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17 minutes ago, Jubbs said:

Nah it won't, the Premier League will do the fixture arranging. How could you arrange your own fixtures? 

Clubs rarely play at their own grounds so have to liaise with the owners (eg Loughborough) for when they're free. The U23 games are played on all manner of different days for no obvious reason (it's not like there's a TV schedule to accommodate). The League will surely simply say to "play the game week commencing whatever". I really don't think they mandate date and time for this. That's down to the clubs to agree. Here are this week's games:736535467_PL2fixtures.thumb.JPG.557f1f27313ff75876eb90d3cfac1baf.JPG

I'm sure we could have played this game tomorrow or Monday had we wanted, like the other teams.

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5 hours ago, Carl Sagan said:

I'm sure earlier in the season Rooney talked about using U23 games to keep some of his non-playing first team squad fit. But agree it's not looking that way right now. 

He’s said a few times recently that he’s not playing the likes of Cashin/ Thompson in U23 games as he can’t risk them getting injured because he may need them in the first team

he described it as “catch 22” as they’re then not getting match sharpness 

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8 hours ago, Ravabeerbelly said:

Anyone believing the ‘bubble’ thing still exists is in cloud cuckoo land ??

Wasn't there a report only a couple of weeks ago which mentions it and the fact that we postponed a game because of positive cases....?

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Everton U23s v Derby County U23s

Team lineups: 

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https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/10/england/premier-league-2-division-one/everton-u23/Derby-u23/3583700/

Anybody got any idea who Reece Hutchinson playing left-back is? Trialist? New signing?

https://uk.soccerway.com/players/reece-hutchinson/529945/

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3 minutes ago, Stuniverse said:

Everton U23s v Derby County U23s

Team lineups: https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/10/england/premier-league-2-division-one/everton-u23/Derby-u23/3583700/

Anybody got any idea who Reece Hutchinson playing left-back is? Trialist? New signing?

https://uk.soccerway.com/players/reece-hutchinson/529945/

Dunno. They've got Grewal-P playing at CH is that right?

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4 minutes ago, Stuniverse said:

Everton U23s v Derby County U23s

Team lineups: https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/10/england/premier-league-2-division-one/everton-u23/Derby-u23/3583700/

Anybody got any idea who Reece Hutchinson playing left-back is? Trialist? New signing?

https://uk.soccerway.com/players/reece-hutchinson/529945/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reece_Hutchinson

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I was at the u23's game tonight and it was a tough watch tbh.

Keeper Fowkes was impressive, with one save made when the ball was seemingly already past him. Given the concerns around Roos and Allsop he might not be too far away from a call up to the first team squad.

Louis Thompson was a bit disappointing, especially his delivery from set pieces. You can see he has something there to work with though. 

Isaac Hutchinson seemed to have the wrong studs in. Again, looks to have a touch of class about him but, as with Thompson, needs to be running the show at this level.

Of the others, I'll be kind to new boy Reece Hutchinson and suggest he'll improve with a run of games. He really struggled though in truth, as did Solomon at CB. 

Bardell was decent enough at right back but not much happened for Agathise. 

I'm loathe to criticise young lads giving their best but Cybulski up top is never going to have a career in league football. 

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On 09/09/2021 at 21:22, Jram said:

He’s said a few times recently that he’s not playing the likes of Cashin/ Thompson in U23 games as he can’t risk them getting injured because he may need them in the first team

he described it as “catch 22” as they’re then not getting match sharpness 

He can’t play them in the first team as we haven’t got a space in the allowed limits. So the only football they can play is U23 

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9 hours ago, Rampant said:

I was at the u23's game tonight and it was a tough watch tbh.

Keeper Fowkes was impressive, with one save made when the ball was seemingly already past him. Given the concerns around Roos and Allsop he might not be too far away from a call up to the first team squad.

Louis Thompson was a bit disappointing, especially his delivery from set pieces. You can see he has something there to work with though. 

Isaac Hutchinson seemed to have the wrong studs in. Again, looks to have a touch of class about him but, as with Thompson, needs to be running the show at this level.

Of the others, I'll be kind to new boy Reece Hutchinson and suggest he'll improve with a run of games. He really struggled though in truth, as did Solomon at CB. 

Bardell was decent enough at right back but not much happened for Agathise. 

I'm loathe to criticise young lads giving their best but Cybulski up top is never going to have a career in league football. 

I read this last night after only having watched the first half.

We weren't dominant all half at all but had spells after they scored early (5 minutes in). I assumed we'd fell apart and been slaughtered, but I see it ended 1-0.

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3 hours ago, FrostedRam said:

He can’t play them in the first team as we haven’t got a space in the allowed limits. So the only football they can play is U23 

Yeah I think I misinterpreted what he meant lol I thought he meant he couldn’t play them at all in case they get injured and he needs them 

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