rodge Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Just noticed the youth results on offical website.for some reason the under 14s result was missing.Stenhousemuir were the opposition and won wont give the score.why do we show results when our lads win but leave out results when our teams get beat???? This happenend the other week when one of our teams were beaten of rangers. a few of the stenny players are thistle fans and i know they had mixed emotions as i did,i even had my thistle scarf on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleGreySky Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 I've noticed this before. We seem to use select positive youth team results to offset how shite the team they are aspiring to be in were on the Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 John Lambie Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 All results should be posted, losing is a part of the learning process, I'm sure the young guys don't want to get beat & see it on the website every week (probably the reason it's not put on) but it's just as likely to drive them on to win a couple of games I'd say. Youth teams should also have dedicated pages on the website, with a list of fixtures & player profiles. Plus any match pictures or reports that are available. Make them feel a part of something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggededge Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Jwhy do we show results when our lads win but leave out results when our teams get beat???? This happenend the other week when one of our teams were beaten of rangers. It's a tricky one this. I can understand the notion of not posting heavy-ish defeats although there is obviously a kind of double standard with that. In general, there is probably still too much emphasis on results (not from most coaches though). It's also true that having a few more physically-developed players in a team can achieve better results, at ages 13-15 especially. Many boys clubs go down that road and, unfortunately, a few pro-youth teams also. Not saying that's true of e.g. Stenny but sometimes even one big lad who's a good player can be a real handful and make a huge difference in a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodge Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 It's a tricky one this. I can understand the notion of not posting heavy-ish defeats although there is obviously a kind of double standard with that. In general, there is probably still too much emphasis on results (not from most coaches though). It's also true that having a few more physically-developed players in a team can achieve better results, at ages 13-15 especially. Many boys clubs go down that road and, unfortunately, a few pro-youth teams also. Not saying that's true of e.g. Stenny but sometimes even one big lad who's a good player can be a real handful and make a huge difference in a game. As i said dont know many clubs that show results.But if we are going down the road of showing results we should show all results or none at all.and just for the record stenny are not a big team as anyone who knows young rodge will agree with. all the best to all the youth teams at thistle and i hope one day like all dads that young rodge pulls on that red and yellow shirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinically Depressed Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 A small selection of pics from Wednesday night's Under-17's game against Rangers can be seen via the club official Facebook page; - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.314081135323285.75457.208968199167913&type=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWM Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 (edited) Just noticed the youth results on offical website.for some reason the under 14s result was missing.Stenhousemuir were the opposition and won wont give the score.why do we show results when our lads win but leave out results when our teams get beat???? This happenend the other week when one of our teams were beaten of rangers. a few of the stenny players are thistle fans and i know they had mixed emotions as i did,i even had my thistle scarf on. Cos remember, our youth system is one of the best in the country under the leadership of Ian Cameron, Jackie McNamara, Ian McCall, Gerry Britton, Joe Bloggs etc etc etc. No negative press in this house. No wait, it still hasn't produced any good first team players and our youth teams get beat off wee teams like Stenny. Epic fail. Edited March 9, 2012 by MWM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggededge Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) Cos remember, our youth system is one of the best in the country under the leadership of Ian Cameron, Jackie McNamara, Ian McCall, Gerry Britton, Joe Bloggs etc etc etc. No negative press in this house. No wait, it still hasn't produced any good first team players and our youth teams get beat off wee teams like Stenny. Epic fail. Stenny's current U-14s team has been running for years - Thistle's only a season and a half. Stenny also play in the top tier. The U-14s beat Livi on Sunday, having lost to them three times previously so that suggests some progress. However I would always be wary of placing emphasis on results. Edited March 12, 2012 by jaggededge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggededge Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Didn't see the youth round-up on the website this week? Anyone know why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkie Jag Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Didn't see the youth round-up on the website this week? Anyone know why? I'm guessing they got beat, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggededge Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 The official site seems to have stop posting the youth teams' scores. Anyone got any results from this weekend - 9/10 June? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 As youth development is an important part of our future I would like to see it getting a whole section to itself on the official website with player/coach profies, interviews, etc. Something for the One Thistle guys to look at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckstone Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 I would be really interested to know more about our Youth Academy. Not just results, but an overview of what teams we have, what standard they're at, who the coaches are, how it's funded, etc. One of my boys has just gone Pro-Youth with Ayr. There's a shed load of info available on them - their Youth Academy has even got its own web-site (www.aufa.org.uk). Now, the club only contribute about 25% of the funding and the rest comes from the local council, NHS, fans groups and so on. I don't have a clue if we've got similar arrangements in place, but if we don't I'd be asking why not ? The way things are going, I think more and more clubs will have little alternative but to field more youngsters - I hope we're not going to get left behind ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckstone Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Forgot to say the AUFA web-site contains a good little report on the recent Thistle - Ayr U13s game at Petershill. Sounds promising for both teams ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 There was a ver good article in today's Evening Times with Barry McLelland regarding youth development and community development. There won't be an under 19 team this year as they will be playing in the new reserve league instead and there is a combined under 16/17 team which Willie Falconer is coming in to coach along with Barry. Archie will taking the reserves and Gerry Britton has been in discussions wth Mark Wotte about structures and various ideas. Things are definitely looking a lot more structured regarding youth development and to repeat what has been said previously if anyone dealing with this area is reading - please give us a section on youth development on the official website! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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