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Not quite at the races Saturday. Play was evenish first half with Brighton having the better chances, we faded second half. Brighton deserved the win. RHM unlucky, Doyle-Hayes neat-and-tidy, Green looked the most polish of our players (just his crossing was hit-and-miss). Blackett-Taylor is a strange one. Could well be a good player once he grows into his legs. Mitch Clark had nothing left to give in the last 10 minutes, very noticeable right footed at left back. Also, well done to the Brighton fans, they had a couple of coaches up from the coast. Amazed that mostly everyone left with ten minutes to go, admittedly the game was gone, but beating the traffic with only 1000 or so in attendance is laughable. Leaving early must be the norm now for any game.

On a similar note, out-field players who have started every league game since 92: 2017-18 - Chester 2010-11 - Downing 2008-09 - Barry 2007-08 - Bouma 2007-08 - Laursen 2006-07 - Mellberg 2003-04 - Samuel 2002-03 - Mellberg 2000-01 - Merson 1998-99 - Southgate 1998-99 - Wright 1996-97 - Ehiogu 1996-97 - Wright 1995-96 - Wright 1992-93 - Barrett 1992-93 - McGrath 1992-93 - Richardson 1992-93 - Staunton

Well done to the lads, hope they can parade to cup at the Boro play game. Bad news for the U23 play off game, scheduled for this Saturday. Those who are going to Boro will have to scratch that one.

OS twitter update - Tuesday 1st May at VP against Reading.

No O'Hare, Davis. Clark on the bench. I assume we're giving them a breather before Friday's cup semi.

Anybody watch the game on youtube, where we unlucky to lose?

I assume the shirts would be on sale in the Luke's shop in the Bull Ring, meaning we'll have a place to buy them in the city centre but without the having a shop overhead on our books. Not quite a replacement club shop, but some kind of physical representation in town would be good.

Lost 2-0 to Newcastle on Friday, so play-offs it is.................sounds familiar!

Good. It should add to the occasion, give the lads some experience......might also work against us. Also, how come we entered this year. Its the first time we've played in this cup since 2013-14 (lost to Fulham)?

Thats right (sticks scored a couple (one was a pen) in a 3-0 win at Redditch). Stas also missed a pen in a preseason game in Germany, as well as 'scoring' through the side netting at a preseason game at Witney Town!

Date for semi to be Friday 27/04/18 (7pm ok), according to the OS twitter account. So that looks like its after the last U23 league game.

Some Villa related ones in my lifetime: Ivo Stas - signed by Dr Jo after playing in Italy 90 against us in the UEFA Cup (scored an own goal!), never played a first team game for us before retiring around 1992. Steve Froggett - retired in his late 20's with ankle trouble. I think we got insurance money for Fash in 95. Although Tony Daley played until his early 30's (non league with Forest Green), his suffered bad injuries. Also, Ricky Scimeca retired early 30's at Cardiff.

This really is news to me (I was too old for them, I left school 20 years or so)! Any chance we could pinch those shin pads off her and pass them onto super Jack.

I was thought we had an outside chance of top spot, until you said Blackburn had West Brom! Just hope they pinch a draw and we do the business in the final 2 games.

Is this not to do with the training ground reshuffle, with Recon getting involved with training equipment/technology support etc

The away Sheff Utd U23 PL Cup can be found here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharrowblade/25949213917/in/album-72157687651112294/ The team was: Watkins, McConachie, Williams, Ige, Revan, Birch, Odutayo, Tait-Moran, Mooney, Brunt, Ramesy Subs: Abdo, Idem, Sea, Bridge, Vassilev Before anyone notices, yes the day stated is wrong 14/03/18 was Wednesday not Thursday.

Hello there! Long time lurker, first time poster. Started going up during 89/90 season and have been a ST holder on and off since (currently ST in Trinity Middle). Enjoy browsing OT as well as BOF's stiffs thread. Speaking of which, the main reason for posting was I have see the teamsheet for Sheff Utd U23 PL Cup that he wants to add to the thread. It can be found here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharrowblade/25949213917/in/album-72157687651112294/ The team was: Watkins, McConachie, Williams, Ige, Revan, Birch, Odutayo, Tait-Moran, Mooney, Brunt, Ramesy Subs: Abdo, Idem, Sea, Bridge, Vassilev