MDT vs Manure Kids Team

Add Killip for not looking up to it.

 

It's not meaningless it's one of the only ways to get to wembly and also beat a Man Utd side.

 

But what will he be like when he’s 20?

 

Is it a backbone needed or is it the fact the players were never the required quality? I didn't see a lack of effort. Just not very much quality.

 

I can't disagree but seems plenty have already written them off

 

This is a really weird response.

I want all the academy to make it.

It’d be amazing if all the team were academy lads.

Why would anyone criticise a player to make themselves feel better about not making it? Very strange connection to make. Especially when aimed at someone who never played much / any footy as a kid & only got into small sided games & Sunday league in his 20’s.

 

Who cares about whatever we saw tonight being badged as Manchester United? It's just a bunch of kids - they've got hundreds of them.

 

It is meaningless in my eyes since they completely devalued the competition by introducing the numerous u21 teams. Just a plaything for bigger clubs

I couldn't care less about beating (or losing in tonight's case to) a United team made up of kids. What does it actually mean?

 

Wilkinson? If he’s good enough to play with senior pro’s at 15 he’s got a great chance. Already a good size & 5 years of development to come.

 

I think you missed the sarcasm dripping from the post you replied to

 

Exactly this

 

If there’s some sarcasm there I’ve definitely missed it.

 

It’s all well and good criticising Clarke for the substitutions (or even team selection) but you have to remember that part of the head coach’s brief at this club is to bleed our youngsters into the team. He’ll need to give plenty some minutes. It’s the right thing to do anyway.

There are also rules dictating that you have to play a certain number of senior players (unless you’re a ‘big’ club fielding your u21s) - dictated by how many first team matchday squads they’ve been in recently or how many pro games they’ve played.

So he had to select some ‘senior’ players tonight, McCarthy and Benson would meet criteria, lopata possibly, certainly O’Keeffe, Killip and Russell.

They ruined this competition by letting in youth teams. You can’t blame the league one and two clubs for fielding their kids too. We need to bleed players in somewhere - and also have a look to see if they’re ever likely to make it.

I suspect he only played as many ‘senior’ pros because the rules say he had to.

 

They both played very well and are definitely worth a place on the first team bench

 

Only quality on show was from Yoganathan, Lofthouse and at times Russell. Benson was rusty as you'd expect but every substitution made the team weaker to a point we were just running round like headless chickens.
Giving away the possession and free kicks.

 

The stream catches the altercation *just*. Looks to me like the two of them set off running side by side, Man U lad trying to get his arm across to stop O'Keeffe breaking past him, O'Keeffe then appears to throw an arm in the lads face, not quite an elbow, but very deliberate, I'd have sent him off.

 

What stuck out to me most about our kids was the distinct lack of pace or agility from any of them. Guess it’s to be expected when half of the academy are failed players from other academies. Suspect most get released from said academies due to lacking any desired physical attributes rather than a lack of footballing ability. Some very poor showings from a lot of them. I’d been impressed by Bland in the friendly against Mallorca but he was poor tonight.

 

Oh, for sure. That was an as grudgingly 'by the rules' lineup at I've seen, and 100% fair play to DC. But I think you would still expect performances from the first teamers in there.

 

That's the only slight concern for me tonight that when Utd smelt blood they went up a gear and our lads had no answer to it.
Good learning curve for the young uns and Clarke's found a bit more out about his players.

 

Helen, never tell the truth and spoil someone's agenda.