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Under 21s (Match updates and news)
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How young was this U21 side /new players in it.0
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If the Comms team don’t have the capacity to cover the u21s couldn’t they ask for a volunteer from the fan base or a student who wants a bit of experience writing match reports?10
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Given the amount of investment in the Academy in recent times I think you are very wrong.sam3110 said:
So we don't notice when they close the academy next summer : wibble:Henry Irving said:Currently top of the league on goals scored.
The academy seems to have fallen in a communications black hole over the summer.
No squad or released player updates for months, no good luck messages to those leaving and now today.3 -
Really??1
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I wonder if the lack of squad announcement for the game today has anything to do with tonight.
We know NJ doesn't like talking about injuries maybe he doesn't want the under 21 team announced in case it gives Stevenage an idea who is playing tonight3 -
Th team listed on the page before was the sheff wed teammsomerton said:How young was this U21 side /new players in it.0 -
So we can assume that Rylah, Fullah, Z Mitchell, Laq, Mwamba and Enslin didn't play. I'm assuming that Tommy Reid, Dixon and Mbick did0
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MBick scored according to Cawley7
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Maybe another question to pose for the Directors to respond to at the upcoming Q & A ?1
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The club had updated the Academy premises at Sparrows Lane and added to the number of coaches.
Why would they close down something that has produced numerous first team players?1 -
I don't see any signs of the club considering backing away from the Academy, which would be not only a huge u-turn on previous policy but also a major breach with a very long-standing club tradition that we are a club that develops more than its fair share of talented youngsters.
I think we may be seeing signs that the club don't see allowing fans in to see games as a priority. The under-18s and the women's academy team (who are also effectively under-18s) already get a degree of secrecy applied to their games, mainly playing behind closed doors when at home and with very limited updates and few photos. There are good reasons to protect kids from publicity of course, and I doubt any of us have any objection to that, but it does seem a bit odd to have an under-21 game happening not just behind closed doors but also under a social media blackout.0 -
Few of you have been whooshed here2
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I'm so sad to learn they're closing the academy. Club going to the dogs under Charlie Kelman's tenure10
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Valley Gold members are allowed to watch the under 18 games at Sparrows Lane on presentation of their membership card.Swindon_Addick said:I don't see any signs of the club considering backing away from the Academy, which would be not only a huge u-turn on previous policy but also a major breach with a very long-standing club tradition that we are a club that develops more than its fair share of talented youngsters.
I think we may be seeing signs that the club don't see allowing fans in to see games as a priority. The under-18s and the women's academy team (who are also effectively under-18s) already get a degree of secrecy applied to their games, mainly playing behind closed doors when at home and with very limited updates and few photos. There are good reasons to protect kids from publicity of course, and I doubt any of us have any objection to that, but it does seem a bit odd to have an under-21 game happening not just behind closed doors but also under a social media blackout.
Yesterday's game was no different to any other Academy fixture at Sparrows Lane. Valley Gold membership gets you in.
The communications team are under resourced at the moment despite there being budget provision for the extra posts.1 -
I would like to read a decent report on the mystery game played yesterday.
Something as simple as the team line ups, and substitutions, and mention of the goal scorers and times of the goals. A brief mention of the type of goal, as in long range shot, tap in, header from a corner or whatever would be a bonus.
I suppose I shouldn’t complain because I am not in the promise a lot deliver a little Valley Gold scheme any more.1 -
Dartford were playing at home yesterday evening, so presumably that's why the game was played at Sparrow's Lane.2
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One of the academy teams played a friendly v Palace at their training ground yesterday. Maybe u18’s.0
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U21s V Sheffield Weds 12 August 2025
Team was
Reid T
Brown
Enslin
Gough
Hunter
Ewens-Findley
Dixon
Safa
M'Bick
Reid R
Lock
Subs:
Casey - replaced Safa 66 mins
MacLorg - Did not play
Trialist - replaced Hunter 74 mins
Trialist - replaced Reid R 63 mins
Kuczynski - replaced Enslin 74 mins
Goals
Brown 45+2
M'Bick 57
Enslin 59
Casey 74
Lock 8811 -
I wondered why Enslin didn't get the start last night, and it's because he got over an hour at lunchtime4
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If it's down to a temporary shortage of staff in the comms team then that's good news because it means we can expect things to go back to more or less how we're used to once the issue is solved.Crusty54 said:
Valley Gold members are allowed to watch the under 18 games at Sparrows Lane on presentation of their membership card.Swindon_Addick said:I don't see any signs of the club considering backing away from the Academy, which would be not only a huge u-turn on previous policy but also a major breach with a very long-standing club tradition that we are a club that develops more than its fair share of talented youngsters.
I think we may be seeing signs that the club don't see allowing fans in to see games as a priority. The under-18s and the women's academy team (who are also effectively under-18s) already get a degree of secrecy applied to their games, mainly playing behind closed doors when at home and with very limited updates and few photos. There are good reasons to protect kids from publicity of course, and I doubt any of us have any objection to that, but it does seem a bit odd to have an under-21 game happening not just behind closed doors but also under a social media blackout.
Yesterday's game was no different to any other Academy fixture at Sparrows Lane. Valley Gold membership gets you in.
The communications team are under resourced at the moment despite there being budget provision for the extra posts.1 -
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Athletico Charlton said:
I wondered why the club coach was parked in Kent cricket ground in Beckenham 🤔One of the academy teams played a friendly v Palace at their training ground yesterday. Maybe u18’s.
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A bit weird to play an hour for the U21s at lunchtime, then also play a part in a first team game later that day.sam3110 said:I wondered why Enslin didn't get the start last night, and it's because he got over an hour at lunchtime2 -
Shows how short of players we are after the owners refused to spend any money.killerandflash said:
A bit weird to play an hour for the U21s at lunchtime, then also play a part in a first team game later that day.sam3110 said:I wondered why Enslin didn't get the start last night, and it's because he got over an hour at lunchtime6
