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55 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said:

I'm still a bit surprised and disappointed Taylor-Clarke hasn't built on last season (not sure if injuries a factor). At the beginning of the season, I felt optimistic neither he nor Araoye were far from being around the first team and neither has happened. 

Injuries ruined his season. Only managed 1 sub appearance on bench for first team.

On 04/05/2024 at 13:13, And Its Smith said:

Who’s not been playing that was under Pearson? Can only think of Yeboah who rightly isn’t getting game time 

Taylor-Clarke and Kadji

5 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

Not much on Transfermarkt.

Tommy Backwell is OOC this summer 30th June

Ben Acey and Omar Taylor - Clark are out this summer too , signed extensions Oct '22.

Struggling to find much else TBH.

Taylor-Clarke OOC Summer 2025

Rennie gone, but doesn't mean physiotherapy or strength and conditioning has been improved. Just less running.

14 minutes ago, Simon bristol said:

Manning just came out and said they were looking to carry out an investigation into it didnt he? For the whole club, not just for one player, he’s obviously mindless too compared to your all encompassing knowledge of everything.

This is overdue, too many players going down injured, most of not from matches.

4 hours ago, phantom said:

What exactly is he adjusting too when he spent his youth in English football up until August last year

Should had some games in u21s

Not a suprise club in mess

11 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said:

I suspect it was due to LM knowing him previously. 

But I don't see the problem,

He was a very highly rated lad at Man City, who got a move to Belgium which did not work out (many young players have problems settling away from home in a foreign country.)

We have him on loan with an option to buy, so cost us a bit in wages which allows us to see if he is a gem or not up to it, and if we decide he is not he goes back.

Not even close to being our worse signing

 

 

That highly rated they let him go

6 hours ago, wendyredredrobin said:

He's not going to progress playing at that level.

Got to get mens first team football ball somewhere. 

19 hours ago, The Coach said:

“Haven’t filled first team bench with youth due to youth cup matches.”

“Young players out on loan had their opportunities for first team but have missed their opportunities.”

Is Seb included in this thinking?

Going miss him next season 

11 minutes ago, luke_bristol said:

Body language of our players is terrible, Swansea close our defenders down and they just throw their arms up in frustration at the lack of passing options

Manning out his depth, players not happy.

34 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

I gather no one thinks much of the u21s*, and the u18s played Thursday night.

But even if they hadn't, you're right,  he's not sitting one of them on the bench is he.

ED: * Excluding the ones who usually play up in the u21s

Kadji and Taylor-clarke now gone out on loan. Not much left of academy u21s team.

28 minutes ago, mozo said:

He did say that they are frequently bringing young players into the first team squad to train, so there's an integration there. I wonder if there's a practical reason why those players don't fill the bench, or is it that they don't see tye value, or the reverse, that the bench is sacrosanct for players who earn it over a longer period?

No consistency. Bring them in then drop them again back to 18s.

Pathway been blocked or not reached level expected of them

1 minute ago, Mendip City said:

Idehen, Taylor-C, Pearson and Kadji despite all being young feel like “blasts from the past” to me. Wonder whether any of them have a future here? 

If they haven't then it says something about academy and pathway to first team. How many actually making it?

56 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Needs competitive regular men’s football. 

When or if allowed to leave on loan

6 minutes ago, Mr X said:

What's happened with Taylor-Clarke, from playing quite a bit at the end of last season to seemingly miles from the first team 

Still regaining fitness. 2 Injuries this season. 1 in preseason and just come back from hamstring injury. 3rd game back of 60mins.

16 hours ago, westonred said:

Yes i agree the Academy is a great success but most of the players that have had the biggest success (apart from Scott and Kelly) went out on loan to learn their trade Reid, Bryan, Vyner, Pring, Semenyo before being given 1st team action 

Few of the players development has been stagnant, not getting loaned out, as required as back up, then not getting first team, should let them leave on loan. 

55 minutes ago, Betty Swallocks said:

Big game today for Kadji, OTC and maybe even Sam Pearson. 

Yes it is, all 3 trying get in first team.

29 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Not Kadji, he’s still on loan to FGR, so can’t come into the new head-coach’s reckoning until Jan.

Not on loan anymore

14 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

No idea….wait to see how Manning performs.

We all probably get to hear from a small number of sources.  I heard the same.

We paying up Matty James, selling him, or letting him go on a free with someone picking up his wages?

Just repeating what one of the mods said.

I don’t make anything up, but I can repeat what was posted.

Matty James is still class

Big game

23 hours ago, JoeAman08 said:

I think this is where I am though. We never seem to be able to match sides in a one off. Always played well but lacked at the end. Watching Blackburn destroy Norwich right now. Blackburn no PP no playoffs recently but on their day can match a lot of sides. I am sure someone can tell me but yea they do this and that.
 

No teams are a direct comparison but we just seem to lack. I am i. The belief tactically we were being let down. Yes we can use another couple forwards but most on here laughed at anyone who said we needed more attackers in the summer. Right sided left footed with some pace I begged for but got dismissed on here. Anyway, I got off topic. We aren’t very well drilled with the ball. Think we lack a coherent press. Once passed our forwards teams are in on us. 
 

We have recruited well enough too. Dickie was considered QPRs best player at one point. Derby gutted about Knight leaving. McRorie left European competition for us. Atkinson came with big reputation. Naismith off Luton player of the season. Mehmeti a star L1 player. It hasn’t been put together on a match day though. The squad has more to give even if not perfect is my point. When does BCFC get their magical playoff season? 

This season!

32 minutes ago, 2015 said:

Watching us Saturday made me think we're just a team full of runners. There's very little guile about us which is why we don't score many goals. We'll run and run all day, we're all effort, not much quality though. Last season we at least had Alex Scott to sprinkle some quality, but without him?

That was what NP and Dave Rennie wanted, a team that could out run everyone.