Academy & U21s

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

The teams further up the food chain hoover young players up now. They just gamble on them being late developers.

[rigger]

4 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Point is we need to develop them anyway, to sell them. And need to avoid losing them as early as we are. Until we can get new owners.

I still think that it is more important to develop players to play in our first team. Whatever level that is at, so be it.  

[KentExile]

U21s lost 2-1 to Liverpool in a behind closed doors friendly this weekend, Pickering played and Boggan scored for Rovers

 

They played again this evening away to Wolves,

won 2-0  Boggan with both goals, Tyjon back from injury came off the bench

Atcheson went off injured after less than 15 minutes

 

Edited Monday at 19:56 by KentExile

[bluebruce]

Wolves had someone sent off at 26 minutes, with the score at 0-0. Imagine that was a factor.

[Trinidad Rover]

What has happened to Tyjon? 

A lot of noise in the summer and him signing his contract was a big deal. Has he been injured or just not kicked on?

[MarkBRFC]

On 31/03/2025 at 10:38, KentExile said:

They played again this evening away to Wolves,

won 2-0  Boggan with both goals, Tyjon back from injury came off the bench

Atcheson went off injured after less than 15 minutes

 

14 minutes ago, Trinidad Rover said:

What has happened to Tyjon? 

A lot of noise in the summer and him signing his contract was a big deal. Has he been injured or just not kicked on?

Been injured for quite a while by looks of it?

[KentExile]

30 minutes ago, Trinidad Rover said:

What has happened to Tyjon? 

A lot of noise in the summer and him signing his contract was a big deal. Has he been injured or just not kicked on?

 

15 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

 

Been injured for quite a while by looks of it?

Calf injury, been injured for 2-3 months

Prior to his injury, he had 6 goals in 14 this season, (one of those 14 games being his 1 minute Championship debut) which for a 16 year old at U21 level isn't too bad at all

 

Edited Tuesday at 11:17 by KentExile

[Lancaster Rover]

Where is Gilsenan up to with his rehab/return

[KentExile]

5 minutes ago, Lancaster Rover said:

Where is Gilsenan up to with his rehab/return

Had an operation, back for pre season

Edited Tuesday at 12:10 by KentExile

[Lancaster Rover]

I thought that was the case but couldn't remember if I'd dreamt it!

[MarkBRFC]

Gilsenan isn't making it here unfortunately.

He will be 22 when next season starts with a horrible history of injuries and barely kicked a ball at professional level.

Needs to move on for the sake of his career.

[roversfan99]

I feel like weve had the same situation for about 3 years now with him. People get really excited about him with very little to back it up, gets injured but then theres talk about him being back for pre season and making his mark then.

Feels like Leonard is falling into the same trap.

[bluebruce]

17 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I feel like weve had the same situation for about 3 years now with him. People get really excited about him with very little to back it up, gets injured but then theres talk about him being back for pre season and making his mark then.

Feels like Leonard is falling into the same trap.

There's been plenty to back it up, he's a talented player. However, he can't seem to stop getting injured, so it will amount to nothing for us.

[G Somerset Rover]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

I feel like weve had the same situation for about 3 years now with him. People get really excited about him with very little to back it up, gets injured but then theres talk about him being back for pre season and making his mark then.

Feels like Leonard is falling into the same trap.

‘It’s like two new signings in the building. They’re both set for huge seasons and it’s meant we didn’t need to dip into the transfer market’. Steve Waggott, speaking to WATR, August 2025.

Edited Tuesday at 14:37 by G Somerset Rover

[DeeCee]

Guessing that the same fitness/medical people look after all the squads?

We seem to have an extraordinary number of injuries both long term and recurring right across the board.

Have we got the best people possible in place, or the cheapest? 😞

[simongarnerisgod]

32 minutes ago, DeeCee said:

Guessing that the same fitness/medical people look after all the squads?

We seem to have an extraordinary number of injuries both long term and recurring right across the board.

Have we got the best people possible in place, or the cheapest? 😞

ben benson doing the physio apparently

[KentExile]

23 hours ago, DeeCee said:

Guessing that the same fitness/medical people look after all the squads?

We seem to have an extraordinary number of injuries both long term and recurring right across the board.

Have we got the best people possible in place, or the cheapest? 😞

 

22 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

ben benson doing the physio apparently

 

Andrew Procter - Head of Medical Services
Chris Dalton - Club Doctor
Rob Artingstall - Physio

Emily Benn - Physiotherapist
Karl Hodges - Lead Sport Scientist
Rob Pulling - Head of Academy Sport Science & Medicine
Elliot Falkner - U21 Physio

Conall Arnold - Lead Academy Sport Scientist
Freya Hunt - Senior Academy Physiotherapist
Nathan Moran - Academy Physiotherapist

Sophie Leigh - Academy Sports Therapist
Ross Knight - Academy Therapist

 

Edited yesterday at 17:03 by KentExile

[rigger]

18 minutes ago, KentExile said:

 

 

Andrew Procter - Head of Medical Services

Chris Dalton - Club Doctor

Rob Artingstall - Physio

Karl Hodges - Lead Sport Scientist

Rob Pulling - Head of Academy Sport Science & Medicine

Elliot Falkner - U21 Physio

Freya Hunt - Senior Academy Physiotherapist

Nathan Moran - Academy Physiotherapist

Ross Knight - Academy Therapist

 

 

The question being, are any of them any good.

[KentExile]

5 minutes ago, rigger said:

The question being, are any of them any good.

Our injury record suggests that they could be improved upon to say the least

[chaddyrovers]

 

 

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

On 02/04/2025 at 00:52, chaddyrovers said:

 

 

 

I think he means - “ In the first team “.

[joey_big_nose]

On the Arte Laboure podcast Gestede was stressing that we need to get academy players into the team and that there was disappointment that Eustace used so few youngsters.

Question I have is who is ready for first team? Tyjon I suppose will be in and around. Anyone else any posters can see getting over a couple of hundred first team minutes next season?

[roversfan99]

Another higher up telling the manager which players he should and shouldnt play.

Its a conflict of interest to supposedly want to win games and also to give youngsters x number of minutes if those players arent ready to play in the Championship.

[Exiled_Rover]

3 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I think he means - “ In the first team “.

Which is terrifying as clearly very few of them are up to standard and / or ready judging by their loans. 

[Exiled_Rover]

10 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

On the Arte Laboure podcast Gestede was stressing that we need to get academy players into the team and that there was disappointment that Eustace used so few youngsters.

Question I have is who is ready for first team? Tyjon I suppose will be in and around. Anyone else any posters can see getting over a couple of hundred first team minutes next season?

If Tyjon is playing in the Championship at 17 and holding his own he won't be playing for us when he's 18. Of course the aim might just be for him to play at 17 so they don't have to fork out for an experienced CF for the bench...