Academy And Under-23s

Discussion in 'The Team Bus' started by wfc78, Aug 14, 2012.

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  1. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    They did ok.
     
  2. El distraído

    El distraído Johnny Foreigner

  3. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

  4. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    We won the global arena cup but lost the sanex cup. Shame because sanex is kind you your skin.
     
  5. Levon

    Levon Squad Player

    Michael Folivi scored twice for Coventry last night, where he is on loan. Trouble is that it was for their U23-team. I kind of find it disappointing that we've loaned him out just to play for their U23s. I'm not sure he's even made the bench for their senior team yet.
     
  6. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Been injured I think.
     
  7. ITKJim

    ITKJim Reservist

    He's been injured the whole time. Last night was his first game for them.
     
  8. Levon

    Levon Squad Player

    Is that true? Disappointment retracted.
     
  9. Steve Leo Beleck

    Steve Leo Beleck Squad Player

    Folivi was playing up front with Yakubu last night for Coventry's u23s and they'll both be competing for a place in the squad for Sunday's EFL Trophy final. It's good that Folivi scored twice but I imagine that Yakubu might get the nod for his movement off the ball:

    [video=youtube;bshuhz1s5EU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bshuhz1s5EU[/video]
     
  10. Timbers

    Timbers Apeman

    The Yak had pulled his hamstring, Coventry had made all of their subs and thus was asked just to stay on the pitch and be a body out there.
     
  11. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Michael Folivi watched Coventry win at Wembley from the bench..
     
  12. ITKJim

    ITKJim Reservist

    Tyrell Robinson has scored again for the Under 23s, his third already and he's only been here a month or so. Sounds like he's getting a contract too.
     
  13. El distraído

    El distraído Johnny Foreigner

  14. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

    Not in the squad for the last game strangely
     
  15. ITKJim

    ITKJim Reservist

    Achilles injury.
     
  16. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Another 2-0 win - against Leeds this time.
     
  17. reids

    reids First Team

    Harry Kewell appointed manager of Crawley...
     
  18. Bore

    Bore Reservist

    Christ - what do they see in him. Obviously never came and watched while at Watford.

    Always amazes me how intelligent business men do crazy things once become football chairman
     
  19. El distraído

    El distraído Johnny Foreigner

  20. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    Maybe they think he might be able to persuade some of our youngsters to come over to Crawley, after all PL apprentices could make 1st team players at Crawley's level.
     
  21. Nnnn

    Nnnn First Team

    Maybe some of our youngsters will think "that bloke again? No thanks"
     
  22. El distraído

    El distraído Johnny Foreigner

    Obi has been released. Seems like it was only yesterday when United took him on trial as a 15/16 year old. A shame, but it seems he's just not kicked on enough since then. Good luck to him.
     
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  23. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    How many did we offer Pro deals to?

    Maybe they will see how Mason and others got a chance and might give it a go?
     
  24. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

  25. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Well be a good thing for injured players and youngsters maybe not getting enough games in the Under 23 league which seems to be a bit hit and miss.

    Might mean we enter the Checktrade trophy and play Luton at some point maybe!
     
  26. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Yippee. Another relaunch. Can't say it doesn't need it but seems like absolute chaos behind scenes sometimes. I expect Scott's brief was to recommend whatever he liked other than Cat A.
     
  27. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    We should never have downgraded the academy, closed harefield and sold Hodson
     
  28. Clive_ofthe_Kremlin

    Clive_ofthe_Kremlin Squad Player

    I was pleased to see we're going to play a B team as well as an u-23 team.

    As I understand it, our u-18s will play for the U23s and the U23s will mainly play for the B team in order to give each level a step up.

    Hopefully this will let our squad players get more regular game time and get them a bit sharper. Maybe see some of the U23s get a bit more 1st team minutes too.
     
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  29. Leighton Buzzer

    Leighton Buzzer Reservist

    Why don't we have reserves and juniors, like we used to?
    I used to love the Combination, then the London Midweek league for the reserves, and the South East Counties league for the juniors.
     
  30. StuBoy

    StuBoy Forum Cad and Bounder

    This makes me wistful for the England B team again.
     
  31. jw-

    jw- Reservist

    Thought they did well against Stoke last night.
     
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  32. miked2006

    miked2006 Premiership Prediction League Proprietor

    As far as I'm aware, we need to have an U23 side. It is part of the conditions of having a category A/B/C side - otherwise teams can nab our talented youth for pittance.
     
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  33. DrewH

    DrewH Administrator Staff Member

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  34. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    Dissapointing.

    Read the B team title and imagined a ford transit of wanted petty criminals fighting for local independent business men featuring:

    An older gentleman with a vaping habit
    A slightly overweight black bloke who was a touch miserable
    A fast talking chav who has a poledancing club loyalty card
    and a slightly off chap, maybe with OCD.
     
  35. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Unfortunately couldn't get any of the 4 over the line in the transfer window. None were available as loans with no commitment to buy !
     

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