U23s v QPR

[Norn Iron]

1 minute ago, Port Said Red said:

In what way? 

Good question. Defence is holding up but no midfield bite. It's as if the team think we can score by catching QPR asleep. 

[Norn Iron]

QPR are full of ideas and skilful players who can attack with the ball.

We can huff and puff but only in our own half! 

Reuben Mac just entered the field of play

[Port Said Red]

2 minutes ago, Norn Iron said:

Good question. Defence is holding up but no midfield bite. It's as if the team think we can score by catching QPR asleep. 

But you don't really expect 17 / 18 year olds to impose themselves on a team of players that so much older do you?

[Numero Uno]

1 minute ago, Norn Iron said:

QPR are full of ideas and skilful players who can attack with the ball.

We can huff and puff but only in our own half! 

Reuben Mac just entered the field of play

Aren’t our Under 23’s top of the league? Isn’t this an exceptionally young team we’ve put out? There might lie the answer?

[Port Said Red]

1 minute ago, Norn Iron said:

QPR are full of ideas and skilful players who can attack with the ball.

We can huff and puff but only in our own half! 

Reuben Mac just entered the field of play

15 this one, I am sure you can find plenty of things to criticise him for in the next 20 minutes.

[bcfc01]

City lads doing well seeing as its such a young side out today.

Now two 15 year olds for City on the pitch.

[Numero Uno]

Just now, bcfc01 said:

City lads doing well seeing as its such a young side out today.

Now two 15 year olds for City on the pitch.

And yet you have people running them down

[RoystonFoote'snephew]

I wonder why we don't use James Morton as an over age player in these games. He obviously has no long term future at City but why not get some game time from him while he remains under contract. By putting him in some sort of shop window it could only help us to move him on. 

[Port Said Red]

1 minute ago, Numero Uno said:

And yet you have people running them down

"we should be beating these"  

[Norn Iron]

Just now, Port Said Red said:

15 this one, I am sure you can find plenty of things to criticise him for in the next 20 minutes.

I don't tend to criticise.

 

1 minute ago, Numero Uno said:

Aren’t our Under 23’s top of the league? Isn’t this an exceptionally young team we’ve put out? There might lie the answer?

Yes, a very young team. It would be nice to see them play as well as QPR though who are bottom of the league

[Lrrr]

1 minute ago, Norn Iron said:

4 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

 

Yes, a very young team. It would be nice to see them play as well as QPR though who are bottom of the league

Age of players still plays a factor, QPR’s players look a year or two older than ours on average.

oldest players for City are 4 second year pros 

[Port Said Red]

Just now, Lrrr said:

Age of players still plays a factor, QPR’s players look a year or two older than ours on average.

oldest players for City are 4 second year pros 

George Thomas is 24. 

[Numero Uno]

1 minute ago, Norn Iron said:

I don't tend to criticise.

 

Yes, a very young team. It would be nice to see them play as well as QPR though who are bottom of the league

But they are a very young team, that’s the whole point. We are using this game as learning for young kids. Would you rather we put out a strong team just to win a meaningless U23 match and not give a few kids some great learning experience against older lads so they can see where they need to get to?

[Norn Iron]

7 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

15 this one, I am sure you can find plenty of things to criticise him for in the next 20 minutes.

Please explain. I haven't criticised any player merely the style of player. More than happy not to post any more 

[Port Said Red]

1 minute ago, Numero Uno said:

But they are a very young team, that’s the whole point. We are using this game as learning for young kids. Would you rather we put out a strong team just to win a meaningless U23 match and not give a few kids some great learning experience against older lads so they can see where they need to get to?

I am sure we will have that Luke guy back on here at some point describing everything as "shit" and claiming they never win any games.

[Numero Uno]

The same people moaning that a few youngsters are second best against bottom of the league would be fuming if say Sam Bell wasn’t available on Saturday because he got injured in an U23 match that we decided we really needed to win for some bizarre reason.

We had the same the last time our U23’s lost (our only defeat I think) against Peterborough. I know we all want things to be better at first team level but give 15 year old kids a break ffs!!

Edited October 26, 2021 by Numero Uno

[Norn Iron]

7 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

But they are a very young team, that’s the whole point. We are using this game as learning for young kids. Would you rather we put out a strong team just to win a meaningless U23 match and not give a few kids some great learning experience against older lads so they can see where they need to get to?

Great question. Yes. Give all the youngsters a chance. I seem to be the target here for posting on what I am watching.  Am I supposed to watch this game with rred tinted glasses? I switched on not knowing that we were playing such a young team.

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Wiles-Richards looks a promising keeper. 

 

[Norn Iron]

7 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

The same people moaning that a few youngsters are second best against bottom of the league would be fuming if say Sam Bell wasn’t available on Saturday because he got injured in an U23 match that we decided we really needed to win for some bizarre reason.

We had the same the last time our U23’s lost (our only defeat I think) against Peterborough. I know we all want things to be better at first team level but give 15 year old kids a break ffs!!

I wasn't moaning. Are your comments aimed at me?

[RoystonFoote'snephew]

A 2nd defeat of the season but some valuable experience gained against a much more senior QPR side so not all bad. We missed someone who could run past the opposition today. No Ayman Benarous (perhaps he will be on the bench Saturday) and we didn't get Marlee Francois into the game. 

[harvey54]

And yet another post descends into bitching and sniping. Ffs 

[Posset red]

Another loss just like the first team fantastic 

[Davefevs]

2 hours ago, Hampshire reds said:

Is Alex Ball in charge of the under 23 game today. 

Nope. Bell and Challis in charge.

1 hour ago, Port Said Red said:

Is Knight-Lebel really only 16? He has been our best defender.

Been really impressed with him the first few times I’ve seen him….thought he had a tough afternoon first half (didn’t really watch second half).

Soady frustrates me….does some really nice things, then stupid things.

George Thomas (24) full Welsh international, over 100 EFL apps (22 Champ, 79 Lg1).

Sam Field (23), 20 PL apps, almost 50 Champ.  Think he cost £1m!

[And Its Smith]

4 minutes ago, Posset red said:

Another loss just like the first team fantastic 

This shows a lack of knowledge as to who was playing today. Much younger squad than the opposition and much younger than normal for our under 23s. It was more an under 17/18 side. Not a level playing field but will be a good experience for them. Nothing like our first team. The result wasn’t important today 

[Davefevs]

4 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

This shows a lack of knowledge as to who was playing today. Much younger squad than the opposition and much younger than normal for our under 23s. It was more an under 17/18 side. Not a level playing field but will be a good experience for them. Nothing like our first team. The result wasn’t important today 

Players like Owers playing for Bath tonight too, so unavailable.

I’m sure Benarous, Bell, Janneh we’re part of first team training too.

[pongo88]

9 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Nope. Bell and Challis in charge.

Been really impressed with him the first few times I’ve seen him….thought he had a tough afternoon first half (didn’t really watch second half).

Soady frustrates me….does some really nice things, then stupid things.

George Thomas (24) full Welsh international, over 100 EFL apps (22 Champ, 79 Lg1).

Sam Field (23), 20 PL apps, almost 50 Champ.  Think he cost £1m!

I thought they looked a class above the City team. This was a good test for the City youngsters 

[Davefevs]

16 minutes ago, pongo88 said:

I thought they looked a class above the City team. This was a good test for the City youngsters 

 

 

[Roger Red Hat]

45 minutes ago, Posset red said:

Another loss just like the first team fantastic 

Anther moaner, just like the other moaners, fantastic.

[GrahamC]

1 hour ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

I wonder why we don't use James Morton as an over age player in these games. He obviously has no long term future at City but why not get some game time from him while he remains under contract. By putting him in some sort of shop window it could only help us to move him on. 

It does seem a strange situation all round.

Clearly has no long term future with us, but following the collapse of his move to MK he seems in total limbo if he isn’t going to be involved in games like today’s.

Pretty sure LJ gave him a lengthy contact which still has a couple of years to run.

[Davefevs]

1 minute ago, GrahamC said:

It does seem a strange situation all round.

Clearly has no long term future with us, but following the collapse of his move to MK he seems in total limbo if he isn’t going to be involved in games like today’s.

Pretty sure LJ gave him a lengthy contact which still has a couple of years to run.

Heard today he’s injured

[GrahamC]

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

Heard today he’s injured

That’s fair enough but he hasn’t featured once for the 23s & I’m no conspiracy theorist but surely he hasn’t been for every single game they’ve played?