Milky Posted 1 April 2007 Share Posted 1 April 2007 Just thought you might like to know that Andy King has been offered a new 2 year contract. Many others have been given an extra 1 year. oh, and apparently the main reason why we are top of the league is that we play our best players, whereas all the other sides play their under 16's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez of Mahrez Posted 1 April 2007 Share Posted 1 April 2007 Just thought you might like to know that Andy King has been offered a new 2 year contract. Many others have been given an extra 1 year.oh, and apparently the main reason why we are top of the league is that we play our best players, whereas all the other sides play their under 16's! That's really good news about Andy King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevosevic Posted 1 April 2007 Author Share Posted 1 April 2007 Just thought you might like to know that Andy King has been offered a new 2 year contract. Many others have been given an extra 1 year.oh, and apparently the main reason why we are top of the league is that we play our best players, whereas all the other sides play their under 16's! professional contract? is he 18? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 1 April 2007 Share Posted 1 April 2007 Just thought you might like to know that Andy King has been offered a new 2 year contract. Many others have been given an extra 1 year.oh, and apparently the main reason why we are top of the league is that we play our best players, whereas all the other sides play their under 16's! You may be right to some extent but that shouldn't detract from their ability because we finished virtually neck and neck at the top with Villa last season - and with virtually the same players who were, of course, a year younger? Many of them also played in the Reserves and would have done again this season if we'd had a reserves League team. Wonderful news for Kingy unless they just waste him as so often seems to be the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonbluefox9 Posted 2 April 2007 Share Posted 2 April 2007 Just thought you might like to know that Andy King has been offered a new 2 year contract. Many others have been given an extra 1 year.oh, and apparently the main reason why we are top of the league is that we play our best players, whereas all the other sides play their under 16's! I've heard this before too. When Villa came to Belvoir Drive, some of the parents of their under 18s were saying how about 8 out of the 11 were under 16s playing above their level. Probably the majority of their successful under 18s side from the previous season had been pushed on to the reserves but for us, our older under 18s have been held back another year. I would point out that Bristol City are one of the poorest Academy sides I've seen. I think we beat them 6-0 at Belvoir Drive this season and defensively they were shocking. Talking about promoting Academy players, I would say Mattock, Gradel and King/Tejan-Sie being promoted would improve the first team and apart from Mattock those players aren't very young. Gradel's 19 so he should have collected enough experience to handle first team level and I'm thinking King and Tejan-Sie must be 18 or almost 18 so they shouldn't be fazed a great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBK Posted 2 April 2007 Share Posted 2 April 2007 Just thought you might like to know that Andy King has been offered a new 2 year contract. Many others have been given an extra 1 year.oh, and apparently the main reason why we are top of the league is that we play our best players, whereas all the other sides play their under 16's! That's a lesson for Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn Posted 2 April 2007 Share Posted 2 April 2007 professional contract? is he 18? You can sign professional terms at 17. And a lot of players sign a professional pre-contract before that time I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 2 April 2007 Share Posted 2 April 2007 King and Mattock will make an appearance before the end of the season. FACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez of Mahrez Posted 2 April 2007 Share Posted 2 April 2007 King and Mattock will make an appearance before the end of the season. FACT I'm not letting you get away with that. More words necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 2 April 2007 Share Posted 2 April 2007 if the academy played the "alleged" first team who would win do you think?My money is on academy The first team would hammer them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted 2 April 2007 Share Posted 2 April 2007 Talking about promoting Academy players, I would say Mattock, Gradel and King/Tejan-Sie being promoted would improve the first team Not been offered a contract. I think it's Beswick aswell who is being released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 2 April 2007 Share Posted 2 April 2007 How's Chambers actually getting on these days? I understand he's had a few injury problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 2 April 2007 Share Posted 2 April 2007 Not been offered a contract. I think it's Beswick aswell who is being released. That Beswick was highly rated as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 2 April 2007 Share Posted 2 April 2007 Pity about Beswick ifthat's true. He's just not strong or forceful enough in all probability and lacks the raw pace to make up for it as a winger. Nor is he a great dribbler. His real strength is getting early and accurate passes into the box, which he's always looked good at and which have certainly been effective. But, while he's rarely had anything but a decent game, I've neverseen him as first team material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonbluefox9 Posted 2 April 2007 Share Posted 2 April 2007 Not been offered a contract. I think it's Beswick aswell who is being released. I don't rate Tejan-Sie particularly highly but he couldn't do much worse than the players we've had playing central midfield for the first team this season. On recent form I'd play him ahead of Johnson, Hughes and Jarrett. I wouldn't mind seeing King play alongside Tiatto in the middle. Tiatto's done ok in central midfield this season and can contribute assists with his deliveries from dead ball situations. King would also add another aerial threat from these positions. I don't think it would hurt to play three Academy players (or at least have them on the bench) because if none of them perform then it is possible to take them all off and bring on more senior players but I can't imagine they'd be the three worst players for us if they did start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 2 April 2007 Share Posted 2 April 2007 I don't rate Tejan-Sie particularly highly but he couldn't do much worse than the players we've had playing central midfield for the first team this season. On recent form I'd play him ahead of Johnson, Hughes and Jarrett. I wouldn't mind seeing King play alongside Tiatto in the middle. Tiatto's done ok in central midfield this season and can contribute assists with his deliveries from dead ball situations. King would also add another aerial threat from these positions. I don't think it would hurt to play three Academy players (or at least have them on the bench) because if none of them perform then it is possible to take them all off and bring on more senior players but I can't imagine they'd be the three worst players for us if they did start. Good reasoning and I certainly agree about King and Tiatto, particularly as Tiatto could move outside and Porter inside according to the situation and with perfectly smooth effect. That would also be my favoured 4-3-3 line-up cos of all our experienced players you know that Tiatto will give 100% to the cause until the last day of the season just like Joey Gudjonsson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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