Ricky Duncan, Kevin Maher and the Youth Teams

[Ricey]

Great article on the echo's website about Duncan, Maher and the youth team. Really enjoyable read and just goes to show how far our youth set up has come on.

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/14994913.Ricky_boosting_Blues__next_generation/

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

Glad someone else saw that, interesting.

Phil Brown has selected a youth team player in every squad of his nearly 200 games.
I can think of four off the top of my head - Dan Bentley, Ted Smith, Jack Payne, Jack Bridge.
Any others?

 

[Ricey]

Glad someone else saw that, interesting.

Phil Brown has selected a youth team player in every squad of his nearly 200 games.
I can think of four off the top of my head - Dan Bentley, Ted Smith, Jack Payne, Jack Bridge.
Any others?

I remember watching Ryan Auger play shockingly at Newport away.

 

[bazzashrimper]

Matsuaka, Bexon, Jason Williams

 

[Shrimper]

Can Kyprianou be counted?

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Matsuaka, Bexon, Jason Williams

Not sure Williams is a good example :smile:

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

I enjoyed this article.

But as good as it is to say his selected a youth player in the last two hundred games [lets exclude Bentley and Payne, I think it's fair to say they were established first team players] others that have been on the team sheet haven't clocked much times on the pitch. When you consider the form we're in, at 3-0 vs Coventry, or 3-0 vs Wimbledon, give Matsuzaka, JORDAN Williams, Bridge, Bedford 10 minutes. This is the perfect time for them when confidence is high...

Had to knitpick, Brown out! Only joking. :smile:

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

I enjoyed this article.

But as good as it is to say his selected a youth player in the last two hundred games [lets exclude Bentley and Payne, I think it's fair to say they were established first team players] others that have been on the team sheet haven't clocked much times on the pitch. When you consider the form we're in, at 3-0 vs Coventry, or 3-0 vs Wimbledon, give Matsuzaka, JORDAN Williams, Bridge, Bedford 10 minutes. This is the perfect time for them when confidence is high...

Had to knitpick, Brown out! Only joking. :smile:

Bentley and Payne only became established first team players because Big Phil put them in the team, they weren't that when he arrived.
Defo agree about giving more kids the chance, but maybe they need to be ready before getting in the team. maybe throwing them in for no good would hurt more than help.
I've noticed in the last two games that Big Phil has been reluctant to make any changes at all and does nothing before 80 minutes (if he starts putting strikers on the wing he'll become full Tilson)

the last two games Ted Smith has looked at least as good as Oxley so well worth staying with him, that's another. Many other teams would of got someone like The Other Smith out of retirement to sit on the bench but we've got Bexon, yet another youth teamer

 

[WESTY_SUFC]

Sounds as though Ricky Duncan has done an amazing job over time. There certainly seems like a lot more of our youth players are involved in the first team squad than ever other time I can remember in the past.

 

[rigsby]

Excellent article about academy, which despite being the best bit about our club, most fans don't know what goes on. More of the same please CP.

Those of you who were happy to slag after the defeat v Orient in the FA Youth cup without even being at the game, should definitely read this.