Development/Youth Squads 2025/2026 Thread - U18/U21

[honeybradger]

27 minutes ago, RobHawk said:

From the little I saw in pre season, it felt like he wasn't quite ready for that next step up. He's dominated u18s, then u21s but struggled with the first team. A little more time to adjust or a loan down the leagues could be perfect for him. He's clearly a very talented player but not all players can be like monga and ready at such a young age. 

I would tend to agree with you about the 'step up' being a struggle if our first team strikers in Ayew and Daka weren't so woeful.

 

It's not like he has a high bar to reach in order to be the best striker at the club. Daka is a poor finisher, Ayew has poor decision making.

 

It was fine margins between Evans having a good pre season and him struggling, if Daka had finished that cross and if Ayew had squared it while in space we would be talking differently around him.

 

I think if we gave Evans the same minutes that Daka and Ayew receive then he would do better for us in those minutes.

[Ian Nacho]

17 hours ago, Ryy said:

 

And now he's at Blackburn like it's an insult... Not much worse than us. 

[Jimmy]

I wonder if selling McAteer would affect any loan move for Evans, or would they still look to do that and use Wanya Marcal or Silko Thomas?

[niyaminski]

I feel like Wanya has more about him then Kasey does.

 

Kasey’s very harmless. He’s a hard worker but havnt seen him bear a man since we played Hull at the start of last season (his best performance in a city shirt to date imo).

[Lambert09]

1 hour ago, niyaminski said:

I feel like Wanya has more about him then Kasey does.

 

Kasey’s very harmless. He’s a hard worker but havnt seen him bear a man since we played Hull at the start of last season (his best performance in a city shirt to date imo).

Wanya is nowhere near good enough. Shouldn’t even be mentioned in regards to the first team. 

Edited 21 August 2025 by Lambert09

[st albans fox]

5 hours ago, Ian Nacho said:

And now he's at Blackburn like it's an insult... Not much worse than us. 

That’s now 

when he left us it wasn’t to end up at a mid level championship team  in four years !

[Ryy]

Darren Motsi called up for the U16s

[moore_94]

For anyone local tonight

 

I don’t think it is being streamed

 

 

[mozartfox]

20 minutes ago, Ryy said:

Darren Motsi called up for the U16s

Thought he was off to Wrexham?

[Ryy]

U21 to face Reading: French, Briggs, Ali, Gray, Cover, Braybrooke, Neale, Richards, Golding, Evans, Opoku

 

Bench: Donnelly, Donohue, Fisken, Khela, Onanaye

[honeybradger]

7 minutes ago, Ryy said:

U21 to face Reading: French, Briggs, Ali, Gray, Cover, Braybrooke, Neale, Richards, Golding, Evans, Opoku

 

Bench: Donnelly, Donohue, Fisken, Khela, Onanaye

Aluko with the first team or still injured?

[Noahfence]

Such a shame these are never streamed 

[Ryy]

1 hour ago, Noahfence said:

Such a shame these are never streamed 

Thank god it wasn’t as it ends 0-0

[Lesta2014]

Solid start to the season for them. 

[Noahfence]

16 minutes ago, Ryy said:

Thank god it wasn’t as it ends 0-0

One for the purists 

[moore_94]

Under 18s are currently winning 1-0 away against Reading

 

Goal by Alpha Diallo

Assist by Hugo de Lisle

 

Starting 11: Marson, Aideed, Daniels, Lawrence, Toko, Diallo, Carr, de Lisle, Hutchinson, Corden, Owusu

 

Subs: Jacklin, Stretton, Manyumba, Anugo, Fletcher

[ACF]

2-0 at HT, Hutchinson with the second

[studentofthegame]

3-0 David Anugo with the third, 16 year old Romanian 

According to Instagram he signed his scholarship last week

 

Think he was in the West Ham academy before 

[Ryy]

Our U21s will play Ipswich, Preston and Charlton in the Premier League Cup

[Smooch85]

U18 currently against newcastle 0-0 in the PL cup 

 

stretton

Daniels

diallo

jacklin

armour-dignum

boothe

aideed

manyumba

carr

hutchinson

fletcher

 

subs

Marson

Owusu

Anugo

Simons

Adedeji

 

 

 

[Smooch85]

Lost 3-2 hutchinson and aideed

 

both anugo and diallo sent of on 90+6

[Noahfence]

Hutchinson is a striker isn’t he? Or is he another that plays off the wing 

[Stadt]

On 23/08/2025 at 12:23, moore_94 said:

Assist by Hugo de Lisle

Sounds like he was slain during the Barons' Revolt at Evesham  

[niyaminski]

On 23/08/2025 at 12:23, moore_94 said:

Assist by Hugo de Lisle

I like him.

 

He’s one of the ones who’s actually a Leicester fan I think.

[lfu]

9 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Sounds like he was slain during the Barons' Revolt at Evesham  

I believe his full name is Hugo Charles March Phillipps De Lisle, comes from some family

Edited 26 August 2025 by lfu