Ann Proctor-Brown
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Doing like the first team.0-2.
NoI don’t watch much academy football but for someone who does, is there a next big thing in either U21 or U18s and make a serious claim in the first team this year or next?
From what I can see we don’t have anything coming through of note apart from possibly Obikwu or Rus?
Would love a shred of positivity from those better informed than me!
I think he asked for a shred of positivity.
Im still banging the drum of fucking off the U21s entirely, absolute waste of cash
You have a pretty decent idea at u18 level if a player will make it. Sign them up, loan them out
Not even ohare?That was poor. There's no one in that team anywhere near first team standard.
We seem to have a thing for small or weak players. Fleetwood were better, stronger and wanted it more.
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O'Hare just looked rusty and like he was playing with players nowhere near his wavelength.Not even ohare?
Did we keep possession though?
YesI don’t watch much academy football but for someone who does, is there a next big thing in either U21 or U18s and make a serious claim in the first team this year or next?
From what I can see we don’t have anything coming through of note apart from possibly Obikwu or Rus?
Would love a shred of positivity from those better informed than me!
And who is that please?
WTF are you talking about.Im still banging the drum of fucking off the U21s entirely, absolute waste of cash
You have a pretty decent idea at u18 level if a player will make it. Sign them up, loan them out
WTF are you talking about.
There’s been a number of U/21s on the subs bench this season, so you are saying if a player isn’t in the first team squad at 18 fuck him off. Clown.
They are all 17 ffs! I bet you were still delivering yellow shite at their age.Yea Obikwu, Stretton, Andrews have had tonnes of minutes aint they silly me, i forgot the balon d'ors on their horizon
They are all 17 ffs! I bet you were still delivering yellow shite at their age.
You don’t know what you are on about, what pro club are going to take on 17/18 year olds. U/18s & U21s are development squads different names nowadays used to be called apprentices, A-team and reserves.Also Ballbag, i didnt say that
I said talent is obvious by the u18 age group, so you sign them up, loan them out for 2 or 3 seasons and go from there. Clown
They don’t sign pro-forms until they are 18.17. So u18. So we could sign them up and loan them out if we think they're good enough then? Thus proving my point
Im still banging the drum of fucking off the U21s entirely, absolute waste of cash
You have a pretty decent idea at u18 level if a player will make it. Sign them up, loan them out
I heard it was because whoever was in charge of Villa’s U23s didn’t want anyone over the age of 20 in there.I'm pretty sure Villa released O'hare (aged 22) because they didn't think he was good enough to make it.
They're not pushing to be involved though, there to make up the numbers with the larger bench.WTF are you talking about.
There’s been a number of U/21s on the subs bench this season, so you are saying if a player isn’t in the first team squad at 18 fuck him off. Clown.
I looked at that squad that played yesterday and most are 17 or youngerThey're not pushing to be involved though, there to make up the numbers with the larger bench.
As soon as Palmer and co are fit they wont be there anymore which IMO is a good thing as they tend to not play as much 21's football if they are bench warming for the 1st team.
Reality is, right now there is nobody staking a claim to break through and dislodge a "first team player"
Kind of agree but would prefer a reserves league instead, rather than loaning them out straight away. We still want some level of control over their development.Im still banging the drum of fucking off the U21s entirely, absolute waste of cash
You have a pretty decent idea at u18 level if a player will make it. Sign them up, loan them out
tbf when Ogrizovic was there we went for stronger players, dominated youth football, but then their lack of technical ability got show up when they weren't able to just bully the opposition physically.We seem to have a thing for small or weak players.
tbf when Ogrizovic was there we went for stronger players, dominated youth football, but then their lack of technical ability got show up when they weren't able to just bully the opposition physically.
I'm guessing the logic is that strength is easier to bulk up as kids grow up, whereas a good technical start is harder to coach into somebody.
I'm pretty sure Villa released O'hare (aged 22) because they didn't think he was good enough to make it.
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