24 Apr 2026 08:01:12
I watched the U18 Premier League Cup final on Wednesday night. We lost on penalties to Palace.
We were ahead 1-0 and had so many chances to finish the game. JJ and Chido were both very wasteful, and as so often happens, we were sucker-punched in added time, made worse by it being a dodgy decision. Albert Mills was sent off for a last man foul, which started a long way from the area but carried on into the box.
The ref gave a penalty. The sending off was correct, but with 2 mins left we would have likely held out but for the ref giving a penalty.
A disappointing night, we should have been out of sight, onwards and upwards to the FA Youth Cup final.
24 Apr 2026 10:02:26
Ajh, as we know, Jj is considered the most talented, but I'm always impressed a lot by Thwaites, Healfu and, more recently, Ajayi. It's a very good bunch of players in that group, and I'm hopeful a handful might make it here.
24 Apr 2026 10:41:16
Thwaites is absolute class.
24 Apr 2026 13:23:32
Agree, Jimbo. He looks a very good player. Now he is a few years younger than Kobbie. ?
25 Apr 2026 06:20:07
Love it, angel. ?
I see Thwaites as having the potential to sit in the 10 spot quite nicely. He should be sat in the first team next year, learning from the best in the business.
25 Apr 2026 12:25:18
He does look a good player, I must admit, but it is very hard to tell how they might fit in the senior team.
Most importantly, we need 2 excellent CMs for next season. It means we can bed the younger players in nicely for cup games, cameo appearances in the league, etc.
That way, it will help players like Thwaites succeed.
This summer's window is so bloody important, I know I keep banging on about it, but 3/4 signings of quality are really going to push us on and help whoever the manager is succeed.