U21 Professional Development Squad

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 6147

Announced on twitter, can only be a good thing for us.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 40860

We need one.
Besides striking lucky for our benefit it could also reap rewards financially in the future.

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 6147

Yes great to have the Academy and the U21 set up and obviously it'll need investment , speculate to accumulate longer term.

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 6477

There's a full description on the OS here: https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/8198-2/

It is very positive news. Wonder if they'll have a regular league to play in? And if there's any way to stop the best prospects from being poached for nowt by EFL clubs, as has happened already with the Academy?

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 8809

Aye aknow theres that Landon Smith showing commitment again

JohnnyMars · **Joined:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:24 am **Posts:** 2545

Captain America strikes again! Well done Landon…

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 11020

Just passing on what I got told last week the council have signed off the Rec to Pools.

Personally think it's a bit hard to believe giving the money they could get from newbuild houses!!

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 23095

its a good idea if its used correctly. we are well down the NE pecking order for kids to go to, but that helps us when these teams release players that we can then pick up. crewe had there youth success by picking up these lads released especially by liverpool and not there own ones, and david platt from man.u.

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 8809

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

Just passing on what I got told last week the council have signed off the Rec to Pools.

Personally think it's a bit hard to believe giving the money they could get from newbuild houses!!

Last i heard the Collage owned the Rec

Kettering Poolie · **Posted:** Sun May 17, 2026 12:36 pm

Grayhoundend wrote:

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

Just passing on what I got told last week the council have signed off the Rec to Pools.

Personally think it's a bit hard to believe giving the money they could get from newbuild houses!!

Last i heard the Collage owned the Rec

I thought they did a good job in papering over the cracks!

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 8809

Kettering Poolie wrote:

Grayhoundend wrote:

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

Just passing on what I got told last week the council have signed off the Rec to Pools.

Personally think it's a bit hard to believe giving the money they could get from newbuild houses!!

Last i heard the College owned the Rec

I thought they did a good job in papering over the cracks!

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 8809

Happy now.

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 8809

Flying Hogans wrote:

There's a full description on the OS here: https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/8198-2/

It is very positive news. Wonder if they'll have a regular league to play in? And if there's any way to stop the best prospects from being poached for nowt by EFL clubs, as has happened already with the Academy?

https://www.premierleague.com/en/tables ... ?round=L_1

jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Oct 03, 2025 11:07 am **Posts:** 2016

Do any of the clubs in the lower leagues have U21 teams to provide games ?

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