Liam Hall

[Yogi]

United have signed 20 year old goalkeeper Liam Hall previously of Wrexham.

Development goalkeeper signs

United have swooped to strengthen their goalkeeping union in the Blades Academy as shot-stopper Liam Hall joins the club on a professional contract after leaving Wrexham.

www.sufc.co.uk

 

[DifferentClass]

Love how he looks like he's let out a reyt rancid fart in his signing pic.

 

[Balham]

Does that suggest that Faxon’s injury is serious?

 

[Pollingtonblade]

We are currently fucked in the goalkeeper dept Cooper has fell off a cliff.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

What's our GK situation in the youth set up? Didn't we used to have quite a few?

 

[HarryHaslam]

What's our GK situation in the youth set up? Didn't we used to have quite a few?

Although a good few years off the first team squad if he makes the grade but we signed a promising 16 year old not too long back from America, although he’s chosen to represent Romania at 16s level.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

Although a good few years off the first team squad if he makes the grade but we signed a promising 16 year old not too long back from America, although he’s chosen to represent Romania at 16s level.

Isn't he the one related to former Leicester left back Fuchs?

 

[Yogi]

What's our GK situation in the youth set up? Didn't we used to have quite a few?

We’ve always liked to carry quite a few in recent years but we also seem to churn through them at quite a high clip.

 

[HarryHaslam]

Isn't he the one related to former Leicester left back Fuchs?

Yes it’s his stepson, Ethan Gold he’s called.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

We’ve always liked to carry quite a few in recent years but we also seem to churn through them at quite a high clip.

Was going to say none ever make a decent career apart from Long and Ramsdale?

Got high hopes for Faxon.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

My guy remains Marcus Dewhurst. First choice for Aldershot Town in the National League. Got a ManCrush.

 

[Badger Blade]

Ever since George Long was chucked in very young, we don't seem to have unearthed one that's come in and stayed in. Maybe that's something that's put a black mark against giving academy/younger keepers a go even if they're decent?

The fact that most of the permanent ones we've signed have been right duffers (Cooper the exception until the last few games) suggest that it might be a weak spot for us.

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Ever since George Long was chucked in very young, we don't seem to have unearthed one that's come in and stayed in. Maybe that's something that's put a black mark against giving academy/younger keepers a go even if they're decent?

The fact that most of the permanent ones we've signed have been right duffers (Cooper the exception until the last few games) suggest that it might be a weak spot for us.

There's an argument that we produced a keeper who was "too good", Ramsdale, who attracted big money bids.

 

[KMC-1889]

What's our GK situation in the youth set up? Didn't we used to have quite a few?

We were overstocked for a bit but most of them have moved on now (Amissah and Dewhurst). Faxon was next in line but sounds like he’s picked up an injury as he’s been missing from the squad.

I can’t imagine Davies gets another deal at the end of this season so we need to start brining back ups in assuming Grbic will be sold.

 

[Varkanoid]

U21's are doing something right, unbeaten so far. 8 matches in.

 

[Danetheblade]

Does that suggest that Faxon’s injury is serious?

I didn’t realise he were injured.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

U21's are doing something right, unbeaten so far. 8 matches in.

In the spirit of debate...

What would people prefer, a U21 side winning games, because stand out players, are playing out of their skin, and showing first team form.

Or, a U21 side stuffed with much-of-a-muchness, destined for lower league careers players, who are well drilled, and organised, and know how to get games over the line at their level.

Among regular U21 watchers, there is a view we lean towards the latter at the moment.

 

[Silent Blade]

In the spirit of debate...

What would people prefer, a U21 side winning games, because stand out players, are playing out of their skin, and showing first team form.

Or, a U21 side stuffed with much-of-a-muchness, destined for lower league careers players, who are well drilled, and organised, and know how to get games over the line at their level.

Among regular U21 watchers, there is a view we lean towards the latter at the moment.

I would prefer our Academy to produce players who are ready to play for the first team rather than winning u21s games and being at the top of the league.

I remember Dave Bassett recalling some seasons when their youth team were winning a lot of games by 3 or 4 goals every week but none of the players were ready for the 1st team and there was a season when the youth team lost matches heavily every week but Brian Gayle was a regular in that season's youth team.

 

[103SecondsOfMagic]

There's an argument that we produced a keeper who was "too good", Ramsdale, who attracted big money bids.

Sadly after bringing him through we were (one of) the ones who paid the big money. Sell low, buy high!