Development/Youth Squads 2023/2024 Thread - U18/U21

[moore_94]

 

[Holly B]

On 19/07/2023 at 19:39, Ric Flair said:

Not been seen all summer for the 1st team either. I presume he's injured? Likewise Where's Amani Richards. Wasn't in the Lake District with the U18s and not in the U21s. Darren Lewis in The Mirror claiming Maresca wanted him in the 1st team. 

Wormo is “training” with the injured lads so Sammy , Will etc etc

[davieG]

https://www.lcfc.com/news/3602085/changes-to-premier-league-2-for-202324-season?fbclid=IwAR1WObC7xVHvKiR-3F6gijGmuMOn8Cxb5xfN9MGFXjDfgELZCZnncJGtQkE&lang=en

 

Changes To Premier League 2 For 2023/24 Season
LCFC MEN U21S
Published 16 hrs 43 mins ago

The Premier League have today confirmed that from the 2023/24 campaign the Premier League 2 (PL2) competition will be different from previous seasons.
- Premier League announces re-format of Premier League 2 competition
- The new format will see one division made up of clubs with Category One Academies
- Leicester City are one of 26 clubs that will compete in the new competition

PL2 is a competition that forms an essential part of the suite of competitive experiences available to players in the Professional Development Phase (PDP), from Under-17 to Under-21.  

These competitions are designed to offer talented young players an experience that closely replicates the first-team level and support their preparation for senior football.

The present format and competition title dates from 2016/17, before which it was called the Under-21 Premier League. Players in the competition cannot be older than 21. 

What is the current system for PL2? 
 

Last season Premier League 2 comprised the 25 clubs with Category One Academies split into two divisions - 14 teams in Division 1 and 11 in Division 2 - with relegation and promotion of two clubs in each division.  

Teams played each other home and away, with the two bottom clubs from Division 1 relegated and the champions of Division 2 going up along with another team determined by a playoff of the teams finishing second to fifth.  

What will be the new system and how will it work? 
 

For the 2023/24 season, there will be only one division made up of clubs with Category One Academies. At present there are 26 such clubs, of which Leicester City are one.

The teams will be divided into five pots based on performances over the past three seasons.  

Fixtures will be determined by a draw made according to clubs’ positions in the five seeded pots. 

There will be 20 Matchweeks, with each team playing 20 regular-season matches throughout the season.  

Teams will play each club in their own seeding pot once, as well as three to five teams in all other pots either home or away. 

Results (three points for a win and one point for a draw) will generate a table ranking the 26 teams. After the regular season of 20 Matchweeks has completed, the top 16 teams will qualify for a single elimination playoff.  

Teams will be drawn against each other based on their league positions, for example with the team finishing first facing the team that finished 16th. These will be one-off elimination matches with the higher-seeded team at home.  

In addition, the teams finishing the regular season in the top 12 will be invited to take part in the next season’s Premier League International Cup competition.  

Why is this change being introduced? 
 

The change came about after an extensive review of PDP competitions, which sought to enhance the transition of talented Academy players into senior football, and engaged various stakeholders, including football directors, Academy managers, first-team coaches and Academy players.   

The removal of relegation introduces positive jeopardy; it supports clubs making development-first decisions, and minimises the impact of relegation on future groups of U21 players. Also the experience of playoffs will open up to 16 teams rather than the four in Division 2 of previous seasons. 

The new format will also give teams a greater breadth of fixtures, playing 20 different opponents, compared with only 13 in Division 1 and only 10 in Division 2.  

The single division format also provides greater flexibility to add or decrease the number of fixtures in future seasons, dependent on the number of teams in the league, as well as access to additional development opportunities, including matches against senior teams and international opposition.

When will the fixtures be announced?
 

The fixtures are set to be announced during the week commencing 31 July. For more information, please visit the Premier League's website HERE.

[moore_94]

Saved from relegation in 2 of the last 3 seasons because of competition changes and now we can't get relegated at all

 

How lucky are we 

[Happy Fox]

24 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Saved from relegation in 2 of the last 3 seasons because of competition changes and now we can't get relegated at all

 

How lucky are we 

Ben Petty has the easiest job in football.

Edited 25 July 2023 by Happy Fox

[filbertway]

36 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Saved from relegation in 2 of the last 3 seasons because of competition changes and now we can't get relegated at all

 

How lucky are we 

#GdContingencyPlanning

[Ric Flair]

Apparently you get extra points for playing 5ft 6 midfielders up front and ignore England and Wales U18 and U21 international strikers.

 

We'll piss this.

[sacreblueits442]

2 hours ago, davieG said:

Why is this change being introduced?

...Belgium felt isolated and embarrassed, in regards to their system and beseeched the F.A. to create a system that compared with their own.

[AjcW]

2 hours ago, moore_94 said:

Saved from relegation in 2 of the last 3 seasons because of competition changes and now we can't get relegated at all

 

How lucky are we 

You say lucky. But the lack of jeapordy is the exact reason Leicestershire Cricket Club are crap and have little desire to progress. 

Personally think this will work out terribly for a lot of Cat 1's long term.

[sacreblueits442]

35 minutes ago, AjcW said:

You say lucky. But the lack of jeapordy is the exact reason Leicestershire Cricket Club are crap and have little desire to progress. 

Personally think this will work out terribly for a lot of Cat 1's long term.

...it is hard to take how LCC are so continually poor, every season they say that they have improved but once again they are poor!!!

A lack of jeopardy does allow a level of underperformance to go unchecked. We had a good history in County Cricket as well as cup games but now year after year we turn out the same substandard performances.

[Bluearmyfox28]

2 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

Apparently you get extra points for playing 5ft 6 midfielders up front and ignore England and Wales U18 and U21 international strikers.

 

We'll piss this.

Any additional points for Villa rejects?

[Ric Flair]

2 minutes ago, Bluearmyfox28 said:

Any additional points for Villa rejects?

Very much like away goals, we get 1 a game for every Villa reject we field.

[Lambert09]

the americans sneaking in play offs and no relegations to under 21 football so they can point to the success before introducing it to the league 

[norwichfox]

3 hours ago, Lambert09 said:

the americans sneaking in play offs and no relegations to under 21 football so they can point to the success before introducing it to the league 

that's about the size of it....

[UniFox21]

 

 

Now this is interesting 

[Ryy]

14 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

 

 

Now this is interesting 

 

[ALC Fox]

20 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

 

 

Now this is interesting 

Gwon lad! 

[Lesta2014]

Looks like the development squad are in Poland. 

[Tommy Fresh]

On 25/07/2023 at 13:29, AjcW said:

You say lucky. But the lack of jeapordy is the exact reason Leicestershire Cricket Club are crap and have little desire to progress. 

Personally think this will work out terribly for a lot of Cat 1's long term.

Fair bit of jeopardy considering there's always rumblings of binning counties off.

[Lillehamring]

8 minutes ago, Lesta2014 said:

Looks like the development squad are in Poland. 

Christ, isn't it monsoon season, there!

[Smooch85]

Trey Nyoni has left the club. Another top talent gone from the academy 

[moore_94]

15 minutes ago, Smooch85 said:

Trey Nyoni has left the club. Another top talent gone from the academy 

Any idea where he has gone to?

[Ric Flair]

18 minutes ago, Smooch85 said:

Trey Nyoni has left the club. Another top talent gone from the academy 

This is annoying, he is a massive talent. Our relegation, if anything ought to increase the chances of our academy players coming through but no doubt tempted to go to Liverpool and face an uphill battle of making it.

 

Big wake up call for our academy? Seen precious evidence of much change in recent years.

[moore_94]

Just now, Ric Flair said:

This is annoying, he is a massive talent. Our relegation, if anything ought to increase the chances of our academy players coming through but no doubt tempted to go to Liverpool and face an uphill battle of making it.

 

Big wake up call for our academy? Seen precious evidence of much change in recent years.

Do you know if we ever replaced Paul McGuinnes after he left?

 

Can't find anything about anyone replacing him, club website still says TBC, probably just did it as another job for the boys

 

Shame as the move to get him actually looked like things were going to change in the right direction

[moore_94]

7 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Any idea where he has gone to?

Ah found it