Young Kiwis in UK

BURNLEY will travel to Ewood Park on March 22 for the first leg of the FA Youth Cup semi final against Blackburn Rovers.

The return leg at Turf Moor will take place on March 28, both games will kick off at 7pm.

The winners will face either Chelsea or Manchester United in the final. 

Tasty much hate between both club's!

Will be a chance for the kids to play in front of a big crowd, talk is that Burnley wants one of the stands at Ewood Park that hold 5,000.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/6584230/Under-23s-gain-from-assistance-of-a-Saint

Luke adams seems to have signed with derby county before he got seriously injured. He is 17 but holds both british and nz citizenship

Interesting that Payne went over to the uk with the big rep, fresh out of u20s, fanfare, talk of pushing into senior squad, but has struggled to establish himself in Blackburn youth team, while howieson went under radar to burnley and has had great time starring for their youth team. Quite a quirk they are meeting in an FA Cup semi playing for historic rival clubs.

Rovers up 1-0 at HT.

Payne on the bench, Howieson starting for Burnley. Text updates on the rovers website, rumors are the 2nd leg will be on ITV4.

http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~2688646,00.html
Ryan's Rovers2012-03-23 08:50:58

Finishes 1-0 to Rovers, Payne an unused sub.

Game on for the 2nd leg RR! Over 10,000 in the ground, Burnley bringing 3,300.

Rovers big muscular team according to reports and dominated 1st half, but Burnley came back well in the 2nd with Rovers down to 10 for the last 12 minutes. Howieson took a knock, but should be available for next Wednesday (Thursday morning our time), although his replacement has a reputation as a goal scorer (so may get the nod).

Some incidents post match sadly. A few posters on the Rovers board were disappointed by the long ball tactics, most reports have said the youth side play some pretty good football normally. I am hoping the return leg does go on ITV, then maybe someone will stream it.

I realise this has been touched on but here is another link for Cameron:

 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2117879/Jacob-Mellis-training-Burnley.html

Report on the FA Youth Cup semi-final first leg loss he played in:
Big Pete 652012-03-27 15:42:34

FA Youth Cup Semi Final Second Leg

Not as bad as it sounds, this Rovers youth side is one of the better ones in recent years. Hopefully next year he makes a break thru into starting. Joining half way during the season makes it harder to break into a settled side.

"Three weeks ago, he had chicken pox and he's not played an abundance of 90-minute periods, but he has great enthusiasm for the game, a gracefulness and elegance for the way he plays.

"In the second half, you've got a first-year scholar setting the example for everyone else on the pitch and showing them what you need to do. That is a massive positive."

Big Pete 652012-03-30 02:12:02

Michael Built has been loaned out to Bedford Town in the southern league premier division until the end of the season:

From Hibernian FC website

Jamie Doris released at the end of the current season

Ricki check him out whilst you're over there mate.

After Cameron Lindsay, another defensive midfield. Not sure that ricki wuld want that...

Oly-White Greg Draper was on target on his return for The New Saints in the semifinal of the Welsh Cup. The league leaders thrashed Bala Town 4-0 to remain on track for the league and cup double setting up a final with giant-killing Cefn Druids, Wales� oldest club who ply their trade in the second tier of Welsh football.

In a hectic schedule Draper also faces a midweek League Cup semifinal replay with Newtown after the home-and-away tie finished 5-5 on aggregate. TNS are unbeaten in the last ten matches in all competitions and could claim a unique treble this season.

Gutted. Oh well, good player for the proposed Nelson ASB Premiership team.

Max crocombe is currently the number 2 goalie for league 2 side oxford

Built to come back for one of the 8 spots maybe?

Rangers have had their transfer ban lifted - be interesting to see if Scott Basalaj signs now.

Crocombe signed his first professionnal contract with oxford. Here is his detailed profile

http://www.oufc.co.uk/team/player-profile/index.aspx?playerid=480382&tcmuri=154753

 

Luke Adams has a contract with derby

 

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10832192

 

Does any one know if he has previously been on rickis radar for a youth spot? Well done on the young guy, at this rate with the amount of centre backs overseas we may be playing 3,5, 3 for a long time with the all whites

Does anyone with some inside knowledge have an idea of what sort of coin the Adams, musas, paynes and howiesons of this world would be on? I assume it would be better then youth rates at the Phoenix?

The Minimum Remuneration for A-League Players is as follows (excluding superannuation and any match payments:

• players 21 years or above: $47,094.00; and
• players under 21: $38,020.00.

http://www.pfa.net.au/index.php?id=191

[Edit: thats for the 3 youth spots, for the FSE I doubt they are getting much more than free board and food.]

Seems Jamie Doris is now with Berwick Rangers. Played for the reserves vs Eyemouth:

 

http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/sport/local-sport-headlines/other-sport/shennan-hat-trick-helps-eyemouth-extract-revenge-over-reserves-1-2496356

Does anyone know where are marinovic and traunmuller playing? Only Jourdan has a new club in germany: viktoria aschaffenburg in the regionaliga bayern

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/sv-viktoria-aschaffenburg/transfers/verein_565_2012.html

Marinovic has a trial in the German second league(2.Bundesliga) by FC Ingolstadt.

Traunmüller is searching a club, because Unterhaching don`t get him a proffesional contract. ;)

Max Crocombe twitter

https://twitter.com/Meeiix

From Football365

Aberdeen have handed a trial to former Bayern Munich youth goalkeeper Dan Twardzik.

The 21-year-old Czech - who plays in Italy with Serie C outfit Como - has been training with goalkeeping coach Jim Leighton and the rest of the squad.

Also on trial at Pittodrie is New Zealander Te Atawhai Maurice Hudson Wihongi - a friend of Dons striker Rory Fallon.

A statement on the club's website read: "With the January transfer window just around the corner, the manager is constantly reviewing ways in which to develop the current squad and will open the door to a number of trialists over the course of the next few months."

Meanwhile, Gary Naysmith should be fit for this weekend's Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Dundee after making his return from injury.

The defender was back in action, after seven weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury, as Aberdeen defeated Motherwell in the Under-20 League.

 

 That is quite the name

Rhys Jordan who played for NZ at U-17 WC in Mexico has transferred from Guernsey FC to Bristol City on a contract till the end of the season http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20509774

Nice comments from his former manager.

Must admit i have never heard of the kid before... seems to have been a pretty successful batch the under 17's with Payne, Howies, Tuiloma all doing well plus a couple others who names escape me.