How Youth are doing & u18 fixtures

[differentgame]

Meanwhile the youngsters are doing well.

No team in u13

U14s are 4th

U15s are 6th

U16s are 4th

U18s are 3rd

All very promising. Well done to all.

U18 fixtures for Jan 08.

6th Jan at HP 11am v Dover in 9th spot, lost away 4-1

13th Jan at HP 11am v Ramsgate in 11th spot, won away 0-5

20th Jan away to Chatham, home tie cancelled.

 

[I am Spartacus]

The U18's and down are a great credit to the club.

 

Must say 13th January does need some publicity prehaps TA can get it on the next poster?

[BlueGate Alan]

I have to print a new one to bring along to Ashford game so will ask Peter if he can add it or I will add it myself.

[differentgame]

That would be great and much appreciated, there are a few players who do play and worth watching and with luck Matt Bowles will be in goal. The u18s have set some record v Rams over the last 12 months. Have I said too much!

Happy New Year

[chelsea boy]

The youth has some great prospects lets hope the club supports them.

[michael]

Well done to them, their mentors and those who directly support them and promote them

[differentgame]

We do need some sort of feed back re the youth sides and a few names to watch for. Seems I am one of the few who watch u18s/reserves regularly and post here(would watch others but for time). I have known Matt Bowles since he played as an under 10, a really nice lad who has slowly made his way upwards. Joining Margate at the beginning of last season (one of the Ramsgate Rejects) as a first year u18. Things fell into place as Big Nev took him under his wing and suddenly he went from an average u18s keeper to someone with great first team promise and an asset to Margate. Hope Margate FC does the right thing by him.

Meanwhile, there are others who could do with some guidance from ex-pros. Not just to benefit from their knowledge but to instil the belief. With Matt and Paul Axon taking the step I hope the door will now stay open. I know it`s nowhere near the same but for me the reserves play better football than the first team, the difference is size and being street wise as only pros/semi pros can be.

Whilst there is the time thing, I do not understand why those from the first team, thats everyone, can not spend some time with the youth teams. Yep, I do feel strongly about this and could go on and on and no......................zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Good Luck to ALL in 2008

 

[chelsea boy]

With the lack of cash at margate its the only way forward and again i hope the directors of the club watch the youth element of margate and support them during there progression through the age levels.

[GEEBEE]

its a shame, we dont have a bad youth set up.we paid big nev to coach all our goal keepers ,they were all informed but hardly any turned up.and i wish we had a decent youth pitch we could use for games,instead of dane park,dog [****!!****],broken bottles,long grass etc.its imbarrasing when you get a home game and they see what we play on compared with theres,even the rams have a better facility than us.

[chelsea boy]

Well said Graham

Its the I point i said on my last post the directors should watch the youth and invest in them as its the only way forward

[GEEBEE]

i mean the 5 a sides are a great addition to the club but you cant really train a youth side on them,just hope if they start making money we could at least rent one .(good xmas john ?)

[chelsea boy]

GOOD XMAS BUT HAD A DRINK TOO MANY OR IT COULD HAD BEEN A DIRTY GLASS SEE U N NEWS YEARS EVE

[differentgame]

My understanding is that there will be a training pitch behind the 5s, can someone confirm this. I`ve watched a couple of games at Dane Park and the above comments are spot on, very embarrassing for those playing there. Having been through the youth age groups as a spectator (MUSH from u13) I have seen some dia enclosed pitches but I think I`m right in saying Margate are the only club at MUSH level who use a public park. Last year through the winter months the u18 just trained inside at the Marlow College. Ramsgate use a school ground albeit without any hospitality for matches and, when Jamie was there, trained on the pitch or that bit of ground on the side. Lets hope it`s sorted out soon.

[bigtw]

Ramsgate Under 13s home ground pfizer

under 14s St lukes

under 18s southwood all quality pitches under 13s and 14s train at Minster on 3/4 size g3 pitch 18s at southwood again all quality setups. it just takes a few people to get their heads together and get these facilities sorted

[GEEBEE]

pfizer is a good ground shame you cant use the bar though,minster again a good ground no bar,and your right in thinking we are the only mush level to use a park .im involved with the under 15s i think the only place we havnt trained is a central reservation and a roundabout lol

 

[GEEBEE]

john i must of had the same glass to (or is it too or to or two ?god knows im thick lol

[bigtw]

they train at Minster not use the pitch and you can use the bar at Pfizer just get sighed in.

[differentgame]

I recall some years ago the manager of one local set-up trained on the greens at Palm Bay by the pitch and putt, relied on the street lights to see by, I think the council stopped it after complaints. So it seems poor all round.

[BlueGate Alan]

Under 18's game on new poster (thanks to Peter), will bring them along on Saturday for distribution.

[blueblood]

In conversation with RT in the club house after a match a couple of matches ago. We asked if the first team would be training down in Margate in the near future. Perhaps "Joseba" will correct me if this got it wrong. Trotty said he would have no objection to the 1st team training down at Hartsdown "when" the new training pitches are in place.