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We haven't released them.  He was asking what their contract situation is.  At the moment we don't know.  That doesn't mean they don't have one.  And some of them are plenty young enough to still be here after Villa's re-prioritising the younger players for the U23s.

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4 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said:

Can’t find the match on YouTube sadly

Best you'll get is the Kiddy Twitter feed. 

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Went to Kiddy last night. The first half wasn’t bad, 1-2 scoreline pretty much reflecting the game at that point. Second half was very stop-start. Subs every 5-10 minutes. 10 minutes added on with Bazeley-Graham being stretchered off. Looked very serious.

Their second was a beauty. RHMs goal was a free header from about 6 yards out.

Clarke (as always it seems) had a good game, as did Indy cutting in on his left foot. RHM looked lively in and around the box, but found it hard going with his back to goal. That said, he was up against 3 CBs.

Its the first time I've see Oduayo up close. He's a beast. Not tall, but wide. 

A quick note on Alex Prosser in a Kiddy shirt, looked neat & tidy. Only lasted 20 odd minutes before injury ended his night prematurely.

Now then, the teamsheet. The one published had a few changes. Rowe never played. Bridge played LB, with Revan started at CB (LB second half). Burton wore 14, didn’t know who number 21 was (a Josh Onomah look-a-like), I assume the trialist family being represented at 13 (GK) & 22 (RB).

First Half:

GK: 1 Sinisalo,

DF: 2 Walker, 4 Suliman, 5 Revan, 3 Bridge

DCM: 6 Clarke,

MF: 7 Vassilev, 8 Brunt, 10 Doyle-Hayes, 11 Cox.

CF: 9 Hepburn-Murphy,  

Second Half:

GK: 13 Trialist

DF: 2 Walker (22 Trialist), 12 Bazeley-Graham (4 Suliman), 15 Birch, 5 Revan (14 Burton)

DCM: 16 Guy

MF: 18 Hooper, 21 unknown? 17 Tait, 20 Oduayo

CF: 19 Sea

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On ‎11‎/‎07‎/‎2019 at 15:52, sir_gary_cahill said:

How was Anton Hooper Unused Sub?

Did ok when he came on down the right. Looked to get infield, his hold up play looked alright, could be a decent centre-forward. He's got the build for it.

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Aston Villa midfielder Lewis Brunt will join Carlisle United on a season-long loan - provided a two-week training period is a success.

The teenager linked up with the Cumbrians for training today and is set to play in tomorrow's friendly at Penrith. Brunt, 18, is the player Steven Pressley referred to when speaking earlier in the week about an impending loan signing. Carlisle have tracked Brunt for much of the summer but today revealed the loan deal was not yet complete. They said that, because of Brunt's young age, all parties wanted to ensure the move was "right for the player". If all goes to plan over the next fortnight, the season-long move will be finalised, they said. Blues manager Steven Pressley said:

"We have an excellent and strong relationship with Aston Villa and, because of that, we want to help them to look after their young player in a manner that suits everybody.

“He’s still only 18 and both clubs feel he’s a player with really big potential.

"With that in mind, what everybody wants to make sure of is that this move is right for the player, particularly with the age that he’s at just now.

“Lewis has joined us today with a view to signing a season-long loan in two weeks, if everything goes as planned. That’s the plan, and we expect that’s how it will go, because he’s a very able young person.

“If for some reason over the course of the next two weeks we find that it doesn’t work for either party, then we don’t want to be in a position where we break our relationship with Villa."

Pressley said the two-week period will enable Brunt "to take a good look at us", and that he "fully expected" to be able to develop the midfielder as United had with fellow Villa man Callum O'Hare last season.

"He’s a very exciting player who can use the football well," Pressley added.

"He has everything I look for in a number eight, but we just want to work closely with Villa to do what’s right for a young man who is about to embark on his first loan."

Brunt signed his first professional deal at Villa in November when he agreed three-year terms. He has been a regular for Villa's under-18 side since 2017 and has more recently featured for their under-23s. He is a year older than Pressley's son Aaron, who is also in the Villa academy set-up. He has played alongside ex-United loanee O'Hare and current Blues forward Harry McKirdy at Villa.

https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/17767525.carlisle-utd-bring-teenage-aston-villa-midfielder/

Good luck to him. Hope it goes well

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Hereford FC 1-0 U23’s

With the first team in London, I journeyed down to Hereford to watch the stiffs instead on Saturday. Always fancied an afternoon at Edgar Street. Not sure why. Probably down to their history. One of the pre-runners of Hereford Utd won the Birmingham League in 1897 and it was the worst thing they could have done. Professional clubs hooved up their best players (we pinched the Sharp brothers). Also, it’s a lovely train journey down through the Malvern Hills.

Quite a forgettable match, not much to report. We looked ok first half without carving them open. A mixed second half. Its only preseason, but the team need to start coming into some form ready for the new season. 3 defeats to non-league teams so far this preseason. Redditch won’t be quaking in their boots next week.

Hereford’s goal came from a cross early in the second half. Both their centre forward and Revan going for the ball, Revan heading into the net.

For us, Indy & Walker had decent games. The rest were so-so. Both Indy & Odutayo had chances well saved.

On the injury front, nice to see Bazeley-Graham back. However, Rowe limped off second half.

Also, note Brunt was back in the team, so I assume his loan move has fallen through.

Team:

Sinisalo (Searle), Walker, Rowe (Bazeley-Graham), Bazeley-Graham (Suliman), Bridge (Revan), Doyle-Hayes (Birch), Vassilev, Brunt (Guy), Sea (Odutayo), Clarke, Hooper (Tait).

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