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Seeing as the game was off today, may as well start looking at the game on monday for the youths. Many people going to go? Would be really good if they could get a result, altho i remember going to the everton game few years ago vs youths when franny jeffers put few past us...got a feelin could happen again?

lua lua's younger brother plays for them i think

They definately have a LuaLua in their squad - I'd be very suprised if they weren't related.

I think Newcastle could be "a bridge too far" for our kids - but it would be superb for the football club if they beat the geordies.

ill be there COME ON YOU YOOFS!

Kazenga Lua-Lua is Lomanas cousin, I also support the Toon so have a bit of knowledge of the youths (coached by Kenny Wharton - anybody old enough to remember him?)

Boo!  :wink:

So who will you be supporting ST?

How much to get in might take me and the kids

£3, and £1 for kids

 :thumbs: cheers


5 quid to keep the kids amused for a couple of hours bargain

I'm going. The youths have done well and deserve that recognition. And it's only £3.

Nobody 8)

I'm hoping to go as long as I can get someone to go with. Can see us getting stuffed but then I can't pretend to know a lot about youth football!

Im going........is the winners gonna be open?

I'm going wooooooo

Im looking forward to this.It will be interesting to see how good these lads are

is it on BBC Swindon?

Are any of the Milk Cup squad old enough for the yoof team yet?

if deemed good enough,they can play from whatever age the club wants them to

We should have put Walcott in the u18's before Sarfampton stole him  :D

Will any of them likely play tonight? I don't even know any of their names.

i know of at least one lad who is still at school and has played for the reserves already.centre back but cannot remember his name.he played against burnley in the last round

Is your lad playing?

no.has a few years to go yet

Working tonight - Hope the yooooofs do a sterling job tonight. To quote a former Geordie boss....

"I'd really love it if we beat them"

http://www.mtn.co.za/ContentStore/00/26/28/00262846.jpg

Team sheet from burnley

Stewart
Westall
Kennedy
Hammond
Doe
Evans
Morris
Allen
Jutkiewicz
Hyde
Rigley

Who's Burney out of interest? Does he go to all the youth team games?

andy westall was the one i was on about

i hope stewart has had a good talking to , he wanted to fight any burnley player who went near him in the last round.big time charlie :twisted:

Kazenga LuaLua and Andy Carroll both played for Toons first team this season and start tonight

According to another forum, kick-off delayed owing to crowd congestion!

Probably opened one turnstile again.

Sounds like Swindon! one turnstyle open

It kicked off at 7.15.

(the game that is)

1-0 down.

How did you find that out? It seems everyone at the game tonight.

Birdy just text me from the game Blinkers. Apparently we're not playing too bad though.

I thought it could be on BBC Swindon. But I can't get the online radio to work.  :x

Ave to do with your updates, sir.

what happened to that Mustafa Carayol who was in the youths/reserves and first team pre-season?

I was just thinking that myself!

1-0 down half time according to the official site

2,327 people there to watch the game as well

Brilliant attendance!

2327 is bigger than Macclesfield, Barnet, Boston and Accrington's average attendance, so thats very impresive!

Are we in with a shout??  Come on you yoooofs!

Equaliser from Lukas. Woohoo!

Well done Lukas!

COME ON TOWN!!!!!!!!!!

get in, im at work, gutted, maybe i can rush down for extratime/pens haha, come on.

bloody amazing, come on lads.

Get in! Well done Lukas!!! :D

Is this a 2 legged tie - sorry haven't done the research :?

No, got to be finished tonight.

Is that 2-1 or are you 10 minutes behind celebrating the equaliser?

i think he's a bit slow

Yeah, im slow. I was away for a bit! :oops:

Lay off gol ffs.

huh?? did they score?

he is saying lay of Swindon_gol.

I hope? :roll:

ahh, makes sence, haha.

The winners play Shef Utd or Liverpool according to the Newcastle FC website

Arsenal vs Cardiff

Man Utd vs Birmingham are the other quaters.


Lowest league team left in the competition

Yes I was, he's only a young'un, lives a long way away, but still gets to games. Doesn't deserve stick from the likes of you cunts  :D

1-1 and extra time it is then..

I was asking a genuine question, wasn't being arsey I don't think!!

extra time, come on Town!

haha stick? i'll give u stick, just wait till u see what we have in store for the forum to see

I would love the youths to do well in this, yet another thing to talk about rather than all the other shit going on.

Do you know if we get through whether its a home/away fixture?  I can see us getting a brilliant attendance if its at home.

Hey, i don't care, i open to all abuse! :D

COME ON TOWN!!!

It's against Liverpool or Sheffield United providing we go through, no idea where it is though.

Semi final is 2 legs - as is the final!

SEMI-FINAL OVER TWO LEGS

Allen sent off for 2 yellows. We're down to ten yoofs.

Bollox.  :x

You are a poo  :P

You are a poo  :P

:evil:  :(

COME ON TOWN, heads up!

Is it 2-1 or are people bemoaning the fact our best player got sent off?

oooo theres abuse and theres abuse, but thats just too far!
 :P
You mormon! :x

Player sent off!

relief!! :wink:

I think he's a bit slow, Swindon Gol.   :wink:

you win, that insult is too much, I am off to cry!! :cry:

I thought I read somewhere it had to be done and dusted tonight. Why extra time if this isn't the case?

Yeah!, not too quick out the blocks tonight are we! :wink:

This is the quarter finals.

Because its only the 1/4 tonight.

 :D  I always win with my offensive religious remarks! 8)

Wake up Sussex!!  :roll:

 :beers:  to you!!

Was replying to a question whether the next game was just one game

Just testing you  :--

Edit: Not you magicroundaboutred. God I'm confusing myself.

1/4 final which we are currently playing is 1 leg, extra time and pens. Semi and then the final is over 2 legs.

Capiche?

so who's calling someone to get updates on a shootout then?

Sussex --> Birdie.

how far from pens are we?

nowish, going on a 7.15 ko

prob in the second half of extra time? isnt it ?

7.15-8, 8.15-9, 9.05-9.35....is now

probably about 5 left then bearing in mind the changearound at half time in extra time.

When do games at swindon ever run on schedule?

Surely most of the kids playing at the moment are well past their bedtime?

COME ON TOWN,

If we win, the semis are on SKY. Incentive to play in front of a tv audience, and a chance for Swindon to get some extra funds for the bank   :P

COME ON SWINDON!!!!!!!!!!

I'm well past my bedtime!  :oops:  knackered!!

COME ON YOU REDS !!!!!!! :D

I'm quite nervous actually,

COME ON YOU REDS!!

2-1 down, 5 mins to go..

 :(

Fair play to the kids for getting this far.

C'MON SWINDON!

I am quite nervous for the boys too, I really want them to do well and get on Sky for the semi's.

Likewise!

YOOOOOOOU REEEEEEEEEEEEEDS!

Crap!!! :evil:

COME ON BOYS, LETS KEEP IT GOING!

2-1 down? I blame Diamond Mike.

What a fecking shame.

Was a big ask going into extra time with 10 men.

Come on Town, one last push.

It's all cos that muppet got sent off  :evil:

ah well, they've done well - be good to see a few make it into the first team.

i just got back they dont deserve to be loosing

Why did you leave?

Such a shame, still 5 minutes left tho so still time

COME ON TOWN!!!!!!!!!!

Definately - with Sturrock's apparent reluctance in the transfer market it might just well be the case.

 :?

If they do lose, it'd be nice to see them doing a lap of honour on Saturday.

Why have you left??

i have work in 20 mins

Surely there was no need to "beat the traffic" ?

Hey, I asked that first poo boy!!  :wink:

sickie? :roll:

Watch it mormon! :P

Are we playing Chester or Accrington on Saturday? I'll be at Barnet a week tomorrow, can't wait! :beers:

No but there was a good turn out (2300), not really much singing but every1 was booing Lua Lua's relative, he was a right gobby shit and he pushed the ref and only got a yellow

Neither!

Darlington!

 :shhh

Home to Darlo.

Doh! We are playing those 2 teams son right? :oops:

Final whistle's gone. Geordie cunts.

Ah well .... well done boys u done great

Wankers! :evil:

Well done boys, you've done us proud!

Ah well, big round of applause for the players for another excellent Youth Cup run. Our star midfielder broke his leg a week before the game and our Captain got sent off. Proud of the kids for the effort.  :clap:

Chester 24th Feb
Accrington 10th March

Home to Darlo, away at Barnet (Tues),  home to Chester, Away to Stickport and they home to Accy.

When you consider that Newcastle probbaly spend 2 mill a year on youth development and we spend 20K....the boys have done well to take it to ET.

Cheers pooey, take it easy!! :mrgreen:

Exactly. I expect we would have got a hiding from Liverpool in the semis over too legs, probably too strong.

They've done superb to get thus far.

Agreed  :D  :beers:

And we've still got a better manager than the Barcodes.

They gave the attendance as 2.300. When you consider the Arkells holds around 6000, and it was pretty much full, who's worked out the attendance ? Sandy Gray ?

Seriously, the officials were a joke. Lua Lua should've been sent off twice for pushing the referee. Their goalkeeper should've been sent off for a pro foul in the first minute...but the ref conveniently missed it.

The whole Newcastle team reminded me of spoilt children who didn't get their own way. They were whinging from the first minute to the last, and how their number 9 didn't get booked I will never though. i'm convinced the ref was his dad !!!

Sounds like they get taught to be 'proper' Premiership stars up there.

Whinging little primadonnas.

did anyone get a team sheet?

our number 9 looked quite good

Lukas according to the OS! :roll:

or Luke Hopper

ok, cheers

can i just say that i really don't agreeing with clapping someone who's just got themself sent off.

I left after 90 minutes! lukas scored a blinder

as for teh number of fans around 4000, shame the club cant count

  Coaching in petulance is a prerequisite of the wannabe Prem player.  I daresay the Geordies get detailed video analysis in the style of the likes of Bellamy, Bowyer and Dyer.

 Their recent graduate Steven Taylor is showing considerable promise as a diver...his goalline handballs followed by the simulation of a British lancer speared by Zulu assegai at Rorke's Drift being a particular favourite.

  His half turn with pike against the Scouse Franchise on Sat is also worthy of mention in despatches.

i thought that bushey. certainly the centre section of the stand was full from front to back, don't know about the wings.

any idea who our number 7 was? looked a good player to me.

allen I believe, will make it as was a touch above.

wasn't allen the number 8, the one who got sent off?

by the way, when their second goal was scored (from a corner) we only had 9 men on the pitch because number 10 was being treated for leg-knack.

so it's like a glorious defeat really

allen was 8

I think Sam Morris? was 7

1. Stewart
2. Westall
3. Kennedy
4. Doe
5. Evans
6. Hammond
7. Morris
8. Allen
9. Jutkiewicz
10. Hyde
11. Hopper

I think....thats from memory

who looks the real deal then?

Jonathan Stewart IMO is shit right now. I would hate for him to play a first team game  :?

quite big...got shot stopper.

Every shot that went at him he saved, the minute Newcastle placed the ball either side of him he didnt get near it and they scored....

Dodgy kicking, scared the crap out of me everytime he ran out for a tackle/kick

Harsh.

I was quite impressed with our left back (3). Stewart cracks me up as well, though he'll pick up bookings for doing it. Especially liked his 'pick up their centre forward after diving' routine.

Anyway, Laua Luawas the best player on the field, we didn't get near him. However he was up himself a bit and will learn the hard way he won't get away with it in senior football.

I think Newcastle shaded it, but our lads were not outclassed. The ref was a complete and utter numpty.

Couldn't see a thing wrong with our dissalowed goal. The keeper punched air and clattered into the back of our player then fell over. Still the ref out did that later on by giving them a free kick after his own man flattened the keeper.

Thats what worried me about him playing a first team game.

agreed, goal was fine...

We saw the scouts were out tonight watching Lukas.

I hope they werent from Southampton. That would be the first team he would go to.

Kennedy WILL make it big. He looks a good player and has a sweet left foot as well.

Did they make a fire?

http://www.scouts.org.ac/Pictures/Chief%20Scouts.JPG  8)

Pretty entertaining game. Shame the club couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery, I was fuming when I got there - as anyone in the CGH will testify - which was calmed down by a loving Mr Yeovil Red.

Anyway, nice to see some football at the County Ground for a change instead of total hoofball, Hopper and Kennedy looked decent, may perhaps make it as pro footballers.

Newcastle were a bunch of moaning wankers as others have said, bunch of cunts.

Fantastic attendance. I'd like to think all the money generated from the youth cup run - i.e. tickets, food, prize money - would be invested directly into the CofE but it'll probably line Diamandis' pockets.

What clapping a lad who has ran his bollocks off for the team, tried his heart out, pulled the strings at times and was unlucky to get booked in the first half? (to the point not sure what it was even for?!) so to pick up a 2nd yellow n get dismissed i see nothing wrong with clapping him off! Fair enough he was sent off reducing us to ten but he worked hard n was unlucky 2 pick up 2 bookings! Think your being pedantic myself.

Plus Allen who was sent off, has put in great performances in all the other rounds scoring crucial goals, so why cant u clap him off in what may be his last appearance in the competition??

I enjoyed it more than league football.

Maybe it was the lack of pressure,maybe it was becuase I didnt know anyone from Adam...

Whatever it was it was fun to watch.

I can only compare it to seeing DV's team concede 2 goals at Mannington on Sunday :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

you only saw us concede 2.....ace  8)

It's nice to see that I wasn't the only one who thought the ref was crap.

The No.8 was booked for daring to make a challenge. The ref, who had just booked two Newcastle players, decided to book two of our players to level the bookings up, and all they did was make decent challenges, which were no way bookings.

The Newcastle no.9 remined me of Eric Sabin...got pace, but useless in his finishing.

did thier number 9 get booked...and whether he did or not....why did he get nothing for the foul on Jon Stewart...it was late and caught him....but HE went down injured afterwards and the original foul was completely forgotton.

Their number 9 had a damn good elbow on him as well.

thats what happens when you turn up with 10 minutes to go :D

what was the score?

dont know lost count...they were good, we were shit...and we didnt have a keeper...I thought it was about 16...but only 11 according to the paper  :oops:

Hahaha when I turned up they were all asking the ref how long...I assumed it was close :oops: Fair play your lot kept going considering they were on they end of that. :D

Premier league(yoofs)your avin a laugh.....premier league(yoofs) your aving  a laugh.

I thought the lads played well.

8)

Dyer a diver, bollocks. And Taylor made a meal of the tackle on Saturday but it was a foul

I was really impressed with the youths last night, I thought they played really well and I enjoyed the game.  There are def a few names to look out for in the future, Chris Allen looked a really useful player, controlled our midfield.  Didn't stop running even though he was dead on his feet and carrying a knock. Lukas Played well but I think he could of got forward a bit more, he held back far too much. Very good effort by the lads, sometimes wish the first team would put in as much effort!

Great night, and really felt for them - a genuine 110% job.  Only compalint was that with ten mn and a few f our guys dead on their feet we should have made changes - some fresh legs might have seen us through to the penalties.  Wht is it with us and set pieces!!!

I agree about the subs, the #10 looked totally fucked. I'm guessing he was a designated penalty taker so I guess the descision was not clear cut.

But they gave everything they had. As a fan you can't ask for more than that and as a player you can hold your head up high.

Great effort from the young lads, a very enjoyable game to watch that had a bit of everything (chances, controversy, handbags scuffles, red card)

3 Standout players for us were Karl Kennedy, Chris Allen & Lukas. Get the feeling that Sturrock might like Kennedy, he's got a very good left foot.

For me, Lukas and Lua Lua were the best players on the pitch, although obviously very different. I enjoyed our approach to dealing with Lua Lua, which was simply to kick him as often as possible :D  In fact I liked the physical approach of our team in general, their keeper took plenty of whacks, mainly due to the excellent set piece delivery. pity that they couldnt defend them, just like the 1st team :cry:

After seeing Lukas playing againts his own age group - a prediction: He will be playing in the championship by the time he is 21

Some points of note:

LuaLua is a twat
Jon Stewart loves getting involved in scuffles, which i found quite amusing
Dr Karl looked quite a good leftback with a good left peg
Morris/Aleen looked liek a good midfield pairing, but their both quite tiny
Hopper looked like he'd be worthy of a 15 minute run out if the first team had a slight injury crisis.

believe me,there are some great players throughout the different ages at stfc.the coaches do a great job and the future is looking good.
you have to remember that the big clubs throw alot of money at their youth set ups and are academys where ours is a cofe.the fact that stfc's youngsters more than hold their own against the big boys is a credit to all involved.

We always have produced decentplayers, but they hit a plateau at 18/19 when they need to be given a chance and they fail to kick on having been givcen nothing more than occasional sub appearnaces - when they have started, they've shone.

Take David Stroud - started v Huddersfield away, MoM - started against Boston at home in the Cup, subbed off despite looking like our best attacking option that day. Never seen again.

Holgate - Boxing Day v ColU, best player in the first half - gets a go under Wise, MoM v Brentford playing centre mid - gets injured, not given a sniff since and don't expect he'll get a go.

Caton - that run against MK and murdering Gareth Edds every time he went down the left - last seen training at QPR

To be fair to Caton and Holgate Sturrock has expressed his desire to see them when fit - that said like Monky found is Ashan is playing at Macc then I wouldn't be surprised to see him go perm.  Poor old Caton can't seem to find more than 5 minutes of fitness before injury hits again.

Number 9 was Lukas

Sam Morris was number 7

I met Millom last night  :D  he gave me a kiss  :oops:

I liked the way the ref gave Newcastle a free kick when the Newcastle United defender took out his own keeper and we had possession of the ball...........Shit ref.

Apart from that, we were very good. Allen in the centre of midfield was as good as always and i felt our centre back pairing werent to bad at all. Tom Evans (One of the centre backs) got MOTM too, so that was good.
Lukas never fails to impress. He was tremendous. I'm sure the many scouts that were there will be watching him.

Hopper looks like he's worth a try in the first team at some point, as has been said.

There's some video of the game on the FA website here:

http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFAYouthCup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/02/SwindonNewcastleVid.htm

Good wasnt it!
 :P

oooh yes  :wink:

I saw you last night birdy, but i was too scared to say hello :oops:

Where were you then? I don't bite you know  :(

To be fair that is a very good result. Glad to hear we can stick it against the big teams and I'm just disappointed I couldn't go.

Oh and judging by the pictures on the OS, there is no way the Arkell's was full! ANd I'm also pretty usre it doesn't fit 6000 as somebody said

Won't work for me  :?

 :twisted:

Worked OK for me. It did ask for a password, but you can ignore that and just click "cancel".

saw you on the way out. I'll say hello next time!

better do  :D

ahh! you've scared me off again now! :wink:

The capacity of the Arkells is just over 6000.

Watching the vid I'm surprised our youth team boss isn't furious we had a perfectly good goal disallowed!