Had a brief look through the posts but can't see anything mentioned. Just seen 15 AI scout players were selected to play against our u18s on Tuesday. Does anyone know how that went?

Doesn’t say, probably took a battering to be fair, but good to hear we’re continuing to develop this as part of our strategy.

See the admin on Instagram has picked up on PW’s “exciting times” motto

I asked the question this morning via a Facebook post and someone replied that the triallists won 4-1 (unverified). If so it suggests there could be something in this AI thing but I have asked a follow-up question as to whether the triallists were an open age team and therefore might have had an age/strength advantage against the youngsters.

I’m not surprised they won 4-1 if they selected 15 to play

wilks_bfc wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:16 am

I’m not surprised they won 4-1 if they selected 15 to play

And they were all ex-Premier League players looking for a club

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:20 am

And they were all ex-Premier League players looking for a club

Thought one of them looked like Lennon

Are you sure it wasn't Mr Lemon from the Harlem Globetrotters ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNXdkmeKPL4

For those who want to bring back entertainment t' Turf.

Harlem Globetrotters with Meadowlark Melon - that's going back some years

only scoreline I can see floating around was 2-2

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 12, 2021 4:19 pm

only scoreline I can see floating around was 2-2

That was the annual Archbishop Desmond Tutu memorial game that was being hosted at the same time

Doubt the score matters

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 12, 2021 4:19 pm

only scoreline I can see floating around was 2-2

I heard 3-2 with a Heidar Helguson hattrick

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 12, 2021 12:17 pm

Harlem Globetrotters with Meadowlark Melon - that's going back some years

Another of Mickey's sons Tony ?

Sheedyclaret wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 12, 2021 5:53 pm

Doubt the score matters

if a bunch of trialists who have never played together before can get a result against our u18's I would say it's an indication of ability of both sets of players

More about individual development

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:08 pm

if a bunch of trialists who have never played together before can get a result against our u18's I would say it's an indication of ability of both sets of players

Or one could say that this shows that Al Scout can work really well, and that the analysts know what they are doing.

boatshed bill wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:27 pm

Or one could say that this shows that Al Scout can work really well, and that the analysts know what they are doing.

that's exactly my point ! Probably better than expected

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 12, 2021 7:16 pm

that's exactly my point ! Probably better than expected

I wouldn't read too much into the result itself, except that the trialists (if that is what we call them) must have been reasonable.
It would be a significant bonus if we could bring in a couple of quality players through this scheme,

A couple of wingers to go straight in the team would be good.