Man U u21's v Chelsea u21's

Addickted2TheReds

Under 21 premier league final, 1-1 at the moment.

Unreal how good these kids are, so composed. Two cracking goals aswell.

No petrucci interestingly.

Ps. Sat here quite despondent at the fact that these kids are better than our first team!

Callumcafc

Kasey Palmer on the bench for Chelsea

paulie8290

Europa League final live on itv4

MountsfieldPark

Callumcafc said:

Kasey Palmer on the bench for Chelsea

He played in the first leg of the Youth Cup Final as a sub for half an hour and looked a very good quality player.

ForeverAddickted

Same trouble as always though... the First-Team Managers will never play these kids as there is too much pressure from the Fans / Chairman, eventually their talents will waste away as they're not tested enough and will disappear into the Football League or worse.

johnny73

How many of the players were poached from 'smaller' clubs?

PL54

How many of them were English?

Algarveaddick

As I have F-all better to do here's what I have been able to glean...

NAME - BORN - SOURCE

Chelsea:

Blackman - Croydon - Academy
Ssewankambo - Sweden - Poached from Angareds 2010
Aina - Southwark - Academy
Christensen - Denmark - Purchased from Brondby 2012
Nditi - Tanzania - Academy
Loftus-Cheek - Lewisham - Academy
Ake - Holland - Poached from Feyenoord
Baker - Luton - Poached from Luton 2005
Swift - Portsmouth - Academy
Feruz - Somalia - Purchased from Celtic 2011
Musonda - Belgium - "Poached" from Anderlecht 2012
(Palmer) - Lewisham - Poached from CAFC 2013
(Colkett) - Newham - "Poached" from CAFC 2007

Manchester Utd:

Amos - Macclesfield - Academy
Varela - Uruguay - Purchased from Penarol 2013
James - Bacup - Poached from PNE 2012
McNair - Ballyclare - Poached from Ballyclare Date Unknown
Keane - Stockport - Academy
Ekangamene - Belgium - "Poached" from Antwerp 2010
Janko - Switzerland - Purchased from FC Zurich 2013
Pearson - Oldham - Academy
Wilson - Biddulph - Academy
Pereira - Belgium - Poached from PSV 2012
Lawrence - Wrexham - Academy
(Blackett) - Manchester - Academy
(Weir) - Preston - "Poached" from PNE 2008
(Harrop) - Stockport - Academy

I have used quotation marks where it could be questioned whether a player was poached or not e.g. when it was some time ago, or where they came from a supposed "feeder" club.

rananegra

I reckon that makes us a feeder club for Chelsea and Preston NE one for Man U.

johnny73

Good job algarve. I imagine the poaching will get worse in future years. Bad enough as it is.

ChicagoAddick

3 or 4 players on Millwall's doorstep that they missed out on - or were simply outbid on.