Academy & U21s

[DeeCee]

3 hours ago, KentExile said:

Double tournament winners in Poland for some of our 2011 born and 2013 born players🏆🥇Well done to all the players staff and travelling supporters who represented the Academy and the club so well on and off the pitch

U14s & U12s (I think) have both won tournaments in Poland

I do wonder if with the first team not using the bus at the moment, they did a road trip through Europe with them, or got a last minute deal on EasyJet 😉 

"Find your own way there"

[bluebruce]

I saw yesterday that Jake Barrett has signed a new two year deal with a one year extension option, and my immediate thought was: why?

22 year old keeper (we have a lot of youth keepers) who seemingly hasn't pulled up any trees. Has he even sat our bench? Because younger keepers have. I don't get it. Whatever his wage is, just add it onto an offer for a senior player instead.

[MarkBRFC]

Cheap and easy.

That's the only goal here.

[bluebruce]

20 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Cheap and easy.

That's the only goal here.

Aye but even with that mantra it doesn't make sense. We have more young keepers than we need, by some distance.

[MarkBRFC]

At best (for him) he's here to sit on the bench when Pears moves on.

If Pears stay, then I imagine he's just here to travel with the 1st teams as the 3rd choice keeper. 

Michelski shouldn't be used for that role at his age as it will stunt his development, he needs a season playing every week where it's for our under 21's or if he can get a National League/League 2 loan somewhere and play.