Academy Graduates December 2020 & Online Academy in the First Team Programme January 2021

An Academy Graduate appeared With the vast majority of the in each First Team matchday Academy Loans Academy programme being squad in December and January. affected by Covid-19 lockdown The U23s have utilised both the restrictions, the online element of Tate Campbell was named on the summer and winter transfer the programme has returned with bench for the first time for the windows to allow players in the the Academy staff coming up with game against Blackburn. squad to gain First Team innovative ways of keeping in experience. contact with the players. Josh Dacres-Cogley appeared in every matchday squad while also Remeao Hutton has been loaned The U16s-U23s age groups took making starts against Blackburn out to Stevenage of League 1 and part in an online cooking tutorial to and Watford. Steve Seddon and has 23 appearances this season in encourage homemade healthy Connal Trueman have both all competitions. eating. appeared on the bench after their loan moves ended this month. Odin Bailey rejoined Forest Green The menu consisted of Protein Rovers, who he spent the second Pancakes, Protein Balls and a half of last season with. Odin has Breakfast Burrito with both players made 20 appearances and scored and staff taking part with varying 1 goal so far this season. levels of success.

Ryan Burke had a spell at Yeovil Town where he made 7 appearances but has now rejoined the U23s.

Jayden Reid made 12 U18 PDL North & appearances on loan at Barrow in the first half of the season and is Youth Cup Update now at Walsall. The event was part of the life skills Following the postponement of the programme the age groups are part FA Youth Cup, the U18s sole focus of trying to encourage healthy in December and January has been eating to support the football to continue their good form in the element of training and matches. PDL North. The U13-U16 age groups had an A Remi Walker hat-trick started opportunity to be on a Zoom call January in the best possible way with England U16 Coach and ex and helped the Blues to a 5-2 win professional player Rob Edwards over Crewe. Another convincing 4- Mitchell Roberts who made his who passed on key learnings from 1 win over Nottingham Forest professional debut at Harrogate his experiences as both a player secured top spot in the league. Town has now been joined by Josh and a coach at the top level.

Andrews on a deadline day loan Top spot was further cemented in move. And for the GKs there will be a Q&A the final weekend of the month with session in the near future with an Kieran Wakefield bagging a brace Miguel Fernandez has also made ex-Birmingham City number 1 who in a 2-0 win over Hull. These results a deadline day loan move to has been capped by his country. leave the U18s 5 points clear at the Spanish Segunda B side Club top of the league with a busy Deportivo Guijuelo. February and March to come.