U18/U21 Development Thread (4 Viewers)

[Nick]

U23s at home to Ipswich at the Ricoh on Monday18 February KO 1pm. Enter via Main Atrium and car parking is also free.

Wish one of these would fall on a day I'm not working

 

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[stevefloyd]

I am not working out on Monday with her indoors, now if I can persuade her to go and watch an empty soul less game I am not sure...I would enjoy but hmmmmm!

 

[ccfc_jj]

Looked like a good game!

 

[Winny the Bish]

Interesting question here: Who from the U23 squad do you most want to see in a 1st team game before the end of the season?

 

[Nick]

Bremang

 

[vow]

Burroughs

 

[Otis]

Burroughs.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

George Hunt been loaned out to Hounslow according to MAD.

As he's coming to the end of his apprenticeship is this an indication he's being released and attempting to help him find a club?

 

[jackdg]

Bouwe Bosma is being let go, pending finding him a club, halfway through his two year contract.

Frankly a bizarre signing all round but wish him all the best.

'It's not going to work out for him here' - Sky Blues boss

 

[larry_david]

Yes weird one. Some work, some don't.

 

[larry_david]

Interesting start to hickmans loan. Mom first game, og in the 2nd and named in non league team of week after the 3rd.

 

[SBchimp]

Under 18s finish their league campaign tomorrow with a home again against Crystal Palace being played in Hemel Hempstead.

This is the rearranged fixture for the one abandoned a few weeks back.

KO 12 pm

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

When will we know who's been taken on/released from the second years and the new intake from the U16's?

 

[Joy Division]

When will we know who's been taken on/released from the second years and the new intake from the U16's?

The club usually announce it by the end of April don't they? Assume we'll hear something soon.

 

[SBchimp]

Next years scholars are signing next week, so will be announced then..

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

New intake of 12 by the looks of it.

 

[Nick]

Should give them proper haircuts when they join, like the marines

 

[Kerr23]

George Hunt been loaned out to Hounslow according to MAD.

As he's coming to the end of his apprenticeship is this an indication he's being released and attempting to help him find a club?

You were right

 

[Kerr23]

 

[larry_david]

One who's got away?

 

[Otis]

He was very highly rated at one point.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

New intake of 12 by the looks of it.

When can we put names to faces?

 

[SBchimp]

When can we put names to faces?

I'm not sure if the club are going to publish details so I'll have a go.:emoji_nerd:

Back Row L-R Will Bapaga (St), Harrison Nee (St), Matty Harland (Mid), Keelan Fallows (GK)
Middle Row L-R Joe Nightingale (Mid), Haydon Purves (Mid), Thai Duggan (St), Alex Costa (Mid)
Front Row L-R Kai Forsyth (Def), Adam Taylor (Def), George Burroughs (Def), Sam Pits-Eckersall (Mid)

 

[jackdg]

I'm not sure if the club are going to publish details so I'll have a go.:emoji_nerd:

Back Row L-R Will Bapaga (St), Harrison Nee (St), Matty Harland (Mid), Keelan Fallows (GK)
Middle Row L-R Joe Nightingale (Mid), Haydon Purves (Mid), Thai Duggan (St), Alex Costa (Mid)
Front Row L-R Kai Forsyth (Def), Adam Taylor (Def), George Burroughs (Def), Sam Pits-Eckersall (Mid)

Other than the obvious (Mr Burroughs) who is tipped to progress well?

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

I'm not sure if the club are going to publish details so I'll have a go.:emoji_nerd:

Back Row L-R Will Bapaga (St), Harrison Nee (St), Matty Harland (Mid), Keelan Fallows (GK)
Middle Row L-R Joe Nightingale (Mid), Haydon Purves (Mid), Thai Duggan (St), Alex Costa (Mid)
Front Row L-R Kai Forsyth (Def), Adam Taylor (Def), George Burroughs (Def), Sam Pits-Eckersall (Mid)

Ta very much. Apart from Harland and Taylor I'd seen the other names in academy games to some degree or another.

On the less happy side are you allowed to confirm what happened to the rest of the second years? As far as I've heard only Jack Burroughs of the second years was offered a contract.

From above George Hunt signed for Bournemouth and I believe Morgan Crowther and George Membrillera have found new clubs too. But what about Tom Bilson, Josh Endall, Dylan Fixter, Costelus Lautaru, Luke Rowe, Lewis White and Aaron Whitmore?

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Other than the obvious (Mr Burroughs) who is tipped to progress well?

I'm no authority on the matter but Will Bapaga played a number of games in U18 and scored a few goals, and even made a couple of U23 appearances. The other names that seemed to crop up most often were Costa and Pitts-Eckersall but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

 

[chiefdave]

Pre season fixtures for the U23s, couple of Saturday games at Higgs.

Saturday 6th July: Sky Blues U23 vs Conquest Academy - 11am KO
Saturday 13th July: Sky Blues U23 vs GNP Sports - 1pm KO
Wednesday 17th July: Racing Club Warwick vs Sky Blues U23 - 7:45pm KO
Saturday 20th July: AFC Telford United vs Sky Blues U23 - 3pm KO
Tuesday 23rd July: Rugby Town vs Sky Blues U23 - 7:30pm KO

Entry to the fixtures at the Alan Higgs Centre will be Free of charge and fixture information for other venues will be confirmed at a closer time.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Pre season fixtures for the U23s, couple of Saturday games at Higgs.

Why the shock

 

[SBchimp]

With venue this time

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

NEWS: Introducing The Sky Blues Academy Scholars

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Good article that

 

[Nick]

Interesting Bapaga has literally just been taken on and is straight in with the first team.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Let's hope the right back that joined from West Brom isn't as silly as the last one.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

4-3 opening day win for the U18.

Rodber, Howley, Ward and Nee got the goals.

 

[Winny the Bish]

4-3 opening day win for the U18.

Rodber, Howley and Nee got three of the goals.

Pretty sure Howley and Rodber are U16s. Sheff Utd are normally very strong so that's a great result.