4 mins: Burnley 1 Crewe 0 - Lewis Richardson

11 mins: Burnley 2 Crewe 0 - Richardson

26 mins: Burnley 2 Crewe 1

39 mins: Burnley 3 Crewe 1 - Richardson hat trick

Half time 3-1

Is this where someone asks how far Richardson is away from the first team ?

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:Is this where someone asks how far Richardson is away from the first team ?

Some of them could be training on the next pitch.........

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:Is this where someone asks how far Richardson is away from the first team ?

Ha ha. I don’t know him. I think he might be an under-16.

55 mins: Burnley 4 Crewe 1 - Cricky Conn-Clarke

64 mins: Burnley 5 Crewe 1 - Richardson

72 Mins: Burnley 6 Crewe 1 - Richardson again

Cricky Conn Clarke? Worth of a place on the bench for his name alone.

Richardson will certainly remember this game! His 5 goals will put him level with Mitch George as second behind Michael Fowler ---all in one game!

5 goals (So far) for the young man. Impressive stuff

Lewis is an U16, he is a Manchester lad whose been at the club since U8s

Won 6-1 and got confirmation that Richardson is an under 16

EDIT: Hadn’t seen Andingle’s post re Richardson. Was his first start for the u18s.

I’m led to believe that the U16 squad is the best group of young players we’ve had for a very long time.

ClaretTony wrote:Won 6-1 and got confirmation that Richardson is an under 16

EDIT: Hadn’t seen Andingle’s post re Richardson. Was his first start for the u18s.

If they are good enough they are old enough!

Hapag Lloyd wrote:I’m led to believe that the U16 squad is the best group of young players we’ve had for a very long time.

One or two getting u18 games but you can’t better that for a debut

Five goals for a 15 year old on his u18 debut - that's it, I'm going to call it... this lad is going to be the next Anthony Shandran!

How far is richardson away from the first team???

Sounds like the kid is a good un let’s hope the don’t coach it out of him that’s some debut

Ashingtonclaret46 wrote:Some of them could be training on the next pitch.........

Excellent

on a serious note. 5 goals in a game of football is pretty impressive. For a 15 year old on his debut for the under 18 academy against an academy with the reputation Crewe has or had is some going.

Either that or he is a beast for his age! Plenty of them about at youth level!

Longsidelenny wrote:Sounds like the kid is a good un let’s hope the don’t coach it out of him that’s some debut

Just waiting for a post from ABC in February stating why he should be starting in the first eleven as well as reasons for Tarks or Gibson to be played as a holding midfielder whilst starting both our reserve fullbacks as wingers.

Boll ewood wrote:How far is richardson away from the first team???

A longggggggggggggggg way! But no doubt some on here will be questioning Sean's judgement when the lad's not even on the bench v Newcastle!

Leisure wrote:A longggggggggggggggg way!

Kevin Long or Chris Long?

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Kevin Long or Chris Long?

He's farther away than those 2 put together!

Goobs wrote:Just waiting for a post from ABC in February stating why he should be starting in the first eleven as well as reasons for Tarks or Gibson to be played as a holding midfielder whilst starting both our reserve fullbacks as wingers.

I think you meant to say "starting in the first eleven in midfield" ...

Calm down calm down. A great start for the young lad and against perhaps older opponents although we don't know how many 16 year olds were in Crewe's team.
I do remember Ian Lawson's first few games for us and the thought that we had another Tommy Lawton-alas it proved not to be. More recently we had Danny Sonner banging them in for the Reserves, although he made good as a midfielder not a striker when he moved on from us.
But back to Mr Richardson and very well done young man.

Longsidelenny wrote:Sounds like the kid is a good un let’s hope the don’t coach it out of him that’s some debut

Wasn't his debut

ClaretTony wrote:Wasn't his debut

But was it his debut for the U18's? Post 16 says it was his first start for the U18's?

Edit - Just read the article. So not his first appearance for the U18's but it was his first start.

Andingle wrote:Lewis is an U16, he is a Manchester lad whose been at the club since U8s

But Jason told you not to look in Manchester.... that you'd not get players.


Well done Lewis.

[quote="The Sofa Shifter"]But Jason told you not to look in Manchester.... that you'd not get players.

Indeed , which contributed to my decision to leave , no regrets

Andingle wrote:

I hear you.