Our U21s line-up for tonight's Professional Development League Two South clash against Colchester United...
Adegoke; Bower, Toure, Bakrin, Enslin; Kedwell (C), Hand, Santos; Ladapo, Casey, Huke
Subs: Molyneux, Berry, Yamoah
I assume they will annouce the academy retained and released list when the season is over.
I was told at Sparrows Lane on Tuesday that the players have been told. Apparently 75% have been released.
🫣 75% of what age bracket? Got no problem with releasing players who aren't going to make it with Charlton give more game time to players coming through but of that's a high %age if it includes our 19/20 and 21 year olds
I assume they will annouce the academy retained and released list when the season is over.
I was told at Sparrows Lane on Tuesday that the players have been told. Apparently 75% have been released.
Yes, heard similar at the London Senior Cup final.
Also told we given 12 U16s scholarships, which is very high and an indication that we have another very good cohort coming through behind the equally impressive U18s.
I assume they will annouce the academy retained and released list when the season is over.
I was told at Sparrows Lane on Tuesday that the players have been told. Apparently 75% have been released.
🫣 75% of what age bracket? Got no problem with releasing players who aren't going to make it with Charlton give more game time to players coming through but of that's a high %age if it includes our 19/20 and 21 year olds
Adehoke Molyneux Bakrin Bower Dench Holden Roddy Toure Adigun Hand Huke Kedwell Santos Williams Ladapo Viggars Okechukwu
I suspect Okechukwu, Viggars, Ladapo, Williams, Santos, Toure, Roddy and Bakrin will all be released as no longer real youngsters and not had a sniff. Don't know much about the others and some may still have a year left on contracts anyway I suspect.
Well best of luck to each of them for the future. Football is tough on those so young, for some of them a decision like this can give them the determination to rebuild and go again. For others it can be devastating. Hopefully whatever they do, wherever they go they will rebuild themselves and come out of it stronger.
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I assume they will annouce the academy retained and released list when the season is over.
Also told we given 12 U16s scholarships, which is very high and an indication that we have another very good cohort coming through behind the equally impressive U18s.
Adehoke
Molyneux
Bakrin
Bower
Dench
Holden
Roddy
Toure
Adigun
Hand
Huke
Kedwell
Santos
Williams
Ladapo
Viggars
Okechukwu
I suspect Okechukwu, Viggars, Ladapo, Williams, Santos, Toure, Roddy and Bakrin will all be released as no longer real youngsters and not had a sniff. Don't know much about the others and some may still have a year left on contracts anyway I suspect.
Haven't seen Hand in this side for a while IIRC.