Everton Youth Teams Thread

[Nymzee]

..the big disappointment for me is that we failed to get through the FA Youth Cup. I’m probably old fashioned, but a team with a top player get through that competition, it even happened with Rooney.

In the past I'd have been bothered about the FA Youth Cup but Chelsea seem to always win it and where are most of their squads?

 

[Eggs]

We effectively sacrificed that competition for the Cyrus game mate. Very strange decision for the club to make IMO. I'm pretty sure there were ample U23 players who could have made up that squad, as good as it was to see the likes of Hornby and Gordon get their senior debuts.

..it’s a fair point, but Gordon still played in the FA Youth Cup (cant recall if Hornby did).

 

[Barnfred 55]

..it’s a fair point, but Gordon still played in the FA Youth Cup (cant recall if Hornby did).

Hornby didn't Eggs, but he started the game the night before, whereas Gordon only got a few minutes. But bearing in mind it must be a 4 hour flight from Cyprus, they couldn't have landed back in Liverpool before 3am at the latest, and another hour maybe before they were tucked up in bed. Think there was also Denny and 2 or 3 others from the squad in Cyprus too. Hardly ideal preparation mate. In fact I can't think of worse.

 

[Barnfred 55]

While I agree that the Europa game affected some players at u 18 level , we really didn’t have many options open to us mate. The Europa rules are convoluted but a big aspect was that young players needed to be at the club for a full two years to be eligible . Once Big Sam had made the decision to leave many at home there were few eligible players left apart from u18 players.e.g Sambou , Gibson , Adeniran , Bowler etc were unavailable.

There was an U23 game couple of days before from memory. Might have been better had they taken 3 or 4 from that squad seeing the importance of the U18 game. Maybe they just under estimate their opponents, which, if true, was unforgivable given what happened in the competition the previous 2/3 seasons.

 

[mightymoyes]

In the past I'd have been bothered about the FA Youth Cup but Chelsea seem to always win it and where are most of their squads?

yeh i think the days of winning the youth cup being a sign of having a player or 2 for the 1st team are long gone. would still be nice to do better in it mind you.

 

[Bluelladevil]

Anyone know what's happened to Danny Bramall? Seemed to be providing an awful lot of assists last year.

 

[blueloon]

Hi

Anyone know what's happened to Danny Bramall? Seemed to be providing an awful lot of assists last year.

Well we gave him a contract after the u18s but he hasn’t featured at all for the U23s yet. We only kept six from last year’s u18s, Feeney , Beni and Evans are all doing well, Lavery has had a few U23s appearances , think he was in the Europa Cyprus trip too. But Jack Kiersey and Bramall havent featured at all . While no players are exactly the same , you would have to say that buying Josh Bowler suggests Bramall isn’t going to make it with us .

 

[Ring master]

Dont forget 4th placed Everton u23s, 10 points from top with 2 games in hand due to leaders getting last min winner home to derby yesterday,Play home to chelsea u23s tonight,LIVE ON CHELSEA TV 7pm ko,A win for Everton will keep them in 4th

 

[Nymzee]

 

[Barnfred 55]

Seamus should be getting another run out here. Not ready for the first team yet on last weeks showing.

 

[Eggs]

..Conor Grant getting game time. I don’t think he can go on loan again because of the 2 clubs in a season rule. It looks like he’ll have to find a club in the summer.

 

[Nymzee]

1-0

Hornby

 

[mightymoyes]

Clever finish

 

[maccavennie]

Any links?

 

[Nymzee]

Beni not in squad so should be on bench/start tomorrow.