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  On 18/02/2025 at 19:38, bluebruce said:

Our U21s shouldn't really be losing to Bolton, especially at home. I see they're not a U21 team from Bolton, but a B team. As far as I can see there was only one proper senior team player there, same as us. But I don't know how many of their other players may have some degree of first team experience. Anybody know?

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Rovers were away, but your point still stands

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/february/18/report--bolton-wanderers-b-2-1-rovers-under-21s/

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  On 18/02/2025 at 19:38, bluebruce said:

Our U21s shouldn't really be losing to Bolton, especially at home. I see they're not a U21 team from Bolton, but a B team. As far as I can see there was only one proper senior team player there, same as us. But I don't know how many of their other players may have some degree of first team experience. Anybody know?

Good to see Carter getting minutes in his legs again, and scoring too. I echo Exiled, it's odd for Dennis, who needs game time, to not get any here when he hasn't come off the bench in the last two games. He won't get fit not playing. It makes me wonder if he's said he's not willing to play any more U21 games. We are allegedly paying 20k per week for him, we need to get him fit or else he's just replacing Siggy in the 'biggest wages at the club but not playing' category. In fact it's 2k per week more than Siggy and we will have had to pay off the bulk of Siggy's contract too. If we don't get him fit and playing we might as well have not bothered and kept Siggy around and saved some money.

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I get the impression our U21s aren't that strong this year - and anyone they think has something about them is out on loan. The U18s and below sound promising though. 

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  On 18/02/2025 at 20:20, Exiled_Rover said:

I get the impression our U21s aren't that strong this year - and anyone they think has something about them is out on loan. The U18s and below sound promising though. 

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It is maybe worth considering that due to a combination of outgoing loans & injuries, the vast majority of minutes at U21 level this season have been played by teenagers, some who are still eligible for the U18s (Houghton, Atcheson, Dunn, Tyjon, Michalski) , and that given this years experience, next year, they will push on both individually, and as a group

 

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  On 21/02/2025 at 08:46, KentExile said:

It is maybe worth considering that due to a combination of outgoing loans & injuries, the vast majority of minutes at U21 level this season have been played by teenagers, some who are still eligible for the U18s (Houghton, Atcheson, Dunn, Tyjon, Michalski) , and that given this years experience, next year, they will push on both individually, and as a group

 

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That’s if they don’t get injured or disappear in revolving door non-league loans! Then team will limp on in disjointed fashion.

Certainly, there is hope for some of these names but from an outside perspective I can’t but help viewing the U21s management as somewhat chaotic if not, at times, shambolic. 

The injuries are also a huge concern and the recruitment at that level has looked dubious recently, though the recruits are young players that may improve.

I would say, the lack of relegation from PL2 can’t have helped the whole set-up, designed to develop players.

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  On 21/02/2025 at 16:18, riverholmes said:

I would say, the lack of relegation from PL2 can’t have helped the whole set-up, designed to develop players.

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I would say that this is one of the factors which has led to more outgoing loans, to put the players into a somewhat competitive environment, even if only for a month or so.  

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  On 21/02/2025 at 16:18, riverholmes said:

That’s if they don’t get injured or disappear in revolving door non-league loans! Then team will limp on in disjointed fashion.

Certainly, there is hope for some of these names but from an outside perspective I can’t but help viewing the U21s management as somewhat chaotic if not, at times, shambolic. 

The injuries are also a huge concern and the recruitment at that level has looked dubious recently, though the recruits are young players that may improve.

I would say, the lack of relegation from PL2 can’t have helped the whole set-up, designed to develop players.

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It's worth pointing out that had they still been at the club Adam Wharton and Ashley Phillips would both have been eligible to play for the U21s this season. Along with those two we also have Michalski, Tygon and Higgins playing for England in various age groups, plus also Finneran who has moved away- so overall the level of talent below 21 that has come through I would think to be probably better than any other club not in the Premier League. 

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The under 21's are playing Nottingham Forest tonight at Leyland and the under 18's are playing Leeds tomorrow at Brockhall. It will be interesting to see who is picked to play tonight as quite a few of the under 18's have stepped up recently.

Hopefully Hayden Carter and Yuki Ohashi get some game time tonight along with some of the bench warmers from recent games as we can play up to five over age players.

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  On 24/02/2025 at 08:28, arbitro said:

The under 21's are playing Nottingham Forest tonight at Leyland and the under 18's are playing Leeds tomorrow at Brockhall. It will be interesting to see who is picked to play tonight as quite a few of the under 18's have stepped up recently.

Hopefully Hayden Carter and Yuki Ohashi get some game time tonight along with some of the bench warmers from recent games as we can play up to five over age players.

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Rovers have confirmed Ohashi and Carter will both feature tonight

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/february/24/preview--rovers-under-21s-v-nottingham-forest-under-21s/

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  On 24/02/2025 at 13:16, rigger said:

Is he the one that's a bit of a menace ?

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Not so far. Very strange indeed how we are using him. The highest wage at the club allegedly, has come not fully fit, and yet the most we have given him at U21 level is 45 minutes when he first arrived, and we have him largely sitting the bench, only coming on once for a 34 minute cameo. With one start in the cup, and 66 minutes in his legs there.

He clearly should be getting 90 minutes, or close to, in the U21s. If he isn't fit and ready to start very soon it will really be a waste of a money and our marquee signing from the window. I mean, there are only 12 games left now, and I'm presuming he won't start the next game either, which would make it 11 at best.

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  On 24/02/2025 at 18:01, KentExile said:

Apparently not, no Carter either, which is a worry after they said he would start

score/update if Rovers do not update twitter

 

 

 

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Following was posted 9 hours ago on Rovers website so something clearly going that is not being communicated:

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