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A very even first 45 minutes and I thought we were a little unlucky to go in 1.0 down at the break. Not only was the starting eleven very inexperienced, but we only had 3 subs on the bench, one of which was goalkeeper Cant. A hot day and lack of cover certainly cost us in the 2nd half. Alfie Lloyd, just returning from injury, played about 60 minutes. His replacement Hamzad Kargbo was correctly given a straight red card for a reckless kick out at a Burnley player. Playing the final 15 to 20 minutes with only 10 men certainly didn't help us. I was impressed with keeper Matteo Salaman along with Rafferty Pedder and Steven Bala. Credit also to other substitute Alfie Tuck who added some much needed physicality to our midfield. 3.0 possibly flattered Burnley a little, but despite us creating several openings their keeper was rarely troubled.
I'm not 100% certain but this does look like one of the QPR staff (he was definately called Ben) that i spoke to after an U18 game at Crewe's academy late last season (The morning of Burnley away). When I asked who he was and he told me he was "just helping out"
I had high hopes for Cole when I saw him play for England U20's back in 2015. I was initially disappointed that we sold him to Barnsley shortly afterwards. I then witnessed his performance for St Mirren in a 4.1 thrashing at Hearts in the SPL barely 3 years later. Not only did he look woefully out of his depth but his body language was awful. A rare piece of good footballing business by the club when we moved him on.
March 1993 we had returned from a holiday in Sri Lanka. We had taken loads of photographs, which in those pre-digital times needed developing. I can recall using the yellow pages and phoning several places who could provide a one hour developing service. The two best options were Boots in Warrington Town centre and an out of town Asda. I chose to drive the extra two or three miles to the Asda. It was marginally cheaper and I knew that whilst waiting I could get a full English breakfast there. We dropped our photos at the booth and headed to the cafe. As we were tucking into an eagerly awaited fry up the IRA detonated a bomb in Warrington town centre. Two youngsters were killed and countless others seriously injured. The bomb was planted in a waste bin outside the Boots store. It still chills me to recall this story, but I do chuckle at people who say a full fry up is bad for my health.
Four years ago about six or seven of us travelled there to watch Seb Polter's Union Berlin play Blau Weiss Linz the day after our friendly against Austria Vienna. The game wasn't played in the main stadium (which has since been rebuilt) but on the training pitch at the side. I can't find any other 'stadium' with that name - so I'm at a loss as to possible locations for our game. Two of us have opted for a trip to Steyr instead.
"Also as a Welshman does anyone know anything about the young Alfie Tuck?"
I've seen Alfie play three or four times this season for the U18s. He is a very effective Sam Field type midfielder within his age group. Combative and with an eye for a pass. To progress he will need to develop physically - as he is quite slight in stature currently. The last game I saw him play was Crewe U18s away on the morning of the Burnley game and he was watched by a Welsh FA scout who was asking how he had being doing recently. Hopefully he will continue to develop.
I arrive in Venice on Friday 31st and will be watching Venezia take on Marc Bircham's Como in Serie B the following day. As previously mentioned the stadium is a belter.
I can't believe we have reached the third page of this thread without any mention of Kia Joorabchin. Naive new owners with money - haven't we seen this story before.