U18/U21 Development Thread (3 Viewers)

larry_david

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U18’s beat Watford 2-1 at the Higgs today (01/04/2025). Thrilling game, very end to end with Watford taking a 1-0 lead via a certain Kristian Shevchenko, but Coventry fought back with 2 goals in the last 15 mins to seal the victory. That’s 6 wins in a row now.
And yet it's nowhere on our social media. I have no idea why
 

larry_david

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Think there's only been about three games this season where they've shown the team.

Almost as hard just to find out the scorers.
I wondered if it was a gdpr/under 18s privacy thing but I think it's just pure neglect as other teams post our teams and scorers and we just pretend it doesn't happen!
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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I find the website youthawk is pretty good for information .
I tend to look there but even they usually have little except the result for us. Opposition often have teams and scorers, but we don't, so it has to be a conscious decision by the club they don't want this info known.

Could be due to their age and safeguarding, but could also be they want as little getting out so bigger clubs have to work harder to poach our youngsters.
 

Wiseoldfool

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I tend to look there but even they usually have little except the result for us. Opposition often have teams and scorers, but we don't, so it has to be a conscious decision by the club they don't want this info known.

Could be due to their age and safeguarding, but could also be they want as little getting out so bigger clubs have to work harder to poach our youngsters.
yeah we've lost a few talented lads just lately
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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Maybe we need to start a "Whatever Happened To?" for those that got poached as a youngster.

How many made it, and at what level. Did we actually get a good deal getting compensation for them as a youngster?
 

Frankly_Mr_Shankly

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It’s exactly that, they don’t want players poached. There’s scouts at every game and they’re all looking for the next star.

Players will find out later this month whether they’re being kept on or not.
 

Frankly_Mr_Shankly

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The 15 year old who came on as sub for Leicester tonight , Jeremy Monga, is a former Coventry Academy player and is from Coventry. He’s now being touted by the likes of Real Madrid and Man City.
 

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