On Lfc tv tomorrow 10.30am.

Well done lads 👏

Top display.

First teamers should have been "asked" to attend that today.

Hopefully, some did.

Can't have champagne can they?

 

 

Men against Boys. We looked bigger (much!), faster, more powerful and fitter. In addition to being technically superior. 

A great game to watch, but that Southern section must be pants!!

29 minutes ago, burnden said:

 

Not being picky… but you can’t win the National without winning the regional… can you? 

3 minutes ago, Dr Faustus said:

Not being picky… but you can’t win the National without winning the regional… can you? 

You can't Dr. You're absolutely right.

You facetious cunt

Just back & it was a good way to spend a sunny Friday afternoon.

Bolton certainly deserved to win but 7-2 was a little flattering, but oddly also could have been more with Luton only scoring a couple after we'd made a raft of substitutions.

All our defenders were very good, & 7 & 8 completely won their battles in midfield, & several of them could teach McAtee how to head a ball !! 

Well done chaps. 

1 hour ago, Dr Faustus said:

Not being picky… but you can’t win the National without winning the regional… can you? 

Not sure how you can think that’s not being picky. 😂👍😎

Edited May 9, 20251 yr by Ani

 

1 hour ago, bolton va va said:

Just back & it was a good way to spend a sunny Friday afternoon.

Bolton certainly deserved to win but 7-2 was a little flattering, but oddly also could have been more with Luton only scoring a couple after we'd made a raft of substitutions.

All our defenders were very good, & 7 & 8 completely won their battles in midfield, & several of them could teach McAtee how to head a ball !! 

We all see things differently, but we could easily have had a couple more.

Good cross headed over in the first half, and big Dave missed a relative sitter.

They were just efficient at finishing the chances they created.

SS would pull his pud off if the first team could match that!

Not posted on here for a while, as my son is in the u18s. Just to let you know Jules has been absolutely brilliant with these lads for last few years. They're a talented bunch, but Jules has brought them all on. He's ultra positive ultra professional and they all think he's amazing and they'd all run through a brick wall for him. Proper legend.

32 minutes ago, peelyfeet said:

Not posted on here for a while, as my son is in the u18s. Just to let you know Jules has been absolutely brilliant with these lads for last few years. They're a talented bunch, but Jules has brought them all on. He's ultra positive ultra professional and they all think he's amazing and they'd all run through a brick wall for him. Proper legend.

Congratulations pal. Proud day/season for you I imagine.

2 minutes ago, tomski said:

Congratulations pal. Proud day/season for you I imagine.

Yes, it's been great watching them. Brilliant performance yesterday, Luton are no mugs, so to smash them 7-2 shows how good these lads are. Best performance of the season along with beating Blackburn away in the LFA Cup. Blackburn finished 7th in the u18 Premier League North, so gives you an idea of the standard of our squad. B team should be good next season.

 

1 hour ago, peelyfeet said:

Not posted on here for a while, as my son is in the u18s. Just to let you know Jules has been absolutely brilliant with these lads for last few years. They're a talented bunch, but Jules has brought them all on. He's ultra positive ultra professional and they all think he's amazing and they'd all run through a brick wall for him. Proper legend.

Great to know youre well

 

1 hour ago, peelyfeet said:

Yes, it's been great watching them. Brilliant performance yesterday, Luton are no mugs, so to smash them 7-2 shows how good these lads are. Best performance of the season along with beating Blackburn away in the LFA Cup. Blackburn finished 7th in the u18 Premier League North, so gives you an idea of the standard of our squad. B team should be good next season.

 

Congratulations, you must be chuffed, they were very good yesterday.

My own feeling is that it might be a year too soon for them to be in the 1st team (squad )

, especially with the danger of halfwits getting on their back if they're not brilliant from the word go

What do you think would be best for their development, moving to the B team (would they still be with Jules ? ) or going out on loan ?

11 minutes ago, bolton va va said:

Congratulations, you must be chuffed, they were very good yesterday.

My own feeling is that it might be a year too soon for them to be in the 1st team (squad )

, especially with the danger of halfwits getting on their back if they're not brilliant from the word go

What do you think would be best for their development, moving to the B team (would they still be with Jules ? ) or going out on loan ?

As far as we know, Jules will likely be U18 coach again next season so will only be with the 1st yr pros when they drop down and play for 18s (can have 2 outfield). Personally I think 3 are physically ready for 1st team and the rest need more time to develop. There weren't many B team matches this year and quite a few of the 18s played in B team games. I think a few of the 18s will start with the 1st team in pre-season and depending on  how they do with that, will determine what happens. Schumacher is miles more open with the academy boys. My lad has been there since age 5 and evatt never spoke to him once.

1 minute ago, peelyfeet said:

As far as we know, Jules will likely be U18 coach again next season so will only be with the 1st yr pros when they drop down and play for 18s (can have 2 outfield). Personally I think 3 are physically ready for 1st team and the rest need more time to develop. There weren't many B team matches this year and quite a few of the 18s played in B team games. I think a few of the 18s will start with the 1st team in pre-season and depending on  how they do with that, will determine what happens. Schumacher is miles more open with the academy boys. My lad has been there since age 5 and evatt never spoke to him once.

This just baffles me. Why wouldn’t you!? It’s such an easy thing to do to create an improved atmosphere throughout the club, increase drive and ambition for the young lads and generally just be a nice person/ good leader. I get it that most of these lads probably won’t end up playing for Bolton, but for the sake of giving up a small amount of your time, there are so many benefits.

I’m not Evatt bashing for the sake of it, but little indicators like this say a lot about a person in my mind. 

2 minutes ago, Eddie said:

This just baffles me. Why wouldn’t you!? It’s such an easy thing to do to create an improved atmosphere throughout the club, increase drive and ambition for the young lads and generally just be a nice person/ good leader. I get it that most of these lads probably won’t end up playing for Bolton, but for the sake of giving up a small amount of your time, there are so many benefits.

I’m not Evatt bashing for the sake of it, but little indicators like this say a lot about a person in my mind. 

Who knows what his motivation was. A lot of football is about being confident enough in yourself to relax and play without distraction. Schumacher invited my lad and another younger one to train with the 1st team a few weeks after he arrived. Had a good chat with them before as they were both shitting it. So next time they trained with them it was easier. Bit of a paradox really as I think the success of this 18s team is partially down to evatt hardly involving them at all with 1st team stuff, being left with jules and playing regularly together. At lots of other academies the best players were already with 1st team much more often than our lads over the last few years.

 

5 minutes ago, peelyfeet said:

Who knows what his motivation was. A lot of football is about being confident enough in yourself to relax and play without distraction. Schumacher invited my lad and another younger one to train with the 1st team a few weeks after he arrived. Had a good chat with them before as they were both shitting it. So next time they trained with them it was easier. Bit of a paradox really as I think the success of this 18s team is partially down to evatt hardly involving them at all with 1st team stuff, being left with jules and playing regularly together. At lots of other academies the best players were already with 1st team much more often than our lads over the last few years.

 

Suppose that's where good management of the system as a whole helps.

Gradual introduction to first team for a flavour of it, but not too much so as to keep them grounded.

Well done to your lad, and all the rest of them.

Was a joy to watch such a quality performance. 

To be fair on Evatt, it's hard to talk to everyone if you're only doing 2 days a week at the club.

1 hour ago, Eddie said:

... for the sake of giving up a small amount of your time, there are so many benefits.

I’m not Evatt bashing for the sake of it, but little indicators like this say a lot about a person in my mind. 

I recall Freedman* telling fringe players not to sit with the first team for lunch. Vela, who'd played a few times forvthevfirst team was especially upset ... iirc he was actively moved from one table to another.

(* if not Freedman I apologise ... a bit).

17 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

I recall Freedman* telling fringe players not to sit with the first team for lunch. Vela, who'd played a few times forvthevfirst team was especially upset ... iirc he was actively moved from one table to another.

(* if not Freedman I apologise ... a bit).

Great Britain founded on such principles - High Table, Senior Common Room, Junior Common Room. 

1 hour ago, TrickyTrotter said:

Great Britain founded on such principles - High Table, Senior Common Room, Junior Common Room. 

Such backward thinking.