braveheart_lynch Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I do sometimes have suspicions on the credibility of the call-ups at Youth levels. It sometimes looks more like playing for an obscure club (plays in England or abroad) or playing for the Old Firm earns a place in the squad before anyone has even seen them play. Almost like they are picked from a database. I could be wrong though and maybe we did send someone down to Norwich or Brighton to take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudScot Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 On 28/02/2016 at 9:05 AM, braveheart_lynch said: I do sometimes have suspicions on the credibility of the call-ups at Youth levels. It sometimes looks more like playing for an obscure club (plays in England or abroad) or playing for the Old Firm earns a place in the squad before anyone has even seen them play. Almost like they are picked from a database. I could be wrong though and maybe we did send someone down to Norwich or Brighton to take a look. Does seem like if you play for Reading them you are a shoe in for the squad at times haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) I think Reading was bleed dry a while ago... agree that for a while it did look like they provided half the squad, but think only 2 or 3 of them make squad with Dominic Hyam and Harry Caldwell regulars in squads (both are good players, with Hyam probably the better one) and some times Zak Jules making the odd one (but that is the SFA stone age mentality that he picked based on that he is a 18 years old going on 25 who is built like Mike Tyson in his prime!) . Thing is, a lot of these "obscure" clubs do actually snap up young Scottish players..... my cousin started out in Ayr United youth team, before going down south to train with Arsenal and eventually being snapped up by Notts County (and he said there was about 6 or 7 other Scottish kids there at the same time)... some make it, most just head back up the road (my cousin went back to Ayr United after 2 seasons at County, then dropped into the Juniors, with just a brief period at Airdrie, before setting for the Juniors again). I think this is a slowly changing trend though, as most are probably staying here in Scotland, rather than chase the bright lights, as the youth team squads these days seem to be full of players from Rangers and Celtic (who will arguably have the bigger youth team set up's, so provide the more players) along with Aberdeen, Hearts and Killie providing their fair share (Queens Park have provided a large number over the years as their youth system is massive, but just a case when the kids actually want to be paid for playing, any player of note they produce is snapped up elsewhere) Edited March 2, 2016 by wanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Last summer during pre-season Maidenhead United played Reading's U21s in a friendly. I went along primarily to see if some of the young Scots were playing. Reading played a different 11 in each half so everyone got a run out. It was quiet a feisty game for a pre-season bearing in mind there is a bit of local rivalry and the Magpies team was full of experienced semi-pro players. Cardwell and Hyam didn't particularly stand out. Hyam was on the other side from where I was and had a steady half, no more, no less. I thought Cardwell looked a bit lightweight up front but given it was literally boys against men, I wouldn't hold that against him. The player who stood out for me though was Tom McIntyre at the back who looked comfortable on the ball and good in the air despite being of average height, more so given the strength and physique of the opposition and the fact that he was still 16 at that point. Good to see the technique there, the strength will come as he gets older. I see he's been injured this season and hasn't played much, I hope that doesn't set his development back too much. I'm not saying he's the answer at Centre Back, far from it but he's definitely someone I'll be looking out for in future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 16 minutes ago, wanderer said: Thing is, a lot of these "obscure" clubs do actually snap up young Scottish players..... my cousin started out in Ayr United youth team, before going down south to train with Arsenal and eventually being snapped up by Notts County (and he said there was about 6 or 7 other Scottish kids there at the same time)... some make it, most just head back up the road (my cousin went back to Ayr United after 2 seasons at County, then dropped into the Juniors, with just a brief period at Airdrie, before setting for the Juniors again). In Reading's case I don't think any of these guys are born in Scotland. I suspect that there is someone either at Reading or in the area who is actively "scouting" them for the SFA. No idea who that is, pre-dates Clarkey certainly. Could potentially be a Mark McGhee connection I guess. Its a long time since he was manager there but he's well thought of and maybe has connections in the academy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 6 minutes ago, aaid said: In Reading's case I don't think any of these guys are born in Scotland. I suspect that there is someone either at Reading or in the area who is actively "scouting" them for the SFA. No idea who that is, pre-dates Clarkey certainly. Could potentially be a Mark McGhee connection I guess. Its a long time since he was manager there but he's well thought of and maybe has connections in the academy. A lot of these Reading kids were deep into the system long before Clarke arrived there. Probably through Michael Oliver who basically went to EVERY club to scout out players (think he was let go a year ago) that the vast majority were found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewolf_1980 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 U17 captain Liam Burt made his first team debut for Rangers last night, coming on as a substitute after about 75 mins. He had one shot from about 20 yards at an angle which went about a yard over the crossbar and generally did ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Gilmour in the squad for the Elite round of the U17 qualifiers Goalkeepers Aidan McAdams (Celtic) Kieran Wright (Rangers) Defenders Daniel Baur (Heart of Midlothian) Dan Meredith (West Bromwich Albion) Tony Gallacher (Falkirk) Wallace Duffy (Celtic) Jason Krones (Rangers) Midfielders Fraser Hornby (Everton) Liam Burt (Rangers) Kyle McAllister (St Mirren) Charlie Gilmour (Arsenal) Jack Thomson (Rangers) Broque Watson (Celtic) Forwards Glenn Middleton (Norwich City) Jack Aitchison (Celtic) Lewis Morrison (Kilmarnock) Connor McLennan (Aberdeen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Drew 1-1 with Switzerland this afternoon, but other results went our way and have qualified for the finals in Azerbaijan this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannannan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 50 minutes ago, wanderer said: Drew 1-1 with Switzerland this afternoon, but other results went our way and have qualified for the finals in Azerbaijan this summer. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Gills Mcginty Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Finals are in Azerbaijan in May, anyone know what the venues are? can't find them on UEFA website, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Other results mean we qualify ? Really ? We live in strange times.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borojock Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 great news especially after the under 21's and 19;s failure to qualify in the last week or so, should be some great experience for the young lads lets hope in the next few years some decent players start to emerge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weekevie04 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Is that two or three even championships on the bounce for Scott Gemmill including a semi-final? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 18 minutes ago, weekevie04 said: Is that two or three even championships on the bounce for Scott Gemmill including a semi-final? 3 in a row Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Draw just been made, and got a pretty good group Azerbijian Portugal Belgium Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borojock Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Good draw and looking forward to it, the experience for them will be invaluable both for players and a youngish manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Eurosport sometimes show these types of tournaments. Hopefully they will this time around. Worth a watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gspain Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 schedule is here http://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/download/competitions/general/02/35/19/91/2351991_download.pdf It appears your game v Portugal is live on Eurosport 2 - kickoff appears to be 12.30pm BST on Sunday May 8th. All games are in Baku. I was hoping to go if Rep of Ireland made it but we just missed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 On 09/03/2016 at 0:13 PM, wanderer said: Broque Watson (Celtic) First Broque I've seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alkymalky Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Squad announced for the championships Scotland under-17 squad:Goalkeepers Aidan McAdams (Celtic) Kieran Wright (Rangers) Defenders Daniel Baur (Heart of Midlothian) Dan Meredith (West Bromwich Albion) Tony Gallacher (Falkirk) Liam Hegarty (Middlesbrough) Aidan Wilson (Rangers) Midfielders Fraser Hornby (Everton)Liam Burt (Rangers) Kyle McAllister (St Mirren) Jordan Holsgrove (Reading) Jack Thomson (Rangers) Broque Watson (Celtic) Forwards Zak Rudden (Rangers) Jack Aitchison (Celtic) Lewis Morrison (Kilmarnock) Connor McLennan (Aberdeen) Jack Adamson (Rangers) Group A Fixtures (all KOs in local time):Thursday 5 MayBelgium v Scotland 8km Stadium, kick-off 7 pmAzerbaijan v PortugalBaku Olympic Stadium, kick-off 8 pm Live on EurosportSunday 8 MayPortugal v ScotlandDalga Arena, kick-off 3.30 pm Live on Eurosport 2Azerbaijan v Belgium8km Stadium, kick-off 7 pmWednesday 11 MayScotland v Azerbaijan8km Stadium, kick-off 4 pm Portugal v Belgium Dalga Arena, kick-off 4 pm Live on Eurosport 2Quarter-finals: 14/15 May (8km Stadium, Dalga Arena)Semi-finals: 18 May (Baku Olympic Stadium)Final: 21 May (Baku Olympic Stadium) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Broque? Wtf kinda name is that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisEDI Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 No Gilmour in the squad....................................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 On 2/24/2016 at 2:43 PM, aaid said: Now I know that there is no ulterior motive here, but do you ever think that maybe as a middle aged man you shouldn't be following a 17 year old boy on Twitter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 On 4/15/2016 at 6:23 PM, Toepoke said: First Broque I've seen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgYKYk4GryU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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