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U15s made it to the floodlit cup final today beating Southampton today  5   1 they play Chelsea 

U15s made it to the floodlit cup final today beating Southampton today  5   1 they play Chelsea 

U15s made it to the floodlit cup final today beating Southampton today  5   1 they play Chelsea 

U15s made it to the floodlit cup final today beating Southampton today  5   1 they play Chelsea 

U15s made it to the floodlit cup final today beating Southampton today  5   1 they play Chelsea 

U15s made it to the floodlit cup final today beating Southampton today  5   1 they play Chelsea 

U15s made it to the floodlit cup final today beating Southampton today  5   1 they play Chelsea 

U15s made it to the floodlit cup final today beating Southampton today  5   1 they play Chelsea 

U15s made it to the floodlit cup final today beating Southampton today  5   1 they play Chelsea 

U15s made it to the floodlit cup final today beating Southampton today  5   1 they play Chelsea 

U15s made it to the floodlit cup final today beating Southampton today  5   1 they play Chelsea 

U15s made it to the floodlit cup final today beating Southampton today  5   1 they play Chelsea 

There are always a few factors in these games:
A number of the team have only stepped up from U18 football this season - Moloney only moving up to the U21 squad in the summer, with only a handful of U18 appearances in the last 2 seasons due to injury; Thompson, Perry, Allen, McAndrew and Wheeldon stepping up just before Christmas; and I think it was Gill's and Osong's first ever U21 game. This was only Bardell's 2nd game back from injury so will be a bit rusty. It looked like Fornah failed to impose himself on the game, which is what you should expect from a senior player stepping in. It was a team which has never played as an 11 before. In fact, there may have only been 7 or 8 or them on the field together at any point in the past. Buxton would have been a team built over several seasons, getting to know each other, and signings made to improve on weaknesses. It would have also been the first time an opposing set of fans have been heckling every decision they made Fapetu, Richards, Cox, KRobinson and Gough were missing from the more regular starters, as well as Brown, Evans and Moore who are out on loan As you say, "adult football is so so different to academy football", but that doesn't mean any indivdual player isn't ready to play at that level or higher.
Highlights: https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2024/02/u21-derbyshire-senior-cup-match-highlights-buxton-1-1-derby-county-4-2-on-pens

U21’s Currently 4-0 up away at Huddersfield in the Central League. 

Good news. We're getting there with the Academy.

I’ve been saying for a while now, Gill at LB is one of the best in the country. 

A good win in the PL Cup.
Team was: 1 Josh Shattell, 2 Jack Perry, 3 Tristan Gill, 4 Niall McAndrew, 5 Adisa Osayande, 6 Keilen Robinson, 7 Billy Gough, 8 Cruz Allen, 9 Lennon Wheeldon, 10 Demiane Augustien, 11 Jaydan Davidson | Subs: 13 Jack Thompson (GK), 12 Luke Banks, 14 Justin Oguntolu, 15 Farren Simons, 16 Marsel Tola.
Goals: Wheeldon, Davidson, Allen.
Soccerway: https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/02/england/u18-premier-league-cup/derby-county-fc-under-18-academy/middlesbrough-fc-under-18-academy/4233111/