https://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/2018/june/ted-smith-signs-new-contract/
Good news, but he needs games.
Good news, but he needs games.
I'm a bit unsure on Ted, his whole body language at scunny away the season before last was one of a frightened boy and I fear missing so much time last season will have stunted his growth quite a bit, the last thing he needs is to be sat on a bench which is exactly what is likely to happen next season
The club has done right by the player here. With Bishop seemingly understudy to Oxley and Seaden the next in line, the club could've easily released Ted simply as a financial decision. I think he needs to go straight out on loan as soon as possible to prove he's ready to step up to senior football and edge his way back in front of the line.
Bishop has more time on his side, so being understudy going into next season isn't going to effect him. He will still benefit from being around TM and LH. But Ted needs to go do it!
Where does Bexon fit in to your set up? We have a seemingly endless conveyor belt of goalkeepers!
I do agree he should go out on loan though. Assuming he stays fit, at 22 he is still young but no boy any longer. he needs games to improve, he aint going to get that here.Where does Bexon fit in to your set up? We have a seemingly endless conveyor belt of goalkeepers!
He knows he has to work very very hard to get game time here so hopefully it can spur him in to better himself.
Maybe we can assess his fitness in the first half of the season and then loan him out for the second half of the season.
All very well and good everyone saying we should send him out on to League 2 but seem to be forgetting the point that we need a League 2 club to want him for that to happen.
A 22-year-old with limited first team experience who has spent the last year out injured isn’t going to be a hugely attractive prospect for the very few clubs looking for a first choice goalkeeper.
If I was Ted & SUFC, I would send him out on loan to a league 2 side that have small budget, like Macclesfield.