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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Wed Jul 27, 2022 10:42 am

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We also haven't recruited then to be a team. Obviously 90% of them will fail, it's about whether we can get one or two who can contribute to the first team squad, which would be nice and, being generous to Brocky the second time it's happened other than desperation since...I don't even know. Joey O'Brian? Probably a case Rob Holding would've made it anyway...
Clough and Vela?

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by Prufrock » Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:01 am

I knew I was missing people! But there haven't been all that many.
In a world that has decided
That it's going to lose its mind
Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind.

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:14 am

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I knew I was missing people! But there haven't been all that many.
No indeed. One could make a case for Darcy and Politic but they may be filed under desperation.

Most clubs would, I suspect, be ecstatic to develop a first-teamer every season. Very few manage it. Ghost might know, it's his wheelhouse. And it's worth remembering that our throughput has been savaged from above, and in youth development that can have knock-on effects for a decade. Even if you only spend two seasons failing to recruit, you will have a weakness throughout your demography - so it's not just the 18-year-olds failing to develop within two years: the 10-year-olds you fail to sign in 2015 will be the first-teamers you miss in 2025.

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by The_Gun » Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:05 pm

The B team have their final run out of pre-season away at Warrington Town tonight for those who are interested.

Perhaps an opportunity to stake a claim for a bench spot in next week's energy drink cup game? I can see us playing a strong lineup in that match, but probably with some of the usual starters rotated out. Maybe Connor Stanley, Conor Carty or Max Conway are the most likely to sneak onto the bench?

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by BWFC_Insane » Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:53 pm

The_Gun wrote:
Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:05 pm
The B team have their final run out of pre-season away at Warrington Town tonight for those who are interested.

Perhaps an opportunity to stake a claim for a bench spot in next week's energy drink cup game? I can see us playing a strong lineup in that match, but probably with some of the usual starters rotated out. Maybe Connor Stanley, Conor Carty or Max Conway are the most likely to sneak onto the bench?
You would hope a fair few B teamers are in the frame for the squad for a week today. And hopefully more will feature in the EFL pizza cup or whatever it is.

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by The_Gun » Tue Aug 02, 2022 4:13 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:
Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:53 pm
The_Gun wrote:
Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:05 pm
The B team have their final run out of pre-season away at Warrington Town tonight for those who are interested.

Perhaps an opportunity to stake a claim for a bench spot in next week's energy drink cup game? I can see us playing a strong lineup in that match, but probably with some of the usual starters rotated out. Maybe Connor Stanley, Conor Carty or Max Conway are the most likely to sneak onto the bench?
You would hope a fair few B teamers are in the frame for the squad for a week today. And hopefully more will feature in the EFL pizza cup or whatever it is.
It will be interesting to see how seriously Evatt takes the various cup competitions this season. The league cup is the more respected trophy, of course, but we have a pretty good chance of winning the pizza cup.

If he wanted to, he could just rotate the first team and start the likes of Dixon, Aimson, Iredale, Toal, Dempsey et al and fill the bench with the lads who usually start. I suspect we'll see one or two B teamers make the bench next Tuesday, but would be surprised if it's more than that.

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by brommers95 » Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:56 pm

Lineup for tonight’s B Team friendly v Warrington Town.

Worth noting that account is the new Twitter for the B team and academy.

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Tue Aug 02, 2022 9:47 pm

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by Mar » Wed Aug 03, 2022 12:40 am

Nice to see them getting their first goals. Hopefully more to come. Not really got a clear picture of how well they are doing other than their results anyone seen them in action yet?

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by Harry Genshaw » Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:35 am

Mar wrote:
Wed Aug 03, 2022 12:40 am
Nice to see them getting their first goals. Hopefully more to come. Not really got a clear picture of how well they are doing other than their results anyone seen them in action yet?
Do they have a fixture list? I'd be inclined to go and watch occasionally if they were playing locally.
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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by The_Gun » Wed Aug 03, 2022 9:32 am

Harry Genshaw wrote:
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Mar wrote:
Wed Aug 03, 2022 12:40 am
Nice to see them getting their first goals. Hopefully more to come. Not really got a clear picture of how well they are doing other than their results anyone seen them in action yet?
Do they have a fixture list? I'd be inclined to go and watch occasionally if they were playing locally.
I think I read something yesterday about the fixture list still being put together. I guess they will have a defined Central League set of fixtures, then will put in friendlies around that schedule on an ad-hoc basis.

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by The_Gun » Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:40 pm

Matty Grivosti joins Yeovil on loan for three months.

Bit weird to be loaning B team players out?

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:51 pm

Fixtures released – well, some of 'em. Friendlies to be built around these.

B Team Central League and Cup 2022/23 fixtures
Tue 16/08 Fleetwood A 13:00 Central League
Wed 07/09 Huddersfield H 14:00 Central League Cup
Wed 14/09 Wrexham H 14:00 Central League
Tue 11/10 Lincoln H 14:00 Central League Cup
Wed 26/10 Accrington H 13:00 Central League
Wed 02/11 Preston H 13:00 Central League
Wed 09/11 Huddersfield A 13:00 Central League
Tue 06/12 Rotherham A 13:00 Central League Cup
Tue 13/12 Rochdale A 13:00 Central League Cup
Wed 11/01 Blackpool H 13:00 Central League
Tue 17/01 Wrexham A 13:00 Central League
Tue 14/02 Preston A 13:00 Central League
Wed 01/03 Huddersfield H 13:00 Central League
Wed 29/03 Accrington A 13:00 Central League
Wed 19/04 Fleetwood H 14:00 Central League
TBC Blackpool A Central League

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:21 pm

Izzy and Sheehan played an hour of the Fleetwood game, which is still ongoing:

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/w ... hday-blog/

Tomo also started and is still on.

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by KeyserSoze » Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:58 pm

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by GhostoftheBok » Fri Aug 26, 2022 6:21 am

Carty has apparently been brought in to train with the first team a couple of times. Does anyone have any more information about that?

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:58 am

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Carty has apparently been brought in to train with the first team a couple of times. Does anyone have any more information about that?
I didn’t know that. I knew Connor Stanley had been drafted up on occasion, but not Carty too. Makes sense of course, fluidity of personnel.

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by officer_dibble » Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:01 am

Papa John’s will give an insight - I’d guessed/hoped Sithole would be nearest given his league one experience but that doesn’t appear to be the case.

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Re: B Team Thread 22/23 Season

Post by GhostoftheBok » Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:08 am

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I didn’t know that. I knew Connor Stanley had been drafted up on occasion, but not Carty too. Makes sense of course, fluidity of personnel.
Stanley is the one the coaches are supposedly very excited about. What I understood was that the lads who were involved in the Cup, Stanley and Carty were the ones who'd had the privilege thus far, but I can't say I know for certain.

I'd be interested to hear from anyone who does.

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