I think that's go as much to do with it being Southampton as anything! But fair dos - it does work for them, and also to be fair, Walcott and AOC have gone on to play for England.
Apart from your £10M valuation (which I think is just a tad over the top!) I agree with you. And if he scores a couple of tap-ins, he'll be worth his place on the bench and the pitch.
Why not? A majority of players on the bench aren't going to get on the pitch anyway, and I'm sure there will be the odd occasion this season when we are three goals down with 5 or 10 minutes to go* when we could give a youngster a go (and remember, they might turn out to do very well - we'll...
Yearwood certainly caught the eye - admittedly it was only one game, but would be worth a cheeky bid, I reckon. Our youngsters looked OK when they came on too, especially Connolly (IMHO).
Absolutely this. But unfortunately it seems that it's something Brighton just doesn't do. I'd love to see...