Underage squads: Best Prospects

SC92 wrote: As a Wolves (and Ireland) fan I really like Lewis Richards. I have watched a lot of our u23 games and he's a very good ball playing CB and has covered effectively at left wing back. Won academy player of the year last season. Had no idea he was eligible until he was in the last u19 training camp.

Edited by 10 Box - 08 Oct 2019 at 4:26pm

AbuAbu wrote: no sign of Mipo Odubeko. i never saw him play but going by last weeks papers he was the next georgie best.........

Cole Kiernan who was in the u18 squad last month made his debut for Sunderland in EFL trophy last night as a late sub 

I mean if anything, his agent must be complete sh*te. He was being involved in the u18s squads at the tail end of last season despite being u16 and was offered a scholarship at United which he turned down. Reason being he saw no pathway with Mason Greenwood there, advised to him by his agent. He turned that deal down over 3 months ago now and his agent still hasn't found him a club to sign with. That sounds like a terrible agent with no care to Mipo's development. West Ham u23s would actually be good though, if he is to actually guarantee time in the u23s. Regular u23s football as a first year scholar is doing incredibly well.

Edited by IrishCanadian - 09 Oct 2019 at 11:10pm

IrishCanadian wrote: I mean if anything, his agent must be complete sh*te. He was being involved in the u18s squads at the tail end of last season despite being u16 and was offered a scholarship at United which he turned down. Reason being he saw no pathway with Mason Greenwood there, advised to him by his agent. He turned that deal down over 3 months ago now and his agent still hasn't found him a club to sign with. That sounds like a terrible agent with no care to Mipo's development. West Ham u23s would actually be good though, if he is to actually guarantee time in the u23s. Regular u23s football as a first year scholar is doing incredibly well. Speaking of Irish United lads, Deji Sotona has looked very good so far this season but unfortunately has been left with mainly appearances off the bench behind some of the recent big signings.

What are out chances with this Sotana kid? read reports he's eligible for England and of course Nigeria.....have never heard much about him as regard Irish underage teams

horsebox wrote: Green Devil wrote: It's a really pity the New Zealand game isn't on after the Denmark game, McCarthy could have brought an extended squad of 27/28 players and filled it with 5 or 6 players from the u21's and give them a run out. The New Zealand will be more or less used to start definite fringe players who we know what can offer like Kevin Long, Hogan, O'Dowda, Judge etc. What is your obsession with playing underage players? The objective was to qualify for the tournament, ultimately to finance the FAI. It's not a development squad. Mick picked a team yesterday with the best available players, most if not all are playing for their clubs in the EPL or Championship. He played possibly the best 11 available to him, and there were few complaints before the game.

horsebox wrote: If we go back and look at the Bulgaria game, he choose to play the fringe players. The fringe players are next in line to play qualifying games in the absence of first team players. Youngsters were also included in that line up too - Travers, Cullen, Byrne, Curtis and O'Hara. I don't recall if the under 21's had a game that night or not, but people are continually moving the goal posts about what they want.

I see the U16s were well beaten for the second time in a few days.