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Southend United U23s and U18s news

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Nice idea OBL. He is more likely to lead our promotion charge from the National League next season I think.
 
Not really seen him play? What’s sort of player is he? Kelman...

Sounds like one for the future, but also mindful that both Acquah and Rush have been prolific in the academy sides and not been able to translate that to goals in the 1st team.
 
Well he doesn't play or score regularly for the u23s yet - so way off the first team I'm my opinion. Hows his goal scoring record compared to that of Rush and Kelman?
 
jimmy55 said:
Well he doesn't play or score regularly for the u23s yet - so way off the first team I'm my opinion. Hows his goal scoring record compared to that of Rush and Kelman?
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I agree with this. Although Kenny Coker has appeared as a substitute for the first-team on a few occasions, and he has some raw attributes that mean he could be a real talent in the future, I wouldn't say he's necessarily ready for senior football yet. Tayo Adedoja, who is the same age, has featured far more regularly for the U23s this season, but they are different types of players.

On goalscoring records for the U18s, although I don't think they are necessarily helpful in determining whether a player is ready or not to play first-team football:
Kenny Coker: 11 goals in 18 starts (plus 11 sub appearances)
Charlie Kelman: 20 goals in 23 starts (plus 8 sub appearances)
Matt Rush: 29 goals in 60 starts (plus 8 sub appearances)
Emile Acquah: 36 goals in 43 starts (plus 11 sub appearances)
Norman Wabo: 30 goals in 48 starts (plus 20 sub appearances)
 
Exiled Shrimper said:
I agree with this. Although Kenny Coker has appeared as a substitute for the first-team on a few occasions, and he has some raw attributes that mean he could be a real talent in the future, I wouldn't say he's necessarily ready for senior football yet. Tayo Adedoja, who is the same age, has featured far more regularly for the U23s this season, but they are different types of players.

On goalscoring records for the U18s, although I don't think they are necessarily helpful in determining whether a player is ready or not to play first-team football:
Kenny Coker: 11 goals in 18 starts (plus 11 sub appearances)
Charlie Kelman: 20 goals in 23 starts (plus 8 sub appearances)
Matt Rush: 29 goals in 60 starts (plus 8 sub appearances)
Emile Acquah: 36 goals in 43 starts (plus 11 sub appearances)
Norman Wabo: 30 goals in 48 starts (plus 20 sub appearances)
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Who's this Emile Acquah guy? He sounds good.
 
Floval Flyer said:
Not really seen him play? What’s sort of player is he? Kelman...

Sounds like one for the future, but also mindful that both Acquah and Rush have been prolific in the academy sides and not been able to translate that to goals in the 1st team.
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This was one of his goals from Saturday

https://twitter.com/x/status/1374027130842009601


He's a talented player but he's not as good as Acquah yet. The gap between youth football and first team football is huge. There's a gap between u23s and youths he's yet to bridge but he's still young (he looks older than he is).
 
Did the Under 23's play in a League this year and if so does anyone know where they finished ?
 
SUFCEssex said:
Did the Under 23's play in a League this year and if so does anyone know where they finished ?
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No. There was no southern section of the Central League this season. There was a three-team group stage of the Central League Cup including ourselves, AFC Bournemouth and Oxford; we lost three and won one of the four fixtures and finished bottom of the group.

Many Category Three Academy clubs in the area seem to have preferred - possibly pandemic-related, although the trend has been this way in any case in recent seasons - not to compete in a league structure and arrange ad hoc friendlies against other Category Three Academies or those higher up the EPPP structure.
 
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