Clarke brace for Everton U18s beats Newcastle Utd

Looking forward to seeing him Loney and Graham.

As you said when we signed him ‘He could be the most important signing of the summer newcomers'. £300,000, for a raw 16-year-old you could be right, Robert.

A long way to go but maybe he'll be more valuable on the field than the £30M or more Onana!

I was aware of Loney and Graham from their previous clubs but Clarke slipped under my radar.

This is what we posted last month:

Everton sign youngster Justin Clarke from Wimbledon

Transfermarkt list him as a Striker, which his recent exploits would appear to bear out!

I can't wait to see Everton in the FA Youth Cup this season with an international goalkeeper, who I can't spell, Clarke, the two young strikers from Scotland and Northern Ireland, plus other young stars.

All we need is for Leighton Baines to get them up, running and properly organised. Leighton has made a slow start at the job going by the U18s record under him!

Liverpool buy a very high volume of players like this like our signings of Loney and Graham. Even if they don't quite make it, they swell their transfer coffers significantly by trading these sorts of players.

I think guilty as charged! But mea culpa — I was suckered in by the official website:

Everton Under-18s have signed midfielder Justin Clarke from AFC Wimbledon.

He wore the No 11 shirt on Saturday, which was a forward in our day, so that's good enough for me. And he seems to know where that onion bag is located — and exactly what it is for…

[Don't get me started!]

Looks like this was his first game for us... or did he play in that U17 tournament?

I must start watching the U18s and U21s more.

I'm spending more time up in Liverpool these days, so no excuse.

I'm sure our club give you up-to-the-minute records of everything that goes on at the club!

I just looked at the highlights of that game and it looks like he played out wide, his goals were struck with his left foot and the second, a deflected shot, with his right foot.

On his records that is the only game (62 minutes) he has played for Everton and his position is listed at — attack in one report, so you are off the hook in your reporting, until I see him properly!

I'll make the effort to go.

Big thanks for clarifying. I will keep an eye out for the young lad.

We try and keep tabs on the senior Academy sides (U21s and U18s), with Dave Abrahams tracking their fixture schedule and Brent Stephens sometimes in attendance.