Academy & U21s

[wilsdenrover]

If you’re not good enough, wait a while and the club will have dropped to your level.

[bluebruce]

5 hours ago, Comfortably numb said:

It's been interesting to see someone like Diamini force his way into the managers thinking, a player who has not been getting the exposure of the likes of Joseph, Tyjon, Higgins and the like from academy regulars.

Presumably, he has impressed in training and caught the managers eye, unlike Gueye who seems to have thrown his toys out of the pram

It seems very much like the senior management rate him more than the u21 coaches.

[bluebruce]

4 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Sell him. His estimation of his ability exceeds my estimation for sure. 

Yep. At this point anything around a million with a decent sell-on would be happy days.

[Rogerb]

Wasn't there a bright prospect a few years ago in similar circumstances who signed for Leicester and seems to have disappeared 

[KentExile]

2 minutes ago, Rogerb said:

Wasn't there a bright prospect a few years ago in similar circumstances who signed for Leicester and seems to have disappeared 

Callum Wright, currently on loan at Wigan from Plymouth

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/callum-wright/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/502830/wettbewerb/GB3/saison/2025

[Rogerb]

8 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Callum Wright, currently on loan at Wigan from Plymouth

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/callum-wright/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/502830/wettbewerb/GB3/saison/2025

Not completely disappeared then. Mostly lower league with Cheltenham Blackpool. Couple of seasons in the championship with Plymouth. Thanks Kent

[bluebruce]

1 hour ago, Rogerb said:

Not completely disappeared then. Mostly lower league with Cheltenham Blackpool. Couple of seasons in the championship with Plymouth. Thanks Kent

Definitely not the sort of career that warrants the decision to mug us off, mind. I'm sure his wage slip looked lovely for a couple of years though.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Tyjon could become another player we add to the list of those who might have achieved far more had they stayed at Blackburn, continued their development, earned regular first‑team minutes, and been given a fair shot at meeting the expectations set by the club and its coaches.

Instead, there’s now a real possibility he gets swallowed up in the depth of a bigger club, overshadowed by other talented players, and ultimately ends up on the loan carousel before fading from view.

Money = success in the eyes of many youngsters nowadays. If he doesn't want to be at Blackburn, time to go.

[benhben]

Not that fussed about Tyjon. If he was that good he'd have been closer to the first team already. If you're refusing contracts before even playing a first team game, that tells me either you or your advisors will be trouble. 

Its a shame some talented youngsters chase more money from such a young age rather than trying to get first team football. I always think if youre a young prospect, doing well in a lower level first team will put you in the shop window far more than the premier league U21 sides. 3 years after Ash Phillips left, he's still in the championship after 3 loans, but on more money I guess. 

 

 

Edited December 31, 2025 by benhben

[KentExile]

4 minutes ago, benhben said:

Not that fussed about Tyjon. If he was that good he'd have been closer to the first team already. If you're refusing contracts before even playing a first team game theres something that doesnt sit well with me.

Its a shame some talented youngsters chase more money from such a young age rather than trying to get first team football. I always think if youre a young prospect, doing well in a lower level first team will put you in the shop window far more than the premier league U21 sides. 3 years after Ash Phillips left, he's still in the championship after 3 loans, but on more money I guess. 

 

 

He is a 17 year old

There are not many of those playing first team football at any level, and those that are tend to be built like guys in their early to mid 20s

Edited December 31, 2025 by KentExile

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, KentExile said:

He is a 17 year old

There are not many of those playing first team football at any level, and those that are tend to be built like guys in their early to mid 20s

Yes that’s true,  but when I’ve seen him play I haven’t seen anything that would lead me to think there’s an exceptional talent there. He’s neat and tidy on the ball but that’s it. 

[OnionBalaji]

On 23/12/2025 at 08:34, KentExile said:

2 more, from a bit further afield, I think one of these was mentioned in another part of the forum a few weeks ago

 

They both look absolutely thrilled in these pics 🤣

[riverholmes]

On 30/12/2025 at 11:24, wilsdenrover said:

If you’re not good enough, wait a while and the club will have dropped to your level.

I just wonder if the general standard outside the Premier League is dropping too (though not at the speed of Rovers decline). I'm not sure - and could be that, rather, the Premier League is accelerating away but it's the impression I get of the Championship, at least.

[KentExile]

 

No Joseph, Powell, Dlamini, Doherty, Atcheson - possibly means they may be involved with first team on the weekend?

Garrett starts, Dunn returns to the bench after injury

 

[KentExile]

great start

 

[KentExile]

 

[KentExile]

match report

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2026/january/07/report--rovers-under-21s-0-1-coventry-city-under-21s/

[bluebruce]

23 minutes ago, KentExile said:

 

That's against a Coventry who even after that win sit bottom of the group and behind Leyton Orient U21s. So you have to think the red card was the main factor there. That said, 4 of their 5 points have now come against us. Perhaps the Cov u21s carry the same hoodoo over us as their senior side seem to!

[riverholmes]

5 hours ago, bluebruce said:

That's against a Coventry who even after that win sit bottom of the group and behind Leyton Orient U21s. So you have to think the red card was the main factor there. That said, 4 of their 5 points have now come against us. Perhaps the Cov u21s carry the same hoodoo over us as their senior side seem to!

The U21s management couldn't muster the full squad for the game again. With more youngsters getting promoted in a desperate bid to stave off relegation, others heading out on loan or getting injured, I can't imagine many more points being earned by the side. It's disappointing because there's some promising players in there that could do with more support.

[bluebruce]

10 minutes ago, riverholmes said:

The U21s management couldn't muster the full squad for the game again. With more youngsters getting promoted in a desperate bid to stave off relegation, others heading out on loan or getting injured, I can't imagine many more points being earned by the side. It's disappointing because there's some promising players in there that could do with more support.

We will be fine, just need to play a five goalkeepers formation....