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Post by faggotygas on Sept 19, 2017 13:58:15 GMT
Using that logic we may as well scrap the Development squad if DC's not going to give a 21 yr old who's playing well any game time when we're desperate for a left sided player. Although he was on the bench v Wycombe so he can't be far off making his 1st team debut. I'm exagerrating obviously, but I'm sure the manager will decide when he is ready. I've never even seen him play, personally.
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Post by pirate on Sept 19, 2017 14:13:38 GMT
Dunwald took his goal well on his right foot, it's on twitter for anyone interested. Looks a big lad for a winger at 6ft 2in.
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Post by pirate on Sept 20, 2017 17:16:54 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2017 22:53:50 GMT
Dunwald took his goal well on his right foot, it's on twitter for anyone interested. Looks a big lad for a winger at 6ft 2in. He played centre-forward with rhys kavanagh on the right and cameron ebbutt on the left.
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Post by Cantankerous Gas on Sept 27, 2017 14:26:16 GMT
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Post by thegasman on Sept 27, 2017 21:11:06 GMT
The dev squad beat W-s-M tonight 4-2
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Post by pirate on Sept 27, 2017 22:34:23 GMT
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Post by pirate on Sept 27, 2017 22:35:31 GMT
James Spruce called up to the latest Wales U19 squad for their forthcoming international friendlies against Switzerland. Paul Bodin will be in charge of the team.
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Post by axegas on Oct 3, 2017 14:32:14 GMT
Developement squad currently 2-1 up away against Southend thanks to goals from Kavanagh and Kelly.
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Post by markczgas on Oct 3, 2017 16:50:18 GMT
Developement squad currently 2-1 up away against Southend thanks to goals from Kavanagh and Kelly. Loving this - an away win on the cards
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Post by markczgas on Oct 4, 2017 19:06:03 GMT
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Post by Finnish Gas on Oct 10, 2017 14:00:50 GMT
Gordon Strachan academy product gets new deal with Bristol RoversA Cov Kid who played in the same team as Coventry City’s Jordan Ponticelli has earned a deal at Bristol Rovers. Former Cardinal Wiseman schoolboy Lewis Ludford-Ison also played in the same school team as ex-Sky Blues Academy star Bassala Sambou, now with Premier League Everton, before becoming a team-mate of Ponticelli at the increasingly successful Strachan Football Foundation based at Rugby. It was while at the Foundation – set up by former Sky Blues boss and Scotland manager Gordon Strachan to help young lads pursue a career in football – that he was spotted by League One Rovers when he played in a friendly against their youth side and invited down for a trial. And two months in to an initial three-month deal with the club’s Under-23s development squad, the 19-year-old centre-half has impressed so much that the club has extended his contract at the Memorial Stadium until the end of the season. It’s been quite a journey for the lad who was rejected by his home-town club for being too small and then suffered a ruptured cruciate knee ligament. “I’m really pleased to get a longer term deal and just want to keep working hard in the Under-23s and see where it takes me at the club,” said the defender, who grew up in Longford and Stoke Green, and went to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School. Bristol Rovers secretary David Sams, Lewis Ludford-Ison and his agent Prince Lamona “Bass Sambou is a good friend of mine and we were in the same year and played in the same school team at Cardinal Wiseman, and also for Cov Jag on a Sunday. “We both went on trial at Coventry City’s Academy together and obviously he was taken on. They said I was too small but soon after that I shot up. I’m 6ft 1 now. “I left Cov Jag and went to Sphinx Under-18s on a Saturday and then went to the Strachan Football Foundation where I was at college and played in the same team as Jordan Ponticelli, who is a year younger than me. Then in my third year I suffered a bad knee injury and had to have an operation before playing for Cov United at the back end of last season. “I played for the Foundation in a friendly against Bristol Rovers in the April and then later that summer I was due to go to study in America after securing a scholarship at the University of Ohio. But I was asked to go for a trial at Bristol and they gave me a short-term deal. “I am two months in to it and they have offered me a deal until the end of the season.” Bassala Sambou, now at Everton, played in the same school and Sunday junior team as Lewis Ludford-Ison Asked what type of player he is, Lewis said: “I’m aggressive but good with the ball.” His agent, Prince Lamona, said: “He’s a strong lad and he can get the odd goal, as he has in the Under-23s, so he’s good in both boxes. He can play as a right-back as well.” “He’s done really well because he’s competing against lads who have come up through professional academies. His initial contract was only going to be until November and I guess he didn’t really know what to expect. “But he’s worked really hard and they called him in last week and said they were going to extend his deal until the end of the season because he’s been doing really well. Coventry City's Jordan Ponticelli played with Lewis Ludford-Ison at the Strachan Football Foundation “So hopefully he can carry on his development and get another deal in the summer. “They have got a really young squad at Rovers where they really trust young players. I was really pleased because their development coach, Chris Hargreaves, said that if he does well he’ll definitely be pushing for the first team. Chris helps out on a first team match day as well, so he’s a good link to the senior side." He added: “It’s a shame he wasn’t picked up at Coventry. I guess he’s one that got away.” www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/gordon-strachan-bristol-rovers-ludford-13740478
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Oct 10, 2017 14:17:06 GMT
Go on, Ison!
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Post by axegas on Oct 10, 2017 15:00:47 GMT
The developement won 2-1 against AFC Wimbledon two goals from Telford, who must be really pushing for a place in the first team.
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Oct 10, 2017 22:14:43 GMT
It's great for the development players to see the likes of Menayese and Andre making the step up. Must be a massive motivation for them to see that if they do well they will get a chance, and it's very possible to take that chance and acquit themselves with the credit that the two I mentioned have. Shows that no one needs to think they are a million miles away and that keeps everyone on their toes.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2017 23:10:13 GMT
I just hope the club gets on with the building of the training ground so as all rovers teams can train in the same facility in a good quality set up.
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Post by Wembley_Gas on Oct 17, 2017 13:22:13 GMT
6-0 in a friendly with kiddy today but more importantly Alfie Kilgour got some more minutes rehabilitation ...and he scored with a volley too!
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Post by thegasman on Oct 24, 2017 22:20:15 GMT
Won 0-1 at Argyle today, on a bit of a roll. Wylde and Blissett played for PAFC dev squad.
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Post by Colyton Gas on Oct 25, 2017 12:16:58 GMT
Development Squad Players Get More First Team Experience On Loan
Midfielder Mohamed Baghdadi yesterday became the latest Development Squad player to seek additional First Team games to further his development.
Baghdadi joined Southern League Premier Division side Dorchester Town on a month-long loan on Tuesday and went straight into their starting 11 to take on Basingstoke that evening.
However, Mo isn't the first Development Squad player to seek additional games to further his progression as he looks for a spot in the Rovers first team.
Currently, Rovers Academy graduates Lewis Leigh-Gilchrist and Lewis Ellington are on loan at Yate Town and Mangotsfield Town respectively with Charlie Ten-Grotenhuis on loan at Gloucester City.
Fellow Development Squad players Ben Morgan, Cameron Ebbutt and Thom Jonkerman have also spent time on loan from the club as they experience men's First Team football and further their development.
The club's Development Squad are currently on a bit of a roll having won their previous six games with the latest victory coming against Plymouth Argyle Tuesday afternoon in the Central League.
Up next for the Development Squad is local rivals Bristol City in the Central League Cup, that fixture will take place at Weston Super Mare FC [Winterstoke Rd, Weston-super-Mare BS24 9AA] on Thursday 16th November.
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Post by markczgas on Oct 25, 2017 14:27:29 GMT
Well done Staffs - you're getting your positivity back
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