Reserve League and the next generation

[clockwork orange]

What the youngest age group, we have a team for? Do we have U7's or something like that? How many youth teams do we have for all age groups?

 

[entropy13]

I think the youngest team we have are u12s, for those 9-12 years old, since 9 is the youngest age one can be "accepted" by an academy.

 

[clockwork orange]

I think the youngest team we have are u12s, for those 9-12 years old, since 9 is the youngest age one can be "accepted" by an academy.

Thanks for the info. Think we should start with far younger players (All Dutch clubs start with 6 year olds) & have several teams for each age-group.

Most Dutch pro-clubs have 2 teams for each age-group (U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 & U8) at their Academy. So basically 30-40 players times 6 = 200-odd players. Apart from that most clubs have amateur sections, in which they have even more teams for each age-group.

My main reason for asking is that we seem to be top-notch at improving talents, but we hardly create them ourselves.

If for whatever administrative reason rule, we can only start as off age 9, which is 3 years too late, we should have an amateur team or more with lots of well trained youth teams.

 

[Lukazan]

Took me an age to find this thread.

Anyway just a quick question.. I was gonna make a new thread but decided it wasn't worth it.

About 3 years ago (maybe a little more or less) I remember we took a Japanese/Chinese/Korean kid on trial/loan which may have become permanent. I remember there was quite alot of excitement over this kid as he was supposed to be a very highly rated youngster. I seem to remember him being compared to Henry due to his running at pace with the ball and his finishing. There was also a video clip of him doing an interview and a clip or two of him training at Arsenal, I think..

Anyone know what happened to this kid? Is he still here? Or did I imagine that we signed him up permanently?

 

[Gurgen]

Wasn't he called Ito Sho or something like that? I have no idea what happened to him.

Edit: yeah, think that's the one <a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sho_Ito" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sho_Ito</a>

In August 2006, Ito received a trial from English club Arsenal, where he impressed manager Arsène Wenger. However, his work permit application fell through, and in January 2007, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Grenoble, a club owned by Index Corp, a Japanese mobile content provider.

 

[Muharraqawi]

Another question, what happened to that Brazilian guy Lenny?

Weren't we supposed to sign him on a Bosman?

I searched his name on Wikipedia and in the past they were saying that he was going to sign for us but they removed that now.

<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Fernandes_Coelho" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Fernandes_Coelho</a>

 

[Don Pacifico]

It was bull.

Nothing happened and I'd be very surprised if anything did happen.

 

[Lukazan]

Wasn't he called Ito Sho or something like that? I have no idea what happened to him.

Edit: yeah, think that's the one <a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sho_Ito" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sho_Ito</a>

In August 2006, Ito received a trial from English club Arsenal, where he impressed manager Arsène Wenger. However, his work permit application fell through, and in January 2007, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Grenoble, a club owned by Index Corp, a Japanese mobile content provider.

Ah, thanks for finding that out for me Gurg.

Bit of a shame really.

 

[Anzac]

I think the youngest team we have are u12s, for those 9-12 years old, since 9 is the youngest age one can be "accepted" by an academy.

Thanks for the info. Think we should start with far younger players (All Dutch clubs start with 6 year olds) & have several teams for each age-group.

Most Dutch pro-clubs have 2 teams for each age-group (U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 & U8) at their Academy. So basically 30-40 players times 6 = 200-odd players. Apart from that most clubs have amateur sections, in which they have even more teams for each age-group.

My main reason for asking is that we seem to be top-notch at improving talents, but we hardly create them ourselves.

If for whatever administrative reason rule, we can only start as off age 9, which is 3 years too late, we should have an amateur team or more with lots of well trained youth teams.

Don't the Sth Americans start younger as well?