marcx666 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReginaldD Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Great to see, fingers crossed we'll see a few of them make it to the first team within the next few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howards back Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Well done lads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.. Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 You always used to get one or two u18s raved about and talked up for a big future with us but it seems in this group there's half a dozen that people think are going to make it into the first team and beyond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 There's no point in having an Academy if you aren't going to use the players coming through particularly when they are of an high standard which this group of players seem to be? Over to you Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Great Big Galaa said: There's no point in having an Academy if you aren't going to use the players coming through particularly when they are of an high standard which this group of players seem to be? Over to you Steve Seen these lads play around 8 games this season and believe me not one of them at first team level at present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John O'Brien Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, bladeshater said: Seen these lads play around 8 games this season and believe me not one of them at first team level at present These boys are at least 3 years away from pushing for first team squad recognition. Let them develop with good coaching and patience. Magnificent achievement from this group of players and with a fair few moving up to the 23s next season, let’s see how they develop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 29 minutes ago, John O'Brien said: These boys are at least 3 years away from pushing for first team squad recognition. Let them develop with good coaching and patience. Magnificent achievement from this group of players and with a fair few moving up to the 23s next season, let’s see how they develop. Tottally in agreement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 1 hour ago, bladeshater said: Seen these lads play around 8 games this season and believe me not one of them at first team level at present According to someone close to the group, who’s opinion I trust, probably Grant, Rice and Dawodu are the nearest to doing that, would you agree? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Grant as impressed me the most this season but still no where near first team level. Been involved with football a long time now and I can tell you things can change quickly with the development of these players 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Grant will be involved in the first team before the end of the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debram Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Massive well done from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Well done lads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malek Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 26 minutes ago, KivoOwl said: Grant will be involved in the first team before the end of the season. He really looks as a top prospect, hope we will indeed use this last few games with little to play for to have a look at talented youngsters like him. Someone on here said that all U-18's are at least 3 years from been ready to play first team football, hope it is not true. For all my life I watch Croatia producing talent, and how they do it. It works completly oppsite to how it is done in England, but then again, what do they know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 How does the system work in Croatia? I'm not a fan of our system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malek Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 1 minute ago, scram said: How does the system work in Croatia? I'm not a fan of our system They play mate. If they are good enough they get chance while they are 16 or 17 years old, as clubs over here survive by selling them. Hard to go into more finer tuned details on here. If Modrić came through at Chelsea, he would have never got his big break. Or at least it seems so to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, malek said: They play mate. If they are good enough they get chance while they are 16 or 17 years old, as clubs over here survive by selling them. Hard to go into more finer tuned details on here. If Modrić came through at Chelsea, he would have never got his big break. Or at least it seems so to me. Agreed Look how many excellent players have been produced at Chelsea but never got a chance to play for them Hudson-Odoi is probably the only one to be given a genuine chance since Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 7 hours ago, bladeshater said: Grant as impressed me the most this season but still no where near first team level. Been involved with football a long time now and I can tell you things can change quickly with the development of these players What position does he play and why does he impress you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malek Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, scram said: Agreed Look how many excellent players have been produced at Chelsea but never got a chance to play for them Hudson-Odoi is probably the only one to be given a genuine chance since Terry ...and they should be stopped from loaning 40 players a season. Actually I would look to totally rewamp player loaning sistem. Especially regarding U-23 players who got careers ruined under false promisses, and to act as cheap shirt fillers for lower league clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello 77 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Terrific achievement!! Btw... I got into the first team at 15...mind you..we ran 4 Sunday teams back then. Glorious times really....if you were s*ithot you could break into the first team and spend 45 years at the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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