Definitely agree with you there re Cambridge. Im just wondering if they think at Forest he still needs to have a successful goalscoring loan before he gets his first team shot. At least Forest are very good with blooding their academy players.
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Yeah, they might well do. Although surely you'd think that if he keeps up this scoring rate, at some point they'd have to consider giving him a shot themselves.
Meantime, Kian Flanagan was on the scoresheet for Palace U23s as they beat Eoghan Stokes' Leeds 3-0: https://www.leedsunited.com/news/aca...crystal-palace
Lee O'Connor starting for Manchester United against CSKA Moscow: http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/...&match=2023065
game kicking off at 12
Ryan Nolan off the bench for Inter Milan: http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/...144/index.html
About 12 minutes left in their game, currently 2-2
Bit of a round-up from the Premier League Cup tonight:
Main headline would be a goal for Khius Metz for Burnley against Newcastle: https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/...-on-29-sep-17/ - he's starting to put a bit of a run together.
Four Irish players featured for Southampton U23s against Watford: Jonathan Afolabi and Aaron O'Driscoll played the full game while Thomas O'Connor and Michael Obafemi came on after 75 minutes. Afolabi hit the post and won a penalty but Southampton lost 2-1: https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-...saints-watford
Caiomhin Kelleher and Corey Whelan played to full 90 in Liverpool's draw with Charlton, while Conor Masterson came off the bench on 74 minutes: http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/acad...-charlton-draw
Dan Cleary is back at Birmingham and played the full game against Derby, as did Corey O'Keeffe: https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2...y-under-23s-1/
Is there a reason Masterson was excluded from the recent underage squads?
Kameron Lewidge and Nathan Collins in the guardian's list of academy players to watch: https://www.theguardian.com/football...r-league-clubs
In Checkatrade action last night, Daniel Mandroiu got the equaliser for Brighton's U21s against Oxford as well as converting his penalty in the shoot-out: https://www.oufc.co.uk/matches/fixtu...-on-03-oct-17/ . Excellent strike from just outside the box just past the 6-minute mark here: https://www.oufc.co.uk/matches/fixtu...-on-03-oct-17/
Josh Barrett came off the bench on 67 minutes for Reading against Southend: https://www.southendunited.co.uk/mat...-on-03-oct-17/
Robbie McCourt played the full 90 for West Brom U21s in their defeat to Shrewsbury, Evan Pierce was a second-half sub: https://www.shrewsburytown.com/match...-on-03-oct-17/
Aaron O'Driscoll was a starter for Southampton U21s in their victory at Cambridge. Will Smallbone was a late sub: https://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/m...-on-03-oct-17/
In U23 action tonight: Hat-trick for Shodipo while Grego-Cox got the winner against Charlton:https://www.qpr.co.uk/fixtures/under...3s-v-qpr-u23s/
Jonathan Afolabi got one of Southampton's six against Newcastle: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...on-v-newcastle
Kelleher, Whelan and Masterson all played the full game as Liverpool lost to Derby:https://www.premierleague.com/match/...by-v-liverpool
Dessie Hutchinson captained Brighton in a 2-2 draw with Blackburn, Aaron Connolly came on as a second-half sub: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...on-v-blackburn
James Finnerty got an assist as Villa beat Wolves 2-0. Connor Ronan and Jake Doyle-Hayes also featured: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...on-v-blackburn
James Talbot was in goal for Sunderland as they lost 2-0 to Arsenal: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...l-v-sunderland
Couple of Irish scorers in U23 action tonight:
Shola Ayoola has seemed to be a fringe player for Stoke U23s recently and started on the bench against West Brom - came on after 70 mins when they were 2-0 down and promptly scored two of Stoke's four. Robbie McCourt got an assist for West Brom: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...ke-v-west-brom
Corey O'Keefe scored for Birmingham City in a 2-1 loss to Barnsley: https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2...y-under-23s-2/
Thank you. Ayoola is an interesting one nice option for our 19 s this season up top. Hale hasn't pushed on yet this season at Birmingham maybe he has had injuries. Mccourt is another interesting one was a left full in that 17s side with masterson that were at euro s but didn't seem to feature much for the 19 s last season.
Ryan Nolan played 90 minutes for Inter on Wednesday, they beat Dynamo Kiev 3-0: http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/...160/index.html
Yeah, I wasn't sure if he was a serious option as he seems to have been a bit-part player, at best, for Stoke's U23s. But I had a look at his profile and he's still only 18 so there's still time for him to become more central at that level. Hopefully today's brace will give him something to build on in the coming months.
Tyreke Wilson starting for Man City U21's tonight against Bradford, Sam Byrne on the bench for Everton U21's against Lincoln
Irish involvement in Monday's U23 action:
Josh Barrett grabbed two goals as Reading beat Aston Villa - James Finnerty and Jake Doyle-Hayes played for Villa: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...-v-aston-villa
Anthony Breslin played for Wolves as they lost 4-1 to Fulham: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...olves-v-fulham
Conor Masterson and Corey Whelan played in defence for Liverpool as they beat Man Utd 3-1 - take note, Klopp: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...td-v-liverpool - Kieran o'Hara was in goal for United.
Several goalscorers in U23 action tonight:
One of our big hopes for the future, still-17-year-old Aaron Connolly came on as a sub at half-time and got the winner at Southampton. Jayson Molumby (who's only 18 himself) moved down from the first-team squad to captain Brighton, while Jonathan Afolabi (also 17) played upfront for Southampton: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...ton-v-brighton
Josh Barrett got another goal for Reading against West Brom. Robbie McCourt came on as a sub for West Brom, Evan Pierce was an unused sub: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...brom-v-reading
Jake Doyle-Hayes grabbed the sixth goal as Villa U23s thrashed Newcastle. James Finnerty was an unused sub. Also, any chance Callum O'Hare is eligible? Because he got a hat-trick: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...ton-v-brighton
Olamide Shodipo kept up his recent terrific goal-scoring form, this time grabbing a penalty against Cardiff: https://www.qpr.co.uk/fixtures/under...iff-city-u23s/
Almost certain O'Hare is eligible. Played for the same GAA team as Jack Grealish: http://www.theharpnews.com/former-me...otball-career/