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Love this quote ,makes me feel good .Quote:
Originally Posted by ninian opinian
""Absolutely buzzing to make my first team debut tonight for the club I’ve been at since I was 7 (Blue heart). Really appreciate the opportunity given to me and thanks to everyone who’s helped me along the way (Folded hands)""
Bring on the younger lads Mick please , we have had so many false dawns with this development at our club , I d take a step backward to get these lads playing .
Maybe I've missed something but it seems the youth players Harris was benching are different to the ones MM seems to prefer. I don't think I'd ever seen Colwill name before MM arrived and now he's the next big thing (literally). Or maybe I just don't pay enough attention to the youth teams.
I always have a keen eye on our youth development (no, not like THAT. No need to call the police), but I too hadn't heard of Colwill until he was named on the bench a few weeks back.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2b2bdoo
As an obsessive Football Manager player, I went and checked him out. His attributes weren't good, and they gave him a strength rating of 1/20. Judging by what I've seen of him in recent highlights, it might need juuuuuuust a small tweak here and there. Buzzing for the lads, hope they can push on.
They showed highlights of the U23's game vs Colchester during the Coventry game half time interval and I was impressed with Isaac Davies.
Very pacey (albeit what looked like a very young Flint was marking him i.e. quite limited in the pace department) and some clinical finishing.
This news is good, now to get them some first team experience, just training with and being round the first team squad is a start.
Obviously we want City to win every game and if we did that, we would have a play off place (minimum).
However, once Championship football is secured, I'm sure most of us risk a top place finish if it meant blooding some of these kids.
Even if we get a playoff spot , we would likely be outclassed as soon as we played anyone good (see our matches against the top 3 this season), although it is always nice to dream. It might better in the long run for the club if the faint glimmer of the playoffs disappears over the next couple of weeks and we bring through a couple more youngsters.Quote:
Originally Posted by MacAdder
that said, it's better to bring players into a side that's playing well, rather than one that is struggling.
This is basically what I am saying.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Secure Championship football, blood kids, see what happens.
"I look down on him.....etc"Quote:
Originally Posted by ninian opinian
I'd like to see Rubin and Kieffer stood side by side. Same height?
Mick isn't short either.Quote:
Originally Posted by IanD
Collwill has got to be at least 6'3 or 4 judging by that.
Sion Spence & Mark Harris were always rated really highly by Football Manager, as is Isaak DaviesQuote:
Originally Posted by Tokyo Blue
Mick's 6'1 isn't he? You're right, Colwill must be 6'3/6'4. Looks quick as well based on the U23s highlightsQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Keenan Patten was always on the bench under Harris, but that probably had to do with all 4 first team midfielders being out there at once. Bagan was always on the bench as well, as he is under MickQuote:
Originally Posted by 2b2bdoo
Exactly. I'll be glad when this playoff nonsense is put to bed. Let's get t safety and see what the youngsters can do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Not going to happen. We were 3-0 up on Saturday and he wouldnt put one on until injury time.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Can the lad play? Seems Mick is impressed with his size more than anything else.
I've seen him play three times for the 23s (online) and he does have ability. Not a pacey player but one of those who seems to be able to make time for himself. Good close control and a bit of vision, plays with his head up.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Stand out player for the U23s. He can play defensively if needed, is quick on the ball, good control and comes across as having a decent footballing mind. From the little I've seen, he can turn a game in an instant. One for the future.....but getting a chance now to impress.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
when I've seen him ive been impressed with his pace for a tall playerQuote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
Maybe i'm wrong then. Zohore didn't look quick because of his size, although he was a strong runner, once he'd turned a defender he was odds on to win the foot race, although it sometimes looked like slow motion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
yeah possibly high top speed but average initial accelerationQuote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
Cheers. Sounds promising.Quote:
Originally Posted by IanD
This season the record for Academy players (incl. Brown and Harris) in the first team - up to the Coventry - match is:Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
Bagan: 4 league starts, 1 FA Cup start, 20 league bench, 1 EFL Cup bench
Harris: 6 league starts (subbed every time late 2nd half), 14 league bench (came on 6 times), 1 FA Cup bench (came on)
Sang: 7 league bench, 1 ELF Cup bench (came on)
Patten: 5 league bench, 1 FA Cup bench
Zimba: 2 league bench
Evans: 2 league bench, 1 EFL Cup bench, 1 FA Cup bench
Davies: 2 league bench
Ratcliffe: 2 league bench
Brown: 2 league bench
Colwill: 2 league bench (came on very late once)
D'Almeida: 1 EFL Cup bench.
The introduction of 9 subs has obviously helped, but that is not a bad break-through picture for the Academy.
Harris hardly included any youngsters at the start of the season, and MM seems unwilling to trust them off the bench now (at least until or unless we are safe and the play-offs are out of reach). But it is a world away from what we have seen in past seasons.
Did we extend Mark Harris contract beyond this season?
Attachment 4308
I've attempted to visualize the squad based on the current formation.
First team in blue, youngsters in yellow.
Players due to leave us in the summer in red text.
I'm sure there are plenty of errors/omissions in that thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Sam Bowen is playing CM for the U23s at the moment. Not sure if his contract ends this summer or next summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
What about the irish wonder kid too? Whats happened to him? Hes on loan in Ireland at moment but is his contract beyond this summer?
Hard to read your chart, but I don’t think you’ve included Sam Bowen (who was on the bench for one of the FA Cup games with Reading last season I believe) to the midfield, Ben Margetson (currently on loan to Sutton) as a defender and James Waite as an attacking midfielder- Taylor Jones has played a few matches for the Under 23s at right back lately, as has Owen Pritchard at centre back and centre midfield.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
I see Bolger’s on loan to Longford who are in the Second Division in Ireland, I think he might leave us in the summer even if he has another year left on his deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
That’s a shame I was expecting him to make the breakthrough.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Its just another view I guess we all look at players and think differently,.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2b2bdoo
Some say Mick prefers Pack into Ralls , which a lot would disagree with .
Does he prefer Ojo to other wingers .
Does he rate Flint where Harris didn't .
It could be he looks at players with a different eye , bases his selections on what he wants of them and thier attributes, then motivates them to deliver , its good man management perhaps ??
Perhaps it comes down to being able to spot talent, recognise a player's strengths and nurturing their career development. Last thing we could do with is another manager coming in in the summer and sweeping away the players (like RC) just because their face doesnt fit and they have their own favourites they would like to bring in. Imagine being at a club since the age of 7, a new manager comes in and you are let go without rhyme or reason. The youngsters are being given a chance, without the crowds to get on their backs when they make an error, and we should embrace it.Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
Ojo....plenty of talent. We could go with keeping him. Ditto, Flint. Pack or Ralls? Ralls just (to start) over Pack who is a very reliable back up (and a potential future manager). In short, MM has tuned in quickly. If you call that good man management, I wouldn't disagree.
I'm genuinely missing Sol though. There will always be Brentford, away.
I'm sure they would both rate Flint for the job he's currently doing (defending, being a nuisance in opposition box) but Harris was given the brief of playing a more progressive style and bringing youth through whereas MM was given brief of winning games and bringing smiles back.Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
There are only really very small differences between our side currently and the one that won four on the bounce earlier in the season - the players looked happy, the football was good and we were picking up points. There is a good first eleven here but Harris didn't manage fatigue/injuries well and we're yet to see if MM does any better, in fact evidence from weekend suggests not. Harris, for some reason, also struggled against the worst sides in the division and we have seen MM do better in that regard.
Really good to see two promising youth players get contracts. It will take time but hopefully both make it at first team level.
the main difference between mm and NH so far is we've cut out the early defensive lapses that meant we spent so much of the time under NH chasing the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by surge
aside from that I'm not convinced we are playing that much better (though that is important)