Everton Youth Teams Thread

[blueloon]

hornby has only moved into the u23s in last couple of months and he was banging the goals in for the u18s for a while so they do seem to be moving them along more slowly recently.

Indeed, I was going to write something similar. Feeney spent a full year and a half in the u18s, it was really only this time last year he got U23s game time, similarly with Beni. Only Evans of late has played u21/23 as a first year Scholar . Having said that would like Gordon to get some game time at U23s this season .

P.S . Re Gordon’s physicality , he is slight but he doesn’t get knocked off the ball easily. His pace and acceleration get him out of trouble, that will be interesting to see if he can carry that up a level.

 

[mightymoyes]

Hornby was injured at the start of the season IIRC.

i know but last season he could have been bumped up to the u23s

 

[Eggs]

Indeed, I was going to write something similar. Feeney spent a full year and a half in the u18s, it was really only this time last year he got U23s game time, similarly with Beni. Only Evans of late has played u21/23 as a first year Scholar . Having said that would like Gordon to get some game time at U23s this season .

P.S . Re Gordon’s physicality , he is slight but he doesn’t get knocked off the ball easily. His pace and acceleration get him out of trouble, that will be interesting to see if he can carry that up a level.

..Gordon’s a reasonable height, though. He must be at least 5ft 10in and can fill that frame out.

 

[Barnfred 55]

hornby has only moved into the u23s in last couple of months and he was banging the goals in for the u18s for a while so they do seem to be moving them along more slowly recently.

Not sure what level Hornby was at prior to getting the scholarship. Think we'd only bought him quite recently.
It's possible Gordon was the same though. maybe he hadn't shone as much at younger age groups and is only just breaking through now (at his current very high level I mean). It may explain why he wasn't in the first England U17 squad too

 

[Nymzee]

Ok.

Just that you started the previous response with there's no rush, which would have actually been a move away from our old policy.

It could be, as you say, that others are ahead in the pecking order. Evans, Hornby, Broadhead etc plus we've brought in the likes of Bowler.

But I'm still a little surprised they haven't given him an odd game at least. Perhaps he's not actually quite advanced as we think and his goals are giving ys a little bit of false expectation. He does appear quite slight and maybe physically he isnt quite ready for the higher age group.

He played in a EL game?

 

[mightymoyes]

Not sure what level Hornby was at prior to getting the scholarship. Think we'd only bought him quite recently.
It's possible Gordon was the same though. maybe he hadn't shone as much at younger age groups and is only just breaking through now (at his current very high level I mean). It may explain why he wasn't in the first England U17 squad too

think this is hornbys 4th season with us

 

[Barnfred 55]

He played in a EL game?

Ha ha. 4 minutes or something.

 

[Barnfred 55]

think this is hornbys 4th season with us

Thats about right then if Hornby is in his 3rd year since scholarship.

 

[Nymzee]

Ha ha. 4 minutes or something.

To be in the squad and brought on ahead of the likes of Sambou shows he's advanced.

 

[Barnfred 55]

To be in the squad and brought on ahead of the likes of Sambou shows he's advanced.

Not really. They didnt take anybody who played for the U23s the night before.

We getting into another argument Nymz?

 

[Nymzee]

Not really. They didnt take anybody who played for the U23s the night before.

We getting into another argument Nymz?

Fail to see how it's an argument just an opinion of where we think the club sees Gordon's current development. Unless you're all riled up over comments Walsh is settling in well at Bristol City.

 

[Nymzee]

Echo saying we've rejected loan offers for Hornby. Little surprising, could be good for him.

 

[mightymoyes]

Echo saying we've rejected loan offers for Hornby. Little surprising, could be good for him.

think its too early, hes only played about 5 u23 games

 

[Nymzee]

think its too early, hes only played about 5 u23 games

Looks comfortable at that level, looks comfortable against Limassol, why not give him a few months in L2?

 

[mightymoyes]

Looks comfortable at that level, looks comfortable against Limassol, why not give him a few months in L2?

id rather he had 5 months working with big dunc and then 6 months or a season in the championship. no rush with him, hes only 18 and missed a lot of football with injuries.