Tekel Towers » U20 squad fixtures 17/18

bowers · 11/7/2017 7:44 am

See the u20s are playing against north end on Friday at 7pm if any interest

bowers · 11/7/2017 8:01 am

*HOSPITALITY NEWS*

Next Friday night sees the start of our pre season games as we welcome Dundee United U20's to North End Park..

- 2 course meal
- 5 complimentary drinks
- 6 piece band, The Interceptors

6pm for meal & 7pm kick off.

What better way to spend a Friday night.. football, music and a few beers

£25pp

For places and more info PM us now or speak with a member of the management team/committee

bowers · 16/7/2017 3:50 pm

3-2 victory again st Chester youth at GA arena

Beardy23 · 16/7/2017 3:52 pm

Read elsewhere there was a trialist, any intel?

blackandtangerine · 16/7/2017 4:16 pm

Beardy23 wrote:
Read elsewhere there was a trialist, any intel?

Boy called Kareem (might not be spelling) looked ok what i saw. Could only stay til halftime 😉

Tek · 22/7/2017 5:26 pm

Defeated Turriff Utd 4-0 this afternoon.

Davidson,Davie,Ingles and Ritchie with the goals.

bowers · 22/7/2017 5:33 pm

Skelped downfield midweek 6-0 also

Tek · 01/8/2017 4:33 am

Highlights of the Devs friendly v St.Duthus FC up in Tain from the weekend past.

Some proper ’one-man and his Dog’ punters at the game😂😂

Lovely ’laces through it’ strike to win it for Utd.

bowers · 01/8/2017 6:00 am

Lochee utd next up for them

Tek · 02/8/2017 8:54 pm

Defeated Lochee Utd 2-1.

Chalmers with both.

tangerine terror · 02/8/2017 9:37 pm

Nice one.

Tek · 22/8/2017 9:26 am

Season starts tonight for the Devs.

6pm at Forfar versus Motherwell.

bowers · 22/8/2017 8:20 pm

Beaten 2-4 from motherwell
We had a trialist play for us not sure who

lifesanocean · 22/8/2017 8:26 pm

I caught the last 10 mins of the first half and the whole of the second half. Got beat 4-2. Mate said our defence was a shambles first half. Team played a bit better second half until they scored their 4th. After that they could've added a couple more.

We are not good. We are not shite. We just offer: nothing. Players who are technically ok but are all much of a muchness. Like 11 clones/robots on the park. Not one with any spark, guile, vision, pace, trickery or dig. Its actually boring to watch. Everyone just plays the way they are facing. Nobody seems to be able to go past a man. Other than one great ball by Allardice, it was just like players going through the motions.

Motherwell had 2-3 fringe players on. They looked ok as a team. Bigger physically overall.

Hate having a go but surely Ray see's this?

Big striker playing as a trailist, didn't do much. Looked to have a decent build but did nothing of note. Looked like one for the u20s rather than the first team.

Must also question why none of the guys who are short of match-fitness weren't considered for this game.

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blackandtangerine · 22/8/2017 9:06 pm

lifesanocean wrote:
I caught the last 10 mins of the first half and the whole of the second half. Got beat 4-2. Mate said our defence was a shambles first half. Team played a bit better second half until they scored their 4th. After that they could've added a couple more.

We are not good. We are not shite. We just offer: nothing. Players who are technically ok but are all much of a muchness. Like 11 clones/robots on the park. Not one with any spark, guile, vision, pace, trickery or dig. Its actually boring to watch. Everyone just plays the way they are facing. Nobody seems to be able to go past a man. Other than one great ball by Allardice, it was just like players going through the motions.

Motherwell had 2-3 fringe players on. They looked ok as a team. Bigger physically overall.

Hate having a go but surely Ray see's this?

Big striker playing as a trailist, didn't do much. Looked to have a decent build but did nothing of note. Looked like one for the u20s rather than the first team.

Must also question why none of the guys who are short of match-fitness weren't considered for this game.

Whats folks opinions of Bowman coaching the u20's?

Beardy23 · 22/8/2017 9:09 pm

As a coach, he's a braw Florist

lifesanocean · 22/8/2017 9:44 pm

blackandtangerine wrote:
lifesanocean wrote:
I caught the last 10 mins of the first half and the whole of the second half. Got beat 4-2. Mate said our defence was a shambles first half. Team played a bit better second half until they scored their 4th. After that they could've added a couple more.

We are not good. We are not shite. We just offer: nothing. Players who are technically ok but are all much of a muchness. Like 11 clones/robots on the park. Not one with any spark, guile, vision, pace, trickery or dig. Its actually boring to watch. Everyone just plays the way they are facing. Nobody seems to be able to go past a man. Other than one great ball by Allardice, it was just like players going through the motions.

Motherwell had 2-3 fringe players on. They looked ok as a team. Bigger physically overall.

Hate having a go but surely Ray see's this?

Big striker playing as a trailist, didn't do much. Looked to have a decent build but did nothing of note. Looked like one for the u20s rather than the first team.

Must also question why none of the guys who are short of match-fitness weren't considered for this game.

Whats folks opinions of Bowman coaching the u20's?

Tbh, in the last year under Campbell, the team played in the same boring way. Its definitely got worse under Bowman though.

Its either that the players that we are scouting and attracting are just poor and this is the best they can get out of them or, all the flair and individuality is just coached out of them and they are just made to play safe all of the time.

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blackandtangerine · 22/8/2017 10:12 pm

Beardy23 wrote:
As a coach, he's a braw Florist

😂😂

Tek · 23/8/2017 12:07 am

Brutal performance.

Given the run-around.

The 1st goal we lose from the corner is so so poor.As is the 4th goal.

Even the penalty we (luckily) score is shite.Hit with no real conviction.

SlatefordArab · 23/8/2017 8:51 am

lifesanocean wrote:
I caught the last 10 mins of the first half and the whole of the second half. Got beat 4-2. Mate said our defence was a shambles first half. Team played a bit better second half until they scored their 4th. After that they could've added a couple more.

We are not good. We are not shite. We just offer: nothing. Players who are technically ok but are all much of a muchness. Like 11 clones/robots on the park. Not one with any spark, guile, vision, pace, trickery or dig. Its actually boring to watch. Everyone just plays the way they are facing. Nobody seems to be able to go past a man. Other than one great ball by Allardice, it was just like players going through the motions.

Motherwell had 2-3 fringe players on. They looked ok as a team. Bigger physically overall.

Hate having a go but surely Ray see's this?

Big striker playing as a trailist, didn't do much. Looked to have a decent build but did nothing of note. Looked like one for the u20s rather than the first team.

Must also question why none of the guys who are short of match-fitness weren't considered for this game.

I think that description sums up the vast majority young football players in Scotland now though?

Tidy, technical ability but no cutting edge or power to them.

Last edited by SlatefordArab (23/8/2017 8:51 am)

23/8/2017 10:08 am

Tek wrote:
Brutal performance.

Given the run-around.

The 1st goal we lose from the corner is so so poor.As is the 4th goal.

Even the penalty we (luckily) score is shite.Hit with no real conviction.

Thanks for the clip.
4-2 going on 6-2.
Their left back had a good game.
Penalty was ok, it went in did it not.
Another long season for the U/20s maybe?

Tek · 23/8/2017 10:22 am

Pen went in Smedz,yes.

But if the Keeper just stands up it's an easy save.

Not a good pen in my book.

lifesanocean · 23/8/2017 12:32 pm

smedDUm wrote:
Tek wrote:
Brutal performance.

Given the run-around.

The 1st goal we lose from the corner is so so poor.As is the 4th goal.

Even the penalty we (luckily) score is shite.Hit with no real conviction.

Thanks for the clip.
4-2 going on 6-2.
Their left back had a good game.
Penalty was ok, it went in did it not.
Another long season for the U/20s maybe?

In the first half Logan Chalmers was playing wide right of a 4-4-2 and doesn't track his man for a couple of those goals on the clip. Utd right back (Davie) wasn't great but was repeatedly left exposed. In the 2nd half we went to 4-2-3-1 with Louis Appere playing wide right and he and the right back Davie struggled to get to grips with their left back and the wide player they brought on.

23/8/2017 1:09 pm

Tek wrote:
Pen went in Smedz,yes.

But if the Keeper just stands up it's an easy save.

Not a good pen in my book.

C'mon Tek, you're making things up to moan about here

blackandtangerine · 23/8/2017 2:13 pm

Tek wrote:
Pen went in Smedz,yes.

But if the Keeper just stands up it's an easy save.

Not a good pen in my book.

How many times does the keeper just stand though?