June '16 - Dec '16
It's that time again when the best XI of the season are picked. This time the following players are involved:
Andy Smith, CB and
Ashley Baldry, RB (Birmingham), in which
Baldry has joined
Smith in Birmingham's overall Best XI in the same positions.
Blake, GK (Millwall),
Danny Newton, GK (Stoke), and is now the sub GK for Stoke's overall Best XI.
Pele Two, LM (Chievo), and is also AMC for the Overall Best XI for Chievo.
Junior, sub (Athletico Madrid), he has also made it into their Overall Best XI as sub GK.
Only
Kieran Lynch was involved in this year's European Championships, where Scotland managed to get past the group stages with 6 points in three matches, and then losing by penalties to Belgium in the second round.
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Sunderland have signed
Ashley Baldry from Birmingham for £8.5m. Tottenham did make a £5.25m for
Greg, as agreed in the loan, however he has rejected the offer and has returned to Juventus. Meanwhile,
Sidney Leigh has moved to Bolton on loan for the season for a fee of £425k. A £6.5m bid was enough for Sampdoria to buy
Joe Miller from Aston Villa whilst
Blake has gone on loan to Millwall again.
It's getting tiring saying Young Player of the Month, so it's good to see
Andy Smith win August's Player of the Month instead making 3 appearances, and an average rating of 8.53.
Ashley Baldry has come second in August's Young Player of the Month. In September,
Ashley Baldry and
Andy Smith came second and third respectively in the Young Player of the Month.
Baldry then goes on to win it in October, playing 4 matches, getting an average rating of 7.33, and again in November playing 5 matches and an average rating of 7.50.
Blake has been named in the South Africa squad in November, as he is eligible to play for both England and South Africa, however he is yet to play for either country.
In the International Best XI for the season are
Andy Smith, CB (England)
JordanK, sub (Ireland)
Kieran Lynch, AML (Scotland)