davieG Posted 18 May 2009 Posted 18 May 2009 Leicester City Academy forward, Craig King, has been selected for the Scotland Under-19 squad in the forthcoming UEFA European Championships, Elite Round, Group Six, to be held in England. King is part of an 18-man touring party and is one of only three English-based players, with the other 15 players currently plying their trade in Scotland. The City starlet will hope to be involved in his team's three group matches against Slovakia at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, against Bosnia Herzegovina at the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster and finally against the hosts, England again at Bramall Lane. If King and his teammates are successful, they will hope to progress to the finals in Ukraine, which take place between July 21st and August 2nd.
StanSP Posted 18 May 2009 Posted 18 May 2009 Well done to the lad Could be the beginning of something special.
Basingstoke Fox Posted 18 May 2009 Posted 18 May 2009 I may be asking a slightly obvious or stupid question here, but is he related to Andy?
Guest Posted 18 May 2009 Posted 18 May 2009 I may be asking a slightly obvious or stupid question here, but is he related to Andy? Welsh international King?
Basingstoke Fox Posted 18 May 2009 Posted 18 May 2009 Welsh international King? Well I just thought they may be as they came up through the City ranks and King isn't THAT common a name.
Guest Posted 18 May 2009 Posted 18 May 2009 Well I just thought they may be as they came up through the City ranks and King isn't THAT common a name. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
DeclanMC Posted 18 May 2009 Posted 18 May 2009 I may be asking a slightly obvious or stupid question here, but is he related to Andy?
davieG Posted 18 May 2009 Author Posted 18 May 2009 I may be asking a slightly obvious or stupid question here, but is he related to Andy? It's not that stupid considering you can play for the country of your birth or your parents/grandparents. It would hardly be unique these days if they were for example cousins and for one parent to be married to a Scot and one to a Welshman/woman But they're not as far as I know.
Basingstoke Fox Posted 18 May 2009 Posted 18 May 2009 It's not that stupid considering you can play for the country of your birth or your parents/grandparents. It would hardly be unique these days if they were for example cousins and for one parent to be married to a Scot and one to a Welshman/woman But they're not as far as I know. Yeah exactly, if Almunia can supposedly play for England then it is not that farfetched that someone who has come through the same academy as Andy is getting a Scotland cap of some sort. Cheers for seeing it my way.
Red Leicester Posted 18 May 2009 Posted 18 May 2009 Well I just thought they may be as they came up through the City ranks and King isn't THAT common a name. In Great Britain : 160 918 people share the surname King according to our estimationThe surname King is the 24th most common name in Great Britain. According to this website
chesterfield_fox_91 Posted 18 May 2009 Posted 18 May 2009 i went to school with craig king, at the bolsover school. From what ive seen of him, he is preety good! Always thought he would make it!
Wilson_6 Posted 18 May 2009 Posted 18 May 2009 Well done to the lad Could be the beginning of something special. no hes not related hes english but got scotish from his dads side and he lives in chesterfield known him since i was young
Thracian Posted 18 May 2009 Posted 18 May 2009 It's another step along the rocky road. Difficult to say if he'll make it. Pearson seems to rate the guy but, as yet, he doesn't score nearly enough goals for my liking. He doesn't seem to have a natural instinct for goal like Kee but he does have qualities. Craig was a big lad for his age and first appeared in the under 18 side as an under 16 player. He's got skill, strength and energy in abundance. He never stops working for the cause. Initially he seemed a bit selfish and seemed to run into blind alleys instead of spotting the runners - rather like Fryatt. That aspect hasn't disappeared but there has been improvement. I wonder if he might make a midfielder in the end given his engine and athleticism - providing he can get his head up, see the pictures, and pass the ball quickly instead of taking extra touches. He does score goals but I just don't see him getting enough as a specialist striker unless he improves dramatically.
Hitesh Posted 18 May 2009 Posted 18 May 2009 Hope he does well and makes the most of it. Will have to wait and see if he makes it through the ranks though...
StanSP Posted 19 May 2009 Posted 19 May 2009 no hes not related hes english but got scotish from his dads side and he lives in chesterfield known him since i was young Why did you quote me
billyfox1 Posted 19 May 2009 Posted 19 May 2009 i went to school with craig king, at the bolsover school. From what ive seen of him, he is preety good! Always thought he would make it! but was he wearing Andy King's hand-me-downs
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 20 May 2009 Posted 20 May 2009 I remember Ian King back in the sixties. A superb centre half for Leicester City. He was a Scot too. A no nonsense player. as hard as nails, and solid as a rock.
davieG Posted 20 May 2009 Author Posted 20 May 2009 I remember Ian King back in the sixties. A superb centre half for Leicester City. He was a Scot too. A no nonsense player. as hard as nails, and solid as a rock. And an excellent classy footballer.
Thracian Posted 23 May 2009 Posted 23 May 2009 And an excellent classy footballer. Quality. Best centre-back I saw in a City shirt and there have been some good uns.
Corky Posted 23 May 2009 Posted 23 May 2009 Quality. Best centre-back I saw in a City shirt and there have been some good uns. Even better than Kisnorbo?
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