Issue 22 - January 2014 News from League Football Education Touchline Inside: The Debutants | 2013 in pictures | Added Extras | Charlie I’Anson
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HOME PHONE The The 11 kicked-off in TWITTER October with eleven FACEBOOK HOME Goal of talented teenagers VIDEO the month receiving the seal of EMAIL FACEBOOK approval from LFE’s PHONE Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer would 11 team of regional HOME be at loggerheads picking the best of officers to make up the LFE bunch from September and FACEBOOK October but it was Giorgio Rasulo the inaugural XI. (MK Dons) and Kane Farrell (Southend Here’s the line-up: United) whose strikes topped the voting polls respectively. Connor Mahoney Accrington Stanley Harry Williams Cheltenham Town The same talent which saw forward Rasulo called up to the England U17 side last season Sam Szmodics Colchester United was caught on camera and plumped for by James Jones Crewe Alexandra 40 per cent of online voters after his neat Jake Charles Huddersfield Town turn and snap shot from 25-yards-out left the Bryn Morris Middlesbrough Dagenham & Redbridge keeper floundering. Tyler Guy Notts County October’s accolade was picked Ben Close Portsmouth up by left-back Farrell, with Images courtesy of Bradley Hadwin his marauding run and Ioan Evans Sheffield United cool finish polling over Fejiri Okenabirhie Stevenage FC 1000 votes. Robert Evans Wrexham Academy League Round-up
Christmas has come early for all Football League apprentices Blackpool look set to top the table at with Exeter City, Oxford United and Park Rangers, Charlton Athletic and after The Professional Footballers’ Association arranged a Christmas with only Walsall and Rochdale Bournemouth tied on seventeen points as Millwall who hold the top three places. deal with Sports Direct for them to supply every apprentice in with a realistic chance of knocking the the region’s top performers. PFA In the Under 18 Premier League player with a pair of Puma King football boots. Seasiders off their perch in the North West In the South East, Colchester United have Wolverhampton Wanderers will be hopeful Youth Alliance. Further down the standings For more information about this initiative please leapfrogged Watford and Portsmouth to hit of edging closer to the Manchester clubs, just six points separates no less than nine register on the www.thepfa.com the summit of the table but fourth place Luton United and City by winning their game in hand Boots teams in the closely contested division. OCTOBER: will have plenty of opportunities to apply some though the 11 point gap to Everton may take RASULO Unbeaten Bradford City are the stand- pressure if they can win a couple of their four some bridging. NOVEMBER: out side and runaway leaders in the North games in hand. FARRELL Buoyed by their victory over Chelsea, East. The Bantams boast an unrivalled plus The North Under-18 Professional Development Leicester City will be keen to string a run of thirty goal difference, with Oliver McBurnie’s League is being dominated by Huddersfield wins together in the Southern division to lift seventeen goal haul proving more than useful. To check out the goals visit: Town who are 11 points clear of Sheffield them up the table. www.lfe.org.uk/goal-of-the-month A three-way battle for the South West top United. While the Southern equivalent looks spot is set to take place in December promising for London neighbours Queens 2 3 WEB
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HOME PHONE TWITTER Education FACEBOOK HOME Fantasy VIDEO THE HOME EMAIL SupportFACEBOOK Fund Football PHONE LFE chief executive Alan Sykes has AMERICAN 43 FACEBOOK FORTY THREE urged clubs to make applications SCHOLARSHIPS HOME FORTY THREE SCHOLARSHIPS for the Education Support Fund 4433 L FE update FACEBOOK sooner rather than later. DREAM The fund which ploughs over £250,000 back into Football League clubs to support LFE’s Simon Williams has offered a glowing Pos Team Name Manager Name GLS ASS PTS the education of apprentices has been used assessment of LFE’s progress in helping over 40 1 - Pep Rowe’s U16’s George O’Neill 31 27 576 historically to pay for equipment such as, heart-rate monitors, outward bound days and players gain soccer scholarships in the USA this year... 2 - Jacks Team Jack Tuite 43 13 536 importantly laptops and other IT equipment 3 - The Weavedog Wanderes 2k13/14 Jacob Weaver 37 18 525 - which is key to the delivery of a blended The figure represents a significant increase PASS4Soccer is hosting showcase 4 - Pete Barrys Barmy Army Anthony Harris 41 16 517 learning programme according to Sykes. from previous years and Williams believes it events at the London Soccer Dome bodes well for the future: on 15-16 December 2013 and 4 May 5 - A’sss Manny Adeyeye 40 14 507 “Clubs are welcome to send in applications 2014 to enable apprentices (with now and I’d encourage them to do that and “It’s a positive step for them and those thinking ensure they fully utilise the fund,” Sykes said. about making the move,” Williams said. club permission) to play in front Leading the way in LFE’s Fantasy If you’ve not registered yet visit of USA Head Coaches. “Club’s will be expected to demonstrate clearly “We watched 43 players fly over to the States Football competition and in fantasy.football-league.co.uk, during the summer and our partnership with To find out more read: pick your team and join LFE’s that they are enhancing their programme and line for the top prize of £250 that whatever is spent links back to the players PASS4Soccer allows clubs and apprentices private league by using code: ’A Guide is Birmingham City’s first year overall education and learning experience to understand and make the most of this apprentice George O’Neill. and the qualifications they are undertaking,” fantastic opportunity.” to American he added. At a busy time of year when players take on Forty points adrift in second is Derby County Scholarships 7409857 Club’s wishing to use the fund should let more games than turkey and stuffing, planning and Republic of Ireland youth international Jack for the future can easily be forgotten; with 2014’ Tuite but the defender is closely followed by LFE know their intentions by 28 February All requests to join the competition are that in mind LFE has announced that its annual On the football front, the 2014 Assessment at: www.lfe.org.uk/ The Weavedog Wanderers managed by O’Neill’s 2014 for further details please visit: www. verified by LFE. Please note that any careers event, ‘Create Your Legacy’ will take Trials will kick-off on Thursday 1 May in the downloads and Blues team-mate Jacob Weaver. inappropriate team names will be rejected. lfe.org.uk/about/education-support-fund place on Thursday 27 March 2013 at the North and be followed by trials in the South call Simon Williams Remember the competition isn’t just about cash University of Warwick. (6 May) and Midlands (7-8 May). on 0845 074 0561. prizes, managing selections from the Football 1st £250 League Championship provides important CASH evidence contributing to the NVQ portfolio 2nd £150 required to complete the qualification. PRIZES 3rd £100 LFE’s Create Your Legacy Assessment Trials 2014 2014 Event will be held at North Thursday 1st May Midlands Thursday 8th May Warwick University on www.fantasy.football-league.co.ukWEB | League code: 7409857 South Tuesday 6th May Thursday 8th May Thursday 27th March 2014
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FACEBOOK Matt Jay Exeter City Demarai Gray & Reece Brown Connor Mahoney The Exeter playmaker made his full Birmingham City league debut in November, playing Accrington Stanley Winger Gray, aged 17, played the last minute of Birmingham almost an hour of their 2-0 defeat City’s 4-0 win over Millwall in October and has since added five Amidst the gloom of the opening weeks against Phil Brown’s much fancied more appearance for the Blues, including a start against Charlton of season the emergence of Mahoney was Southend side. in November. He was the second of Birmingham’s second year a rare bright spot for Accrington Stanley, apprentices to make their debut this term, following Brown, though with James Beattie’s men on the Jack Whatmough who played in the Championship defeat at Burnley in September. move up League Two, the 16-year-old may Portsmouth have to wait a little longer to add to his 6 first-team appearances. Pompey’s Whatmough will be hoping for happier times at Fratton Park after penning DebutantsThe a new deal at the club earlier this year. Several LFE apprentices have made their first team debuts already this season. We take a look at a selection of those who’ve tasted the real thing...
Zack Kotwica, Bobby Dale Josh Brownhill and Harry Williams Preston North End Cheltenham Town Midfielder Brownhill grasped his chance during Dan Rowe Kotwica pictured here against West Ham in the Macaulay Bonne & Sammie Szmodics an underwhelming Preston team performance Rotherham United Capital One Cup is one of a trio of youngsters, in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy (JPT) defeat (alongside Dale and Williams) to have been given Colchester United Second year apprentice Rowe made his first against Oldham in October. The 17-year-old from an opportunity at Whaddon Road. Warrington has been a fixture in Simon Grayson’s team bow for Rotherham United in the JPT Under 18 colleagues last term, second year apprentices Bonne and match-day squad ever since and scored the winner at York, a fortnight before his 18th birthday. Szmodics graduated into Joe Dunne’s first-team plan’s after impressing at Gillingham. He moved down from Teesside to try and during pre-season. Striker Bonne has already shown his goal-scoring make it with the Millers. instincts hitting the winner at Peterborough on his 18th birthday. 6 7 SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING FOR Sessions have been given by: Added Extra’s APPRENTICES: Sporting Chance Clinic Each season LFE offers clubs the chance to engage with a variety of initiatives to enrich their apprenticeship programme – here’s some stats of how that’s played CLUBS out over the last 3 years. If U Care Share 25 clubs will have been ‘tagged’ to LFE’s Social Media training this 2000The number of apprentices who have engaged in sessions term – a core principle for the 400 Dean Smith uses tennis balls on Diversity, Driver Awareness, Drugs, Alcohol and or so apprentices taking part has at Blackburn to highlight how Gambling, Emotional Well-being, Financial Management, been learning to ‘tweet’ others juggling emotions can be difficult Activities Sexual Health, Social Media and Sports Psychology. with respect. The projected number of Kick It Out activities which will have taken place over the last If U Care Share three years by the end of workshops the 2013-14 season. If U Care Share the name of an 400 organisation that also encapsulates Sexual Health – ‘Playing Safely’ Derby County’s Tom Rigby talks about the message of their workshops. WEB being a risk or role model online 66
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Apprentice engagement is key Barclays Financial Management Jamie Edwards has helped Year-by-year TWITTER players ‘think differently’ about the challenge of enrichment making the grade on close to forty occasions. 161 VIDEO activities 39 (projected) PREVENTATIVE Trained brain TRAINED BRAIN SESSIONS 119 119 EDUCATION EMAIL SESSIONS 117The number of preventative PHONE education sessions that BSM – Driver Awareness will have taken place with Sporting Chance by the end 2 011–12 2012–13 2013 –14 of this season HOME Opportunities and challenges were Sporting Chance spread the word up for debate at Grimsby Town 108 9 FACEBOOK Fabrice Muamba’s career effectively ended doesn’t turn out as planned. On that day they SS: How different have you found it? in March 2012 in front of 36,000 football can rely on their education and use The PFA FM: Sometimes as a player you don’t fans and millions of television viewers. who are just one phone call away and will appreciate all a journalist does. There is a lot always be ready to help. He remembers little from the moments prior of hard work that goes on behind the scenes to going into cardiac arrest bar the shouts The other part of the message that’s important to ensure that you get a good interview, that of team-mate Zat Knight to ‘come back’ and is reminding them of the opportunity they’ve a press conference goes well, you get the now refers to the 78 minutes when his heart got and how fortunate they are to be at a club material you want and need etc. You have stopped, as ‘my incident’. at this stage in their careers. to think about what needs to be filmed, how it’s going to be edited and then how your Since then of course his story has been told SS: So what did you know about The PFA footage will be used and that’s just the tip all over the world but Muamba is keen to get when you were playing? Toe-to-toe with Chelsea’s Ramires of the iceberg - so there’s a lot to consider. away from that image. Readjustments have FM: I knew a little bit but I didn’t know I’ve been given a wonderful opportunity needed to be made of course. Simple things that much until I came to retire and then to come in to The BBC working behind the once taken for granted like driving his son got involved. Having been in and seen scenes, which is counting towards my degree to school is no longer permissible (until he first-hand what goes on behind the scenes (Journalism students have to undertake passes a medical examination) but the former it’s surprising that you hear stories from placements) while giving me the chance Bolton Wanderers midfielder is keen to focus players saying The PFA hasn’t been there to see how news works. I’m just enjoying on the future and taking the next steps into for them because when you actually look every single moment of it. a new career. at everything the Union does for the players LFE’s Steve Sutcliffe caught up with Muamba it’s amazing. It’s just about players being SS: So is that what you see yourself at Media City recently to hear first-hand what able to be responsible on their side and doing and did you think about it while he’s been up to: being able to put ego’s or preconceptions you were playing? Muamba’s ‘incident’ at Tottenham aside and pick up the phone to ask for help SS: Firstly, what does a 25 year-old FM: I didn’t really know what I was going when they need it. footballer do when he is forced to retire to do to be honest – which is something from the game? SS: How has your message resonated that’s part of my talk to young players. with the players you’ve spoken to? Once I’d retired I started to consider a couple FM: I’ve been doing a lot of things to keep of things but I had to get my head around busy, I really enjoy spending time with my FM: I think the players understand where I’m what I wanted to do. I definitely want to family (he has two young children) and I came coming from. You’re one injury away from pursue this and see what happens. You can’t to terms with not being able to play a long retiring and I tell them that; ‘All you have to do limit yourself to just being a journalist I’m sure time ago. I’ve been doing some work with is look at what happened to me’. I didn’t if you asked people who have been in this The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) expect anything to happen so all I say to the industry a long time they’d tell you that you to gain some experience in an office and guys ‘it’s great to play football but just have to be multi-skilled - so who knows doing other aspects of work that still relate remember that education is just as important Working at The BBC what the future holds. to football. I’ve enrolled on a Sports Journalism because you’re going to retire at some point in degree at Staffordshire University, I’ve done your career so make sure you’re equipped for some co-commentary with BT Sport and I’m that day’. at The BBC at the moment. SS: What about your career aspirations? SS: Tell me about your work with the PFA FM: When I look at the media I see a lot of ex and what that’s involved? players who’ve become pundits which is good, FM: I’ve been going out talking to young really good actually but I want to go down the Fabrice players (mainly Under 18s and first-year Sports Journalism route and learn what it’s like professionals) about their education. Really it’s doing various aspects of the job. That’s where been about spelling out that they need to my interest lies and I’m taking it step by step at make sure they’ve got a Plan B in case football the moment and trying to learn. Visiting Burnley with The PFA Muamba
10 11 January After a Jason Gilchrist hat-trick February March had helped to see off Manchester United, Burnley were unable to repeat their FA Youth Cup heroics Jamie Hanson was a key figure for Apprentice of the Year - The Football at Manchester City. Derby as they downed big spending The Championship: Manchester City in the Youth Cup. League Dimitar Evtimov Awards 2013 (Nottingham Forest).
Create Your Legacy welcomed around 1000 players at St George’s Park.
Sam Byram was celebrating his Create Your second new contract of the season Rochdale’s Jamie Allen and team-mate after starring in the Leeds first XI Legacy 2013 Released by Ipswich Town Carel Kevin Masirika went back to school to Apprentice of the Year - League 2: just months after emerging from Tiofack rejoined the International show inequality in sport the red card! George Sykes (Barnet). Crystal Palace and England the Under 18’s. Pictured here fold with the Republic of Ireland after Dale along with Derby and Sheffield winger Wilf Zaha completes his Byram was on his way to being earning a move to Cadiz on LFE’s United were amongst a number of medical ahead of a £15 million named the club’s Player of the player placement programme. club’s to support community projects move to Manchester United. Season for 2012-13. throughout the year.
Apprentice of the Year - League 1: A year in pictures 2013 Luke James (Hartlepool United). April May June Sullay Kaikai’s mazy run and finish Estyn hails LFE as an ‘Excellent’
for Crystal Palace at Liverpool education provider after a one earns him the Goal of the Season week inspection. Award. The competition received over 20,000 views on the LFE YouTube Channel.
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Double winners Bristol Rovers, Hull City, Portsmouth Trials 2013 and Wrexham all had campaigns to celebrate.
While Stockport County suffer the Another player on the Jack Blake (pictured) was a driving LFE’s Assessment Trials welcome force in Nottingham Forest’s FA ignominy of relegation from the move was former Tranmere players and scouts alike. Over 90% apprentice Dale Jennings who Youth Cup run that was only ended of players received some form Conference Danny Whitehead’s after a semi-final penalty shoot out career was on the up with a dream returned to England to join of interest after the events. at Norwich. move to West Ham United. Barnsley from Bayern Munich.
12 Some images courtesy of P.A. 13 July August September LFE Pre-season Apprentice’s up and down Tour 2013 the land head to College for the start of a new
Middlesborough, Tranmere Rovers academic year. and Chesterfield went to the Netherlands on LFE’s Pre-season tour. Duane Holmes receives the Donald Bell Award.
After weeks of preparation the big kick-off took place as action resumed in the Academy Leagues. LFE launches its new digital apprentice review Spencer McCall (Stevenage) information. collects the Mike Johnson Award for the best NVQ portfolio. October November December
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The FA Youth Cup starts in Southend’s Ted Smith received The game unites to support Joe Thompson, the Tranmere winger an England call-up. earnest for many Football diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of cancer. www.theposh.com of courtesy Images League clubs. 14 Some images courtesy of P.A. 15 “It’s a dream to think I could face the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo Charlie I’Anson and Lionel Messi.” He was born in Luton, plays “It was hard as it was my first time away from Promotion to the Segunda B was a good start ball away and it results in a goal it doesn’t home and the weather was freezing but the made better by the first-team’s elevation to matter, you’re still encouraged to do it so that as a central defender and is digs were lovely and my team-mates were La Liga in the same year and led to I’Anson you can learn to trust in your ability and know virtually unknown outside great,” continued I’Anson. making his full Elche debut in October during how to approach different situations.” a 2-1 win over Espanyol. Grimsby but as far as career “I captained the youth-team and scored on my So what’s next for the youngster who simply decisions go Charlie I’Anson first-team debut at Mansfield. I then played 17 “I’ve trained with the first-team all year and the has the number 26 and Charlie on the back of isn’t doing badly. games at the start of 2011-12 before picking gaffer (Fran Escriba) has shown me that he his shirt? up a bad injury at Lincoln which left me believes in me. He pulled me to one side and “I just want to keep learning. It’s a dream to wearing a protective boot for about a month. told me he was going to put me in and just to think I could face the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo The 20-year-old’s story is all the more be brave and play simple - so I went out and “When I was fit again I couldn’t get past the and Lionel Messi because as a kid you watch fascinating, as two years ago, unbeknown to tried to not complicate things. It was a big likes of Shaun Pearson and Darran Kempson those types of players and look up to them.” him, I’Anson was about to play his final game step-up in terms of quality, pace and the to get back in the team.” for Grimsby Town, a Boxing Day derby at technical capacity of our opponents but I So should other English players follow his lead? Lincoln in the Conference. While I’Anson was presented with a new did get more space than I expected. “Not everyone will be as lucky as me,” he says two-year deal the financial realities of the offer earnestly, “but if a player isn’t getting a chance Now he holds the honour of being the only “The gaffer said he was pleased though meant that he’d have precious little money in England and fancies trying his luck why not? Englishman to be playing in La Liga – a journey obviously I’d have been even happier if we’d after he’d paid for his lodgings (a cost that had that has taken him from Bedfordshire to have kept a clean sheet but it was a win “I’d encourage anyone to do it because you’ll previously been picked up by the club but Malaga to Nottingham to Grimsby and finally against a top team.” learn and improve yourself by playing abroad to Elche, his current employers. which he was expected to meet as a and experiencing different styles of football.” professional). While many in the press have questioned the I’Anson had left England as a 7-year-old to ability of young English players I’Anson feels “In the end we couldn’t come to an agreement live in Malaga but moved back at 16 when that assessment is far from accurate. he was spotted playing in a Spanish youth over that so I said I wanted to return home tournament by Nottingham Forest scouts. which in fairness they were ok with.” “In England everyone says the quality of the players abroad is better but I don’t “Suso from Liverpool scored the winner for The decision to gamble on his future has think it is. There’s a lot of talent it just Cadiz against us (Malaga select XI),” I’Anson ultimately worked although not without a needs to be nurtured and given the Tom Wellham wistfully explains. touch of good fortune. opportunity to develop more. Former Millwall keeper “I trialled at Forest who offered to sign me as “Because I’d been with Grimsby no one in Over here if the manager thinks Tom Wellham is hoping an apprentice but they were concerned about Spain really knew about me so I moved around you can add to his team you’ll to join his compatriot in my height (I’Anson is 5’11). a bit and luckily a friend got me a trial at Elche. definitely play. La Liga. Released by “They said they’d try and convert me into a I trialled for a week and then signed, going “In training we’re told to The Lions last summer, right-back, the other option was a trial at into the B team who were playing in the play out from the keeper Wellham has been Grimsby, which I took and which Nick Marshall Tercera Division – think League Two,” he says. with the strikers rebuilding his confidence (Forest’s academy manager) arranged – it went He noticed immediate differences from and midfielders on LFE’s player placement programme in Spain from there.” the rough and tumble of the Conference; pressurising. If you and recently had a one week trial with Sevilla. Moving from the Costa del Sol to Blundell Park, “In England you’ve got to be big and strong make a mistake “It went really well, they seemed impressed and took some acclimatising to though. to play at that level but over here it’s less or give the battling and more football.” said I’ve got a lot of potential,” Wellham said.
16 17 Josh What they’ve been tweeting Follow us: @LFEonline Dickens With so many current and ex apprentices on Twitter – we’ve picked out some of the best tweets we’ve seen in recent times:
Chile’s recent 2- 0 win at me to go to Italy to play for Deportes in an “You can take life for granted in Britain. Gavin Willacy expresses his support for Regan Charles Cook Blade Kyle Scarisbrick highlights a worthy cause Under 20’s tournament. People say times are tough but when you come Wembley may have come as Gavin Willacy @gavinwillacy kyle scarisbrick @kyle_scass6 here the top players don’t earn anything like “The idea was that I’d get to know the manager Watch glorious goal for @CAFC_TheAcademy About to start the 20k bike ride yesterday for the a surprise to many but one the sort of money that’s available at home and and some of the players and then go on to Chile finished by #ReganCharlesCook in @LFEonline 2nd part of the triathalon, raising money for @ Englishman who was not shocked there are many people that are worse off – I’ve #gotm competition bit.ly/17tfDjC @CAFCofficial StLukes_Sheff pic.twitter.com/9hhJbrrtfY afterwards. The more I thought about things I was seen people looking through rubbish for food by the outcome was Josh Dickens. convinced it was the right path to take. I’ve got a and possessions.” Cheltenham Town remark on a wonderful week for 2nd year back-up of a place at Loughborough University Harry Williams That’s because Dickens, an apprentice at if things don’t work out but why not try. With the Chilean season drawing to its Cheltenham Town FC @CTFCofficial Aldershot until May, is now plying his trade at conclusion Dickens and Deportes are in a title Chilean Primera B outfit Deportes Concepción “In the 8 months I’ve been here I’ve improved Memorable week for Harry Williams so far after scrap which looks set to go down to the last being honoured by @LFEonline & now named on and has first-hand experience of the talent that massively, technically, tactically and found an game of the season, while excited by that the bench. extra yard of pace. I wouldn’t have been able country has to offer. prospect one thing the Englishman admits he to get this sort of experience in the UK and I “When people think of South America they won’t miss is the travel arrangements to some Posh duo Jermaine Anderson & Charlie Coulson revel in Youth wanted to learn how to play against a different Cup victory of their matches and the hot temperatures an immediately think of Brazil and Argentina,” type of attacking player.” Jason Paling is overjoyed for his team-mate Ioan Evans Dickens told Touchline. issue Roy Hodgson’s England squad will have Jermaine Anderson @JermaineA96 While Dickens is hoping to use this experience to overcome at the World Cup; What a pic! @TomConlon7 @CharlieCoulson2 Jason Paling @Jason_paling “Not many of the Chilean players are household as a stepping stone to better things and would #FAYouthCup pic.twitter.com/VwQ9gue1pm Yes @IEvans_55 son! You’ve been named in the “We’ve done a few long trips - we had to take names back home even if Arturo Vidal is at quite like to try his luck in one of the other first@LFEonline Team 11!! bit.ly/1cO1jrD a 9 hour bus journey recently to get to one Juventus and Alexis Sanchez is playing at South American countries he admits that he fixture. We stayed over the night before, played Sually KaiKai’s fame spreads – picking up LFE’s goal of the Barcelona. The vast majority of the squad has had to adjust to noticeable differences and then it was straight back on the bus, I’m season award would’ve been unknown quantities but there are from life in his home county of Sussex. some fantastically gifted players in that group.” sure England won’t be bussing it around but Mr NBT @JoeNBT “I’ve been lucky in the respect that I’m staying when it’s warm and you’re travelling it does A tall defender who can player right-back or Proud that my cuz @SullyKaikai got presented with the first-team manager and his family. take it out of you,” he added. with @LFEonline Goal of the Season Award today in the centre of defence, Dickens was deemed He speaks English so he’s helped me a lot with in front of 20,000+ pic.twitter.com/dCeBuPn2UX not ‘aggressive’ enough by the Shots coaching the language (as nobody else can speak it). staff last term. So what prompted him to travel It took me 3 months to get the basics of Charlie Coulson @CharlieCoulson2 over 7000 miles to try and reignite his dream Spanish. I’m pretty fluent now but for the @JermaineA96 @Tom Conlon7 look at the state of me, honkin!!!!! of becoming a professional footballer? first few weeks it was like listening to Aliens! “After an Under 18 game in which I’d played “I’ve found training more technically focussed Sam Dryden’s LFE blog earns rave reviews well, an agent who also scouts for club’s – we do short sharp work with the ball and Jack Koczalski @JackSki123 in South America spoke to me about my everything is based on speed and power situation,” he said. @SamDryden_mate, that’s class... I guarantee though of course we’re working in 25 Degree’s every young footballer can relate to some of the “At that stage I knew things weren’t quite heat sometimes. In terms of lifestyle we’ll head things in there and learn from you going to work out for me at the Recreation to the beach after training but being here has andy cope @beingbrilliant Ground – so we spoke and he arranged for opened my eyes. @SamDryden_Love it Sam. Great message and attitude... @dcfcofficial #2percenter 18 19 From the latest news and results and facebook, on twitter goal clips on facebook Keep up to date with all the from action League Football Education. LFEonline YouTube to all the information you at need www.lfe.org.uk. LFE team online team LFE Check out the LFEonline www.lfe.org.uk LFEOnlineTV w w w facebook www.lfe.org.uk www.lfe.org.uk
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