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Acey is decent on his day. Unfortunately for him he's another one of the 21's squad that seems to have lost their way. James Morton is one who may get back to league football. Dropped down to Weston but has recently signed for Southend who have had a strong finish to the season and may push on next year.

Have had my moans about Max over the season but he is a solid Champ keeper no doubt about it. For me he needs to vastly improve on low shots close to his body but his strengths outweigh his weaknesses. Was brilliant today.

What you have to understand is that these players (centre-backs especially) have spent the last few season being taught the 'Pearson way'. Two touches, out of feet and if no ball is on to a midfielder in tons of space then hit the channels. It has been drummed into them by the coaches and this team has been very successful so they aren't going to suddenly abandon those tactics. The training will have undoubtedly been tweaked now to start practising the 'Manning way' but that is going to take time. They have 3 lightening-quick forwards in Yeboah, Morrison and Nelson so why not use them?.

Ticket's selling fairly slowly for this by the looks of the available seats in the 2 blocks open. Let's not have Swindon outnumbering us! https://x.com/academystfc/status/1761114959423934854?s=20

Great news it's at AG! Injuries starting to bite a bit in the 18's but hopefully they will recover in time for this game. Some big clubs will await if they get through!

We applied for planning to build an indoor facility at the HPC in the early stages but it was rejected. It is a requirement if wanting to be cat 1. Had it been approved and built I still doubt we would have wanted to be a cat 1 as the cost to run the academy would rise approx fivefold.

Totally agree, it's no fluke Swindon have reached the 1/4 final their u18's side is very strong. Will be a tough game and pretty sure this will be at AG.

Yeah Henry is still in the u16's. Anderson is a 2nd year scholar and Manning has had a good look at him in 1st team training.

Yep, him and Bak came on as subs and made an impact. Henry is a real talent and is the one Tinnion implied was being chased by Prem clubs.

Some people need to get a grip. Yeah, it's a bit cringe but so what? You ask any fan that's 40-50 years old and that game will be remembered as their favourite. I think it's great that the FPA are trying to bring back former players to the club and show them the respect they deserve. Some of these players are still working hard to support their families in different jobs as the money just wasn't around back then like it is now. Also, why the sudden hatred for Tinnion? He has given a massive chunk of his life to City. He loves the club and prior to his current role spent more hours than anyone can imagine watching all the academy games and his dedication was second to none. Yeah, he may well have been promoted a bit above his station but that doesn't mean he deserves the vitriol some people are dishing out. Now people are targeting the fact his son was on the pitch. His son has special needs and they are literally inseparable, he would have absolutely loved that so who cares if he didn't play in the match?!

Yep, been injured for most of the season.

Yep, and rightly so. Can see him breaking into the 1st team set up next season if he carries on progressing the way he is.

Jed Meerholz. Very tidy midfielder and strong with it.

Zac King-Phillips plays for Wales u17's but is currently injured expected back in Jan. Billy phillips was playing but for some reason is called Barry on the website! This was very much an u18's side with one u21 who is only 19. 3 u16's on the bench. Most of the team were 16/17 and once down to 10 men really struggled.

Same here. I'm not surprised at all that he's going. Looked unfit, uninterested and one of the worst on the pitch in the 21's games. Pearson would not have liked that at all.