m00nie Posted 17 March 2011 Posted 17 March 2011 Leicester City Football Club is pleased to announce that youngsters Adam Smith and George Taft have agreed their first professional contracts with the Foxes. Eighteen-year-old goalkeeper Smith, who joined the City Academy from Middlesbrough in October, has signed a deal until June 2014. Seventeen-year-old defender Taft, an England Under-19 international who joined the Academy in 2008, has signed terms until 2013. City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson said: "This is great news for the Club and for the players. They are very talented young footballers and we have the belief that they will progress, which is why we have given them their first professional contracts. "It is time now for them to continue to work hard and to fulfil their dreams." Both Smith and Taft featured prominently in the City side that became the first in 21 years to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup this season, starting in every game en route to the last eight. Their promotion to the professional ranks follows the news this week that fellow Academy graduate Jeff Schlupp has also extended his stay with the Club until 2013. Academy Manager Jon Rudkin said: "The Academy has a fine record of developing players that have gone on to establish excellent careers with the Football Club and Adam and George now have the chance to follow that path. "Congratulations to them both and I know they will continue to work hard to make the most of the opportunity given to them." DETAILS ON OS
Uncle Phil Posted 17 March 2011 Posted 17 March 2011 Congrats to the pair. Hopefully they'll make the grade for the first team one day.
m00nie Posted 17 March 2011 Author Posted 17 March 2011 thats 3 in a week now.. good to see were working with the youngsters also..
MPH Posted 17 March 2011 Posted 17 March 2011 Eighteen-year-old goalkeeper Smith, who joined the City Academy from Middlesbrough in October, has signed a deal until June 2014. Thats quite a sizeable offer for someone's first professional contract.... Especially when Schlupp and Taft have only been given until 2013...
m00nie Posted 17 March 2011 Author Posted 17 March 2011 Thats quite a sizeable offer for someone's first professional contract.... Especially when Schlupp and Taft have only been given until 2013... yea wonder why that is.. something to do with there age maybe?? must see potential in him which has to be good whatever it is hey..
MPH Posted 17 March 2011 Posted 17 March 2011 yea wonder why that is.. something to do with there age maybe?? must see potential in him which has to be good whatever it is hey.. this is what i was thinking of,,,,
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 17 March 2011 Posted 17 March 2011 thats 3 in a week now.. good to see were working with the youngsters also.. agreed
Bugg Posted 17 March 2011 Posted 17 March 2011 Never heard of Adam Smith, can anyone who watches the academy tell us what he's like?
Moreton Posted 17 March 2011 Posted 17 March 2011 went to college with tafty, in the year above him. he always looked as though he'd do well and has now got himself a pro contract. nice to see him progressing. going out with joe mattock's sister i believe
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