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Watched it on the Posh website and unfortunately DCFC were far too busy beating themselves as the opposition didn't have to do much to beat our boys. Struggled to pass to one another, bad passes going out of play, players looking nervous, heads down, boys getting in each others way, repeating the same moves, that kept failing. The pitch looked massive with acres of space to pass and run into, but our boys looked way off it.

And Max Bird comentated on the game alongside OB.

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2 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Tough match for a young U18 side - a few U16s getting game time too. I imagine a lot of those Peterborough lads were 18. They would have fielded the best team they had available to cause an upset

Why would we not field the best team we were capable of putting out when it's the FA Youth Cup?

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8 hours ago, Carl Sagan said:

Why would we not field the best team we were capable of putting out when it's the FA Youth Cup?

That's a good question and there was only one player in there that has occasionally played for the under 23s this season. Of course, they have their own tough match tonight and will be without the first team squad players like Watson and Sibley as they will rightly be down in Bristol.

The 18s have been run as a completely separate squad as far as I can see. It's only the very early days of a new cycle of development for them. 

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19 hours ago, Carl Sagan said:

Why would we not field the best team we were capable of putting out when it's the FA Youth Cup?

It's probably the best we had available.

With a different fixture list and a few free from injury we could have fielded some of the first year pros like Cybulski, Plange, Bardell, Aghatise, Solomon, Williams (still a scholar)...

First team sqaud of 20 or so down at Bristol. U23s playing Chelsea today. Factor in a few injuries and 'illness' and it doesn't leave many for the U18s.

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1 hour ago, Ghost of Clough said:

It's probably the best we had available.

With a different fixture list and a few free from injury we could have fielded some of the first year pros like Cybulski, Plange, Bardell, Aghatise, Solomon, Williams (still a scholar)...

First team sqaud of 20 or so down at Bristol. U23s playing Chelsea today. Factor in a few injuries and 'illness' and it doesn't leave many for the U18s.

Williams could play but none of the first year pros could.

The side was what it was. I can’t see anyone missing that should’ve played apart from Williams. 

If Kellyman isn’t in that starting line up for the FA youth cup (which every club religiously field it’s strongest team) it makes a mockery of him being on the bench for the first team a week or so ago.

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3 minutes ago, Ravabeerbelly said:

Williams could play but none of the first year pros could.

The side was what it was. I can’t see anyone missing that should’ve played apart from Williams. 

If Kellyman isn’t in that starting line up for the FA youth cup (which every club religiously field it’s strongest team) it makes a mockery of him being on the bench for the first team a week or so ago.

Or he is the squad for tomorrow 

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2 minutes ago, sage said:

If you are excluding tonight's players, do we have 18-20 senior players for tomorrow?

I think Kellyman will travel, which was probably why he was sub last night. Williams too; as you know he was watching from the stands last night. 

So, Roos, Allsop, Forsyth, Williams, Davies, Jagielka, Stearman, Byrne, Ebosele, Shinnie, Bird, Thompson, Morrison, CKR, Lawrence, Plange, Jozwiak, Knight, Kellyman. That's 19.

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