Real Union/Josh Feeney

[SaddVillan]

https://x.com/villareport/status/1749489939023049091?t=viovjcKkNun9Kb-cwO2fHA&s=08

He's a top top prospect. We signed him from Fleetwood when he was 16.
To good to play for our youth/reserve set up, but too young/inexperienced for the first team.

Union would be a good move for him - he's probably not going to get a chance playing centre back for an English club, so level 3 in Spain for 6 months would be good.

The Union head coach, Inigo Idiakez was Villa's U21 coach until leaving to take over there last December.

Think we may well see more youngsters going out on loan to Union in the future. This may well be a very interesting and fruitful development within the VSports empire.

[pauliewalnuts]

Spanish third division, semi pro.

I understand the Emery connection but surely that’s too low a level for him?

Why not the English third division?

[pablo_picasso]

I agree, it is quite a low level.

[Steve67]

Three Villan's going over.  Too low for Feeney but will be good for them all.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Spanish third division, semi pro.

I understand the Emery connection but surely that’s too low a level for him?

Why not the English third division?

A few months in Guimarães would have been better, they're having a good season, currently 5th but only on a lesser goal difference.

[Brazilian Villain]

They're already calling him 'El Feeneymeno' over there.

[Risso]

That seems really odd, looks like Conference or below standard football. Unless the idea is to send three of our youth players over there to give them a boost and give the team a leg up into the second division so that they can then go full time?

[OCD]

They're young lads, likely having to fend for themselves for the first time and having to grow up a bit. The game over there is likely to be more technical and less physical. A lot of our young players won't be ready physically so moving away and having to learn a different way of playing would be good for their development, I would think.

[Dogtanian]

They're young lads, likely having to fend for themselves for the first time and having to grow up a bit. The game over there is likely to be more technical and less physical. A lot of our young players won't be ready physically so moving away and having to learn a different way of playing would be good for their development, I would think.

Josh will be a unit when he’s bulked up and got used to a more physical game.

[SaddVillan]

Take the points about the level of football compared to English Leagues  but I can't see many managers/coaches risking 18yr olds in the centre back position.

Makes it quite difficult to find somewhere for them to develop - probably not strong enough for the rough and tumble of L1 or L2.

[Dante Lavelli]

Imagine being 18/19 and sent to a town just outside San Sebastián for 6 months. Then you’re told a couple of mates are going out to join you.

[OCD]

Take the points about the level of football compared to English Leagues  but I can't see many managers/coaches risking 18yr olds in the centre back position.

Makes it quite difficult to find somewhere for them to develop - probably not strong enough for the rough and tumble of L1 or L2.

Someone like Ronnie Edwards can illustrate a path. He's 20 now (21 in a couple of months). First league season but he's in his third year at Peterbrough and being spoken of highly, having been recommended to Man United by Alex Ferguson as a youth prospect.

Edwards looks a unit now so next season might be the right time to start getting Feeney league experience, which still leaves 6 months where we can send him to our Spanish partner club where he can continue being trained by the coach who has been managing him the first half of the season.

[Bad English]

Clearly been sent to attain level C1 in Spanish.

[Smithy]

That seems really odd, looks like Conference or below standard football. Unless the idea is to send three of our youth players over there to give them a boost and give the team a leg up into the second division so that they can then go full time?

It does feel odd that such a promising youth player is being sent to play at such a low level, but Cam Archer was sent to play in non-league at 18, and was worth £20m three years later, so you never know...

[Dave P]

I agree it does feel a bit odd but they are not a random lower league Spanish club, there is a link there to us. Who knows, maybe they can buy him for £50m to help FFP?