Reserves / Youth Team thread 2013/14

[Venton]

Done. Neil Mellor decries the use of gloves by players on an evening like this. As the player concerned is only wearing one glove he might actually have a point.

[Venton]

Merson makes a routine save look pretty dramatic there. Good for him.

[Venton]

It's Peterson, and he's now put his second glove on. Good footwork by Merson to control the ball and clear.

[Venton]

and Neil Mellor makes another very good point - all the players are eager for the ball and showing for it. They've all got the confidence to take it up and try to do something with it.

[Venton]

Mother of god, desperately unlucky not to make it five. Brannigan with a cross field forward pass and a shot just over the bar after a great cross. Not sure who from.

[Resu]

Sinclare

[Venton]

Dunn fires inches wide after driving at a Wolves defence that backpedals like a labrador going down a veranda. Fantastic shot.

That's that Liverpool 4 - 0 Wolves.

This is a very good side going forward and that midfield can get back as well as forward. Easy on the eye and incisive too. Great second half that.

[Venton]

Sinclare

I'm making up the spelling for most of the names.

[Resu]

I'm making up the spelling for most of the names.

It`s the only way to do it.

[SB]

****, how did you know it was red? You are right, but it's only half gone, plenty to go. Jacob's Creek pinot noir.

I know the dribble of a good Red.

Pinot wouldn't have been my choice but ...... as long as your happy.

[Beastie]

Mrs Venton has just called to tell me to put her chicken in the oven. As she's on her way home I'm going to presume this is not a delightful middle-aged euphemism and see if she has anything in the fridge. Which is also not a euphemism.

Brilliant again Venton, looks like you may have a worked your way onto the position of official Under 21 match commentator. Keep up the good work.

[baitman]

Venton

the second half [of the bottle] commentary is much more interesting :hic:

did mrs venton get the bird in her oven

[Cormack74]

Brilliant again Venton, looks like you may have a worked your way onto the position of official Under 21 match commentator. Keep up the good work.

fantastic.

Please feel free to gravitate over to the match thread for the first team matches.

[RedReet]

U-18's just beat Newcastle 4-0. Some lovely goals and another great performance from Wilson.

[The_weatherman]

From the official site.

Harry Wilson added two more goals to his growing tally for the campaign as Liverpool's U18s recorded an impressive and deserved 4-1 victory over Newcastle United on Saturday.


Will Marsh and Daniel Trickett-Smith had already handed Neil Critchley's side a healthy advantage at half-time, as the youngsters dominated proceedings throughout at the Kirkby Academy.

Liverpool could have been ahead within 70 seconds of kick-off as quick thinking by Trickett-Smith allowed the forward to capitalise on a loose back-pass, but the Newcastle goalkeeper thwarted his strike.

An opening goal did arrive in the 12th minute, though, and Trickett-Smith was the provider - Marsh collected the pass, shaped his body into a perfect position and dispatched a sliced volley into the corner from the edge of the penalty area.

Midway through the half, Magpies midfielder Liam Smith whipped a troublesome set-piece towards goal which Andrew Firth needed to back-pedal to tip over - a free-kick that the watching Robbie Fowler would have been proud of.

As half-time approached, Wilson curled a precise corner onto the head of Trickett-Smith, who looped a header that drifted the wrong side of the post. But he would make amends moments later.

Wilson set off on an outstanding dribble along the right wing, holding off a succession of challenges before drifting inside and laying the ball off to Trickett-Smith to power a finish past the 'keeper for 2-0 a minute before the break.

Not content with creating a goal, Wilson bagged his own as soon as the action resumed; racing forward after winning possession, the Welsh youngster shimmied around the away defence and clipped home the young Reds' third.

Before the hour, it was four and Wilson claimed his second. The 16-year-old stole the ball from the Newcastle backline and calmly side-footed underneath the outrushing 'keeper to add further gloss to the hosts' performance.

Callum Roberts came closest to a consolation for United when his swirling drive carried wide of the left post, while Joe Kerridge lashed a low effort off target to the other side shortly after.

Ryan McKinnon was dismissed for a second bookable offence with 10 minutes remaining of the encounter, but Alex Gilliead converted a spot-kick for the travellers after Daniel Cleary had been penalised.

U18s team: Firth, Randall (Waldron), Hart, Cleary, Roberts, Virtue, Wilson, Griffin, Trickett-Smith (Canos), Marsh (Watts), O'Hanlon. Unused substitute: Jackson.