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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: TonySoprano on January 31, 2026, 04:42:09 pm

Title: U18's
Post by: TonySoprano on January 31, 2026, 04:42:09 pm
What went wrong ? Lost 12-0 against Swansea?
Title: Re: U18's
Post by: Rupee92ONLY on January 31, 2026, 04:53:57 pm
Looked a few unfamiliar names in the line up and it was a cup game against what I imagine is a very good academy?

Didnt we loan some of the 18’s out recently.
Title: Re: U18's
Post by: Draytonian III on January 31, 2026, 06:18:05 pm
Half the “ usual “ Under 18s have been sent out on loan to the likes of Maltby to play some men’s football, so with that take I bet quite a few of today’s teams were schoolboys. 
 That doesn’t really matter it just gives the original poster another stick to prod Rovers with.
Title: Re: U18's
Post by: GazLaz on January 31, 2026, 06:21:19 pm
“The likes of Maltby”.
Title: Re: U18's
Post by: glosterred on January 31, 2026, 06:56:28 pm
“The likes of Maltby”.

TLOM


COYR
Title: Re: U18's
Post by: TonySoprano on January 31, 2026, 07:08:19 pm
Half the “ usual “ Under 18s have been sent out on loan to the likes of Maltby to play some men’s football, so with that take I bet quite a few of today’s teams were schoolboys. 
 That doesn’t really matter it just gives the original poster another stick to prod Rovers with.

You what?
I haven't said anything negative on this, I was just asking.
Title: Re: U18's
Post by: selby on January 31, 2026, 07:31:29 pm
Two teams Swansea and Cardiff have the pick of Wales and the backing of the Welsh FA courses to filter them through, and  quite a few u16s played for us in place of the loanees out.
  Not a great result though.
Title: Re: U18's
Post by: drfchound on January 31, 2026, 09:58:07 pm
Half the “ usual “ Under 18s have been sent out on loan to the likes of Maltby to play some men’s football, so with that take I bet quite a few of today’s teams were schoolboys. 
 That doesn’t really matter it just gives the original poster another stick to prod Rovers with.

Ethan Hodgett on loan to Gainsborough.
Title: Re: U18's
Post by: selby on February 01, 2026, 03:48:58 pm
Apparently the loanees u18 in some cases were brought back for this game so not a great look.
Title: Re: U18's
Post by: Monkcaster_Rover on February 01, 2026, 05:32:52 pm
I’m not sure if I’m going soft at my grand old age of 31, but, wouldn’t it have been better form from the Swansea lads to just tell them to ease off at 5/6-0?

Suppose there’s a lesson in every defeat and all that but that’ll keep some of the poor buggers up at night for a while I’d have thought.