Practice match vs GWR

[Shrimper]

From the official SUFC twitter;

SUFCRootsHall Southend United
Southend are playing a practice match vs Great Wakering Rovers tonight will keep twitternation updated

Another Southend side played Dagenham this morning and won 3-2 with goals from Paterson, Crawford and Stevens.

1-0 Soares.
2-0 Lyle-Della-Verde

 

[Smiffy]

15 year old wonder kid Lyle Della Verde makes it 2-0 with a 25 yarder.

 

[Shrimper]

Finished 3-0 with Easton getting the last one.

 

[SUFCEssex]

I was there head count of approx 55, agreed with others, which included wakering's green army.

Decent game just glad to see some football.

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Promotion here we come.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Thoughts on Della-Verde then?

 

[Calvin Candie]

I popped over as my mate plays for wakering.
Great goal by the young lad. Near enough fielded a full squad. Was funny to see there captain trenkel having a row with Grant calling him a big time prick and saying he is ****ing off in Janury

Team

GK. Rhys Evans

Closhessy
Coughlan
Barker
Herd

Soares
Easton
Grant
Hall (In a peter cech style hat due to a bust up in storm)

Sturrock
Marcus Milner

SUBS
Lylle Della-Verde. Great Goal what a talent

GOALS
Soares
Della-Verde
Easton

 

[Shrimper]

Thoughts on Della-Verde then?

Sounds like he could be a good prospect.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Pointless exercise, it needed to be the whole first team getting some match practice.

 

[slartibartfast]

Hardly pointless - I would guess the rest of the squad played in todays other friendly vs Dagenham.

 

[ldnfatso]

Thoughts on Della-Verde then?

Della Verde looked a great prospect to me. He took his goal very well i must say.

Very useful workout i reckon for all players that played in either game today.

 

[Shrimper]

Pointless exercise, it needed to be the whole first team getting some match practice.

Rest of squad played against Dagenham and won 3-2. Paterson, Crawford and Stevens scoring.

 

[Fiftyone]

I was there head count of approx 55, agreed with others, which included wakering's green army.

Decent game just glad to see some football.

How did you get to hear about this game?. I would have tried to make the game had I known about it in advance.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Della Verde looked a great prospect to me. He took his goal very well i must say.

Very useful workout i reckon for all players that played in either game today.

Think there's any chance he might make the bench for the Cheltenham game?:unsure:

 

[Beefy]

Think there's any chance he might make the bench for the Cheltenham game?:unsure:

I think players need to be 16 to be eligible for the League. That's why the youngsters we've fielded in the last couple of seasons have tended to be give those games in the FA Cup.

 

[Mick]

I think players need to be 16 to be eligible for the League. That's why the youngsters we've fielded in the last couple of seasons have tended to be give those games in the FA Cup.

That is not the case. Barnsley had a player 15 years 45 days a while back.

 

[Beefy]

That is not the case. Barnsley had a player 15 years 45 days a while back.

Fair enough. I just seem to remember Tilly saying something to that effect when he fielded the kid who went on to Everton a couple of years back.

 

[Firestorm]

That is not the case. Barnsley had a player 15 years 45 days a while back.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ear-old-Football-Leagues-youngest-player.html

That would be this lad

The article says he was too young to be paid

 

[Hawkwell Blue]

Wins over Cheltenham, Great Wakering and D&R with only one defeat to Burton - surely Sturrock is in line for Manager of the Month for December!

 

[EastStandBlue]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ear-old-Football-Leagues-youngest-player.html

That would be this lad

The article says he was too young to be paid

Isn't it something like £60p/w maximum until you're 16? I vaguely recall a lot of talk when Theo Walcott first broke onto the scene at Southampton because he was only on £60.