Academy & U21s

[MarkBRFC]

Are the under 21's bothering with any friendlies this summer?

[rigger]

3 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

Are the under 21's bothering with any friendlies this summer?

Accy this Saturday.

[Tugayisgod]

[Tugayisgod]

[K-Hod]

Just now, Tugayisgod said:

When you have to sign your contract with Rovers, but your high school prom is at 7.

[arbitro]

Just now, K-Hod said:

When you have to sign your contract with Rovers, but your high school prom is at 7.

He was interviewed by Sodexho for a waiters job as a back up. Two birds, one stone.

😂

[Dreams of 1995]

Tony Mowbray would have loved him 😀

Fair play to the lad. Probably the biggest day of his life so far and wanted to be dressed to the nines. Lovely attitude 

[KentExile]

With Eze signed up, this leaves our u21s & U18s options as below

 

GK - Michalski, Barrett, Goddard, Honor, Kahn, Thompson, Wolsoncroft, Holt

CB - O'Riordan (currently loaned out), Atcheson, Litherland, Pratt, Davies, Olson, Eze, Decandia, Kelley-Quinn

LB - Batty, Powell,  Pates,  Leeming,

RB - Duru, Houghton, McIlroy (technically a centre back, but has played right back for the U18s last season), Odugun

CM -  Garrett, Montgomery, O'Grady-Macken,, Dunn, J.Edmondson, Farkas, Vare, Mansbridge, Potter, Ball

AM/Wingers - Tyjon, Wood, A.Doherty, Strich, Dlamini, Leatherbarrow, Sergeant, McCoy, Clanford, Lister, Mullarkey-Matthew

S - Leonard (presumably to build fitness), Boggan, Mafoumbi, Joseph, Higgins, Cryer

[philipl]

Has Tyjon gone?

[chaddyrovers]

1 minute ago, philipl said:

Has Tyjon gone?

no, he is training with the first team squad pre season. 

he isn't pushing for a move either, 

big opportunity for him to come through this season

[bluebruce]

6 hours ago, philipl said:

Has Tyjon gone?

His scholarship he signed last year runs until summer 2026. Allegedly we have just turned down a 1 million quid plus extras bid from Arsenal.

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/blackburn-reject-1m-arsenal-transfer-approach-igor-tyjon/

(Original source is Nixon, not FLW)

[riverholmes]

21 hours ago, KentExile said:

With Eze signed up, this leaves our u21s & U18s options as below

 

GK - Michalski, Barrett, Goddard, Honor, Kahn, Thompson, Wolsoncroft, Holt

CB - O'Riordan (currently loaned out), Atcheson, Litherland, Pratt, Davies, Olson, Eze, Decandia, Kelley-Quinn

LB - Batty, Powell,  Pates,  Leeming,

RB - Duru, Houghton, McIlroy (technically a centre back, but has played right back for the U18s last season), Odugun

CM -  Garrett, Montgomery, O'Grady-Macken,, Dunn, J.Edmondson, Farkas, Vare, Mansbridge, Potter, Ball

AM/Wingers - Tyjon, Wood, A.Doherty, Strich, Dlamini, Leatherbarrow, Sergeant, McCoy, Clanford, Lister, Mullarkey-Matthew

S - Leonard (presumably to build fitness), Boggan, Mafoumbi, Joseph, Higgins, Cryer

Keep them at the club or send out on meaningful, season or half-season loans. Instead, I expect, unless there is a change in policy, the monthly/weekly revolving doors to non-league, injury and unexplained disappearance will continue.

 

[Tom]

Can’t find much about Odogun but he was listed as a scholar on the news article a month or so back

[KentExile]

U21 friendly fixtures for those interested

 

• Saturday July 12th
  Celtic
  Behind closed doors
   
• Saturday July 19th
  Tranmere Rovers
  Behind closed doors
   
• Wednesday July 23rd
  Oldham Athletic
  Behind closed doors
   
• Saturday July 26th
  Curzon Ashton
  Tameside Stadium (3pm)
   
• Wednesday July 30th
  Barnsley
  Behind closed doors
   
• Saturday August 2nd
  Ashton United
  Hurst Cross Stadium (1pm)
   
• Saturday August 9th
  Derby County
  Behind closed doors

[arbitro]

1 minute ago, KentExile said:

U21 friendly fixtures for those interested

 

• Saturday July 12th
  Celtic
  Behind closed doors
   
• Saturday July 19th
  Tranmere Rovers
  Behind closed doors
   
• Wednesday July 23rd
  Oldham Athletic
  Behind closed doors
   
• Saturday July 26th
  Curzon Ashton
  Tameside Stadium (3pm)
   
• Wednesday July 30th
  Barnsley
  Behind closed doors
   
• Saturday August 2nd
  Ashton United
  Hurst Cross Stadium (1pm)
   
• Saturday August 9th
  Derby County
  Behind closed doors

It's a strange announcement. Apart from two there is no mention of whether the games are home or away or kick off times.

I know they are BCD and supporters won't be able to attend but it just seems vague. 

[KentExile]

U21s & U18s both with wins against Celtic

Edited July 13 by KentExile

[KentExile]

U21s match report

Batty & Garrett both started, and Mafoumbi is fit and still here, he came off the bench

[MarkBRFC]

Interesting that Leonard wasn't involved with him not being at Accy either.

Another injury no doubt.

Also looked like Powell played left wing, which after seeing him play might be a good position for him.

Seemingly Garrett isn't in the first team picture at all seeing as we took a trialist to play half an hour in midfield at Accy instead of him.

Edited Monday at 07:19 by MarkBRFC

[KentExile]

U18s match report

Interesting to note that Paul Butler is now namechecked as U18s head coach, 

Whatt has happened to Ryan Kidd & Darragh Tuffy?

Edited Monday at 07:29 by KentExile

[MarkBRFC]

Probably left like everyone else is.

[Parsonblue]

2 minutes ago, KentExile said:

U18s match report

Interesting to note that Paul Butler is now namechecked as U18s head coach, 

Whatt has happened to Ryan Kidd & Darragh Tuffy?

I heard that Darragh has moved up to the Under-21's and Ryan is still working with Paul at Under-21 level.

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

Can those who watch more of  the under 21 team shed some light on Igor Tyjon?  Keep seeing his name mentioned as the next top prospect. He doesn't  seem prolific.  Is he actually that good? What is his best position? I've read that we are offering a route to the first team, in the hope he signs a pro deal.  

I feel we definitely need another first team striker, do we go with this lad?

Without knowing much about him, it seems like another situation where a youth player is holding the club to ransom a bit by not signing a pro deal (within his rights obviously).  If we hild off  signing another striker to give him that pathway, surely you would want the pro deal signing before the end of this window?

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

45 minutes ago, Wing Wizard Windy Miller said:

Can those who watch more of  the under 21 team shed some light on Igor Tyjon?  Keep seeing his name mentioned as the next top prospect. He doesn't  seem prolific.  Is he actually that good? What is his best position? I've read that we are offering a route to the first team, in the hope he signs a pro deal.  

I feel we definitely need another first team striker, do we go with this lad?

Without knowing much about him, it seems like another situation where a youth player is holding the club to ransom a bit by not signing a pro deal (within his rights obviously).  If we hild off  signing another striker to give him that pathway, surely you would want the pro deal signing before the end of this window?

 

I watched him in the Accy game. A near and tidy player who obviously knows his way around the pitch. He not particularly big and not particularly quick. He kept possession ok and passed the ball around with short passes. I wouldn’t say the game passed him by but I can’t recall him doing anything that really caught the eye. Buckley also came with a massive reputation at a similar age.   It’s a real achievement to be playing against men at such a young age but I didn’t see what Arsenal scouts are allegedly seeing.  I suppose they can afford hoover up as many likely young players as they like on the off chance that 1 in 10 might make it.

[KentExile]

1 hour ago, Wing Wizard Windy Miller said:

Can those who watch more of  the under 21 team shed some light on Igor Tyjon?  Keep seeing his name mentioned as the next top prospect. He doesn't  seem prolific.  Is he actually that good? What is his best position? I've read that we are offering a route to the first team, in the hope he signs a pro deal.  

I feel we definitely need another first team striker, do we go with this lad?

Without knowing much about him, it seems like another situation where a youth player is holding the club to ransom a bit by not signing a pro deal (within his rights obviously).  If we hild off  signing another striker to give him that pathway, surely you would want the pro deal signing before the end of this window?

 

In terms of best position, his lack of physical presence or real speed, but being a clever player (his awareness & movement is very impressive for his age), probably mean that being a 10 (more in the mold of a Dack rather than  a Cantwell) is where he will end up. Which is where he featured mainly last season, and also in the friendly last weekend

Can see him being Cantwells deputy this season, as it will enable that 1st team route, and also means that they have an excuse for not signing someone

In terms of his goalscoring, he had a start-stop season last time out due to a combination of injury and him "tagging along" with the first team instead of playing for the U21s, but still managed a ratio of 1 goal in 3 (1 in 1.5 if you look at minutes played) (reminder, he was 16 until March at this is at U21 level)

Edited 13 hours ago by KentExile

[arbitro]

My granddaughter pointed out to me  that Harvey Higgins was on the photo shoot for the new kit. This young lad is a few weeks into his first year scholarship and the recognition of being in the kit launch is hopefully how highly he is rated.

Get him tied down as soon as possible if that's the case, no waiting or hesitating.

Of course it might just be that he was included because he is a Blackburn lad and from a family of Rovers fans but in my opinion it's the former.