few U21 games /highlights ,and of course Ryan Seager looks quite impressive. Doesn't look to be the tallest player on the pitch, but is a real goal-poacher and like Pahars and Moran before him; if you give him the service, he'll get the goals. Daft question but isnt that basically what Charlie Austin is? Wondering if we'd spend 10m+ on a goal poacher if we already have one coming through - clearly we would want the proven experience but that's the club philosophy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 Seager is a proper goalscorer - he has all the right instincts and 20 or so goals this season is a great return. He is a very niche player though - a bit like Hernandez at Real Madrid. Slattery is brilliant but apparently his family / agent know this too and are pushing for him to progress at Saints very quickly otherwise they are saying he could leave. That news is a year old though so not sure if anything has changed since - he's a mainstay in the U18's and has made some U21 appearances too. He's going to be one that if he makes it with Saints, he won't be around too long. No-one in the prem is more likely to play a talented youngster than us, so his parents need to actually think carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicestersaint Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 No-one in the prem is more likely to play a talented youngster than us, so his parents need to actually think carefully. is this still the case - we haven't brought many through this year but instead bought in people like Elia and Djuricic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 Daft question but isnt that basically what Charlie Austin is? Wondering if we'd spend 10m+ on a goal poacher if we already have one coming through - clearly we would want the proven experience but that's the club philosophy Austin is much more than just a poacher. For a decent and reasonably obvious example check his run and cross for QPR's first goal against Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 Daft question but isnt that basically what Charlie Austin is? Wondering if we'd spend 10m+ on a goal poacher if we already have one coming through - clearly we would want the proven experience but that's the club philosophy charlie Austin is far more than a 'poacher'...far more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 is this still the case - we haven't brought many through this year but instead bought in people like Elia and Djuricic. to my memory... Reed, Targett, Ward-Prowse (technically not this year but still an academy product), Hesketh, Gape, and possibly McCarthy have all played this year. Not sure many would come close to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 to my memory... Reed, Targett, Ward-Prowse (technically not this year but still an academy product), Hesketh, Gape, and possibly McCarthy have all played this year. Not sure many would come close to that. But how much game time compared to Elia and Djuricic has Hesketh and Gape et al had to help their development? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 is this still the case - we haven't brought many through this year but instead bought in people like Elia and Djuricic. Hesketh got his first team debut in the Prem before getting a nasty injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatello Posted 18 May, 2015 Share Posted 18 May, 2015 is this still the case - we haven't brought many through this year but instead bought in people like Elia and Djuricic. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?54139-Youth-Academy-Representation-14-15-Season#.VVpMa3pwbqA I'll update after the season has finished, naturally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggytrousers Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 is this still the case - we haven't brought many through this year but instead bought in people like Elia and Djuricic. Elia and Djuricic are both loan players brought in after the Hesketh injury at Burnley. Sometimes you can bring youngsters in too early and it can set them back. Think they are looking to promote some of the youngsters but they're not quite ready yet so they're filling the gaps temporarily with loan players and seeing if they find a diamond along the way. Isgrove went on loan after Elia came in which was probably the better option for him as I'm not sure he's ready for the Premiership just yet. Getting into Europa League next season will be interesting as I suspect we'll see the youngsters getting more chances in the Latvian away games and Carling Cup fixtures. Club's philosophy is still the best in the Premier League for young players coming through in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 Elia and Djuricic are both loan players brought in after the Hesketh injury at Burnley. Sometimes you can bring youngsters in too early and it can set them back. Think they are looking to promote some of the youngsters but they're not quite ready yet so they're filling the gaps temporarily with loan players and seeing if they find a diamond along the way. Isgrove went on loan after Elia came in which was probably the better option for him as I'm not sure he's ready for the Premiership just yet. Getting into Europa League next season will be interesting as I suspect we'll see the youngsters getting more chances in the Latvian away games and Carling Cup fixtures. Club's philosophy is still the best in the Premier League for young players coming through in my opinion. Good post. Lots of the lads would have played more had we still been in the championship. We need to allow them to develop more at this level. Spurs have shown with kane and mason that biding your time with young players can be a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 Seager hasn't done much to impress me in the few matches I've seen him play to be honest - Gallagher immediately gave me the impression of a quick-thinking finisher who had creativity, strength in the air and a decent touch with his back to goal. Seager has kind of just been there when I've seen him, decent movement but not really been impressed otherwise - but that could be because he's being asked to play a Pelle-lite restricted role up top and maybe it doesn't suit him so well. But he has scored 21 goals for the U21s, so he's got something going for him, just not sure what yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 to my memory... Reed, Targett, Ward-Prowse (technically not this year but still an academy product), Hesketh, Gape, and possibly McCarthy have all played this year. Not sure many would come close to that. Nine of the U21 side that won the League Cup had 1st team experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 Seager is a proper goalscorer - he has all the right instincts and 20 or so goals this season is a great return. He is a very niche player though - a bit like Hernandez at Real Madrid. Slattery is brilliant but apparently his family / agent know this too and are pushing for him to progress at Saints very quickly otherwise they are saying he could leave. That news is a year old though so not sure if anything has changed since - he's a mainstay in the U18's and has made some U21 appearances too. He's going to be one that if he makes it with Saints, he won't be around too long. interesting observation. what do you mean by niche? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?54139-Youth-Academy-Representation-14-15-Season#.VVpMa3pwbqA I'll update after the season has finished, naturally. It would be nice if you could fix the spelling of Seager. And Gazzaniga can be added now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 interesting observation. what do you mean by niche? I assume it's implying he's good at the thing he's good at, but that might not be useful in all systems. Like Chicharito is a box player who Ronaldo rarely passes to, making him a bit less useful than he'd be if he was the focal point of a team with a high press or something. So he'll be signing for Spurs then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatello Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 (edited) It would be nice if you could fix the spelling of Seager. And Gazzaniga can be added now too. Gazzaniga is excempt for reasons stated (criteria clearly stated at top). I'll adjust Seager's name - hopefully you'll now be able to sleep at night Edit: Said in jest, obviously. I'm always happy to be corrected Edited 19 May, 2015 by Donatello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 Gazzaniga is excempt for reasons stated (criteria clearly stated at top). I'll adjust Seager's name - hopefully you'll now be able to sleep at night Edit: Said in jest, obviously. I'm always happy to be corrected Ah yeah, ok, I was just trying to remember who the 9 U21s were and he wasn't there. Different criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 I assume it's implying he's good at the thing he's good at, but that might not be useful in all systems. Like Chicharito is a box player who Ronaldo rarely passes to, making him a bit less useful than he'd be if he was the focal point of a team with a high press or something. So he'll be signing for Spurs then. Yeah - basically he is a goalscorer (and a very good one at that too) but you ask yourself how many teams play these sort of players these days and the answer is very few. I think he has a good future though. He did play some games as a Number 10 earlier this season and did ok. It all comes down to if the movement / chances / goals he gets at U21 level are the same that are scored at senior level - if so he'll be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatello Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 Ah yeah, ok, I was just trying to remember who the 9 U21s were and he wasn't there. Different criteria. That'd be a much broader subject (u21/youth representation), fo' sure (and equally interesting). Although Gazzaniga is now 23. When did that happen?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 Little update to Chelsea after last night, Loftus-Road and Izzy Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 (edited) But how much game time compared to Elia and Djuricic has Hesketh and Gape et al had to help their development? It means diddly squat if they arent ready to step up, last year you had Chambers, JWP and Shaw. None of the others, apart from reed are that close to being a better option than what we have in what is essentially a fight for our highest ever finish. Slattery is a good player, but yes, I think he and his parents are aware and he was at one point quite vocal about being regularly watched by chelsea and arsenal. The rumour was at one time one of those two had all but signed him. He is an Adidas athlete too, and those sponsors are known to pressurise. Considering the fact he is 16 however may be a reason why he was 'vocal' as most kids that age like a boast. Gallagher looks to me the most likely but again he isnt ready yet so expect him to go out on loan. Id also expect Seager to go out too. Next year you may well see stephens, reed and hesketh, possibly sims too Edited 19 May, 2015 by Smirking_Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatello Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 Little update to Chelsea after last night, Loftus-Road and Izzy Brown. I'm going to wait until the end of the season before updating, but thanks for the thought anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 20 May, 2015 Share Posted 20 May, 2015 Seager was poor last night btw. A couple of runs with the ball when a pass would have been a better option, terrible finish in the one effort he had which he should have buried, with time on the edge of the box, didn't even work the keeper. After that, Man City took over and he didn't get much opportunity to do anything much. It did occur to me that if we're playing the same style throughout the club, a 5ft 9(ish) nippy box player isn't really being utilised to his maximum potential trying to pretend to be Graziano Pelle. Though Sam McQueen did a hell of a job of looking like that's what he was trying to do from out wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 6 February, 2017 Share Posted 6 February, 2017 2 goals tonight for the U23s. Can't be long before he gets a chance in the first team squad, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimborne_saint Posted 6 February, 2017 Share Posted 6 February, 2017 2 goals tonight for the U23s. Can't be long before he gets a chance in the first team squad, surely? Shame he was injured at the start of the season when we actually had plenty of games to give the youth a chance. Can't see him getting a game over our other options now its just PL games and the cup final left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 6 February, 2017 Share Posted 6 February, 2017 They've now given the 2nd one to Alfie Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 6 February, 2017 Share Posted 6 February, 2017 They've now given the 2nd one to Alfie Jones. I see they had Josh Debayo our old boy and Molla Wague who we were linked with playing for them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 16 September, 2017 Share Posted 16 September, 2017 Just scored for MK Dons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 22 September, 2017 Share Posted 22 September, 2017 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4911108/AFC-Wimbledon-0-2-MK-Dons-Seager-Ariyibi-score.html Couples more goal scorers with Saints links score for MK Dons tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 22 September, 2017 Share Posted 22 September, 2017 Couple? Ryan Seager, yes, and the second? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 23 September, 2017 Share Posted 23 September, 2017 Unfortunate for Ryan that he found himself on the wrong side of football last night. A tragic result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 23 September, 2017 Share Posted 23 September, 2017 Couple? Ryan Seager, yes, and the second? Ex Academy player Gboly Ariyibi scored as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyNumber7 Posted 23 September, 2017 Share Posted 23 September, 2017 Ex Academy player Gboly Ariyibi scored as well. Olly Lancashire scored for Swindon last night as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THINWHITEDUKE Posted 23 September, 2017 Share Posted 23 September, 2017 Unfortunate for Ryan that he found himself on the wrong side of football last night. A tragic result. Why? What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 23 September, 2017 Share Posted 23 September, 2017 Why? What happened?Franchise fc beating the Dons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 23 September, 2017 Share Posted 23 September, 2017 Why? What happened? A victory for Franchise FC over the club they tried to destroy. Just seen the goals on SSN. Seager missed the cross and the defender behind him scored an OG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 23 September, 2017 Share Posted 23 September, 2017 A victory for Franchise FC over the club they tried to destroy. Just seen the goals on SSN. Seager missed the cross and the defender behind him scored an OG. It'a good experience for Seager, as it was for Dele Alli when he playd there. Seager's always looked a more natural goal scorer than Gallagher and it would be great if he could score regularly for our first team when he finishes his loan spell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaptopSaint Posted 23 September, 2017 Share Posted 23 September, 2017 I went to the match with an AFCW supporting mate last night. Tasty atmosphere. I pointed out Seager at the start so a bit awks when we thought he'd scored in the 6th minute. Glad it was an own goal. He looked OK, nothing more. AFC didn't deserve to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaptopSaint Posted 23 September, 2017 Share Posted 23 September, 2017 And now the football league jobsworths have got involved... https://www.efl.com/news/2017/september/efl-statement-afc-wimbledon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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