Bolton Under 23's the Champs.
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Well done the lads. I wish them all a good future, hopefully some of them with us.
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I watched the first leg of Chelsea v Arsenal in the under 18s' cup final last night and was well impressed at the skill levels. The young number 10 for Arsenal (who lost the leg 3-1) Emile Smith Rowe, could be the new Paul Scoles. Hell of a young player.Dave Sutton's barnet wrote: ↑Sat Apr 28, 2018 12:51 pmWell done the lads. I wish them all a good future, hopefully some of them with us.
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The question is always, always whether they can make the next step up. For every Paul Scholes there's a Paul Moulden or a Paul Wheatcroft, who either can't fulfil that potential or can't translate it at all to the first team. Of the England U17 team that won the 2010 Euros, only three are now in Premier League squads. It's a vicious funnel.TANGODANCER wrote: ↑Sat Apr 28, 2018 1:01 pmI watched the first leg of Chelsea v Arsenal in the under 18s' cup final last night and was well impressed at the skill levels. The young number 10 for Arsenal (who lost the leg 3-1) Emile Smith Rowe, could be the new Paul Scoles. Hell of a young player.Dave Sutton's barnet wrote: ↑Sat Apr 28, 2018 12:51 pmWell done the lads. I wish them all a good future, hopefully some of them with us.
But given the current state of the club, it would be very handy indeed to have a productive youth system, and all concerned – players, coaches, Jimmy Pip, Parky for welcoming the mingling of squads at Lostock, Ken for refusing to downgrade the academy status – deserve hearty congratulations.
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Be interesting to see how many of these pull on a first team jersey and perform.
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U23s beat Charlton 3-1 in the play-off semi-final last night and now take on Notts Forest in the final.
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Went watching the U23's last night. They were good and certainly know how to keep the ball on the ground! I especially liked the lad Politic who scored a good goal, Jeff King did ok and Joe Pritchard. Connor Hall worked hard, but I don't think he's quite ready to stick straight in the 1st team. I would put him on with about 10-15 minutes at the end of a game
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Wonder if forest would be up for a trade?
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Oh, Twilight, we both know that's an internet faux pas. I presume you actually mean WE NEED TO PROMOTE ALL THESE PLAYERS WITH NO EXPERIENCE WHO I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN JUST BECAUSE WANKERS.twilight wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 9:59 amWent watching the U23's last night. They were good and certainly know how to keep the ball on the ground! I especially liked the lad Politic who scored a good goal, Jeff King did ok and Joe Pritchard. Connor Hall worked hard, but I don't think he's quite ready to stick straight in the 1st team. I would put him on with about 10-15 minutes at the end of a game
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The Alex Samizadeh effect...or Jamie Thomas. They were the Connor Hall's of the past....and where are they now?Dave Sutton's barnet wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 11:12 amOh, Twilight, we both know that's an internet faux pas. I presume you actually mean WE NEED TO PROMOTE ALL THESE PLAYERS WITH NO EXPERIENCE WHO I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN JUST BECAUSE WANKERS.twilight wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 9:59 amWent watching the U23's last night. They were good and certainly know how to keep the ball on the ground! I especially liked the lad Politic who scored a good goal, Jeff King did ok and Joe Pritchard. Connor Hall worked hard, but I don't think he's quite ready to stick straight in the 1st team. I would put him on with about 10-15 minutes at the end of a game
The coaching staff and likes of David Lee are all in agreement that Connor Hall is miles off first team standard. I suspect most of these lads need a season or two in league 2 or non league to toughen up a bit.
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OH, yes, yes of course I meant thatDave Sutton's barnet wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 11:12 amOh, Twilight, we both know that's an internet faux pas. I presume you actually mean WE NEED TO PROMOTE ALL THESE PLAYERS WITH NO EXPERIENCE WHO I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN JUST BECAUSE WANKERS.twilight wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 9:59 amWent watching the U23's last night. They were good and certainly know how to keep the ball on the ground! I especially liked the lad Politic who scored a good goal, Jeff King did ok and Joe Pritchard. Connor Hall worked hard, but I don't think he's quite ready to stick straight in the 1st team. I would put him on with about 10-15 minutes at the end of a game
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Aye, quite possibly so. Maybe Charsley does too. When the thing in front of us isn't working, it's entirely natural to wonder what the alternatives are - but very frequently this turns into the confident assumption, irrefutable through lack of contradictory evidence, that it MUST be better.BWFC_Insane wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 11:20 amThe Alex Samizadeh effect...or Jamie Thomas. They were the Connor Hall's of the past....and where are they now?Dave Sutton's barnet wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 11:12 amOh, Twilight, we both know that's an internet faux pas. I presume you actually mean WE NEED TO PROMOTE ALL THESE PLAYERS WITH NO EXPERIENCE WHO I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN JUST BECAUSE WANKERS.twilight wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 9:59 amWent watching the U23's last night. They were good and certainly know how to keep the ball on the ground! I especially liked the lad Politic who scored a good goal, Jeff King did ok and Joe Pritchard. Connor Hall worked hard, but I don't think he's quite ready to stick straight in the 1st team. I would put him on with about 10-15 minutes at the end of a game
The coaching staff and likes of David Lee are all in agreement that Connor Hall is miles off first team standard. I suspect most of these lads need a season or two in league 2 or non league to toughen up a bit.
On a similar but linked note, would you still be in favour (as you were earlier this week) of releasing every single senior player? You may have meant every senior player out of contract, which is entirely feasible, but I think there might be a case for keeping some of Alnwick, Beevers, Wheater, Morais and Ameobi, even if we're turfing Howard, Dervite, Derik, Henry, Kirchhoff, Karacan, Pratley, Chris Taylor, Obasi and Wilbraham.
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Yes. I'd argue that to progress we need to build a team in league one capable of survival in the championship. Like Sheffield United did. That might not be possible given the lack of funds.Dave Sutton's barnet wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 11:32 amAye, quite possibly so. Maybe Charsley does too. When the thing in front of us isn't working, it's entirely natural to wonder what the alternatives are - but very frequently this turns into the confident assumption, irrefutable through lack of contradictory evidence, that it MUST be better.BWFC_Insane wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 11:20 amThe Alex Samizadeh effect...or Jamie Thomas. They were the Connor Hall's of the past....and where are they now?Dave Sutton's barnet wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 11:12 amOh, Twilight, we both know that's an internet faux pas. I presume you actually mean WE NEED TO PROMOTE ALL THESE PLAYERS WITH NO EXPERIENCE WHO I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN JUST BECAUSE WANKERS.twilight wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 9:59 amWent watching the U23's last night. They were good and certainly know how to keep the ball on the ground! I especially liked the lad Politic who scored a good goal, Jeff King did ok and Joe Pritchard. Connor Hall worked hard, but I don't think he's quite ready to stick straight in the 1st team. I would put him on with about 10-15 minutes at the end of a game
The coaching staff and likes of David Lee are all in agreement that Connor Hall is miles off first team standard. I suspect most of these lads need a season or two in league 2 or non league to toughen up a bit.
On a similar but linked note, would you still be in favour (as you were earlier this week) of releasing every single senior player? You may have meant every senior player out of contract, which is entirely feasible, but I think there might be a case for keeping some of Alnwick, Beevers, Wheater, Morais and Ameobi, even if we're turfing Howard, Dervite, Derik, Henry, Kirchhoff, Karacan, Pratley, Chris Taylor, Obasi and Wilbraham.
But taking/keeping players patently not good enough for the championship is a problem IF you have a hope of returning. I also think that the complete lack of effort of the last 7 games has left the stench of failure too deeply ingrained. I'd like a fresh start. That will be painful in itself. But not too different given there are only a handful in contract anyway. Realistically we'll have to keep some of them as there won't be takers for them all. But ideally all could go for me.
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They play good football, on the floor and through midfield & no aimless hoof ball....
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We need a dangerous, strong front man; one the opposition get nervy about any time they get the ball. Somebody like Darren Bent in his prime. Have we ever really had one since Anelka or Danny Sturrige left? People used to sing the no support" anthem when Kev Davies was winning every header in sight, and Alf suffers from the same no-mates syndrome today. The reason was very evident last week, playing for our lives and not a decent shot on goal in ninety minutes. We couldn't scare a five year old on Halloween.
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The complete opposite of what Parkinson does. Have we got Schizophrenia as well...Peter Thompson wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 6:46 pmThey play good football, on the floor and through midfield & no aimless hoof ball....
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Today is the final , let's hope they win it and send a massage to Parkinson and they already done it , if we go down after Sunday and Ken Anderson don't want to spend and we can't bring Kevin Nolan I hope we promote David Lee with all of u23 squad.
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We're up 2-0 at half-time
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FT Forest 1-2 Bolton.
Brilliant. Well done the lads. Hopefully a good sign for the future.
Brilliant. Well done the lads. Hopefully a good sign for the future.
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Well done David Lee & the U23 players....that's how football should be played
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