[KN22]

Never heard of him but just happy to see the sentence doesn’t end with “for Aston Villa.” 

My claim to fame is I’ve seen him play, in my street! His grandad lives 50 yards from me and, when a boy, he would spend hours playing on the small grassed island in our close. Delighted for him.

[SmethDan]

It’s my understanding that pro contracts have been offered to a number of the current U18 group - including Evan Humphries, Archie Kirton, Ben Cisse, Adriel Walker, Deago Nelson & Cole Deeming. That’s in addition to these two plus Harry Whitwell & Kev Mfuamba who were awarded theirs as you know a few months ago. I believe (but not 100% certain) that the two lads signed from Scotland (Mandey & Sule) were signed as pro’s anyway.

If they all accept the terms and sign I make that 12 new pro’s for next season.

Nice one  .

Hopefully a few more to follow  .

[BalisPen]

Good luck to all the "new" signings, may your stay with us be long and very, very successful.

[Albionic]

Nice one  .

Hopefully a few more to follow  .

12 new pro’s for next season.  Therein lies the age old dilemma with kids / academies, if every club signs 12 new pros a season the market is overflowing massively and many most of those kids will be have to be cast aside.

The art is recognising who will be late bloomers, develop continually and have good attitudes.

The bloated squads premier league clubs run with just exacerbates the problem as they keep the "kids" well into their twenties now.
Hopefully some of our brightest talent will come through and they have the additional opportunity of Bologna on the horizon now.

[BalisPen]

I don't know much about Jamal Mohammed, and he's been injured, but at 6ft 5 is it way too soon for him to replace KB, even though he hasn't been on loan so probably not, but any one rate him?

[Baggie79]

Does anyone know who the trialist was who played in the PL2 game last night?

[JMullen95]

Bostock is not a centre midfielder he’s a winger/10. Alongside Whitwell, Deeming and Cisse he’s got a chance of making it in the pro game. The rest, let’s just say they’ll have to improve a fair bit.

[gazberg]

Maja and Pipa start to fight for u23s. Cleary back in squad

[gazberg]

Maja starts for u23's tonight.

No Cleary in squad, wonder if he's injured again

[NJS]

Cleary, Maja, Dike:  had they been in deep space for several years before joining us and degraded their bone densities?

[baggie53]

Cleary, Maja, Dike:  had they been in deep space for several years before joining us and degraded their bone densities?

Bit unfair to include Maja - he has been the victim of borderline GBH challenges not once but twice

[Fritzl Palace]

Maja has two goals already tonight.

Good sign

[johnny Cash]

Maja has two goals already tonight.

Good sign

Played 80 mins. Two goals and an assist for the opener which heard scored. 

One trialist started, Ed Jones from Everton apparently, and a second came on for him at half time.

Seems like a good number of this bunch need loans next season, Whitwell, Heard, Hall and Higgins will all be 19 or over early in next season and they have to start playing men’s football.

[KN22]

Maja has two goals already tonight.

Good sign

Great sign. Hopefully ready to start for first team now?