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Cashman on the bench at Altrincham now, he is to lightweight and somebody needs to end his misery and say he isn’t going to be a pro anymore.
 
Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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rexo87 said:
Just read the report from the other day and says he was eligible for 16s last season so suggests he is 1st year. Must be a very decent prospect then
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Supposedly, though I believe Callum Perry is also a first year and has feature regularly at the back for the U21's this year.

From what I recall, of the current second years Bradley Stretton has already got a two year deal. No idea if any of the others will get one as you'd expect any that were being considered to be regularly around the U21's but none of them are. I seem to notice Charlie Manners being picked out for praise recently, and is top scorer I think, but whether that means anything is anyone's guess.

They've kept quite quiet about the academy since the current academy boss took over. Didn't even say who got deals or released last year or introduce the new intake this. Has been a bit more info on results etc. the last month or two and they recently updated the U18 profiles on the official site to include the current first years.
 
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Winny the Bish

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Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Supposedly, though I believe Callum Perry is also a first year and has feature regularly at the back for the U21's this year.

From what I recall, of the current second years Bradley Stretton has already got a two year deal. No idea if any of the others will get one as you'd expect any that were being considered to be regularly around the U21's but none of them are. I seem to notice Charlie Manners being picked out for praise recently, and is top scorer I think, but whether that means anything is anyone's guess.

They've kept quite quiet about the academy since the current academy boss took over. Didn't even say who got deals or released last year or introduce the new intake this. Has been a bit more info on results etc. the last month or two and they recently updated the U18 profiles on the official site to include the current first years.
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I remember when you used to be able to watch 5 min highlights of U18s games and get articles on the offal about everything. Now we're lucky to get a write-up on games they play that are more than just manager quotes.
 
no_loyalty

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Bilson starting in goal for Scunthorpe, already conceded 2 in the first 11 minutes.
 
larry_david

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Clean sheet for Billson last night against york. Some praise for him too although everyone was kicking off as he was time wasting when scunny needed the win. Also a few comments about his shambolic kicking including this:

Idk who taught Tom Billson how to kick a ball, but It's laughable. Looks like a half decent shot stopper, but how you can't kick a ball properly as a goalkeeper genuinely baffles me. Didn't find his man once yesterday.

Elsewhere Costello subbed at HT, Alvechurch match postponed and finally our new lad Di Trollo started again for St albans, part of defence that's now 5th in the league. For a 17 Yr old centre back to be playing every game at national South level, he must be half decent. I'd put him in the one to watch bracket.
 
shmmeee

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larry_david said:
Clean sheet for Billson last night against york. Some praise for him too although everyone was kicking off as he was time wasting when scunny needed the win. Also a few comments about his shambolic kicking including this:

Idk who taught Tom Billson how to kick a ball, but It's laughable. Looks like a half decent shot stopper, but how you can't kick a ball properly as a goalkeeper genuinely baffles me. Didn't find his man once yesterday.

Elsewhere Costello subbed at HT, Alvechurch match postponed and finally our new lad Di Trollo started again for St albans, part of defence that's now 5th in the league. For a 17 Yr old centre back to be playing every game at national South level, he must be half decent. I'd put him in the one to watch bracket.
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Same guy who’s been teaching Wilson?
 
slowpoke

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Frostie said:
Agreed. The comment about his kicking is not unfounded though.
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While I see kicking has become a much bigger part of goalkeeping than it ever was I’ll ask a question would you sign big Oggy today if he was available and in his prime.
Think it’s fair to say his kicking wasn’t a strong point.
 
Otis

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slowpoke said:
While I see kicking has become a much bigger part of goalkeeping than it ever was I’ll ask a question would you sign big Oggy today if he was available and in his prime.
Think it’s fair to say his kicking wasn’t a strong point.
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It wasn't. Oggy's two areas of weakness were his kicking and then also on crosses.

His command of the area, positioning and shot stopping though were outstanding
 
Frostie

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slowpoke said:
While I see kicking has become a much bigger part of goalkeeping than it ever was I’ll ask a question would you sign big Oggy today if he was available and in his prime.
Think it’s fair to say his kicking wasn’t a strong point.
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No, absolutely not, he wouldn't be able to cope with the demands of today's game. It was already becoming a bigger factor by the time he retired. Despite having many flaws himself, Hedman was a better keeper.
 
Grendel

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No, absolutely not, he wouldn't be able to cope with the demands of today's game. It was already becoming a bigger factor by the time he retired. Despite having many flaws himself, Hedman was a better keeper.
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Hedman hardly had much of a career though. It was pretty much us after a Swedish club
 
larry_david

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Good to see Bell is back. Had a bad injury from his loan apparently. Looks like George Burroughs has been injured and back on the bench.

Bapaga can't get in, assume he's gone in the summer.
 
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