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Olly Lancashire 21:06 - Sep 23 with 1711 views

I’ve just spotted that he’s signed for Southampton today at the age of 32 to play/coach in their Academy team.
This seems to be a new trend following Paul McShane going to United. I notice that he played for their under 21s at Bradford City this week.
Is this all subtle preparation for getting Premiership B teams into the EFL?

Olly Lancashire on 21:14 - Sep 23 with 1678 views

leedsdale

Gary Dicker has also done the same at Brighton.

Olly Lancashire on 21:25 - Sep 23 with 1654 views

TVOS1907

He's been back at Southampton since June/July.

When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?

Olly Lancashire on 21:41 - Sep 23 with 1597 views

EllDale

Only saw it the paper this morning.
I blame the Pony Express delivering news into darkest Yorkshire!

Olly Lancashire on 22:10 - Sep 23 with 1530 views

boromat

Think it's more of an alternative way of improving the experience of their younger players don't see it as preparation for B teams. We did it with BBM and now McNulty so nothing new. Just seems to be something the bigger clubs are now doing. They have so many young players that they can't loan them all out.

I do think there should be a cap on youth players in clubs academy's going forward. Even when I was younger if I'd have signed for Man U I would have been one of 20 keepers in my age group instead of 1 of 3 at Rochdale. Can't be good!

Poll:

What are we more excited for?

Olly Lancashire on 22:24 - Sep 23 with 1488 views

nordenblue

Olly Lancashire on 21:25 - Sep 23 by TVOS1907
He's been back at Southampton since June/July.

Not sure how he's juggling things as his kids go to school near me, or they did do till summer at least as I regularly saw them all together.

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