dudevillaisnice Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshVilla Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Brilliant stuff! There's some real talent in there. Chelsea didn't really look threatening and we completely owned that 2nd half. Something to be happy about! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I love how they are all comfortable receiving the ball in tight areas and they all seem to have great skill and technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) Has Carruthers really signed for West Spam? Can only see that info on Wikipedia, odd though. Let's hope it's not true Edited April 1, 2013 by mikeyp102 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Although this probably means we will spend less next season as Lerner will look at this and see players who can come into the team instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonst83 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Once again our youngsters are a credit to the club. Now its time for the first team to shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 A remarkable achievement. Our academy is something to be really proud of and has been for many a year. That's why the big clubs are angling for UEFA to ban Villa from the competition to force the top youth talent to move to the big 4 sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Fantastic 2nd half from the lads, deserved the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 A remarkable achievement. Our academy is something to be really proud of and has been for many a year. That's why the big clubs are angling for UEFA to ban Villa from the competition to force the top youth talent to move to the big 4 sides. Where did you read this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Well done the baby's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 A remarkable achievement. Our academy is something to be really proud of and has been for many a year. That's why the big clubs are angling for UEFA to ban Villa from the competition to force the top youth talent to move to the big 4 sides. Where did you read this? was mentioned earlier in the thread. Ban isnt the word but rumous is UEFA want to rebrand with just U19 teams that qualified for Champions League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Yeah UEFA will be gutted we have won this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 A remarkable achievement. Our academy is something to be really proud of and has been for many a year. said it few pages back. Its probably been the 1 shining light at the club in last 10 years or so. Tony McAndrew is probably one of best youth coaches in Europe. seems like a fair but no-nonsense type guy and just what young players need really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted April 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) K Mac has had a big influence as well Edited April 1, 2013 by villarule123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Arsenal coach Burton also committed Arsenal to the NextGen Series amid speculation UEFA will create a rival Champions League-style tournament for Under 19 teams next season. Following the success of the continental competition, which is in its second year, UEFA are considering setting up their own tournament involving the 32 Champions League qualifiers. It would mean most of the NextGen competitors having to choose between the two to avoid fixture congestion. However, Burton said: ‘I think it would be a tragedy if this new competition goes ahead. The NextGen has given invaluable experience to my players, we cherish these matches with top-quality opposition and the standard would drop. ‘Our squad would not be big enough to compete in two competitions with all the games and travel.’ sounds like the UEFA competition and nextgen will run alongside each other, will obviously be a huge knock though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 The only solution is for uefa to give us a champions league place. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) The only solution is for uefa to give us a champions league place. The solution is for UEFA to introduce a ranking system for youth teams, based on performance of the club's youth team not the senior side! That's too simple a solution though and it will mean some big sides don't make the cut, while Aston Villa does. Edited April 1, 2013 by Con 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 1, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 1, 2013 "The standard would drop" It's not the big sides that are the problem, it's the little sides - the NextGen invites big sides - they pick and choose - the Champions league has the thing that annoys big clubs, qualification - they have to include Champions; teams like Nordsjaelland, CFR Cluj and BATE - Arsenal would rather play Ajax and Inter thanks very much. It's a little bit of a practice this one I think - an independent secures a TV deal and invites the biggest clubs. UEFA says thanks very much but that's our pie and we'll keep it, from now on this will be like the Champions league - the big clubs say hold on a minute now, the problem with the Champions league is that you keep inviting those people who are Champions of countries that aren't very good - we'd prefer big teams from big leagues, so we'll stay with this tournament thanks very much - and UEFA suddenly becomes a lot less powerful than its biggest clubs or its TV companies. In a few years time, we could be talking about the Champions league proper and a European super league. That said, I think it would be wrong to punish the best youth team in Europe for the sake of the ongoing power struggle between the game and its muscle (UEFA and FIFA) and the clubs and their muscle (SKY, BT and Eurosport) - I like this tournament and there needs to be a way to make it a meritocracy whilst protecting Europe's smaller nations from future omission from larger tournaments. I fear that we will end up sacrificed to protect a power balance that we've helped create. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Fair play to them. Means nothing if these lot end up like bannan and albrighton. The Moore brother won the FA youth cup while Rooney went home empty handed. Didn't mean shit for their future though. Hopefully we might start seeing a bit more quality from our youth products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Will young players choose clubs based on the competition the youth teams play in? Surely good young players would pick us over the likes of arsenal or Chelsea due to the better first team opportunities they would get. Of course real top class will end up at big clubs but will these changes really stop us from signing the weimman's and Grealish's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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