Spurs Youth Thread 23/24

[Goobers]

ooo Feeney made the trip !

 

[muppetman]

There are several international leagues that would be great for loans, Belgium is another one that would be ideal for a technical player, but it's a real test for a young guy to go abroad without his support system (family, club, friends) and thrive. It's not as simple as put young technical player A in technical league Y = good development. Off the field matters just as much as on the field.

Agree with this, I think it only works if we could build a proper relationship with a few clubs and could then also have some pastoral staff based at them.

 

[bombarda]

Who are the eldest in that under 21 squad these days? Nile John and Max Robson? Obviously, players develop at different stages, but I would have to assume with the number of young editions to the first team squad at the moment, those two are surely closest to being allowed to move on? Nile is about the enter the final year of his contract I think?

 

[Lilywhite Rose]

Who are the eldest in that under 21 squad these days? Nile John and Max Robson? Obviously, players develop at different stages, but I would have to assume with the number of young editions to the first team squad at the moment, those two are surely closest to being allowed to move on? Nile is about the enter the final year of his contract I think?

Yes both out of contract 2025 and expect both to move on.

 

[Locotoro]

Yes both out of contract 2025 and expect both to move on.

Shame that Nile John hasn't managed to kick on from his early promise. It seems that the loan at Charlton robbed him of confidence and his development momentum.

Unfortunately this is what can happen if we get a players development wrong. If we can get a year extension and loan him out to a League 1 club that may give him an opportunity to get a season under his belt and would provide more insight into his trajectory but I suspect given the limit on over 21 loans he'll just be let go.

 

[Lilywhite Rose]

 

[Grim54]

Shame that Nile John hasn't managed to kick on from his early promise. It seems that the loan at Charlton robbed him of confidence and his development momentum.

Unfortunately this is what can happen if we get a players development wrong. If we can get a year extension and loan him out to a League 1 club that may give him an opportunity to get a season under his belt and would provide more insight into his trajectory but I suspect given the limit on over 21 loans he'll just be let go.

But isn't Nile U21 for this coming year? The usual definition of U21 refers to their age on 1st January of the year in which the season starts.

If that definition is used for this purpose then both Nile and Matthew Craig are still U21.

 

[PaulThurston]

But isn't Nile U21 for this coming year? The usual definition of U21 refers to their age on 1st January of the year in which the season starts.

If that definition is used for this purpose then both Nile and Matthew Craig are still U21.

Wasn't he captain in the St Albans friendly?

 

[Trix]

Shame that Nile John hasn't managed to kick on from his early promise. It seems that the loan at Charlton robbed him of confidence and his development momentum.

Unfortunately this is what can happen if we get a players development wrong. If we can get a year extension and loan him out to a League 1 club that may give him an opportunity to get a season under his belt and would provide more insight into his trajectory but I suspect given the limit on over 21 loans he'll just be let go.

It's not always on the club mate. Players develop at different speeds. He looked good against his peers at the time, but younger players have caught up and have now overtaken him. It happens.

 

[mark87]

 

[padgateyids]

Were the under 21’s playing the Saudi team behind closed doors today? Anyone got any snippets from it?

 

[Westmorlandspur]

John Onomah has turned up on trial at Blackpool. No club for the past year.

 

[mark87]

Were the under 21’s playing the Saudi team behind closed doors today? Anyone got any snippets from it?

 

[padgateyids]

Looks like it might be the senior team we are playing. So a loss is more likely. Thought it would be an under 21 team we played

 

[mark87]

 

[mark87]

 

[padgateyids]

Sounds a like great effort from the under 21’s to comeback

 

[lincspurs]

Can’t seem to find out who scored, but the goals were scored in the 75th & 90th mins.

 

[Bofrok]

 

[mark87]

Can’t seem to find out who scored, but the goals were scored in the 75th & 90th mins.

Love the no die attitude the academy has, even in friendlies.