AZ Gull
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A post that is really more about NEXT SEASON's 1st year scholars, but this seems like the most appropriate place for it.....
Albion have just tweeted a few pics of the U-18s "working towards the weekend" (although I think the photos were taken on Tuesday, if not before). This one is of particular interest:-
From left to right we have: Jake Evans, Zebedee Lawson, Bode Newnham-Reeve, Tate Ferdinand, Jesse Middleton, Jackson Morby and Tobi Akapo.
Out of these seven players only two are current 1st years. As I believe the decisions on next season's scholar intake will already have been taken, this is a pretty strong indication that the U-16 players pictured have been taken on (of course, it is always possible the club might have been undecided on one or two who might have been given an extended period to prove themselves).
Jake Evans has recently come over from Tottenham's academy system (I'm guessing he wasn't offered a scholarship by the Lilywhites). Zebedee Lawson has made a couple of substitute appearances for the U-18s already this season.
I suspect that Zac Brennan, Jacob Parsons and Cristiano Anah have also been offered their scholarships.
One of the other photos tweeted shows Fraser Widdop as part of the group - he is still only an U-15 but has already been given his scholarship by Albion (to commence in the summer of 2026).
I know of a couple of the U-16s who have been released - Harvey Boddy has signed with QPR and Aussie Pugh has joined Brentford, by the looks of it.
Albion have just tweeted a few pics of the U-18s "working towards the weekend" (although I think the photos were taken on Tuesday, if not before). This one is of particular interest:-
From left to right we have: Jake Evans, Zebedee Lawson, Bode Newnham-Reeve, Tate Ferdinand, Jesse Middleton, Jackson Morby and Tobi Akapo.
Out of these seven players only two are current 1st years. As I believe the decisions on next season's scholar intake will already have been taken, this is a pretty strong indication that the U-16 players pictured have been taken on (of course, it is always possible the club might have been undecided on one or two who might have been given an extended period to prove themselves).
Jake Evans has recently come over from Tottenham's academy system (I'm guessing he wasn't offered a scholarship by the Lilywhites). Zebedee Lawson has made a couple of substitute appearances for the U-18s already this season.
I suspect that Zac Brennan, Jacob Parsons and Cristiano Anah have also been offered their scholarships.
One of the other photos tweeted shows Fraser Widdop as part of the group - he is still only an U-15 but has already been given his scholarship by Albion (to commence in the summer of 2026).
I know of a couple of the U-16s who have been released - Harvey Boddy has signed with QPR and Aussie Pugh has joined Brentford, by the looks of it.