According to soccerway.com, Hayward is born 14 October 2008, so he is only 14 and will be an u15 for this coming season and was an u14 last season. Does that make him even younger than Rushian Hepburn-Murphy was when he made his debut for our u18s? I think it might, Hepburn-Murphy was our previous youngest ever u18 player I think
I don’t want to put too pressure on the lad but I’ve seen Shakpoke a couple of times now. I’ve been hugely impressed by him without wanting to put too much pressure on the lad as he is only 18 (I think without checking). He looks to be a great finisher, the way he took his chance this evening, it just looked second nature to him. Delfouneso was brilliant as a kid but I’d go as far as saying Shakpoke looks even better!
He looked immense when he came on as a sub tonight, he’s quick, strong, has ability on the ball too. I am very excited by this lad, he even scored this evening, great finish too