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Agyei nets for young Red Devils on international duty as McCullough faces Waller on Non-League Day

2023-03-27T07:30:00.000Z

LOAN WATCH: PART ONE (2023, 10)

Agyei nets for young Red Devils on international duty as McCullough faces Waller on Non-League Day

2023-03-27T07:30:00.000Z

Agyei nets for young Red Devils on international duty as McCullough faces Waller on Non-League Day

16 Clarets players are currently out on season-long loan deals across nine leagues and three countries, including the Premier League, Vanarama National League North & Belgian Pro League.

That tally includes nine players from the academy here at the Club, with Dane McCullough taking on fellow loanee Sam Waller on Saturday in the Northern Premier League’s Premier Division. Elsewhere, forward Enock Agyei netted for Belgium’s U18s on international duty, playing in all three of the young Red Devils’ games.

Here’s a round-up of how the first eight loanees, in alphabetical order, have fared with their Clubs, and countries, over the last week. Make sure to look out for ‘Loan Watch: Part Two’ to keep up to date with how the other eight fared.

Bobby Thomas (Barnsley)

Since joining in January, Thomas – a Claret since 2017 - has been one of the key figures in Barnsley’s rise up the Sky Bet League One table.

Tuesday night saw a momentous 4-2 Yorkshire derby win against Sheffield Wednesday at Oakwell, extending the Tykes’ unbeaten run to 12 matches and ending the Owls’ 23-game unbeaten run in the process.

Michael Duff’s Reds now firmly have the automatic promotion spots in their sights.

This week’s game(s): TUE – Exeter City (A) & SAT – Morecambe (H)

CJ Egan-Riley (Hibernian)

Up in Scotland, Egan-Riley didn’t have any matches during the international break. He joined Burnley last summer, and this week returns to action with Hibs as they take on Motherwell.

This week’s game(s): SAT – Motherwell (H)

Dane McCullough (Hyde United)

Full-back McCullough and Hyde are vying for promotion this season, and on Saturday marked Non-League Day with a trip to Lancaster City where Sam Waller is the number one.

The Dolly Blues caused an upset with a 2-1 win on home soil, leaving McCullough & co. 5th in the table. The defender has been at Burnley since August 2020.

This week’s game(s): SAT – Whitby Town (H)

Dara Costelloe (Bradford City)

Bradford are also chasing promotion this season, with versatile attacker Costelloe hoping to contribute to that success.

The Bantams have a three-point cushion in the play-offs as things stand following Tuesday night’s goalless draw at home against Carlisle United which the Irishman wasn’t involved in. He has been a Claret since February 2021.

This week’s game(s): SAT – Grimsby Town (H)

Enock Agyei (K.V. Mechelen)

Fellow forward Agyei enjoyed a successful international break with Belgium’s U18s who headed to Croatia for a week-long training camp.

Playing half-an-hour in a 2-2 draw against Switzerland on Wednesday, Agyei then scored the opening goal in a 3-0 win against England. He also played the first 45 minutes on Sunday as the young Red Devils won 3-0 against host nation Croatia.

This week, he will link back up at Club level with Steven Defour’s Mechelen, who he linked up with in January after joining the Clarets.

This week’s game(s): SUN – Club Brugge (H)

Finn Armstrong (Curzon Ashton)

Of the eight players included in this section of our Loan Watch, Armstrong has been with the Club for the joint-longest length of time having first joined aged 12.

Now 20, the full-back played the full 90 minutes on Tuesday as loan Club Curzon took a point from a goalless draw at Banbury United. He then came on in the closing stages of Saturday’s 2-1 win at home against Chorley.

This week’s game(s): SAT – Bradford Park Avenue (H)

Harry Moss (Padiham)

Second-year scholar Moss has been a Claret since the summer of 2020, and has established himself as the number one with loan Club Padiham.

Saturday saw the Storks lose out 2-0 at Winsford United, a first defeat in four.

This week’s game(s): WED – Northwich Victoria (A) & SAT – AFC Liverpool (H)

Joe McGlynn (Kidderminster Harriers)

Also 20, like Armstrong, Scottish youth international McGlynn joined Burnley aged 12 and is out on loan in the Vanarama National League North.

The striker is recovering from an injury at present, so wasn’t involved in Russell Penn’s side’s goalless draw with Alfreton Town at Aggborough on Saturday.

This week’s game(s): SAT – Farsley Celtic (A)