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Match Review: Norwich City U21s 3-5 Manchester United U21s

This was a proper ding-dong contest, and United came out on top. Noice.

The star of the game and second half was substitute Ethan Wheatley, who came on for Ethan Ennis and proceeded to bag a hat-trick. Not a bad way to keep yourself in the mind of Erik Ten Hag...

Norwich almost weaseled their way into a lead inside 15 seconds, charging straight at United down the right flank from kick off.

United's high press, overlapping full back style was in full force against the Canaries - cue a counter attack in the 5th minute which even at full tilt, Harry Amass couldn't intercept. The cross came in from the right wing and perfectly to Errol Mundle-Smith who bundled home between Fredricson and Jackson.

Thankfully United have Ethan Williams in the side, with the tricky winger darting into space to collect a loose ball from Norwich and driving through their hesitant defence to coolly shoot over the top of the outcoming keeper and into the roof of the net. Clinical. 1-1.

While both teams would pepper their goals a bit more to round out the first half, the second half was the real Wild West.

Substitute Wheatley got his first in the 48th minute with a gentle tap-in off a nice low drilled cross from Williams.

Three minutes later and Malachi Sharpe would steal a loose ball off Norwich, play the one-two with Dan Gore, and then slot past the Norwich keeper to make it 1-3 United.

A scuffle broke out in the 60th minute between Finley McAllister and Errol Mundle-Smith over not a lot; McAllister almost walked into Smith, Smith shoved him in the chin, so McAllister rightly got in his face asking wtf that was. A storm in a teacup quickly resolved by respective teammates before anyone got into serious trouble.

Norwich continued to test Hubert Graczyk, but a poor pass from right-back Harmony Okwumo went straight to United and straight on the break, with Ruben Curley playing a lovely ball into acres of space for Ethan Wheatley, who then skipped his man and chipped the keeper for 4-1.

Luck would finally turn and reward Norwich for their efforts, with a lovely goal from a deep free kick in the 88th minute tapped home by Daniel Ogwuru Ogwuru and then a fantastic curling effort from no9 Finley Welch to make it 3-4.

United did come close in the 90th minute with an Ethan Williams free-kick on the edge of the Norwich box, but it was City's heavy commitment to that 4th goal and the equaliser that allowed United to counter off a corner, with star boy Ethan Wheatley at the heart of not only winning the loose ball at 2nd bobble, but also running against two strong challenges and side footing home from the edge of the box to secure his hat-trick in dramatic fashion.

The below footage annoyingly cuts off before that final goal, so you can visit https://www.reddit.com/r/reddevils/comments/1fqwknf/norwich_u21s_35_united_u21s_ethan_wheatley/ to see the 5th and final United goal after the video.

[justalittlebluetiefling]

a Fjord/Jester playlist 21 songs / 1 hr, 17 min

I was going for episodes 100 - 120 vibes with this playlist. This kinda-sorta has an order, but can also be listened to on shuffle with no consequences. There are some Fjord songs, some Jester songs, some for both of them. Enjoy!

I’m going to write my favorite line(s) from each song below the cut.

Are You Alright? / Ulrik Munther

But at times when I’m feeling low I doubt who I am, who you are, and what the future holds But I try not to let it show Cause I don’t want to worry you

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic / Sleeping At Last

Every time that I come near her I just lose my nerve as I’ve done from the start

Talk to Me / Dave Thomas Junior

Take my truth and tell me yours

What Have I Done / Dermot Kennedy

I wanna get it right for once Oh, I’ve been knocked out and beat but this feeling is fleeting

Wait For Me / Jack Curley

You know I’d never give up Hoping I’m the one you’re thinking of Even though it hurts you know that I will do it again

I Want To Hold Your Hand / T.V. Carpio

It’s such a feeling that, my love I can’t hide

Take Your Time / Humbear

You’ve built some walls up that might need to come down Take your time And if you need a hand take mine

Walls - Naked Edition / Ruben

But you need to understand I don’t do this See I’m a brick away and I had one call I need you now

Atlas: Heart / Sleeping At Last

I am short of breath standing next to you

Sea Meets Earth / Fever Fever

And I am just waiting for the time to be right To tell you how I’ve loved you for a while

Waterfall / The Mayries

You’ve been seeking I’ve been hiding out Use your love it scares me so deep down You may find me ‘cause my heart beats loud so loud It beats fast in the places where you touched me last

Lose It / Oh Wonder

Find a place and lose it You can do it Won’t you dance with me?

Love / Nathan Wagner

I promise I won’t let you feel alone Though all the world can be so cold I’ll keep you warm, I’ll keep you warm Just let me in

Human / dodie, Tom Walker

Will you share your soul with me? Unzip your skin and let me have a see

Oops I couldn’t pick just one for this song.

I want to give you your grin So tell me you can’t bear a room that I’m not in

All My Days / Alexi Murdoch

Now I see clearly it’s you I’m looking for All of my days Soon I’ll smile I know I’ll feel this loneliness no more All of my days

Silence / Before You Exit

Know that I’ll always be waiting Do you believe what I’m saying I’m in no hurry

Easy / Alice Kristiansen

Would you mind sleeping under stars Cause I couldn’t stand it If we missed our chance to take it too far

Till Forever (Acoustic) / Joy Williams

I keep choosing to love you again every morning

Yours (Alternate Version) / Robert Shirey Kelly

But you don’t ever have to wonder Winter’s slumber to the summertime I’m always on your side

Dancing When I Die / Heather Janssen

Yes I am scared to face the end To leave it all behind So promise me you’ll stay

Hold Me / The Sweeplings

Will you hold me while the waves sing us to sleep Will you hold me while the waves rock us gently

[newyorktheater]

With two weeks left in 2018, it’s a time for assessments of the year in New York theater, for better and for worse.

  Top Ten Lists of Top 10 New York Theater 2018

“The Ferryman” was the most popular play or musical among critics whose top 10 lists for 2018 are featured below, followed by “Angels in America” and “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” Other shows that made at least four critics’ lists: “Dance Nation,”  “Three Tall Women,” and “Oklahoma!” It’s worth pointing out that five of these six favorite are straight plays; the most popular musical among critics was a re-conceived revival staged in Brooklyn.

  Poll: Worst Broadway Show of 2018

  Poll: Best Cast Recording of 2018

The Week in New York Theater Reviews

Nassim

“Nassim,” a play by Iranian playwright and performer Nassim Soleimanpour, is deliberately disorienting, both for the audience, who’s told virtually nothing about the show beforehand, and for the “guest” actor,  who is different for each performance…But if “Nassim” is an example of what you can call trickster theater,  with lots of teasing, it winds up not just clever, but charming, and even warm-hearted. And it offers several lessons, both literal and emotional, that illustrate how language can serve as both barrier and bridge between strangers.

The Net Will Appear

In Erin Mallon’s sweet, modest play, an unlikely rooftop friendship develops between a 75-year-old man and a nine-year-old girl.

Richard Masur is terrific (as always) in portraying Bernard, who sits on the roof of his home, dividing his time between drinking and bird watching. Rory, a talkative, precocious nine-year-old (portrayed by the precocious fifth-grader Eve Johnson), suddenly appears on the roof of the house next door, determined to engage her grumpy neighbor against his will.

Ruben and Clay’s Christmas Show

At the very end of their Christmas show, running through December 30th at the Imperial Theater on Broadway, Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken together sing the 19th century Christmas carol “O Holy Night.” Their duet is so lovely and powerful it seems to pierce the heavens. It would be mean-spirited and inaccurate to say the two hours preceding it feel like a trip through hell. The feeling is more like a trip to the moon, since so much of “Ruben & Clay’s First Annual Christmas Carol Family Fun Pageant Spectacular Reunion Show” – which is the show’s official, and alarming, title – is made of cheese.

Springsteen on Broadway on Netflix

“Springsteen on Broadway” begins with The Boss explaining what it takes to play before “80,000 screaming rock n roll fans,” but the two-hour show is mostly a lesson in intimacy. This was true when he performed solo for 900 or so nightly audience members in Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theater, where it was supposed to run for just eight weeks, but closed last night after 14 months. It’s even more of a lesson, paradoxically, now that it’s playing for some 100 million streaming subscribers

Miranda in Mary Poppins Returns

Lin-Manuel Miranda in Mary Poppins Returns:What the critics say

  The Week in New York Theater News

After 15 years, Avenue Q will close in April. The musical about young adult puppets trying to make their way in the world began Off-Broadway in 2003, transferred to Broadway, won Tonys, and then moved back to Off-Broadway (at New World Stages ) in 2009.

Rebecca Naomi Jones as Laurey and Damon Daunno as Curley

There’s a bright golden haze back on Broadway! The sixth revival of Oklahoma!, this one the hip production from St. Ann’s Warehouse, will transfer to Broadway’s Circle in the Square opening April 7. The corn’s not as high in this version.

The Mother by Florian Zeller (author of The Father) about a woman adrift in middle-age, featuring Isabelle Huppert, Chris Noth, Justice Smith, and Odessa Young will be produced at the Atlantic Theater Company, February 20 to April 7, opening March 11

Roman Banks,20, has been hired as the understudy for Connor Murphy, Jared Kleinman…and Evan Hansen. “I’ve gotten endless amounts of messages from people of color, both young and old, telling me how much it means to them that I’ll be playing the role…”

One theater marketer discovers: Theater attendance drops in the three weeks before an election,

  Congratulations to the theater nominees of the 9th annual #clivebarnesaward:

Edmund Donovan (Lewiston/Clarkston), #IanDuff (Dutch Masters), @Will_Roland (@BeMoreChill ), and @aanavee (@CollectiveRage).

Award announced Feb 11 pic.twitter.com/B1aAd9lYi1

— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) December 12, 2018

Congratulations @harryphordHarrison for winning 2018 @relentlessAPF + $45,000 for his play “The Bandaged Place,” about an abusive relationship between two gay men. pic.twitter.com/QhyA02lmTU

— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) December 14, 2018

James Cusati Moyer and Ato Blankson-Wood

New York Theater Workshop is putting on a deliberately provocative play, Slave Play, and people are provoked. Apparently egged on by an article in MediaTakeOut (“the most visited African-American news network”) that attacks Jeremy O.Harris’s debut Off-Broadway play, the fury has gone viral on Twitter. It’s not clear that the most vociferous of critics have seen the play or even read the reviews that explain that the slave-master sexual couplings in the first half of the play turn out to be role-playing by 21st century interracial couples as part of their therapy.

It’s so surreal to me that after two weeks of having some of the most enriching and exciting convos with black people who felt seen, affirmed, and exhilarated by Slave Play. A couple loud idiots saw a post on MediaTakeOut and have decided to get fully psychotic in my mentions.

— Jeremy O. Harris (@jeremyoharris) December 14, 2018

Earlier this year, San Francisco’s Z Space launched its inaugural Problematic Play Festival. “I was much more receptive to plays that might have made me hesitant or offended me in different circumstance,” write Maggie Gaw, a literary manager who helped select scripts for the festival.

  Betty White, who’s been an entertainer for 80 years, explains why she’s never performed on Broadway. (they actually put this as a refrigerator magnet for sale)

Rest in Peace

Charles Weldon, 78, artistic director, Negro Ensemble Company. He was also an actor in such films as Serpico and Malcolm X.

Jazz singer Nancy Wilson, 81, whose albums included “Broadway — My Way”

Best and Worst New York Theater of 2018. #Stageworthy News of the Week. With two weeks left in 2018, it's a time for assessments of the year in New York theater, for better and for worse.

[unitedbydevils]

Match Review: Manchester City U18s 1-2 Manchester United U18s

MANCHESTER IS RED (go with it)

When United are mint, everything is mint, and fuck me are United's Under-18s mint - and also double winners. Up the fucking reds!

United started strongly at Leigh Sports Village, with a driving run and fizzing shot from Ethan Williams in the 3rd minute testing City keeper Brits. Three minutes later and Ruben Curley was doing the exact same again, but to no avail. Then, one minute later, magic happened.

A deep ball from just over the halfway line by Nolan lofted into Ethan Wheatley's path perfectly, but the touch and control to bring it down into a shooting action was technique Dimitar Berbatov would have applauded. Unreal composure and confidence, and topped off with a great finish at the near post past the stunned Brits.

City came back at United, and the game opened up into more of a back-and-forth affair, trading shots on goal, but United's organisation kept a very tight defensive structure and limited the Citizens from any real threat on Elyh Harrison's goal - not that the wunderkind needs too much help. Kid's a future star keeper.

The middle of the half approached and Harrison punts a goal kick up field towards RW James Scanlon. The Gibraltan international nods the ball wide to attacking full back James Nolan, who drives a curled pass forward along the ground into the path of Ethan Wheatley. A defender slides, he knocks it, but Wheatley has the pace. He nips in, rounds the keeper, slots home. 2-0 United and LSV is in bits. SCENES.

City kept up the battle though, and a great killer through ball nearly opened United up in the 34th minute but for a huge body interception and block by Harrison in net. City captain Heskey was potentially fouled in the United box by Jack Kingdon - no foul given though - but otherwise come half time there could be no complaints at United's lead.

The second half was more City, with United making substitutes for rotation's sake but also due to the dearth of depth in the first team squad meaning certain promising youngsters have been requested by Erik Ten Hag for Wednesday's Premier League game against Sheffield United.

Both sides had reasonable chances on goal but nothing too serious until Stephen Mfuni nodded home from a corner to give City five minutes of hope... which was almost realised but for a fantastic full-stretch save by Harrison off Alfa-Ruprecht's header.

City's play and persistence did deserve a goal, and with the arguable penalty in the first half, on another day it could have been a different affair. It is nice to see the best two teams make the final though, and make it a memorable contest.

It's the result that matters though, and the silverware is ours. The league and now the cup. What a bunch of lads.

Two games remain this season - both at home. Sunderland visit us this Saturday, and then there's one last game versus Everton on May 4th. Lets end strong. GGMU.

[unitedbydevils]

Match Review: Tottenham Hotspur U21s 2-2 Manchester United U21s

A dominant home side couldn't overturn a plucky United. Hehehe.

United's average age, as the video says, is just over 18. Outbound loans mean some are still at the club, some are brought up from the U18s to test their mettle and show their worth.

Despite that, United put up a good fight here away at Tottenham. Spurs had the lion's share of possession, but otherwise these were two very evenly matched sides.

Lankshear opened the scoring, unmarked deep in the box off a cross, before Curley evened things up with a hard drilled shot across goal from distance.

Biancheri then put United in front 7 minutes later thanks to a bit of weaving from Ethan Williams and a deft cross into his path, but a weird moment of controversy saw United pegged back by Donley. Weird, because Dermot Mee clashed with Santiago, and then fell over the potentially injured player in the box for Donley to loop and lob a finish into the net.

The second half was still quite end to end, but with a touch more composure in possession and a bit missing in terms of chance creation and finishing. Neither side will be happy with a draw, but truth be told it was a fair result on the day.

Next up for United are Forest away, before the season rounds out away to Southampton. Both sides flank United by one point, and two wins here might spare our blushes given just how mid-table we are right now...

[unitedbydevils]

Match Review: Barnsley 2-3 Manchester United U21

We love a good United comeback at the death, and that's exactly what Jack Fletcher delivered - and in front of his dad!

United began their cup run in the EFL Trophy poorly, conceding to Barnsley striker Vimal Yoganathan after just 10 minutes and giving the young Welsh striker his first senior goal for the club.

A poor backpass from Harry Amass (the second in two games 👀) to a ball-watching Tyler Fredricson left United at the mercy of Kyran Lofthouse - who squared neatly to an unmarked Yoganathan. Manager Travis Binnion will be disappointed in the other centre back Louis Jackson too, who was several yards upfield and either not aware or not respecting the danger Barnsley's strikers presented.

Both sides kept the game going at a good pace; end to end football even despite the torrential rain that swept in midway through the half. Barnsley struck again though in the 37th minute; again through Yoganathan and again assisted by a Lofthouse cutback. Frustratingly for the manager, United had 7 in the box - plus the keeper - versus Barnsley's 3.

2,638 turned out to Oakwell for the evening game, including Martin Devaney - Barnsley assistant manager and United player Jacob Devaney's dad. In the stands were United's technical director Jason Wilcox, deputy football director Andy O'Boyle, interim director of recruitment Christopher Vivell, academy director Nick Cox, and ex-United star & Scotland international turned first team coach slash... some sort of first team/academy transition role? It's Darren "i've got twins smashing it for the academy" Fletcher.

Of course, it would take until late in the second half for the attacking twin - Jack - to show up and show off, subbed on in the 57th minute for Ruben Curley.

Barnsley flashed one across goal straight away in the second half, but following the introduction of Fletcher it was one-way traffic in United's favour; the attacking mid seeming to unlock Barnsley and unleash Ethans Wheatley and Ennis respectively.

Ennis finally got United on the scoreboard thanks to a lovely one-bounce low cross from James Nolan on the right wing, deep into the middle of the box and curled home into the mid left of the net.

Goal number two was a WORLDIE from Jack Fletcher. The socials blew up as three minutes later Harry Amass won an aerial ball, spun past the next man, and before he could touch it again Jack Fletcher hits a sumptuous volley top bins, upper left corner of the net, with Ben Killip at full stretch and unable to do anything.

Victory would come ANOTHER three minutes later with Jack Fletcher the man of the moment. A good throw-in from the right sideline found Fletcher in decent space, who then for some mad reason was left to drift across the box before hitting a cute left-foot finish back across his body, through the Barnsley defensive crowd, and in low at the keeper's near post before he could even see it. 3-2 United, comeback complete.

There was a little extra drama in the final moments, with Harry Amass going down after a challenge from Corey O'Keefe - RCM for Barnsley. The match camera didn't show the incident but Amass gestured that he'd been elbowed in the head, and moments later the referee sent O'Keefe off - seconds before the end of the game.

A disappointing end for the young Barnsley side, but a good comeback for United's youth in a tricky away game off the back of a rough defeat to Arsenal.

The next cup tie is another away trip in late September, to Doncaster Rovers, but for now the lads prepare for a home game in the league against Stoke City at 7pm on Friday.

[unitedbydevils]

Match Review: Manchester United U18s 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s

A little bit delayed on this one - the Christmas season of work/gifts/social events and more is upon us big time...

It was nine consecutive wins for United's youth side on Saturday against a usually sticky opposition in Wolves. A bogey side for the men's side, the Old Gold has been a thorn in United's side at all levels - but not on this day.

Goals in either half from Gabriele Biancheri and Ruben Curley guided United to pristine nine wins from nine in the league this season. Wolves put up a decent fight, which on paper showed them to be under the cosh, but perhaps the eye test deceived given that Wolves had 11 shots but only the one on target. In contrast, United has nine shots and six on target.

A clumsy slide tackle gifted United a first half penalty, which was comfortably buried by Biancheri. Wolves did hang in with just the one goal deficit until the 92nd minute sending off of Caden Voice tipped the scales a little further in United's favour and allowed Curley to double the lead and seal the win for United.

United now boast a six point lead over arch rivals Liverpool in the U18 Premier League, with a game in-hand on them too, and the two sides will clash at Carrington on this coming Saturday - December 9 - in an 11am kick-off (hopefully live on MUTV).