I'm not sure about us listing Raikhy and Chuk Jr on there, both joined us as schoolkids (14 and 12 respectively, I think). They're certainly very different to Smith, Feeney and Chrisene who had already player senior football before they arrived.
Quote from: paul_e on July 29, 2022, 11:30:26 AMI'm not sure about us listing Raikhy and Chuk Jr on there, both joined us as schoolkids (14 and 12 respectively, I think). They're certainly very different to Smith, Feeney and Chrisene who had already player senior football before they arrived.Chukwuemeka was at Northampton School for Boys when he joined, and apparently we've had a few kids from there in our academy. They do really well at providing elite sports people, eg Courtney Lawes, considering they're a state school.
Quote from: Risso on August 04, 2022, 11:16:51 AMQuote from: paul_e on July 29, 2022, 11:30:26 AMI'm not sure about us listing Raikhy and Chuk Jr on there, both joined us as schoolkids (14 and 12 respectively, I think). They're certainly very different to Smith, Feeney and Chrisene who had already player senior football before they arrived.Chukwuemeka was at Northampton School for Boys when he joined, and apparently we've had a few kids from there in our academy. They do really well at providing elite sports people, eg Courtney Lawes, considering they're a state school.I think you have to add a bit of context there though, it's not a 'normal' state school, they're an official partner to saints and get most of their rugby coaching from the club, that makes sporting excellence a bit easier to achieve. It fact how that school runs is exactly what academies should be because the involvement of saints with them has helped everyone at the school. Probably going too far off topic there though but if Villa could formalise their links with local schools in a similar way I'd be all for it.
That's going some if he managed to get injured between now and Gerrard's press conference. Another possibility is that he's off on loan somewhere. There's a few that I thought would be involved who aren't.