Christian's a chip off the family block; Inside Goodison.Byline: DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. PRENTICE EVERTON'S Under-17s have a Joey Jones Joseph Patrick "Joey" Jones (born March 4 1955 in Llandudno, North Wales) is a former professional football full-back who played for Liverpool in the season they chased the "The Treble". and a Mark Hughes This article is about the Welsh footballer. For other people with the same name, see Mark Hughes (disambiguation). Leslie Mark Hughes OBE (born November 1, 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed Sparky in their line-up. But it was the son of an Everton old boy who deserved the plaudits from Saturday's 1-0 win over Ipswich. Christian Seargeant Christian Seargeant (born September 13, 1986) is a young English football midfielder who plays for [Bangor City F.C.]. He began his career with Everton and featured in their pre-season game against Thailand U-21s in 2005. became the youngest player ever to turn out for the Blues' Under-17 Youth Academy side - at 14-years of age. Christian is the son of 70s' star Steve, who made 90 appearances for the Blues before joining Detroit Express
The first Detroit Express , and he performed like a chip off the old block a child who resembles either of his parents. See also: Chip . "We put out a very young side against a very strong Ipswich team, " said coach Alan Harper Not to be confused with the Two and a Half Men character of the same name. For the Anglican primate, see . Alan Harper, born November 1 1960 in Liverpool, England, is a former professional soccer player. , "and they showed a great attitude. "But Christian was giving away twoand-a-half years to a lot of the other lads and he did very well." Seargeant joined Mark Hughes and Paul Hopkins Paul Henry Hopkins (September 25, 1904 - January 2, 2004) was a right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators (1927, 1929) and St. Louis Browns (1929). Hopkins was born in Chester, Connecticut. as one of three under-15 players in the Blues' line-up. After enduring incessant pressure from the visitors, the Blues' broke and an excellent Joey Jones pass gave Andy Gerrard the opportunity to score a late winner. "On the balance of play, we didn't deserve to win, " added Harper, "but the boys deserved some reward for the attitude they showed." Wayne Rooney also struck a blow for the young guns when the 15-year-old opened his account for the season for Everton's Under-19s. Rooney had been introduced as a 10th minute substitute for the injured Colbeck and struck to give the home team the lead, also against Ipswich. The Blues held the lead to half-time, but after Ipswich levelled early in the second half, missed a great opportunity to restore the lead then collapsed. "We defended very badly in the second half, " said coach Colin Harvey. "Ipswich are a very strong side but we are not hiding behind that. Having taken the lead and having played quite well to get there, we should have done better in the second half." Both Youth Academy sides have a tough trip this weekend to Nottingham Forest. FA UNDER-17 YOUTH ACADEMY: Everton 1 (Gerrard), Ipswich Town 0. EVERTON: Sly, Flood, Potter, Gerrard, Hughes, Cain, Barry, Seargeant, Jones, Hopkins, Lynch. FA UNDER-19 YOUTH ACADEMY: Everton 1 (Rooney), Ipswich Town 4. EVERTON: Pttinger, Colbeck (Rooney), A Moogan, Schumacher, Garside, Beck, Brown, B Moogan (Martland), Symes, Carney, Crowder. CAPTION(S): DISAPPOINTED: Colin Harvey |
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