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It was a cold, wet and windy morning in Wolverhampton, where we met for an early departure. When the bus finally arrived the group all stepped on with excited faces…

It’s been two days since we arrived in the Netherlands for our LFE preseason trip and it’s been very good up to this point…

First of all I would like to introduce myself and my team. My name is Noel Leighton and I am a 16 year old, 1st year scholar, at Millwall Football Club…

Firstly, let me introduce myself- my name is Joe Robson and I’m a second year scholar at Carlisle United, and for the next 11 days I will be sharing my experiences as well as the experiences of my team mates as we go through this pre-season trip…

Today we were playing VFL Osnabrück U19’s, a German outfit who had beaten Cheltenham and Tranmere heavily in the last couple of years so we knew we were in for a test. We had also been invited to go and watch their first team who are in the third tier of German football, equivalent to Sheffield United..

We were up early on Sunday and all the lads were looking forward to what was to come. It was a two hour transfer from the hotel in Deldon to the Amsterdam Arena. This is the home of Ajax Football Club but also hosts International matches and music festivals. ..

After a game on Wednesday we drifted into recovery mode and with a fair few of the lads now feeling fatigued we were given a lie-in until 9:30am. ..

Everyone seemed up for the Feyenoord game at breakfast, talking between each other about what we need to do which was a good sign…

Monday was a double session at the new hotels facilities, which are surprisingly good. They have several pitches and the standard of grass is great…

We started the day on Tuesday with a slight lie in by normal standards. Nine thirty breakfast gave the lads an opportunity to get an extra hour shut eye. ..

Last Friday we travelled across to Roda JC Kerkrade to train and listen to their academy director talk to about the club’s focus on developing their own players. ..

Last Friday we travelled across to Roda JC Kerkrade to train and listen to their academy director talk to about the club’s focus on developing their own players. ..