Just thought it may be interesting to highlight where all our young lads have come from in Thursdays team :-

1.Mossy
2.Ethan Hawksworth - Cougar Cubs
3.Kyle Akrigg - Cougar Cubs /Kly Albion
4 Rob Hawthorne - Cougars Scholarship
5 Jesse Sherrieffe
6 Jordan Atchison- Cougar Cubs
7 Ben Stead -Cougar Cubs
8 Lewis Reed
9 Llewellyn Chapman -Cougar Cubs
10 Ryan Patchett- Cougars Scholarship
11 Charlie Ecclestone - Cougar Cubs
12 Chris Watson- Cougars Scholarship
13 Adam Reardon-Cougars Scholarship
14 Joe Lumb- Cougars Scholarship
15 Luke Moorby -Cougar Cubs / Kly Albion
16 Tom Courtney-Cougars Scholarship
17 Matt Bailey- Cougar Cubs

Futures awesome

Thats a very good achievement and something for your club to be proud of Rach.Hopefully a lot of them kick on and play for the first team soon.

Its a shame that the junior clubs are dwindling.

Albion have a full age range of teams from u8s to u16s ....don't think the numbers playing has fallen it is just now they are based at Cross Fllatts rather than Utley and the Cubs

Also you could fill the 3 'outsiders 'shirts in that U20s team with local boys who have been u20s regulars all season. , jack Copperwaite at Full Back ( Cubs) , Luke Whitley on the wing (Cubs) and Luke Robinson in at number 8 who came through the scholarship. You've also got Sean Kelly and Josh Lynham with the first team both of them came through the Cubs Junior Ranks.

Deans just messaged me and said its now a case of young players approaching the club from outside the local area wanting to join us and other local lads who have gone to other clubs now wanting to return to Cougar Park

As they say nothing succeeds like success. I hope the Academy and Under 20s get all the backing they need. They are the future of our club which, at the moment, looks great thanks to a lot of hard work put in by many people.

Sean Kelly missed the game against Leigh as he was stand in for the injured Buster today.

IMO he gave a very good account of himself.

Very happy for him and especially Ned who should feel very proud of themselves today.