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6-0 final score and our lads are through !
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[Albion] ******** Brighton U21s thread ********
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AZ Gull
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I THINK that Albion U-21s will be away to either Man Utd U-21s, Newcastle United U-21s or Braintree Town in the quarter-finals (as we can't be drawn against the winners of our own group - Aldershot Town).
I presume that the draw will happen quickly, as the quarter-finals were originally scheduled to be played last week.
SeagullinExile
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So the group winners are seeded? Shame, as I’d of gone to Sutton.
jackalbion
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- Aug 30, 2011
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What a bizarre turn of events.
AZ Gull
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The match against Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-finals of the Premier League International Cup confirmed for February 26 2025.
AZ Gull
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Bilbao and Braintree. They are really getting to play some exotic sides this year.
Skaville
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Does anyone know about tickets for Whitehawk in the Sussex Senior Cup? Pay on the gate?
Change at Barnham
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There are a few tickets now available on the website for two U21's games, against Villa on Sun 23 Feb at 4pm, and against Athletic Bilbao on Weds 26th Feb.
AZ Gull
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2nd-year scholar Aidan West makes his Premier League 2 debut tonight against Norwich:-
Damn! Just one single solitary PL match stopping this one being screened tonight - and it's us that's playing it! (Not that we had much choice about the PL fixture, but the PL2 one?)
Gabbiano
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Finished 1-1, Bashir with the goal.
Form has dropped off a bit, but perhaps not unexpected with so many of the older lads leaving in January.
Form has dropped off a bit, but perhaps not unexpected with so many of the older lads leaving in January.
Thanks for he update.
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Skaville
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I’m pretty sure Layton is a local boy but his surname is of Arabic descent, which might explain it
Gabbiano
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I believe he represents Pakistan at youth level, though that might be Bashir.
Although speculating isn't really helpful, it could be something as simple as his family decided to make a move to UAE for work and he went with them. Good luck to the lad.
AZ Gull
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Certainly a bit of a strange one. He seemed to be fairly highly rated; the club offered him a scholarship two years early during his U-14 season, he was called up to an England U-15 training camp in December 2020 and he was selected as the Albion representative for the Guardian's "Next Generation" article in October 2023.
However, he hasn't seemed to push on at Albion; he was involved with the U-21s in pre-season friendly matches at the start of this season (his 2nd-year scholar campaign) but he played in every U-18 match up until November 9th. Since then his only appearance was as a sub for the U-21s in the PL Cup against Burnley on December 7. That was his ONLY appearance for the Albion U-21s.
Curious. As far as I know he has never signed a professional contract with Albion, and therefore would have been a free agent at the end of this season. You just never know what has gone on behind the scenes; was he offered a contract but didn't want to sign? Did Albion not rate him (difficult to believe given what I posted in the first paragraph)?
We will probaly never know.
AZ Gull
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I think he is indeed eligible to play for Pakistan (based upon a number of Pakistani twitter accounts posting about him) but as far as I am aware he has never been called up for any of their youth sides.
AZ Gull
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AZ Gull
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Interesting selection for the Whitehawk game and I'm not sure how they will line up defensively. Two left-backs (Mills and Slater), one CB (Penman) and Callum Mackley who is versatile and can play at RB, CB or in MF. Not sure if they are going with a back four or three at the back with wingbacks. Perhaps someone at the match will confirm when play gets underway.
Good to see Belmont back on the bench (his first involvement since December 9th with the U-18s) and I assume the Ferdinand on the bench must be 1st-year scholar Tate as there is already a sub goalkeeper listed (Sebastian Jensen):-
Good to see Belmont back on the bench (his first involvement since December 9th with the U-18s) and I assume the Ferdinand on the bench must be 1st-year scholar Tate as there is already a sub goalkeeper listed (Sebastian Jensen):-