OutByEaster? Posted May 4, 2023 Moderator Share Posted May 4, 2023 1 minute ago, MWARLEY2 said: Midfield is an issue this season as you say. All seem more talented going towards the opponents goal. I think going forward from midfield Omari Kellyman will be a monster next season, but we lack an Iroegbunam or a Bogarde to cover behind him and bring it out from the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) Game changed when Kellyman went off. Was an excellent game and the Spuds fans made plenty of noise. My lad really enjoyed his first game at VP and even said the words Trophiless Tottenham. (I didnt even teach him that) They had two chances in 2nd half and scored both. Some cynical tackles by them too. Overall probably the best team won but we have some brilliant youngsters. But I don't blame the Kellyman Edited May 4, 2023 by Talldarkandransome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 We've still got Cayden Bennett and Theodore Carroll to come through from the U16s as central midfielders, both will be first year U18s next season presuming they're offered and accept scholarship terms with us, not really sure how good they are other than highlights, but both play in that six/eight area of the midfield, Carroll is usually U16 captain when Rowe not playing. There's also a younger central midfielder we signed from Coventry, again only seen highlights but from those brought to my mind Iroegbunam and Chukwuemeka, in terms of build, and similar qualities on the ball, I know he has been offered scholarship a couple of years early, so seems we rate him highly as is usually the case with players we've gone to the bother of taking from another team's academy. Albion are pretty good at finding these midfield powerhouses, Iroegbunam has obviously done very well, Jamaldeen Jimoh England youth regular will likely end up at a 'top four club' before he's old enough to sign scholarship terms this summer, has been heavily linked to Chelsea and Man Utd, Kevin Mfuamba, England U17 international and being linked with a move away as well, he's one I've wondered that we might go for as similar profile and in a similar situation to Iroegbunam before we signed him, they've also got Amihere Idrissa Dauda who can play defence or midfield, capped by Italy U15 recently and apparently wanted by England. I think intention is to play like first team, so we will want two midfielders to play similar role that Luiz and Kamara play. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretVillaScout Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Is Simpson injured? He could become a quality technical midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 I think Simpson has had a few injury issues this season, so we've been managing his game time, also have to take into account that he's younger than most other players in his age year, if he was born just over a month later he wouldn't even be old enough to sign a scholarship until this summer, he's probably closer in age to more of next season's first year scholars than he is this season's, so still very young even by the standards of a player coming to the end of their first season as a U18. I'm sure we will be seeing a lot more of him next season, and just been named in Scotland's U17 squad for the Euros this summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Alfie Lynskey, skilful attacking midfielder, U15 that's already been playing a couple of ages up for our U18s, has been called up to Ireland's U16 squad for tournament in Slovakia next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 (edited) Speaking of West Brom players there's a rumour on their forum that we've paid £1m for another one of their youths, normally wouldn't read too much into that as they're always paranoid about losing players to us for obvious reasons, but it's come from poster on there who I've seen has had knowledge on their/our academy previously, so maybe one to look out for. Of course could be nothing to it, but either way will be interesting to see who we do bring in. Edited May 7, 2023 by useless Edited out speculation on individual players but if anyone I think more like to be one of their current pre-scholars that will be first year scholar next season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Weren't the u18s in a promotion playoff semi v Leeds today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted May 8, 2023 Moderator Share Posted May 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, Talldarkandransome said: Weren't the u18s in a promotion playoff semi v Leeds today? U21's. In the U21 thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretVillaScout Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 On 06/05/2023 at 20:26, useless said: Speaking of West Brom players there's a rumour on their forum that we've paid £1m for another one of their youths, normally wouldn't read too much into that as they're always paranoid about losing players to us for obvious reasons, but it's come from poster on there who I've seen has had knowledge on their/our academy previously, so maybe one to look out for. Of course could be nothing to it, but either way will be interesting to see who we do bring in. 1 Million that's crazy money. He better be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) Lynskey made his Ireland debut today at U16 level and played the full 90 minutes in 4--2 over Latvia. Edited May 10, 2023 by useless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 05/05/2023 at 19:51, useless said: Alfie Lynskey, skilful attacking midfielder, U15 that's already been playing a couple of ages up for our U18s, has been called up to Ireland's U16 squad for tournament in Slovakia next week. What a name for the terraces.... Alfie Lynskey, runs like Nijinsky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Vinnie Hayward second youngest player to play in U18 league this season, was just fourteen and three months when he made his debut in February. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 10, 2023 Moderator Share Posted May 10, 2023 1 hour ago, useless said: Vinnie Hayward second youngest player to play in U18 league this season, was just fourteen and three months when he made his debut in February. Villa's Vinnie Hayward gets selection call-up to England U15s An article and pic, just because. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, useless said: Vinnie Hayward second youngest player to play in U18 league this season, was just fourteen and three months when he made his debut in February. Who was the youngest and how old was he? Edited May 10, 2023 by sir_gary_cahill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Harrison Miles of Southampton, fourteen and two months. Alfile Lynskey is in the list as well, he made his debut same time as Hayward, at fifteen and one month, Lynskey was already playing for our U17s back in the autumn and that U17 team was made up mostly of first year scholars so was essentially a young U18 team rather than a U16 team. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, useless said: Harrison Miles of Southampton, fourteen and two months. Alfile Lynskey is in the list as well, he made his debut same time as Hayward, at fifteen and one month, Lynskey was already playing for our U17s back in the autumn and that U17 team was made up mostly of first year scholars so was essentially a young U18 team rather than a U16 team. Apologies, I thought you meant for us, does that make Hayward our youngest ever u18 player? Edited May 10, 2023 by sir_gary_cahill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) I'm not sure but must he up there as one of the youngest though, definitely the youngest from the five or six years. Edited May 10, 2023 by useless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) Ari-Jae Shaw has signed for Sheffield Wednesday, would have been a new scholar this summer if he'd have stayed. Now he's gone I'm not sure there will be much in the way of central strikers amongst the new scholars, so might be an area they look to strengthen from outside the club, as Wilson will I'm guessing will mostly be with U21s next season, and Lutz and Moore will be too old for U18s. Edited May 11, 2023 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Dan Shaw and Nathan Dlamini from our U16s have both signed scholarships with Blackburn Rovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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