Reserves, Academy and Women 2019-20

[Legion]

Keep an eye on the subs bench tomorrow.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

From the Mail - who knows how accurate this is but 6'4 at 16 is a bit scary. Let's hope he becomes as projected

Aston Villa have beaten a number of Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, to secure Nigerian defender Iffy Udanoh, according to reports from his homeland. The 16-year-old is highly rated in Nigeria and is expected to be called up to the U17 side in the coming days. He also holds an American passport and is eligible to play for England.
 
Along with Liverpool - West Ham and Wolves both gave a trial to the 6ft4 defender who has been likened to Virgil van Dijk.  In total, it is claimed eight Premier League clubs were keen on Udanoh, before he signed with Villa. He was previously playing for non-league, London based side Erith & Belvedere before making the switch to Villa's youth set up. Udanoh will be part of the U18 side on B6 as he looks to impress on his initial deal.

He sounds a bit...dodgy.

[pooligan]

You have to wonder if there is some kind of agenda against Aston Villa football club.I am listening to the U21 match against Salford live on Talksport and the commentators can not believe the penalty just awarded against us .They said it was very,very harsh and they thought it was more like a dive and Villa can feel hard done by

[wittonwarrior]

The reaction from the players clearly thought it should not have been given

[SheffieldVillain]

Not sure if it's been posted elsewhere, but here's an interview with the new Academy Manager Mark Harrison.

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[Villa Lew]

Villa women win again, beating Blackburn 2 - 1. Well done ladies 3 wins out of 3, joint top.

[VillaBoy_23]

Villa women win again, beating Blackburn 2 - 1. Well done ladies 3 wins out of 3, joint top.

Just got back having taken advantage of the free ticket if you have a men’s season ticket. Could have easily been 5 despite an excellent save in injury time denying Rovers a point. Decent turn out too, the lower trinity looked full. Good standard and very enjoyable.

[paul_e]

Sounds like the new owners have seen the potential for a quick win in getting the Women into the top flight and backed them pretty heavily in the summer. Good to see it's paying off early in the season. The sooner they can overtake the Blues women and put the world back to rights the better.

[FatSam]

Melissa Johnson's goal:

https://twitter.com/AVWFCOfficial/status/1170752060779876352

1,261 in attendance:

https://twitter.com/AVWFCOfficial/status/1170715649838133249

[Sexual Ealing]

We have a player in the u18s with the surname Philogene-Bidace. We must have the best crop of youth surnames in the country.

[pooligan]

Philogene-Bidace a special talent according to the guys i know who watch the youth team regularly

[paul_e]

I've heard very good things as well.

[dave shelley]

Crystal Palace Ladies 0 Aston Villa Ladies 6.  Hat-Trick for Johnson.  Ladies now top of the league.

[cdbearsfan]

Great stuff. The manager won Manager of the Month, too.

[Luke8]

Under 23’s lost 2-0 at Stoke on Monday evening.

On a side note, and apologies if this has been mentioned before, but  the official site and social media channels seem to be fairly limited when it comes to reserve/youth team coverage. Appreciate there was a first team game on the same night, but haven’t seen a single mention of this at all.