The young squad

[Jezzman]

------------------------Reina (25)-----------------------

Arbeloa (25)-Skrtel (23)-Agger (23)-Insua (19)--

El Zhar (21)-Masch © (24)-Leiva (21)-Babel (21)

----------Torres (24)-------N'Gog (19)-------------

 

Average age 22.2 years.

 

Guess that team could do pretty damn well !

 

That's without lots of young talent: Plessis (20), Nemeth (19), Hansen (18), Spearing (19) and Pacheco (17)... Darby, Mendy, Duran etc...

[Rimbeux]

I think it's fair comment to say our average age has been decently young for over a decade, since the days of the aging Kenny sides and later Rush and Barnes soldiering on. The issue has been a succession of talent losing it's way before the peak years and a lot of promising players proving to be as average as many of the mid age signings have been, leading to another failed regime and another cull.

[Rich Gobey]

Kirkland

Otsemobor

Kippe

Whitbred

Wright

Thompson

Welsh

Navvaro

Partridge

Newby

Mellor

 

Will still win us the league in 2009!

[Jezzman]

It might be my memory playing tricks on me but I can't remember us having this many young players who I actually think can make it to the top level. That said they might not make it and I might be overly confident (as usual)

[CaptainXabi]

El Zhar? You got a bit desperate there towards the end of the starting 11 didn't you?

[Guest Silkky Skillz]

Kirkland

Otsemobor

Kippe

Whitbred

Wright

Thompson

Welsh

Navvaro

Partridge

Newby

Mellor

 

Will still win us the league in 2009!

 

What happened to John "will be better then Gerrard" Welsh?

[Jezzman]

El Zhar? You got a bit desperate there towards the end of the starting 11 didn't you?

He's gonna be big I tell ya

[alias75]

I just think its also a general trend of players maturing at a younger and younger age, now once a player gets to 20-21 if he isnt in the first team hes almost written off which is crazy. But the spine of our team looks very strong and they are all in that early / middle 20's age group so they could play together for the next 5-6 years.

 

Theres also the flip side in that players are also playing longer now because they look after themselves better, someone like Gerrard could easily play into his mid 30's who knows by the time his career is coming to an end we might actually see the best right back in the world actually play right back

[elmo]

What happened to John "will be better then Gerrard" Welsh?

Chester City

[kenny7]

Chester City

 

Thougt he was at Hull City

[kenny7]

It might be my memory playing tricks on me but I can't remember us having this many young players who I actually think can make it to the top level. That said they might not make it and I might be overly confident (as usual)

 

 

I think the same, hopefully a good few of our young attackers will come through saving the club a small fortune, whilst others will be sold on for decent money

[ali]

I think the same, hopefully a good few of our young attackers will come through saving the club a small fortune, whilst others will be sold on for decent money

 

 

POURIE TREBLE FIRES U18S TO VICTORY

Paul Hassall 23 August 2008

Marvin Pourie bagged a first-half hat-trick as Liverpool Under-18s edged to a 4-3 opening day win at home to Crystal Palace in the FA Premier Academy league.

The German striker netted three times in the opening half hour with a further goal from David Amoo ensuring Hugh McAuley's men went in at the interval leading by a 4-1 scoreline.

 

Palace fought back in the second period and reduced the arrears to just one goal, but Hugh McAuley's men held on to pick up three well deserved points.