Premier League 2

[Mex Martillo]

Premier League 2

Results
Friday 16 August 2024: Brighton 0-2 West Ham
Friday 23 August 2024: West Ham 5-1 Southampton
Friday 30 August 2024: West Ham 1-0 Norwich
Friday 20 September 2024: Newcastle 0-1 West Ham

Fixtures
Friday 27 September 2024: West Ham 20:00 Chelsea, Rush Green, London
Saturday 5 October 2024: Man City 20:00 West Ham, Joie Stadium, Manchester
Friday 25 October 2024: Wolves 20:00 West Ham, Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster
Friday 1 November 2024: West Ham 20:00 Fulham, Rush Green, London
Friday 29 November 2024: Man Utd 20:00 West Ham, Leigh Sports Village, Manchester
Saturday 14 December 2024: West Ham 16:00 Stoke, London Stadium, London
Sunday 12 January 2025: Liverpool 14:00 West Ham, Liverpool Academy, Liverpool
Friday 17 January 2025: West Ham 20:00 Sunderland, Rush Green, London
Monday 27 January 2025: Leeds 20:00 West Ham, LNER Community Stadium, York
Friday 7 February 2025: West Ham 20:00 Arsenal, Rush Green, London
Friday 14 February 2025: West Ham 20:00 Blackburn, Rush Green, London
Monday 24 February 2025: Reading 20:00 West Ham, Bearwood Park Training Ground, Reading
Friday 28 February 2025: Derby 20:00 West Ham, The Proctor Cars Stadium, Matlock
Friday 14 March 2025: West Ham 20:00 Leicester, Rush Green, London
Friday 4 April 2025: West Ham 20:00 Crystal Palace, Rush Green, London
Friday 11 April 2025: Middlesbrough 20:00 West Ham, Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Squad

Lead coach Mark Robson

Goalkeepers
Finlay Herrick gk
Krisztián Hegyi gk (Out on Loan)
Terry Mason gk (Out on Loan)

Defenders
Junior Robinson df
Kaelan Casey df
Luizão df
Regan Clayton df
Ollie Scarles df
Ezra Mayers df
Ryan Battrum df
Sean Tarima df
Luis Brown df
Josh Briggs df
Levi Laing df (Out on Loan)
Michael Forbes df (Out on Loan)

Midfielders
Dan Rigge mf
Tyron Akpata mf
Lewis Orford mf
Patrick Kelly mf (Out on Loan)
George Earthy mf (Out on Loan)
Freddie Potts mf (Out on Loan)

Forwards
Sean Moore fw
Mehmet Halim fw
Kamarai Swyer fw
Favour Fawunmi fw
Brad Dolaghan fw
Gideon Kodua fw (Out on Loan)
Callum Marshall fw (Out on Loan)

What is the format for PL2
There will be only one division made up of clubs with Category One Academies. At present there are 26 such clubs. Teams: Arsenal, Man Utd, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Blackburn Rovers, , Newcastle United, Brighton, Norwich, Chelsea, Nott'm Forest, Crystal Palace, Reading, Derby County, Southampton, Everton, Stoke City, Fulham, Sunderland, Leeds United, Spurs, Leicester City, West Brom, Liverpool, West Ham United, Man City, Wolves.Those teams will be divided into five pots based on performances over the past three seasons. Fixtures will be determined by a draw made according to clubs’ positions in the five seeded pots. There will be 20 Match weeks, with each team playing 20 regular-season matches throughout the season. Teams will play each club in their own seeding pot once, as well as three to five teams in all other pots either home or away. Results (three points for a win and one point for a draw) will generate a table ranking the 26 teams. After the regular season of 20 Match weeks has completed, the top 16 teams will qualify for a single elimination playoff. Teams will be drawn against each other based on their league positions, for example the team finishing first facing the team that finished 16th. These will be one-off elimination matches with the higher-seeded team at home. In addition, the teams finishing the regular season in the top 12 will be invited to take part in the next season’s Premier League International Cup competition. 

[Gank]

Would you say Ezra Mayers has the potential to leapfrog the established U21 centre backs that are potentially ahead of him? I've only seen very little of him but he does seem to have something about him

same age as Guilherme with fewer minutes , so according to the laws of WHO, no. He should be released instead.

[Takashi Miike]

[Fauxstralian]

West Ham u21 1 Stoke u21 0
Ajala

Up to 5th. Level on points with 3rd placed Brighton with a game in hand

[Takashi Miike]

18.50....

[onsideman]

Would you say Ezra Mayers has the potential to leapfrog the established U21 centre backs that are potentially ahead of him? I've only seen very little of him but he does seem to have something about him

[Mex Martillo]

Yes, it's looking ok. We're 7th with a game or 2 in hand. It just half way through the season, but we are looking good for the play offs and a place in the International cup.

[Sir Alf]

5 wins on the spin in the league? Anyone watch it last night? Orford sounded like he was at the heart of our best play based on the text commentary?

[Mex Martillo]

Leeds United U21s 1-2 West Ham United U21s

[Mex Martillo]

Monday 27 January 2025:
Leeds 19:00 West Ham,
LNER Community Stadium, York

[Mex Martillo]

Doh, missed the return of PL2

Friday 17 January 2025:
West Ham 1  - 0 Sunderland
Rush Green, London

10th in the league. Back to winning in the league after 4 defeats, but 4th win in a row including cup games.

West Ham United U21s: Herrick, Golambeckis, Luizão (Tarima HT), Mayers, Robinson, Akpata, Fearon (Clayton 82), Adiele, Battrum ©, Swyer, Ajala (Moore 72)Subs not used: Terry (GK), Rigge
Goal: Ajala 59
Booked: Fearon

https://www.whufc.com/news/report-react ... cutive-win
 

[Sir Alf]

Nice win, good control of the game. Little lad in the middle was decent. Bit small but hope he becimes our Caicedo ( we can hope ). Orford went off, injured? 

[Takashi Miike]

[Fauxstralian]

All the under age games postponed because of the death of the young keeper from cancer.

[Percy Dalton]

Under 18s also postponed this morning 

[Mex Martillo]

Seems like todays game against Stoke isn't happening.
Anyone know why that is?

[Sir Alf]

Assume Potts and Earthy are in the mix too although only Potts making a strong case so far?  Seems to get good reviews at Pompey. But then again, the difference between Championship to Prem is significant.  I suppose Josh Cullen was one that might have been made it? Not necessarily a starter but good enough for the Prem as a squad player?  Looked ok if nothing spectacular for Burnley last season.  Hope one of Orford, Scarles, Potts, Earthy can emerge as good first team players.

[Iron Duke]

Orford and Scarles definitely have a chance of getting into the first team. They are both still only 18.

[Massive Attack]

How many will get a chance in the first team either this season or next ?

I reckon quite a few will - he has a long successful history of working and doing well with Youth player's that are good enough. That is if the manager is allowed to fucking manage more than 15 League games, that is... (not a dig at you Gaffer)

[Gaffer58]

How many will get a chance in the first team either this season or next ?

[Iron Duke]

3-1 (Orford, Luizao, Swyer). Maybe we’re not shit after all.

[Hello Mrs. Jones]

West Ham 0
Munching cսnt flaps 1

[Iron Duke]

We’re shit

[Takashi Miike]

kicks off soon.......

[Takashi Miike]

FA Youth Cup, live now....

[Mex Martillo]

Manchester United U21s 1-0 West Ham United U21s

Bugger, 4 straight loses in the league after 5 straight wins. Not sure how we get out of this rut. Its 6 back to back losses including cups. We've also dropped down to 10th in the league, but still only 4 points of 3rd place Europe qualifying. 

West Ham United U21s: Herrick, Tarima, Luizão, Mayers (Battrum HT), Robinson, Orford ©, Akpata, Adiele, Ajala (Dolaghan 80)

Subs not used: Awesu (GK), Rigge, FawunmiBooked: Tarima, Akpata, Orfordhttps://www.whufc.com/news/report-reaction-u21s ... ter-united