Development/Youth Squads 2021/2022 Thread

[happy85]

11 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

Have we signed him?

Not sure 

[moore_94]

 

[Ryy]

1 minute ago, moore_94 said:

 

Debut pending 🔜 

[happy85]

Almost a second for Leicester, but Eastham denies Alves, who found himself clean through on goal.

[Ric Flair]

36 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

We did - Bourne said we were going to recruit heavily for the youth teams. Signed 4 very highly rated youngsters.

 

Grist and young are going to be serious players.

I expected more throughout the U16, U16, U23's

[Lineker's Left Foot]

Wonder if Lewis Brunt is completed too from Villa

[Lesta2014]

30 minutes ago, Nannypig7 said:

Debut pending 🔜 

Milwall in the cup? 

[Brainy]

Callum Wright playing for Cheltenham on Sky right now, just bagged a goal from outside the area

[Ric Flair]

11 minutes ago, Lineker's Left Foot said:

Wonder if Lewis Brunt is completed too from Villa

Yes it is, they released him.

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

22 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

I expected more throughout the U16, U16, U23's

This is very unlike you, are you feeling okay?

[Ric Flair]

8 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

This is very unlike you, are you feeling okay?

I mean come on, if there's statements like we're going big on recruitment I'd expect more than 4 players, of which only 2 we've paid a fee for 😂😂😂

[TheFosseWay]

21 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

I mean come on, if there's statements like we're going big on recruitment I'd expect more than 4 players, of which only 2 we've paid a fee for 😂😂😂

Seven players* signed (so far) between ages of 16 and 20. There was never any mention of how much money would be spent.

 

*Jahmari Lindsay, Chris Popov, Jack Lewis, Ben Grist, Brad Young, Lewis Brunt, Ronny Nelson.

[moore_94]

 

[Ric Flair]

42 minutes ago, TheFosseWay said:

Seven players* signed (so far) between ages of 16 and 20. There was never any mention of how much money would be spent.

 

*Jahmari Lindsay, Chris Popov, Jack Lewis, Ben Grist, Brad Young, Lewis Brunt, Ronny Nelson.

Similar numbers last year then in the U18's and U23's. This summer we've paid money for Grist and Young and it seems Popov could have stayed at Man Utd but chose to stay with us. It's a mild change to previous years where we furtled about the released lists of players from slightly bigger clubs than us or the odd highly rated young player from non league and League Two. 

 

It still is some way from what I would class as going for it though but hopefully it's the start. 

 

I'm impressed with the make up of the U23 squad this season, there's a clear effort to strip out needless older players who are unlikely to make it and give some 16-19 year old players a game that have stepped up either from the U18's or in Alves case straight for the U16's.

 

This is what many of us on here have been championing and it's great to see, we've been the best club in the Midlands for several years and ought to believe that across all levels.

[st albans fox]

5 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

 

 

I'm impressed with the make up of the U23 squad this season, there's a clear effort to strip out needless older players who are unlikely to make it and give some 16-19 year old players a game that have stepped up either from the U18's or in Alves case straight for the U16's.

 

This is what many of us on here have been championing and it's great to see, we've been the best club in the Midlands for several years and ought to believe that across all levels.

About bloody time 

[sacreblueits442]

3 hours ago, TheFosseWay said:

Seven players* signed (so far) between ages of 16 and 20. There was never any mention of how much money would be spent.

 

*Jahmari Lindsay, Chris Popov, Jack Lewis, Ben Grist, Brad Young, Lewis Brunt, Ronny Nelson.

....the interesting thing would be, how many were brought in, this time last year!!!

[RonnieTodger]

Does anybody know what’s gone on with Tavares? Did he leave?

[Ric Flair]

8 hours ago, sacreblueits442 said:

....the interesting thing would be, how many were brought in, this time last year!!!

A similar amount, the difference this year is we've paid money for 2 players rather than pick up players that had been released by other clubs.

[sacreblueits442]

7 minutes ago, RonnieTodger said:

Does anybody know what’s gone on with Tavares? Did he leave?

...he hasn't stopped dancing yet.. !!!

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

18 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

A similar amount, the difference this year is we've paid money for 2 players rather than pick up players that had been released by other clubs.

Theyre much higher profile players and there doesn't seem to be players like loft and mitch Clark who are just there to do a job in the 23s and sell on to league 2.

[Lesta2014]

5 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

Theyre much higher profile players and there doesn't seem to be players like loft and mitch Clark who are just there to do a job in the 23s and sell on to league 2.

Still have regbha and Eppiah at the club dont we? Bout only over age ones left now?

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

2 minutes ago, Lesta2014 said:

Still have regbha and Eppiah at the club dont we? Bout only over age ones left now?

Yeah I assume eppiah is trying to find a new club as he's not featured at all. Reghba is a walking Red card.

[rachhere]

2 minutes ago, Lesta2014 said:

Still have regbha and Eppiah at the club dont we? Bout only over age ones left now?

No idea what is happening with both of them. Reghba played a bit of pre-season but wasn't in the match day squad for the first two matches of the season which is strange - maybe injured again? I swear he's spent half his time at Leicester either injured or suspended following red cards 

[Ric Flair]

1 hour ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

Theyre much higher profile players and there doesn't seem to be players like loft and mitch Clark who are just there to do a job in the 23s and sell on to league 2.

Grist and Young came from Non-League/League Two which fits the similar model to before when we've signed the likes of Callum Hulme for 150k from Bury before they went bust.

 

You say there aren't players like Loft and Mitch Clark but we've added 2 players Villa have released (where Mitch Clark came from) which fits our previous recruitment model.

 

I'd expect more, but perhaps I'm being harsh and we've nabbed loads of promising U16 players. There's certainly been plenty of big talent that was available this summer from top academies whom they'd had enough of being there.

 

[moore_94]

Under 18s just kicked off at home against Reading

 

 

Bench: 13. Doherty (GK), 12. Kutshienza, 14. Lewis, 15. Javid, 16. Popov

 

Edited 28 August 2021 by moore_94