Aston Villa U23s, Academy & Ladies - 2016/17

[saunders_heroes]

And yet it's brought through at least 15 players in the last 6 years that are currently professional players. Who else can match that?

Doesn't every club produce professional players? I don't think it's much to shout about, most of them appear to be average, and played a part in our demise. Nothing to be proud about really.

[PeterWithesShin]

So tell me who can match that. Must be easy to do if every club does it.

[aj2k77]

I'll look it up later but surely everyone produces pro players of limited quality or there would be no one playing in the lower leagues, we need to start producing again high level players, one or two in half a decade is poor. We've been spending ridiculous money and wages on very limited squad players that a decent youth set up should be able to cover.

[adrenachrome]

[adrenachrome]

We are losing 1-0 to goal a few minutes before half time from  De Pena, but came close to equalizing.

Villa go up the other end and it’s inches away from an equaliser, with Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (still a great name) rattling the crossbar with a ferocious drive from 30 yards!

[adrenachrome]

We won 2-1 against Boro at Darlington with goals from Kienan Davis and Khalid Abdo from the penalty spot.

[spangley1812]

Villa’s U23 Premier League International Cup match with Valencia on Wednesday October 5 will now kick off at 8pm.

It was originally scheduled to start at 7pm.

Season ticket holders can use their season card to gain access to the Trinity Road Stand on Wednesday evening.

Prices for non-season ticket holders are £3 [adults] and £1 [juniors].

Tickets for the game can be purchased from the Trinity Road Kiosk (opposite the William McGregor statue) from 5.30pm on the day.

[Larry Duff]

Villa beat Valencia tonight 2-1 with two goals from Callum O'Hare.
Hopefully he is still alive after being chased down the tunnel by Valencia's big number 9.

It was a very eventful match with one of the Valencia coaches and one of their players being sent off and many players booked on both Teams.  It went off several times during the game with officials on the pitch and the Valencia players spoiling for a fight several times most notably at Half Time and Full Time.
Good performance from our lads with Callum O'Hare, Kalid Abdo, Mitch Clarke and Rory Hale all outstanding.

[cdbearsfan]

Well done lads. Be nice to have a run in this competition.

[Witton Warrior]

Villa Ladies will be playing at VP for the first time on Sunday (not Saturday as put out on the official e-mail) 6th November vs Watford - 2PM KO

Not sure about prices but apparently they need about 700 there to prove it will be viable in the future - pity is the day after a home match as we might have picked up a few more - the lad and I are going and taking a chap from work who has never been to a footie match.

Rally round!

[Legion]

U16s drew 1-1 yesterday. Cam got 20 minutes pitch-time.

[Dante Lavelli]

And yet it's brought through at least 15 players in the last 6 years that are currently professional players. Who else can match that?

I'd guess that the sales income from home grown players is probably in excess of what it cost to produce them.  Which is comparatively a huge success compared to the senior squad's transfer dealings. 

[Dante Lavelli]

This highly scientific study has us at 9th, with Southampton considered the best:
http://www.caughtoffside.com/2014/02/24/top-ten-most-productive-english-youth-academies/10/

[PGW]

This highly scientific study has us at 9th, with Southampton considered the best:
http://www.caughtoffside.com/2014/02/24/top-ten-most-productive-english-youth-academies/10/

Thats a few years old isn't it!!!

[PeterWithesShin]

It's also a bit dodgy, they go back over 30 years and give Arsenal Keown but ignore Walters, Daley etc for us.