Gerard Posted 22 June 2018 Share Posted 22 June 2018 14 hours ago, brucey said: one of the better ones 22 next month, if you're not knocking on the door by that age then you probably never will. I'm glad to see he'll have a career in the lower leagues. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhYesNdidi Posted 22 June 2018 Share Posted 22 June 2018 5 minutes ago, Gerard said: 22 next month, if you're not knocking on the door by that age then you probably never will. I'm glad to see he'll have a career in the lower leagues. Connor was offered a contract, he turned it down though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 22 June 2018 Share Posted 22 June 2018 On 21/05/2018 at 20:52, Foxy-Lady said: It was a well intended initiative from the PL to enable players to stay in the game longer....but unfortunately, it is proving counter-productive as 22-23 year olds who would previously have been 'filtered out' of the system are now clogging up the pathway and restricting opportunities for promising younger players coming through. The Josh Gordon case is a classic example of a 23 year-old player who will never play for our 1st team but is still occupying the main striker role for the U23s and denying younger 18-20 year olds the chance to play against 18-20 year olds from Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City etc, etc... I'm guessing the plan is that we will make a few quid out of selling him on to a lower league club once his contract expires next season but should we really be focussing our energies on making 'a few quid' or should we be aiming for something bigger and better with our current resources...?!? (PS I think we would need to sell him for >£300k to make any kind of profit considering the fee we paid for him and the wages we will have paid him) It will be a fine balance between developing younger players with either first team potential or sell on potential and staying in the top division. Players like Josh Gordon are only here to keep us in the top division and give our better prospects a chance to play a higher standard of football. We'll already know his chances of becoming a first team player are next to zero. I'd wager there are only a handful of players from about 14 years old upwards that the coaches have any hope for but the rest are kept on to help the really talented kids have a team around them to play with. In an ideal world we would stay in the division with as young a team as possible. I'd imagine Josh Gordon isn't keeping a prodigious teenager out the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 22 June 2018 Share Posted 22 June 2018 2 minutes ago, OhYesNdidi said: Connor was offered a contract, he turned it down though. He probably knew himself that he was a few levels below Chilwell who is six months younger and was wasting his time at Leicester playing development football when a lower league career was going to be his level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 22 June 2018 Share Posted 22 June 2018 41 minutes ago, Gerard said: 22 next month, if you're not knocking on the door by that age then you probably never will. I'm glad to see he'll have a career in the lower leagues. But he was knocking on the door. Wasn't he one of the three nominated for YPOTY alongside Choudhury and Knight? I'm happy for him to get a pro contract at a team where he could start. I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the prem within a couple of years. Always seemed a good honest player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwl fox Posted 22 June 2018 Share Posted 22 June 2018 1 hour ago, Gerard said: He probably knew himself that he was a few levels below Chilwell who is six months younger and was wasting his time at Leicester playing development football when a lower league career was going to be his level. I suppose he's also got Elder to compete with. Personally, i thought he was more promising than elder (despite his successful loan period at Wigan) so would have preferred to see us offload Elder and get Wood out on loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Nacho Posted 22 June 2018 Share Posted 22 June 2018 George Hirst has joined our 'Development Squad' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwichfox Posted 3 July 2018 Share Posted 3 July 2018 On 23/06/2018 at 00:49, Ian Nacho said: George Hirst has joined our 'Remote Development Squad' Fixed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy-Lady Posted 5 July 2018 Share Posted 5 July 2018 (edited) On 22/06/2018 at 10:19, Gerard said: It will be a fine balance between developing younger players with either first team potential or sell on potential and staying in the top division. Players like Josh Gordon are only here to keep us in the top division and give our better prospects a chance to play a higher standard of football. We'll already know his chances of becoming a first team player are next to zero. I'd wager there are only a handful of players from about 14 years old upwards that the coaches have any hope for but the rest are kept on to help the really talented kids have a team around them to play with. In an ideal world we would stay in the division with as young a team as possible. I'd imagine Josh Gordon isn't keeping a prodigious teenager out the team. Josh Eppiah?!? 19 years old and a fantastic player who should have been playing more regularly at U23s level last season. When he did start, he was usually played out of position on left/right to accommodate the more direct/physical presence of Josh Gordon down the middle. Was called up by Belgium U21s last season but was injured at the time Very highly rated player who will be sought after by other clubs if/when his contract expires unless LCFC offer hm a signficantly better deal Edited 5 July 2018 by Foxy-Lady 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy-Lady Posted 5 July 2018 Share Posted 5 July 2018 On 22/06/2018 at 10:56, FIF said: But he was knocking on the door. Wasn't he one of the three nominated for YPOTY alongside Choudhury and Knight? I'm happy for him to get a pro contract at a team where he could start. I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the prem within a couple of years. Always seemed a good honest player. Spot on! 100% agree. Although fully deserving his nomination for YPOTY, it was also possibly more to do with increasing his profile and transfer value as Bradford originally tabled their bid in the Jan transfer window which LCFC turned down as they were determined to try and win the U23s championship and didn't want to sell/loan any of the players. Apparently, both he and Josh Knight were previously told they were not good enough for LCFC by Rudkin/Beaglehole.......until Shakespeare saw them play and wanted them to train with the 1st team.....at which point they became regular starters for the U23s. The rest is history...! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy-Lady Posted 5 July 2018 Share Posted 5 July 2018 On 22/06/2018 at 10:17, OhYesNdidi said: Connor was offered a contract, he turned it down though. He was offered a contract by LCFC that was way below his market value in terms of salary expectations and way below what had been previously suggested to his agent in January. Bradford were offering a 2-3 year deal and potential pathway to first team......and a significantly higher salary than LCFC were offering. NO brainer really... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 12 July 2018 Author Share Posted 12 July 2018 REPORT: Leicester City Under 23's vs The Boro' Manager Nicky Eaden got a first glimpse of his new side in action against a strong Leicester City development squad who finished 3rd in the Premier League 2 last season behind Arsenal and Liverpool. The City side looked to win the ball high and shut down any space for Boro’ as they tried to bring to ball out. Former Foxes duo Harry Panayiotou and Kairo Mitchell worked hard together but found it difficult in a tight contest. Leicester City had the best chance in the first of the three 30 minute periods, with Romanian defender Alex Pascanu coming closest, however, newly-signed Boro’ shot-stopper Joslain Mayebi was equal to his powerful header. The likes of Miles Addison and, recently-signed, Theo Wharton were introduced in the second period, but on 33 minutes Raúl Uche’s header from 10 yards found the back of the net. The Spanish forward returned to Leicester’s development side after a loan spell with Real Betis B last season. Entering the final half-hour period of the game, Boro created an opportunity on 68 minutes but the ball fell straight into the arms of the City keeper. Down the other end, Mayebi was called into action on two occasions and made great saves from close range in the 75th and 81st minute. Theo Wharton helped to fizz out a clear chance on goal with a solid last-ditch tackle near the end and Boro’ were unable to snatch a late equaliser as the game came to a close with just the one goal to separate the sides. There were plenty of positive signs for Eaden as his side begins to take shape, and it was also a valuable opportunity to look at several trialists as they attempted to earn a contract at Liberty Way. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 16 July 2018 Author Share Posted 16 July 2018 Leicester City’s Under-23s will play sides from Czech Republic, England and Netherlands in the Premier League International Cup. - Leicester City's Development Squad have been placed in Group B in the Premier League International Cup - The Foxes are alongside Reading, Sparta Prague and Feyenoord - The matches are all played in England and will take place throughout the 2018/19 season The Foxes are in Group B alongside Reading, Sparta Prague and Feyenoord. The tournament gives Leicester City’s home-grown talent the chance to test themselves against the best young players on the continent with 12 of England's best academy sides competing against 12 of the top development squads from the rest of Europe. Steve Beaglehole's Foxes have played in the Premier League International Cup for the last four seasons and reached the semi-final in their 2014/15 campaign. The competition begins with a group stage split into six groups of four before moving to the knockout rounds, where ties are decided in one-off matches, with extra-time and then penalties required if necessary. Teams competing in the PL International Cup will be made up of players under the age of 23, aside from a maximum of three outfield players and a goalkeeper. The matches are all played in England and will take place throughout the 2018/19 season. Fixture details will be confirmed on LCFC.com in due course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 (edited) Glad we avoided Group D - Bayern and Benfica Edited 17 July 2018 by StanSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 17 July 2018 Author Share Posted 17 July 2018 Leicester City's Development Squad will continue their pre-season schedule with a fixture against AFC Bournemouth at the Club's training ground on Tuesday (2pm BST kick-off). - The Club's Development Squad are set to continue their pre-season schedule of friendlies - Leicester City's youngsters were among the best sides in Premier League 2 last season - Eight members of last season's Under-23s squad joined Claude Puel's first team in France last week - City will face AFC Bournemouth in a friendly at Belvior Drive on Tuesday (2pm BST kick-off) Youngsters Sam Hughes, Josh Knight, Josh Eppiah, Daniel Iversen, Layton Ndukwu and Max Bramley joined Under-23s manager Steve Beaglehole as part of the first team group in Évian-les-Bains last week to further their education in senior football. Now they are back in the East Midlands, many could feature for the Foxes in a pre-season friendly against the Cherries on Tuesday, while those who remained in England will also hope to impress ahead of the 2018/19 Premier League 2 Division 1 campaign. DEVELOPMENT SQUAD Video published 15 Jul 18 Video duration 04:36 Beaglehole: They've Stood Up To It Steve Beaglehole talks to LCFC TV about development at the Club and the difficult transition to first team football. After tackling Bournemouth, Leicester will face Sheffield Wednesday at Belvior Drive on Friday 20 July (12pm BST kick-off) before engaging in a training trip to Poland. Later this month, meanwhile, a full Premier League 2 fixture list will also be confirmed, alongside schedules for the Premier League Cup and the Checkatrade Trophy. On Monday, City were drawn in Group B of the Premier League International Cup, where they will come up against Reading, Sparta Prague and Feyenoord. Please note: both friendly fixtures stated above will be staged behind closed doors. https://www.lcfc.com/news/786141/citys-under23s-to-continue-domestic-preseason-schedule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 https://www.lcfc.com/news/786571/citys-under-23s-claim-bournemouth-pre-season-victory Won 3 nil. Kapustka, Thomas and Conor Tee scored Begs the question why wasnt Thomas in France? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 11 minutes ago, lgfualol said: https://www.lcfc.com/news/786571/citys-under-23s-claim-bournemouth-pre-season-victory Won 3 nil. Kapustka, Thomas and Conor Tee scored Begs the question why wasnt Thomas in France? Meant to be going out on loan but still surprising we didn't take him as a number of others on that trip will be leaving too. Connor Tee is the one to watch this season for the U23's, had a great year for the U18's last season. There's very little been reported on the midfielder we got from Blackburn in January for a few million, Callum Wright. Another I'd have expected to be involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucey Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 1 hour ago, lgfualol said: https://www.lcfc.com/news/786571/citys-under-23s-claim-bournemouth-pre-season-victory Won 3 nil. Kapustka, Thomas and Conor Tee scored Begs the question why wasnt Thomas in France? Probably because most of the youth were taken to make up the numbers in areas that had many first teamers at the WC (strikers and CBs). We probably already had too many first team midfielders/wingers available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucey Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 (edited) Released. Didn't play much for us, guess we didn't rate him. Cheltenham Town in League Two is decent for someone who couldn't make our U23s squad. Edited 17 July 2018 by brucey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brucey Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 1 hour ago, Worthington said: Whatever happened to the young French lad we got from PSG last summer …..Is he still about ?? Alassane Meite, still with our U18s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 22 July 2018 Author Share Posted 22 July 2018 Merc Leicester City under-23s goalkeeper Daniel Iversen is undergoing a trial at Oldham with a view to a loan move. The Dane, the development squad’s no.1 during their Premier League 2 title challenge last season, kept goal for Oldham in their 2-2 pre-season draw against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Despite conceding twice, Iversen impressed and made a number of saves for the Latics. The 20-year-old will hope his performance earns him a temporary move to the League Two club with his first-team chances at City minimal, particularly after the £12m signing of Danny Ward from Liverpool. Iversen and fellow under-23s goalkeeper Max Bramley travelled with City’s first team to the pre-season training camp in Evian this month, but with three senior goalkeepers in the squad – Ward, Kasper Schmeichel and Eldin Jakupovic – neither are likely to get an opportunity this term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hazels shorts Posted 22 July 2018 Share Posted 22 July 2018 10 minutes ago, davieG said: Merc Leicester City under-23s goalkeeper Daniel Iversen is undergoing a trial at Oldham with a view to a loan move. The Dane, the development squad’s no.1 during their Premier League 2 title challenge last season, kept goal for Oldham in their 2-2 pre-season draw against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Despite conceding twice, Iversen impressed and made a number of saves for the Latics. The 20-year-old will hope his performance earns him a temporary move to the League Two club with his first-team chances at City minimal, particularly after the £12m signing of Danny Ward from Liverpool. Iversen and fellow under-23s goalkeeper Max Bramley travelled with City’s first team to the pre-season training camp in Evian this month, but with three senior goalkeepers in the squad – Ward, Kasper Schmeichel and Eldin Jakupovic – neither are likely to get an opportunity this term. Quote my Danny Ward post just............ Obviously a lot of money and his worth has been created away from the clubs he signed for. Over 8 years Wrexham 0 Appearances Liverpool 2 Appearances Loans 70 Appearances Our most valued development players have all experienced playing in the lower leagues be it signed from or loaned to. Something we should be addressing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxxed Posted 22 July 2018 Share Posted 22 July 2018 35 minutes ago, davieG said: Merc Leicester City under-23s goalkeeper Daniel Iversen is undergoing a trial at Oldham with a view to a loan move. The Dane, the development squad’s no.1 during their Premier League 2 title challenge last season, kept goal for Oldham in their 2-2 pre-season draw against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Despite conceding twice, Iversen impressed and made a number of saves for the Latics. The 20-year-old will hope his performance earns him a temporary move to the League Two club with his first-team chances at City minimal, particularly after the £12m signing of Danny Ward from Liverpool. Iversen and fellow under-23s goalkeeper Max Bramley travelled with City’s first team to the pre-season training camp in Evian this month, but with three senior goalkeepers in the squad – Ward, Kasper Schmeichel and Eldin Jakupovic – neither are likely to get an opportunity this term. Sounds good. There was another youth keeper we rotated Iversen with. I guess we'll use him and give Jak and Ward the occasional outing in the u23s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 22 July 2018 Share Posted 22 July 2018 Should have been out on loan last 2 seasons. Doubt he has improved that much since signing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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