Everton Youth Teams Thread

[EFC_FRANCIS]

So , an article about the RS with a passing mention of how poor our Academy has become in recent years. Nothing new that hasn’t been discussed frequently in these pages. A bit more work and he could have written a useful article about a number of non-Sky6 clubs who have been better than us in recent years and what could be learned from them.

Exactly my thoughts. A completely typical Athletic article, a lot of words with basically nothing of substance. It's essentially written just so liverpool can get a line out there about how they could've had Gordon if they wanted him and they don't want him anyway.

 

[mightymoyes]

Exactly my thoughts. A completely typical Athletic article, a lot of words with basically nothing of substance. It's essentially written just so liverpool can get a line out there about how they could've had Gordon if they wanted him and they don't want him anyway.

Been very disappointed with their Everton coverage in general, the odd decent article aside.
Only really subscribe for the NFL stuff

 

[EFC_FRANCIS]

Been very disappointed with their Everton coverage in general, the odd decent article aside.
Only really subscribe for the NFL stuff

They're not ITK like Joyce or even a bobble hat off twitter and they're rather fickle with their reporting. Their main scoops came courtesy of Digne being best mates with them and now he's gone they don't have much to go on we don't already know. It'd be hard to justify subscription if every time I tried to cancel they didnt offer me it for 12 more months at £1.

Look at this article 'how everton fell behind' proceeds to tell us absolutely nothing about how exactly they fell behind and the only evidence being how we get beat at strictly U18 level by them. Its tosh.

 

[Ring master]

7th placed Everton u18s play the 1st of 2 games in 3 days tomorrow, the 1st game coming at home v 8th placed Burnley u18s tomorrow with an 11am ko, before they travel to stoke Tuesday night in a rearranged game

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While Monday its 11th placed Everton u23s playing home to 2nd placed West Ham in their 2nd last game of the u23s season with ko been 7pm, that will not be Live, Then a week tonight Everton u23s finish up at the Champions Man City u23s which is Live via City's website

 

[Ring master]

Everton u18s Team

Nash, Samuels-Smith, Tierney, Quintyne, Wright, Apter, Jagne, Barker, Heath, Djankpata, Smikle-James
Subs Graham, Coughlan, Maher, Cahill, Ebere

 

[Ring master]

The 1st 20 for us has seen a Heath shot saved, Apter shot blocked, Samuels-Smith fired over, and Jagne shot saved

 

[Ring master]

HT
Everton u18s 0 Burnley u18s 0

Smikle-James went close with a header in a few other chances to add to above, while Burnley hit the post on 30mins

 

[Ring master]

Apter and Smikle-James with 2 shots saved have had 2nd half chances so far, 20 odd left

 

[Ring master]

Everton u18s take the lead on 75mins - Barker

 

[Ring master]

Everton u18s take the lead on 75mins - Barker

Burnley make it 1-1 on 88mins

Game ends 1-1, Next Everton game away to Stoke Tuesday night

 

[catcherintherye]

I can't subscribe to the Athletic currently.

They were desperate for Lawrence though. Our under 16's recently defeated theirs about 5-0 in a national final competition.

The 2 year groups below have also won national competitions.

I don't know a great deal below that. But the idea they are miles ahead is not true. The two clubs operate differently, they invest heavily at under 18's upwards. Everton could also get better, and hopefully will, but it's pretty even from the academies up to under 16's, and thats being quite generous.

 

[Zatara]

I can't subscribe to the Athletic currently.

They were desperate for Lawrence though. Our under 16's recently defeated theirs about 5-0 in a national final competition.

The 2 year groups below have also won national competitions.

I don't know a great deal below that. But the idea they are miles ahead is not true. The two clubs operate differently, they invest heavily at under 18's upwards. Everton could also get better, and hopefully will, but it's pretty even from the academies up to under 16's, and thats being quite generous.

Wasnt he someone whose contract was running out?

 

[catcherintherye]

Wasnt he someone whose contract was running out?

Who? Lawrence?

 

[Zatara]

Who? Lawrence?

Yeah werent there rumours he wanted to jump ship a few months ago?

 

[blueloon]

Yeah werent there rumours he wanted to jump ship a few months ago?

He’s 16 so can only be offered a two year Scholarship, which I imagine he has been already . From memory , the suggestion was not that he was particularly unhappy but that our set up was so poor that maybe he might not sign a Scholarship. I have no inside knowledge, but Lawrence has featured twice off the bench at u23s lately, which suggests we’re giving him opportunities as he’ll be here next season ……or we’re still trying to persuade him.