wouldn't be like papers to make up stories that take advantage of a current situation to sell more papers/generate clicks??Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
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wouldn't be like papers to make up stories that take advantage of a current situation to sell more papers/generate clicks??Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
Truer words were never spoken. But the larger question is, how are we doing with developing the coaches who are going to develop those players. I know there is a big emphasis now on Uefa licenses and badges, but should we not be looking to tried and proven coaches who have a track record of developing talent in other countries?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Troy Parrott not included in the spurs team for their UEFA Youth League game against PAOK this evening.
No indication he's injured or anything on Twitter
Nice to see a few Irish young fellas on this list.....
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features...glish-football
Yeah I noticed on their site that Afolabi was missing, but now I see that O'Driscoll and O'Connor were also omitted. I think it is the secondary competition for the U23s, plus the Southampton forward line isn't quite as thin as it was when Obafemi broke through last Autumn, so it probably doesn't mean much... but you never knowQuote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
They played in the Hampshire cup on Tuesday night against Bournemouth poppies, so possibly just rested: https://southamptonfc.com/news/2019-...fc-bournemouth
O'Connor was captain and scored a free kick and managed to change his name to Tom.
McCauley scored for liverpool 23s today. Hard to see any path at liverpool for him now he is 19. Shamrock rovers for a season could suit both parties
Wow... I hope he doesn't read that post - after the high of scoring on his 19th birthday, it would really bring him right down to learn that he's past it now and there's no way he'll make it at Liverpool and he should give up on making it at a high level in England. Crikey, he's a month younger than Connolly and Afolabi and only a few months older than Obafemi, give him a chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
A chance to have a season playing competitive football in big games at shamrock rovers in a side full of inventive technical players who will create numerous chances for a front man over the season would be a birthday present to be cherished .Quote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
Adam Idah on target for Norwich against Forest in the PL Cup: https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2019...-norwich-city/
Rowan Roache came on as a second-half sub for his current U23 team, Derby and was credited with an assist for their eighth goal in a hammering of Bristol City: https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2019/02/...r-bristol-city
Hondermarck came off the bench for Norwich in that game too, and Yassine En-Neyah was playing for ForestQuote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
Idah scores again, this time from the spot. Lee O'Connor captained the Man Utd team: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...-utd-v-norwich
Interesting to see Lee named midfield. Is the consensus that he's likely to end up a full back unless he physically develops into a centre half?
Am I the only one who's slightly disappointed to see some of the appearing for their U23 side every week? Only because it means that they won't be appearing in the club's senior side 's next fixture
#metoo. It’s been very disappointing some of these haven’t got a taste of first team action. Perhaps it’s a reflection of the the low esteem this B league is held in by managers. I would much prefer these guys follow Connollys lead and push for loan moves
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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Patience lads... remember we've had a bunch of youngsters move up to U23 level while still being eligible for U18s, so they're all well on schedule. I think the ability to track them week in week out combined with Obafemi's success has raised our expectations to sky-high levels - I'd say give them to the end of next season at least before getting worried.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommy_c12000
As regards today's action, Nathan Tormey (he's still with us, right?) was on the scoresheet for Arsenal U23s against Swansea: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...enal-v-swansea
Barry Cotter scored with a backheel for Ipswich against Burnley: https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2019/mar...-beat-burnley/
Two goals for Yassine En-Neyah for Forest U23s against Bristol City: https://twitter.com/NFFCAcademy/stat...73812582264833
Speaking of youngsters moving up to U23 level, 17-year-old Tyreik Wright seems to be establishing himself in Villa's U23s: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...a-v-sunderland
Finally, a welcome 90 minutes for Jayson Molumby in a Brighton team that also featured Warren O'Hora: https://www.premierleague.com/match/39266/premier-league-2/2018-19/brighton-v-derby
That's true, but at the moment it looks like Obafemi is going to be the only Irish player under the age of 20 to appear in the Premier League this season, and there's only two more players under 20 that appeared in the Championship - Adam O'Reilly and Luca ConnellQuote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
Not sure if he is or not, can only find one call up on the FAI's website, that was for an U16 game in 2016 - https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/osam...r-turkey-games - you'd have to imagine if he was still with Ireland, he'd have appeared again since then. On the other hand, there's no mention of him on the FA's website, so maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
I had hoped to see Molumby in Brighton's squad at the weekend, but maybe they're managing his comeback from injury.Quote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
He's overage for the U19's now, but we might see him in the U21 squad for their game at the end of the month
I think the age at which young players emerge into the first team has gone up across the board. It's common enough to see a 21 or 22 year old with only a handful of games for a Premiership club, interspersed with a few lower league loans. At the same time, the retirement age has also gone up. Go back 15 years and players tended to leave the top flight by the age of 33. Enough have played past this age now to make it unremarkable. So roughly the same length of career, but starting later. I suspect u23 is the new u21 if you know what I mean.
A little, it's that the age of a young player breaking through to the first team has raised slightly with the introduction of the new U23 league
Earlier in the week, Jonathan Afolabi was nominated for PL2 Player of the Month: https://www.premierleague.com/news/1...?sf208715800=1
Winner announced on Friday
He could be a shoo-in for the under 21 squad given that Kenny referred to his lack of options up front, as well as injuries to a few lads his age.
The under 19s have their elite qualifiers the week before the U21 game, so him, Idah, Cassidy and Parrott will be split between the two squads.
Southampton playing Villareal tonight in the PL International Cup, and streaming it on their YouTube channel at 7: https://www.youtube.com/user/theofficialsaints
Few Irish lads in the team, see below, but not Afolabi
Keogh on the bench only turned 17 a week ago, so being involved at this level is impressive
Why not Afolabi? Spurs at home Saturday?
Southampton U23s beat Villareal 2-1,a penalty from Smallbone and a tap in at the far post for O'Connor following a corner from Smallbone
Nice to see Anthony Scully back for west ham 23s tonight he seems to have missed most of season with injury. Tormey is playing for arsenal 23s again tonight who seems to have been injured for 2 yrs wonder if he will show up on our 19s?
Zak Delaney our under 17 and louie Barry our(?) Under 16 on bench tonight for west brom 23s fone achievement
2 tonight for idah that's 13 in 20 under 23 games this season for a side that has generally struggled. Pity Norwich are going so well
That's great stuff - he's really starting to motor now and has only just turned 18 today - he's younger than any of the other top scorers in his division.Quote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
Elsewhere, 17-year-old Tyriek Wright really seems to have settled into the Villa U23 side, being credited with two assists against Newcastle
I said on the Gibraltar thread that I thought Parrott might be a bit slight for senior football yet (compared with say, Obafemi); Idah physically looks like he could handle himself physically already.
Not much happening tonight - Josh Barrett scored a free-kick as Reading lost to Newcastle in the Premier League Cup: https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/201...newcastle-u23/
Idah on the short list for PL2 Player of the Month: https://www.premierleague.com/news/1154227
Credited with an assist on Norwich's goal in tonight's game against Southampton. The Saints scored four with Thomas O'Connor and Will Smallbone on the scoresheet - https://www.premierleague.com/match/...pton-v-norwichQuote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Yassin En-Neyah scored Forest's second against Burnley: https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/n...3s-vs-burnley/
Southampton were beaten 3-1 by Dinamo Zagreb in the semi final of the Premier League International Cup last night, after playing the majority of the game a player down. O'Driscoll, O'Connor(who captained the side), Smallbone and Ferry all started and Ledwidge came off the bench.
Southampton's goal came from a cross by Smallbone. They streamed the game on their YouTube channel. The goal is on 29:30
https://i.imgur.com/zWWH52k.jpg
Must have been getting some abuse on that forum.
RTE had to issue an apology to him a few weeks ago, wonder if that's related?
https://www.rte.ie/amp/1034738/
The article that the apology is referring to had the following sentence in it randomly. I took a screenshot of it at the time but not sure how to post it. It seemed like just a bad attempt at humour by someone at rte.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
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The Cavan born youngster has been having sex with young men and women.
A goal for parrott at 23s tonight
and a second.Quote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
and a booking.