Looks like Aidan Barlow is now with Stoke U-23s. He played in their recent U-23 match against Wolves.
Deji Sotona signed for Nice.
Deji Sotona signed for Nice.
The Former United Youth/Reserves Thread
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Angel Gomes just scored from the halfway line... ha!
We let him go for nothing
We let him go for nothing
I have written about our former youth players again (born 1985-2000). I have done a couple of interviews with some of them as well (not this time though). Here is the one about the ones born in 1990. Oliver Gill, obviously, has a particularly interesting story: https://manutdungdom.blogg.se/2020/november/unitedprodukterna-fodda-1990-vad-hande-sen.html
Interesting read. You've made a good effort there
Thank you. I've made some interviews in the earlier articles as well. Hopefully, I still can get some more done. The hardest part, though, is all the translation zzz.
Very interesting read, thanks a lot! A little confusion with photo - this is Chris Fagan, not Kenny Strikland: https://cdn2.cdnme.se/4807949/9-3/strickland1_5fb15819e087c349256dfbb3.jpg
Damn, you're right. Fixed. Thanks and thanks.
10 years later...
Won MOTM award in a game against United
Won MOTM award in a game against United
John Curtis back in the mid 90's was hyped up to be a potential first team player. Last i heard he was coaching in america..
I remember alot of fans including (yes even myself) had him earmarked as the next right back for club and country for years to come (yes we've heard that many times before and since regarding youth players) as captain as well! Was highly rated by regular youth watchers better than Gary Neville alot were saying. He was of similar stock.
just goes to show
he left in 2000 with only a handful of starts for the first team. Made a good living out of the game though, I remember he left to go to Blackburn then played for a host of other clubs over the years
I remember alot of fans including (yes even myself) had him earmarked as the next right back for club and country for years to come (yes we've heard that many times before and since regarding youth players) as captain as well! Was highly rated by regular youth watchers better than Gary Neville alot were saying. He was of similar stock.
just goes to show
he left in 2000 with only a handful of starts for the first team. Made a good living out of the game though, I remember he left to go to Blackburn then played for a host of other clubs over the years
This is showing my age but the best youth full back i ever saw was Bobby Noble. Unfortunately he was injured in a car crash and as a result suffered from double vision. He tried to restart his career but to no avail.
Bobby Noble was tipped for England honours...you're not the first person to talk favourably about him.
I interviewed him some years ago...nice guy.
James Wilson seems to be finding the net regularly for Salford.
Nice to see after a tough time leaving United both South and North of the border.
Hope he finds his way
Nice to see after a tough time leaving United both South and North of the border.
Hope he finds his way
Oh good news. If he can stay fit and enjoy his football again he's still time to get to a decent level.
Not sure if I've asked this before, but how close was Robbie Savage to getting into the first team back in the early 90's ? He turned out to be a very good PL player in the end.
He seems a decent lad, as you say he's got time on his side and a chance of a good career.
He is a natural finisher, and looks like he's enjoying himself. Was sorely needed for him.
League Two:
- George Tanner a regular starter for Carlisle. Joe Riley 13 starts in midfield for Carlisle. Lee O'Connor a regular starter for Tranmere, on loan from Celtic. Borthwick-Jackson a starter for Oldham. Callum Whelan was a starter for them until early November, been a sub/unused sub since then. Zak Dearnley 5 goals in 4 starts 8 sub appearances in the League, looks like he had a couple of injuries
- Josh Bohui swapped the bench at NAC Breda in the Netherlands for a similar role at Colchester, 106 mins (I think) so far in the League . 0 goals 0 assists. Callum Gribbin 23 mins in the League for Barrow. Has started games in Cup competitions. Tom Sang a sub for Cheltenham, 357 mins, on loan from Cardiff. Not sure what happened to Darron Gibson at Salford. Started 4 League games. Not featured since mid Oct.
League One:
- Shrewsbury trio: Ro-Shaun Williams a regular starter, Sean Goss was out of favour but has made 3 starts since the change of manager. Donald Love 5 mins so far. Ethan Hamilton 348 mins for Peterborough. On the bench most games. While on loan in the division, he used to be a regular starter. Reece James 17 League starts, 5 goals for Doncaster. Kieran O'Hara 13 starts for bottom of the table Burton.
- Demi Mitchell 7 starts for Blackpool. Mostly unused sub in November. Possibly injured in December. Alex Fojticek unused sub for a couple of League games. Will Keane 3 goals in 8 League starts for relegation zone Wigan. Short term deal until Jan 9th. Zeki Fryers 6 starts at CB for relegation zone Swindon. Looks as though he may have been out injured for an extended period. Matty Willock 5 sub appearances for Gillingham.
Championship:
- Matt Olosunde 6 starts 5 sub appearances for Rotherham; appears to have had knee trouble. Ryan Tunnicliffe 3 starts 5 sub for Luton. Josh Harrop 1 start 4 sub for Preston. Signed a new deal until summer 2023. Ben Pearson 8 starts 1 sub, only 1 yellow card. Seems to have had a groin injury in mid Oct and probably injured in December too. Fraizer Campbell 15 starts, 5 sub, 4 goals + 1 assist for Huddersfield. Josh King 3 starts 3 sub.
- Tom Lawrence 11 starts 2 sub, 0 goals, 0 assists for Derby. Matty James 11 starts 2 sub for Barnsley, on loan from Leicester. Paddy McNair 20 starts as a CB for Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher suffered a bad hamstring injury in September, expected back in late Jan. Tyler Blackett 3 starts for Forest. Hip injury kept him out for a while. Joe Rothwell 13 starts 2 goals 3 assists for Blackburn. Ryan Shawcross out injured until December. James Chester 15 starts for Stoke. Craig Cathcart 14 starts for Watford. Tom Cleverley 16 starts.
Premier League:
- Jonny Evans regular for Leicester. Phil Bardsley started Burnley's first 3 games, either missing or unused sub since then. Jimmy Dunne started the first two games, unused sub most matches, Robbie Brady 6 starts 3 sub, scored against Everton. Danny Welbeck has 2 goals for Brighton. Oliver Norwood 5 starts 4 sub for bottom of the table Sheffield United. Tom Heaton had been out with a cruciate ligament injury but unused sub in Villa's last two games. Michael Keane regular starter for Everton. Sam Johnstone appears to be performing well for West Brom.
Europe:
- Januzaj 4 starts 5 sub, 2 goals (1 pen) and 1 assist for Real Sociedad. Largie Ramazani 3 starts 7 sub, 2 goals + 1 assist for UD Almeria in La Liga 2. Indy Boonen 2 starts 3 sub for KV Oostende and Mats Moller Daehli 3 starts 2 sub for KRC Genk, in the Jupiler Pro League in Belgium. DJ Buffonge 1 start 8 sub for NAC Breda in the Keuken Kampioen Divisie in the Netherlands. Magnus Wolff Eikrem back at Molde getting lots of assists.
- Davide Petrucci 8 starts 2 sub for Cosenza Calcio in Serie B in Italy. Saidy Janko's tour of Europe continues, 2 starts 3 sub for Real Valladolid in La Liga; he never actually played for Porto. They sold at a slight loss, having loaned him out for 2 seasons. Tosin Kehinde 5 starts 4 sub for Randers in the Danish Superligaen. Gollini 6 starts for Atalanta in Serie A. Macheda 4 goals in 12 starts for Panathinaikos Athens; signed a new contract until summer 2023.
- Marnick Vermijl currently at KVV Thes Sport in Belgium's 3rd tier. Charni Ekangamene joined CD Marino in Spain's 3rd tier. 7 starts so far for a team currently bottom of their division. Nishan Burkart 8 goals for Freiburg II in the Regionalliga Sudwest in Germany. James Weir 5 goals and 2 assists for FK Pohronie in the Fortuna Liga in Slovakia.
- George Tanner a regular starter for Carlisle. Joe Riley 13 starts in midfield for Carlisle. Lee O'Connor a regular starter for Tranmere, on loan from Celtic. Borthwick-Jackson a starter for Oldham. Callum Whelan was a starter for them until early November, been a sub/unused sub since then. Zak Dearnley 5 goals in 4 starts 8 sub appearances in the League, looks like he had a couple of injuries
- Josh Bohui swapped the bench at NAC Breda in the Netherlands for a similar role at Colchester, 106 mins (I think) so far in the League . 0 goals 0 assists. Callum Gribbin 23 mins in the League for Barrow. Has started games in Cup competitions. Tom Sang a sub for Cheltenham, 357 mins, on loan from Cardiff. Not sure what happened to Darron Gibson at Salford. Started 4 League games. Not featured since mid Oct.
League One:
- Shrewsbury trio: Ro-Shaun Williams a regular starter, Sean Goss was out of favour but has made 3 starts since the change of manager. Donald Love 5 mins so far. Ethan Hamilton 348 mins for Peterborough. On the bench most games. While on loan in the division, he used to be a regular starter. Reece James 17 League starts, 5 goals for Doncaster. Kieran O'Hara 13 starts for bottom of the table Burton.
- Demi Mitchell 7 starts for Blackpool. Mostly unused sub in November. Possibly injured in December. Alex Fojticek unused sub for a couple of League games. Will Keane 3 goals in 8 League starts for relegation zone Wigan. Short term deal until Jan 9th. Zeki Fryers 6 starts at CB for relegation zone Swindon. Looks as though he may have been out injured for an extended period. Matty Willock 5 sub appearances for Gillingham.
Championship:
- Matt Olosunde 6 starts 5 sub appearances for Rotherham; appears to have had knee trouble. Ryan Tunnicliffe 3 starts 5 sub for Luton. Josh Harrop 1 start 4 sub for Preston. Signed a new deal until summer 2023. Ben Pearson 8 starts 1 sub, only 1 yellow card. Seems to have had a groin injury in mid Oct and probably injured in December too. Fraizer Campbell 15 starts, 5 sub, 4 goals + 1 assist for Huddersfield. Josh King 3 starts 3 sub.
- Tom Lawrence 11 starts 2 sub, 0 goals, 0 assists for Derby. Matty James 11 starts 2 sub for Barnsley, on loan from Leicester. Paddy McNair 20 starts as a CB for Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher suffered a bad hamstring injury in September, expected back in late Jan. Tyler Blackett 3 starts for Forest. Hip injury kept him out for a while. Joe Rothwell 13 starts 2 goals 3 assists for Blackburn. Ryan Shawcross out injured until December. James Chester 15 starts for Stoke. Craig Cathcart 14 starts for Watford. Tom Cleverley 16 starts.
Premier League:
- Jonny Evans regular for Leicester. Phil Bardsley started Burnley's first 3 games, either missing or unused sub since then. Jimmy Dunne started the first two games, unused sub most matches, Robbie Brady 6 starts 3 sub, scored against Everton. Danny Welbeck has 2 goals for Brighton. Oliver Norwood 5 starts 4 sub for bottom of the table Sheffield United. Tom Heaton had been out with a cruciate ligament injury but unused sub in Villa's last two games. Michael Keane regular starter for Everton. Sam Johnstone appears to be performing well for West Brom.
Europe:
- Januzaj 4 starts 5 sub, 2 goals (1 pen) and 1 assist for Real Sociedad. Largie Ramazani 3 starts 7 sub, 2 goals + 1 assist for UD Almeria in La Liga 2. Indy Boonen 2 starts 3 sub for KV Oostende and Mats Moller Daehli 3 starts 2 sub for KRC Genk, in the Jupiler Pro League in Belgium. DJ Buffonge 1 start 8 sub for NAC Breda in the Keuken Kampioen Divisie in the Netherlands. Magnus Wolff Eikrem back at Molde getting lots of assists.
- Davide Petrucci 8 starts 2 sub for Cosenza Calcio in Serie B in Italy. Saidy Janko's tour of Europe continues, 2 starts 3 sub for Real Valladolid in La Liga; he never actually played for Porto. They sold at a slight loss, having loaned him out for 2 seasons. Tosin Kehinde 5 starts 4 sub for Randers in the Danish Superligaen. Gollini 6 starts for Atalanta in Serie A. Macheda 4 goals in 12 starts for Panathinaikos Athens; signed a new contract until summer 2023.
- Marnick Vermijl currently at KVV Thes Sport in Belgium's 3rd tier. Charni Ekangamene joined CD Marino in Spain's 3rd tier. 7 starts so far for a team currently bottom of their division. Nishan Burkart 8 goals for Freiburg II in the Regionalliga Sudwest in Germany. James Weir 5 goals and 2 assists for FK Pohronie in the Fortuna Liga in Slovakia.
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Thank you for the work
Super post.
Ollie Rathbone also doing OK at Rochdale in League One.
Ollie Rathbone also doing OK at Rochdale in League One.
Thought this was a bit classless from the club. Was a while ago though so hopefully things have changed.
Angel Gomes on loan at Boavista (Lille), 9 games so far, 3 goals and 3 assists, 770 mnutes of play so he is playing full 90 minutes almost every game. Boavista close to relegation zone, but overall probably good loan for Gomes to gain experience and play every week.
I don't think he's owned by Lille anymore but could be mistaken. Lille have been sold and the out going President owns the registration rights of the player.
Hm, not sure if that is possible by UEFA rules. You can't have person owns players, like slaves or something. Even if new owner, player signed for club, and they can sell him only if he wants to be sold and only during transfer window.
He's (Gomes) owned by Boavista and Gerard Lopez owns Boavista.
Gomes is definitely owned by Lille, and loaned to Boavista. Since Lopez lost Lille, and now just owns Boavista and Mouscron, he will have to negotiate buying of Gomes if he is interested, but Gomes at the moment is Lille's player. Lille's new management will sell a lot of players in order to cut back loses and repay loans, so maybe they will look to sell Gomes as well. Soumare is for example good player for us to check out, as we need DM.
Celtic are being linked with Pearson on a pre-contract. For some reason PNE are letting contracts of some of their best players run down. Think he'd be good in the Scottish PL.
Can't they go for Lingard, Jones and Rojo instead?
Always rated him
It's because their owner is incredibly stingy. They're going to lose all 4 of their best players for nothing, they'll be going down to League One in 2021/22. For anyone who's interested, Pearson's disciplinary record has improved tenfold, I always felt that would be what held him back from ever ending up in the top division. He'll be a good pick up for Celtic, I'd wager.
Bizarre as Hemmings' one of the wealthiest Englishman alive. Feel for PNE fans, Neill is a good manager, he just needed to be backed properly.
Dion McGhee has joined Braga on a free transfer.
Aidan Barlow still without a club? Seemed a neat, tidy player anytime I saw him and think it's odd he's not playing atm.
He’s been suffering from depression. He trialled with Stoke but didn’t get a deal.
That's a great shame, cracking footballer with a good attitude. Wish him all the best and hope he can get to enjoying his football again.
That's sad to hear. I used to enjoy watching him play for the youth team. Hope he gets the help and support he needs.
Do you know if the club is involved with his treatment/recovery from depression?