Academy & U21s

[Comfortably numb]

1 hour ago, KentExile said:

 

Joseph and Higgins still eligible for u17s 😄

[KentExile]

5 minutes ago, Comfortably numb said:

Joseph and Higgins still eligible for u17s 😄

Eligibility for age groups depends on the age they were on 1st Jan.  Both were 17 or under on 1st Jan

 

Joseph turns 18 in the summer

Higgins turned 17 last month

 

Haven't seen the team, just the goal scorers, Tyjon would also have been eligible, turns 18 in March.  Not sure if he played

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 19:27 by KentExile

[bluebruce]

4 hours ago, KentExile said:

Eligibility for age groups depends on the age they were on 1st Jan.  Both were 17 or under on 1st Jan

 

Joseph turns 18 in the summer

Higgins turned 17 last month

 

Haven't seen the team, just the goal scorers, Tyjon would also have been eligible, turns 18 in March.  Not sure if he played

 

 

I think you are also allowed to play a couple of under 21 players or something like that aren't you? Unless they changed that.

[bluebruce]

5 hours ago, bigsigarner said:

 Honor GK signed for Manchester United. 

That's a surprise...I thought he was fairly highly rated by some on here, though not so much I was anticipating Prem clubs stealing him. I assume we must have received a fee for that.

[philipl]

Under 17s reaching the final is a considerable achievement 

 

[bigsigarner]

9 hours ago, bluebruce said:

That's a surprise...I thought he was fairly highly rated by some on here, though not so much I was anticipating Prem clubs stealing him. I assume we must have received a fee for that.

You would hope so. I watched him a couple of times in the 21s and his size and presence always impressed me. Looked huge. Can see it's confirmed here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUU_ctWjVmq/?igsh=MXhoeml2aTJmcjhlaQ==

 

 

[KentExile]

10 hours ago, bluebruce said:

That's a surprise...I thought he was fairly highly rated by some on here, though not so much I was anticipating Prem clubs stealing him. I assume we must have received a fee for that.

 

59 minutes ago, bigsigarner said:

You would hope so. I watched him a couple of times in the 21s and his size and presence always impressed me. Looked huge. Can see it's confirmed here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUU_ctWjVmq/?igsh=MXhoeml2aTJmcjhlaQ==

 

 

And yet for most of the season, they have been playing Kahn

Mental!

[KentExile]

Now confirmed by Rovers

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2026/february/03/sol-makes-premier-league-move/

 

 

[bluebruce]

1 hour ago, KentExile said:

Now confirmed by Rovers

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2026/february/03/sol-makes-premier-league-move/

 

 

'To a Premier League club'

Fucking hell, not only are the transfer fees all undisclosed these days, we're not even disclosing what club they've moved to! 🤣

[LeftWinger]

1 minute ago, bluebruce said:

'To a Premier League club'

Fucking hell, not only are the transfer fees all undisclosed these days, we're not even disclosing what club they've moved to! 🤣

An absolutely bizarre thing to write. Are they trying to keep it a secret? A quick Google shows exactly where he's gone.

[KentExile]

10 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

'To a Premier League club'

Fucking hell, not only are the transfer fees all undisclosed these days, we're not even disclosing what club they've moved to! 🤣

 

8 minutes ago, LeftWinger said:

An absolutely bizarre thing to write. Are they trying to keep it a secret? A quick Google shows exactly where he's gone.

Even stranger, Man Utd haven't yet written a word about it on their site or socials

It makes you wonder if it is at Man Utds request that they have not been named given they haven't yet announced it?

Its all very cloak & dagger, which seems very strange for the transfer of a youth team keeper

Edited yesterday at 14:01 by KentExile

[KentExile]

Match report from U17s semi final win

 

team Rovers put out is below (those in bold are from our U16s)

 

                 Holt

Pitt   Decandia   McIlroy  Low

         Vare        Ball

Higgins     Lister    McCoy

                Joseph

 

Subs - Wolsoncroft, Nosegbe, Walls, Flynn, Clanford

 

I would like to highlight that West Brom had a wonderfully named player on the scoresheet, Justin Seven-Seven

Edited yesterday at 14:18 by KentExile

[KentExile]

I missed this one

Zak Gilsenan has been on loan at Buxton in the National League North to hopefully regain fitness, so far has 2 goals in 3 games

 

 

Edited yesterday at 15:06 by KentExile

[bluebruce]

59 minutes ago, KentExile said:

 

I would like to highlight that West Brom had a wonderfully named player on the scoresheet, Justin Seven-Seven

🤣 seems a bit inane to double barrel using the exact same name! Does sound amusingly like somebody reporting a 14 goal thriller though.

[LeftWinger]

1 hour ago, KentExile said:

I would like to highlight that West Brom had a wonderfully named player on the scoresheet, Justin Seven-Seven

He should just be glad his surname isn't Six-Seven - or his life wouldn't be worth living around kids

[Comfortably numb]

2 Rovers players named in England i15 squad 👍👏👏

 

[KentExile]

I thought Schaper was South African & didn't get his move to Chelsea because of visa issues?

 

Born in Benoni, South Africa, Camden began his football journey at a young age, initially playing for SuperSport United.

 

I presume if he now qualifies for England, those issues no longer apply

 

Edited 1 hour ago by KentExile