The Manchester United Thread

[Theatre of dreams]

I understand we have approached Stephen Hopcroft at West Brom. To bring in and play a part in the Academy restructuring. Been doing wonders at WBA last 2 years and is highly rated in England. Also read that we are about to announce some new South America coaches from Chile and Argentina. Good times ahead and great work going on in the academy!

 

[Theatre of dreams]

1-0 great finish near post from Boonen from a Gomes through ball. Playing well against a good Bourough team. Kanu looks lively.​

 

[Theatre of dreams]

Good first half performance.Kanu looks good. Could do with snapping him up (he's currently free agent,don't know what happened to him at West Ham as he even played twice for their U21s last season as an U16). Gomes running the show. Boonen looking quality.​

 

[Theatre of dreams]

3-1 atm Kanu with 2 second half goals Boonen and Gomes with the assists. I would go as far as Gomes being the best 16y old in the world atm. Insane crazy good. Could easily step up and play for the u23s right now, even look confeftable at full team level.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

..... I would go as far as Gomes being the best 16y old in the world atm. Insane crazy good. Could easily step up and play for the u23s right now, even look confeftable at full team level.

He'll be doing well to lay claim to the best 16 year old the North West. If he's a better prospect than Ben Woodburn has shown already at both first team level the summer and the new U'23 league he'd be some player indeed.

 

[Theatre of dreams]

4-1 Gomes with a worldie. Buffonge been great second half. Him Gomes, Boonen and Kanu playing some PES stuff.

 

[Alcaraz]

He'll be doing well to lay claim to the best 16 year old the North West. If he's a better prospect than Ben Woodburn has shown already at both first team level the summer and the new U'23 league he'd be some player indeed.

Meh who cares ... Many of these so called great players at 16 ended up in non-league football in the end.

 

[RhQQ]

Kenyon went into Luke Shaw mode there.

 

[RhQQ]

Meh who cares ... Many of these so called great players at 16 ended up in non-league football in the end.

Do you mean who cares watching it or who cares comparing? Because with the chance of spotting a Paul Pogba or a Marcus Rashford early doors and watching them possibly come up and break through, makes it worth while watching. Besides, some of the football these young lads play is more entertaining than a lot of senior games tbf, fearless street-like football.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

Meh who cares ... Many of these so called great players at 16 ended up in non-league football in the end.

Oh, I'd keep an eye on that one. He's a natural playing among men.

Certain kids you see like Owen, Giggs etc just stand out and look footballers. Woodburns one of those guys. Outsranding pre-season. And so laid back with it. Scoring goals and just casually running back for the kick-off with little fuss like he belongs. Totally unphased.

Just out out of school like so there's absolutely no rush to his development. But Wales have a seriously top talent the making there.

 

[ninjaskill]

Middlesbrough U-18's were unbeaten in 14 games heading into today, that run has come to quite the abrupt end

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

14 games huh? Quite the run at the up and down U-18 level.

I wonder if they've a smaller group with less International commitments etc to have a more settled XI game-to-game at Middlesbrough than the bigger clubs?

 

[Theatre of dreams]

Middlesbrough U-18's were unbeaten in 14 games heading into today, that run has come to quite the abrupt end

Unbeaten I 15 I think good finish by Buffonge to make it 5-1 in the end. Apparently Mc Kenna has made a huge difference in the few days he's been here working with the u18s. And I remember watching a game last season with Steve Howson from FTD and he was speaking to a couple of scouts from Cuty and Pool and they could not praise Gomes enough and both were saying they is nothing like him around in English youth footy for sure!

 

[Theatre of dreams]

He'll be doing well to lay claim to the best 16 year old the North West. If he's a better prospect than Ben Woodburn has shown already at both first team level the summer and the new U'23 league he'd be some player indeed.

Very good player how old is he?

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

Very good player how old is he?

16. Literally just taken his GCSE's.

 

[Theatre of dreams]

16. Literally just taken his GCSE's.

Gotta be close between the 2 Gomes was only 15 last week. Scary player. Can't believe today's result considering we had Buckart, Chong, Williams, Bohui, Gribbin, Dearnly, Olusunde all missing. And Warren.

 

[ninjaskill]

Gotta be close between the 2 Gomes was only 15 last week. Scary player. Can't believe today's result considering we had Buckart, Chong, Williams, Bohui, Gribbin, Dearnly, Olusunde all missing.

Give it a month and a half and then Gomes will be by far the better 16 year old. Mainly as Woodburn will be 17

 

[Theatre of dreams]

Give it a month and a half and then Gomes will be by far the better 16 year old. Mainly as Woodburn will be 17

And Gomes has been captain of the u18s national team if I remember rightly this season a few times. It's just hard not to get excited with this lad he is stand out. Same goes for Scouse and Woodburn.

 

[Theatre of dreams]

U16s won 3-2 against Boro with goals from Callum Dolanx2 and Kieron Ceesay.Heard the standouts were Laird,Levitt and Bughail-Mellor.​

 

[Theatre of dreams]

@Mrmujac said Kanu he's a done deal, so welcome! Should be official next week. Very good today with 2 goals looks like a propper in the box right place right time STR. With him and Buckart at u18s level can see Dearnley and Gribben when back from injuries straight promoted to the u23s which will give the side a much better balance as Dearnley is very talented at 10 and at STR which the u23s lack.