dudevillaisnice Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 ETHAN Moore has been offered a professional contract by Cheltenham Town for next season. The Robins youth team's leading scorer, formerly with Aston Villa, is expected to sign the deal and join up with boss Mark Yates' senior squad full-time when they begin pre-season training in July. The other two youngsters given an extended trial period by Yates, defender James Fawke and goalkeeper Louie Barnfather, have both been released. Yates said: "We know Ethan can score goals and he has done well all season. "Is he ready for the first team straightaway? That remains to be seen, but we will do everything we can to develop him into an even better player." Cheltenham's head of youth John Brough is hoping striker Moore can continue his progress and press for first team recognition next season. "It's great for Ethan and he is a natural scorer," Brough said. "Mark has seen his potential and hopefully he can feature next season." The release of Barnfather and Fawke, who have progressed through the ranks at Cheltenham, is indicative of the club's tight financial position which means Yates cannot afford to carry development players who need more time to seriously challenge for a place in or around the first team. "Unfortunately the club does not now have the budget for a development squad," Brough said. "A few years ago we had a consistent reserve team who won their league two years in a row with players like Scott Brown and Andy Gallinagh. "That bridged the gap between youth and first team football, but things have changed." Cheltenham play Macclesfield at home this afternoon before travelling to Lincoln City on Monday, (both 3pm). http://tinyurl.com/3ndte3l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 WOW! How the **** did they manage to get him? Hoping we get the £15-20m he is worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoody Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Ahhh at least we can see how great this prodigy is now. Although I'm sure if he doesn't deliver it will be his manager or his teammates fault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno_2004 Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 First step on the ladder to greatness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I hope he is getting the £50K+ a week that he is clearly worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 So it begins ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanvilla_1994 Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Cheltenham have done extremely well to fight off the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid. Huge capture for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biskitt Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Cheltenham to be champions league contenders within 3 years if he stays there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I'd be surprised if he doesn't score at least 30 in his debut season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Somebody should tell the kid that he's a cult hero here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggaman Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 He already knows he is. The world is now his oyster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Well that's not a shock, watch him fly next season, I still believe he will be superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Well that's not a shock, watch him fly next season, I still believe he will be superb How many goals you reckon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Depends how much action he gets, if he plays consistently, he'll get between 10 and 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Depends how much action he gets, if he plays consistently, he'll get between 10 and 15 How dare you write him off more like 40/45 for a talented player like that you are looking at Ronaldo like figures, do you know nothing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 He's an excellent young player, just wait and see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 There's never a dull moment on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoody Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 If he turns out to be good a lot of us will have apologies to make tbf though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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