Is the Fulham guy supposed to be highly rated then? Also, it'll be interesting to see if any of the older group of these players can step up for a couple of games in the u18s. (Levitt/Laird) possibly.
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Is the Fulham guy supposed to be highly rated then? Also, it'll be interesting to see if any of the older group of these players can step up for a couple of games in the u18s. (Levitt/Laird) possibly.
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...x?newsid=D54B9207-713C-40B1-853C-001B7A1999EA
Chong and Bohui confirmed as having switched to us now. Chong got his clearance on the 27th of July. Burkart is still waiting for his own, seemingly. Both available to play this weekend against Derby. Good options for us up top now, but also depends on who's injured for this weekend.
Chong and Bohui confirmed as having switched to us now. Chong got his clearance on the 27th of July. Burkart is still waiting for his own, seemingly. Both available to play this weekend against Derby. Good options for us up top now, but also depends on who's injured for this weekend.
We've signed Slovakia u17 keeper Alex Fojticek from Tartran Presov
http://sport.aktuality.sk/c/229585/mladik-alex-fojticek-je-prvym-slovakom-v-manchestri-united/
http://sport.aktuality.sk/c/229585/mladik-alex-fojticek-je-prvym-slovakom-v-manchestri-united/
Is Gomes still an under 16?
For another 21 days. Until 31 Aug.
No but if he was born a day later he'd still be u16 this season
Cheers. I knew he was a day away from being another age group lower. I just wasn't sure which one.
Livingston's Matthew Knox who we had on trial earlier in the year, is set for a another trial this week. Good to see they're still actively looking at players, this late into the window. What a 2nd trial means is anyone's guess, but it's interesting none the less. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-set-beat-rangers-8681900
Former United trialist Brandon Baiye, played twice for Belgium u17's against England the other day.
These are the match records from Murapol Cup (an U11s tournament) 2 years ago.Credit to @P_Klama for recording and uploading.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6RgRvp-kqPnWjM2NUN2VlB1OU0
From that side the number 9 is now at City and number 11 now at Liverpool.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6RgRvp-kqPnWjM2NUN2VlB1OU0
From that side the number 9 is now at City and number 11 now at Liverpool.
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Poached or released?
Both good players I take it? Although @jb8521 was telling me about a player who we poached from City and recent scored 5 and assisted 3 in a 10-0 win!
Both good players but had different issues.11 left for Liverpool after his teammates refused to pass to him in a match (Martey Blair the U18s player who Liverpool signed recently is his brother).9 had a perennial back problem that might see him out of the game when he's older.City gave his family a very good deal financially though.He's originally from Ajax.
The player you talk about scored a lot for our U14s and U15s recently.Same age group and same position with the number 9 so seems like we got the better one at the end of the day.
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Steve Howson said the same on his YouTube channel a couple of days ago
Matt O'Riley should be the Fulham player we sign. What a player that lad is.
He's U18 though.
Seems like McKenna was a NI youth player forced to retire early from injury and went into coaching
http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/tottenhams-mckenna-forced-retirement-230558
http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/tottenhams-mckenna-forced-retirement-230558
"The british Julian Nagelsmann"......great and important signing for our youth set-up.
We've been linked with Sheff Utd's Dominic Calvert-Lewin. 19 year old striker, worth £1m. If we do sign him, this probably is the work of Nick Cox. He would go into the u23's. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ld-United-teenager-Dominic-Calvert-Lewin.html
That would be overkill. Gomes, Chong, and Kirby? lol
Why not? Kirby can play cm/am, from what I've seen. I expect Whelan and Hamilton to be called up a lot for u23's this season, even if loans aren't completed. Chong plays from the left, so he won't be in competition. Buffonge/Gribbin are other picks for the u23's, the same with Dearnley. It could work feasibly, he's not signed to anyone, highly rated, England international, but I understand what your point.
Had to google that Kirby kid and then realized i watched him for england....from few games that i watched him he looks like a technical b2b so dont understand why he wouldnt work with Chong(winger) and Gomes(number 10), specially as he already plays with Gomes for national team.
I was talking about how unfair it would be for other youth teams.
Oh fair enough, in that case then yeah, it would be very interesting indeed. This is all dependent on the club actually wanting him anyway. I wish we went for Oakley-Booth, who's arguably the best player they have.
City has Sancho,Foden,Poveda,Dele-Bashiru,Matty Smith and Bolton...
Don't think Kirby want to move to North West anyway given the clubs that he has been on trial.
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I'm surprised we are not linked with more players like him. We need some injection of talent in our u23's.
Maybe because of the price tags involved and the difficulty of actually finding good enough players willing to only play u23's for a while.
Alex Fojitcek has arrived from Tatran Presov and is set to become the first Slovakian to represent the club. Max Johnstone, younger brother of Sam, has also signed after a successful trial and both will provide competition to Ilias Moutha-Sebtaoui for the gloves at Under-18 level.
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...for-2016-17-intake-including-angel-gomes.aspx
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...for-2016-17-intake-including-angel-gomes.aspx
Max Johnstone turned 18 a couple of weeks ago so will be an overage player if he's playing U18 football this season.
Signed for Everton now.
http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foot...erton-on-a-busy-day-at-bramall-lane-1-8099372
Him and Sam are the only brothers at United right now (at all level?).I don't think Savage's other son signed for us anyway, so should be.
tell me he didn't sign for city....?
No idea where he's at but wasn't taken by us I believe.
yet to watch the video so dont know where to post this but reckon with this thread i cant miss...interview with @Mr. MUJAC
One of the newbs just posted this in the academy thread.
He also said Zlatan's kids train in the academy.
How Manchester United beat competition to two of Europe hottest prospects
Manchester United went international to beef up their academy - and the Reds' summer recruitment proved the club's youth system still has worldwide appeal.
Nicky Butt's revamp of United's academy has helped them beat off a strong competition to get forward Tahith Chong from Feyenoord and Nishan Burkart from FC Zurich.
And United's back-catalogue of successes was still the ace up their sleeve.
The 16-year-olds are now forming part of a new-look United academy squad.
And Butt, himself a product of the Reds youth system as a member of the Class of '92, believes the pair have added strength to a burgeoning new group of youngsters.
“Bringing in Chong and Burkart was really the first time in a while that we have actually gone into Europe and bought players,” Nicky told M.E.N. Sport.
“Pretty much every club in this country was after those two boys.
“Tahith has everything you expect of a young player to became top level and so does Nishan.
“Both Nishan's parents are ex-Olympians so he has that in his blood. Tahith is 6ft one already, broad shoulders, a little waist. The pair of them are well built, perfect sizes, athletes.
“We have a good starting point with these two boys. They have good ability and really good self belief, which you have to have at this club.
“We are starting them at a higher level (than normal 16-year-old newcomers) to get them to the highest level rather than starting from a lower rung.
“We have to bed them into the club, into life around Manchester and knowing the club and building their bodies up so the step to Under-23s won't be massive for them.
“We then need to make sure the step from the 23s to the first team isn't massive as well. We are really positive about them two.
“But there are a load more we are excited about. It is a really positive group.”
Butt was able to beat off the challenge from suitors around Europe for Chong and Burkhart because of United's long established reputation for providing careers for players.
“I showed their families round last year and told the about the club and the reaction was pretty much very positive straight away. They didn't want to go anywhere else. It was nice and refreshing,” added Butt.
“Clubs can say anything they like to kids, they can sell it, we can sell it, but ultimately the facts are we give lads a pathway to a career here or elsewhere. Nobody can deny that. Nobody can say that is not true and we are spinning a yarn there and that doesn't happen.
“The stats are there. No other club in the country, or Europe, provides so many professional footballers to lower leagues.
“Last season I think 58 of our ex-academy players were playing in the championship and lower down. Not only that we also get our players through to the first team like Marcus Rashford.”
Manchester United went international to beef up their academy - and the Reds' summer recruitment proved the club's youth system still has worldwide appeal.
Nicky Butt's revamp of United's academy has helped them beat off a strong competition to get forward Tahith Chong from Feyenoord and Nishan Burkart from FC Zurich.
And United's back-catalogue of successes was still the ace up their sleeve.
The 16-year-olds are now forming part of a new-look United academy squad.
And Butt, himself a product of the Reds youth system as a member of the Class of '92, believes the pair have added strength to a burgeoning new group of youngsters.
“Bringing in Chong and Burkart was really the first time in a while that we have actually gone into Europe and bought players,” Nicky told M.E.N. Sport.
“Pretty much every club in this country was after those two boys.
“Tahith has everything you expect of a young player to became top level and so does Nishan.
“Both Nishan's parents are ex-Olympians so he has that in his blood. Tahith is 6ft one already, broad shoulders, a little waist. The pair of them are well built, perfect sizes, athletes.
“We have a good starting point with these two boys. They have good ability and really good self belief, which you have to have at this club.
“We are starting them at a higher level (than normal 16-year-old newcomers) to get them to the highest level rather than starting from a lower rung.
“We have to bed them into the club, into life around Manchester and knowing the club and building their bodies up so the step to Under-23s won't be massive for them.
“We then need to make sure the step from the 23s to the first team isn't massive as well. We are really positive about them two.
“But there are a load more we are excited about. It is a really positive group.”
Butt was able to beat off the challenge from suitors around Europe for Chong and Burkhart because of United's long established reputation for providing careers for players.
“I showed their families round last year and told the about the club and the reaction was pretty much very positive straight away. They didn't want to go anywhere else. It was nice and refreshing,” added Butt.
“Clubs can say anything they like to kids, they can sell it, we can sell it, but ultimately the facts are we give lads a pathway to a career here or elsewhere. Nobody can deny that. Nobody can say that is not true and we are spinning a yarn there and that doesn't happen.
“The stats are there. No other club in the country, or Europe, provides so many professional footballers to lower leagues.
“Last season I think 58 of our ex-academy players were playing in the championship and lower down. Not only that we also get our players through to the first team like Marcus Rashford.”