Another week has passed, the transfer window is now shut, and the Southampton youngsters have been getting some valuable minutes under their belts whilst out on loan.
The Saints now have eight players on temporary leave, with Shea Charles being the latest to take the leap and play regular first team football after joining Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.
But how did Charles and the other seven get on this weekend?
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Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday)
After joining from Manchester City last summer, Charles became a bit-part playing during the promotion-winning campaign and had to settle for cameos off the bench.
After joining the Owls just under a week ago, he went straight into the starting lineup against Millwall and played in a double pivot alongside Barry Bannan, but came away with a 3-0 on debut.
However, Charles was certainly one of the standout players in a lacklustre side, with the Northern Ireland international making five tackles, winning all three of his aerial duels and being fouled twice.
He got on the ball a fair amount and covered a lot of ground during the 83 minutes he received, with this being a debut to forget in terms of result, but perhaps not by individual performance.
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Dom Ballard (Blackpool)
It was two games in a week for Ballard and Blackpool, although the young forward only received 20 minutes in the Carabao Cup midweek.
His side were 1-0 down to Blackburn until he came on, with the Tangerines wining 2-1 away from home. However, this doesn't tell the full story as Ballard only touched the ball four times and lost both his aerial duels, highlighting that he struggled to make an impact.
On Saturday, the 19-year-old started at left wing for the second week running during Blackpool's 2-2 draw with Wycombe Wanderers, with the young man playing just over an hour.
He had a decent game, having two shots on target, with the one off target hitting the woodwork, whilst also completing three successful dribbles.
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Cameron Bragg (Crawley Town)
Just like Ballard, Bragg played two games in one week, with the first being in that controversial Carabao Cup tie against Brighton which saw the Seagulls' new signing Matt O'Riley substituted nine minutes into his debut following a poor tackle from Jay Williams.
Bragg played the full 90 minutes and did a decent job, especially on the ball, but the Brighton team had a bit too much quality on the day and came away with a 4-0 victory.
Saturday was also a tough one to take for Crawley and Bragg, with the midfielder being substituted at half time with side 3-0 down to Barnsley.
A tough week for the young man but a learning curve, nonetheless.
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Zach Awe (Accrington Stanley)
After a run of four losses on the bounce, which included conceding 13 goals during that time, Zach Awe and Accrington finally got out of their rut and picked up a point at home to Colchester with a 1-1 draw.
Awe played the full 90 and made three clearances, four interceptions, won both his aerial duels and four of his six ground duels.
Overall, he looked much more assured at the back and hopefully he can start to kick on.
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Ollie Wright (Yeovil Town)
Boston United vs Yeovil was a bit of a hectic fixture, with there being two red cards and four goals.
Unfortunately for Ollie Wright, he was on the wrong end of three of those and his side fell to a 1-3 defeat away from home.
Wright made five saves, three of which came from shots inside the box, and looked comfortable when in possession.
Despite the result, it's good to see the young keeper getting lots of minutes for his development, particularly as the route to the Southampton first team has only gotten harder since the arrival of Aaron Ramsdale.
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Kuryu Matsuki (Goztepe)
Unfortunately for Matsuki, he missed out on Friday's game against Bodrum due to illness.
The Japanese midfielder came off the bench last week to make his debut, and should be fit to play in Goztepe's next game.
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Nico Lawrence (MK Dons)
Keeping this one short, Nico Lawrence is still out with a knee injury that he picked up in gameweek one against Bradford.
He required an operation and is expected to be out for at least another month.
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Lewis Payne (Cheltenham Town)
Similarly to Lawrence, Lewis Payne missed this weekend through injury, although his is far less serious.
Payne picked up a hamstring injury two weeks ago and is nearing return.
