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Provisional dates for the u19 fixtures are out, with some new opposition for the boys this season.


Starting with Doncaster TBC Sat 10 Aug 12:00 AM

Grimsby Away, Sat 17 Aug 12:00 AM

Bolton Home, Sat 24 Aug 12:00 AM

Harrogate Home, Sat 31 Aug 12:00 AM

Hartlepool Away, Sat 7 Sep 12:00 AM

Carlisle Away, Sat 14 Sep12:00 AM

Huddersfield Home, Sat 21 Sep12:00 AM

Accrington Home, Wed 25 Sep12:00 AM

Lincoln Away, Sat 28 Sep 12:00 AM

Seagull Draggers Away, Wed 9 Oct12:00 AM

Mansfield Home, Sat 12 Oct 12:00 AM

Morecambe Away, Sat 19 Oct 12:00 AM

Notts County Home, Sat 26 Oct12:00 AM

Port Vale Home, Sat 2 Nov 12:00 AM

Wrexham Away, Sat 9 Nov 12:00 AM

Rochdale Home, Sat 16 Nov 12:00 AM

Rotherham Away, Sat 30 Nov 12:00 AM

Morecambe Home, Sat 7 Dec 12:00 AM

Salford Home, Sat 21 Dec 12:00 AM

Shrewsbury Away, Sat 11 Jan 12:00 AM

Stockport Home, Sat 18 Jan 12:00 AM

Walsall Away, Sat 1 Feb 12:00 AM

Accrington Away, Sat 8 Mar 12:00 AM

Seagull Draggers Home, Sat 15 Mar 12:00 AM

Bolton Home, Sat 22 Mar 12:00 AM

Bradford Home, Sat 29 Mar 12:00 AM

Burton Home, Sat 12 Apr 12:00 AM

Carlisle Home, Sat 26 Apr 12:00 AM

Chesterfield Away, Sat 3 May 12:00 AM
 
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Alpine White said:
I guess by league position of the men's team we are by far top dog in that pond (mixing my metaphors)
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Won the League three times in the past five years, and won the National Cat 3 Academy Cup twice recently too.

Think during that time there has only been the Seagull Draggers who have also been a Championship club in our League though, there aren't too many nationally either.
 
Bobbage said:
Provisional dates for the u19 fixtures are out, with some new opposition for the boys this season.


Starting with Doncaster TBC Sat 10 Aug 12:00 AM

Grimsby Away, Sat 17 Aug 12:00 AM

Bolton Home, Sat 24 Aug 12:00 AM

Harrogate Home, Sat 31 Aug 12:00 AM

Hartlepool Away, Sat 7 Sep 12:00 AM

Carlisle Away, Sat 14 Sep12:00 AM

Huddersfield Home, Sat 21 Sep12:00 AM

Accrington Home, Wed 25 Sep12:00 AM

Lincoln Away, Sat 28 Sep 12:00 AM

Seagull Draggers Away, Wed 9 Oct12:00 AM

Mansfield Home, Sat 12 Oct 12:00 AM

Morecambe Away, Sat 19 Oct 12:00 AM

Notts County Home, Sat 26 Oct12:00 AM

Port Vale Home, Sat 2 Nov 12:00 AM

Wrexham Away, Sat 9 Nov 12:00 AM

Rochdale Home, Sat 16 Nov 12:00 AM

Rotherham Away, Sat 30 Nov 12:00 AM

Morecambe Home, Sat 7 Dec 12:00 AM

Salford Home, Sat 21 Dec 12:00 AM

Shrewsbury Away, Sat 11 Jan 12:00 AM

Stockport Home, Sat 18 Jan 12:00 AM

Walsall Away, Sat 1 Feb 12:00 AM

Accrington Away, Sat 8 Mar 12:00 AM

Seagull Draggers Home, Sat 15 Mar 12:00 AM

Bolton Home, Sat 22 Mar 12:00 AM

Bradford Home, Sat 29 Mar 12:00 AM

Burton Home, Sat 12 Apr 12:00 AM

Carlisle Home, Sat 26 Apr 12:00 AM

Chesterfield Away, Sat 3 May 12:00 AM
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we dont seem to play Mansfield away so wonder if some of these are group cup games ?
 
sports rehab said:
we dont seem to play Mansfield away so wonder if some of these are group cup games ?
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Could well be, unless they've changed the League format and we play Home & Away against teams in the NW section, plus one game against teams in the NE section, ie Doncaster, Chesterfield, Notts County, Burton, Bradford, Lincoln, Mansfield, Hartlepool etc?

 
Bobbage said:
Won the League three times in the past five years, and won the National Cat 3 Academy Cup twice recently too.

Think during that time there has only been the Seagull Draggers who have also been a Championship club in our League though, there aren't too many nationally either.
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When you combine that with the lack of real top level transition to first team/ good level loans for our youngsters, I argue you have to come to the conclusion of a lack of ambition. We should be playing in a tougher league.
 
Alpine White said:
When you combine that with the lack of real top level transition to first team/ good level loans for our youngsters, I argue you have to come to the conclusion of a lack of ambition. We should be playing in a tougher league.
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My issue is that when we do have u18/19 players that have potential, we don't have an u21/23 team that they can then join and play with/against young men to bridge the gap to League football. We play an entire team of kids against League team's reserve men in the Central League once a month or so.
 
Bobbage said:
Could well be, unless they've changed the League format and we play Home & Away against teams in the NW section, plus one game against teams in the NE section, ie Doncaster, Chesterfield, Notts County, Burton, Bradford, Lincoln, Mansfield, Hartlepool etc?

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good shout........ having done some sessional work @ Mansfield whilst working P/T for Gaz Brazil at Forest Academy it would have been good to pop back and see if Nigel Clough still asks his players to walk his dog during training sessions 🤣
 
sports rehab said:
good shout........ having done some sessional work @ Mansfield whilst working P/T for Gaz Brazil at Forest Academy it would have been good to pop back and see if Nigel Clough still asks his players to walk his dog during training sessions 🤣
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His uncle Bill was my godfather.

(one for the small claims court there... 😂)
 
Bobbage said:
My issue is that when we do have u18/19 players that have potential, we don't have an u21/23 team that they can then join and play with/against young men to bridge the gap to League football. We play an entire team of kids against League team's reserve men in the Central League once a month or so.
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Excellent point. We are missing that bridge between youth and first team.
 


Won't be able to do the updates this morning, but looking forward to seeing how we get on with a fresh crop of youngsters against new opposition.

Come on you whites!
 
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