U18/U21 Development Thread (19 Viewers)

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Aug 10, 2019

I've got them down as U16. I think Ward is a schoolboy as well - just not sure of his first name. It's either Ben or George I think.

SBchimp · Aug 10, 2019

George Ward is a 2nd year scholar, one of only 3 on the pitch. 3 16s started also. Good strong performance

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Aug 10, 2019

Definitely a good start with such a young team. Not heard of either of the right sided players at all.

On youthwiki one of the games had a Ben Ward starting for us last year some time - assume it was someone getting it wrong. Wasn't mentioned in the scholars thing on the website recently though - has he joined recently?

Thanks for the update and nice to see George had the armband.

SBchimp · Aug 10, 2019

Yes he joined from Strachan recently, was in back end of last season I think..

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 10, 2019

The U18s beat Bolton 5-2 two weeks ago but lost 2-0 to Barnsley at the weekend. They have started the season with 2 wins and 3 defeats.

Haven’t checked if it’s been posted but the new U18 coach is Karl Hooper who joined after Birmingham restructured their academy. Andy Crabtree who was at the club for a long time went in the opposite direction but I don’t think it was linked.

Hooper was promoted to Blues U23s coach under Lee Clark at just 25 years old and is supposed to be a really good young progressive coach.

Academy coach Karl Hooper is relishing big Blues break

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 10, 2019

Youthhawk think Jones is Reece Jones from Stoke who would be a second year scholar after completing his first year at Stoke where he didn’t get much game time. @Sky_Blue_Dreamer

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Sep 10, 2019

SlowerThanPlatt said:
Youthhawk think Jones is Reece Jones from Stoke who would be a second year scholar after completing his first year at Stoke where he didn’t get much game time. @Sky_Blue_Dreamer

Yeah I had seen that. I assume you're referring to my post about the RB from WBA? In which case I was referring to Adam Taylor

NEWS: Introducing The Sky Blues Academy Scholars

EDIT: Just realised you were talking about my comment about who the right sided players were. Apologies.

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 10, 2019

Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Yeah I had seen that. I assume you're referring to my post about the RB from WBA? In which case I was referring to Adam Taylor

NEWS: Introducing The Sky Blues Academy Scholars

EDIT: Just realised you were talking about my comment about who the right sided players were. Apologies.

Yes they also bought in Ward from Strachan who I believe is a second year aswell as alluded to above. Neither have been included in an U23 squad & younger players have so I wonder if they have just bought in for numbers to keep the team competitive unless they impress a lot.

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 12, 2019

23s play Blues at St.Andrews tomorrow in a designated away fixture. They are currently unbeaten but haven’t had to play a Friday fixture where the fringe first team players like Bakayoko, Biamou and Wakefield may not be available due to first team commitments. 1:30 kick off

U23s table:

U18s table:

larry_david · Sep 12, 2019

SlowerThanPlatt said:
23s play Blues at St.Andrews tomorrow in a designated away fixture. They are currently unbeaten but haven’t had to play a Friday fixture where the fringe first team players like Bakayoko, Biamou and Wakefield may not be available due to first team commitments. 1:30 kick off

U23s table:

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U18s table:

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Yeah interesting tomorrow as lots of our first teamers will be in the squad for Saturday

Sky Blue Pete · Sep 13, 2019

larry_david said:
Yeah interesting tomorrow as lots of our first teamers will be in the squad for Saturday

Be interesting to see who plays as it will show the likely first team

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 13, 2019

U23s v Blues: Tom Bilson, Blaine Rowe, Callum Maycock, Declan Drysdale, Brandon Mason, Jack Burroughs, Jonathan Ngandu, Jordan Young, Charlie Wakefield, David Bremang, William Bapaga

Subs: Keelan Fallows (GK), Joe Newton, Dexter Walters, George Burroughs, Sam Pitts-Eckersall

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 13, 2019

Some restructuring within the Under 23s.

Jason Farndon is now ‘First Team technical coach’ and ‘Head of Under 23s player development’ and Luke Tisdale is now Head Coach of the Under 23s. Farndon is already known to most supporters but Luke Tisdale used to be lead Youth Development Phase coach (12-16) and was assistant to Farndon last season so there is a pathway for coaches as well and belief in their methods from the manager and club.

NEWS: Coventry City announce restructuring to the coaching set up

Lower down U18s assistant Andy Whing has left to become first team coach at Russell Slade’s Hereford.

Adge · Sep 13, 2019

SlowerThanPlatt said:
Some restructuring within the Under 23s.

Jason Farndon is now ‘First Team technical coach’ and ‘Head of Under 23s player development’ and Luke Tisdale is now Head Coach of the Under 23s. Farndon is already known to most supporters but Luke Tisdale used to be lead Youth Development Phase coach (12-16) and was assistant to Farndon last season so there is a pathway for coaches as well and belief in their methods from the manager and club.

NEWS: Coventry City announce restructuring to the coaching set up

Lower down U18s assistant Andy Whing has left to become first team coach at Russell Slade’s Hereford.

Strange move that one. Anyways, how are you my old sparing partner and where did you disappear to?:emoji_thinking:

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 13, 2019

Adge said:
Strange move that one. Anyways, how are you my old sparing partner and where did you disappear to?:emoji_thinking:

What’s a strange move? And I kind of lost interest and enjoyment in CCFC and general football for a bit with things going on in my life

Adge · Sep 14, 2019

SlowerThanPlatt said:
What’s a strange move? And I kind of lost interest and enjoyment in CCFC and general football for a bit with things going on in my life

Ah ok-hope everything is ok and welcome back.:emoji_thumbsup:

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Sep 29, 2019

Lost 7-0 at home to Palace yesterday with a reasonably strong team including Ngandu and Bapaga.

jordan210 · Oct 10, 2019

23's playing Millwall today. looks like it will be on YouTube

Winny the Bish · Oct 10, 2019

jordan210 said:
23's playing Millwall today. looks like it will be on YouTube

1-0 down. Playing the same way as the first team i.e when we attack with speed we look good, once it slows down we struggle.

jordan210 · Oct 10, 2019

4-0 down

Winny the Bish · Oct 10, 2019

HT: 4-0 down.
2nd goal: Good play from their man on a short corner to dribble past one and smash it in.
3rd: Defenders let striker have open header in the box
4th: Bad pass from keeper, Milwall CM picks it up and scores from 25 yards. Keeper should've done better with the shot.

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Oct 10, 2019

Just seen the team - very young and inexperienced.

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Oct 10, 2019

Lost 4-1. Bremang with the goal.

Both the first team and U23 lost thier unbeaten starts with heavy loses this week

Otis · Oct 10, 2019

Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Lost 4-1. Bremang with the goal.

Both the first team and U23 lost thier unbeaten starts with heavy loses this week

And after Brexit, the whole country will suffer heavy losses too.

stevefloyd · Oct 10, 2019

Otis said:
And after Brexit, the whole country will suffer heavy losses too.

thats it cheer us all up

SBchimp · Oct 16, 2019

The young Sky Blues have been drawn against Walsall at home in the FA Youth Cup

Game will probably be at somewhere like Leamington

Adge · Oct 16, 2019

Otis said:
And after Brexit, the whole country will suffer heavy losses too.

Will it? How do we know? We’ll all have to wait and see.

shmmeee · Oct 17, 2019

Adge said:
Will it? How do we know? We’ll all have to wait and see.

Right? What good are predictive models built on historical data?

This is why each morning I leave my house by a random window or door. I mean yesterday the front door led to ground level, but really how do we know? We’ll have to wait and see.

SBchimp · Oct 23, 2019

chiefdave · Oct 23, 2019

Do they normally play the FA Cup games at Leamington rather than Higgs?

SBchimp · Oct 23, 2019

Has to be at a ground. Have used Leamington in the past

SlowerThanPlatt · Oct 24, 2019

“As previously announced, Academy Manager Rich Stevens has moved on to a similar position at West Bromwich Albion. The process for replacing Rich has taken place. We had a really strong set of applications, of which we shortlisted six. An interview panel of myself, Mark Robins and Mick Halsall, Head of Academy Coaching, interviewed each of the shortlisted candidates and were impressed by all of the presentations that they made to us, which gave us a tough decision. However, we have offered the position to one of the six candidates, who has accepted, and we hope to be in a position to announce imminently.“

From Boddy in the programme last night

pipkin73 · Oct 30, 2019

Lost 2-1 to Walsall with Bapaga missing a late penalty

stevefloyd · Oct 31, 2019

Sky Blue Harry H · Oct 31, 2019

Attendance 327 - not bad!!

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