An Afternoon At Boots & Laces

[Thorpe Groyney]

Prior to yesterday evening, I toddled off with a few others to Boots & Laces for the youth team's League Cup match with Watford.

We all saw something pretty special. Here's my take on it. As ever, there's mildly bad language, but nothing too bad.



http://groyney.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/2012-13-uncovered-wednesday-20th.html

 

[Tommy2holes]

Nice read. How old is this kid? Maybe one for the first team

 

[chapperzUK]

1st year scholar I think I read somewhere.

 

[Thorpe Groyney]

17, so I'm lead to believe. We'll have to see how he's coached, and how his attitude prevails in the coming years, but oh my, he has the natural ability to make it massively in the game.

 

[chapperzUK]

That's good to hear. Are there any other players to look out for? Heard Jack Payne a lot this season.

 

[jassyfa1]

Nice read, but what's wrong with the cashpoint at Waitrose? Two minute walk.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Very enjoyable read. Just hope a Liverpool or some other Club don't snatch him away, before we have the pleasure of seeing him play in the first team.

 

[Thorpe Groyney]

The follow-up blog entry, summarising the minor evening shindig afterwards, is here.


http://groyney.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/2012-13-uncovered-wednesday-20th_22.html


As for the Waitrose cashpoint, ostensibly it wasn't on the way to Southend town centre, but it wasn't used mainly because they shoot the working class as soon as your set foot in the car park there.

 

[Semi-Spanish Shrimper]

Love hearing about rising stars in our youth team. Here's hoping he'll make an appearance for the First Team before he's signed up by another club!

 

[Silencer]

Groyney...reading that, I think I just bolted :winking:



"WEM-BER-LEE, WEM-BER-LEE" :happy:

 

[buffalowolf]

What an excellent read , heres hoping some big club dosent read it and snatch him away.I hope he decides he can get first team football with Southend quicker and should he big like you said a diamond in the rough maybe he can also help Southend by being a big money transfer.If so he will be revered by all supporters that im sure.

 

[buffalowolf]

May i add it warms my heart to read about the youth team players.they are the future of the club as Southend cannot afford to be buying players continuously.BIG CLUBS LEAVE OUR BOYS ALONE! WELL AT LEAST UNTIL THEY ARE ESTABLISHED FIRST TEAM PLAYERS

 

[C C Csiders]

If he is any good at all we won't see his backside for dust .......

 

[RobB11]

Love the blog mate! Would really like to go to local non league games with my boy when he's older, show him real football. Think I'll adopt east Thurrock as my team of choice