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[Albion] U21s v Reading U21s 7.30pm Tonight
- Thread starter Coldeanseagull
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Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
I really like the look of Joe Knight, doesn’t waste the ball, good range of passing and strong in the tackle. We’ve got some very good players coming through.
- Oct 17, 2008
- 14,345
I watched this one on the YouTubes actually. Huge game tomorrow - very early train booked. Lansdowne Road is always a tough place to visit, and I haven’t been to Wales in ages. Let’s give those Welshies a good thrashing tomorrow!
Godspeed!
Albion Robster
Well-known member
Just back from the Performance Centre.
Ruthless and clinical second half performance from the Youngsters.
Peupion is too good for this level, he needs to be testing his game against professionals each week. Odd he didn’t get a loan deal in the summer. The lad can certainly finish, remember seeing him score hat trick against Man City a couple of seasons ago.
Thought Owusu put in solid shift in the middle of the park, good shield for the defence and allowed Mullins to get on the ball. Great to see Joe Knight back from injury, he’s so calm and composed on the ball.
Harry Howell is just lovely to watch, he’s got a bit of Foden about him. Just lets the ball do the work and glides pass the opposition.
Steven Hall ground distribution was horrific, a lot to work on. Good shot stopper.
Really impressive stuff from Albion but Reading were very poor and offered very little.
Ruthless and clinical second half performance from the Youngsters.
Peupion is too good for this level, he needs to be testing his game against professionals each week. Odd he didn’t get a loan deal in the summer. The lad can certainly finish, remember seeing him score hat trick against Man City a couple of seasons ago.
Thought Owusu put in solid shift in the middle of the park, good shield for the defence and allowed Mullins to get on the ball. Great to see Joe Knight back from injury, he’s so calm and composed on the ball.
Harry Howell is just lovely to watch, he’s got a bit of Foden about him. Just lets the ball do the work and glides pass the opposition.
Steven Hall ground distribution was horrific, a lot to work on. Good shot stopper.
Really impressive stuff from Albion but Reading were very poor and offered very little.
AZ Gull
@SeagullsAcademy @seagullsacademy.bsky.social
Highlights:-
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 15,984
I guess that's the opposite of the commentator's curse. If the commentator was a fan
Top bombing!
Yup, been pushing that opinion for a while. He's got it.
Barnet Seagull
Luxury Player
He has that skill of appearing almost effortless. Not as dynamic or as much of a dribbler as Foden and almost looks like he doesn't belong in English football. Definitely feels more European in use of space, timing, technique etc. Do you think someone's having us on and it's some elaborate hoax? Could it be that he's really in the Ajax academy and called Harrie van der Heuvel?
Looks like he’s grown again, too.
if they stick him in the first team now, people will be confusing him with Van Hecke!
Great prospect. Hove Park producing the goods again. That’s now ME, Haydn Roberts and Joe Knight
Him and Simmonds (at least) will end up in the first team squad from that age group imo……….can see a point in maybe 3-4 seasons where we might have 5 or 6 academy players in it which would be some payback on TB’s investment
Looks like he’s grown again, too.
if they stick him in the first team now, people will be confusing him with Van Hecke!
Great prospect. Hove Park producing the goods again. That’s now ME, Haydn Roberts and Joe Knight
Who's ME? Presumably, not you
Gabbiano
Well-known member
Let's hope so, but keep the pressure off them.
After all we said the same things about Molumby, Connolly, Jenks, Roberts etc. who were all looking extremely promising at the same age.
The Fits
Well-known member
- Jun 29, 2020
- 10,106
Fingers crossed. 5 or 6 from any academy would be miraculous.
AZ Gull
@SeagullsAcademy @seagullsacademy.bsky.social
Last season in the PL fixture at Villa we started with four former Albion scholars: Dunk, Hinshelwood, March and Ferguson.
It happened a few times in 2022-23 with Sanchez, Dunk, March and Ferguson.
And twice in 2020-21 we started PL matches with five former scholars (the home games against Sheff Utd and Wolves): Sanchez, White, Dunk, March and Connolly.
AZ Gull
@SeagullsAcademy @seagullsacademy.bsky.social
This would seem to be quite a telling quote from Shannon Ruth (from the Albion website on Tuesday, previewing the National League Cup competition):-