Academy and Development Squad Develoments 2015/16

grey_til_I_dye

Reece seems popular with the Bantam's fans:

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2015/09/21/bradford-city-supporters-rave-about-west-ham-united-youngster-re/

TwistandShout

Dev Squad play tonight. Wonder if Antonio and Valencia will get some minutes?

Grey ;ok - he got man of the match on Saturday as well. Seems to be doing really well. ;clap

TwistandShout

Some comments i saw on their forum:

Burke 9 - my MOTM, man mountain, future England captain

Burke 9 - Our MOTM by a country mile. He will be a massive loss for us when he goes back

How good is this young lad? Is a mile ahead of our back four and too good for this divison. Really enjoying watching him week in week out as he will undoubtebly go on to play for england. Was everywhere and in my opinion he saved us not only a point but all three, commitment, passion and such a gifted footballer! Fantastic Reece, well played mate!

Absolutely, he had his best game for our club yesterday.
when the kitchen sink was coming into the box he got it, turned the tap off, washed up and sent it back up the pitch.
Outstanding young Burke, keep it up


;clap

MrsGrey

when the kitchen sink was coming into the box he got it, turned the tap off, washed up and sent it back up the pitch.

;lol

SuzanneClaret

;lol ;clap love it

jay_in_cpt

That's real encouraging news...
May he keep it up ;footie

MrsGrey

Dev Squad play tonight. Wonder if Antonio and Valencia will get some minutes?

Academy manager Terry Westley is set to name a high profile side including a strong contingent of first team players against Wolves tonight.

Enner Valencia and Pedro Obiang, both unused substitutes in the 3-1 win away at Crystal Palace, will feature

;ok

http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/October/19-October/Westley-names-strong-line-up

OldCastleSwift

So no Antonio tonight then. Not even on the bench ;hmm

Does this mean he'll start against Chelsea in place of Moses?

eskimoking

Would have thought Zarate will start.

MrsGrey

I see Hendrie is playing as well.

Yeoldhammer

Antonio fallen out of favour with the gaffer already, exiled like Morgan

MJ_IRONS

Valencia scores, think he may be on the bench vs Chelsea

IronHerb

He was on the bench Saturday

Yeoldhammer

Fresh from scoring against Crystal Palace on the weekend Manuel Lanzini is watching the proceedings tonight. He just can't get enough of all things West Ham United!!

http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/October/19-October/Live-Dev-Squad-0-0-Wolves-U21#FZoqkCC3sEaf1WtF.99

grey_til_I_dye

4-0 win for the youngsters

Moojor

The apprentice in our team went to the game last night. He said it was an excellent match. Was very impressed with Samuelsen and Onarise.

Was very surprised it our first win.

Lukerz

;ok

It's like anything, you put a couple of top class pros in the team, you lift the performance of everybody. It's why I don't take too much notice of the results of the development squad.

Last season, Oxford was a regular and they got beat most weeks, then he comes in at the Emirates and gets MOTM.

TwistandShout

The Dev squad play Brighton away tonight. No Spiegel, Chambers, Oxford, Lee. Also no 'fringe first team players' like Antonio, Valencia...

We don't use the '3 players over 21' rule enough IMO. Antonio hasn't played since he got here, Valencia is coming back from injury. Surely 45 mins in a match situation is better than nothing?

Not sure what's happening with Lee ;weep was hoping this year would be his breakthrough. Maybe he's going on loan somewhere?

TwistandShout

In more positive news sounds like Burke is doing very well at Bradford ;clap

MrsGrey

Re the over 21 players, sort of agree - but all the time they get a place, it restricts the development of the Academy players.

Valencia did get game time in the PL on Saturday (he'd previously been in the U21 match) so I imagine (just speculating here) that they don't want to risk too much competitive game tme while he's coming back from injury ;hmm

TwistandShout

Mrs G ;ok well they won 2-1. Samuelsen and Cullen with the goals. Three 15 year olds started , god I feel old ;weep

SuzanneClaret

Wait to you are at the debute of a player who's fathers debute you were at as well ;nonono

Potts / Potts

MrsGrey

Mrs G ;ok well they won 2-1. Samuelsen and Cullen with the goals. Three 15 year olds started , god I feel old ;weep

You're only as old as you feel!


Oh.

Wait.

;yercoat

Expat_Hammer

Mrs G ;ok well they won 2-1. Samuelsen and Cullen with the goals. Three 15 year olds started , god I feel old ;weep

It's OK Twist, they only done that because they couldn't find the one 45 year old

;yercoat

MrsGrey

Talking of which, Teddy had registered himself as a player at Stevenage.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34709873




;footie

TwistandShout

'Yoof' playing tonight, including.... Alex Song!

Looks a strong team

Spiegel, Knoyle, Hendrie, Song, Chambers, Oxford, Parfitt-Williams, Cullen, Lee, Trailist, Powell

MrsGrey

Just came on to post that. ;ok

The triallist is someone called Reece Brown.

(Another Reece... are they trying to confuse us? ;doh )

MrsGrey

http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/January/4-January/Live-Dev-Squad-v-Brighton-HA

Sounds lively ;nonono


Anyone from the site there?

SuzanneClaret

44: GOOOOOAL!! A well worked free-kick between Song and Cullen is headed into the far corner by Djair Parfitt-Williams!! 1-0. #WHUFC #COYI

Hammerwombat

Didn't Reece Brown have a trial in the friendly against Colchester in the summer? Sort of got a memory that he did ;hmm