Reserves and Academy 2022/23

[Brazilian Villain]

Rory Wilson came on five minutes from the end of Scotland U-21s' win away to their Northern Irish counterparts. He's only sixteen. 🙂

Did he score?

[eamonn]

A 16 year old playing for the Under 21s...blimey, are there many other examples of that?

[Brazilian Villain]

A 16 year old playing for the Under 21s...blimey, are there many other examples of that?

Pelé was just 17 when he played and scored 2 in a World Cup Final, which some might consider even more impressive than playing for Scotland's U-21s.

[eamonn]

Some might but Pele never had to do it on a wet night in...Forfar.

[Drummond]

Some might but Pele never had to do it on a wet night in...Forfar.

He couldn't get it up that far.

[Martyn Smith]

Does anyone know why drawn matches in the EFL trophy are going to penalties? I thought the first round was arranged as groups of four, so surely in that situation a draw is a draw...?

[Martyn Smith]

Question 2. Anyone know if there will be a segregated Villa end at Crawley? Last season I got to the games at Wycombe, which wasn't segregated, and Charlton, which was

[cdbearsfan]

Does anyone know why drawn matches in the EFL trophy are going to penalties? I thought the first round was arranged as groups of four, so surely in that situation a draw is a draw...?

Three points for a win in ninety minutes, two for a win on penalties, one for a defeat on penalties, zero for a defeat. Same system as Scottish League Cup Group Stage.

[eamonn]

How queer.

[cdbearsfan]

Our Academy side is 4-1 down at half time to the Baggies and we have had our goalie sent off.

I thought we'd signed all their players?

[paul_e]

Our Academy side is 4-1 down at half time to the Baggies and we have had our goalie sent off.

I thought we'd signed all their players?

we have, and then loaned them out.

[dave shelley]

2-5 now after 80 minutes.

[pauliewalnuts]

Lost 2-6

No worries, though, we'll just do what we usually do with Albion, and if any of their players were really promising, we'll take them off them.

[Nev]

Fucking Gerrard.

[dorsetvillian]

Off to see the U21's at Pompey. Wonder if Archer will get a run out?