Majid Balogun seems to have confirmed his departure with the modern classic of removing the United tag from his instagram bio.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Arsenal trying to field a side with double-names ? And add Sweet Heaven to that
Sweet is also a double-barrelled name, he's gone by Lannin-Sweet in the past.
Any idea of where to watch this?
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1-0 Arsenal. Butler-Oyedeji.
1-0 Arsenal. Butler-Oyedeji.
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Henry-Francis makes it 2-0
Henry-Francis makes it 2-0
Wowser 3-0
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3-0 Cozier-Duberry.
Looks like the competitive season for the U21s is coming to an end. I wouldn't be surprised if there were a few friendlies arranged, to keep some players' match sharpness up etc.
3-0 Cozier-Duberry.
Looks like the competitive season for the U21s is coming to an end. I wouldn't be surprised if there were a few friendlies arranged, to keep some players' match sharpness up etc.
What a suprise. We play well against both Spurs & Southampton with the younger players but then decide to revert back to the older ones and get battered.
Glad it's not live - this is embarrassing
Yep. Although I do kind of understand that they want to build some momentum for the U18s before the final. Get some of them playing together etc.
All we need is a goal from Lewis-Skelly and all of them have scored.
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4-0 Butler-Oyedeji
4-0 Butler-Oyedeji
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5-0 Nwaneri (pen)
5-0 Nwaneri (pen)
Waheeeey, 5-1 Mather.
I heard that one of the new PL2 regulations was that in all play-off matches, last goal wins.
Heard that rumour too!
Was a free-kick from Mather by the way.
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Cozier-Duberry with his second of the game. 6-1.
Cozier-Duberry with his second of the game. 6-1.
So much for that.
Get Huddlestone in and throw the kitchen sink at it.
6-2 in the last minute!
Biancheri
FT 6-2
Biancheri with the late consolation.
It’s been an underwhelming season for the U21s but at least they finished it in an honourable manner.
Biancheri with the late consolation.
It’s been an underwhelming season for the U21s but at least they finished it in an honourable manner.
The emergence of some of the U18s has been encouraging but in general a pretty poor season. Expect a lot of change in the squad over the summer.
Awful effort.
I was expecting a defeat, but thought / hoped we'd compete better than the contest being as good as over by half an hour, and definitely over by HT.
Only consolation of course is that all the ones more likely to make the first team squad weren't selected - either because they're already in it, or they're still mainly U18's. Only Ethan Williams from that starting XI is one I have any hopes for as I rate him - though I'm not too confident he'll get a chance either.
I was expecting a defeat, but thought / hoped we'd compete better than the contest being as good as over by half an hour, and definitely over by HT.
Only consolation of course is that all the ones more likely to make the first team squad weren't selected - either because they're already in it, or they're still mainly U18's. Only Ethan Williams from that starting XI is one I have any hopes for as I rate him - though I'm not too confident he'll get a chance either.
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Confirmation of the U16s who are leaving/have been released: Rory Leech, Freddie Freedman, Majid Balogun, Siem Eyob-Abraha, Nathaniel Mapengu
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This also pretty much confirms next year's scholar intake:Confirmation of the U16s who are leaving/have been released: Rory Leech, Freddie Freedman, Majid Balogun, Siem Eyob-Abraha, Nathaniel Mapengu
Dan Armer, James Bailey, Godwill Kukonki, Fred Heath, Albert Mills, Dante Plunkett, Cameron Byrne-Hughes, Bendito Mantato, Amir Ibragimov, Jim Thwaites + any new signings.
Also worth noting the Nkoto brothers are pictured here & have been permanent fixtures with the U16s, so they may well move up to the 18s as well.
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Having read all these threads and followed the Youth tournament's, etc, then I've obviously heard of all 5 that are leaving, and know their positions, but I don't know too much about their ability.
Being attacking players, Majid Balogun and Siem Eyob-Abraha were the two I'd heard most of - scoring goals in the lower age levels. Presumably they're all just being released by us, or have any of them rejecting a deal?
Being attacking players, Majid Balogun and Siem Eyob-Abraha were the two I'd heard most of - scoring goals in the lower age levels. Presumably they're all just being released by us, or have any of them rejecting a deal?
Looks a strong group. We've already seen a good few of them at U18 level.
Presumably a new striker will be one of the signings as we look a little light in that department?
Yeah, striker is probably the priority but will be a tricky one to recruit. I think there's a good chance we bring in a CB as well. There's currently only 4 in the squad for next season (Munro, Armer, Mills & Kukonki).
Could also do with a winger but let's see how things play out this summer.
Four CBs should be enough though, no? We had Jackson, Kingdon & Munro this season, with McAllister helping out when needed.
It looks like we’d definitely need a couple of attacking players as you said. Fortunately there are a few in the younger age groups.
Perhaps a RB too? Okoduwa is probably a pipe dream as he’s on the Wolves’ first team bench regularly.
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We'll never get Dougie Freedman now we've released his son.
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You're right, 4 CBs probably is enough & there are a couple of good ones in next season's U16s who could step up.
As for Okoduwa, him being on Wolves' first-team bench is most likely down to Wolves being afraid of losing him. You regularly see clubs push players up like this to try and get them to stay by convincing them of the pathway. Whether it'll work who knows and then if he does leave, his signature will be a whole 'nother battle in itself.
That’s true, you’re right. Happened with Amass too.
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Armer?
Who's that absolute unit behind Abraha?Confirmation of the U16s who are leaving/have been released: Rory Leech, Freddie Freedman, Majid Balogun, Siem Eyob-Abraha, Nathaniel Mapengu
Armer?