Academy teams (below U18)

Academy teams (below U18)

JANORAK said:
Any idea of their previous results, or is it some kind of league position qualification?
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There's b***ocks all about it that I can find. I think there's the U17 PDL Cup and the U17 PDL Shield. The team did compete in the Cup and won in the round-of-16 stage, but they didn't seem to make the quarters, so maybe there's a system that says the 8 best round-of-16 winners progress into the quarters of the cup and the next best losers go into the Shield.

 

Academy teams (below U18)

Beat Poet said:
There's b***ocks all about it that I can find. I think there's the U17 PDL Cup and the U17 PDL Shield. The team did compete in the Cup and won in the round-of-16 stage, but they didn't seem to make the quarters, so maybe there's a system that says the 8 best round-of-16 winners progress into the quarters of the cup and the next best losers go into the Shield.

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Yeah, I didn’t get very far either! ‘Shields’ do tend to be for ‘also rans’, and I’m sure your interpretation won’t be far off from correct.
 

Academy teams (below U18)

hanwellbee said:
Was this a one-off game or were there previous rounds?
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JANORAK said:
Any idea of their previous results, or is it some kind of league position qualification?
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There's b***ocks all about it that I can find. I think there's the U17 PDL Cup and the U17 PDL Shield. The team did compete in the Cup and won in the round-of-16 stage, but they didn't seem to make the quarters, so maybe there's a system that says the 8 best round-of-16 winners progress into the quarters of the cup and the next best losers go into the Shield.

 

Academy teams (below U18)

Beat Poet said:
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JANORAK said:
Any idea of their previous results, or is it some kind of league position qualification?
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There's b***ocks all about it that I can find. I think there's the U17 PDL Cup and the U17 PDL Shield. The team did compete in the Cup and won in the round-of-16 stage, but they didn't seem to make the quarters, so maybe there's a system that says the 8 best round-of-16 winners progress into the quarters of the cup and the next best losers go into the Shield.

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Interesting. But why the opacity? Is it an age thing?
 

Academy teams (below U18)

hanwellbee said:
Interesting. But why the opacity? Is it an age thing?
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I’d assume that it’s age-related. For academy-level, it’s all about learning in its broadest sense and “results” are individual, personal experiences. Tables and cups should never be targets but side-notes on the journey.
 

Academy teams (below U18)

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