I read that Ste Walker article in The Echo just this morning. It's really sad though isn't it? A real young talent has slipped down to the bottom, even if he has been in poor company previously, and are too bad to join Hitler's gang. He's a young lad, who has been troubled by injury and illness and looks like he's been dealt a pretty tough hand to play. Many would buckle under that.
Good luck Ste at West, my mates team, who said he still showed class, there's still talent there, and he looked classy for that division.
#UTB
17 matches with Hayden Hackney 21yo - Boro
16 matches with Sol Brynn 22yo - Leyton Orient
18 matches with Djed Spence 23yo - Leeds
17 matches with Marcus Tavernier 24yo - Bournemouth
25 matches with Billal Brahimi 23yo - Stade Brestois
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26 matches with Stephen Wearne 22yo - Gateshead - National League
34 matches with Ben Liddle 24 yo - Darlington - National League North
36 matches with Daniel Dodds 22yo - Hartlepool - National League
45 matches with Tyrone O'Neill 23yo - Shildon AFC - Northern Premier League East Division
46 matches with Connor Malley 23yo - Dundalk - League of Ireland Premier Division
Looking at his teammates with the most amount of games that he's played with.. you can start to get a picture of where he is and where he should be.
Stephen Wearne is doing well for Gateshead and I think he will move back up the divisions.. had a bit of a stuttering start at Grimsby Town last season.
Stephen Walker is still only 22yo and I think he'll hit the ground running and start making back some lost time. The next 2 or 3 years will be crucial and he'll need a good head on his shoulders. Jamie Vardy must be the beacon for so many young players. Lee Tomlin was still only Conference Premier aged 21.. games under his belt and goals to his name he got a well deserved move to League One and then the Championship.
If he can overcome that period of arrested development.. there's no reason why he can't make the championship in the next few years. I'd be on the blower to Chuba Akpom and get a borrow of that video he was watching!