Reserves and Academy 2025-26

[Legion]

We go again.

[Duncan Shaw]

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/june/12/jimmy-shan-appointed-u21-head-coach/

Nothing about where Gombau is going?

[Drummond]

Sacked I suppose. Shan has done a great job and clearly fits with the programme

[Dogtanian]

Yeah, only one other academy has done that treble before. He’s done a fantastic job.

[Mister E]

Kadan Young has just set up the first England goal for the U19's

[Mister E]

Rowe is getting a hard time at England right back: caught outv of position for Norway's equaliser

[Mister E]

Rowe is getting a hard time at England right back: caught outv of position for Norway's equaliser

... and, substituted at half time ...

[dcdavecollett]

Young was badly served by last season's loan move -he hardly played.

[Mister E]

Young was badly served by last season's loan move -he hardly played.

He played very well for England last night; and still plenty of time to grow his undoubted talents.

[OCD]

Young was badly served by last season's loan move -he hardly played.

Was that his first loan move though? It seems like the first 1-2 loan moves often don't go well in terms of the number of appearances but it must help having that experience of having to be self-sufficient for probably the first time. The likes of Louie Barry and KKH struggled in their first loan moves.

[dcdavecollett]

I hope you're right.

[Gareth]

The first loan move is usually to expose to full mens football but more about them growing up as men…be interesting with Young, Munroe & Wright whether they kick on after having a spell abroad….likewise a season of struggling at Shrewsbury for Feeney will hopefully have toughened him up a bit for maybe having a championship loan

[Rotterdam]

It also helps highlight how fortunate they are with support, facilities and everything else done for them.

[Dogtanian]

There is a bit about Feeney and Swinkels and what they learned getting relegated this season;

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6355616/2025/06/16/villa-josh-feeney-sil-swinkels-league-one/

[eamonn]

Relegation learnings rule!