Outside of the result what a fantastic experience for the youngsters to play in front of 30,ooo spectators.
And not just in that sense...it's experience gained and should feed their hunger for more days like that.
https://www.flashscore.com/match/xUTlOzWO/#match-summary The Irish Under 19's won again, beating Russia 2 - 0. Will Smallbone and Jonathan Afolabi were 2nd half substitutes, Will Ferry and Kameron Ledwidge on the bench.
A friends daughter is with the academy and he is really impressed. Not just with the football side of things, but some of the leadership and life skills coaching (for want of a better phrase) that is also part of it.
Interesting. Getting Spacey was an achievement by the club....and, from her point of view, an exciting time to join a club that is seriously investing in the women's side for the first time. Although (just like the boy's side) only a few will make it professionally, the girls will benefit from having an interest in something other than the purely frivolous...leading to an increase in confidence and character development. And it will look good on a CV...always good to have something to catch an employer's eye, so they will be more likely to get job interviews.....that won't be high on a youngster's thoughts as their focus will be on football, but helpful to be seen as a team player in the real world.
https://southamptonfc.com/news/2019-03-30/u18-report-southampton-reading-under-18-premier-league U18's Back to full strength won 2 - 0 against Reading
https://southamptonfc.com/news/2019...-southampton-basingstoke-hampshire-senior-cup The Under 23s face Basingstoke in the semi-final of the Hampshire Cup tonight....and face Dinamo Zagreb I the semi-final of the International Cup on 10th April.
Basingstoke Town FC An entertaining half comes to an end and the score is even at 2 - 2. @SamSmart98 and @YvanJourdan with early goals for #Basingstoke although @AdamEveriss has been dismissed for a handball on the goalline
https://southamptonfc.com/news/2019...pton-xi-basingstoke-town-hampshire-senior-cup Lost 5 - 4 on penalties
Saints have signed a 16 year old striker from Birmingham according to the BBC and various other sources; Romello Mitchell. £300,000 in comp, plus highly sought after by the likes of Utd and Liverpool. Peggy is reported to be "over the blahdy moon!", but Phil and Grant will take more convincing.
