U18s: Chelsea vs. United

gooDevil

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Barclays U-18 Premier League Elite Group
Kick-off: Saturday, 2 February, 14:00 PM BST
Location: Cobham Training Center, Cobham, Surrey

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The schedule just says 'Cobham', does anyone know if this refers to Cobham FC, who apparently play on 'Leg O'Mutton Field', or some other field?
 
gooDevil said:
The schedule just says 'Cobham', does anyone know if this refers to Cobham FC, who apparently play on 'Leg O'Mutton Field', or some other field?
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It's the name of their training center.
 
It's Chelsea's training ground. That's where the Chelsea U21's and U18's play their games.

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Some of the games in this leg are supposed to be played at the first team stadiums, right? You know know which games are those, Goo?
 
Here are the schedules for the U21s and the U18s.

http://www.manutd.com/en/Players-An...-United-U18s--Academy-Fixtures-2012-2013.aspx

http://www.manutd.com/en/Players-An...ted-Reserves-Under-21-fixtures-2012-2013.aspx

As far as the U21s, from what I can tell, all the away games have a field of play named that isn't the team's main stadium. The only home matches that don't list Moss Lane are the last two U21 home games (against Southampton and Liverpool).

None of the U18 home games list a stadium, there is just a note saying all those games will be at Trafford Training Center.
 
Hopefully KM doesn't come in here and tell us this game gets cancelled. Seems to be a recurring theme.
 
I wonder when the last time three Reserve and U18 games were called off in a row, surely this is a pretty extreme case. Hard to imagine another week of the same, but then I guess I know jack about weather in England, except it's supposed to be mild!
 
gooDevil said:
I wonder when the last time three Reserve and U18 games were called off in a row, surely this is a pretty extreme case. Hard to imagine another week of the same, but then I guess I know jack about weather in England, except it's supposed to be mild!
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Wasn't that long ago. 2 or 3 years.
 
More that pitches at training grounds understandably aren't as equipped to deal with extreme weather as proper stadiums.
 
What ever happened to playing in the snow? You know, when you have to dust off the halfway line so you can see it kind of snow. I mean, hasn't the sport traditionally all-weather?
 
Behind closed doors so unlikely to be shown live. U21s on instead.

By the way goodevil, I saw on twitter the u21s had BCD game against Doncaster on Monday which they won 2-1. Lingard and Cole got the goals, Powell also played. Not sure about the line-up though.
 
Chelsea team -

Beeney, Dabo, Muleba, Ssewankambo, Wright, Starkey, Swift, Boga, Howard, Mitchell, Kandi
 
Chelsea Youth ‏@chelseayouth

I think #MUFC are Sutherland, Barber, Evans, Grimshaw, Rowley, Pearson, Rudge, Rothwell, Weir, Barmby, Pereira. No guarantees.
 
Cevno said:
Chelsea Youth ‏@chelseayouth

I think #MUFC are Sutherland, Barber, Evans, Grimshaw, Rowley, Pearson, Rudge, Rothwell, Weir, Barmby, Pereira. No guarantees.
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Joe Asbridge ‏@joeasbridge

@chelseayouth mufc are sutherland, love, rowley, grimshaw, McNair, Pearson, weir, rudge, pereira, Rothwell, barmby

1-1 now.
 
J. Castro Pereira, Evans, Harrop, Fletcher and Nick Kannoy (Ioannou?) on the bench according to MUTV.
 
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