Academy & U21s

[KentExile]

2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Why didnt Jack Barrett or Felix Goddard play as keeper? 

 

2 hours ago, arbitro said:

Solomon Honor has had several outings this season and performed well.

Barrett is at Tranmere on loan but I'm not sure why Goddard didn't play.

Goddard is injured (or was in September, and hasn't played since)

"Elsewhere, Felix Goddard is set to be sidelined due to injury"

Edited Tuesday at 19:08 by KentExile

[RevidgeBlue]

38 minutes ago, SuperBrfc said:

 

Good appointment on paper, has vast experience and has worked at some big clubs. Something that hasn't been been mentioned so far, is that Vignal is part of the HSH stable. HSH, the same agency who represented Coyle, Lambert, Mowbray and others over the past decade plus. I know it doesn't guarantee success on the pitch, but I'm quite optimistic as they have always had a reasonable talent pool.

That doesn't fill me with any confidence - exactly the opposite in fact.

[KentExile]

 

[KentExile]

Obviously Rovers didn't bother mentioning this

[arbitro]

40 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Obviously Rovers didn't bother mentioning this

Thanks for posting this. 

If it was left to Rovers I would have been sat at the Academy like a lemon.

[KentExile]

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/november/14/brandon-bags-player-of-the-month-award-/

[MarkBRFC]

Seen Brandon Powell has won the PL2 player of the month.

Any regulars tell us more about him?

I have seen him play live once, for the under 21's against Man Utd last season the night before we played Burnley away.

He stood out to me straight away as one that looked like he could at some point make the step up, he played left back that night and was up and down the line all night comfortable in attack and defence, looked to have decent pace too.

Left wing back could be made for him?

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, KentExile said:

Obviously Rovers didn't bother mentioning this

 

 

 

[KentExile]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

 

 

Only an hour later then 

[KentExile]

56 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Seen Brandon Powell has won the PL2 player of the month.

Any regulars tell us more about him?

I have seen him play live once, for the under 21's against Man Utd last season the night before we played Burnley away.

He stood out to me straight away as one that looked like he could at some point make the step up, he played left back that night and was up and down the line all night comfortable in attack and defence, looked to have decent pace too.

Left wing back could be made for him?

Has been playing further forwards this season, hence the increased rate of goals & assists, his interview seems to indicate that this is a permanent positional change (*). 

* I did originally wonder if it was just a way of shoehorning both him and Batty into the same 11 on a regular basis given the failure to send Batty out on loan to build on what was a decent first loan in League 2 last season

Edited 8 hours ago by KentExile

[arbitro]

One for three weeks and one for a month?

Seems a bit pointless but I suppose Jordan Rhodes has to justify his existence.

[KentExile]

17 minutes ago, arbitro said:

One for three weeks and one for a month?

Seems a bit pointless but I suppose Jordan Rhodes has to justify his existence.

Blake Wolsoncroft also, ... "until the beginning of next month"

[RevidgeBlue]

19 minutes ago, arbitro said:

One for three weeks and one for a month?

Seems a bit pointless but I suppose Jordan Rhodes has to justify his existence.

Do they get any benefit from playing at that sort of level?

Genuine question as I've no idea.

[arbitro]

31 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Do they get any benefit from playing at that sort of level?

Genuine question as I've no idea.

The absolute minimum standard in my opinion for any of our youngsters going on loan should be Northern Premier League Premier division. Anything below that and the standard drops markedly. 

[KentExile]

49 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Do they get any benefit from playing at that sort of level?

Genuine question as I've no idea.

 

11 minutes ago, arbitro said:

The absolute minimum standard in my opinion for any of our youngsters going on loan should be Northern Premier League Premier division. Anything below that and the standard drops markedly. 

I do broadly agree re standard, although Solomon Honors loan last season in the 8th tier did seem to do him a lot of good.    From memory, that started as a few weeks loan, and was extended a few times until it ended up as a full season loan.

Maybe because he is a goalkeeper rather than an outfield player, that drop in standard matters less?

Edited 5 hours ago by KentExile

[arbitro]

45 minutes ago, KentExile said:

 

I do broadly agree re standard, although Solomon Honors loan last season in the 8th tier did seem to do him a lot of good.    From memory, that started as a few weeks loan, and was extended a few times until it ended up as a full season loan.

Maybe because he is a goalkeeper rather than an outfield player, that drop in standard matters less?

I saw him play a couple of times for Atherton Colls and I agree it's different for a goalkeeper whose job is essentially the same whatever the level.

[simongarnerisgod]

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Do they get any benefit from playing at that sort of level?

Genuine question as I've no idea.

main benefit of loaning players at that level is the they`ll have to learn how to deal with the physicallity,refs are far more leniant and tackles do get tasty,dominic calvert lewin,the ex everton and now leeds c/f did a loan stint at stalybridge celtic and it brought him on no end,he`s still not very good but it did teach him how to look after himself on the pitch

[arbitro]

1 minute ago, simongarnerisgod said:

main benefit of loaning players at that level is the they`ll have to learn how to deal with the physicallity,refs are far more leniant and tackles do get tasty,dominic calvert lewin,the ex everton and now leeds c/f did a loan stint at stalybridge celtic and it brought him on no end,he`s still not very good but it did teach him how to look after himself on the pitch

I'm not sure that the game generally is as physical as it was and that is all relative. I watch NPL and, having refereed on there in the early 90's I don't believe it is anything like it was. Lots of players at that level now have come through Academies where physicality is kept to a minimum.

One benefit could be the facilities and pitches. Any entitled young player won't be too well accepted if he expects the same great and gives it the big 'un.