[Albion] MK Dons v Albion U21s, Bristol Street Motors Trophy round of 32, Tuesday December 5, 7:00pm

[AZ Gull]

Was this Joe Knight character CAPTAIN, though…?

I think you've found the limits of my knowledge of our scholars.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Is this - as now seems likely - the first time we've got through to the last 16 as an u21s side ?

No, we made the last 16 in 16-17. The EFL trophy has always been an under 21 tournament for academy sides (although they’ve tightened the rules around how many over aged players can be used since the first season) even when the league used the U23 age limit .

 

[GT49er]

Not a bad ten quid's worth that, very enjoyable watch (indoors, in the warm, drinking beer in my seat!)

 

[GT49er]

And did he bash it?

No.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Since they got a footballing lesson from The Barrowmen of Steyning Town the u21s haven't looked back.

 

[amexer]

Do we still have to play all next rounds away from home. ?

 

[tigertim68]

Do we still have to play all next rounds away from home. ?

Yep

 

[AZ Gull]

Albion finished the game with four outfield scholars on the pitch - and two of them scored!!!

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

When’s the draw?

 

[AZ Gull]

When’s the draw?

 

[Goldstone Guy]

Albion finished the game with four outfield scholars on the pitch - and two of them scored!!!

What's a scholar exactly? Are they younger than the other players?

 

[amexer]

Were there any Sussex lads playing and were most English

 

[AZ Gull]

What's a scholar exactly? Are they younger than the other players?

Youngsters can first officially sign an academy contract at U-9 level. Category 1 academies have teams from each year from U-9s through U-16s inclusive. These players are schoolboys because they are still in full-time education.
If clubs wish to retain youngsters beyond this they offer them a scholarship (in previous incarnations this has been called the YTS scheme or an apprenticeship, so what we call scholars today would have been called trainees or apprentices in years past). A scholarship covers a player's U-17 and U-18 seasons.
If a club wishes to retain a scholar beyond their scholarship they can sign them as a fully-fledged professional (but no earlier than their 17th birthday). Some clubs tend to sign all their players once they reach 17; others will tend to wait until the scholarship ends.
The "youth" team (or more officially the U-18 team) is made up of these scholars (although schoolboys can also feature). The U-21 team is typically made up of young professionals who have already progressed beyond their scholarship (whether at Albion or elsewhere).
So yes - the four scholars that played tonight are younger than the other players that were out there.

 

[amexer]

To think about 5 of our Chelsea matchday squad would have qualified to play.

 

[AZ Gull]

Other clubs in the Southern section who have progressed: Wycombe, Oxford United, Peterborough United, West Ham United U-21s and Crawley Town.

Reading v Charlton and Portsmouth v AFC Wimbledon still to be played.

Peterborough included three former Albion players in their starting XI tonight: Fynn Talley, Zak Sturge and David Ajiboye.

 

[Goldstone Guy]

Youngsters can first officially sign an academy contract at U-9 level. Category 1 academies have teams from each year from U-9s through U-16s inclusive. These players are schoolboys because they are still in full-time education.
If clubs wish to retain youngsters beyond this they offer them a scholarship (in previous incarnations this has been called the YTS scheme or an apprenticeship, so what we call scholars today would have been called trainees or apprentices in years past). A scholarship covers a player's U-17 and U-18 seasons.
If a club wishes to retain a scholar beyond their scholarship they can sign them as a fully-fledged professional (but no earlier than their 17th birthday). Some clubs tend to sign all their players once they reach 17; others will tend to wait until the scholarship ends.
The "youth" team (or more officially the U-18 team) is made up of these scholars (although schoolboys can also feature). The U-21 team is typically made up of young professionals who have already progressed beyond their scholarship (whether at Albion or elsewhere).
So yes - the four scholars that played tonight are younger than the other players that were out there.

Thank you for taking the time to post that.

 

[schmunk]

Not a bad ten quid's worth that, very enjoyable watch (indoors, in the warm, drinking beer in my seat!)

Do you now have 4 almost-pints of beer to clean off your sitting room carpet?

 

[Weezle]

Yep

Why do we have to play all our games away from home?

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

To think about 5 of our Chelsea matchday squad would have qualified to play.

4 of the starting XI would have been eligible Hinshelwood, Ferguson, Baleba and Buonanotte. Plus 4 subs Verbruggen, Kavanagh, Baker-Boaitey and O'Mahony.

Adingra just misses out as he turned 21 a few months before the cut off.

 

[seagullwedgee]

Just got home. We had about 40. By kick off they probably had about 175. Superb performance, we kept our DNA, our style, a vut clumsy in the first half but we stuck at it. Superb performances from McGill, Chouchane, McConville and Mullins, but the standout who only played second half was Joe Knight, centre mid great ball winner, energy, physicality, good distribution, great reader, and a superb goal too. Brilliant. Well done lads.

AND I WAS FECKIN’ HOME BY 9.30PM!!!!