Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊

Albion U21s v Newcastle U21s - 7pm tonight at the Checkatrade.com Stadium



AZ Gull

@SeagullsAcademy Threads: @bhafcacademy
Oct 14, 2003
11,589
Chandler, AZ
Albion U-21s bid to win their SECOND league match of the season (yes, you did read that right) when they entertain Peter Beardsley's Newcastle United side at Crawley this evening.

Albion's squad includes second year scholars GK Bailey Vose and LB George Cox and first year midfielder Max Sanders. First year Jayson Molumby, who has become a permanent fixture in the side, is away on international duty with the Republic of Ireland U-17 squad.

Jack Harper, Vahid Hambo, Henrik Bjordal, Jonah Ayunga and the lesser-spotted Ragnar Mar Larusson are also in the squad.

Nathaniel Oseni is also included. A centre-back in his first year as a pro at Man City, he is on his way out of the Etihad. He actually played against the Albion U-21s two months ago when on trial with WBA; he has also spent a couple of weeks on trial at Leicester.


The Newcastle line-up:-

[TWEET]712701792639913985[/TWEET]

[TWEET]712702031769837568[/TWEET]
 


AZ Gull

@SeagullsAcademy Threads: @bhafcacademy
Oct 14, 2003
11,589
Chandler, AZ
Albion's starting line-up:-

[TWEET]712708032287866880[/TWEET]

And subs bench:-

[TWEET]712708245014622209[/TWEET]
 




AZ Gull

@SeagullsAcademy Threads: @bhafcacademy
Oct 14, 2003
11,589
Chandler, AZ
Newcastle are fielding an extremely young side. Their starting 11 includes 6 first year scholars and 2 second years. The bench is made up of 3 first years and 2 second years. It is more like an U-18 side.

Albion REALLY should win this fixture.
 






perseus

Broad Blue & White stripe
Jul 5, 2003
23,454
Sūþseaxna
Last edited:




edna krabappel

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Jul 7, 2003
47,228
Stefan Broccoli.

Will we see him steaming down the wing?
 












AZ Gull

@SeagullsAcademy Threads: @bhafcacademy
Oct 14, 2003
11,589
Chandler, AZ
[TWEET]712743516053585920[/TWEET]

So, Albion U-21s can only draw with Newcastle's U-18s.

One win in 19 league matches this season; only 13 goals scored (the next lowest of any of the 24 Cat One clubs is Wolves, with 19).

Not great.
 


spence

British and Proud
Oct 15, 2014
9,811
Crawley
I've watched two games this season and we have been absolutely gash
 


RM-Taylor

He's Magic.... You Know
Jan 7, 2006
15,267
Deen and Doherty both not involved following returning from loan spells at Hastings United.
 




Pondicherry

Well-known member
May 25, 2007
1,027
Horsham
Just back from the game. We started impressively and deservedly took the lead. We did look a physically big side compared to Newcastle. We had several more chances to go further ahead but could not take them. Newcastle created less chances but probably just about deserved a point.

First time i have seen Hambo play and he was poor. Dont know if that is due to lack of games or not. He was physically massive compared to their central defenders and should have dominated them - but didn't. Had one clear chance but blasted over as he went to hit it as hard as he could with head up. He looks miles away from being a first team player.

Game was played at 100mph and there was very little time on the ball for any players. Pitch did not help ball playing either. Both teams had plenty of skillful players but no one stood out or dominated in any way for me. If we get promoted to the premiership i can not see any way any of these will get anywhere near the first team. They do not really look championship standard either. I guess our better youngsters are out on loan.

Enjoyed the game in any case.
 


spence

British and Proud
Oct 15, 2014
9,811
Crawley
The Broadfield stadium is a good venue to hold these sort of matches isn't it?
 


Pondicherry

Well-known member
May 25, 2007
1,027
Horsham
Yes - there were a couple of hundred people there so venue was fine. Pitch is what you would expect at this time of year at a league 2 ground.
 


Turkey

Well-known member
Jul 4, 2003
15,568
We really should have won that quite comfortably. So many chances to add to our lead.

Newcastle to be fair, played very well on the counter, kept their wingers high up on our full backs and got a lot of joy from them.

Hambo was very unfit, could see him struggling long before half time. Obviously working his way back from injury so wouldn't be too critical, he still offers a good presence up front.

I thought Harper looked more settled than when I last saw him. Looked like he was alongside Hambo to begin with but tended to drop into the hole between midfield and attack. Tidy and had a showed a few moments of quality but didn't really have a big impact on the game. I liked the look of Bjørdal.
 






ChazzyBHA

New member
Dec 27, 2011
331
I thought Henrik Bjordal was fantastic tonight. In the first-half he ran the show, he was calm on the ball and clearly has a lot of flair about his game. He managed to set up 3 good opportunities that Hambo and Harper both missed, and he got the assist for the first goal. He faded out in the second half, but showed real promise tonight. Harper unfortunately didn't look great in my opinion. He is very lightweight and can be pushed around by the opposition very easily, at a few points tonight he had the opportunity to play a basic pass forward and instead went for the fancy flick, which the Albion bench were not impressed with. However he will improve over time, he has the ability there that the coaching staff can work with. Hambo missed 2 great chances, one of these being a free shot within 10 yards of the goal which he managed to blast over. But again, Hambo shows promising signs, he is very good at holding off a player and seems to be a real threat in the air. Next season will be interesting to see how far these players can develop, as injuries have limited their game time this season.
 



Paying the bills

Latest Discussions

Paying the bills

Paying the bills

Paying the bills

Albion and Premier League latest from Sky Sports


Top
Link Here