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by **stockportblue** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:53 pm

the_georgian_genius wrote:
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:No I think the guy I was referring to is somebody else. I watched the under 16's afew times last and like Stockport blue I think Albert was playing and has been for a while. Certainly there was an Albert and there aren't too many of those around.

stockportblue wrote:Where did this story come from?-As I understand it he was at the academy for a couple of yesrs.I have seen him play for the under 16s last season.I thought he had been released and gone to Fulham.

We all hear about the U18's side of the academy but seeing as you two watch the U16's are there any decent lads that we should keep an eye on for the next few years to see how they progress in that age group and lower?

In a word -yes¬¬¬-Look at the England under 17 squad including the standby players for a few clues.Also a son of a famous ex city and united player has a fair bit of potential.There is some potential in next years under 14s Ibelieve as well.They recently won a tournament in Spain and have some strong athletes that can also play a bit.

by **Douglas Higginbottom** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 4:37 pm

Albert is a tricky small player whose best position is probably playing off a front two.Not quick enough to be a winger and not strong enough for the orthadox midfield or striker roles.He has been at City for a while and although initially he was released ( LPool and Fulham were supposed to be interested) he has now been given a 2 year scholarship.