So after many, many hours of compiling all my reports and previous years and filing into a nice website and feeling like I was on top of things… its all gone.
I got a notification from Google saying my drive was nearly full so I told it to delete large files. I didnt realise my Google Sheets were considered large files
Just in case anyone on the off chance was trying to look back at anything I posted, well yeah that’s what happened. Currently debating rebuilding it but also lacking motivation currently so will probably not bother.
I’ll still make the prospects list - and as far as I’m aware the “website” that lists my picks is still available so that at least lives on.
I just lost the data element with all the google sheets. Its definitely possible to rebuild but with me now on deployment with the Air Force and still working my civilian job in my downtime then I am not excited about using my little remaining free time to create spreadsheets!
Ah well, we will see. No doubt in a few days I’ll find myself opening Google Sheets again
Currently sat in a pub chatting to an Arsenal fan about academy prospects and your database came for its decent track record. Sorry to hear it got deleted by google.
I believe it is gone. Right now I’m working on a new and completely insane/stupid project where I’m trying to scout everyone in U21 football and give a rating of them and their future prospects by the time they “age out” into senior football.
For Arsenal I happen to have saved the list of players I picked as One’s to Watch including my picks for this season (two of whom have already left Arsenal!)
2019/2020
Saka
Bukayo
Winger
Arsenal
2019/2020
Willock
Joe
Centre Midfielder
Arsenal
2019/2020
Nketiah
Eddie
Centre Forward
Arsenal
2020/2021
Balogun
Folarin
Centre Forward
Arsenal
2020/2021
Smith Rowe
Emile
Attacking Midfielder
Arsenal
2020/2021
Nelson
Reiss
Winger
Arsenal
2021/2022
Lopez
Joel
Left Back
Arsenal
2021/2022
Azeez
Miguel
Centre Midfielder
Arsenal
2021/2022
Taylor-Hart
Kido
Winger
Arsenal
2022/2023
Patino
Charlie
Centre Midfielder
Arsenal
2022/2023
Hutchinson
Omari
Attacking Midfielder
Arsenal
2022/2023
Biereth
Mika
Centre Forward
Arsenal
2023/2024
Nwaneri
Ethan
Attacking Midfielder
Arsenal
2023/2024
Cozier-Duberry
Amario
Winger
Arsenal
2023/2024
Walters
Reuell
Right Back
Arsenal
2024/2025
Lewis-Skelly
Miles
Centre Midfielder
Arsenal
2024/2025
Heaven
Ayden
Centre Back
Arsenal
2024/2025
Obi-Martin
Chido
Centre Forward
Arsenal
For 2025/2026 Max Dowman is the obvious pick. He’s playing U18 football as a 15-year-old and is still consistently the best player on the pitch. I don’t like picking GKs but Jack Porter is 16 and has already played in the Arsenal first team. Finally I’d probably highlight Marli Salmon, regularly starting U21 games at 15 years old as a CB, looks a better prospect than Ayden Heaven at the same age (Heaven has just moved to Man Utd).
My new project is here…
I’m still working on the formatting but basically it’s a list of every U21 player at a Cat 1 or Cat 2 academy that has played U18s or higher this season. Goal is to eventually give each player a basic grade for each skill (tab 2 shows the prototype for this) and an estimate of their future best-case-scenario prospects. Objective of the prospect is to give a bit of a quick reference for people to generally understand the playing style, strengths and weaknesses of a player.
LFCtv subscription gets me most of Liverpool’s games. A lot of other club will post up highlights or full games for free, quite a few games get streamed through youtube. Can’t find it for every game of course so just have to go on what I can find.