U18/U21 Development Thread (4 Viewers)

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Obikwu recalled by parent club Coventry City | Lincoln City Football Club

Justin Obikwu has been recalled by parent club Coventry City.

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Surprised. Clearly, Lincoln wanted to keep him. Possible loan higher up the football ladder, or do we need him for cover?

 

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[shmmeee]

Surprised. Clearly, Lincoln wanted to keep him. Possible loan higher up the football ladder, or do we need him for cover?

Rumours in the other thread QPR want him!

 

[larry_david]

Anyone know whats happened to Riccardo Di Trolio? Injured first game of pre season for u21s and not seen since.

With Mantle and Perry out on loan, who are our CBs for u21s now?

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Anyone know whats happened to Riccardo Di Trolio? Injured first game of pre season for u21s and not seen since.

With Mantle and Perry out on loan, who are our CBs for u21s now?

I think Critchlow-Woyo of the U18's is one. Other might be one of either Devon West or Tom Williams. Both played a few games for the U21's but not sure of their positions.

EDIT: Might be Joshua Gordon actually. We have had a few trialists the last couple of games too.

 

[larry_david]

Won 4-2 today away at Hull. No scorers but Dausch played.

No Yearn so injured or going back out on loan.

4 trialists. 3 in starting 11

 

[wingy]

Who's playing tomorrow night then in the youth cup, and who are we up against.

 

[Kneeza]

Who's playing tomorrow night then in the youth cup, and who are we up against.

Blackburn.
George Shepherd is down to start (according to his dad), but no idea of the rest.

 

[CovRes]

Won 4-2 today away at Hull. No scorers but Dausch played.

No Yearn so injured or going back out on loan.

4 trialists. 3 in starting 11

https://xcancel.com/PUSBYouth/status/2013675085874221405#m

According to the above the goals came from Charlie Finney and a hattrick from Conrad Ambursley.

 

[glasgowfan]

FA U18 Youth Cup
Coventry 1-0 Blackburn after 3 mins
Coventry 1-7 Blackburn after 68 mins

 

[Winny the Bish]

Ouch. Blackburn are a Cat 1 team and it is showing. Brutal.

 

[MusicDating]

Took the lead and the ref gave this as a pen a minute later. Their striker pulls them both down with his left arm and the out of position ref gives it...

 

[CovRes]

Took the lead and the ref gave this as a pen a minute later. Their striker pulls them both down with his left arm and the out of position ref gives it...

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It's best to get them used to terrible refs from an early age.

 

[Flying Fokker]

https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2026/january/21/fa-youth-cup--coventry-city-1-8-blackburn-rovers/

 

[CovRes]

In the most important news of the day. The U21s beat Cardiff City U21s with goals from Aiden Dausch and one of the trialist brothers.

https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2026/february/01/under-21s--cardiff-city-0-2-coventry-city/

 

[shepardo01]

In the most important news of the day. The U21s beat Cardiff City U21s with goals from Aiden Dausch and one of the trialist brothers.

https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2026/february/01/under-21s--cardiff-city-0-2-coventry-city/

Barry or Paul?

 

[CovRes]

Barry or Paul?

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Ubachukwu Oulebube, if SofaScore is to be believed on the identity of our top secret trialist.

 

[CovRes]

The U21s beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 yesterday. Goals from Finney and Sheppard.

 

[larry_david]

The U21s beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 yesterday. Goals from Finney and Sheppard.

Moore sent off too.

I was hoping hes go back out to a league 2 team but unfortunately not. Best he can do now is national league which i really think he should do. Sitting for our u21s after hes played 30 odd games for fgr isnt going to do anything for him now unless he's heavily involved in first team training.

Im also amazed weve not loaned out Batanwi who has looked miles above anyone else in terms of ability when ive seen him. I can only assume hes had so many injuries they're trying to protect him

 

[wingy]

Barry or Paul?

Ryan?

 

[CovRes]

Moore sent off too.

I was hoping hes go back out to a league 2 team but unfortunately not. Best he can do now is national league which i really think he should do. Sitting for our u21s after hes played 30 odd games for fgr isnt going to do anything for him now unless he's heavily involved in first team training.

Im also amazed weve not loaned out Batanwi who has looked miles above anyone else in terms of ability when ive seen him. I can only assume hes had so many injuries they're trying to protect him

They may still be monitoring Batanwi after his injury.

 

[larry_david]

They may still be monitoring Batanwi after his injury.

Yeah must be this. That summer tournament he looked great (out for 4 months since). He scored a goal for u21s this season where Perry (now excelling for Rochdale) pinged it crosses field 40 yards and he took it down, skinned two players and then smashed it top corner.

 

[Ellery Cairo's Wig]

U21s lost 7-1 to Wigan yesterday after losing 9-0 to them at home a few months back. Any chance we can get hold of some of their strikers?

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Just to show how little the club put up about the academy they still have introduced the new U18 scholars for this year or added them to the U18 squad page.

It's now March.

 

[Potbellypig]

Just to show how little the club put up about the academy they still have introduced the new U18 scholars for this year or added them to the U18 squad page.

It's now March.

It must be by design. I don't think it's incompetence.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

It must be by design. I don't think it's incompetence.

I'm sure it is too, but why bother having the pages for the squad and fixtures up at all? Just get rid of them if you're not going to provide any information on them.

 

[Winny the Bish]

It must be by design. I don't think it's incompetence.

It is. They’re cracking down on people even discussing youth teamers on forums and social media.

Funny the complete 180 a year after starting an academy Twitter page.

 

[Ellery Cairo's Wig]

U21s lost at home today 1-2 against Fleetwood Town. No team sheet, no report. It's almost like they don't want supporters to take an interest

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

U21s lost at home today 1-2 against Fleetwood Town. No team sheet, no report. It's almost like they don't want supporters to take an interest

Coventry City 1-2 Fleetwood Town (2025-26 Professional Development League 2) - YouthHawk

youthhawk.co.uk

 

[larry_david]

Coventry City 1-2 Fleetwood Town (2025-26 Professional Development League 2) - YouthHawk

youthhawk.co.uk

We've loaned young Stretton to Gloucester today. Siddall is there already and flying

 

[larry_david]

U21s lost at home today 1-2 against Fleetwood Town. No team sheet, no report. It's almost like they don't want supporters to take an interest

To hammer this home. Gloucester have tweeted a 2 min clip of Stretton who they've just loaned from us, showing his highlights from u21s this year.

It's so odd that we have to view a tweet from afc Gloucester to actually witness some of our youth in action

 

[CovRes]

To hammer this home. Gloucester have tweeted a 2 min clip of Stretton who they've just loaned from us, showing his highlights from u21s this year.

It's so odd that we have to view a tweet from afc Gloucester to actually witness some of our youth in action

This account https://xcancel.com/PUSBYouth (remove the word cancel if you want to go to the original twitter account) does a better job of covering them than the club does.

 

[BUSA]

Here’s some information on the recent trialists for u21s - Today’s trialists for u21s were Taeneal Brandy - u18s attacker from Notts Forest, Billy-Ray Cullinane - u18s midfielder from Brighton, Will Thompson - u18s defender from Notts Forest & Matty Taylor - midfielder from Newcastle (recently on trial at Sheff Wed). The trialists v Brentford were Bournemouth u18 centre half James Davies, Chatham’s Clarence Tambe, Brighton u21 midfielder Billy Ray Cullinane & Ipswich u18s striker William Unadike.