Nah am I %^*& watching that.
The referee is at it already.
Spartak Moscow in Russia with a Russian ref.
I literally turned the game on for a minute and he gave Spartak two free kicks for no reason whatsoever, while we were attacking.
Nah am I %^*& watching that.
The referee is at it already.
Spartak Moscow in Russia with a Russian ref.
I literally turned the game on for a minute and he gave Spartak two free kicks for no reason whatsoever, while we were attacking.
Don’t know why I’ve hit out with Spartak.We’re playing Dinamo Zagreb.
Surrender monkey.Nah am I %^*& watching that.
The referee is at it already.
Spartak Moscow in Russia with a Russian ref.
I literally turned the game on for a minute and he gave Spartak two free kicks for no reason whatsoever, while we were attacking.
Young bears struggling, this side they are playing is a very decent outfit.
Fkn hell pmsl , i agree with you re, ref tho lolNah am I %^*& watching that.
The referee is at it already.
Spartak Moscow in Russia with a Russian ref.
I literally turned the game on for a minute and he gave Spartak two free kicks for no reason whatsoever, while we were attacking.
The difference in Physicality between the two sides is incredible.Surely they are not in the same age groups
Where's Alex Lowry? He's still eligible for the 17s is he not? Injured?
In reality probably not. Officially of course, they are, but youth development at the academy has been accelerated at all levels as far as I'm aware. So Rangers teams at all age groups usually have a younger average age than most of their opponents, usually by at least a year as far as I can tell. Just a quick look at a few random players backs this up. Some are 15, most have just turned 16. I assume most of the Russians will be 17 and maybe some even just turned 18.The difference in Physicality between the two sides is incredible.Surely they are not in the same age groups
Chernobyl factor.The difference in Physicality between the two sides is incredible.Surely they are not in the same age groups
I think it’s almost our “policy” for our teams to be a stage younger than what’s required for the tournament.Dinamo starting eleven all 2002's, Rangers started with 6 x 2002's, 4 x2003's and a 2004. Bench was 3 x 2002's, 5 x 2003's and a trialist who I think is a 2002.
superb post on Our Academies policy nowadays.In reality probably not. Officially of course, they are, but youth development at the academy has been accelerated at all levels as far as I'm aware. So Rangers teams at all age groups usually have a younger average age than most of their opponents, usually by at least a year as far as I can tell. Just a quick look at a few random players backs this up. Some are 15, most have just turned 16. I assume most of the Russians will be 17 and maybe some even just turned 18.
So the fact that they not only manage to compete, but have had so much success against top academies home and abroad and are consistently now winning trophies is a tremendous achievement. The foundations are clearly there now to produce some top talent, and it's a real pleasure to watch every team, from the first team down, playing in the same style, with the same tactics, standards and ethos. This should hopefully provide a steady stream of players, transitioning right through up to the first team. And on the evidence we've seen in the past few years, there's no reason to doubt that we could be on the way to having one of the top academies in the world. Exciting times.
On the bench against Stranraer, Challenge CupWhere's Alex Lowry? He's still eligible for the 17s is he not? Injured?
In reality probably not. Officially of course, they are, but youth development at the academy has been accelerated at all levels as far as I'm aware. So Rangers teams at all age groups usually have a younger average age than most of their opponents, usually by at least a year as far as I can tell. Just a quick look at a few random players backs this up. Some are 15, most have just turned 16. I assume most of the Russians will be 17 and maybe some even just turned 18.
So the fact that they not only manage to compete, but have had so much success against top academies home and abroad and are consistently now winning trophies is a tremendous achievement. The foundations are clearly there now to produce some top talent, and it's a real pleasure to watch every team, from the first team down, playing in the same style, with the same tactics, standards and ethos. This should hopefully provide a steady stream of players, transitioning right through up to the first team. And on the evidence we've seen in the past few years, there's no reason to doubt that we could be on the way to having one of the top academies in the world. Exciting times.
We certainly had a younger team than Croatia Zagreb but to say " Rangers teams at all age groups usually have a younger average age than most of their opponents, usually by at least a year", is not true. At most a couple of younger players will play up a year.
Under 18's is a dual age group so it is natural that the team will be a mix of 17's and 18's. In todays U16 game a Queen's Park only one U15 started, with a couple more as subs. That is the only U15 who regularly plays up, Can't think of any 14's or 13's that play up on a regular basis.
What we have done is move the whole group up when we play weaker opposition, which usually means we will likely lose that game. But they will learn more than the older group winning easily.
..................Kick off against Atalanta at 9am!! It’s live on YouTube again.
I just posted link upCan you post the link
I was in the middle of posting and got distracted by my son and seen your post afterwards,cheers mate.I just posted link up
Young-Coombes can certainly draw a foul, he is real a handful for defenders.