The Spurs Youth Thread - 2017/2018

[Hengy1]

Toulon champions ????

Shame KWP got injured early on.

 

[Trippier the RB fantastic]

Decent final, Mexico technically good but England were just too physical for them at times.
3 Toulan wins in a row is an amazing achievement .

 

[Cornpattbuck]

Great to see CCV out there against France. Tough game as friendlies go too.

 

[Westmorlandspur]

Decent final, Mexico technically good but England were just too physical for them at times.
3 Toulan wins in a row is an amazing achievement .

Hardly..it’s not a proper tournament just an invitational one. Last year there were under 19 teams in it.Means nothing compared to the proper under 21 euros. We won’t win that with Aidy in charge

 

[Hengy1]

Hardly..it’s not a proper tournament just an invitational one. Last year there were under 19 teams in it.Means nothing compared to the proper under 21 euros. We won’t win that with Aidy in charge

Of course is a great achievement to win it 3 times in a row

 

[coys200]

Ccv doing ok by all accounts

 

[Westmorlandspur]

Of course is a great achievement to win it 3 times in a row

did you see the celebration after our first goal.....they obviously think it’s really important.?

 

[Hengy1]

did you see the celebration after our first goal.....they obviously think it’s really important.?

Yes also saw the celebration when lifting the trophy too ??

 

[Westmorlandspur]

Yes also saw the celebration when lifting the trophy too ??

Must say that Nketiah looks pretty good

 

[beats1]

Newcastle apparently keeping tabs on Edwards according to local paper

 

[hellava_tough]

So Reo Griffiths is mentioned on the front page as staying for another year

I don't know anything about the kid; do we have high-hopes for him?

 

[Blake Griffin]

So Reo Griffiths is mentioned on the front page as staying for another year

I don't know anything about the kid; do we have high-hopes for him?

i would put him in the "wait and see" category, there's something there to work with but he's not one to hang your hat on just yet.

 

[IGSpur]

I can see that a little. I think he is more of a deep lying playmaker, whenever I see him he is always picking out passes, but he is a decent little dribbler to with a bit of skill. Definitely think he is a talented little player, one of the many I imagine England will be looking at and calling up to the u15 camps in August. Had a little interaction with @Romulus over it, after the Riga Cup matches

The no.4 was Casanova who I also like he scored a freekick in the first game.

I know I'm going to mention a lot of players but over the last couple of seasons I can imagine England looking at the following with the bolded as being certs I reckon for either the camps or playing for England u15s next season.

Scarlett (ST), Hudson (LB), Bryan-Waugh (CB), Hackett (CB), Haysman (CM), Casanova (CM), Forson (CM), Torraj (LW), Walters (RB). I need to look at Mathurin as he looked a lot trickier in that first game than I'd seen at Riga and you obviously believe he caught the eye in the other matches.

So all very promising

Haysman, Hackett and Bryan-Waugh have been called up to the second England u15 camp of the summer. There will be 3 camps. I think there are usually 2, but for the 00 age group I remember there being 3. If I'm correct that could imply that this is another good generation. As I said there are many from our age group, if City and Chelsea produce their standard amount plus the others then I imagine it will be a good year group.

None are a surprise, as above. Club players can be spread across different camps so I'd expect at least Scarlett and Forson to also get call ups - and Hudson, if he is as good as a I remember him from last season, haven't seen him this season.

These will take place in August. I will provide updates when I can

 

[Spurzinho]

Just seen that former U16 winger George Brown has had his deal extended at Colchester which will take him up to the age of 20. He's had a couple of loan spells out at local non-league clubs. He was a bit one-dimensional and blinkered for us but it seems he may have a shot with the U's who are known for developing their own talent.

 

[Disconosebleed]

Haysman, Hackett and Bryan-Waugh have been called up to the second England u15 camp of the summer. There will be 3 camps. I think there are usually 2, but for the 00 age group I remember there being 3. If I'm correct that could imply that this is another good generation. As I said there are many from our age group, if City and Chelsea produce their standard amount plus the others then I imagine it will be a good year group.

None are a surprise, as above. I'd expect at least Scarlett and Forson to also get call ups and Hudson, if he is as good as a I remember him from last season. Club players can be spread across different camps.

These will take place in August. I will provide updates when I can

@IGSpur how do you manage to keep up with all this? Do you actually get to see many of the youth team games, or do you just follow the talk about it onlien? And if you do see them, is it in person or online/TV? I'd love to follow more youth team football but don't have much idea of how to go about it below U21 level (and the major international tournaments at lower levels that the mainstream media is beginning to follow now that England are good).

 

[BPR_U16]

As it's been reported that we generally do not play players in last year of contract, is it concerning that Reo only signed a years extension to scholar contract?

 

[Hercules]

As it's been reported that we generally do not play players in last year of contract, is it concerning that Reo only signed a years extension to scholar contract?

More to it than that.

 

[Lilbaz]

As it's been reported that we generally do not play players in last year of contract, is it concerning that Reo only signed a years extension to scholar contract?

As far as i'm aware that is all we can offer him. At 18 we are required to offer him a professional contract.

 

[Blake Griffin]

As far as i'm aware that is all we can offer him. At 18 we are required to offer him a professional contract.

17 is the age you can sign a pro contract, hence why skipp and others are on pros. griffiths will have been offered one but he's decided to sign a 3rd year scholarship instead to keep his options open.

 

[Lilbaz]

17 is the age you can sign a pro contract, hence why skipp and others are on pros. griffiths will have been offered one but he's decided to sign a 3rd year scholarship instead to keep his options open.

But don't we have to offer a professional contract at 18 or release? It might be a case of simply the agent can't get a fee until the player is 18 so that's when we offer him one.