Nottingham Forest Academy And Under 21's

[zicorice]

Congratulations to Jordan Gabrielle on scoring his first senior goal yesterday for Blackpool as they beat Harrogate 4-0 in the FA Cup

Good stuff....could he be any worse than Christie?? Or is he better learning his trade where he is?

[Reds73]

Congratulations to Jordan Gabrielle on scoring his first senior goal yesterday for Blackpool as they beat Harrogate 4-0 in the FA Cup

Good stuff....could he be any worse than Christie?? Or is he better learning his trade where he is?

I think he showed in the few games he played, he’s not quite ready for Championship football.

40 games in L1 will serve him better at present.

Then see where his game is at in the summer.

[zicorice]

Congratulations to Jordan Gabrielle on scoring his first senior goal yesterday for Blackpool as they beat Harrogate 4-0 in the FA Cup

Good stuff....could he be any worse than Christie?? Or is he better learning his trade where he is?

I think he showed in the few games he played, he’s not quite ready for Championship football.

40 games in L1 will serve him better at present.

Then see where his game is at in the summer.

Agreed, but Christie (and Jenkinson previously) both haven't looked quite ready for Championship football either...maybe they could benefit from a loan spell in league 1 too..?

[Reds73]

Congratulations to Jordan Gabrielle on scoring his first senior goal yesterday for Blackpool as they beat Harrogate 4-0 in the FA Cup

Good stuff....could he be any worse than Christie?? Or is he better learning his trade where he is?

I think he showed in the few games he played, he’s not quite ready for Championship football.

40 games in L1 will serve him better at present.

Then see where his game is at in the summer.

Agreed, but Christie (and Jenkinson previously) both haven't looked quite ready for Championship football either...maybe they could benefit from a loan spell in league 1 too..?

Well he was good enough to start 24 games last season for a team that got promoted to the EPL

[Sabricadabra]

Congratulations to Jordan Gabrielle on scoring his first senior goal yesterday for Blackpool as they beat Harrogate 4-0 in the FA Cup

Good stuff....could he be any worse than Christie?? Or is he better learning his trade where he is?

I think he showed in the few games he played, he’s not quite ready for Championship football.

40 games in L1 will serve him better at present.

Then see where his game is at in the summer.

Agreed, but Christie (and Jenkinson previously) both haven't looked quite ready for Championship football either...maybe they could benefit from a loan spell in league 1 too..?

Well he was good enough to start 24 games last season for a team that got promoted to the EPL

And was in the team of the week not long ago, but hey, not ready for the Championship. You do read some amusing posts on here.

[zicorice]

Good stuff....could he be any worse than Christie?? Or is he better learning his trade where he is?

I think he showed in the few games he played, he’s not quite ready for Championship football.

40 games in L1 will serve him better at present.

Then see where his game is at in the summer.

Agreed, but Christie (and Jenkinson previously) both haven't looked quite ready for Championship football either...maybe they could benefit from a loan spell in league 1 too..?

Well he was good enough to start 24 games last season for a team that got promoted to the EPL

And was in the team of the week not long ago, but hey, not ready for the Championship. You do read some amusing posts on here.

I was being pedantic, hence laughing thingy. That said, both Christie and Knockeart were not in starting XI near end of season or in Play offs. Being good in 2017 is neither here nor there. Although I actually thought after 1stc10 mins against Bournemouth, Christie did a decent job of stopping a very tricky looking winger.

Back on thread, it's great to see our youngsters doing so well out on loan (and Tyler at Cov too). They are and have been the life blood of our club for years.

[ThePromisedLand]

I see both Chelsea & West Ham are being linked with bids for our ex Academy full back Matthew Bondswell from Leipzig - one that unfortunately got away.

[zicorice]

I see both Chelsea & West Ham are being linked with bids for our ex Academy full back Matthew Bondswell from Leipzig - one that unfortunately got away.

Was he the really fast lad?

[stirred]

I see both Chelsea & West Ham are being linked with bids for our ex Academy full back Matthew Bondswell from Leipzig - one that unfortunately got away.

Was he the really fast lad?

Yeah, impressive 200m and long jump medals in athletics.

[stirred]

I see both Chelsea & West Ham are being linked with bids for our ex Academy full back Matthew Bondswell from Leipzig - one that unfortunately got away.

Was he the really fast lad?

Yeah, impressive 200m and long jump medals in athletics.

He was mates with Mighten wasn’t he? Same year group.

On my obsession with young Alex, I see he didn’t feature for the U23’s in the win today. Is this good for his development? Training with the first team but sat on the bench? I feel like we’re letting him down. He was one of the ‘elite’ talents with Bondswell. These are the kids we need to be giving game time to. We bought Da Costa and loaned in Diakhaby. All that money wasted when we could have given him game time. Then when he starts getting it we sack the manager and the new one is too scared to play him  :sleepy:

#freealex

[Sausage Roll]

Clubs will no longer be able to sign U18 players from overseas after Brexit, and indeed all EU signings will now need to qualify for a work permit.

[wassy04]

Clubs will no longer be able to sign U18 players from overseas after Brexit, and indeed all EU signings will now need to qualify for a work permit.

Surely means academy players value is even higher than it already was. Let's hope we manage to get Cat 1 too when that opportunity is available again