Jram

Still in his first proper season as a member of the U23 (only 18). Given his size, he's struggled to make much of an impact this season. It also hasn't helped that he was tried out in an AM role for a bit.

And that's how it finished.
Wilson came on for Ebosele at half time (presumably a switch to 433) and Bardell came on for Dixon on the hour mark (I'm guessing to play DM, rather than a switch back to 541)

Don't want to right him off before he plays, but he looks a shadow of his former self.

I think he’ll play plenty between now and the end of the season. If we go back to a 4-3-3, he can fit with Jozwiak and Kazim up top, even if he’s not really a winger.
It would be nice to have him more central and in midfield but right now Shinnie, Knight and Bielik are undroppable. They’re getting results for us when we desperately need them so it’s a waiting game for him. It’s nothing to move club over though, my gut says that Shinnie is playing well now but we’ll eventually outgrow the need for such a defensive step up.
I stare at our starting lineups and think if we replaced Shinnie with Sibley it’s a tasty team but Shinnie proves me wrong twice a ducking week. Hopefully a Knight, Sibley and Bielik midfield will happen eventually, it looks so balanced and talented on paper.

There's already a shopping mall dedicated to our Kaide. 

Fair enough 

I rate any player who's initials are also his position 

*Buchanan
I don't tend to take this secret scout fella seriously. In the Lampard season they felt he could make the step up to the first team the following season. To most watching the U23s, that has never been a  realistic possibility. Then here they say Buchanan's main flaw is his physicality. For the record, he's won the 2nd most aerial battles in the league despite only playing in 15 of our 24 games so far. 

....or it's been spent on running expenses....to keep the club in existence.

Apologies, it was the Daily Mail in 2007 predicting the 2014 World Cup lineup and its brilliant ?

Would love to see how many of these lads actually make it 
I think someone recently showed me the Sun’s predicted lineup for the 2018 World Cup in 2008 or something and it’s quite hilarious 

I didn't make my comments because he's been taking part in first team training. I made my comments because he's head and shoulders above anyone else we have in the U18s - it's a no brainer to me that he'll step up to the U23s very soon.
Once at U23 level the competition on the right wing is currently Shonibare and Wilson. Across the forward line we also have Cresswell, Duncan, Stretton and Hector-Ingram who all prefer to play central meaning we only really have 3 wingers for two positions. Given the shortage of numbers , there is little competition preventing Gordon getting game time at that level and possibly impressing enough to get a first team opportunity. The U23s have 13 games from New Year onwards, plenty of time for Gordon to prove he's worth a go in the first team.
We'll have little to play for in the final 5 games of this season, so chances for youth players will be up for grabs.

u18's just lost 7-0 to Man City's u18's ? 

$h1t loads

Might be Max Bardell

Based on last nights performance, probably only a year away from the first team squad.

Going to league 1 would probably vastly improve academy players chances of breaking through tbh but maybe it’s not much of an incentive if your ceiling is as high as Gordon’s 

Absolutely, you can't fault his attitude. Watching the Wycombe and Coventry games he was always talking and encouraging everyone around him and that's exactly what we need. This squad isn't lacking in quality, not to the extent where we should be bottom of the table, but when you're in a rut you need grafters, leaders and players with heart who are up for the fight, and CKR is exactly that kind of player. And, in fairness, he isn't exactly lacking in quality himself.

His interview was brilliant. I’m so sick of the cliches, it makes watching any player interview (or, frankly, pundit interview but that’s another issue) pointless because they show zero charisma and just spout bullocks. Kazim showed them the way 

Watching his Rams TV interview was really good to watch. Straight talker and leader but also despite not beinv here long he seems to actually give a damn.
11 players on the pitch with his attitude we wouldnt be bottom 3 for long

At home to Cardiff in the third round of the FA Youth Cup
https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2020/11/young-rams-to-face-cardiff-in-fa-youth-cup-third-round
One of these years I would love us to actually do ourselves justice in this competition.

Just had a quick scan of his Insta and I’m none the wiser 
Nothing from the club that I can find either 

Just had a quick scan of his Insta and I’m none the wiser 
Nothing from the club that I can find either 

Sibley and Whittaker in the U20s 

Sibley and Whittaker in the U20s