Ethel The Tree Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Going for versatility, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Well at least the sun is out, eh Dom? (... miserable sod! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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owl-zat Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Ethel The Tree said: Ready made song for our scorer here if he breaks into the first team, just which version to choose or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 That'll do nicely Both our U23s & U18s start off with a win - and both keep clean sheets Wish I could say the same about the 1st team Thanks as usual to Kivo for the updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 amazes me that millwall would do a round trip of 380 miles on a Monday morning for a under 23s game ... ….why cant they just have a north and south league like in the central league days . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, torryowl said: amazes me that millwall would do a round trip of 380 miles on a Monday morning for a under 23s game ... ….why cant they just have a north and south league like in the central league days . Agree with this Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, torryowl said: amazes me that millwall would do a round trip of 380 miles on a Monday morning for a under 23s game ... ….why cant they just have a north and south league like in the central league days . To prepare young players for the rigours of first team football - long distance travelling will be a part of their lives if they want to go far in the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, KivoOwl said: To prepare young players for the rigours of first team football - long distance travelling will be a part of their lives if they want to go far in the game Any rumours kicking about the place today mate? Other than people getting mistaken about who was watching through windows that is Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, KivoOwl said: To prepare young players for the rigours of first team football - long distance travelling will be a part of their lives if they want to go far in the game is that the official line or just your opinion …. ...if they had an overnight stay then I could go with that but if they didn't they must have got up around 5am to get here .and I doubt any club in the football league would do that for there for 1st team . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simaniac Owl Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 53 minutes ago, owl-zat said: This one is best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 2 hours ago, TrickyTrev said: I think if we weren't playing on Thursday, the likes of Boyd, Matias, Jones, Nielsen and Van Aken could well have been playing today. I think not, althought the U23s are always likely to accommodate the odd 1st teamer coming back from injury Neil Thompson seems to work with an established group geared to receiving younger players making the step up from our U18s I think recent selections suggest the likes of Baker & Nielsen are part of the 1st team squad now And there are another four of five who aren't too far behind them, and that's good I don't think we'd see that level of progress if these games were simply used to give 'fringe' 1st team squad members match practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 We seem to have genuine wing-back options further down the club. If we persevere with wing-backs and remain under an embargo there’s every chance that one or two of the younger options will be first choice before the end of the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsyowl Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Fair to say we know who'll be in the squad on Thursday, looking forward to seeing the likes of Penney, Hunt, O'Grady, Preston etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, gypsyowl said: Fair to say we know who'll be in the squad on Thursday, looking forward to seeing the likes of Penney, Hunt, O'Grady, Preston etc I'd expect those four to be involved at some stage But I'd also expect Sunderland to be up for this one There's nothing to be gained by selecting an inexperienced side and watching them get beat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 32 minutes ago, Great Big Galaa said: We seem to have genuine wing-back options further down the club. If we persevere with wing-backs and remain under an embargo there’s every chance that one or two of the younger options will be first choice before the end of the season? Which is also why, if the embargo is lifted, we use the loan system to cover those slots We do need to upgrade now, but if we do have promising young wing backs, we don’t want to permanently block their progress into the team We just need to buy ourselves a bit of time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Ethel The Tree said: I'd expect those four to be involved at some stage But I'd also expect Sunderland to be up for this one There's nothing to be gained by selecting an inexperienced side and watching them get beat Yes my thoughts as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grez Bez Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Joe West is good in the air Joe West where the skies are blue Joe West is gonna batter you Joe West is gonna batter you Anyway... Good result; hope the young lads do get a chance V Sunderland. People keep writing off Stobbs (and more recently Penney) but they are still young; Stobbs feels like he has been around for years because he made his debut at 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 3 hours ago, torryowl said: amazes me that millwall would do a round trip of 380 miles on a Monday morning for a under 23s game ... ….why cant they just have a north and south league like in the central league days . At cat 2 their are southern and northern regional leagues. Each club plays each team in their own section home and away whilst they play each team from the other section just once Early season when the weather is more predictable is when the longer journeys are scheduled Cat 1 teams are in 2 leagues and both are national Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 8 minutes ago, scram said: At cat 2 their are southern and northern regional leagues. Each club plays each team in their own section home and away whilst they play each team from the other section just once Early season when the weather is more predictable is when the longer journeys are scheduled Cat 1 teams are in 2 leagues and both are national Well, I never knew that ... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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