U23s away at Hull

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

The U23s kick off at 7pm v Hull tonight.
I'm well into the warm up routine (Gene Pool Brewing, Paleo on cask at 3.9%)
I'll be team news & goal update tweeting on

www.twitter.com/ball_sup

And reporting on the game & beer idc on the Blog

www.ball-sup.blogspot.co.uk

I'll cut & paste what I can onto this thread....

 

[cooperblade]

David Brooks and Kieron Freeman are both in United's U23s squad for Monday evening's Professional Development League fixture against Hull City.

The duo will continue their rehabilitation from illness and injury respectively against the Tigers at Grange Lane, home of North Ferriby United, kick-off 7pm, as the Blades look to return to winning ways.

Defender Ben Heneghan is also expected to feature, in a side skippered by Regan Slater.

Blades (from): Warhurst, S. Kelly, Freeman, Mallon, Norrington-Davies, Semple, Graham, Heneghan, Doherty, Gilmour, Slater, Brooks, Wright, Hallam, Smith, Oure.

No Chedwyn in the squad. Saving him for Friday?

 

[Houso]

Freeman is great news. I'd be surprised if Brooks wasn't involved on Friday in some capacity given we're without Fleck, Evans, Holmes and Leonard.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

 

[MobileBlade]

Referee is John Mathews. Interesting.....

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Brooks on for the second half
Replacing Gilmour
Nil nil

 

[Toronto Blade fan]

How are we looking?

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

 

[Bladesman]

Not sure who this David Brooks is but i reckon he could do well in our first team.

 

[Ldn_Rd_Blades]

Good to see semple on the bench as well

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

 

[Tom Bott]

Not sure who this David Brooks is but i reckon he could do well in our first team.

Thought we had sold him to 'think Liverpool'

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Utd won 2-1
Goal at 90+3
Announced in the ground as Jake Wright Jnr
But, my by eye had it as Brooks
... have to see what it says in The Green 'Un

 

[Treeton Blade]

Brooks with a sensational last kick winner, 1-2.

Now let me get the heater on in this car!!

 

[Ldn_Rd_Blades]

 

[Yarrayering]

The lads a superstar...

 

[Mesut Özil's Lawnmower]

QPR about to be torn apart

 

[Bladesman]

 

[8lade]

Not right though us playing first teamers in U23s even if he is only 13.

 

[cooperblade]

Leaving Brooks out of it as he was several levels above everyone else, I thought United did well as a team after a slow start.

It's the first time I've seen the U23s but I didn't think there were any individuals who look like they'll be banging on CW's door any time soon. Lots of hard work, some 'nice' footballers but no-one (and I include Heneghan) who stood out as ready for first team football.

Putting Brooks back into it, absolute quality. Had a fantastic view of the winner, was brilliant to hear the centre back cry out as he realised he'd been done by a bit of magic. Thought Brooks' touch was going to be too heavy after that but he beat the keeper to it. Class act.

 

[wizadry]

Brooks with a sensational last kick winner, 1-2.

Now let me get the heater on in this car!!

Please let us see him in our red and white stripes for years to come!

 

[Bladesman]

The Brooks goal:

 

[Ihadadream]

Brooksey could well be the difference between making the play offs and just missing out, the lad oozes class and showed just what we have missed in that 45 min run out....Freeman looks at least a month or so away from first team return but good to see him get a run out....awful pitch mind tonight

 

[Bladesman]

Brooks setting up the first goal:

 

[Bruce Wayne]

The Brooks goal:

From reading the prior posts I was expecting a worldy. He's at Rotherham next season.

 

[UnitedBlade]

He’s back! Oh how we’ve missed him.

Maybe get some minutes on Friday.

 

[cooperblade]

From reading the prior posts I was expecting a worldy. He's at Rotherham next season.

They missed the best bit when he beat the centre back

 

[Ldn_Rd_Blades]

 

[Champagneblade]

He probably ended that centre half’s career there and then!

Made a proper Jack Hunt of him