In Richard Shaw’s own words, the U23s’ start the season has been a “mixed bag” result-wise with two draws, two wins and two defeats so far. However, after Monday night’s 5-1 win over Bolton, coming off the back of an impressive performance at home to Leeds, Shaw is looking forward to next week’s clash against Queens Park Rangers.
In the Eagles’ six games so far, Brandon Pierrick is the only player to have started each one, and Shaw was speaking about Pierrick post-Bolton: “With Brandon, it is still potential. He has been with the U23s now since January of this year, and he’s played most of the games for us since then.