U18's at home today v Sunderland

[Leisure]

Ko 1pm

[ecc]

Let's hope our lads can push on against the young Mackems who are 12th although they have played just ten games.

[ClaretTony]

Team: Sam Waller, Keelan Williams, Dan Sassi, Benn Ward, Finlay Armstrong, Kade Ratchford, Dylan Moonan, Will Couch, Jacob Hamilton, Tremaine Eastmond, Michael Mellon. Subs: Dane McCullough, Will Hugill, Ruairi Behan, George Walters, Joe Smyth-Ferguson.

[ecc]

Thanks, Tony.

[Leisure]

Ko delayed but don't know why??

[NewClaret]

Kicking off now

[Leisure]

1 up after 36 mins. Mellon the scorer.

[Leisure]

2 up on 45+3. Mellon again.

[ClaretTony]

Just coming back after a long term injury too is Mellon - played last week but had been missing a while before then

[Leisure]

2nd half underway.

[tiger76]

Impressive stuff from the Mellon man, and yet further signs our youth system is in a good place right now.

[Leisure]

3 up on 63 mins. Hamilton.

[jtv]

Lewis or Billy?

[Bosscat]

Lewis or Billy?

Diddy David

[Bosscat]

Mellon scorer of 2 turns provider for Hamiltons goal...

[Buxtonclaret]

Come on uuuuuuuu (young) Clarets!

[Leisure]

4 up on 86 mins. Hat-trick for Mellon.

[dpinsussex]

We want 5 lol

[dpinsussex]

Finished 4 nil

[Buxtonclaret]

Cheers for the updates.

[tiger76]

I'm guessing Sunderland are no great shakes at this level, but even so any 4-0 win has to be seen in a good light.

[boatshed bill]

We have Mellon and Casper now, any other sons or grandsons of ex players knocking about?

[Chester Perry]

We have Mellon and Casper now, any other sons or grandsons of ex players knocking about?

we missed a certain Harvey Barnes

[Quickenthetempo]

I'm guessing Sunderland are no great shakes at this level, but even so any 4-0 win has to be seen in a good light.

They seemed very good at producing youngsters in the first series of their Netflix drama.

I think they cut costs since.

[ClaretTony]

We have Mellon and Casper now, any other sons or grandsons of ex players knocking about?

George Walters on the bench. His dad Steve didn't play for us but played 146 league games for Crewe up to 1995 so will have played against us. Sadly dropped into non-league football having been one of Bennell's boys at Crewe and one brave enough to speak out.

[ClaretTony]

I'm guessing Sunderland are no great shakes at this level, but even so any 4-0 win has to be seen in a good light.

They aren't any great shakes now and went a long time, over two years, without winning a game, but any win has to be seen in a good light, even a good stadium of light and this was a very young team.

I won't start another thread but a few words here.

https://www.uptheclarets.com/mellon-hat ... the-season

[MT03ALG]

Too early to sign the young Burnley born son of Rouwen Hennings !!

[djemba-djemba]

Is FInlay Armstrong now playing as a centre half?

[superdimitri]

I think its Moonan that I've seen before and been impressed with. Is he a small central midfielder? Looked very composed and tidy.

[dandeclaret]

Dylan was another who was brought in at under 7/8.... from Warrington way if I remember rightly.

[ClaretTony]

Is FInlay Armstrong now playing as a centre half?

Was at left back yesterday - Dan Sassi & Benn Ward were the central defenders.

[ClaretTony]

Dylan was another who was brought in at under 7/8.... from Warrington way if I remember rightly.

Been with us since 2011 according to the club which fits in with that although it doesn't say where he's from.

[djemba-djemba]

Was at left back yesterday - Dan Sassi & Benn Ward were the central defenders.

That makes sense then, I’ve seen him play quite a few times and he always played as a full back.

He was fifth or sixth name on the lineup in the report so I thought he might have moved to a more central role based on that.

[dpinsussex]

How did Benn Ward getting on?

[ClaretTony]

How did Benn Ward getting on?

No one will know - we don't get to see the games