Cathcart, Cleverly and Possebon join United tour

prateik · 24th July 2008, 17:36

Three Manchester United teenagers are flying out to South Africa to join the squad.

Defender Craig Cathcart (19) has been drafted in as well as midfielders Tom Cleverly (18) and Rodrigo Possebon (19).

The trio have all played for the reserves and will link up with United who play their final game in the Vodacom Challenge on Saturday in Pretoria.

Then the squad will move on to Nigeria for a friendly against Portsmouth before flying home.

will finally get to see possebon with the first team squad

he looks quality in the few reserve matches i have seen

Maroon Lucifer · 24th July 2008, 17:42

If true, it's fantastic news! Can't wait

Sarni · 24th July 2008, 17:43

None of them will play in the game.

charleysurf · 24th July 2008, 17:46

Yeah, the remaining two games are far more important to the likes of Evans, Campbell, Eagles, Simpson and Martin. They're the players pushing to be part of the 1st team squad. They'll have priority when it comes to picking the team.

Possebon might get some minutes as a sub though.

Raven_Blade · 24th July 2008, 17:47

I would guess that they are most likely to be involved in the Pompey game the next day. We are just boostinf our ranks in preparation for both games.

VoetbalWizard · 24th July 2008, 17:48

get in!

congradulations lads. hope you make the best of it. especially rodrigo.

anything about now · 24th July 2008, 17:58

Martin does not have a chance at all. When i saw him getting pushed around by the Pirates, i have doubts if he can even get a start in a Championship club, the lad looked like a schoolboy player (i know of his talent, i've followed him in his Antwerp and Rangers days).

Possebon might see a cameo appearance over Gibson. Cathcart is still far too young, Cleverley's inclusion is probably a reward for doing so well in the reserves.

giggs-beckham · 24th July 2008, 18:10

The little ive seen of rodrigio hes looked quality. but hes the same age as anderson i mean is he gonna make the first team or not!
Hope we get a chance to see him over the next few games, and he steals the show.

marcus agrippa · 24th July 2008, 18:14

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Originally Posted by giggs-beckham

The little ive seen of rodrigio hes looked quality. but hes the same age as anderson i mean is he gonna make the first team or not!
Hope we get a chance to see him over the next few games, and he steals the show.

he's been scoring screamers for teh reserves last couple of matches.

it's always difficult to predict these things, but you can't compare Anderson to him. Anderson's a prodigy, not every player is as well developed at that age.

R.Nilsson7 · 24th July 2008, 18:18

Possebon!

Cocks out.

KingEric7 · 24th July 2008, 18:47

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Originally Posted by marcus agrippa

he's been scoring screamers for teh reserves last couple of matches.

it's always difficult to predict these things, but you can't compare Anderson to him. Anderson's a prodigy, not every player is as well developed at that age.

Aye. It's incredibly difficult to plot the path a youngster will take. I'm starting to think Anderson may be one of those Rooney, Ronaldo, Messi, Fabregas, etc type youngsters.

There will come a day when he realises this and takes on about 5 players and scores.

Striker10 · 24th July 2008, 19:08

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Originally Posted by giggs-beckham

The little ive seen of rodrigio hes looked quality. but hes the same age as anderson i mean is he gonna make the first team or not!
Hope we get a chance to see him over the next few games, and he steals the show.

Of the three, i'm most confident for Possebon. He is quite strong,, good passer, good engine and is getting confidence all the time. There is no rush. We are very strong in the middle right now

Cleverly and catchcart and possebon will get good experience from the trip.

wancolos · 24th July 2008, 22:10

That Possebon fella seems tidy

lynchie · 25th July 2008, 00:02

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Originally Posted by KingEric7

Aye. It's incredibly difficult to plot the path a youngster will take. I'm starting to think Anderson may be one of those Rooney, Ronaldo, Messi, Fabregas, etc type youngsters.

There will come a day when he realises this and takes on about 5 players and scores.

Tribec · 25th July 2008, 00:02

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Originally Posted by anything about now

Possebon might see a cameo appearance over Gibson. Cathcart is still far too young, Cleverley's inclusion is probably a reward for doing so well in the reserves.

If your good enough, then your old enough isn't it? Cathcart is an excellent player and whilst he's got little chance of breaking into the team this year unless of injuries, I have no concerns about him playing for the first team. My only concern is the road blocking him to the first team, right now we seem to produce excellent defenders, but have the strongest defence around, and on the whole the defence is quite young. It's proving very difficult to dislodge anyone, and will be for some time to come.

samabachan · 25th July 2008, 00:29

I'll be really interested to see Cleverley. We've a shortage of wingers just now and he's apparently come on leaps and bounds over the last year or so. I don't think he'll make it but I haven't seen him play for ages.

Longlivekeano · 25th July 2008, 03:47

I sometimes wish that we can create a second team to play in the Championship or Division 1. Something like Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in the La Liga. The only ruling being that these B & C teams are not allowed to get promoted even if they finish top of the league. The point being that they get regular competitive games at a higher level than the youth league.

prateik · 25th July 2008, 04:48

isnt cathcart 19 ?

how is he too young
maybe too young for first team , but he can be loaned out to a championship side this season , hopefully he will be

evans did brilliantly , shawcross did well ... we kept one and sold the other

2 games in 2 days .. i really expect to see some of these kids get a few minutes

Sarni · 25th July 2008, 05:15

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Originally Posted by prateik

isnt cathcart 19 ?

how is he too young
maybe too young for first team , but he can be loaned out to a championship side this season , hopefully he will be

evans did brilliantly , shawcross did well ... we kept one and sold the other

2 games in 2 days .. i really expect to see some of these kids get a few minutes

I'm not, we are nearing towards the start of season and our first-team players need some action to be prepared. Behind them there are players who have already had some first-team experience like Martin or Eagles who will step in. I don't really expect any of those three players who have just joined the squad to participate in those games.

As for Cathcart, if someone is interested, we will certainly let him go. I don't expect him to make a grade at United but it's time for him to show some potential so that other clubs can snatch him and provide an opportunity to make a proper career.

Not all our players have to make it at United but I feel that too few of them make it in serious football at all. By serious football I mean leagues where you can make a decent life for you and your family.

Sarni · 25th July 2008, 05:17

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Originally Posted by KingEric7

Aye. It's incredibly difficult to plot the path a youngster will take. I'm starting to think Anderson may be one of those Rooney, Ronaldo, Messi, Fabregas, etc type youngsters.

There will come a day when he realises this and takes on about 5 players and scores.

He is. Anderson is a bit special. He has taken over a completely new role at United this season and performed brilliantly. He will probably start playing a different role next season which will make way for him to score goals.

It took Ronaldo 3 months to score his first goal for United even though he was a winger and played far more offensively than Anderson does. Then as far as I remember he scored another goal after another 3 months.

He won't become as prolific as Ronaldo but he can be a 10 goals-a-season kind of player.

Tribec · 25th July 2008, 08:12

It looks like Cathcart will get some time on the pitch over the weekend, as BBC are saying that Rio has flown home as well as Wes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...rs/7524684.stm

Hope all goes well for Rio and his fiancee with the baby. That leaves only Vida, Evans, as our only central defenders, though of course O'Shea, Neville and Tweety can all play in the middle. However, over the course of the next couple of games, I'm sure we'll see Cathcart either as a sub or possible starter.

KingEric7 · 25th July 2008, 11:00

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Originally Posted by lynchie

Hehe. Cunt.

The running past 5 players part of it is already in place. He just needs to stop getting giddy when he gets near goal!

samabachan · 25th July 2008, 12:29

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Originally Posted by Tribec

It looks like Cathcart will get some time on the pitch over the weekend, as BBC are saying that Rio has flown home as well as Wes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...rs/7524684.stm

Hope all goes well for Rio and his fiancee with the baby. That leaves only Vida, Evans, as our only central defenders, though of course O'Shea, Neville and Tweety can all play in the middle. However, over the course of the next couple of games, I'm sure we'll see Cathcart either as a sub or possible starter.

Shit. Rio looked way out of it in the last game. He needs matches.

giggs-beckham · 25th July 2008, 14:13

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Originally Posted by KingEric7

Aye. It's incredibly difficult to plot the path a youngster will take. I'm starting to think Anderson may be one of those Rooney, Ronaldo, Messi, Fabregas, etc type youngsters.

There will come a day when he realises this and takes on about 5 players and scores.

Were still waiting for ronaldo to do it!

Mad · 25th July 2008, 14:30

Watch out for Cleverly, fantastic tackling ability!

KingEric7 · 25th July 2008, 14:56

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Originally Posted by giggs-beckham

Were still waiting for ronaldo to do it!

Then there's also the one against Villa that i can't find a video of which really was about 5 players!

giggs-beckham · 25th July 2008, 16:38

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Originally Posted by KingEric7

Then there's also the one against Villa that i can't find a video of which really was about 5 players!

I know the one you mean he didnt really beat all those players, more ran inside into the space. and the shot was blocked and he smashed the rebound inside the keeprs near post. it was hardly messis maradonna esque wonder goal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hokq-7olthE

Or ryan giggs' 'that goal'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrOyedpeZnk

Were still to see one of these goals from ronaldo that will go down in history, he still young mind.

24th July 2008, 17:36	#1 (permalink)
prateik Reserve Team Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,780	Cathcart, Cleverly and Possebon join United tour Three Manchester United teenagers are flying out to South Africa to join the squad. Defender Craig Cathcart (19) has been drafted in as well as midfielders Tom Cleverly (18) and Rodrigo Possebon (19). The trio have all played for the reserves and will link up with United who play their final game in the Vodacom Challenge on Saturday in Pretoria. Then the squad will move on to Nigeria for a friendly against Portsmouth before flying home. will finally get to see possebon with the first team squad he looks quality in the few reserve matches i have seen

24th July 2008, 17:42	#2 (permalink)
Maroon Lucifer Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture." Posts: 2,153	If true, it's fantastic news! Can't wait

24th July 2008, 17:43	#3 (permalink)
Sarni nice guy, unassuming, objective United fan. Thinks hes intelligent though. Nutter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Krakow Posts: 11,283	None of them will play in the game.

24th July 2008, 17:46	#4 (permalink)
charleysurf Talks sense Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,406	Yeah, the remaining two games are far more important to the likes of Evans, Campbell, Eagles, Simpson and Martin. They're the players pushing to be part of the 1st team squad. They'll have priority when it comes to picking the team. Possebon might get some minutes as a sub though.

24th July 2008, 17:47	#5 (permalink)
Raven_Blade Attention Whoring Common Crow Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Man Utd Will Never Die! Posts: 17,229	I would guess that they are most likely to be involved in the Pompey game the next day. We are just boostinf our ranks in preparation for both games.

24th July 2008, 17:48	#6 (permalink)
VoetbalWizard Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,246	get in! congradulations lads. hope you make the best of it. especially rodrigo.

24th July 2008, 17:58	#7 (permalink)
anything about now MUFC lad living in a matriel world Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,514	Martin does not have a chance at all. When i saw him getting pushed around by the Pirates, i have doubts if he can even get a start in a Championship club, the lad looked like a schoolboy player (i know of his talent, i've followed him in his Antwerp and Rangers days). Possebon might see a cameo appearance over Gibson. Cathcart is still far too young, Cleverley's inclusion is probably a reward for doing so well in the reserves.

24th July 2008, 18:10	#8 (permalink)
giggs-beckham Reserve Team Player Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,124	The little ive seen of rodrigio hes looked quality. but hes the same age as anderson i mean is he gonna make the first team or not! Hope we get a chance to see him over the next few games, and he steals the show.

24th July 2008, 18:18	#10 (permalink)
R.Nilsson7 First Team Sub Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dimitar Berbatov's balcony Posts: 5,399	Possebon! Cocks out.

24th July 2008, 22:10	#13 (permalink)
wancolos Diarrhetic homosexual- likes to beat Noggies with his manbat Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 16,709	That Possebon fella seems tidy

25th July 2008, 00:29	#16 (permalink)
samabachan Cockface McSticklebrick Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: He plays on the left, he plays on the riiiiiiiight, our boy Ronaldo made you look shite. Posts: 4,008	I'll be really interested to see Cleverley. We've a shortage of wingers just now and he's apparently come on leaps and bounds over the last year or so. I don't think he'll make it but I haven't seen him play for ages.

25th July 2008, 03:47	#17 (permalink)
Longlivekeano Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,411	I sometimes wish that we can create a second team to play in the Championship or Division 1. Something like Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in the La Liga. The only ruling being that these B & C teams are not allowed to get promoted even if they finish top of the league. The point being that they get regular competitive games at a higher level than the youth league.

25th July 2008, 04:48	#18 (permalink)
prateik Reserve Team Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,780	isnt cathcart 19 ? how is he too young maybe too young for first team , but he can be loaned out to a championship side this season , hopefully he will be evans did brilliantly , shawcross did well ... we kept one and sold the other 2 games in 2 days .. i really expect to see some of these kids get a few minutes

25th July 2008, 08:12	#21 (permalink)
Tribec Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Out and Proud of it.... I'm a Red and I'm from Salford. Posts: 2,035	It looks like Cathcart will get some time on the pitch over the weekend, as BBC are saying that Rio has flown home as well as Wes. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...rs/7524684.stm Hope all goes well for Rio and his fiancee with the baby. That leaves only Vida, Evans, as our only central defenders, though of course O'Shea, Neville and Tweety can all play in the middle. However, over the course of the next couple of games, I'm sure we'll see Cathcart either as a sub or possible starter.

25th July 2008, 14:30	#25 (permalink)
Mad Reserve Team Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Location, Location. Posts: 972	Watch out for Cleverly, fantastic tackling ability!