VillaBrum Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 1 minute ago, Nigel said: Strange, the link to the game is on the avtv site ....obviously doesnt work though. I think Messi11 had the answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Half time 2 nil up with around 60 percent possession. 4 shots on and 7 off target. Albion still have none on and none off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 No Kaden Young, still with the first team? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 27, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2023 5 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: No Kaden Young, still with the first team? Would presume so - the first team quartet at the moment are Watkins/Bailey/Duran/Young. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 I wouldn't be surprised to see Kadan play for the U18s tomorrow, they're away to Palace, so probably going to need all the help they can get, probably why Smith not playing today. It might depend on whether first team have a behind closed doors game or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 We've just scored again, never feel comfortable in U21 games unless we're three or four up with about ten minutes go, as games at this level can be so crazy. Raikhy with our third. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 27, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2023 4-0 and flying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 27, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2023 20 minutes ago, useless said: It might depend on whether first team have a behind closed doors game or not. It looks like some of them at least have been given a few days off - Doug and Kamara are on holiday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 27, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2023 Two more assists for Frith. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Albion team isn't even that weak, a few players missing that have gone out on loan or now involved with first team, but still contains a number of their most highly rated youngsters such as, Griffiths, Ingram, Rico Richards, Mfuamba, Cleary started the game but had to come off injured, and few of the others played when they beat us 6-2, Whitwell who has come off the bench an England U17 international, Bartley is also an experienced first team player of course. So a very good performance from us, even allowing for that we were able to put out a stronger team than usual. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 I think this shows the difference between boys and mens football perfectly. Brad Young , Raikhy , Lindley and Kesler have all been on loan to various degrees of success. But when Albion did us earlier in the season 6 2 we had players a year or so younger on average while all our players were out on loan. Now we seem to have players the same age on average with mens football experience and we have well and truly done them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 27, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2023 22 minutes ago, MWARLEY2 said: I think this shows the difference between boys and mens football perfectly. Brad Young , Raikhy , Lindley and Kesler have all been on loan to various degrees of success. But when Albion did us earlier in the season 6 2 we had players a year or so younger on average while all our players were out on loan. Now we seem to have players the same age on average with mens football experience and we have well and truly done them Yeah there's no comparison. We see it time and again. It's why we get spanked so often in the Papa John's by lower league teams using their senior squads. Going on loan to them is much more valuable than playing in this league. I just want us to get promoted so that the players left behind when all the loans happen are at least playing at the highest level we can offer them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) I wouldn't expect this result to be the norm, chances are a lot of these players will go out on loan, even if they stay some of them will be phased out in favor of giving as much game to the more highly rated younger players as possible. Not sure the club values promotion all that highly, or at least it's not top priority at this level, as I'm not sure there's much difference in quality between PL2 divison 1 and PL2 division 2, as league tables get distorted within academy football because of teams sending players out on loan, priortizing individual development over team results, and so on. That said ideally it's better to be in top division, If we can get the balance right, mixing some of today's players that end up not going on loan, with the likes of Simpson, Kellyman, Kadan Young, Wilson, Triston Rowe, then I think we can still challenge for play-offs, but I think it's vital that we give those younger players as much U21 experience as possible, playing them an age up early will put them in good stead, it's what we did with much of the team that won the FA Youth Cup. Edited January 28, 2023 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 27, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2023 Oh I know they don't value it and I don't expect it. I'd just like it, that's all. I'm well prepared for this not being the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 30, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted January 30, 2023 Front page stats updated with our 4-0 win and Forest beating whipping boys Derby 7-2. A first start of the season in the PL2 for Sinisalo and Kesler-Hayden. The 2nd oldest starting 11 of the season (19.74) although the oldest side (19.90 v Boro) had El Ghazi in it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 30, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted January 30, 2023 Next set of fixtures are Friday week. Nothing this weekend. Friday 10/02 12:00 Southampton(1) v Sunderland(9) 19:00 Aston Villa(6) v Stoke City(10) 19:00 Middlesbrough(7) v West Brom(5) Monday 13/02 19:00 Derby County(11) v Norwich City(4) 19:00 Newcastle(8) v Leeds Utd(2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 I wonder by not sending some players back out on loan if we are trying to get promoted now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 10, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted February 10, 2023 Yay it's matchday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BOF Posted February 10, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted February 10, 2023 Ninth-placed Sunderland managed an unlikely 2-2 draw away to league leaders Southampton in the early kickoff, meaning Leeds can go back on top with their game in hand. It all congests quite nicely at the top now if teams take advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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