useless Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, useless said: Ben Young has just put us 1−0 up from the penalty spot against Crystal Palace, 11:00 kick off, just over thirty minutes left play. Frankie Ealing now been sent off for a second yellow card. But Raikhy has just scored to make it 2−0. Edited November 28, 2020 by useless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Finished 2-1. Good win as they were in second place having won five games in a row and would have gone above us with a game in hand, but that result means we've now gone four points clear of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: It's a safeguarding disaster anyway - there are hundreds of Villa fans who get their information on the U23 and U18 teams by following individual players on Instagram. If I want to know how our players are playing,, I also end up finding out what their girlfriends look like, what cars they drive, what they listen to and whereabouts they live, some of those players are 16 and 17 - it's horrific from a safeguarding point of view - but it's the only way to get news on some of these platers. We had a home U23 game yesterday and our entire output was three tweets - here are the teams, half time and full time. Other clubs are providing free live TV coverage and those that aren't are tweeting match coverages - we have a match centre on official website, but whether or not it operates for U23 games is an entirely random thing and considering the amount of money we're investing in getting this right, it's almost bizarre. We're spending a lot of money producing exciting youth teams and then we're hiding them. It doesn't even have to be free! I paid £3 to Crystal Palace to watch our game with them throught their website, and I consider that completely reasonable, especially since they also provided a commentator and summariser. I'd happily pay even £5 each time if it were done that well to be honest. But yeah, even Stoke just having a cameraman and putting it on YT is still far ahead of where we are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan4Life Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 On 24/11/2020 at 21:15, Tomaszk said: Corey Blackett-Taylor ripping it up for Tranmere. He won't be League 2 player at the start of next season. It was me that suggested Corey to Tranmere. His contract expires there next summer. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Jaden Philogene-Bidace reminds me of Ashley young in his style of play Top Talents in our youth team: 1) Lamare Bogarde 2) Carney Chukwuemeka 3) Benjamin Chrisene 4) Louie Barry 5) Jaden Philogene-Bidace 6) Aaron Ramsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mikeyp102 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 I read the other day that it will be easier to sign youth players from America moving forward. Man City have already lined someone up. We need to get in to this market ASAP and not get left behind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 5, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 5, 2020 14 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: I read the other day that it will be easier to sign youth players from America moving forward. Man City have already lined someone up. We need to get in to this market ASAP and not get left behind In fairness, we must already have a connection over there somewhere, we picked Vassilev up as a US youth international. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) From Birmingham Live Aston Villa have put forward exciting new plans to build an impressive state-of-the-art inner city football academy just 500 yards from Villa Park. The project consists of two sites either side of the River Tame between Witton Railway Station, Witton Road - where it meets Brookvale Road - and Tame Road in Aston. The current site is used by match-day staff as a car park with plans in place to build a new staff car park via a slip road opposite Nobel Way - just yards from Witton Railway Station. Today's planning document adds: "The new youth academy is a facility that will be available by invitation to young players in the city who are selected as part of the club’s academy programme. By providing the facility in the shadow of the main stadium, and also in an urban location that is easily accessible on foot, cycle and by public transport, there is a greater opportunity for those young people who may not have access or the support to travel the 12km to the Bodymoor Heath training ground facility. Edited December 8, 2020 by NeilS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 8, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2020 That's a brilliant scheme - Villa play a role in the local community by hosting various schools leagues in the building behind the North Stand - this is a better version of that, with more focus on picking out talent and makes room for some potential redevelopment behind the North Stand. EDIT: I've given it it's own thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 10, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 10, 2020 Brilliant news - Reading are looking to put tomorrow night's Youth Cup game live for free on Youtube! They've a preview here: https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2020/december/-preview--u18s-begin-youth-cup-campaign-with-tough-villa-challenge/ Quote While our side have made some great progress in the Youth Cup in recent seasons, it is Villa who can point to the silverware. I really hope we'll go strong for this one and I'm expecting to see Chukwuemeka, Bogarde, Barry and some of the others that have stepped up to the U23's already. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I get the feeling from reading the preview to this game on the official site that it will be just those that have been playing for the U18s that will be involved. Also the U23s are playing on Sunday as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 10, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 10, 2020 I'll be really disappointed if we don't put out our strongest team for this - we've got a real chance this year to do well in what is the most important youth competition in the country - the U23 league is much less important - it'll be a real shame. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Would make sense to me play our strongest possible team of players under eighteen tonight, and then on Sunday give a chance at an higher level to some of the U18s that have been performing well, we could still play with a midfield three of Sylla, Jacob Ramsey and Raikhy, and those three are actually older than the usual U23 midfielders, same with Young, he's older than Barry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 11, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 11, 2020 Kaine Kesler has put a link on his instagram so that might be a positive sign on the strength of the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 What time will this actually start? Neither of the teams match previews seem to think anything more specific than 'Friday' is relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadster23 Posted December 11, 2020 Visiting Supporter Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Sam-AVFC said: What time will this actually start? Neither of the teams match previews seem to think anything more specific than 'Friday' is relevant. 7.00pm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Still no team news and only ten minutes until kick off. According to the Birmingham Mail earlier Barry is going to be playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 11, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 11, 2020 This is going to be a game of recognise the youngster! I hope you're ready @useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 11, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 11, 2020 I see Barry. Bogarde? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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