Sysagent Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Grant has played 4 games this year for the reserves. Yeh I just seen that reading up on him on the official Rovers website, could be a few promising defenders coming up the ranks in the next few years hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hollowsr Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Yeh I just seen that reading up on him on the official Rovers website, could be a few promising defenders coming up the ranks in the next few years hopefully. To be honest from seeing him quite a bit this year and a few times last year I would be surprised if he makes it. Think there are more promising cb in the academy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Another point - how small was our keeper...cant see him getting far either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollowsr Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Another point - how small was our keeper...cant see him getting far either. I don't think he's that small, smaller than Kean, I said the other day though that Swann seems to have a lot of confidence but is prone to errors every so often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Another thing that stood out is that Everton where much bigger built and much more physical - alot of our lads seemed quite small and weak and sometimes didnt give everything on 50/50's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollowsr Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Another thing that stood out is that Everton where much bigger built and much more physical - alot of our lads seemed quite small and weak and sometimes didnt give everything on 50/50's That seems to be a trait of our academy,I can't think of that many players who have been well built in our academy, beattie and burgess spring to mind but in recent years not many unless cb's, Hanley and Jones for example. You should have seen one of Stoke's CB's the other day, Jon Parkin mark 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majiball Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Sounds like the lads did well. Does anyone know when the home semi-leg is on? I'd like to pop along and watch but need a specific date and some notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deryck guyler's spoon Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Another fantastic achievement! WELL DONE LADS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumboots Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Thought that Everton probably could and should have been out of sight earlier on in the game but our team just kept going and when they got the goal back it seemed to really knock Everton out of their stride. They got niggly and lost a lot of discipline whereas our kids stayed focussed, despite the fact that they were outmuscled by the bigger, stronger Everton players. Well done to them. Nice that Dunn turned up to watch again - he usually does if he can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftWinger Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Just got back and all I can say the MOM by a million miles was Jackson Ramm, the little right back, absolutely superb cant speak highly enough about his performance tonight. This is good news for Sam - we'll probably only need to buy another two right-backs this summer and we should have sufficient cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67splitscreen Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Another point - how small was our keeper...cant see him getting far either. What was Shay Given's height at that age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Does anyone know when the home semi-leg is on? I'd like to pop along and watch but need a specific date and some notice. Not sure yet - however the 1st leg is at home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuwilky Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Thoroughly enjoyed the footie last night. Thought Hanley and Jones (and O Connor when Jones was replaced) had excellent performances at centre half, equally the two full backs especially Jackson Ramm. Hitchcock had a sensible game, did nothing spectacular but kept the ball well and brought others in to play by doing the simple thing. Jamie Knowles had a good 60 mins or so in central midfield. Strikes me as a tenancious player, but Ive never seen him before so can't really comment. Shall be at the semi home leg me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 how small is no 8 jordan evans,if he was playing for everton he would have been a diiddy man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollowsr Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 how small is no 8 jordan evans,if he was playing for everton he would have been a diiddy man Take it you mean Jordan Bowen? Yeah he is tiny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Take it you mean Jordan Bowen? Yeah he is tiny! your right its jordan bowen,obviously no relation of jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 how small is no 8 jordan Bowen,if he was playing for everton he would have been a diiddy man Very small - and very small build too. Looked good too, but unless he bulks up and grows abit then I cant see much for him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
den Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 I didn't see any future Dunn's, Duff's, Jonnty's or Beatties. Just been thinking about this. I can go back to 1962 and some of the 1959 youth cup winning side had made it into the first team by then. So...... Best Rovers team, since 1960 that came through the youth set up, in a 4-4-2 set up: Paul Bradshaw Keith Newton Mike England Derek Fazackerley John Bailey Bryan Douglas Ronnie Clayton David Dunn Damien Duff Fred Pickering Simon Garner Bench: Hird, Beattie, Eamonn Rogers, Simon Barker Any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipl Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 That side would win the Premier League! John Byrom, Stuart Metcalfe immediately come to mind as additions. Olsson and Hoilett are not bad squad players to have either. Unfortunately we are down to Paul Round and Brett Ormerod as sub forwards though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
den Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 That side would win the Premier League! John Byrom, Stuart Metcalfe immediately come to mind as additions. Olsson and Hoilett are not bad squad players to have either. Unfortunately we are down to Paul Round and Brett Ormerod as sub forwards though. Ah yes - Byrom and Metcalfe. How did I miss them. John Byrom was known as the new golden boy of English football when he first came into the side. What a player he was at that time, brilliant. Helped having Duggie supplying the amunition though. I went to West Ham in the sixties and saw him net a hat trick in a 3-3 FA cup draw. Metcalfe was a brilliant right winger for the reserves - the last time we won the Central league I think. He reminded everyone of Douglas at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonygreenbank Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 David Bradford? Wasnt he going to be the first million pound player according to Ken Furphy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
den Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 David Bradford? Wasnt he going to be the first million pound player according to Ken Furphy? Yeah, Bradford came through the youth side. Furphy was wrong though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whittle blue Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Jason Wilcox Roy Vernon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Did Malcolm Darling come through the youth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
den Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 Jason Wilcox Roy Vernon? Did Vernon come through the youths WB? Looking at his Wiki page, he must have done. Wonder what today's managers would think about players smoking in the tunnel, pre match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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