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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 16, 2016 16:14:01 GMT
The first half at Castle was a tetchy affair with us kicking them and them kicking us and nothing really more happened. Balde who is presumably on trial looked woeful and did two two footed tackles that in an ordinary game would have seen red, he was booked. He just kept losing the ball and taking too many touches.
The second half was much better. The team was;
Isted
Banks Sadiki Read Silva
Sorensen Jarvis
Pringle Jokeleinan Da Silva
Ayoola
Sorensen was head and shoulders above everyone else. He's only 16 but always had time, rode the tackles, passed it well and mainly forward, was good in the tackle and just looked like he had a good all round game.
We wasted 2 or 3 good chances with bad finishing but the second half was much improved.
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Post by iamcliveclarke on Jul 16, 2016 16:33:33 GMT
Sounds exciting about Sorenson, and in a position that the first team could do with strengthening, do you think he could push on for a bench this season or still too early?
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Post by longthrow on Jul 16, 2016 16:39:02 GMT
What number was Jokeleinan? I think 15 and 17 played very well second half
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 16, 2016 16:44:34 GMT
What number was Jokeleinan? I think 15 and 17 played very well second half 18. 17 was Sorensen 15 Da Silva Da Silva is skilful but he needs to take less touches and either pass it or beat his man. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 16, 2016 16:45:46 GMT
Sounds exciting about Sorenson, and in a position that the first team could do with strengthening, do you think he could push on for a bench this season or still too early? Too early I'd suggest. But he played against blokes today who weren't scared to kick shit out of anything that moved and he didn't look bothered. He just ran around them. |
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Post by Clem Fandango on Jul 16, 2016 20:38:48 GMT
I thought Sorensen was a striker?
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 16, 2016 20:41:35 GMT
I thought Sorensen was a striker? Certainly wasn't today and tbh I thought he signed as a central midfielder. He was very good. |
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Post by lordb on Jul 16, 2016 20:42:31 GMT
This it by all accounts is a goal machine. Will cost £200k in a development fee to Reading. If Stoke are serious about the Academy this is the sort of move they need to make. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 16, 2016 20:55:05 GMT
This it by all accounts is a goal machine. Will cost £200k in a development fee to Reading. If Stoke are serious about the Academy this is the sort of move they need to make. Ooh who says he is??? Sounds good! |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 19, 2016 15:22:21 GMT
The Under 18s are playing Halmstad U-19s.
Our's is a very young team.
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Post by Staying up for Grandadstokey on Jul 20, 2016 8:22:33 GMT
The Under 18s are playing Halmstad U-19s. Our's is a very young team. Gave a little shiver when I saw we have a Vale and a Shotton playing for us, mind you I've heard that Trailest is a very good player.  |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 20, 2016 8:30:00 GMT
They drew 2-2 which was a very good result I think as their side would have been 2/3 years older than ours.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 17:22:42 GMT
Indeed.
Full breakdown of the new format:
Premier League 2 is a new competition that replaces the Under-21 Premier League from 2016/17, with a greater focus on a level of play in terms of technicality, physicality and intensity to bring players as close to first-team experience as possible.
The age limit for players has risen from Under-21 to Under-23.
The league will take on the same format of two tiers, Division 1 and Division 2, with 12 teams in each, and the factor of promotion and relegation.
The 24 clubs who compete each applied for 'Category One' status in the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP). There are 15 clubs from the Premier League and nine clubs from the Championship.
All players born after 1 January 1993 for the 2016/17 season are eligible to play, and the format stays as follows:
There are 12 teams in Division 1 and 12 in Division 2, with every club playing each other once at home and once away
In Division 1, the team who finish first are champions
The bottom two teams in Division 1 get relegated to Division 2
In Division 2, the league winners get automatic promotion to Division 1
Teams ranked second, third, fourth and fifth go into a promotion play-off
Second plays fifth place at home and third hosts fourth in the semi-finals, both at the club’s main stadium, while the final takes place at the home ground of the team who finished highest in the league
All play-off matches are one-off ties, decided by extra-time and then penalties if the match is level after 120 minutes
There is no relegation from Division 2
Other rules include:
Each team can field a goalkeeper over the age limit and up to three ‘over-age’ outfield players in every match
Each club must host at least three league matches at their main stadium during the course of the season, which helps to enhance the matchday experience for the players and fans.
Member clubs' training grounds or Academy venues will be permitted for the staging of up to three home matches over the course of the league season.
Teams in Division 1
Arsenal, Chelsea, Derby County, Everton, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Reading, Southampton, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur
Teams in Division 2
Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Fulham, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Swansea City, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 17:24:26 GMT
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 21, 2016 16:29:20 GMT
As bought to you a few months ago......
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Post by Clem Fandango on Jul 21, 2016 18:01:23 GMT
As bought to you a few months ago...... I wished to god we'd play at Newcastle Town I cant make it to Leek, Macclesfield or Nantwich that easy these days. Like the sound of this new format though. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2016 18:36:57 GMT
Dat guy Greenidge.
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Post by jezzascfc on Jul 21, 2016 19:20:10 GMT
Jordan Greenidge - very Bajan name, probably has roots/family there (my wife's Bajan).
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Post by nutterpotter on Jul 21, 2016 19:21:36 GMT
Any idea how we managed to sign him? Was he released by Reading? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2016 19:25:34 GMT
Any idea how we managed to sign him? Was he released by Reading? Still think he's on trial? Read towards the top of this page and he's mentioned there too. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2016 8:20:33 GMT
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Post by nonameface on Jul 22, 2016 14:27:19 GMT
How would we have a chance in signing Campbell? Paying £500k for him sounds extremely good value.
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Post by york stokie on Jul 22, 2016 18:51:45 GMT
How would we have a chance in signing Campbell? Paying £500k for him sounds extremely good value. I would imagine that any payment made would be based on the EPPP rules, so its a set price depending on the amount of time a player has been at their previous club. |
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Post by liam007 on Jul 23, 2016 6:39:53 GMT
As bought to you a few months ago...... Wasn't aware the under 23's will be playing at Harrison Park.Great news as it close to me so i will go down to watch them.Have you seen much of Liam Edwards mate.I don't get the chance to watch much of our academy and younger sides but i saw his 5 minute cameo at Burton last week and he certainly looked like one to watch.Don't know if he is going to Preston today with the senior squad or playing at Leek Town today but hope he plays at Leek as i would like to get to watch him play for more than 5 minutes. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 23, 2016 15:04:11 GMT
We beat Leek 1-0. Verlinden with the goal.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2016 15:10:41 GMT
We beat Leek 1-0. Verlinden with the goal. Looking forward to highlights on leektowntv youtube |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 23, 2016 19:57:46 GMT
We beat Leek 1-0. Verlinden with the goal. Looking forward to highlights on leektowntv youtube 16 minutes of highlights and they missed the goal (I stopped after the missed goal).  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2016 22:45:26 GMT
Shame about the goal but at least there's more than we usually get, do you think they can do highlights of all the u23 games there? Verlinden looks good though
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 25, 2016 12:07:06 GMT
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Post by LGH87 on Jul 25, 2016 12:43:46 GMT
Interesting for me that Telford has gone with the 23's yet Waring has gone with the seniors. Glad to see they've taken N'Goy with the seniors, if he's to reach his potential and live up to his early hype, you've got to think he'd need to make some sort of impact over the next 12-18 months. |
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