U23 Players 2018/19

[Olé Olé]

Looks like Hughton is targeting a run in the cup. Near full strength team with no room for Connolly on the bench. Disappointing.
I wouldn't so much mind that but he managed to bring on 20 year old Viktor Gyokeres who has far less goals for the under 23 side than Connolly has.

[liamoo11]

Ogbene on bench for Brentford the Exeter loan didn't seem to be an outstanding success.

Travers on bench for Bournemouth.

[liamoo11]

kelleher on bench tonight and grabare has gone on loan so he should be third choice all season. No masterson hopefully he will get a loan now

[Olé Olé]

kelleher on bench tonight and grabare has gone on loan so he should be third choice all season. No masterson hopefully he will get a loan now
Lovren has gone off injured and a 16 year-old by the name of Ki-Jana Hoever has come in. Fair to assume Masterson has a loan lined up so?

[liamoo11]

Lovren has gone off injured and a 16 year-old by the name of Ki-Jana Hoever has come in. Fair to assume Masterson has a loan lined up so?

played for the 23s tonight so disappointing badly needs loan league 1 hopefully

[samhaydenjr]

Adam Idah back on the scoring trail! Two goals for Norwich U23s in a 4-3 loss to Reading. Josh Barrett got a goal and an assist for the Royals: https://www.premierleague.com/match/39373/premier-league-2/2018-19/reading-v-norwich

Jack Clarke credited with an assist as Villa hammered United: https://www.premierleague.com/match/39374/premier-league-2/2018-19/aston-villa-v-man-utd

[tetsujin1979]

Ali Reghba started up front for Leicester U23's, must still be on trial there

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[Olé Olé]

Ali Reghba started up front for Leicester U23's, must still be on trial there
Interesting. It was reported within the last week he looked to be signing for Shamrock Rovers.

[liamoo11]

thanks to poster on ybig Mr joxerdaly for highlighting that caoimhin Fowler is now at cardiff not at that dutch club power moved to https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=VQA940yhqUM . interesting article here about his football family https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/matildas-could-lose-fowler-to-ireland-over-stajcic-remarks-20181101-p50dgt.html amazing family feats

[Olé Olé]

thanks to poster on ybig Mr joxerdaly for highlighting that caoimhin Fowler is now at cardiff not at that dutch club power moved to https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=VQA940yhqUM . interesting article here about his football family https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/matildas-could-lose-fowler-to-ireland-over-stajcic-remarks-20181101-p50dgt.html amazing family feats
*Cough* I noted it in the 2019 transfer thread. When I saw him in the FC Dordrecht squad, I couldn't find anything in a news search. A Twitter search showed he had scored a couple of hours previously for Cardiff 23s. It could well be a trial though?

[samhaydenjr]

No goals for Irish players in today's game between Norwich and Villa, but the assists for all three goals were credited to them - two for Idah and one for Clarke: https://www.premierleague.com/match/39378/premier-league-2/2018-19/norwich-v-aston-villa

[tetsujin1979]

Thomas O'Connor extends contract with Southampton: https://southamptonfc.com/news/2019-01-11/tom-oconnor-contract-extension-southampton-june-2021

[liamoo11]

Andrew omibamidele on the bench for Norwich under 23s is a 16 year old centre half they signed from leixlip last summer

[Olé Olé]

Thomas O'Connor extends contract with Southampton: https://southamptonfc.com/news/2019-01-11/tom-oconnor-contract-extension-southampton-june-2021

Didn't realise he was captain there. That Southampton 17-19 bucket is our new Aston Villa. Aaron O'Driscoll, Ferry, Smallbone, Afolabi, Obafemi and O'Connor. Hopefully at least one more follows Obafemi into the first team.

[liamoo11]

Didn't realise he was captain there. That Southampton 17-19 bucket is our new Aston Villa. Aaron O'Driscoll, Ferry, Smallbone, Afolabi, Obafemi and O'Connor. Hopefully at least one more follows Obafemi into the first team.

yeah they are really tapping Ireland there are another 3 or 4 in their 18s.

[Olé Olé]

https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/january/four-goals-but-work-to-do-for-under-18s/

2 for Parrott for the under 18 side.

[SkStu]

Ali Reghba has scored two goals tonight for the Leicester U23's apparently. He is on trial there from Bohs.

[samhaydenjr]

Ali Reghba has scored two goals tonight for the Leicester U23's apparently. He is on trial there from Bohs.

Wow, that's terrific, and on his birthday too! We'll add him to the ever-lengthening list of young strikers to watch.

Speaking of that list, Jonathan Afolabi got another goal for Southampton U23s last night (also on his nineteenth birthday!) - starting to take advantage of the opportunity given to him from Obafemi's promotion. There were rumours that Celtic were interested before Christmas, but then they brought in Weah and Bayo, so I guess he'll have to wait a little longer: https://www.premierleague.com/match/39380/premier-league-2/2018-19/middlesbrough-v-southampton

Meanwhile, Oisin McEntee scored for Newcastle U23s against West Brom: https://www.premierleague.com/match/39381/premier-league-2/2018-19/newcastle-v-west-brom

[SkStu]

Yeah - great news... goals here (he scores from the restart in the clip with the penalty). They were both very nice finishes.

https://twitter.com/LCFC/status/1084903791995088896

https://twitter.com/LCFC/status/1084914695818092546

[Olé Olé]

That was McEntee's debut at under 23 too.

[MancIrishWolf]

Interesting article on McEntee below. Certainly appears to have the right attitude and athleticism. Obviously highly rated as United were coveting him also. Could definitely be one for the future:

https://www.anglocelt.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2015/12/13/4111204-aiming-to-be-amongst-the-top-001/

[Paddy Garcia]

Yeah - great news... goals here (he scores from the restart in the clip with the penalty). They were both very nice finishes.

https://twitter.com/LCFC/status/1084903791995088896

https://twitter.com/LCFC/status/1084914695818092546

Cool head on him.

[Olé Olé]

https://twitter.com/jay_molumby15/status/1082742268388352005?s=19

What a crappy year for a player who looked to be on a great path before this injury. Hopefully he picks up close to where he left off.

[Olé Olé]

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/ali-reghba-set-leicester-city-13863438

Reghba mooted to be signing for Leicester here. I love how they refer to him as a "Germany-born Algerian" even though he's lived here most of his life. Oh, and isn't his mother Irish?

[DeLorean]

I saw on Twitter that Aaron Connolly picked up a hamstring injury the other night.

[Cathalsmart]

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/ali-reghba-set-leicester-city-13863438

Reghba mooted to be signing for Leicester here. I love how they refer to him as a "Germany-born Algerian" even though he's lived here most of his life. Oh, and isn't his mother Irish?

They love deny anyone’s Irishness, see Declan Rice

[CraftyToePoke]

Ryan Cassidy with two tonight v Southampton in a 2-1 win in the FAYC

[samhaydenjr]

I saw on Twitter that Aaron Connolly picked up a hamstring injury the other night.

Talented young Irish striker on the verge of a breakthrough... of course he's picked up an injury

[DeLorean]

Talented young Irish striker on the verge of a breakthrough... of course he's picked up an injury

Indeed! He tweeted that he'll be out for a couple of months but seems to have deleted it since.

[Kingdom]

Didn't realise he was captain there. That Southampton 17-19 bucket is our new Aston Villa. Aaron O'Driscoll, Ferry, Smallbone, Afolabi, Obafemi and O'Connor. Hopefully at least one more follows Obafemi into the first team.

Hopefully not, because few of that Villa squad made it through for us!

[Olé Olé]

Hopefully not, because few of that Villa squad made it through for us!

There is a book to be wrote on that group for later generations, maybe not those of us who had to live through some of it. Drennan moving home and then leaving the game, Carruthers dropping down the leagues and getting caught ****ing in a glass at the races, Burke coming home before making his international debut and going back over and, of course, Grealish defecting.

Now that Obafemi refused the chance to defect, can the lads keep away from racetracks?

[samhaydenjr]

Hopefully not, because few of that Villa squad made it through for us!


There is a book to be wrote on that group for later generations, maybe not those of us who had to live through some of it. Drennan moving home and then leaving the game, Carruthers dropping down the leagues and getting caught ****ing in a glass at the races, Burke coming home before making his international debut and going back over and, of course, Grealish defecting.

Now that Obafemi refused the chance to defect, can the lads keep away from racetracks?

In fairness, we have got three fringe players (Williams, Burke and Stevens) out of it. And speaking of Irish underage players at Villa, Jake Doyle-Hayes scored in the Premier League Cup: https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2019/01/18/the-verdict-bristol-city-u23s-0-3-aston-villa-u23s

[samhaydenjr]

Missed this one last night - Adam Idah scored for Norwich against Spurs in the Premier League international Cup. Not in the Spurs squad... Troy Parrott... Hmm: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-ab&q=premier+league+international+cup#sie=m;/g/11gk8qjqmv;2;/m/0123nqqm;ln;fp;1;;

[tetsujin1979]

He played two night's before in the youth cup

[tommy_c12000]

Sterling gets the nod for bench spot ahead of Parrott today vs Fulham

[Olé Olé]

Llorente is minus 1 on the race to replace Kane. OG already.

[tommy_c12000]

I think once Troy turns 17 in two weeks, he’ll get a chance...as long as sterling doesn’t rip things up or they draft in an outside striker

[DeLorean]

The final of the Asian Cup is on the 1st February, so Son won't be away too much longer, if South Korea even make it that far. They play Bahrain in the last 16 tomorrow. I'd say Parrott's only slight possibility of first team involvement would be the F.A. Cup match against Crystal Palace on Sunday. That might be deemed too tough a fixture to bed in too.

[Cathalsmart]

https://www.the42.ie/william-hondermarck-4452646-Jan2019/

Norwich will probably claim he is French though....

[tetsujin1979]

Troy Parrott training with the spurs first team today
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[samhaydenjr]

Ouch... what did Vincent Janssen do to upset Pochettino? https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46839114


Fernando Llorente is expected to play in attack for Spurs, who will still not turn to forgotten striker Vincent Janssen despite their current injury problems.
Janssen's last appearance for Spurs was as an 89th-minute replacement against Chelsea in August 2017 and the Dutch striker hasn't played a single game this season.
"I think it's so clear that now it's one year and a half that he's not in our plans," Mauricio Pochettino said.
"He's not in Tottenham's plans. Not in just the manager's plans but the club's plan.
"Eighteen months ago we took the decision for him to try to find a different place to play because for different reasons it didn't work.
"For different reasons that professional relationship isn't working and we need to find a solution. We are trying to find the resolution."

[tetsujin1979]

This is interesting
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[DeLorean]

Ouch... what did Vincent Janssen do to upset Pochettino?

Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

[Olé Olé]

Neither Sterling Nor Parrott on the bench.

[Olé Olé]

Troy Parrott training with the spurs first team today
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I saw someone note that Troy is one of the only lads there with no leggings, tracksuit pants, gloves or hat. Hard as nails.

[Charlie Darwin]

Ouch... what did Vincent Janssen do to upset Pochettino? https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46839114
I think Pochettino saw him play.

[Olé Olé]

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/2019/january/u23-report-cardiff-city-0-1-ipswich-town/

Quivi Fowler looked to have liked out for Cardiff last week again, this time against Ipswich who had Drinan, Cotter and McLoughlin starting, all of whom could do with getting back into the reckoning at senior level at Ipswich or elsewhere. Unlikely to get opportunities there given the perilous position the club is in.

[DeLorean]

Son will be back at Spurs earlier than expected as South Korea have lost their quarter final 1-0 to Qatar.

[samhaydenjr]

Glen McAuley scored for Liverpool in the Premier League International Cup last night - Masterson and Whelan also featured: https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/335414-liverpool-u23s-swansea-academy-match-report

[Paddy Garcia]

Troy Parrott training with the spurs first team today
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They made him wear the shorts though , and in the snow and all,