Academy & U21s

[chaddyrovers]

5 hours ago, arbitro said:

Great performance from the under 21's and the manager deserves credit as he got his tactics perfect. 

We played counter attack in the first half and created more chances than City. Taking a 2-0 lead was perfect as we broke with pace when the opportunity arose. I thought the penalty awarded for a foul on Tyjon was harsh but he despatched it expertly. The second goal from Powell finished off a smart, incisive move.

We new City would come out in the second half and go for it but we defended terrifically well and really limited them to long distance shots.

We reverted to a solid back five to quell their attack and let them have the ball in non threatening areas. It worked to a tee.

A really enjoyable game with lots of good individual performances but the collective was indeed better.

And as I alluded to the manager deserves great credit for his game plan and tactics.

We was in charge of the team please? 

[KentExile]

6 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

We was in charge of the team please? 

Pretty certain its still John Prince (Head of Academy Coaching).  He was originally meant to be in charge until a replacement for Sheron was sorted out

[KentExile]

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/october/27/report--rovers-under-21s-2-0-manchester-city-under-21s/

Not sure if this is by mistake or because he has changed his name, but the lineup in Rovers report has "Chukwu" in place of "Joseph" from last weekends game

Ashley Phillips was originally a different surname (Famuyiwa) when he first appeared, or is it an admin F up

Edited 4 hours ago by KentExile

[arbitro]

1 hour ago, KentExile said:

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/october/27/report--rovers-under-21s-2-0-manchester-city-under-21s/

Not sure if this is by mistake or because he has changed his name, but the lineup in Rovers report has "Chukwu" in place of "Joseph" from last weekends game

Ashley Phillips was originally a different surname (Famuyiwa) when he first appeared, or is=ts an admin F up

Unofficial team sheets for games at Leyland (not Brockhall) have the full players names including middle names. On Saturday against City they couldn't fit a couple of players names on the sheet. I noticed Josephs name was different but never really gave it a second thought.

It's a pure guess but because it's an under 21 game would the official team sheet (which will be forwarded to the Premier League) have to include the players full name so checks can be made to verify their age in case there are any issues. The admin team at Leyland perhaps copy this as they won't know the players.

The unofficial Team sheets from Leyland actually include the referee observers name which I've never seen before but it adds a bit of credence to my theory about the Leyland admin

[KentExile]

7 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Unofficial team sheets for games at Leyland (not Brockhall) have the full players names including middle names. On Saturday against City they couldn't fit a couple of players names on the sheet. I noticed Josephs name was different but never really gave it a second thought.

It's a pure guess but because it's an under 21 game would the official team sheet (which will be forwarded to the Premier League) have to include the players full name so checks can be made to verify their age in case there are any issues. The admin team at Leyland perhaps copy this as they won't know the players.

The unofficial Team sheets from Leyland actually include the referee observers name which I've never seen before but it adds a bit of credence to my theory about the Leyland admin

Ah, apparently his middle name is "Ifeanyichukwu"

Edited 4 hours ago by KentExile