Youth, Reserves and Ladies 2014-15

[Legion]

U-21 Fixtures

[cdbearsfan]

Oh. They're persevering with the matches at Bodymoor Heath I see.

That's nice of them.

[Dave Cooper please]

Only a couple. Far too many games at The Rubberdome though.

[PeterWithesShin]

Rushall Olympic 1-3 Villa U21 - GOAL - 51mins: The hosts have pulled one back. Gavin Caines headed a Tony Capaldi cross back into the danger area and Charlie N'Tamark smashed a half-volley past substitute goalkeeper Brad Watkins,

[peter w]

Capaldi? Didn't he play for the youths/under 21s in the 80s? Shit you'd think they'd cut him by now.

[Dave Cooper please]

Capaldi? Didn't he play for the youths/under 21s in the 80s? Shit you'd think they'd cut him by now.

This Capaldi came from Blues youth team and played for Cardiff for a while before dropping down the leagues. Was at Tamuff for a while last season but was shite.

[PeterWithesShin]

Final score from yesterday

Rushall Olympic 2-7 Villa U21 - FT: It was a magnificent seven for Villa's youngsters as they continued their unbeaten start to pre-season. Thomas Strain opened the floodgates with two first-half goals before Henry Cowans, Jordan Graham, Graham Burke, Jerell Sellars and Michael Drennan got in on the goalscoring act.

[Larry Duff]

His Dad John (Sugar) Capaldi played for Villa in the youth and reserves and then played local football both Saturday and Sundays. Little Scottish forward.

[SoccerHQ]

I was in the same year as his brother (Stuart) at School, bluenoses for sure. Think he played for Boldmere a year or two ago.

They were drinking in the Yenton during an England game a few years back which maybe gives an indication why Toni Capaldi dropped rapidly down the leagues!

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Rushall Olympic 1-3 Villa U21 - GOAL - 51mins: The hosts have pulled one back. Gavin Caines headed a Tony Capaldi cross back into the danger area and Charlie N'Tamark smashed a half-volley past substitute goalkeeper Brad Watkins,

Is that the same Charlie N'Tamark that played for Walsall in the 90s?  He must be knocking on by now.

[Dave Cooper please]

It can't be, he would be in his fifties by now surely?

[dave.woodhall]

His son was at Hednesford last season so that's probably him.

[silhillvilla]

U21's 0-1 v Stoke at Bodymoor after 4 mins. 

[PeterWithesShin]

Joe Cole and Jores Okore stepped up their match fitness as Villa began the Barclays U21 Premier League campaign with a 1-1 draw against Stoke.

Okore completed the full 90 minutes of the clash at Bodymoor Heath, while Cole and fellow first-teamers Jack Grealish, Chris Herd and Callum Robinson also got some match action under their belts.

It was Robinson who scored Villa's goal as they hit back following Oliver Shenton's early strike.

The visitors took the lead after just four minutes when Shenton's deflected shot found a way past Craig Hill.

But from there on Villa took charge of the contest, with Grealish and Cole linking up well in midfield.

The best chance of the early part of the contest saw Cole feed Tom Leggett with a clever ball into the right channel. Former Southampton full-back Leggett sent a low cross towards Robinson who was denied by the feet of Stoke keeper Dale Eve.

But Robinson made no mistake with a similar effort on 36 minutes. This time Grealish patiently held up the ball before releasing captain for the afternoon Michael Drennan, who fired a left-foot cross into the six-yard box for Robinson to convert.

After the break, the claret and blues pushed for a winner but Robinson was left frustrated by the heroics of Eve twice in quick succession. The keeper pulled off a superb double save, firstly keeping out a Robinson volley before getting up to claw away his follow-up.

At the other end, Hill's shot-stopping exploits were equally impressive - the Villa custodian getting down quickly to tip away Brek Shea's bullet diving header.

Drennan thought he'd won it for Villa in the dying seconds when he tapped in a cross from substitute Jerell Sellars, but the Irishman was flagged offside.

VILLA: Hill, Leggett, Kinsella, Herd, Okore, Toner, Robinson, Cowans, Drennan, Cole, Grealish. Subs: Watkins, Lewis, Calder [for Herd 63], Sellars [for Grealish 73], Graham [for Cole 73].

STOKE: Eve, Shotton, Barber, Lecygne, Coulson, Watkins, Parry, Shenton, Shea, Adam, Taylor. Subs: Skapetis, Gyolai, Thomas [for Taylor 76], Ward, Strong.

[charleeco7]

Grealish tweeted this afterwards:
@JackGrealish1: Nice lil 60 minute run out today... A absolute pleasure to play alongside Joe Cole.. What a player 😳😱

Hopefully we get to see them have a run out in the first team together.