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Everton Youth Teams Thread

Pabbers said:
No worries mate. Know a lad who signed for us last season, not heard much of how he is getting on.
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Next to impossible to find out anything from pre-scholar groups now. Club are really strict with social media use now too, a few years back you could get all the results off there.

Only place I get info now is from tournament pages which have line ups and players of the tournament awards.
 
Timak said:
Next to impossible to find out anything from pre-scholar groups now. Club are really strict with social media use now too, a few years back you could get all the results off there.

Only place I get info now is from tournament pages which have line ups and players of the tournament awards.
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Seen a few clips of the U14's from a parent....1 shows a mate of my sons running past half Everton team, ony for the superb keeper to make a double save....Everton lost to Fleetwood.
 
EfcTon said:
Anyone seen this Robert Carroll play for the u18s ? Meant to be a cracking player.
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From clips of goals and match reports , Bobby Carroll has probably been our most influential player this season , albeit Simms’ goals are grabbing the headlines . I think he’s got about 6 or 7 assists from midfield, and if you go back and watch the goals against Blackburn there’s a good example of what he’s all about , picking up a short pass , driving at the defence and laying off a great pass for Adedoyin to run onto and score the 5th goal.
 
Been reading some really thought provoking things about academies recently.

Firstly the former England development coach who was saying 99% of development is about the player and his innate talent. You can have the best facilities, the best coaches, the best experiences possible for a group of super talented kids....and then someone will walk in who has only ever kicked a ball around with their mates and they'll be the best player on the pitch.

Second was an article which examined the Dynamo Zagreb academy - regarded as the best in the world for development - and the age in which they'd recruited the talents that made them famous. Now they bring in players from 7 and have a famous pathway which teaches all the elements of the game. Yet it turned out the ones who had gone on to star for Croatia had actually joined in their mid teens or later.

Point was that by far the most important thing an academy can do is recruit well. All the best coaches in the world won't make a difference if you don't get the best kids in and show them a pathway to the first team.
 
catcherintherye said:
A very good player mate. Did a bit on him a couple of months back. Only issue is he's only a little lad, but looks great footballer. There's another slight lad with a similar wedge cut who plays in the 10 who's also brilliant to watch.
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Mate of mine was teaching at the school he was at a few years ago, remember him telling me that Everton were v protective over him even then
 

Eggs said:
..my view, perhaps he’s a bit ‘hit and miss’. The club clearly think there is something there having rewarded him with a new contract, although his loan spells have been a bit disappointing. I haven’t seen him anywhere near the first team squad but he is a talent and I understand a few Championship clubs were sniffing around when his contract was coming to an end.
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1) he had 1 loan spell when he was 18 to Morecambe, their fans were saying he was too good for that levele and they played hoof ball which clearly didnt suit his style.

2) Unsworth had him in the match day squads last season when he was manager, he had Sigurdsson, Rooney and Klaassen ahead of him so clearly wasnt gonna get in ahead of them.
 
Eggs said:
..I would agree when it comes to Evans, another season of U23 seems a bit pointless unless the club are looking to recoup some money by moving him on a permanent.
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Recoup some money HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

We didnt even buy him so were you getting that nonsense from ? And not a chance we'd be stupid enough to sell him for a couple hundred thousand. After all isn't our owner meant to be a billionaire ? I doubt he needs a few hundred thousand....
 
Timak said:
Been reading some really thought provoking things about academies recently.

Firstly the former England development coach who was saying 99% of development is about the player and his innate talent. You can have the best facilities, the best coaches, the best experiences possible for a group of super talented kids....and then someone will walk in who has only ever kicked a ball around with their mates and they'll be the best player on the pitch.

Second was an article which examined the Dynamo Zagreb academy - regarded as the best in the world for development - and the age in which they'd recruited the talents that made them famous. Now they bring in players from 7 and have a famous pathway which teaches all the elements of the game. Yet it turned out the ones who had gone on to star for Croatia had actually joined in their mid teens or later.

Point was that by far the most important thing an academy can do is recruit well. All the best coaches in the world won't make a difference if you don't get the best kids in and show them a pathway to the first team.
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Take a guy like Seamus Coleman. Played Gaelic football until he was 16, and didn't become a footballer until then. Yet made his debut for Everton at age 21. If you've got it you've got it. Additionally there is so much more that goes into becoming a professional like mentality, character, and work ethic. You need talent too, but if you have those and natural ability, there is no age limit on improving your skill level.
 

EfcTon said:
Recoup some money HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

We didnt even buy him so were you getting that nonsense from ? And not a chance we'd be stupid enough to sell him for a couple hundred thousand. After all isn't our owner meant to be a billionaire ? I doubt he needs a few hundred thousand....
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EfcTon said:
Joe Williams's loan move to Bolton has officially become a disaster. They've now gone in to administration. We need to bring him back immediately
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What a peculiar pair of posts...
 
EfcTon said:
Recoup some money HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

We didnt even buy him so were you getting that nonsense from ? And not a chance we'd be stupid enough to sell him for a couple hundred thousand. After all isn't our owner meant to be a billionaire ? I doubt he needs a few hundred thousand....
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A bit rude laughing at @Eggs. He's just about one of the most insightful and knowledgeable on here when it comes to the footballl industry. As a rule of thumb and at a guess, if you're laughing at what he says in juvenile ridicule, you're probably wrong in your own thinking.
 
EfcTon said:
Recoup some money HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

We didnt even buy him so were you getting that nonsense from ? And not a chance we'd be stupid enough to sell him for a couple hundred thousand. After all isn't our owner meant to be a billionaire ? I doubt he needs a few hundred thousand....
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The owner won’t be making this decision though.

If Silva isn’t planning on using him he will be passéd back down through the ranks and those further down the system have decisions to make and more importantly to them, justify there jobs.

For every youth graduate sold on it reflects well on those who’ve developed him, as well as the club, regardless of what sort of fee he leaves for.

Also, I probably shouldn’t add this as it shouldn’t enter the thought process but it does happen. A lot of money from this type of deal finds its way into the pockets of those who’ve played a part in his development. It’s absolutley nothing to the club but massive to the individuals and part of the bonus system that keeps them working for us.
 
EfcTon said:
Recoup some money HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

We didnt even buy him so were you getting that nonsense from ? And not a chance we'd be stupid enough to sell him for a couple hundred thousand. After all isn't our owner meant to be a billionaire ? I doubt he needs a few hundred thousand....
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Recoup money as in bringing some in vs what we’ve spent in general on transfers. You’re weirdly confrontational in what is generally a placid thread.
 

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