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Sheffield United U18 1 v Nottingham Forest U18 5

Friday 13 February 2015

Twitter @ball_sup

Battered. But, there's even a worse alternative score. SUFC nil - Forest 23.

The Forest Academy Twitter feed (@NFFC_Academy) put out one Tweet yesterday "promoting" today's match. And 23 Tweets today with team news & live updates. Salute.

@AcademySUFC nil. (Nish on @SUFC_tweets either). If you want to know what happened when they went to The Yorkshire Regiment or to Worksop for the Open Trials - you're well catered for.  But if you want to know anything about the kicky ball match, you're stuffed. No mention that is even taking place.

A football club, mentioning football, when there are Q&As to organise for the Programme & a Sponsored Sleepout to big up, are you Mad.  Fair play, the main Twitter Feed did have the after the event score from the U21s the other day. (@LUFCacademy had 10 Live Tweets from the same game).

OK OK OK. Not everyone is interested in the U18s & U21s. It's no skin off my nose, I go to a lot of the games anyway. People don't want their Twitter Timelines blocked up with - "it's now 3-1 at Shirecliffe".

But, that is why clubs like Forest & Leeds create & use Twitter handles just for their Age Group stuff. If you're only interested in the First Team & Charity bumph, you don't have to follow the Academy feeds.

Opinion - we are a football club, we need to use Social Media to get fans interested in our younger players & teams.

I'm not sure how the Academy ended up playing on a Friday morning. From what I recall, the fixture was in as a Friday right from the day the fixtures were released. Anyway, gave me a rare opportunity to see the U18s in action.

No teamsheets for these games. So, we're in no names no pack drill mode. Sorry.

Jack Lester was out there as Forest Coach

And, then, was that

Ioan Evans
Danny Ramsey
Daniel Cockerline
Jerome Slew

& 7 others out there?

Forest were much stronger. Deserved their win. They could have overrun United by more. I see they have a Youth Cup QF next week v Spurs. Not surprised & Good Luck fellas. Lots of the goals had a similar feel to them. Balls swept in at pace from both wings. United defenders static. Not dealing with it. Good, clean strikes. Net bulges.

Late consolation goal for the Young Blades. A good run down the right from I know not who. Keeper palms the shot out & Cockerline is in the right position & calmly puts it in.

Bad day at The Office. And, then.

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