Academy & U21s

[bluebruce]

10 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Jordan Eastham has gone on loan to Hyde in the Northern Premier League.  Seems to have been replaced by a 16 year old Michalski in the U21s now.  Easthams height has always been against him being a sub 6ft (I think) keeper

 

At 22, he's a bit far along in his development to only be playing at that level and have any real chance of making it here. Makes it seem pointless that we contracted him to 2025 in March.

Imagine Hilton will be the u21 keeper when Pears is back.

[KentExile]

9 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

At 22, he's a bit far along in his development to only be playing at that level and have any real chance of making it here. Makes it seem pointless that we contracted him to 2025 in March.

Imagine Hilton will be the u21 keeper when Pears is back.

If Eastham is too old for U21s level at 22, Hilton is a relative geriatric at 24, lol 😉 

The contract decision for Eastham does look strange given which level he has ended up at on loan

[bluebruce]

3 minutes ago, KentExile said:

If Eastham is too old for U21s level at 22, Hilton is a relative geriatric at 24, lol 😉 

The contract decision for Eastham does look strange given which level he has ended up at on loan

I meant he isn't likely to make it at Championship level in the next two years, which is what we would reasonably need, if he is only getting a Northern Prem move at 22. I didn't mean he is too old to play in our ressies.

Hilton probably isn't going to make it here either, but at least he's been trusted to sit the bench while Pears is out.

[Exiled_Rover]

5 hours ago, ABBEY said:

so can someone please explain to me as to why ,we hear we have this all singing all dancing acadamy thats up there with the elite odf the elite  and we dont develop the young ones of own and prefer to develop other teams kids for them and get nothing from it it in the long term.

Surelyif the acadamy is everythuing we are told it is then we shouldnt need to bring in kids that have failed at coventry for example .  Dont know about anyone else but i support the team in blackburn not  the future team of poxy brighton.

Might want to take a look around the first team squad before complaining that we don't develop our own...

[bluebruce]

Great day for Rory Finneran, making his debut at 15 years. Apparently makes him our second youngest ever player according to one tweet, or the youngest according to some others...not sure which is true.

Newcastle are apparently sniffing around him already. Hopefully the appearance today makes him feel more like staying, rather than merely drawing more attention to him, as we will get relatively bugger all for him until he has signed a pro deal I believe.

Edited January 6, 2024 by bluebruce

[wilsdenrover]

3 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Great day for Rory Finneran, making his debut at 15 years. Apparently makes him our second youngest ever player according to one tweet, or the youngest according to some others...not sure which is true.

This was just a few month’s ago so Rory must now be the youngest…

(Either that or the club got it wrong 😁)

[bluebruce]

2 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

This was just a few month’s ago so Rory must now be the youngest…

(Either that or the club got it wrong 😁)

Why must he from that? What if Harry Dennison was 15 and slightly younger in days than Rory?

[wilsdenrover]

1 minute ago, bluebruce said:

Why must he from that? What if Harry Dennison was 15 and slightly younger in days than Rory?

Because I googled Harry Dennison (aged 16 years 155 days)

In hindsight I should have included that bit 😁

[bluebruce]

1 minute ago, wilsdenrover said:

Because I googled Harry Dennison (aged 16 years 155 days)

In hindsight I should have included that bit 😁

Yes, that would've been helpful! 🤣

So Rory is the youngest by quite a distance then. Good for him. That would make it especially frustrating if our youngest ever debutant got poached by a top Prem side for sod all before he even got going for us. Hopefully he sees it's better for him to break into a Championship side and earn a move to a club actually willing to pay a proper fee for him.

[wilsdenrover]

Just now, bluebruce said:

Yes, that would've been helpful! 🤣

So Rory is the youngest by quite a distance then. Good for him. That would make it especially frustrating if our youngest ever debutant got poached by a top Prem side for sod all before he even got going for us. Hopefully he sees it's better for him to break into a Championship side and earn a move to a club actually willing to pay a proper fee for him.

Be like Adam not like Ashley.

[bluebruce]

58 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Be like Adam not like Ashley.

Thing is, Adam is a fan...can't be said for Ashley or Rory, so I have an unfortunate suspicion which way this will pan out...

[wilsdenrover]

Just now, bluebruce said:

Thing is, Adam is a fan...can't be said for Ashley or Rory, so I have an unfortunate suspicion which way this will pan out...

I fear you’re probably right.

[only2garners]

11 hours ago, ABBEY said:

so can someone please explain to me as to why ,we hear we have this all singing all dancing acadamy thats up there with the elite odf the elite  and we dont develop the young ones of own and prefer to develop other teams kids for them and get nothing from it it in the long term.

Surelyif the acadamy is everythuing we are told it is then we shouldnt need to bring in kids that have failed at coventry for example .  Dont know about anyone else but i support the team in blackburn not  the future team of poxy brighton.

I know Abbey, it’s terrible isn’t it. We only had 3 Academy players start the game today and another 3 end it.

[bluebruce]

46 minutes ago, only2garners said:

I know Abbey, it’s terrible isn’t it. We only had 3 Academy players start the game today and another 3 end it.

Personally, I think it's disgraceful we only gave a 15 year old their debut and made them the youngest player in the club's history. Where are all the 14 and 13 year olds we're developing?

[Torgeir]

On 06/01/2024 at 19:42, bluebruce said:

Thing is, Adam is a fan...can't be said for Ashley or Rory, so I have an unfortunate suspicion which way this will pan out...

I'm grasping at straws here but Rory joined Rovers at 8 years old while Ash was 12, so hoping there's some loyalty there. Seems like GB/JDT are trying to show him there's a 'clear pathway' here too, so hopeful he's mature enough to try his luck here and he'll be replacing Tronstad in three years time.

[bluebruce]

Just seen an interview with Rory Finneran about his debut, and you can definitely tell from that he's just a kid 🤣

Interesting that he has no trace of an Irish accent and sounds like he's from here, but he has been with us since he was about 8. Anybody know where he was born?

[wilsdenrover]

10 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Just seen an interview with Rory Finneran about his debut, and you can definitely tell from that he's just a kid 🤣

Interesting that he has no trace of an Irish accent and sounds like he's from here, but he has been with us since he was about 8. Anybody know where he was 

‘Szmodics was replaced by teenager Finneran late on, who despite being born in England, has played through Ireland’s youth ranks and is currently the U16 Ireland captain’

[arbitro]

10 hours ago, bluebruce said:

Just seen an interview with Rory Finneran about his debut, and you can definitely tell from that he's just a kid 🤣

Interesting that he has no trace of an Irish accent and sounds like he's from here, but he has been with us since he was about 8. Anybody know where he was born?

I thought I'd read he was from Cork hence the 'new Roy Keane' tag.

[only2garners]

He's at school in Altrincham, so I assume he was born around there. If he had been born in Ireland and moved over when he joined Rovers he would hardly have moved there.

[davulsukur]

Under 18's playing the Dingles right now.

Went 1 up after 50seconds but have conceded twice (in true Rovers fashion) to be 1-2 down.

[bluebruce]

15 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Under 18's playing the Dingles right now.

Went 1 up after 50seconds but have conceded twice (in true Rovers fashion) to be 1-2 down.

Is this a friendly? Can't find anything about it online and they're not in our league.

[joey_big_nose]

15 hours ago, bluebruce said:

Just seen an interview with Rory Finneran about his debut, and you can definitely tell from that he's just a kid 🤣

Interesting that he has no trace of an Irish accent and sounds like he's from here, but he has been with us since he was about 8. Anybody know where he was born?

He's from Altrincham and goes to the boys catholic grammar school there. I guess his family must be of Irish extraction but locally settled? Could have been born in Ireland then moved here I guess?

Wonder if he turns out to be the next Declan Rice if he will similarly reconsider his allegiance in later life?

[davulsukur]

1 hour ago, bluebruce said:

Is this a friendly? Can't find anything about it online and they're not in our league.

It's the U18's Lancashire cup or something.

We're 3-2 up now..

Junior Nsangou always seems to play well for the academy, anyone who watches regularly know if he'd be anywhere near making a step up?

18 year old attacker, as described on Rovers website.

 

[davulsukur]

We won 3-2

Junior Nsangou with 2 goals and an assist.

Zack Stritch with the winner.

[KentExile]

59 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

It's the U18's Lancashire cup or something.

We're 3-2 up now..

Junior Nsangou always seems to play well for the academy, anyone who watches regularly know if he'd be anywhere near making a step up?

18 year old attacker, as described on Rovers website.

 

He has played a few games for the U21s, despite still being an U18 player, but hasn't yet started banging them in at that level (2 goals in 12 appearances over the past 2 seasons)

U21 stats - 2 goals in 12 appearances over the past 2 seasons  https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/junior-nsangou/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/936903/plus/0?saison=&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=GB21&pos=&trainer_id=

U18 stats - 11 goals in 30 appearances over the past 3 seasons https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/junior-nsangou/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/936903/plus/0?saison=&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=GB18&pos=&trainer_id=

He may get there, but based on how many goals Leonard and Vale both scored at U21 level, I would guess that Nsangou is currently a long way from being a first team option.  Maybe he will get there in the next couple of years?

Edited January 9, 2024 by KentExile