Miscellaneous Reserve/Youth News

Stobzilla said:
It absolutely can/should be the case, anecdotally my 200m time came down by a full second between year 9 and 10 and I USED to be (sniffle) rapid.
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Then again he’ll probably focus only on football if he, his family and coaches feel he’s got a chance in the game. And it’s not like he needs to be any faster for football.
 
top1whoisman said:
Then again he’ll probably focus only on football if he, his family and coaches feel he’s got a chance in the game. And it’s not like he needs to be any faster for football.
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I didn't do anything special, it was just growth/growing into my frame that did it for me. He should get naturally faster and the limited S&C that they will do in his age group should see him right.
 
Speed is not always the answer, acceleration ( ability to get from a to B in short distances from a standing start) is more cruical. Denis Law (my all time favourite footballer) wasnt quick had great reflexes and acceleration)
 
dutchred said:
Speed is not always the answer, acceleration ( ability to get from a to B in short distances from a standing start) is more cruical. Denis Law (my all time favourite footballer) wasnt quick had great reflexes and acceleration)
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No-one’s said it is. And we don’t have to worry about this boy’s acceleration either.
 
top1whoisman said:
And sorry if I came across as rude. You’re right, in football it’s very much about acceleration as well as deceleration. As a forward his pace in longer distance could come in handy though.
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no offense taken, this forum is about opinions. If we all agreed on everything it would be very boring here
 
top1whoisman said:
You’re right, just think my tone was uncalled for.
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I see you are from Helsinki, I spent many happy times in that city and in Kuovala. I was a IT consultant in the paper industry and was contarcted to UPM Kymmene and Stroa Enzo
 
dutchred said:
I see you are from Helsinki, I spent many happy times in that city and in Kuovala. I was a IT consultant in the paper industry and was contarcted to UPM Kymmene and Stroa Enzo
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Yeah it’s a nice city. Kouvola maybe less so, but I’m happy to hear you enjoyed your time here :angel:
 
According to a source online - we are interested in signing 17 year old Oghenetejiri Adejenughure who plays for RB Salzburg. I don't know if he is any good - but I would love for us to sign him, simply so I can hear our MUTV-commentators try to pronounce that name :)
 
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top1whoisman said:
Young keeper Teddy Garside has left the club and joined Blackburn.
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Another keeper in that age group, Jonathan Gordon, has also left and signed for Stoke. So leaves Darlington Osuchukwu and Jake Ford as the two keepers in this age group who will now be vying for scholarships over the next 2 seasons.
 
What is the story with Shola Shortire? Has he left the club? Looked like he was going to be a player but seemed to dropped off the face of the earth.
 
Malaki Golding, full-back who was part of the U14 title winning side, has signed for Leeds.
 
That's a very tough draw.

Huddersfield were in the championship last season, and are a yo-yo club between that and league one. So are Barnsley, who were in league one play offs last season. Doncaster ended last season as one of form teams in the country and were in league 2 play offs.

Our U21's will do really well to qualify from that.
 
Gungerz said:
Believe new scholars will have their signing day tomorrow at OT.
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Don't think this is actually happening yet btw, they're just returning back to training today it would appear. Should take place very soon though
 
Class of ’24:

Bendito Mantato (RW/LB)
Albert Mills (CB)
Cameron Byrne-Hughes (GK)
Dante Plunkett (LB)
Daniel Armer (DEF)
Godwill Kukonki (CB/LB)
Fred Heath (GK)
Amir Ibragimov (AM/WINGER)
James Bailey (AM)
Jim Thwaites (CM/AM)
 
Not sure how to link on mobile but @Gungerz has done a nice write up on the new first years on r/reddevils for anyone interested
 
Former Manchester United player Jeff Whitefoot, who came through our youth system and was the youngest player to officially appear in the first team, has sadly passed away.

RIP
 
Academy players who have been spotted in first team training:

Vitek
Mee
J.Fletcher
Hugill
Jackson
Wheatley
Ennis
Williams
Oyedele
Nolan
Bennett
Collyer
Amass
Murray
Fish
McAllister
Ogunneye

Probably loads more, but those were the ones I noticed.
 
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