OutByEaster? Posted December 17, 2019 Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Was this at Bodymoor OBE? Are they free to attend? Thanks for the report Yep - at Bodymoor - there's one scheduled at Villa Park in April against West Ham - but I think this is where they'll all be from now on. You can get tickets on the official website, which are free to season ticket holders, but it is difficult on public transport. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Yep - at Bodymoor - there's one scheduled at Villa Park in April against West Ham - but I think this is where they'll all be from now on. You can get tickets on the official website, which are free to season ticket holders, but it is difficult on public transport. Do you get free entry if you are a season ticket holder? Is that what you’re saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 33 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: I didn’t go, no, did you lexicon?? Was this at Bodymoor OBE? Are they free to attend? Thanks for the report Nah, it's a 4 hour flight for me matey! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 17, 2019 Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Do you get free entry if you are a season ticket holder? Is that what you’re saying? You don't need to pay for the ticket - you still need to order one online and have it available for the game. It's a free ticket - you can't just walk up. Hope that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: You don't need to pay for the ticket - you still need to order one online and have it available for the game. It's a free ticket - you can't just walk up. Hope that makes sense. How do you do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 17, 2019 Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2019 17 hours ago, sir_gary_cahill said: How do you do that? Same way as you buy any ticket - on the official site under home tickets, tickets for the U23's appear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unused Sub Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 I’ve updated my U23/reserves career stats. Following this weeks game, Jack Clarke has broken into the top 10 appearance makers since the club resigned from the Central League and joined the Premier League Reserve League back in 99 (under the various guises: North/South & the newer 2 tier system of Premier League 2). Easah Suliman is just 1 appearance behind. Out of interest, here is the top 12: 1 - Stephen Cooke - 90 apps (69 starts + 21 subs) 2 - Jonathan Bewers - 85 apps (80 starts + 5 subs) 3 - Luke Moore - 82 apps (64 starts + 18 subs) 4 - Daniel Johnson - 76 apps (71 starts + 5 subs) 5 - Josh Webb - 72 apps (65 starts + 7 subs) 6 - Stefan Moore - 67 apps (59 starts + 8 subs) 7 - Isaiah Osbourne - 65 apps (56 starts + 9 subs) 8 - Liam Ridgewell - 64 apps (57 starts + 7 subs) 9 - Shane Lowry - 63 apps (59 starts + 4 subs) 10 - Graham Burke - 62 apps (54 starts + 8 subs) 10 - Jack Clarke - 62 apps (50 starts + 12 subs) 12 - Callum O'Hare - 61 apps (41 starts + 20 subs) 12 - Jerell Sellars - 61 apps (52 starts + 9 subs) 12 - Easah Suliman - 61 apps (59 starts + 2 subs) 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 On 09/12/2019 at 16:43, BOF said: And it has become nothing short of a disgrace how poor the official site's coverage of anything other than the senior side or the women's side has become. Not a single tweet about this game on the day. Disgusting. Yeah I got my head bitten off by some one here when I pointed out that U23s football will be put to the back burner in the push & promote of womens football. I actually stopped following the Villa Twitter account and turned off the Youtube notifications. I have no interest in Womens football and its a shame as the main reason I was following those accounts was to keep updated with the U23s and the youth teams. I pointed out that the AVFC Womens team have their own twitter account but yet all their news makes the main account more so than the mens news actually, I can find the mens news elsewhere so I stopped following. This isn't a dig at Womens football, and as I said at the time, I wish them all the luck, but I simply dont care for it. It's just a shame that the players who actually stand a chance for playing for Villa in the future have less exposure due to an agenda set out by the club. Really wish the Womens team could have been a combined Midlands team, to give them bigger attendances and more exposure so they could really develop the game. Just don't think there's enough interest to have 4 or 5 teams in one region. Plus it would have meant the U23s would still be highlighted by the Villa media outlets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 9 hours ago, Unused Sub said: I’ve updated my U23/reserves career stats. Following this weeks game, Jack Clarke has broken into the top 10 appearance makers since the club resigned from the Central League and joined the Premier League Reserve League back in 99 (under the various guises: North/South & the newer 2 tier system of Premier League 2). Easah Suliman is just 1 appearance behind. Out of interest, here is the top 12: 1 - Stephen Cooke - 90 apps (69 starts + 21 subs) 2 - Jonathan Bewers - 85 apps (80 starts + 5 subs) 3 - Luke Moore - 82 apps (64 starts + 18 subs) 4 - Daniel Johnson - 76 apps (71 starts + 5 subs) 5 - Josh Webb - 72 apps (65 starts + 7 subs) 6 - Stefan Moore - 67 apps (59 starts + 8 subs) 7 - Isaiah Osbourne - 65 apps (56 starts + 9 subs) 8 - Liam Ridgewell - 64 apps (57 starts + 7 subs) 9 - Shane Lowry - 63 apps (59 starts + 4 subs) 10 - Graham Burke - 62 apps (54 starts + 8 subs) 10 - Jack Clarke - 62 apps (50 starts + 12 subs) 12 - Callum O'Hare - 61 apps (41 starts + 20 subs) 12 - Jerell Sellars - 61 apps (52 starts + 9 subs) 12 - Easah Suliman - 61 apps (59 starts + 2 subs) Where have you got these stats from? Have you got the amount of goals each player has scored too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 19, 2019 Moderator Share Posted December 19, 2019 14 hours ago, Unused Sub said: 1 - Stephen Cooke - 90 apps (69 starts + 21 subs) Every time I see this name I'm sad. Stephen Cooke had as much talent as any player i've ever seen come through our reserve ranks, he was fantastic to watch, the kind of player that reminded you why you loved the game. Each and every one of those 90 appearances would have come with a prayer that he'd grow a bit - but sadly he never quite developed physically enough to withstand the demands of the game. It's a cruel reminder that sometimes a magical talent loses out to a big un that's half the player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 2 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: Every time I see this name I'm sad. Stephen Cooke had as much talent as any player i've ever seen come through our reserve ranks, he was fantastic to watch, the kind of player that reminded you why you loved the game. Each and every one of those 90 appearances would have come with a prayer that he'd grow a bit - but sadly he never quite developed physically enough to withstand the demands of the game. It's a cruel reminder that sometimes a magical talent loses out to a big un that's half the player. Went to my school before and after he was at Man Utd. There was never any question he was going to be a professional footballer. Wonder if he would have got better if he appeared 5-10 years later. You won't find a single coach who will tell you Barry Bannan for example was better than him when they were 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 8 hours ago, Junxs said: Yeah I got my head bitten off by some one here when I pointed out that U23s football will be put to the back burner in the push & promote of womens football. I actually stopped following the Villa Twitter account and turned off the Youtube notifications. I have no interest in Womens football and its a shame as the main reason I was following those accounts was to keep updated with the U23s and the youth teams. I pointed out that the AVFC Womens team have their own twitter account but yet all their news makes the main account more so than the mens news actually, I can find the mens news elsewhere so I stopped following. This isn't a dig at Womens football, and as I said at the time, I wish them all the luck, but I simply dont care for it. It's just a shame that the players who actually stand a chance for playing for Villa in the future have less exposure due to an agenda set out by the club. Really wish the Womens team could have been a combined Midlands team, to give them bigger attendances and more exposure so they could really develop the game. Just don't think there's enough interest to have 4 or 5 teams in one region. Plus it would have meant the U23s would still be highlighted by the Villa media outlets. There's no reason at all why promoting the women's team and adequately covering the U23 team on social media need to be mutually exclusive. Bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unused Sub Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 14 hours ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Where have you got these stats from? Have you got the amount of goals each player has scored too? I try to keep a record of the reserve games (all 118 seasons of reserve league football!). Over the years I’ve collected match information from programmes, teamsheets, newspaper reports, websites, attending games, etc. I’m very grateful to the likes of yourself, BOF & OBE for the input in threads like this. It helps for cross-reference purposes. Anyway, top goalscorers from the Premier Reserve/U23 League era: 1 - Luke Moore - 43 Goals 2 - Stefen Moore - 29 Goals 3 - Rushian Hepburn-Murphy - 24 Goals 4 - Andi Weimann - 23 Goals 5 - Nathan Delfouneso - 22 Goals 6 - Graham Burke - 21 Goals 7 - Gabby Agbonlahor - 19 Goals 8 - Callum Robinson - 19 Goals 9 - Daniel Johnson - 18 Goals 10 - Stephen Cooke - 17 Goals 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 20/12/2019 at 02:27, HanoiVillan said: There's no reason at all why promoting the women's team and adequately covering the U23 team on social media need to be mutually exclusive. Bizarre. Guess they can only put out so much content before it becomes overkill, wish they would create an U23s/youth twitter account as theres no way they are going to give up on the womens content now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted December 23, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2019 On 21/12/2019 at 10:38, Junxs said: Guess they can only put out so much content before it becomes overkill, wish they would create an U23s/youth twitter account as theres no way they are going to give up on the womens content now There is an unofficial twitter account @AVFCU23, ignore their latest tweet though 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 23, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted December 23, 2019 Excuse the delay. Swansea draw updated. We drop to 6th and out of the playoffs as Boro leapfrog us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 have we got any good kids coming through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 28 minutes ago, Danishlad said: have we got any good kids coming through? Jacob Ramsey, an 18 year old attacking midfielder who made his first team debut for us last season. Dominic Revan, a 19 year old centre back who was on the first team bench last season Jake Walker, a 19 year old right back who made his u23 debut as an u16 but he has been injured, so that hasn’t helped his progression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 I notice we've got a Sebatian Reven playing for our u18s now, don't know if he's any relation to Dominic. There's actually quite a few names I hadn't come across before listed on the offical site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, useless said: I notice we've got a Sebatian Reven playing for our u18s now, don't know if he's any relation to Dominic. There's actually quite a few names I hadn't come across before listed on the offical site. I think they are brothers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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