[Albion] The 2024-25 Pre-Season Friendly Thread - First team, U-21s and U-18s

[jcdenton08]

Very worried by our new look team - not a lot of experience in there. Are we planning on selling our whole squad this summer?!!!

 

[AZ Gull]

Change of keeper, 3, 4, 10 and 11

Looks like Jesse Middleton, Tyler Silsby and Younes Ibrahim have come on.

 

[Rookie]

And just to confuse things 4, 10 and 11 back on

 

[AZ Gull]

Looks like Jesse Middleton, Tyler Silsby and Younes Ibrahim have come on.

Fist two correct but Theo Outen on (not Ibrahim). Seb Ademola and Finley Taylor in goal the other half-time changes.

 

[AZ Gull]

Burgess Hill pull a goal back, a penalty scored by former Albion academy left-back Martyn Box.

 

[Rookie]

Second half a lot scrappier than the first but lots of changes and few different formations.

 

[GT49er]

Very worried by our new look team - not a lot of experience in there. Are we planning on selling our whole squad this summer?!!!

Out on loan I expect!

 

[AZ Gull]

Final score 3-2 to the Albion U-18s.

@Rookie - many thanks for posting the photos and other info, very helpful.

 

[Commander]

Burgess Hill pull a goal back, a penalty scored by former Albion academy left-back Martyn Box.

Used to play football with his Dad. At least 10 years older than me and I couldn’t get near him.

 

[dazzer6666]

Used to play football with his Dad. At least 10 years older than me and I couldn’t get near him.

Good cricketer too……

 

[dazzer6666]

Better performance than Saturday (albeit against weaker opposition), first half in particular with the second year scholars before introducing several first years after HT. Gorman in particular looked very good - quick feet and excellent control. Taylor in goal in the second half made some decent saves.

 

[jackalbion]

Number 11 looked very good, who is he? Looked top notch.

 

[AZ Gull]

Number 11 looked very good, who is he? Looked top notch.

Nehemiah Oriola (formerly of West Ham United and Manchester United, suddenly rocked up as a trialist last summer - against Burgess Hill Town, as it happens).

 

[dazzer6666]

Number 11 looked very good, who is he? Looked top notch.

You didn’t notice him on Saturday from beer prison ?

 

[Sirnormangall]

Awesome @Rookie, thanks.

So it looks like:-

1. Will Rutter (GK)
2. Matthew Hayden
3. Tate Ferdinand
4. Isaiah Alakiu
5. Corbin Mthunzi
6. Callum Mackley
7. Aidan West
8. Shane Nti
9. Adam Brett
10. Ronnie Gorman
11. Nehemiah Oriola

(Edited - no. 6 is Callum Mackley, not Jesse Middleton).

Thanks for posting that. I was at the match and didn’t have a clue on our line up. Very impressed with the overall performance but 3, 7, 10 and 11 stood out for me particularly in the first half.

 

[jackalbion]

You didn’t notice him on Saturday from beer prison ?

The only thing I noticed from there was the wonderful taste of Czech lager

 

[Rookie]

Highlights from last night for those interested

 

[pigmanovich]

Highlights from last night for those interested

Really sat back in the second half it seems!

Lovely second goal from us, Brett (the goalscorer?) reminds me of Isak a bit.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

You didn’t notice him on Saturday from beer prison ?

 

[Bozza]