alreadyexists Posted July 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2023 Lovely to see a few of the young ‘graduates’ mixing it with the big boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 U18s beat Forest Green 6-1 today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 The influx of talent into our academy is getting bigger and bigger. From my reckoning ( if the additions hinted at are true ) we will have in our u16 and u17 ranks this season 7 England Internationals 3 Scottish 3 N.I. 1 Welshman and an Egyptan. 15 age group internationals to try and win the FA Youth Cup. Alongside that Kellyman i believe is switching to England this season making that 8 England Internationals. And not just players called up for development squads. These have all played for their country. We can add another 3 or 4 if we include the development squads. Scary how fast our youth system is developing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Probably not going to be one here much for the foreseeable but before i leave i must give total props to what i think is the most important part of our future progress. The academy. With all of the plans now in place for inner city academy and the satellte academies down the M5 we are going to have first dibs on a huge macro area of the uk if we continue to push ours ahead of blues baggies and wolves. I think its something like 7 million people that will be in our catchment area. Up north u have the liverpool and manchester teams competig for players. In London it is insane as they have the whole of the london clubs scrapping for talent. In a couple of years time we will be no longer taking from other clubs as often as we do as we will already have them in our system. Unless a player is assocated to another club as a fan then i would hope we can attract them in front of the other clubs due to the quality of coaching and facilities. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) Omar Khedr currently in England looks like he's beein training with us as posted picture from Bodymoor in Villa training gear. Whether he's signing for us or going to Vitoria first I don't know, he was traning with them last week. Ahmed A. Elaziz too https://www.instagram.com/p/CvKTQi0IPhu/?hl=en Edited July 26, 2023 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 We play in the U17 Youngster Cup this weekend, other teams involved are Marseille, Juventus, FC Basel, Union Berlin, Porto, Benfica, Galatasaray, Borussia Mönchengladbach. We're in an initial group with Union Berlin and Port and play both those teams on Saturday. I'm presuming we will want as many of the next season's new scholars as possible to take part as looks like it should be a good experience for the players playing against what I presume are some top academy sides, so wouldn't be surprised if we announce the rest of scholars, or some of them if we can, beforehand, although with us you never know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) They didn't announce new signings before German tournament, if any of them playing I thought they might have done, obviousy not, but Cole Brannigan is definitely part of the squad, hopefully the others too as will be good for them to get some pre-season games. We play Wolves as well this Tuesday. Edited July 28, 2023 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chine Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 The Academy is closed for 2 weeks currently and it’s the ‘advised’ time to have holiday , so lots of players currently away /not taken . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 There's a stream of the U17 Youngster Cup here , our first game against Union Berlin is about to kick-off, second game is 13:50 against Porto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 29, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 29, 2023 Who is our number 6 in this game? Nowt wrong with the goal we just had disallowed - keeper just dropped the wet ball - weather is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 29, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 29, 2023 What a goal that is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Looks like it was forty-five minute game, so we win 1-0 thanks to great Luka Lynch strike, our team from what I could make out was Sam Proctor, Ashton Mcwilliams, Triston Rowe, Max Asante-Boakye, Rodrigo Fortes, Woody Burgess, Alfie Lynsky, TJ Carroll, Cole Brannigan, Luka Lynch and Broggio, Brannigan was subbed off for Elijah Briscoe who had the goal disallowed. Number six was TJ Carroll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Make Pies Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 (edited) I keep forgetting about the time difference with these tournaments so only saw the last 10 mins. It was raining buckets out there. Great goal by Lynch and we looked more comfortable on the ball than the Germans. Edited July 29, 2023 by I Make Pies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 29, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 29, 2023 19 minutes ago, useless said: Number six was TJ Carroll Thank you - I like the look of him, don't think I've seen him before. The goal was superb, hope somebody has a clip of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 29, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 29, 2023 Somebody does :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Anyone with an idea of if it is still being played ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Make Pies Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Second match vs Porto is just about to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 29, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 29, 2023 6 minutes ago, MWARLEY2 said: Anyone with an idea of if it is still being played ? Looks like the players are coming out now to a sort of Euro-electro pop theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Couple of players there I don't recognize, number eighteen with the braids, and No.7 who I thought was Cole Ramsey at first because of small size, but doesn't look him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 29, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 29, 2023 Has the stream gone down or is it me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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