Underage squads: Best Prospects

If anything they're likely to fall further down the pecking order as Celtic bring in more players. I've seen enough of O'Connor at this stage to see why he's not getting picked - he's nowhere near good enough at this point in time. He's either going to have to go the long road down the lower leagues and try to get back to a higher level later in his career as many others have done, or else he is just not going to make it unfortunately. Good underage player but hasn't kicked on since.

Not sure what the story is with Connell - lack of pace remains a concern with him but maybe there's a current injury issue. Needs a good loan anyway but it's hard to get a good loan from Celtic as the younger players there have no profile with English clubs and there aren't many good loans going in Scotland. He has lost two years of his career there already that could have been spent improving his game in somewhere like League 1, possibly he can come back from that but the damage might already be done.

Looks like Coventry has just scored his second preseason goal. Would be good if all get loan moves.

Looks like Oko-flex is impressing West Ham fans with his pre-season showings so far....

I thought he was an entrepreneur now not a footballer.

A completely different level to what he was at but he scored a hat-trick tonight. Lobbed the keeper from tip-off in 123rd minute to take the game to penos. Now why the keeper is caught off his line from a tip-off in the last minute of the game is another story. Final score was 4-4. Athlone lost 4-2 on penos.

We've seen this all before. Not a sh!t will I give about any young player until they prove it at senior level.

I understand that you've been hurt in the past Banjaxed, and as a result this has made you withdraw within yourself. But that moran lad looks a bit special.

Everyone can look special when so obviously better than the young age group they are playing in.

Troy was obviously far too good when playing with lads his age. Senior level a different story. 

There will be no grey area when genuine talent comes along. Talent that can compete consistently at the top level. We'll ALL know and there will be no debate.