U23s & Academy

[joeyt]

Just now, Weezertron said:

What was the name of that kid from the summer who was decent, and on the edge of 1st team squad?

 

Anderson?

[Weezertron]

4 minutes ago, nemtizz said:

 

Sanusi?

Thats the one I think. Cheers. 

 

Not heard how he's been in a while

[The Butcher]

 

[Lush Vlad]

He didn’t look quick when he came on against Bournemouth last season. Looked miles away from what is required. 
 

Hopefully he can make the next step and perhaps get a loan somewhere. 

[huss9]

the bairn went tonight.

miley was class and decent from sanusi.

[relámpago blanco]

On 14/12/2024 at 19:26, joeyt said:

 

Anderson?

Sanusi, he looked quality in preseason.

[relámpago blanco]

Main question is how was Botman?

[arnonel]

How are the new signings getting on this year?
Who is closest to making the step up?

[The Butcher]

 

[Nucasol]

Villa massacred our Under 18s in the Youth Cup. 0-4 at Whitley Park. Shows how far we still have to go to get an academy that is up there with the better ones.

 

 

Edited yesterday at 21:00 by Nucasol

[MagCA]

Travis Hernes join Aalborg on loan. 
 

Hope this one goes well Shola or you’re on thin ice, buddy. 

[SUPERTOON]

8 minutes ago, MagCA said:

Travis Hernes join Aalborg on loan. 
 

Hope this one goes well Shola or you’re on thin ice, buddy. 

He already should be tbh.

[Joelinton7]

U21st lost 4-2 against 10 men (Southampton)

 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by Joelinton7

[Newcastle Fan]

28 minutes ago, Joelinton7 said:

U21st lost 4-2 against 10 men (Southampton)

 

 

 

 

Garang Kuol back from the dead to score a goal though!

[HalloNUFC]

17 hours ago, Nucasol said:

Villa massacred our Under 18s in the Youth Cup. 0-4 at Whitley Park. Shows how far we still have to go to get an academy that is up there with the better ones.

 

 

 

Just checked that Villa u18 are league leader of South & ours are at lower half of Northern table.

Has there a nation wide league, we would have been in 2nd division.

 

My opinion is football at academy level can't be judged around result & league standings.

There's no guarantee that 10 yrs later the Villa squad from today will have more professionals than ours.

 

[Ghandis Flip-Flop]

1 hour ago, HalloNUFC said:

Just checked that Villa u18 are league leader of South & ours are at lower half of Northern table.

Has there a nation wide league, we would have been in 2nd division.

 

My opinion is football at academy level can't be judged around result & league standings.

There's no guarantee that 10 yrs later the Villa squad from today will have more professionals than ours.

 

This ☝️ think of your own mates you played football at school with at 16/17 and how many you bumped into two or three years later and were suddenly massive. Physicality plays a big part in competitive sport and knowing how someone is going to physically develop at a young age will always include an element of guesswork. IMO Academy football shouldn’t be primarily about results, but be about teaching technique, skills, tactics and patterns of play.

[montysmythe]

NUFC has announced a policy in recent months, where we play younger players to help 'advance' them by playing against older kids e.g. 15 / 16yr olds will play for U18s and 17 / 18yr olds will play for the U23s

[MagCA]

Not worried about the academy. Looks to be in good hands. 
 

That U21 manager, Diarmuid O’Carroll, looks to have been a good hire. 
 

Jack Brazil seems a good lad too, in charge of the U16s. 

[Unbelievable]

1 hour ago, montysmythe said:

NUFC has announced a policy in recent months, where we play younger players to help 'advance' them by playing against older kids e.g. 15 / 16yr olds will play for U18s and 17 / 18yr olds will play for the U23s

Ajax has done this since before the birth of Christ