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Oldham (fa youth cup) - Match Thread
« on: October 31, 2018, 09:39:35 PM »

Let’s hope we can get a decent turn out at moss lane tomorrow for the visit of Oldham Athletic. I remember some previous youth cup fixtures having crowds of 300 in attendance. The prize for tomorrow’s winners is a tie away at the stadium of light against Sunderland. So get down and back the youth tomorrow night
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Re: Oldham (fa youth cup) - Match Thread
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2018, 11:30:03 PM »

I will certainly be there, and if we can get 200 or 300 to watch, that would be more than normally watch Oldham Athletic in the North East division (!) of the Football League Youth Alliance, according to the preview from their side, and could even intimidate them a bit.


https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2018/october/31102018-fa-youth-cup/
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Re: Oldham (fa youth cup) - Match Thread
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2018, 10:17:13 AM »

I don't want to put anyone off, but it won't be quite so glamorous for the winners as Sunderland appear to play their FA Youth Cup at Eppleton Colliery Welfare...
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Re: Oldham (fa youth cup) - Match Thread
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2018, 01:13:16 PM »

I may be wrong but in the competition proper don’t clubs have to use their principle stadium? Like on our trip to oakwell?
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Re: Oldham (fa youth cup) - Match Thread
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2018, 01:20:22 PM »

I think that is only after the 5th Round. For example, United play at Leigh and City at the Academy stadium, and there are a few others. Many other clubs like Barnsley are not bothered about switching. I have seen Everton play a Youth Cup match at Goodison.

When I was checking this, I saw Sunderland even played Newcastle United at Eppleton in the 5th Round in 2017.
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Re: Oldham (fa youth cup) - Match Thread
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2018, 01:26:10 PM »

Good research! Well you’d assume we’ll be playing at eppleton 😂
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Re: Oldham (fa youth cup) - Match Thread
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2018, 01:42:30 PM »

Good research! Well you’d assume we’ll be playing at eppleton 😂

It looks like it:-

CLUBS APPLYING TO PLAY HOME MATCHES AT ALTERNATIVE GROUNDS UP TO AND INCLUDING
THE FIFTH ROUND PROPER

Club Alternative Venue

Arsenal Boreham Wood
Brighton & Hove Albion Bognor Regis Town
Chelsea Aldershot Town
Birmingham City Solihull Moors
Fulham Motspur Park
Manchester City Academy Arena
Manchester United Leigh Sports Village
Middlesbrough Bishop Auckland
Ossett United Ossett Albion (former ground)
Oxford United Oxford City
Sunderland Eppleton CW
Swansea City Landore Training Ground
Watford Wingate & Finchley
West Ham United Dagenham & Redbridge
Wigan Athletic Leigh Sports Village
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Re: Oldham (fa youth cup) - Match Thread
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2018, 01:48:27 PM »

First team rearranged training slightly so they can make tonight’s game.
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Re: Oldham (fa youth cup) - Match Thread
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2018, 09:32:55 AM »

Could'nt make it last night as had Ladies training in Stretford, but well done to the lads for getting this far. Gabidon sounds a good prospect.

Hopefully more players from Alty Juniors will make it through to the Youth setup in the coming years.
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2018, 05:51:41 PM »

To win in the FA youth cup against School of Excellence or Academy teams a non league youth team needs to be exceptional. (No disrespect meant here). It is usually a team that is put together over a few seasons with a good considerate manager and a group of players which comes around every blue moon!

Usually, school of Excellence teams / Academy teams are led by an ex pro who does not like losing! (After all its their job)

I can remember a number of years ago Nantwich Town youth team (Josh Hancock was part of that team). (Speak to your own George Heslop for a reference about how good Nantwich's youth team was) were drawn against Wrexham in the 1st round of the FA Youth Cup. A certain Joey Jones (ex Liverpool defender) was their manager at the time. We beat them 2 1 and Mr above was not best pleased to say the least!!!

Round 2 saw Nantwich draw a home tie against your favourite foe Macc Town ha !!!!!!

The game drew 429 fans and Nantwich came out on top again 2 1 . Prior to the game we went to watch Macc in a school of excellence game and they had a really tall black lad as Centre Forward who was really good. We spent hours in training defending corners and free kicks and guess what he didn't play ha!

Round 3 was an entirely different opposition. It was Everton away at Goodison!!!!!!!!!!!!    OMG!!!!!!!!!!!

In between the game at Goodison 2 of our players signed for Crewe Alex so they could not play against Everton. Such a pity!

The town rallied and coach loads of Dabbers made the trip to Goodison Park. There was over 1,000 there. Despite bossing the game for 70 minutes in front of David Moyes we lost the match 2 0..............

The sad thing is most of those Everton academy players today do not play in league football or probably not even non league football.

A moment in history!! Silent But Ledley
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Re: Oldham (fa youth cup) - Match Thread
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2018, 12:15:00 PM »

To win in the FA youth cup against School of Excellence or Academy teams a non league youth team needs to be exceptional. (No disrespect meant here). It is usually a team that is put together over a few seasons with a good considerate manager and a group of players which comes around every blue moon!

Usually, school of Excellence teams / Academy teams are led by an ex pro who does not like losing! (After all its their job)

I can remember a number of years ago Nantwich Town youth team (Josh Hancock was part of that team). (Speak to your own George Heslop for a reference about how good Nantwich's youth team was) were drawn against Wrexham in the 1st round of the FA Youth Cup. A certain Joey Jones (ex Liverpool defender) was their manager at the time. We beat them 2 1 and Mr above was not best pleased to say the least!!!

Round 2 saw Nantwich draw a home tie against your favourite foe Macc Town ha !!!!!!

The game drew 429 fans and Nantwich came out on top again 2 1 . Prior to the game we went to watch Macc in a school of excellence game and they had a really tall black lad as Centre Forward who was really good. We spent hours in training defending corners and free kicks and guess what he didn't play ha!

Round 3 was an entirely different opposition. It was Everton away at Goodison!!!!!!!!!!!!    OMG!!!!!!!!!!!

In between the game at Goodison 2 of our players signed for Crewe Alex so they could not play against Everton. Such a pity!

The town rallied and coach loads of Dabbers made the trip to Goodison Park. There was over 1,000 there. Despite bossing the game for 70 minutes in front of David Moyes we lost the match 2 0..............

The sad thing is most of those Everton academy players today do not play in league football or probably not even non league football.

A moment in history!! Silent But Ledley

Nope, that's not even remotely correct. I'm bored at work and just looked it up. All but three of that team are still in football, most at professional level. As follows.

Connor Roberts – In the Welsh Prem with TNS
Lee Mcardle – Suffered a career ending injury, now coaches for Everton
Jake Bidwell – QPR
Moses Barnett – Caernarfon Town
Shane Duffy – Brighton
Hope Akpan – Bradford City
Tom Mcready – Colwyn Bay (briefly played for Alty shortly after his release from Everton)
James Wallace – Fleetwood Town
Lewis Codling – Skelmersdale (think he had a trial with us a way back)
Conor Mcaleny – Fleetwood Town
Nathan Craig – Caernarfon (scored a hattrick for them last week)
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Aristote Nisala – Ipswich Town
Gerard Kinsella – Warrington Town
Karl Shepphard – Cork City
Luke Powell - Fitness coach at Curzon Ashton
Georg Krenn - Coaches in Austria
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