ARTICLE: Fifteen new scholars sign in

[ClaretTony]

A welcome to all 15 new scholars who are starting their scholarships this season - best of luck to all of them.

See link
https://www.uptheclarets.com/fifteen-ne ... rs-sign-in

[ŽižkovClaret]

Well done on resisting the headline "Mellon 'baller"

[Wellsy1882]

Micky mellon jnr

[ClaretTony]

Well done on resisting the headline "Mellon 'baller"

I remember when we had a midfield of Cook Little Mellon Ball

[TommyJohnson]

Good luck lads

[Leisure]

Best wishes to all of them for a bright future.

[ClaretTony]

Best wishes to all of them for a bright future.

Absolutely

[Ashingtonclaret46]

Best of luck to them all. Work hard, play hard, listen and learn and who knows ........................

[mdd2]

Best of luck to them all. Work hard, play hard, listen and learn and who knows ........................

They could end up on Row N in the BL stand in 20 years time next to Ash.

[randomclaret2]

Keelan is Neco Williams' brother

[Ashingtonclaret46]

They could end up on Row N in the BL stand in 20 years time next to Ash.

They would be more than welcome if I am still around in 20 years time and able to travel the 300 mile round trip to the Turf!

[Silkyskills1]

Best of luck to all of them. Living the dream! My brother's grandson is amongst the group so I will especially be looking out for him.

[ClaretTony]

Best of luck to all of them. Living the dream! My brother's grandson is amongst the group so I will especially be looking out for him.

Is that Will Couch? I seem to recall you mentioning him previously.

My brother's grandson enjoyed his 2nd birthday yesterday so we've a wait for him if he proves to be a footballer.

[Vino blanco]

It's always great to see news like this. Let's hope that many of them have a successful career with the Clarets.

[Silkyskills1]

Is that Will Couch? I seem to recall you mentioning him previously.

My brother's grandson enjoyed his 2nd birthday yesterday so we've a wait for him if he proves to be a footballer.

It is CT. My brother speaks highly of him(which of course you would expect) but he has a very critical eye when judging footballers and seems to think he has a lot going for him. Keep listening would be my piece of advice but I'm looking forward to see how he does.

[ClaretTony]

It is CT. My brother speaks highly of him(which of course you would expect) but he has a very critical eye when judging footballers and seems to think he has a lot going for him. Keep listening would be my piece of advice but I'm looking forward to see how he does.

I've seen some of the 15 play already, including him, and some of the others were names familiar because they played last season. Sadly I can't see me watching youth team football for a long time if ever. I can imagine they won't be too keen on letting us back in the training ground even if the world does get back to normal.

[Local cricketer]

Just hope next season isn't to brutal for them. Good life experience I suppose

[ecc]

I might well be wrong - usually am - but I get the impression there are more lads than usual who have been in our own Academy than in previous years.

[Spike]

15 seems a reasonable number hasn’t there been years when we’ve had less than 11?
Or is the number higher because we’ve lost more second year scholars?

[ClaretTony]

15 seems a reasonable number hasn’t there been years when we’ve had less than 11?
Or is the number higher because we’ve lost more second year scholars?

It's about funding I think. You can have up to so many but any extra have to be totally funded by the club. We can do that now whereas we couldn't a few years ago. I think the total number we stuck to previously was around 18 over the two year groups.

[summitclaret]

It is CT. My brother speaks highly of him(which of course you would expect) but he has a very critical eye when judging footballers and seems to think he has a lot going for him. Keep listening would be my piece of advice but I'm looking forward to see how he does.

A Haslingden and Burnley connection then. It's great to see local talent coming to us instead of Rovers and United.