Dominic Gape to Wycombe

[Koolman]

Southampton midfielder Dominic Gape has joined Wycombe on a two-and-a-half-year deal. The 22-year-old Saints youth product has joined the Chairboys on a free transfer after spending four months on loan at Adams Park this season. He leaves Southampton after making one first-team appearance, against Everton in December 2014.

 

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38507889

[SuperSAINT]

Southampton midfielder Dominic Gape has joined Wycombe on a two-and-a-half-year deal. The 22-year-old Saints youth product has joined the Chairboys on a free transfer after spending four months on loan at Adams Park this season. He leaves Southampton after making one first-team appearance, against Everton in December 2014.

 

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38507889

 

All being covered here, mate

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http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?55514-Dominic-Gape/page3#.WHID6MTfXCQ

[Koolman]

Oops. Missed that - sorry.

[Professor]

First of all, this is a reminder of the barrier in football between players who are good enough to earn a living in the lower leagues and those who can make it at the top level. Dom Gape is reported to be an all-round sportsman of high quality and he has done well during his development in the Academy but like many before him, the coaches must believe that his ability falls short of what is needed to make a premier league player. The club doesn't always get it right and there are some ex-Saints youth players who have gone on to do well elsewhere but even if that doesn't happen for Gape, he is still doing a job that many lads his age can only dream of. We should wish him every success.

 

Secondly, this also shows how well the young players are performing who the coaches rate as good enough to play for the first team. Stephens, Reed and Sims all played with Gape in the development squad and whereas he's had to settle for a football league club, they still have the opportunity to take make their careers at the higher level.