Highlighted ones not yet signed. Phenomenal effort by this group of players that so many have contracts, and great effort by the club to tie them down.
Kone; Gone to Qatar
Asiimwe, Signed
Mitchell. Signed
Laqeretabua. Signed
Hobden. Signed
Bower. Signed
Gough. Signed
Kedwell. Signed
Anderson. Signed
Huke. Signed
Rylah. Signed
Casey. Signed
Kanu. Signed
Okechukwu. Signed
Myers. Still with us
Enslin. Signed
Yamoha. Still with us
Hand
Berry
Batt
Molneux
Danso. Still with us
Hunter. Still with us
Okwumo. Still with us
So based on most recent U18 line up our U18 squad from last season mainly signed or stayed. We lost one. Four unaccounted for. Seems unusual the club didn't give a wider update, I think they usually do in U18's. Good luck to the 4 if they have left.
Henry Molyneux played for the under-21s at Hull and was on the bench for the Millwall friendly. I don't recall seeing anything about his contractual status, but I assume that means we signed him at some point? Still here, in any case.
He's on the OS U21 squad page so I assume he signed a contract and they just hadn't announced it anywhere at the time.
Speaks volumes that we are invited to this over many other clubs and not just as a one off either.
Holding Real Madrid to a draw, who undoubtedly hoover up much of the best talent at this age group is great going. I doubt many of the other teams taking part are academies of third tier clubs!
Under 17s beaten 1-5 by West Ham in the Premier League cup tie at Sparrows Lane this afternoon. Here’s how the U17s line up for this afternoon’s Premier League Cup tie against West Ham: Sadler; Brown, Dawkins, Cann, Ashburn; Safa, Mwamba, Tagoe; Fullah, Mbick, Reid
All still with us; Myers Yamoha Hand Berry Batt Molyneux Danso Hunter Okumo
So of our U18 squad that finished last season I don't think we released any. That must surely be a record? Kone seemingly chose to leave to go to Qatar bit all others either signed or stayed as those not signed have now all featured for U18 or U23 squad this season.
Over the last two seasons I believe that could be the sixth time the U18 have hit 6 goals. Different group now but keeping up the tradition. Good to see Casey scoring 4 for the 18's and Kanu scoring 3 for the 21's.
Over the last two seasons I believe that could be the sixth time the U18 have hit 6 goals. Different group now but keeping up the tradition. Good to see Casey scoring 4 for the 18's and Kanu scoring 3 for the 21's.
Against championship sides is impressive.
One of the reasons I would consider a loan for Kanu is because he is scoring well in U21s and got a couple in L1 this season too so seems ready for men's footy and a shame to stunt his growth with the U21s (although we need to tie him to a longer contract first as his one runs out this summer 😬). Another reason though is to free up a striker space in the U21 squad for Casey who is clearly ready for the move out of U18 level. To be fair to TS, signing up Leaburn, Kanu and Casey to pro contracts was impressive and we have never been in a situation before where we struggle for space for forwards across the age range.
Whilst the U18's were taking care of business the U16s also played Millwall on Saturday morning and won 3-2 so we did the double over the spanners on Saturday
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Holding Real Madrid to a draw, who undoubtedly hoover up much of the best talent at this age group is great going. I doubt many of the other teams taking part are academies of third tier clubs!
Here’s how the U17s line up for this afternoon’s Premier League Cup tie against West Ham: Sadler; Brown, Dawkins, Cann, Ashburn; Safa, Mwamba, Tagoe; Fullah, Mbick, Reid
So of our U18 squad that finished last season I don't think we released any. That must surely be a record? Kone seemingly chose to leave to go to Qatar bit all others either signed or stayed as those not signed have now all featured for U18 or U23 squad this season.
Over the last two seasons I believe that could be the sixth time the U18 have hit 6 goals.
Different group now but keeping up the tradition.
Good to see Casey scoring 4 for the 18's and Kanu scoring 3 for the 21's.
Against championship sides is impressive.
One of the reasons I would consider a loan for Kanu is because he is scoring well in U21s and got a couple in L1 this season too so seems ready for men's footy and a shame to stunt his growth with the U21s (although we need to tie him to a longer contract first as his one runs out this summer 😬). Another reason though is to free up a striker space in the U21 squad for Casey who is clearly ready for the move out of U18 level.
To be fair to TS, signing up Leaburn, Kanu and Casey to pro contracts was impressive and we have never been in a situation before where we struggle for space for forwards across the age range.
Has to be played week commencing the 4th November
Yup.
Today's league game at Bournemouth has been postponed.