Youth/Development Team Thread

McGrath seems to be banging the Goals in

 

Where's McGrath from?

 

Coatbridge I believe

 

The loans for afolabi O'Connor and hopefully few other before end of week opens the door for the likes of hjelde Wylie Paterson mcgrath to be getting lot more game time at this level, all postitive

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From the 10 role coffey has really seemed to have upped his game in last couple weeks. Is involved in a lot of our attacking play. I'd fancy him to do better on loan at a Ross county than say Henderson who probably isn't as quick, mobile and aggressive as Coffey. That's not a slight on Henderson they just are two different types of player

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Good stuff from the youngsters by the sound of it.

 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN… 1
(Phillips 63pen)

CELTIC RESERVES… 3
(Karamoko 8, McGrath 24, Harper 76

CELTIC reserves recorded another impressive win over English opposition with a 3-1 victory against Huddersfield Town today (Tuesday). It follows their recent 1-0 success over Chelsea.

It was a thoroughly-deserved win for Tommy McIntyre’s side who dominated for much of the match, and they led from as early as the eighth minute when Karamoko Dembele slammed the ball home from 15 yards after Liam Burt’s cross was only half-cleared.

Both sides were doing well to cope with the wind and rain, and Barry Coffey came close to doubling Celtic’s lead on 15 minutes with a curling effort that was blocked.

On 24 minutes, the Hoops doubled their lead and Kieran McGrath, who scored twice last week in a 4-1 City of Glasgow Cup victory over Clyde, was on target again.
The Celtic forward anticipated a misplaced pass and found the bottom corner of the Huddersfield net.

Coffey thought he’d made it 3-0 just before the half-hour mark but his effort was ruled out for offside, and then Ewan Henderson, back at Celtic following his loan spell with Ross County, saw his 30-yard strike well saved by the Huddersfield goalkeeper.

Burt fired in a shot on 37 minutes which went narrowly wide while, at the other end, Brody Paterson cleared the danger when the home side made a rare foray into the Celtic box.

Two minutes into the second-half, and this time it was the woodwork which denied Coffey, the Irish midfielder’s volley pushed on to the post by the Huddersfield keeper.

But just after the hour mark, the English side were given a lift when Kieran Phillips converted from the spot after he had been fouled inside the area.

The goal galvanised Huddersfield, and Celtic goalkeeper, Ryan Mullen, had to be alert to deal with some dangerous deliveries into the box.

However, with 14 minutes of the match remaining, Celtic restored their two-lead. After a fantastic solo run by Henderson, Cameron Harper, on as a substitute for McGrath, spun and smashed home the ball to make it 3-1.

Mullen produced a great save in 81 minutes, while Henderson was denied a goal in the last minute when the home keeper produced another superb save. But it was another impressive performance and result from Tommy McIntyre’s reserve side.

CELTIC: Mullen, Church, Paterson, Hjelde, Deas, Connell, Karamoko (Savoury 78), Coffey, McGrath (Harper 64), Henderson, Burt (Oko-Flex 73).
Subs: Hughes, Wylie, Murray

 

Knocked back a loan bid for Dembele from Gillingham.

 

Gillingham..................well 10/10 for their cheek !!

 

The one youth player I wouldn't want to send to a lower league team on loan. Could just see some big lump snapping him in half due to the hype surrounding him.

 

Aye and * Gillingham.. cheezo lol lol lol

 

Can't be arsed checking but pretty sure his brother still plays there so if he was going somewhere then it would kinda make sense.

Wonder if he's asked to go on loan cause wouldn't imagine Gillingham would make an offer without asking his brother if he'd be interested in the move.

 

I think it's a shame that we potentially have our best crop of youngsters coming through in a long time, but with so much at stake in the next two seasons, chances of them being given first team chances are going to be minimal at best.

 

The way that window went chances are they'll all get a game

 

Aitchison scored for Forrest Green again

 

Good to hear, went a while without so hopefully gets his confidence back.