FA Youth Cup - 2021/22

[Rhodes]

Next Thursday evening then for the eagerly awaited FA Youth Cup First Round tie at Portman Road:

Our FA Youth Cup 1st Round tie will take place at Portman Road on Thursday 28 October 7:00PM. Admission will be £3 / £1 concessions. Coach travel from Winslow is £10 per person. Contact andysetterfield@gmail.com for ticket info.

FA YOUTH CUP DATE CONFIRMED - News - Ipswich Town (itfc.co.uk)

[Rhodes]

There it is 'in black and white':

[Winslow Boy]

6 hours ago, Rhodes said:

There it is 'in black and white':

Curtis Brown can certainly put himself in the shop window. One or two others too, I hear the right back is excellent. 

[Rhodes]

How ridiculous is this, it has put a real dampener on the tie tomorrow evening at Portman Road:

2021/2 FA Youth Cup 1R: Winslow United U18 boss previews dream trip to Ipswich Town & Portman Road - Sports Shots

We have just been informed that anyone wishing to attend the FA Youth Cup game at Ipswich tomorrow will need to provide the following on entry: Either - Proof of being double vaccinated or - Proof of a negative Lateral Flow Test

Edited October 28, 2021 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

Let's get ready to rumble folks, don't forget it is a 7.00pm kick off at Portman Road:

U18 | TOWN VS WINSLOW UTD - News - Ipswich Town (itfc.co.uk)

[Rhodes]

Winslow United's young players arrive at Portman Road earlier this evening all 'suited and booted'

 

Edited October 28, 2021 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

Here's one for the scrapbook and to show the children and grandchildren in years to come:

[Rhodes]

Unfortunately 4-1 to Ipswich Town at the interval, a scoreline that very much flatters the illustrious hosts with Winlsow United having equalised through Curtis Brown on 21 minutes:

[Rhodes]

A very flattering  scoreline of 7-1 to Ipswich Town this evening with Winlsow United striker Curtis Brown having a number of opportunities to pull goals back, Curtis (pictured after scoring) will have no doubt impressed those in the corridors of power at Portman Road who may well be forcing a pen into his hand as soon as he gets changed:

[Rhodes]

Portman Road was awash with groundhoppers last night, here are two from another Forum but was the first guy actually at the game saying the scoreline flattered Winslow United and they were totally outclassed, then he turns round and says 'at one point it looked as though Winslow could spoil the party when they equalised on 22 minutes' so he is contradicting himself and is obviously an Ipswich Town fan as he says less than an hour to get home. I thought the attendance of 258 was extremely poor, they would have had far more than that at Elmfields Gate:

Ipswich Town 7 Winslow United 1
FA Youth Cup . Att ; 258
Admission £3 Teamsheet not readily available but one acquired through a kind supporter
1. The scoreline really says it all and if anything flattered Winslow who although organised and determined were totally outclassed by an Ipswich side whose movement was a joy to watch and whose interplay, whilst not always coming off was still far too much for their opponents. At one point it looked as though Winslow could spoil the party when they equalised on 22 minutes with a superb pass and first time finish, a goal that gave their large following mainly of family and friends plenty of joy. However from the kick off, they switched off and within 30 seconds Ipswich had passed the ball through a static defence and the lead was regained. Shortly after it was three and another was added for good measure before half time, with dogged defending, wayward finishing and plain bad luck preventing it being even more. With the second half about a minute old it was 5 and the seventh went in with still something like 15 to go and it really did feel it could be double figures. However Ipswich it seemed declared at seven and in reality it felt like they had another gear to go up if needed throughout.
For Winslow, their keeper had a curious game. One save diving to his right when the game was scoreless was excellent as was another made late in the game from a header, but he also was culpable for at least two of the goals, just summing up the life of a keeper. In Curtis Brown, Winslow have an excellent prospect. He was head and shoulders above his team mates and scored his sides goal and late on had two other efforts that brought saves from the Town keeper.
Only the middle tier of the main stand open and other than the attendance being announced it was a tannoy free evening. All in all a good night out and less than an hour to get home.

2. Also at this game, this is a cracking Youth team at Ipswich and will hope to go at least as far ad the team did last year - agree with Bigaithch, Curtis Brown for Winslow was impressive, wonder if he has played for their first team? Certainly looked good enough to make a number of full time academy teams.

Edited October 29, 2021 by Rhodes

[Winslow Boy]

2 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Portman Road was awash with groundhoppers last night, here are two from another Forum but was the first guy actually at the game saying the scoreline flattered Winslow United and they were totally outclassed, then he turns round and says 'at one point it looked as though Winslow could spoil the party when they equalised on 22 minutes' so he is contradicting himself and is obviously an Ipswich Town fan as he says less than an hour to get home. I thought the attendance of 258 was extremely poor, they would have had far more than that at Elmfields Gate:

Ipswich Town 7 Winslow United 1
FA Youth Cup . Att ; 258
Admission £3 Teamsheet not readily available but one acquired through a kind supporter
1. The scoreline really says it all and if anything flattered Winslow who although organised and determined were totally outclassed by an Ipswich side whose movement was a joy to watch and whose interplay, whilst not always coming off was still far too much for their opponents. At one point it looked as though Winslow could spoil the party when they equalised on 22 minutes with a superb pass and first time finish, a goal that gave their large following mainly of family and friends plenty of joy. However from the kick off, they switched off and within 30 seconds Ipswich had passed the ball through a static defence and the lead was regained. Shortly after it was three and another was added for good measure before half time, with dogged defending, wayward finishing and plain bad luck preventing it being even more. With the second half about a minute old it was 5 and the seventh went in with still something like 15 to go and it really did feel it could be double figures. However Ipswich it seemed declared at seven and in reality it felt like they had another gear to go up if needed throughout.
For Winslow, their keeper had a curious game. One save diving to his right when the game was scoreless was excellent as was another made late in the game from a header, but he also was culpable for at least two of the goals, just summing up the life of a keeper. In Curtis Brown, Winslow have an excellent prospect. He was head and shoulders above his team mates and scored his sides goal and late on had two other efforts that brought saves from the Town keeper.
Only the middle tier of the main stand open and other than the attendance being announced it was a tannoy free evening. All in all a good night out and less than an hour to get home.

2. Also at this game, this is a cracking Youth team at Ipswich and will hope to go at least as far ad the team did last year - agree with Bigaithch, Curtis Brown for Winslow was impressive, wonder if he has played for their first team? Certainly looked good enough to make a number of full time academy teams.

Would’ve been nice to have had at home for a large crowd but if I was a young lad I’d have wanted to play at Portman Road. Curtis Brown was excellent apparently. Winslow have a good account against what is regarded as an excellent academy side. Playing out from the back gifted Ipswich three, but they have a way they want to play and at times you will get punished. Fitness became a factor from about the hour mark as expected. Everyone enjoyed the night. Two first round appearances for a club at this level is brilliant, well done to all involved. 

[Rhodes]

On 29/10/2021 at 19:44, Winslow Boy said:

Curtis Brown was excellent apparently

Yes, Curtis has unsurprisingly been taken by Ipswich Town on trial, a great team photo from Portman Road

[Rhodes]

Some match reports:

2021/2 FA Youth Cup 1R: Ipswich Town 7 Winslow United 1 - Sports Shots

U18 | TOWN 7 WINSLOW 1 - News - Ipswich Town (itfc.co.uk)

Ipswich Town 7-1 Winslow United: FA Youth Cup win for Blues | East Anglian Daily Times (eadt.co.uk)

Ipswich Town 7-1 Winslow United (2021-22 FA Youth Cup) - YouthHawk

[Rhodes]

I see that Ipswich Town have been drawn away to Aldershot Town in the FA Youth Cup Second Round, I'm just wondering whether Winslow United would have preferred a far easier First Round draw, rather than going to Portman Road, with the possibility of also getting through the Second Round. That's how Broxbourne Borough managed to progress so far, to the last sixteen of the competition, in 2016/17 with reasonably 'easy' draws before finally losing 7-0 at Villa Park.

[Rhodes]

Just posting the Third Round draw for the FA Youth Cup and what might have been for Winslow United:

FA Youth Cup Third Round draw 
01 Plymouth Argyle or MK Dons v Brighton & Hove Albion
02 West Bromwich Albion v Rotherham United
03 Accrington Stanley v Swansea City
04 Queen's Park Rangers v Bradford City or Oldham Athletic
05 Rugby Town or Morecambe v Cheltenham Town or Portsmouth
06 Cambridge United v Reading City or Oxford United
07 Manchester United v Scunthorpe United
08 Bromley v Reading
09 Cardiff City v Watford
10 Swindon Town or Colchester United v Arsenal
11 Liverpool v Fleetwood Town
12 Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers
13 Nottingham Forest v Bristol City
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Salford City
15 Northampton Town or Stockport County v Charlton Athletic or AFC Wimbledon
16 Aston Villa v Leicester City
17 Burnley v Luton Town
18 Stevenage or Sutton United v Preston North End
19 Exeter City v AFC Bournemouth
20 Barnsley v Crystal Palace
21 Everton v Fulham
22 Crewe Alexandra v Hull City
23 Sheffield United v Millwall
24 West Ham United v Newcastle United
25 Middlesbrough v Manchester City
26 Derby County v Peterborough United
27 Blackpool v Huddersfield Town
28 Norwich City v Stoke City
29 Tottenham Hotspur v Aldershot Town or Ipswich Town
30 Southampton v Aylestone Park or Sheffield Wednesday
31 Coventry City v Leeds United
32 Chelsea v Leyton Orient

Edited November 18, 2021 by Rhodes

[Winslow Boy]

Will be interesting to see how Aldershot do against Spurs. 

[Rhodes]

Winslow Boy - Is that meant to be a joke, you had me going for a minute as I thought Aldershot had beaten Ipswich, I gather the tie is tomorrow evening:

[Winslow Boy]

No, I meant Ipswich, but was obviously distracted. 

[Rhodes]

Yes, no problems for Ipswich this evening, I wonder how far they will go this season:

[Rhodes]

On 18/11/2021 at 22:48, Rhodes said:

Yes, no problems for Ipswich this evening, I wonder how far they will go this season:

Was it a surprise that Tottenham beat Ipswich 5-1 in their Third Round tie, played at Stevenage, on Thursday 16 December:

https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/december/five-alive-in-fa-youth-cup/

Edited December 29, 2021 by Rhodes