Spurs Youth Thread 22/23

[kd2000]

I noticed that Tom Glover has joined M'boro should be interesting maybe he will go on to achieve what his potential showed

They reckon he is second choice after signing the lad from QPR

 

[Lilywhite Rose]

 

[EQP]

 

[jpascavitz]

Love that, go on Dane

 

[Lilywhite Rose]

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

That’s the kind of encouragement that everyone in the academy sees….

I do think Ange’s philosophy plays into giving more players a few minutes here or there.

 

[Shanks]

That’s the kind of encouragement that everyone in the academy sees….

I do think Ange’s philosophy plays into giving more players a few minutes here or there.

Agree with this entirely, exactly why drives my lad, who was close to going on first team tour!

his team back in cat 1 this year so he’ll feature against u18/u21 against us this year, always a weird one with us both being spurs fans

 

[sidford]

U18's playing cork city on Friday 21st

Under-18s set for Cork City trip | Tottenham Hotspur

We are pleased to announce that our Under-18s will travel to Ireland for a pre-season training camp next week, culminating in a friendly against Cork City Under-19s on Friday 21 July.

www.tottenhamhotspur.com

 

[Mouse!]

U18's playing cork city on Friday 21st

Under-18s set for Cork City trip | Tottenham Hotspur

We are pleased to announce that our Under-18s will travel to Ireland for a pre-season training camp next week, culminating in a friendly against Cork City Under-19s on Friday 21 July.

www.tottenhamhotspur.com

Tempted to take a long lunch and get to this.

 

[taidgh]

Tempted to take a long lunch and get to this.

do it.

 

[Lilywhite Rose]

 

[mark87]

Up until now, what's the take been on Ajayi? Has he always been one to keep and eye on and the club have always thought he could turn into a promising player?

 

[Spurzinho]

Up until now, what's the take been on Ajayi? Has he always been one to keep and eye on and the club have always thought he could turn into a promising player?

Very much under the radar, for me. If you think he's been in the same group as Chaplin, Meghoma, Willhoft-King, Black, Amo-Ameyaw, Hall and Irow. All these lads have been involved with England or got drafted into the U18s early. I'd say even Roswell, King and Akhamrich were more 'talked about' than Ajayi. A year and a half ago I wouldn't have been surprised if we let him go, not because he was bad just that he wasn't standing out in any way. He seemed a like a bog standard goalscoring forward. Unless I'm massively missing 'it' then he must have just made massive strides in his development and maybe just fits the profile the club are looking for going forward.

 

[rabbikeane]

Isn't Ajayi also positionally very versatile?

 

[McFlash]

Up until now, what's the take been on Ajayi? Has he always been one to keep and eye on and the club have always thought he could turn into a promising player?

Yeah, I get all of my info on the youth from this thread but he's not a name that's stood out to me.
How old is the lad?

 

[mark87]

Yeah, I get all of my info on the youth from this thread but he's not a name that's stood out to me.
How old is the lad?

He's 17. He scored about half a dozen goals last year, so averaged just over a goal every three games I think.

 

[newbie]

Kids can suddenly develop, physically and also get a lot quicker I was slow then 17 became quick as I suddenly grew, also sometimes stuff clicks, he might have been working on finishing or just football makes more sense and he has more confidence.

Who knows, fingers crossed he could be a later bloomer

 

[dovahkiin]

 

[mark87]

Glad we kept him for his fantastic name alone.

 

[taidgh]

I'm liking this change of approach. Really nice to see the club signing top academy prospects to professional deals. It was really frustrating seeing talented youngsters leave on a free. We must be offering competitive wages now. Hopefully this is our new MO going forward and we actually see a few of these come through to the first team as well.