Reserve & Youth Teams Thread

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Yeah not what I expected at all.

[King Street Loon]

Connor McLennan looks a cracking prospect

Needs more games now.

Cracking player who i think is ready.

[reekie_dock]

Ando and Mclennan in for the Huns

 

Once again beating the Huns is McInnes only hope of getting fans back on side

 

Loose and he can get fucked and take his 5 a side team oh useless cunts we him

[Red Ram]

Connor Barron is midfielder,he is very skilful and very small,often pushed out the way by bigger,stronger less talented players.He is a midfield playmaker and takes most of the corners and free kicks.I can imagine Aberdeen u18s coach Barry Robson will like him very much.Connor is very like Barry Robson in how he plays.

Connor B is also a well grounded lad and a Dandy with great work ethic. Know him and his family and he was always out practicing by himself or with his Dad in evenings when younger and heading to local gym to work on his strength when looking to get a contract.Plenty time to build more strength with only being few months full time

[RUL]

Connor B is also a well grounded lad and a Dandy with great work ethic. Know him and his family and he was always out practicing by himself or with his Dad in evenings when younger and heading to local gym to work on his strength when looking to get a contract.Plenty time to build more strength with only being few months full time

Sounds promising.

[Sonoftherock]

Connor McLennan looks a cracking prospect

 

 

Needs more games now.

Cracking player who i think is ready.

 

Came on here to post the same.

 

Looks like he is ready and shouldn't be held back any longer.  Strong, pacey and direct.  Gives us something different going forward.

 

Need to be given a run now.  Probably deserves his place in the team ahead of some of McInnes other, more trusted foot soldiers.

[Sonoftherock]

How much of a chance was Shankland given with us? I don't know.

 

He did get a few games for us, but looked well out of his depth.

 

He's obviously gone away, worked at his game, got some senior matches under his belt and has improved.  Good luck to him.  He's probably going to get another chance in the SPFL Prem or English Championship in the coming months.

[ollie1903]

Came on here to post the same.

 

Looks like he is ready and shouldn't be held back any longer. Strong, pacey and direct. Gives us something different going forward.

 

Need to be given a run now. Probably deserves his place in the team ahead of some of McInnes other, more trusted foot soldiers.

Connor McLennan is a terrific player. Has had a really bad run of injuries over the last couple of years so hopefully he's over that as he can have a big influence in the team in the coming seasons

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Somebody mentioned Peter Weir. Struck me as more the Doug Bell type. Heid doon and run. So so wanted him to beat Lustig to that final ball.

[boboisared]

What I like about McLennan is he is willing to receive the ball in the final third of the pitch. McGinn and GMS both guilty of coming far too short and wanting to travel 50 yards with the ball. Isolates the striker.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Are they guilty of coming short through choice or by necessity though?

[boboisared]

Are they guilty of coming short through choice or by necessity though?

Choice, I'd imagine. Hayes always looked to get in behind, or at least receive the ball further up the pitch. 

[RAZOR]

Needs more games now.

Cracking player who i think is ready.

Both him and Anderson look far better prospects than Wright and Frank Ross. Would like to see both of them get more game time.

[boboisared]

Both him and Anderson look far better prospects than Wright and Frank Ross. Would like to see both of them get more game time.

Ross looks a bit lightweight, Wright seems to be filling out a bit. McLennan looks like a mannie.

[Daz the Don]

Both him and Anderson look far better prospects than Wright and Frank Ross. Would like to see both of them get more game time.

Certainly would lke to see more of the younger lads given more game time this season from here on in. It's time to give them the required minutes in order for them to gain experience to benefit us as a team. If it means we have to take a little bit of short term pain by finishing mid table by doing this then so be it. We're not going to find out if there good enough until their exposed to first team football pressure and attention.

 

I'd be happy enough to see the 4 guys mentioned above and probably Dean Campbell brought in and played on a regular basis alongside a bit of experience provided by Lewis, Shinnie, Logan, Devlin & GMS. add in the young players already in the team like McKenna, Ferguson and Lowe and you've got pace and energy in abundance.

 

An added advantage is these young guys are from the North East and brought up as Aberdeen supporters which can't be a bad thing.

[craegDAMH]

Scott Wright has only played about 2 games in his best position, and one of them he absolutely ran the show (albeit against St Mirren). If he can stay fit he needs a run ahead of shite like May and Wilson.

[DD1903]

Scott Wright has only played about 2 games in his best position, and one of them he absolutely ran the show (albeit against St Mirren). If he can stay fit he needs a run ahead of shite like May and Wilson.

And in the other he was pish

[craegDAMH]

And in the other he was pish

 

This is true, but it didn't fit my argument so I didn't want to mention it.

 

But at least he's our pish, unlike that man utd pish.

[aberdeen1970]

McLennan looks to have the physique to cope with Scottish senior football every week. Built like McKenna.

 

Seems confident to take people on too. I like that.

 

There's a lot of young players knocking on the door now. I think they fancy their chances and why not, there's places up for grabs middle to front.

[RUL]

Yeah it's the physique that's key as there's no doubt we are bringing through technically good players but he can actually handle the men's game. Class act.

[The Cockney Don]

GAME DAY !!!

 

[graham]

A really good Youth Cup tie hidden away on a Friday afternoon in Airdrie.Motherwell are a good team at youth level ,bringing through several players and have Stephen Craigen,a fine coach.Difficult tie for the Young Dons.Motherwell  are away at Hearts tomorrow and cannot understand why Motherwell would not want to host the tie at Fir Park and get a good Friday night crowd. Delighted to see Connor McLennan doing so well and looking forward to seeing him and hopefully Bruce Anderson against St Johnstone tomorrow.

[The Cockney Don]

[Sonoftherock]

^ Quite a different looking team!

 

Would assume this means a few of the regulars will be involved against Saints tomorrow?

[RUL]

It's the U18's not the reserves.

[Sonoftherock]

It's the U18's not the reserves.

 

Ah okay... Maybe only Campbell and McLennan (he was still 18 at start of season) missing then?

[The Cockney Don]

30 minutes gone and still 0-0.

[The Cockney Don]

Half-Time 0-0.

[RUL]

Ah okay... Maybe only Campbell and McLennan (he was still 18 at start of season) missing then?

 

Yeah, it's a weird one with Dean as he's not getting a game.

[Sonoftherock]

Yeah, it's a weird one with Dean as he's not getting a game.

 

 I wonder if he'll start tomorrow.... the games are coming thick and fast right now and within the space of 1 week, we've had a couple of titanic battles with Rangers and Celtic, both in Glasgow.  There will some knackered players....