[Albion] O/T Albion U23s away to Exeter City tonight.

[AmexRuislip]

After the recent two games for the first team, the focus is on Albion' s U23 team tonight, when they play Exeter City at St James Park at 19:00.
Live text blog is on Seagulls TV.

Albion U23

Exeter City

 

[Albion Robster]

I wonder if Skalak or Murphy will get a run out tonight?

 

[BensGrandad]

I wonder if Skalak or Murphy will get a run out tonight?

At least it would put them in the window for a January move either permenant or loan..

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

This was the team that drew 1-1 with Wolves to make it 5 unbeaten. Although A-Z Gull listed the high amount of players used at this level, I seem to recall it was a lot.

Walton; Forbes, Collar, Hall, Cox; Sanders, Hutchinson; Alzate (Alzate 76), Bjordal (Tilley 65), Ahannach; Connolly.

Vose (GK), Kerr, J.Davies.

I think Walton is back at Wigan although he was not in the squad for their FA Cup game.

Also not sure how Alzate subbed himself...

 

[AZ Gull]

This was the team that drew 1-1 with Wolves to make it 5 unbeaten. Although A-Z Gull listed the high amount of players used at this level, I seem to recall it was a lot.

Walton; Forbes, Collar, Hall, Cox; Sanders, Hutchinson; Alzate (Alzate 76), Bjordal (Tilley 65), Ahannach; Connolly.

Vose (GK), Kerr, J.Davies.

I think Walton is back at Wigan although he was not in the squad for their FA Cup game.

Also not sure how Alzate subbed himself...

47 players.

Pretty sure Aaron Connolly won't be playing tonight; he was back in the U-18s on Saturday (and scored a hat-trick against Blackburn in the U-18 PL Cup) in preparation for the FA Youth Cup tie on Thursday at the Amex against Newcastle United. The FA Youth Cup is the most prestigious U-18 competition and clubs tend to play their strongest teams (which they don't necessarily do in the U-18 league every week due to individual player development). The same thing happened with Jayson Molumby last season; he didn't play for the U-18s until the week before their first FA Youth Cup tie against Derby County, and he didn't play for them again after they were knocked out by Stoke City in the fifth round.

 

[Taybha]

 

[AZ Gull]

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[Taybha]

1-0 exeter

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Come on Albion

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Bjordal scores just before HT

1-1

 

[Taybha]

2-1

 

[BensGrandad]

2-1

To Exeter I assume

 

[chucky1973]

why are the fringes first teamers not getting games. they are not playing. it seems crazy the likes of Baldock, Kayal, Big German, Gold etc are not getting game time

 

[Taybha]

3-1 to EXETER

 

[Taybha]

Oh Dear 4-1

 

[HantsSeagull]

I have no idea (let me say first of all) - so can anyone tell me whether we would expect to lose to Exeter at this level?

 

[perseus]

3-1 to EXETER

78' Kyle Egan (age 18)

GOAL! Egan loses his marker, turns inside the box and finds the bottom corner with a neat, composed finish.

 

[Don Tmatter]

On paper that looked a half decent back four against L2 opposition but on grass doesn't appear to be the case. To anyone that watches the U23's regularly, have the two Scottish lads at the back improved any since signing?

 

[BensGrandad]

We do seem to be very poor at U23 level why is that? Obviously the new acadamy having no affect yet. Or do we blame the coaching staff at that level?

 

[LamieRobertson]

We do seem to be very poor at U23 level why is that? Obviously the new acadamy having no affect yet.

Pushing tonights game aside...could you put some meat on that statement ...thanks