SaintJackoInHurworth Posted 17 July, 2018 Share Posted 17 July, 2018 Alex McCarthy - Age 28 - new four year contract, player of the season 2017-18, former England U21, former England squad (0 caps) Fraser Forster - Age 30 - one year into five year contract, former England player (6 caps) Angus Gunn - Age 22 - Five year contract, England U16, U17, U19, U20, U21, England squad (0 caps) Harry Lewis - Age 20 - one year into three year contract, England U18 Jack Rose - Age 23 - New two year contract Kingsley Latham - Age 18 -New one year contract Adam Parkes - Age 19 Alex Cull - Age 19 That is a lot of goalkeepers! Lewis, Latham, Parkes and Cull don't affect squad numbers (not that anyone is expecting any of them with the possible exception of Lewis to get anywhere near the first team this season!) but that still leaves McCarthy, Forster, Gunn and Rose as players whose age means they would need to be counted in the squad stats if they are to play. So what is going to happen? * There is a lot of talk of Forster going - whether on loan or getting sold remains to be seen. * What will happen with Rose? Is he going to get a squad place or go out on loan? * Lewis is supposed to be a great future prospect but he now has a lot of keepers in front of him. What is his Saints' future now looking like? Will he go out on loan again or will he become the recognised third keeper rather than Rose (assuming that Forster leaves)? * Latham, Parkes & Cull - they have a lot of good keepers in front of them, so they are going to have to work hard to prove themselves! No pressure though as they are still young, especially in goalkeeping terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 17 July, 2018 Share Posted 17 July, 2018 Good post. Wasn't sure why we gave Rose a new deal, assume he's impressed despite originally being a 'stop gap'. Assume the new PL international tournament, PL 2 and Checkatrade Trophy will allow a number of opportunities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 17 July, 2018 Share Posted 17 July, 2018 Imagine Forster & Lewis will go out on loan. Rose to be the main man for the U23's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 17 July, 2018 Share Posted 17 July, 2018 take Forster out of that equation somehow and it becomes quite a vibrant list of young talent. Keeper has been an especially problematic area for Saints in terms of developing talent (through academy or buying very young) so clearly they are giving it some focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 17 July, 2018 Share Posted 17 July, 2018 We are the chelsea of young goalkeeping talent. Loan them all out and sell them for loads in a couple of years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danbert Posted 17 August, 2018 Share Posted 17 August, 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/17/gareth-southgate-england-alex-mccarthy-southampton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Lion Tamer Posted 17 August, 2018 Share Posted 17 August, 2018 take Forster out of that equation somehow and it becomes quite a vibrant list of young talent. Keeper has been an especially problematic area for Saints in terms of developing talent (through academy or buying very young) so clearly they are giving it some focus. Someone will probably correct me on this but I feel very few Premier League clubs manage to bring through young goalkeepers because they mature so late and end up leaving to get experience in lower leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 17 August, 2018 Share Posted 17 August, 2018 Someone will probably correct me on this but I feel very few Premier League clubs manage to bring through young goalkeepers because they mature so late and end up leaving to get experience in lower leagues. I dunno, never thought about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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