Popular Post NeilS Posted January 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) 38 minutes ago, BOF said: Looks like Caleb may be going up to Livingston. Yep, just seen it appear on Newsnow, confirmed by Livingston OS Caleb joins Livingston Livingston FC is pleased to announce the signing of 19-year-old forward Caleb Chukwuemeka on-loan until the end of the season from English Premier League side Aston Villa. Caleb joined Aston Villa from Northampton Town in the Summer and made his debut for the club in August within days of signing, coming off the bench to replace his brother in a 6-0 EFL Cup win away to Barrow. Since then, Caleb has spent this season playing for the Aston Villa U23 side in the Premier League 2, Division 2 where he’s racked up 7 goals and 4 assists in 11 appearances so far. Prior to moving to Villa Park, Caleb enjoyed his senior breakthrough season, playing 28 times for Northampton in English League 1 in 2020/21. On Caleb’s arrival, manager David Martindale said: “Caleb comes with quite a big reputation from the staff at Aston Villa and I’m sure he’s going to compliment the squad very well. I’m sure our fans are going to enjoy watching Caleb play. “He can play anywhere across the front 3 and will give us different options in the forthcoming games as he offers a very different skill set to what we have at the club already. “He has played a fair bit of mens football at Northampton Town in English League 1 and that will stand him in good stead going forward. “Caleb will wear the number 23 jersey and go straight into the match day squad against Dundee. “There is a host of individuals we have to thank for their help in getting the deal over the line – Steven Gerrard, Mile Jedinak, Aston Villa, Caleb himself and his agent Jason Green. All involved have shown their trust in Livingston FC to develop Caleb even further and we take great pride in bringing players in on loan with a view to sending them back to their parent clubs as better players. “So a big thanks to all the above and a huge welcome to Caleb who we will all see in the Livingston shirt very soon.” Welcome to the club, Caleb! Edited January 12, 2022 by NeilS 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 12 minutes ago, NeilS said: Yep, just seen it appear on Newsnow, confirmed by Livingston OS Caleb joins Livingston Livingston FC is pleased to announce the signing of 19-year-old forward Caleb Chukwuemeka on-loan until the end of the season from English Premier League side Aston Villa. Caleb joined Aston Villa from Northampton Town in the Summer and made his debut for the club in August within days of signing, coming off the bench to replace his brother in a 6-0 EFL Cup win away to Barrow. Since then, Caleb has spent this season playing for the Aston Villa U23 side in the Premier League 2, Division 2 where he’s racked up 7 goals and 4 assists in 11 appearances so far. Prior to moving to Villa Park, Caleb enjoyed his senior breakthrough season, playing 28 times for Northampton in English League 1 in 2020/21. On Caleb’s arrival, manager David Martindale said: “Caleb comes with quite a big reputation from the staff at Aston Villa and I’m sure he’s going to compliment the squad very well. I’m sure our fans are going to enjoy watching Caleb play. “He can play anywhere across the front 3 and will give us different options in the forthcoming games as he offers a very different skill set to what we have at the club already. “He has played a fair bit of mens football at Northampton Town in English League 1 and that will stand him in good stead going forward. “Caleb will wear the number 23 jersey and go straight into the match day squad against Dundee. “There is a host of individuals we have to thank for their help in getting the deal over the line – Steven Gerrard, Mile Jedinak, Aston Villa, Caleb himself and his agent Jason Green. All involved have shown their trust in Livingston FC to develop Caleb even further and we take great pride in bringing players in on loan with a view to sending them back to their parent clubs as better players. “So a big thanks to all the above and a huge welcome to Caleb who we will all see in the Livingston shirt very soon.” Welcome to the club, Caleb! Livingston are 8th in the Scottish PL. Interesting move maybe? Never could gauge Scotland, is the league in its entirety Championship or League 1 level? (aside from Celtic/Rangers who are prob high Champ/low PL level) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Just now, MaVilla said: Livingston are 8th in the Scottish PL. Interesting move maybe? Never could gauge Scotland, is the league in its entirety Championship or League 1 level? (aside from Celtic/Rangers who are prob high Champ/low PL level) Hopefully it will be a decent mix, so he can get some goals and confidence but stil test himself against some of the better teams in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 The decision to loan him is a good one. He was beyond U23s in his development IMO. The key really is him getting minutes as I think we've been a bit annoyed with some of the playing times of some of our youngsters. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khizzy Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Cue the confused Livingston and Cheltenham fans who think they are getting Carney and Jacob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Great move for Caleb, he gets top flight Scottish Premiership football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I think Gerrard and co. are very keen on loan moves for players - perhaps signalling a more old school, but not necessarily worse, approach to youth development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Seb Revan has returned from his loan spell at Grimsby Town. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hornso Posted January 12, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2022 Okay, quick summary because my head is starting to spin... Finn Azaz (Newport County) Mungo Bridge (Annecy) Caleb Chukwuemeka (Livingston) Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest) Frederic Guilbert (Strasbourg) Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United) Lovre Kalinic (Hajduk Split) Ákos Onódi (Bromsgrove Sporting) Aaron Ramsey (Cheltenham Town) Wesley (Internacional) Tyreik Wright (Salford City) 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 Seb Revan (Grimsby Town) [Conference & FA Cup]Conference - 2 starts, 4 subs.FA Cup - 2 starts, 2 goals. 180 minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 We sent Sarkic to Livingston too I think, wonder if we have some kind of link with them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regular_john Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 17 hours ago, MaVilla said: Livingston are 8th in the Scottish PL. Interesting move maybe? Never could gauge Scotland, is the league in its entirety Championship or League 1 level? (aside from Celtic/Rangers who are prob high Champ/low PL level) Pretty spot on. The bulk of the SPL sides would struggle in the championship. Celtic and Rangers could probably manage midtable Premier League finishes if they had a good year. They're obviously nowhere near the level of the top 6. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exeter Fan Too Posted January 13, 2022 Visiting Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 12/01/2022 at 12:26, MaVilla said: Livingston are 8th in the Scottish PL. Interesting move maybe? Never could gauge Scotland, is the league in its entirety Championship or League 1 level? (aside from Celtic/Rangers who are prob high Champ/low PL level) Scottish Premiership is incredibly variable in standard. At the very bottom of it there is an interchange with English League Two players. For example four players released by (League Two) Exeter have ended up recently in the Scottish Premiership relegation dogfight - that includes Livingston centre half Tom Parkes. However, I think that is one of the things that makes it potentially an excellent place to go on loan - go from playing against Rangers/Celtic in front of 50,000 right through to a much lower standard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Just now, Exeter Fan Too said: Scottish Premiership is incredibly variable in standard. At the very bottom of it there is an interchange with English League Two players. For example four players released by (League Two) Exeter have ended up recently in the Scottish Premiership relegation dogfight - that includes Livingston centre half Tom Parkes. However, I think that is one of the things that makes it potentially an excellent place to go on loan - go from playing against Rangers/Celtic in front of 50,000 right through to a much lower standard! thanks for the insight mate. Amazing how diverse the quality is in the Scottish PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 Why sell players when you can loan them! Welcome to the thread Anwar! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) Edited January 14, 2022 by useless 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 Summary update Finn Azaz (Newport County) Mungo Bridge (Annecy) Caleb Chukwuemeka (Livingston) Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest) Anwar El Ghazi (Everton) Frederic Guilbert (Strasbourg) Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United) Lovre Kalinic (Hajduk Split) Ákos Onódi (Bromsgrove Sporting) Aaron Ramsey (Cheltenham Town) Seb Revan (Hereford) Wesley (Internacional) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Ramsey not in the squad today - I wonder why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Apparently Ramsey still hasn't fully recovered from his injury from before Christmas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 15, 2022 Moderator Share Posted January 15, 2022 Seb Revan got man of the match today for Hereford. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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