Player news: September & October 2011
Anonymously Anonymous: Was the Motm against Swindon in the 1-1 draw on the 15th of October. Bad luck for Anonymous, as he sustained a torn cafle. He will be sidelined for 4 months. 12 appearances so far, conceded 18, got 1 clean sheet, was motm once and has an average rating of 6,61.
Damiennevo: The right-back played a superb match against Hull, and was the man of the match. The 1,3 M rated defender was praised for his performance by his own manager and many critics. Some weeks later, he led his team to a 3-2 win against leeds with an excellent performance. However, his team, Ipswich, is still only 21st in the championchip. Rumors are going around Damiennevo might want to move to a bigger club. 12 appearances so far, 2 assists, motm twice. Average rating of 7.22.
Danny Newton: 3 appearances for Sunderland so far, with an average rating of 6,40.
George Best: Best scored after 12 seconds for Northern Ireland in the European U21 championship qualifications. By doing so, he scored the fastest goal in the competition's history, and also became the youngest goalscorer of the competition, being just 16 years and 103 days old. Unfortunately, the striker suffered a calf strain 3 dats later, and will need 3 weeks to recover. Made 3 appearances so far, scored 2 goals, got 1 red card. Average rating of 6,43.
Iain Taylor: Taylor picked up a sprained wrist during training on the 1st of September, and needs 11 days to recover. 11 appearances so far, scored 5 goals. Average rating of 6,85.
James Smith: He got his 5th yellow card of the season on the 19th of October, and as a result got a one-match ban. He became the Npower league 2's youngest goalscorer on the 30th of October, at 15 years and 301 days of age. 13 appearances so far, scored 1 goal, got 1 assist, average rating of 6,51.
Matt McClelland: Became the youngest ever player in the Taca de Portugal, being 16 years and 147 days old. Only one appearance so far, with a rating of 6,20.
Matthew Alexander: He only played for the U18 and reserves (21 apps).
Oliver Houghton: On the 22th of October, Houghton made his professional debut during the 0-0 draw with Hurucan Valencia. He came on as a substitute in the 33th minute. By doing so, he became the youngest ever player in the Second Division B3. But that was his only appearance, with a rating of 6,00. Played about 13 matches for the reserves though.
Pete Rodriguez: Rodriguez suffered an ankle injury and was sidelined for about 5 weeks. He became motm in the 2-1 victory over Dundee. The welshmen's in great form this season. Made 10 appearances, scored once, made 8 (!!!) assists, became motm twice and has an average rating of 7,11.
Shaun McMillan: Palencia's young star was be out for six weeks with a sprained ankle. Became motm in the 2-0 victory of his team against Sestao. 6 appearances so far, motm once, average rating of 7.22
Stephen Holland: At 15 years and 265 days of age, Holland became the youngest ever player and goalscorer of the Senior challenge cup. 12 days later, just a few weeks after George Best became youngest player and goalscorer in the European U19 championship qualifications, Holland played and scored against Armenia U19, setting the record of both at 15 years and 277 days. A big blow for the youngster when he torn a calf muscle during training: he will be out for 4 months. 11 appearances so far, 1 goal, 6 assists, average rating of 7,01.
(The stats are since the beginning of the season. Lots of you get injured btw.)
looking forward to looking at this, i had to get injured already:L rather demotivating seeing people linked with norwich and then i sign for aldershot:L but overall the lay out is good and looks interesting, thanks.