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[palace_burger]

Barcelona looked a bit tasty!

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[Maidstoned Eagle]

Originally Posted by Sick Bucket

Please don't, seriously I think 99% of people on here really appreciate your posts, there's always a few that feel the need to make snide comments, **** em.

On a totally different note, I went to see Margate v Maidstone yesterday and really enjoyed it, decent standard too but where's that lad we got from them? can't think of his name right now but wasn't he on loan at Cambridge? Anyone know how he's getting on?

Kwesi Appiah? On loan at Reading.

[the drexciyan]

Son of Valderrama at no.6 for them. Our keeper made some great saves.

[Big Blue Eagle]

Originally Posted by Maidstoned Eagle

Kwesi Appiah? On loan at Reading.

That was last season, currently out with cruciate injury after the AFCON

[norwoodeagle]

Matt , report it as you see it. Ask the questions and you will maintain the trust of the BBS.
No speculation just good reporting, it's what you do.

[DARZET EAGLE]

Originally Posted by the drexciyan

Son of Valderrama at no.6 for them. Our keeper made some great saves.

Little lad wasn't he, could hardly reach the cross bar. Great potential though.

[Maidstoned Eagle]

Originally Posted by Big Blue Eagle

That was last season, currently out with cruciate injury after the AFCON

sorry, I was caught in a time warp

[Woosie]

Luke Dreher looks to be doing very well in the 21s, not long turned 17. Was the best player on the pitch for them the other day and looked comfortable, managed to get two assists.

Is playing up and has not gone away with the 18s to India so firmly an U21 player for good now. Ahead of Michael Phillips who is a year older in a similar CM position.

Have always liked the look of Dreher since he won a penalty on his U18s home debut at 15, but he's really kicked on offensively after moving to the 21s. Defensively needs work but he is still young and has time, so I'm sure that will come.

[DARZET EAGLE]

Originally Posted by Woosie

Luke Dreher looks to be doing very well in the 21s, not long turned 17. Was the best player on the pitch for them the other day and looked comfortable, managed to get two assists.

Is playing up and has not gone away with the 18s to India so firmly an U21 player for good now. Ahead of Michael Phillips who is a year older in a similar CM position.

Have always liked the look of Dreher since he won a penalty on his U18s home debut at 15, but he's really kicked on offensively after moving to the 21s. Defensively needs work but he is still young and has time, so I'm sure that will come.

Thanks Woosie, very early days at 17, but Ross Barkley and indeed Wayne Rooney made their first team debuts for Everton at a similar age. But let's not rush him, if he's good enough and continues to progress it sounds as though we could have a diamond.

[MFBias]

Ben Watson and Zaha at 17, Routledge at 16. Yes we were in a lower division, but I look forward to the next talent that has a debut at that young age, would mean they would be very special indeed to get selected. Hopefully we start attracting better young players.

[Woosie]

I'm not suggesting he should be in the first team at all, btw, just an update on him as he looks to be doing well.

It's *only* the U21s, and as I said, needs to work on the defensive side of his game, far too early to make any predictions but he's progressing nicely and developing well.

Also needs to develop physically as if you were to play him in a first team right now he'd be dominated simply by anyone remotely physical.

[Random*]

Kian Flanagan slightly taking the mick here in the U18's first game in India (won 4-1)

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[Big Blue Eagle]

Originally Posted by Woosie

I'm not suggesting he should be in the first team at all, btw, just an update on him as he looks to be doing well.

It's *only* the U21s, and as I said, needs to work on the defensive side of his game, far too early to make any predictions but he's progressing nicely and developing well.

Also needs to develop physically as if you were to play him in a first team right now he'd be dominated simply by anyone remotely physical.

Woosie - quick question on the Academy process. How often are the Categories of Academies reviewed? You've said elsewhere that we may be at risk of dropping to Cat 3 without investment, assuming that happens and the US money gets the Academy moving forward again - how quickly could we get to Cat 1? We clearly need that to give our young players better quality games without going on loan.

[Nigelbrag]

Originally Posted by Woosie

I'm not suggesting he should be in the first team at all, btw, just an update on him as he looks to be doing well.

It's *only* the U21s, and as I said, needs to work on the defensive side of his game, far too early to make any predictions but he's progressing nicely and developing well.

Also needs to develop physically as if you were to play him in a first team right now he'd be dominated simply by anyone remotely physical.

For all the reasons you have stated, clearly the lad is a good 2years away from a First team squad call up. But you never know, if he can progresses quicker than expected, quality will always show through as we have seen before.

[Celestial Empire]

Originally Posted by Woosie

Luke Dreher looks to be doing very well in the 21s, not long turned 17. Was the best player on the pitch for them the other day and looked comfortable, managed to get two assists.

Is playing up and has not gone away with the 18s to India so firmly an U21 player for good now. Ahead of Michael Phillips who is a year older in a similar CM position.

Have always liked the look of Dreher since he won a penalty on his U18s home debut at 15, but he's really kicked on offensively after moving to the 21s. Defensively needs work but he is still young and has time, so I'm sure that will come.

Thanks for the update.
18 months ago, Phillips seemed to be the rising star.
Tough job trying to sort out the potential of these young lads, developing in fits and spurts, where a wrong decision could cost the club £Ms.

[Woosie]

Originally Posted by Big Blue Eagle

Woosie - quick question on the Academy process. How often are the Categories of Academies reviewed? You've said elsewhere that we may be at risk of dropping to Cat 3 without investment, assuming that happens and the US money gets the Academy moving forward again - how quickly could we get to Cat 1? We clearly need that to give our young players better quality games without going on loan.

I think it's every 4 or 5 years, and I'm pretty sure we're due an audit either this summer or next summer.

You can apply to step up a category at any time, but the change (if you pass the audit - Ipswich missed Cat 1 by 0.3% last year) comes into effect as of the following season.

[cpfc4evandeva]

Why are the youngsters in India at the moment?

[AddoWolz]

Originally Posted by cpfc4evandeva

Why are the youngsters in India at the moment?

Aclimatizin , they've got a game in Birmingham on Saturday

[MFBias]

Originally Posted by cpfc4evandeva

Why are the youngsters in India at the moment?

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