Academy & U21s

[KentExile]

U21s won 3-1 vs PNE today, Edmondson, Boggan & Joseph with Rovers goals

 

[arbitro]

Arguably the best performance of the season so far albeit against a young Preston team who for some reason don't have an under 21 team.

Surprisingly no Matty Litherland for Rovers again and given the fact he hasn't gone out on loan I'm assuming he is injured.

We were always in control thought and at 2-0 missed a host of chances and Preston scoring with a few minutes to go set up a nervous finish until Joseph gave us back the two goal cushion. It's been said before about Joseph but he really is a beast. He has a boxer's physique and seems to enjoy the physical side of the game.

James Edmondson had a really good game alongside Dunn who, after a couple of indifferent games looked like he was coming back to form. Decandia also played well at centre half. To be truthful it looked too easy for Jake Batty as he didn't need to get out of third gear. I'm really surprised that he didn't get a move yesterday either on loan or permanent. He could well stagnate when he simply has to be challenged more.

Overall an enjoyable watch and hopefully this improvement will be carried into league performances.

[Bronzed A Donis]

Appreciate the write up.

[bigsigarner]

https://www.pnefc.net/news/2025/september/02/match-report---pne-1-blackburn-rovers-3/

[riverholmes]

3 hours ago, arbitro said:

Arguably the best performance of the season so far albeit against a young Preston team who for some reason don't have an under 21 team.

Surprisingly no Matty Litherland for Rovers again and given the fact he hasn't gone out on loan I'm assuming he is injured.

We were always in control thought and at 2-0 missed a host of chances and Preston scoring with a few minutes to go set up a nervous finish until Joseph gave us back the two goal cushion. It's been said before about Joseph but he really is a beast. He has a boxer's physique and seems to enjoy the physical side of the game.

James Edmondson had a really good game alongside Dunn who, after a couple of indifferent games looked like he was coming back to form. Decandia also played well at centre half. To be truthful it looked too easy for Jake Batty as he didn't need to get out of third gear. I'm really surprised that he didn't get a move yesterday either on loan or permanent. He could well stagnate when he simply has to be challenged more.

Overall an enjoyable watch and hopefully this improvement will be carried into league performances.

The melee of short-term non-league loans haven't been launched yet. Are the club keeping a stable U21s this year, favouring quality over quantity with loans, or is all that coming soon? 

[KentExile]

9 hours ago, riverholmes said:

The melee of short-term non-league loans haven't been launched yet. Are the club keeping a stable U21s this year, favouring quality over quantity with loans, or is all that coming soon? 

Whilst not a direct reply to your post, it does loseley tie in

 

Current players available for U21s & U18s. 

I have included Montgomery, Tyjon, Michalski etc as they look to be subs at most in the first team picture, so should get a few games for the U21s

red = currently loaned out

 

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

CB - O'Riordan, Atcheson, Litherland, Pratt, Olson, Davies, Eze, Decandia, Kelley-Quinn, McIlroy, Henderson

LB - Batty, Powell, Pates, Leeming,

RB - Duru, Houghton, Odugun, Wilkinson, Pitt

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

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

S - Boggan, Joseph, Higgins, Cryer (Tyjon & Wood have also played up top)

Edited 7 hours ago by KentExile

[arbitro]

10 hours ago, riverholmes said:

The melee of short-term non-league loans haven't been launched yet. Are the club keeping a stable U21s this year, favouring quality over quantity with loans, or is all that coming soon? 

Personally I think some of the more regular under 21's will be loaned to but it has to be for regular playing time and the right standard.

[MarkBRFC]

11 hours ago, riverholmes said:

The melee of short-term non-league loans haven't been launched yet. Are the club keeping a stable U21s this year, favouring quality over quantity with loans, or is all that coming soon? 

Coming soon I imagine.

Rudy's pal will have to "earn" his wage somehow.

[Mattyblue]

Getting the band back together. Ben Marshall as events planner? Jason Lowe as ‘covering every blade of grass’ coach?

[bluebruce]

17 hours ago, arbitro said:

Arguably the best performance of the season so far albeit against a young Preston team who for some reason don't have an under 21 team.

Surprisingly no Matty Litherland for Rovers again and given the fact he hasn't gone out on loan I'm assuming he is injured.

We were always in control thought and at 2-0 missed a host of chances and Preston scoring with a few minutes to go set up a nervous finish until Joseph gave us back the two goal cushion. It's been said before about Joseph but he really is a beast. He has a boxer's physique and seems to enjoy the physical side of the game.

James Edmondson had a really good game alongside Dunn who, after a couple of indifferent games looked like he was coming back to form. Decandia also played well at centre half. To be truthful it looked too easy for Jake Batty as he didn't need to get out of third gear. I'm really surprised that he didn't get a move yesterday either on loan or permanent. He could well stagnate when he simply has to be challenged more.

Overall an enjoyable watch and hopefully this improvement will be carried into league performances.

Preston got rid of their u21s years ago, that's why we ended up with Dolan. They let him go because there was no more youth football for him, and they didn't see him as a first team squad member.

Who did we just play then, do they cobble a team together from their u18s to enter comps?

[Tugayisgod]

[arbitro]

3 hours ago, bluebruce said:

Preston got rid of their u21s years ago, that's why we ended up with Dolan. They let him go because there was no more youth football for him, and they didn't see him as a first team squad member.

Who did we just play then, do they cobble a team together from their u18s to enter comps?

They will have a few professionals who are 21 or under so I guess it's a mix of both. It was pretty telling that they had a few six feet plus players in their side.