by merse btpir » 26 Jul 2017, 23:12
Tallan Mitchell actually came in on trial last summer on halfway towards graduating from the Argyle Community Trust (PASE) project where he had been coached by former Gulls Kevin Nancekivell, Lee Hodges and Matt Scholes, and whilst Kevin Nicholson liked what he saw he felt he was insufficiently physically developed to constructively spend his season at the club and he duly went and played in the Peninsula League for Tavistock and on a dual registration for Truro City as well..... regarded very much as a development player now that he has completed his two years at Plymouth.
Prior to that he had been playing in the Peninsula League (West) for Vospers Oak Villa and for Ivybridge Football Academy at Ivybridge Community College under Wayne Carlisle.
I expect he will once more go out to learn the game around the south west by way of 'work experience loan' and develop physically rather in the manner that Charlie Duke and Will Hancox did last season; as until such time as United have their own u18 set-up playing regularly, this is the best way in which they can keep tables on local talent more ideally suited to seeking non league career than one in the English Football League for now.
Recruiting from the likes of these set-ups as well as Torquay Academy and South Devon College is the best way available to the club at the moment and there are some very experience old heads around dispensing their football knowledge to those who want to learn.
Tallan Mitchell actually came in on trial last summer on halfway towards graduating from the Argyle Community Trust (PASE) project where he had been coached by former Gulls Kevin Nancekivell, Lee Hodges and Matt Scholes, and whilst Kevin Nicholson liked what he saw he felt he was insufficiently physically developed to constructively spend his season at the club and he duly went and played in the Peninsula League for Tavistock and on a dual registration for Truro City as well..... regarded very much as a development player now that he has completed his two years at Plymouth.
Prior to that he had been playing in the Peninsula League (West) for Vospers Oak Villa and for Ivybridge Football Academy at Ivybridge Community College under Wayne Carlisle.
I expect he will once more go out to learn the game around the south west by way of 'work experience loan' and develop physically rather in the manner that Charlie Duke and Will Hancox did last season; as until such time as United have their own u18 set-up playing regularly, this is the best way in which they can keep tables on local talent more ideally suited to seeking non league career than one in the English Football League for now.
[b]Recruiting from the likes of these set-ups as well as Torquay Academy and South Devon College is the best way available to the club at the moment and there are some very experience old heads around dispensing their football knowledge to those who want to learn.[/b]
