Dear General
As you will know our Youth side thumped Ipswich last night 5-0 to get though to the next round of the Youth Cup. Not sure as yet who they will face in the next round, it may be Carlisle or Southend. If it's Carlisle then they have a striker called Stephen Hindmarsh, who scored the winner for Carlisle when they knocked Man Utd's Youth team out in the last round. He's made all the headlines up in Cumbria, & rightly so, he's looked a quality player since he was about 9! He played for Keswick with my lads all through school & all the parents & coaches said he would be a star! I know his family well & he's a nice
lad from Borrowdale near Keswick. He made his debut for Carlisle at age 16 & we all think he's destined for great things!. If we play Carlilse next round in the Youth Cup, please make Tony McAndrew aware, they will have their hands full with him. I'm no talent scout but I do pride myself on the fact that a fair few years ago I saw Villa's youth team win the Midlands Cup beating Notts Forrest youth side on a horrid wintry night at Villa Park & came back to tell a friend Gareth Barry & Darius Vassell, would play for England one day......Maybe Stephen might be worth a scout having a look at otherwise, he may well get snapped up by another club.
Edit: Just found out it's Carlisle, they beat Southend 2-0. The game is at Brunton Park in Carlisle.... so here's one Villa fan who will be there to watch!