Liverpool FC Youth Teams

[Shaggy]

Ryan McLaughlin released

[redmike65]

U21 pre-season

Sonnerhoff (A) - Saturday July 16, 7pm
Erzgebirge (A) - Wednesday July 20, 7pm
Rhyl (A) - Sunday July 24, 2pm
Celtic (A) - Wednesday July 27, 5pm, at Celtic FC Academy
Morecambe (A) - Saturday July 30, 3pm, at the Globe Arena

[redmike65]

LFC Fans Corner on Twitter:

"Ward & Kent leaving on loan deals to championship clubs while Bogdan is free to go to whoever will take him (Joyce).

Ward we knew was likely to be off, Kent needs the games, more than the U21s can offer. Brentford might like another speedy winger.

[redmike65]

The competition will see 64 sides from League One and Two, plus the 16 Under 21 set ups, and the competition itself will now include a group stage format with 16 regional groups of four sides competing against each other.

Each side will play the other once, but the Under 21 side will have only one home game

The top two sides in each group will progress through to the knockout stages of the competition, which will continue to be North/South based, and the Final will be, as usual, at Wembley Stadium in April.

The 16 Category One Academy/Under 21 sides invited are from Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United.

So that's about 12 games I think for the U21s if they go all the way.

[BigChief]

Which competition is that for? Is it a new cup?

[redmike65]

Replacement for the Johnston's Paint Trophy.

Liverpool might cry off due to the Stadium work and additional games delaying work.

[redmike65]

Ryan Fulton will join Chesterfield on loan for the season

[MrMichael]

Canos agreed terms with Norwich yesterday according to the Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/sergi-canos-agrees-25m-switch-from-liverpool-to-norwich-a7133531.html

[SB]

Canos agreed terms with Norwich yesterday according to the Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/f...-a7133531.html

Any word on a buy back or sell on clause Mr M?

[MrMichael]

Yeah, reports were that we have included both (and that the fee rises to 4.5m with addons).

[SB]

Yeah, reports were that we have included both (and that the fee rises to 4.5m with addons).

That sounds so unlike us but I'm pleased with the deal

[redmike65]

The U21s are dead hail the U23s

Liverpool’s U21 side will switch to U23 for the 2016-17 season after the new fixtures were announced today.

The league will consist of two divisions with Michael Beale’s young Reds playing in the Premier League 2 Division 1.

The opening game will see the U23s face Southampton on Sunday August 14 at 1pm BST. All home venues for the new season have still to be confirmed.

Other fixtures of note will see the young Reds take on Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Friday August 25 and take on Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Monday September 19.

U23 fixtures for 2016-17

August

Sunday 14 – Southampton (H) 1pm BST, venue TBC.

Monday 22 – Chelsea (A) 7.05pm, at Aldershot Town FC.

Friday 26 – Arsenal (A) 7pm, at Emirates Stadium.

September

Sunday 11 – Leicester City (H) 2pm, venue TBC.

Monday 19 – Tottenham Hotspur (A) 7pm, White Hart Lane.

Sunday 25 – Sunderland (H) 1pm, venue TBC.

October

Monday 17 – Manchester United (A) 7pm, Leigh Sports Village.

Sunday 23 – Everton (H) 1pm, venue TBC.

Saturday 29 – Manchester City (A) 1pm, venue TBC.

November

Sunday 20 – Reading (H) 1pm, venue TBC.

Monday 28 – Derby County (A) 7pm, venue TBC.

December

Sunday 11 – Arsenal (H) 1pm, venue TBC.

January 2017

Monday 9 – Leicester City (A) 7pm, Holmes Park, Leicestershire FA.

Sunday 15 – Manchester United (H) 1pm, venue TBC.

Sunday 29 – Sunderland (A) 12 noon, Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground.

February

Sunday 5 – Tottenham Hotspur (H) 1pm, venue TBC.

Sunday 19 – Derby County (H) 1pm, venue TBC.

March

Monday 6 – Reading (A) 7pm, venue TBC.

Sunday 12 – Chelsea (H) 1.05pm, venue TBC.

April

Monday 10 – Southampton (A) 7pm, Staplewood Training Ground.

Sunday 23 – Manchester City (H) 1pm, venue TBC.

May

Monday 8 – Everton (A) 7pm, Southport FC.

Still well short of a proper league but better than the U21s as it allows for more flexible player selection.

[SB]

So Woodburn is supposed to be playing U21's this season yeah? I wonder if this changes anything for him & how much of a jump up it would be?m

[RedReet]

Can't see it making any difference as I imagine it will be the same group of players playing for most clubs anyway.

You were already allowed 3 overage players in the previous format, so I doubt many teams will be playing many more than that this year.

[redmike65]

Juanna must be a trailist.

Harry Wilson scores after 15 mins

Rhyl 0 - 2 Liverpool, Brooks Lennon

Rhyl 0 - 3 Liverpool, Ryan Kent

Rhyl 0 - 4 Liverpool, Sam Hart

Rhyl 1 - 4 Liverpool, A Trailist

FT 1-4.