Eastbourne V Charlton Yoof

Weegie Addick said:

Oh dear. We are officially shite.

Weegie - this seems like an uncharacteristically mean-spirited thing for you to say about a team of players probably no older than 16, many of whom were likely playing in their first game against adults?

Granted, Eastbourne United in Tier Nine of the pyramid probably isn't the most fearsome  "footballing" test, but the gap in experience and physical development was probably huge.

The second goal

PaddyP17 said:

Weegie Addick said:

Oh dear. We are officially shite.

Weegie - this seems like an uncharacteristically mean-spirited thing for you to say about a team of players probably no older than 16, many of whom were likely playing in their first game against adults?

Granted, Eastbourne United in Tier Nine of the pyramid probably isn't the most fearsome  "footballing" test, but the gap in experience and physical development was probably huge.

Thought it was the U18’s but I agree with your point. Also the pitch was more like a ploughed field which didn’t help our superior passing game but suited their long ball game.

I do think Weegie’s comment was very much tongue in cheek though. 

LargeAddick said:

PaddyP17 said:

Weegie Addick said:

Oh dear. We are officially shite.

Weegie - this seems like an uncharacteristically mean-spirited thing for you to say about a team of players probably no older than 16, many of whom were likely playing in their first game against adults?

Granted, Eastbourne United in Tier Nine of the pyramid probably isn't the most fearsome  "footballing" test, but the gap in experience and physical development was probably huge.

Thought it was the U18’s but I agree with your point. Also the pitch was more like a ploughed field which didn’t help our superior passing game but suited their long ball game.

I do think Weegie’s comment was very much tongue in cheek though. 

First years will have finished school this summer and will turn 17 this season, with the older ones turning 18 during the season.

ForeverAddickted said:

Scoham said:

https://twitter.com/drumstuffdrums/status/1151242344848662529?s=21

Great to see that Steve Avory has the boys grounded!!... Simple things I know but still

Dunno looks like one of the lads might have sneakily sqyeezed the world's smallest turd out onto one of the tiles.

Shame it’s not another night as would have watched, but not instead of the first team.