New U21 League

#1 Beelzebub

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Posted 26 June 2015 - 05:03 PM

http://full-time.the...eague=354158995

Wonder if this will be a development squad team, can't see it being a high enough standard for our new reserve team

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Posted 06 July 2015 - 05:44 AM

Beelzebub, on 26 June 2015 - 05:03 PM, said:

http://full-time.the...eague=354158995

Wonder if this will be a development squad team, can't see it being a high enough standard for our new reserve team

Here are the details of the league the reserves will play in

http://www.thestar.c...roact-1-7342824

So we have the development squad, YT, U21 league, Reserves and First Team next season. We must be running more teams than at any time since the immediate post war years when we seemed to run about six teams

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Posted 06 July 2015 - 06:56 AM

The reserve team league looks very similar to the one we were last in. Small league will probably suit us as we can still have friendlies between fixtures. The U21 league looks interesting, a couple of grounds I've not been to in there so I hope the fixtures are publicised in advance so we have a chance of getting to them. I wonder if this U21 league is for the Development Squad, perhaps replacing the one they were in last season which had games against clubs from the west country and lots of travelling.

It would be nice for the club to announce what is happening behind first team level for the coming season, after all it's less than a month away. Given Phil's article in the Star, I expect there to be an announcement today, I just hope it gives us a full breakdown of the leagues we are playing in and which of our teams will be taking part in each league - and where the home games will take place!!!

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Posted 06 July 2015 - 07:03 AM

Xerxes, on 06 July 2015 - 06:56 AM, said:

Youth team are in talks with where their home games will be, Langar Lane is 2nd choice.

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Posted 06 July 2015 - 07:17 AM

valemadness, on 06 July 2015 - 07:03 AM, said:

Youth team are in talks with where their home games will be, Langar Lane is 2nd choice.

Could go to Clay Cross again Marcia ? Awards just won for groundsman of year at CML level

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Posted 06 July 2015 - 09:00 AM

Details about U21

http://www.chesterfi...on-2527685.aspx

martatcross, on 06 July 2015 - 07:17 AM, said:

Could go to Clay Cross again Marcia ? Awards just won for groundsman of year at CML level

Mark Smith said at the speakeasy on Friday that he's talking to Staveley

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Posted 06 July 2015 - 09:08 AM

Cant say i'm to up on all this but will it be separate U21 and Reserve teams or will it be like the Prem club set up where the reserves is the U21 side and they allow so many over 21 players to play in order for players returning from injury etc to get games?

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Posted 06 July 2015 - 09:36 AM

JonB, on 06 July 2015 - 09:08 AM, said:

Separate teams. Reserves have no age limit as far as I'm aware. The u21's are another part of the academy, an extra place to develop the youth team once they're past 18

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Posted 06 July 2015 - 11:20 AM

valemadness, on 06 July 2015 - 09:36 AM, said:

Separate teams. Reserves have no age limit as far as I'm aware. The u21's are another part of the academy, an extra place to develop the youth team once they're past 18

Odd phrase, 'shadow squad'. Not seen it used before and it's the sort of terminology I'd expect to see if the Development Squad was being integrated more into the main club.

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Posted 06 July 2015 - 11:51 AM

Xerxes, on 06 July 2015 - 11:20 AM, said:

Odd phrase, 'shadow squad'. Not seen it used before and it's the sort of terminology I'd expect to see if the Development Squad was being integrated more into the main club.

Which is the goal I believe.