Fleetwood Town "academy". Whats the craic? 

They’ve always said don’t worry about it.. he’s with them for the long haul to be fair. In certain games this season he has just lacked game time because of it…

 

😂 I recall that incident... Me and my son where sat in the home end that evening 😒

Need to zoom in a bit… it’s kinda at him, but point blank range to get it over the bar; both set of coaches and parents applauding hill

Lost 2-0; maybe against the run of play… County keeper made a couple of worldies, but should’ve put chances away

big learning curve for my lad, needs to learn to deal with defeat.

physical team Stockport- one lad trains with first team, and Burnley centre half has a broken tibia.

i need to keep my mouth shut more often too

1 hour ago, Dr Faustus said:

Lost 2-0; maybe against the run of play… County keeper made a couple of worldies, but should’ve put chances away

big learning curve for my lad, needs to learn to deal with defeat.

physical team Stockport- one lad trains with first team, and Burnley centre half has a broken tibia.

i need to keep my mouth shut more often too

Thought there wasn’t a lot between them. Stockport probably edged the first half Burnley the second. Definitely but for a couple of very good saves it would have been a draw. I saw your lad was upset at the end. Tough one to take in a final.. the game was a decent watch though. 

4 minutes ago, iggy said:

Thought there wasn’t a lot between them. Stockport probably edged the first half Burnley the second. Definitely but for a couple of very good saves it would have been a draw. I saw your lad was upset at the end. Tough one to take in a final.. the game was a decent watch though. 

Fair play… need to put that in a corner; always summat to learn from

From a coaches perspective? Amazing reaction, but if you get one hand down, the second can follow- defo not just a bitter dad 😂

Edited April 4, 20251 yr by Dr Faustus

24 minutes ago, Dr Faustus said:

Fair play… need to put that in a corner; always summat to learn from

From a coaches perspective? Amazing reaction, but if you get one hand down, the second can follow- defo not just a bitter dad 😂

😆.. Great experience for your lad though. Could see particularly early on a few where very nervous… your right about Stockport being physically bigger. Lad in midfield was huge! 

1 hour ago, Dr Faustus said:

Fair play… need to put that in a corner; always summat to learn from

From a coaches perspective? Amazing reaction, but if you get one hand down, the second can follow- defo not just a bitter dad 😂

That's a great save fella 👍

1 hour ago, jeep said:

That's a great save fella 👍

Yeah, sadly that’s the other one 😂

2 hours ago, iggy said:

😆.. Great experience for your lad though. Could see particularly early on a few where very nervous… your right about Stockport being physically bigger. Lad in midfield was huge! 

Richard… scored the second. Trains with the first team and plays for Salford Schoolboys with my lad… that will be fun 😂

15 hours ago, iggy said:

😆.. Great experience for your lad though. Could see particularly early on a few where very nervous… your right about Stockport being physically bigger. Lad in midfield was huge! 

He’s talking about it now… pre match talk and plans sent out concentrated on set pieces… told the only way they would concede was via set pieces. They’ve not followed plans on either- need to see it back, but apparently someone breaks the wall on the free kick, so he had to take a side step to be view… which changes his trajectory

 

honestly, I was a fair decent grassroots keeper, but the knowledge of the game these boys have; tactical, strategical, statistical and physical… they should all have a decent career in the game at some level

3 hours ago, Dr Faustus said:

 

honestly, I was a fair decent grassroots keeper, but the knowledge of the game these boys have; tactical, strategical, statistical and physical… they should all have a decent career in the game at some level

 Just seen the free kick again .. can’t be too critical on him for that. It was some strike! 
 

I don’t even bother with my lad anymore. He knows far more than me 😂

3 hours ago, iggy said:

 Just seen the free kick again .. can’t be too critical on him for that. It was some strike! 
 

I don’t even bother with my lad anymore. He knows far more than me 😂

He’s just shown me- he’s absolutely fuming with himself… but if you watch, he sets up a 3 man wall. The kid in the near post just peels off and opened it up

 I get his frustration, and he needs to learn… but fuck me any player doing that in a Saturday would get slaughtered

My lad went in nets today cos the usual keeper cried off sick an hour before our game against best in the league 

 

Made 2/3 good saves including a penalty save 🤠

11 hours ago, Kane57 said:

My lad went in nets today cos the usual keeper cried off sick an hour before our game against best in the league 

 

Made 2/3 good saves including a penalty save 🤠

Good lad… it’s takes a lot for anyone to step up. It’s the most undervalued and assumed position on the pitch, fair play to him

Dead chuffed for him. Got MOTM last week n all in his usual position at centre back.

Daughter won 4-2 today taking her team to 21 points after 9 games. First season in the second division and she's captain too. Headed one that came down from the moon that I celebrated harder than I did Collins' goal yesterday. Love it.

I recall discussion here about apparent Trans players in a Manchster area girls youth league whete one club in particular seemed to be playing a lot of hulking blokes in a women's team.

 

Well this may be of interest "Transgender women will no longer be able to play in women's football in England from 1 June, the Football Association has announced".

Not sure how it ever got out of hand tbh.

Bad news for Randall

14 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Bad news for Randall

😅😅

On 05/04/2025 at 00:09, jeep said:

That's a great save fella 👍

Shades of Gordon Banks from Pele with that one. 😁

One more game for the kids apparently ...they play the winners of the southern section for national champions or something. 

https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/news/2025/may/06/statement-board-update/
 

Accy have flopped their academy 😢

That's shit for the lads and staff involved. Can see others following suit.

Surely there's just no return on the investment.

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

That's shit for the lads and staff involved. Can see others following suit.

Surely there's just no return on the investment.

it is a huge waste of time. big clubs just take whoever they want. kids won't be saying "i will stay here where i may get a chance" they will be off to the bright lights and posh kits

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

That's shit for the lads and staff involved. Can see others following suit.

Surely there's just no return on the investment.

They got a call an hour before announced- out of the blue, and jobs being advertised this morning… a right shit show

From what I can see with Fleetwood over this way is that their academy is massively linked to local football.

Pool foot is ran as a business, all their pitches are full daily and the academy have their own off-shoot teams littered across the whole age group and leagues.

Presume this kind of model isn't used at Accy? 

It's certainly the only way I can see making academies viable.

Fleetwood even doing their own college courses now for post GSCE in sports science and the likes.