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« on: Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 14:02:05 » |
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Looking good for the youngsters in Northern Ireland.
Hot off the back of an 8-0 drubbing of San Francisco yesterday they’ve just beaten Co Armagh this afternoon 3-1 to progress into the latter stages of the tournament.
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Dazzza
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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 22:10:38 » |
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Maccabi Haifa tomorrow  |
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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 22:11:34 » |
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It's good news.
Who was it in the Milk cup for us a few yrs ago who equalled or beat the goals record? Or I am dreaming that up!
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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 22:12:06 » |
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It's good news.
Who was it in the Milk cup for us a few yrs ago who equalled or beat the goals record? Or I am dreaming that up! Lukas beat Rooney's Record or something |
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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 22:12:34 » |
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It's good news.
Who was it in the Milk cup for us a few yrs ago who equalled or beat the goals record? Or I am dreaming that up! Lukas beat Rooney's Record or something Ah, that was it, thanks. |
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OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR
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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 22:16:23 » |
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We always seem to have quite good youth teams at various levels but seem unable to follow that development through to 1st XI level. Why not? A question perhaps for the fans' forum that Dennis seems quite keen on having. If David Tuttle is involved, perhaps he would like to field that one.
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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 22:27:43 » |
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I think one of the most rational things I ever her King say was when he spoke at a fans forum about the youth set-up after being asked about young Draycott’s prolific exploits at youth level.
Something along the lines of “the step up between youth and reserve team football is huge the step-up to first team football is colossal, young grasshopper.”
I think the main problem and an ever increasing symptom of the game today is larger clubs poaching players at younger and younger levels nowadays. Add to that changes in the youth team set-up nearly every season for quite some time now and there’s no surprises that we haven’t really been churning them out left right and centre. That’s before you even get onto resources and cut-backs in the budget.
I’m sure you actually put together a fairly decent side out of poached and released Town players still playing.
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 22:47:48 » |
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It's difficult to get carried away with youth players. However good they seem to be I always think of Alan Young, or as I like to call him the towel. Whenever he was subbed on it always seemed like we were thowing the Alan Young in.
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janaage
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, August 2, 2006, 13:37:36 » |
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We should be given a bye in the next round, as those Israeli warlords should have been thrown out of the competition. That's all I have to say about that.
Oh and I don't like milk either, but I must admit I do use cups.
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, August 2, 2006, 16:01:53 » |
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The reason youth players dont make the step up is because they arent physically big and strong enough.
Obviously when playing in age levels everyone is of similiar age, and therefore most are of similiar build.
I've stood along side Ashan Holgate and hes a bit tallker than me...6ft possibly 6ft 1 yet last season the defenders seemed to tower over him still!!
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, August 2, 2006, 17:37:24 » |
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Swindon Town 2 v 0 Maccabi Haifa |
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, August 2, 2006, 19:06:11 » |
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a victory for democracy, good to hear the town manager say he dedicates the victory to the people of the Lebanon!!
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, August 2, 2006, 22:29:04 » |
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Milk Cup? As in, the one Poxford keep banging on about winning?
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« Reply #13 on: Thursday, August 3, 2006, 08:28:14 » |
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Semi-Finals now, fair play to them.
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« Reply #14 on: Thursday, August 3, 2006, 10:32:25 » |
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Milk Cup? As in, the one Poxford keep banging on about winning? No, different Milk cup. That was the old sponsor of the league cup I think |
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Vi er best i verden! Vi er best i verden! Vi har slått England 2-1 i fotball!! Det er aldeles utrolig! Vi har slått England! England, kjempers fødeland. Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana--vi har slått dem alle sammen. Vi har slått dem alle sammen. Maggie Thatcher can you hear me?
Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
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