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Pete here, and I thought, it's been a kind

1:41

of a, or it will be a

1:43

bit of a ridiculous week at

1:46

Vickers Road and for the squad.

1:48

Obviously playing whole on Tuesday. Last

1:50

night, as I'm recording at the

1:52

moment, the youth team obviously played

1:54

the semi-final. of the FA Youth Cup

1:56

against Manchester City. This afternoon, which

1:58

is Friday, one o'clock... The under 21s

2:00

are playing against Peter Barrow which is what

2:03

I'm here. to see. Anybody who knows me,

2:05

knows my last two and a half weeks

2:07

have been spent mainly hanging around the hospital

2:10

due to kind of family issues which fortunately

2:12

are hopefully improving, anybody who cares, and it's

2:14

allowing me to get down to here to

2:16

have a watch at this. I just thought

2:19

I'd have some reflections on last night's game

2:21

because it's a chance really to take a

2:23

look at the full development squad in a

2:25

really short time period. Last night's game for

2:28

anybody who came down and watched it will

2:30

know that Man City got a goal

2:32

in the first three minutes. hugely huge

2:34

effectively they were they were they were

2:36

you could see that they were bigger

2:38

they were more powerful and therefore also

2:40

quicker than their what for counterparts but

2:43

anybody who saw on the night will

2:45

know that the lads did not in

2:47

any way shape or form let themselves

2:49

down and every single player was you

2:51

know kind of performed admirably some literally

2:53

on a superhuman level. Sam Morris in

2:55

the in the Watford goal, quite, word,

2:57

word, unless you, unless you, you won't

2:59

believe it, but basically superhuman was, was

3:02

fantastic. George, you, molten at the heart

3:04

of the defense did, did well, you

3:06

know, really, really well. I think George,

3:08

looks a fantastic player, great body position,

3:10

great defensive mind on him, and often

3:13

whenever he gets into a, into a

3:15

defensive position and looks to get a

3:17

touch, it's a pass forward in the

3:19

we were a mere as a span

3:22

and think that he looks a he

3:24

looks really really good when he's come

3:26

on and had first team opportunities in

3:28

the League Cup and the like where

3:31

he just added to that last night bearing

3:33

in mind he you know we were up

3:35

against a team who had not lost in

3:37

18 games are top of the Premier League

3:40

under 18s and you know really are what

3:42

you would expect to see from a Manchester

3:44

City outfit so you know it was it

3:46

was it was really up against top quality

3:49

opposition every other player you know one who

3:51

was who was less less seen and that

3:53

was as a result of the the way

3:56

the game went would have been Nixon Okerson

3:58

up front simply because he was He

4:00

didn't really get a chance to show

4:02

because obviously for long periods Man City

4:04

had the ball and when we did

4:07

kind of do stuff in the buildup

4:09

he was being very self-sacrificing. I mean

4:11

Nabizada continues to be a kind of

4:13

a whirling dervish of a player who's

4:15

sort of got you know a low

4:17

center of gravity great technical ability on

4:19

the ball but you know need to

4:21

need to find his way into the

4:23

into the team. Xavier... Messiah Edwards wasn't

4:25

involved having rumor has it picked up

4:28

a bit of a knock and perhaps

4:30

concussion on Tuesday night coming on for

4:32

the last half hour against Hull

4:34

City but all in all for

4:36

the under 18 representation a fabulous

4:38

a fabulous week we saw because

4:40

Edwards wasn't available we saw on

4:42

the flanks Maxmith son of Tommy

4:44

Smith who put in a really

4:46

good showing and on the other

4:48

side another famous son of a

4:50

famous dad in Christian Chef Chang.

4:52

who did well on the right-hand

4:54

side, both like to sort of

4:56

cut in onto their right and

4:58

so that favoured Max Smith a

5:00

little bit on the left because

5:03

every time that Christian Chef Chenko

5:05

did so from the right obviously

5:07

he was then on his non-dominant

5:09

foot but that's but that's fine

5:11

it was it was very impressive.

5:13

was small yet massive. I mean,

5:15

I've not seen a player who

5:17

might look at it as if

5:19

he's sort of diminutive, put in

5:21

such an aggressive shift and with

5:23

lots of quality to him as

5:25

well. So there's lots to enjoy

5:27

from the under 18s. And now

5:29

we'll go on and have a look

5:32

at the under 21s. The reason I

5:34

wanted to do this was because, you

5:36

know, the first team would have already

5:38

traveled and therefore, you know, with the

5:41

under 18s playing last night, it means

5:43

we're going to literally see. pretty much

5:45

every player in a squad being utilized

5:47

today. So, you know, the under 21s

5:50

have had a hard time of it,

5:52

however, they are effectively, for what of

5:54

a better phrase, almost a reserve team,

5:56

and therefore whenever there is somebody needs

5:59

to travel. you know with the first

6:01

team to cover or whenever there is anything

6:03

about it you you lose them from that

6:05

sort of second team or reserve team sort

6:08

of position and I've been a reserve team

6:10

manager I know how it is and you

6:12

just have to roll with it and get

6:14

on with it and the the important part

6:17

isn't about results the important part is about

6:19

still individual development and getting prepared for that

6:21

first team environment so be interesting to see

6:24

how we fair today against Peter Borough who've

6:26

also got other things on their mind because

6:28

they had a game against Birmingham in

6:30

mid-week and they've shortly got the

6:32

kind of EFL league cup final

6:35

against the same opponents. So they

6:37

will be using, again, predominantly development

6:39

players and not dropping any first

6:41

team as down. So we will

6:44

see how the under 21 game

6:46

goes. Blisteringly warm sunshine. And yeah,

6:48

I'm back in the stands again.

6:50

All good. So just to

6:53

give you the start in

6:55

the 11 for Watford, Ortellian

6:57

goal. Two will be Eames.

7:00

Three is Burs. Four is

7:02

Captain, Louis Gaspar. Five is

7:04

Kangga. Mullins is a number

7:07

six, seven, Lawson, eight, Sikkiro,

7:09

nine is Keats, ten is

7:11

Watkis, and 11 is Garcia

7:14

Romero. The subs are Braverman,

7:16

Gould, Fraser Grant, Norville and

7:18

Galaevs. Now Norville came on

7:21

for the last what, 15

7:23

of the FA Cup, youth

7:25

semif. So he's obviously putting

7:27

a few hours in. with

7:29

Richard Johnson and Jimmy Gilligan with

7:32

regard to obviously last night. Obviously

7:34

I'm in pleased and proud as

7:36

punch, but also a conversation about

7:39

reserve team football versus under 21s

7:41

and the like so we'll get

7:43

into more of that at a

7:46

later stage but fabulous having these

7:48

two guys in charge of the

7:51

whole academy output. Well half time.

7:53

and the highlight has to be

7:55

very dry wearing no shirt in

7:58

the stand. That's quite funny. but

8:01

Peterborough, two nil up and relatively

8:03

comfortable for it. To be frank,

8:05

there is nothing in the under

8:07

21 squad that would actively push

8:10

into last night's under 18 side.

8:12

Obviously you're looking at different opposition

8:14

so it's always hard to tell

8:16

and certain individuals might be able

8:19

to slot into a team but

8:21

the moment we went to go

8:23

down, shoulders slumped and all of

8:25

our momentum sort of shrunk a

8:28

bit. ten minutes or so later

8:30

they're two nil up and it's

8:32

more the fact that there is

8:34

little movement there's little cohesion and

8:36

it's it's not untypical with a

8:38

with a kind of a middle

8:40

team structure what I mean by

8:42

middle team structure is you know

8:45

the youth team the under 18

8:47

team at one level and the

8:49

first team up well they're not

8:51

getting players down from the youth

8:53

team after last night so what

8:55

you've literally got here are those...

8:57

under 18 players from previous seasons,

8:59

you know, seemingly, who haven't been gobbled

9:01

up by bigger, better clubs or other

9:04

opportunities or pushed forward, and you haven't

9:06

got the better ones who are under

9:08

18 who might push into it. So

9:10

we look like we are playing within

9:13

ourselves. A couple of players you could

9:15

see, maybe, as I say, picking up,

9:17

but really not a lot. It's a

9:19

different sort of climate than last night

9:22

in terms of how we are. how

9:24

we have gone. The referee has given

9:26

a yellow card to the Peterborough left

9:28

back when he should have given him

9:31

a yellow card about five minutes or ten

9:33

minutes before. He's only small but he's got

9:35

the aggression and trying to be on the

9:37

front foot which is what Peterborough are doing

9:40

even though there are more diminutive side. than

9:42

Watford in many cases. We just look like

9:44

we're looking for and waiting for somebody else

9:46

to do something rather than doing something ourselves.

9:49

The decision making has tended to be a

9:51

bit poor. We haven't had the, you know,

9:53

when we're in possession we haven't had a

9:56

wherewithal to kind of pull wide and create

9:58

spaces. It all feels a little. bit

10:00

threadbare and a little bit slotted

10:02

together to be quite honest with

10:04

you. Interestingly the you have to

10:06

remember that this is about we

10:08

have to fulfill these fixtures and

10:10

where do these players go they're

10:12

either released or they are kind

10:14

of kept on and really the

10:16

job of the academy as much

10:18

as it is developing players is

10:20

also to sift out those players

10:22

who aren't going to come through

10:25

so performances that don't bear fruit

10:27

so to speak so actually resolve that

10:29

sifting problem and that sifting issue and

10:31

then it goes to back into that

10:34

sort of recycling of recruitment and bringing

10:36

through from the next day troops but

10:38

it certainly feels like while the under

10:41

18s feels you know healthy and tall

10:43

cleverly has mentioned that it feels like

10:45

we've got a really good crop in

10:48

the under 18s at this moment in

10:50

time and you know kind of young

10:52

it feels like the strengthening of the

10:55

under 21s whilst not necessarily needed because

10:57

players can step from the under 18

10:59

straight into the first team it doesn't

11:01

feel like where the strength is it

11:03

feels where it feels more like a

11:05

holding pattern rather than the old style

11:07

reserve teams where you would have those

11:10

senior players still playing for fitness and

11:12

imparting knowledge and experience to those around

11:14

us or to those around them I

11:16

should say doesn't quite feel the same

11:18

here anyway we'll see how we go

11:20

on second half to come right here

11:22

we are here we are at half

11:24

time that's what I like to say

11:27

were you pointing to me so don't

11:29

swear okay that's fine that's on that's

11:31

very reasonable and I've got two hornet

11:33

supporters here I've got Daniel and Liam.

11:35

Liam. And you were telling me who

11:38

are your favorite Watford players because we're

11:40

here at the Under 21 game but

11:42

who are your favorite first teamers? Bar

11:44

and Pollock. And Pollock and what do

11:46

you like most about Bar? He always goes

11:48

up the line and doesn't go back. And

11:51

what about Matty Pollock? That he's

11:53

very tough and big. Because he's tough and

11:55

big I like that very much. Where do

11:57

you think Watford are going to finish in...

11:59

the end of the season going

12:02

to somewhere between 14th and 10th

12:04

I imagine something like that but

12:06

what number do you reckon? Eight

12:08

positive that's what I'd like to

12:11

see 12th well you see you

12:13

and me both you see we're

12:15

both kind of pessimistic you're optimistic

12:17

you're optimistic you're optimistic well done

12:20

I like that very much indeed

12:22

what is your favorite chant at

12:24

Watford and you can only use the

12:27

clean ones as before dad panics

12:29

everywhere they go. And that is

12:31

how you become the favorite son

12:33

of your dad. Very good, very

12:35

good. So these two are playing

12:37

over in Aylesbury I hear. They

12:39

do, yeah, they both have teams

12:41

in Aylesbury. The oldest, he's got

12:43

a final coming up early in

12:45

May, so he's trying to get

12:47

him ready for that. He's a

12:49

goalkeeper, so we're telling him to

12:51

watch the goalkeeper, how they move,

12:53

and hopefully that will improve him.

12:55

So he's got a big game

12:57

coming up for him. How good

12:59

was he? Brilliant. Brilliant. Well look, the

13:02

game's about to start, so go give

13:04

him a shout and we'll catch you

13:06

soon, yeah guys? Lovely stuff. Give us

13:08

a quick come on your horns while

13:10

they're out there. Oh on your horns! Go

13:12

on you on! Well whatever said at

13:14

half time, it certainly seems to

13:16

have worked a bit, because we've

13:19

just got a penalty and we've

13:21

been pushing. So stay with me for

13:23

this. Looks like Louis Gaspar

13:25

will take it. still two

13:27

meals at Pakerborough and we're

13:29

about six minutes in so

13:31

the to the second half

13:34

note he's passed it across

13:36

and he fires it and the

13:38

keeper goes to his right and

13:40

saves says it all really I

13:42

mean it was a it was

13:44

a fiercely struck penalty but it

13:46

was in that kind of comfortable

13:48

area that if a player, if

13:50

a goalkeeper guesses right he might

13:52

get a block on it, he

13:54

will consider that to be a

13:56

very good saving quite rightly. and

14:01

a second penalty to us. Now

14:03

the last time was taken by

14:06

Keys, hit well but to the

14:08

goalkeeper's right and he saved it,

14:10

it's still too nil. Looks like

14:13

this time Louis Gaspar will be

14:15

taking it. Captain's responsibility. It's been

14:17

far more evenly contested. What kiss

14:19

has looked good. Albert Eames

14:22

has done some nice stuff.

14:24

Keys has looked affected by

14:26

his penalty miss to be

14:28

honest. Louis Gaspar steps up.

14:33

does one of those jinking runs

14:36

and puts it puts it

14:38

to the goalkeeper's left

14:40

as a point of principle I

14:42

don't like those stuttering run-ups but

14:45

fair play to him he's put

14:47

it through so it's two one

14:49

Peterborough gives the game a bit

14:52

of a interest for the last

14:54

knock-ins I suppose there must be

14:57

what 20 minutes left just had

14:59

a couple of subs made Not that

15:01

the subs of the important issue, but

15:03

it was a fascinating moment by Charlie

15:06

Daniels and Dan Gosling. Immediately the guys

15:08

came off, took each to one side,

15:10

and just gave them little coaching pointers

15:12

and things that had gone on the

15:15

match and what they would like to

15:17

do. Literally 30 seconds to a minute,

15:19

no more than that, just sitting there

15:21

chatting to them about things while it's

15:23

absolutely fresh in their mind. But a

15:26

fascinating little pincer movement just to get

15:28

things fresh into them, obviously. as

15:30

ever the lads will be disappointed

15:32

coming off because that's typically the

15:34

reaction of a substitute couple somebody

15:37

being substituted but it may gently

15:39

try to insert some value interesting

15:41

well as we're coming to the

15:43

end of the game a couple

15:45

of substitutions have made a telling

15:48

difference for what for number 16

15:50

telling who he is in a minute

15:52

as come on left-sided on the

15:54

left side but right-sided in terms

15:56

of his preference and he's really

15:58

given us some dynamism He's had

16:00

some good use to the ball

16:03

from the left hand side and

16:05

he's caused an awful lot of

16:07

disruption. It's a very hot day

16:10

and a couple of water breaks

16:12

when the injuries have occurred have

16:14

been taken quite rightly. But Watford

16:17

are in danger of grabbing a point

16:19

here if they can get something

16:21

from it, but a strong punch

16:24

from the keeper. Oh! A

16:26

clear off the line from

16:28

a second phase of a

16:30

game. Oh, I looked across.

16:32

Oh, dear. Another corner. Another

16:34

corner the other side. Watford

16:36

actually doing everything but scoring

16:39

this, in his second

16:41

half. In open play, that

16:43

is. We've got one, two,

16:45

one. But we've got another

16:47

player down literally in

16:49

the penalty box. That's

16:51

Norville. He's got back up

16:54

again. And we'll recommence

16:56

with a, with another

16:58

corner. And

17:09

from another punched corner, the

17:11

ball spilt out to the

17:13

edge. Louis Gaspar hit it

17:15

into the deck and it

17:17

just got pushed wide by

17:20

a deflection. Another corner. Good

17:22

delivery. I have to say

17:24

the delivery set piece has

17:27

been excellent. Another melee. And

17:29

a goal has not been

17:31

given because an offence has

17:34

been judged even though the

17:36

ball has nestled into the

17:38

net. I

17:47

think that was one where the referee

17:49

decides, oh hello, and that's the

17:51

last knockings, where the referee just

17:53

decides that there must have been

17:55

an offense somewhere. So gives it

17:57

that way, and there we go.

18:00

That was how the game ended,

18:02

too one to the posh. An

18:04

interesting game, whilst only a few

18:06

of the players really stood out.

18:08

The thing that did stand out

18:10

for me was that Charlie Daniels

18:12

and Dan Gosling vastly improved the

18:14

team performance in the second half,

18:16

the substitutions who came on and

18:18

simplified the game a little bit

18:20

and really kind of... put in a

18:22

good show and gave us a little

18:24

bit of forward momentum, a couple of

18:26

players, what kiss, Eames, you know, looked

18:28

good, etc. But of course all of

18:30

these players are just looking for the

18:32

opportunity to demonstrate at some point that

18:34

they can step up and they all

18:36

develop at different stages effectively but of

18:38

course under 21s is really it's getting

18:40

into make it or bust kind of

18:42

time in terms of progression to the

18:44

first team. So it's a difficult one

18:46

to look at, it's also a difficult

18:48

one to judge because of course the

18:50

night... before when we played Manchester City

18:53

the quality of the opposition was

18:55

undoubtedly excellent whereas Peterborough where I

18:57

thought you know quite a diminutive

18:59

side but they looked they performed

19:01

really well the their coaching staff

19:03

from the backline were you know

19:05

at them from the get-go and

19:07

really trying to make sure that

19:09

they played to a certain game

19:11

pattern but as I say the

19:13

quality of the opposition the night

19:15

before cannot be questioned. Fortunately, Matti

19:17

Bevens, the manager of the under

19:19

18s from that night before, was

19:21

there and I managed to get a quick

19:23

chat with him. Here we go, so

19:25

the under 21s game has just finished,

19:27

but just hit me now, it was

19:29

Matt Bevens who has commanded over a

19:31

fantastic under 18 FA Youth Cup run.

19:34

We've got some history because obviously Mr

19:36

Gilligan won it in 82. I was

19:38

over there at the stand wasn't there,

19:40

but I was. It's been a fantastic

19:42

run. Great performance last night. What are

19:44

your first sort of thoughts and reflections

19:46

on the whole of the cup run

19:48

rather than just last night? Yeah, really

19:50

proud of the boys. If I'm really honest

19:53

and I said it to the group, not

19:55

what I expect just to get far, I

19:57

knew we had the capabilities to get far

19:59

with. with the players we have and the

20:01

ability the group have. I'm really pleased they

20:04

got to show it to a lot of

20:06

people. Really disappointed about last night. For as

20:08

much praise as we've got, it's still disappointing

20:10

to lose a game. We always want to

20:13

win whatever game we plan and I felt.

20:15

Listen, we have to ride a luck against

20:17

the best team in the country and Sam

20:19

was outstanding in goal. I think on another

20:21

night we take a few moments. The game

20:24

looks very different. Yeah, I mean obviously you've

20:26

got you're going to be more self-deprecating than

20:28

I am. There is a way to lose

20:30

football matches and that was a way to

20:32

lose a football match because it was I

20:35

think everybody in this this particular stand that

20:37

was rammed and they so much like they

20:39

opened up the rookery as well was proud

20:41

of a what for performance as much as

20:43

any of this season and you've got I

20:45

think you and Lloyd and all of the

20:47

lads have got to take a huge amount

20:49

of credit from that in terms in terms

20:51

of the run overall because of course people

20:54

will have seen the Southampton game team people

20:56

have seen the Tottenham game and obviously you

20:58

know vastly attended last night and seeing that

21:00

increase in interest it is lovely what do

21:02

you take out of the run but within

21:04

the context of the season what does the

21:06

FA Youth Cup mean at this and professional

21:08

level? Well, firstly I'd like to say thank

21:10

you to the fans because I thought there

21:12

was up standing all night and to come

21:14

and support the boys means a lot and

21:16

to our 4,000 there is top. The Youth

21:18

Cup means everything to the boys and I

21:20

don't want to play it down because it's

21:22

the pinnacle of youth football. Every commonly played,

21:24

dreams of being it. You see boys 15,

21:26

20 years down the line still talk about

21:29

the youth cup. You've seen Cle speak about

21:31

it loads. It's great memories and the boys are

21:33

remember this run for a long long long long

21:35

time I'm very sure I'm very sure of it.

21:37

I'm very sure of it. Very good, very

21:39

good indeed. So just in terms

21:42

of what next, you've obviously been

21:44

involved with the women's team along

21:46

with Damon Lathrope as well. Glories

21:48

and wonder a couple of seasons

21:51

ago, the girls are here again

21:53

on Sunday. It's been really interesting

21:55

watching both you and Damon be

21:57

almost like the glass ceiling breakers

21:59

going... between Academy and first team and

22:02

back to kind of development football, it

22:04

really is quite interchangeable now. But what

22:06

are your thoughts on the women's game

22:08

as the parts that you've played in

22:10

it, just as generally? It's growing. It's

22:13

growing very fast. Me and demo was

22:15

new into it, obviously. Really eye opening.

22:17

and something we both really really enjoy

22:19

it and I thought it was it

22:21

was in fact it was really nice

22:24

to see last night all or most

22:26

of the women's team come and watch

22:28

that shows the relationship that I had

22:30

with them especially it's coming to support I

22:32

come and sport their games when I can

22:34

and I'm a big advocate especially for for

22:37

our girls here desperate to play desperate to

22:39

learn just because they don't get paid bundles

22:41

they do it because they love the game

22:43

it's just refreshing to see No absolutely and

22:45

they you know as you say there's that

22:47

link to the club and making it one

22:50

club overall last question so then I'll get

22:52

you let you get on with the day

22:54

job which is what you what you've got

22:56

to do what next for the you know

22:58

for yourself and the group obviously because Obviously

23:01

the FA Youth Cup is going to

23:03

be taking precedent but we're coming towards

23:05

the end of the season. What is

23:07

the next steps and stages in terms

23:09

of review and then kind of the

23:11

next cadre coming through? There's a number

23:13

of players there who you'll still have

23:15

next season because it seems to be

23:18

a kind of a split squad in

23:20

terms of who's 18, who's 17 or

23:22

16 in fact. What are your thoughts

23:24

is it kind of refreshing go again

23:26

and what else is there left to

23:28

achieving this season for the youth team?

23:30

Our league forms kind of been overlooked.

23:32

And we've got five games to play.

23:35

We're second in the league, which we

23:37

haven't been for a long, long time.

23:39

We need two or three wins from

23:41

five to secure a playoff spot, meaning

23:43

we're going to play the best team

23:45

in the north. So we've still got

23:48

a lot to fight for. And we're

23:50

back in this morning. We were the

23:52

boys that weren't in the squad. We

23:54

trained at 10 o'clock. So we're always

23:56

trying to find that 1% or do

23:59

a bit more. games to go we

24:01

have Colchester Tuesday so we're straight away our

24:03

focus to shift into that and I think

24:05

that's really important for the highs that we

24:07

had and all the praise that we had

24:09

we're straight back to work so I was

24:11

in this morning as always am seven am

24:14

getting a plan ready for Colchester watching the

24:16

game back from last night just trying to

24:18

find them little presents that I know we're

24:20

going to help the boys benefit but we've

24:22

been honestly as a group this year All

24:25

I can ask for, they've given me,

24:27

so I always talk about how important

24:29

the environment is to myself and how

24:32

important it is to the club. And

24:34

last night, especially, you see the boys

24:36

running for each other and fighting until

24:38

the end. Yes, we'll play good football

24:40

and we'll look to dominate the ball

24:42

and all the stuff in possession, but

24:44

the basics and the desire to run

24:46

and the desire to work and the

24:48

inboard taking information. And you see it

24:50

last night. It's exactly the same again today.

24:52

The boys were disappointed this morning. But

24:54

in good spirits, because they know they

24:56

give everything. And I said to him

24:58

last night, last message was just no regrets.

25:00

As long as you've got to know it,

25:02

because you deserve to be here. And I

25:04

think at half time, they really believe that.

25:07

Got tired second half, but it was always

25:09

going to happen physically. But really, really pleased

25:11

for them this year. And like I said,

25:13

we've got five games to go and we're

25:15

going to attack them five games. And I

25:17

think if we win all five, we can

25:19

still push a league really close. couldn't tell

25:21

you how many years we've definitely not been

25:23

in the playoffs for years so that's it's

25:26

another positive and that like I said it's

25:28

been overlooked but that's something I'm really proud

25:30

of as well because that's a 31 game

25:32

season and we're still second well we'll look

25:34

forward to that well the under 18's manager

25:36

position has had some legends of the club

25:39

obviously everybody talks about Tom Wally but Kenny

25:41

jacket Nigel Gibbs there have been out there

25:43

have been a whole host and so you

25:45

are the current incumbent and well done last

25:47

night and thank you for everything that you

25:50

and all the guys are doing really appreciated

25:52

so there we go a good couple of

25:54

days really for the development sides even if

25:56

the results didn't go in the right direction

25:58

it certainly feels in Jimmy Gilligan and

26:01

Johno obviously looking across the whole

26:03

of the academy and a whole

26:05

bunch of the coaches who were

26:07

obviously at the at your place

26:10

talking about coaching the other day

26:12

but of course that absolutely includes

26:14

Matt. Lloydeno, it includes Charlie Daniels,

26:17

it includes Dan Gosling etc. seemed

26:19

to be trying to push, you

26:21

know, kind of help these guys

26:23

forward in the right way and

26:26

we will see how things go.

26:28

But look, I hope that

26:30

was of interest, looking

26:32

at the squads below

26:34

the first team squad. They're

26:36

doing good work down there.

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