tynevalleyblackcat
Striker
Also just back from the game (was with Fishboy) and I thought it was a very competitive and good game (by under 21 standards). Liverpool are a good side finishing 2nd last season and they had the better of it early on and seemed to over run us in midfield but we got to grips with that and in the second half we were marginally the better side. Overall the late winner was harsh on us.
Reading some of this thread is interesting with people posting the exact same way they would if it was a first team game. Its not a first team game and the under 21's is about experience and individual progression. Watmore seems to have been written off by many on the back of this game yet apparently clubs are lining up to get him on loan and our manager wants to get him involved with the first team. He is also recovering from an injury. Liverpool doubled up on him and we overheard one of the Liverpool coaches just after half time telling them to watch out for him in particular. Put him in the first team surrounded by better players and he might actually get more space then he did tonight.
I also wonder how many posting on the thread are season card holders and could actually have gone along tonight for free yet prefer to sit in the house and watch it on a stream or LFC TV? It always amazes me how a few thousand suddenly take an intrest and turn up when they play these games at the SOL yet nobody seems interested when they are at Hetton. Hetton is actually a far better experience for these games as you can get so close to the pitch.
Like I said entry is free to season card holders so why not get off your backsides and watch a few more games (not just Liverpool, Man Utd and Chelsea 0n TV) and give the young lads half a season or more (and a bit of support) before posting knee jerking stuff?
Reading some of this thread is interesting with people posting the exact same way they would if it was a first team game. Its not a first team game and the under 21's is about experience and individual progression. Watmore seems to have been written off by many on the back of this game yet apparently clubs are lining up to get him on loan and our manager wants to get him involved with the first team. He is also recovering from an injury. Liverpool doubled up on him and we overheard one of the Liverpool coaches just after half time telling them to watch out for him in particular. Put him in the first team surrounded by better players and he might actually get more space then he did tonight.
I also wonder how many posting on the thread are season card holders and could actually have gone along tonight for free yet prefer to sit in the house and watch it on a stream or LFC TV? It always amazes me how a few thousand suddenly take an intrest and turn up when they play these games at the SOL yet nobody seems interested when they are at Hetton. Hetton is actually a far better experience for these games as you can get so close to the pitch.
Like I said entry is free to season card holders so why not get off your backsides and watch a few more games (not just Liverpool, Man Utd and Chelsea 0n TV) and give the young lads half a season or more (and a bit of support) before posting knee jerking stuff?