19yos finished. Again, if you have a 19yo and I haven't just called him up, and he isn't on the transfer list let me know. Its not impossible that I missed someone. By that age, a played would probably need a minimum of 55 tsp, preferably more.
Feet up for a bit now before I move onto the 18yos.
Spent far too long on the 19yos, so I had to move straight to the 21yos, who of course will make up most of the squad. Had some difficulties with the NT Scout (somehow players were being missed) and because I didn't trust it, I had to run it several times before I was happy. This meant the 18yos have gone unscouted. Not a disaster, just means I won't save myself time getting their skills in advance. Part of my reason for posting this week has been to show anyone interested in being u21 coach in future what exactly it entails, and so, in this case, don't follow my mistake. Be more selective about who you look at.
The squad will likely be named over the weekend. Not sure it'll be the full 12 players, I'll decide later. Normally I'd name 12, leaving me 6 free slots for callups during the season. I can pick a squad of 18 but in my opinion it doesn't make sense to do that in one go. For those that don't know players can't be removed from the squad as that lowers enthusiasm so there's no room for mistakes.