[Albion] Ben White Signs new deal

[Ninja Elephant]

Grant Hall was fantastically overrated, we did well to get so much for him.

Adam Hinshelwood was arguably the best of our crop of centre backs. If he didn't have so many injuries, he would comfortably have played in the Championship, if not the Premier League. He was very classy on the ball, a strong tackler and good in the air. He had it all, apart from knees.

And what an own goal against Colchester.

 

[GT49er]

Lynch (QPR), Hall (QPR), El-Abd (us) & Elphick (Bournemouth/Villa) have all played regularly in the Prem or Championship in recent years too. Centre half certainly seems to be a speciality.

El Abd is certainly doing OK these days - captain of a team in the automatic places, and nominated for League 2 Player of the Month for March (although he didn't get it in the end). Always liked him when he was here (but no, I'm not advocating getting him back!).

 

[Gwylan]

The poster used the word 'excellent', I suppiose it depends who you regard as excellent. Yes the players you mentioned were all pretty good, but of course we were playing in lower divisions then.

Certainly I would regard Lewis Dunk and Steve Cook, as a class above the others, both playing regular Premier League football now.

I think that's a very narrow definition of 'excellent' - for most of the last 20 years we've been a Tier 3 team (or lower). To produce three regular PL players (plus two more in Virgo and Hinshelwood who possibly could have played there) and several Championhip players is pretty good to me

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

El Abd is certainly doing OK these days - captain of a team in the automatic places, and nominated for League 2 Player of the Month for March (although he didn't get it in the end). Always liked him when he was here (but no, I'm not advocating getting him back!).

Yes, he's doing great. My stepsons were at the Yeovil fixture last weekend and texted me to say he was playing. Great servant of the Albion. Wish him well for the future.

 

[AZ Gull]

Glen Rea has played in every Luton Town league match this season; 36 starts and 7 sub appearances for a team sat in 2nd place in League Two, and who could secure promotion this weekend. He has four more league appearances than anyone else in the squad. Deserves a mention.

 

[Munkfish]

Although we are pretty well off for centre backs at the moment, very few excellent ones have actually come off our own production line in recent years. Lewis Dunk is tghe only home grown product that l can think of, plus perhaps Tommy Elphick and Steve Cook a good few seasons ago.

Virgo, Hinshlewood, Lynch, Elphick, El-Abd, Dunk, Hall, Cook, other than that barely any. All have played at Championship or above.

 

[Munkfish]

Glen Rea has played in every Luton Town league match this season; 36 starts and 7 sub appearances for a team sat in 2nd place in League Two, and who could secure promotion this weekend. He has four more league appearances than anyone else in the squad. Deserves a mention.

Balls he was the lad who I was thinking of. New I had missed him off.

 

[Seaber]

Was it White who was reported as turning a contract down earlier in the season?

 

[AZ Gull]

Was it White who was reported as turning a contract down earlier in the season?

One and the same - Ben White

 

[Seaber]

One and the same - Ben White

Nice one

 

[Thunder Bolt]

He picked up three different awards at the Newport Awards night.

https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2018/april/end-of-season-awards?platform=hootsuite

 

[AZ Gull]

He picked up three different awards at the Newport Awards night.

https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2018/april/end-of-season-awards?platform=hootsuite

Four, actually: the Brian's Tom's President's Cup Player's Player of the Year award (heck knows what is going on with all those apostrophes); the Doc Heffernan Shield for Young Player of the Year; the Supporters' Club Player of the Year award and the Supporters' Club Young Player of the Year award.

 

[crookie]

He picked up three different awards at the Newport Awards night.

https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2018/april/end-of-season-awards?platform=hootsuite

Thanks for that, but you are doing him a disservice, I counted 4 awards !!

 

[AZ Gull]

Also worth noting the words of the Newport County manager, Mike Flynn "Definitely the best loan signing we have ever had at this football club."

 

[Machiavelli]

He picked up three different awards at the Newport Awards night.

https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2018/april/end-of-season-awards?platform=hootsuite

You're actually doing him down there. He got four awards.

Edit: I'm so far behind the curve.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Thanks for that, but you are doing him a disservice, I counted 4 awards !!

You're actually doing him down there. He got four awards.

Edit: I'm so far behind the curve.

Oopps sorry. I skim read it.

 

[Sheebo]

So, anyone know how many awards he got?

 

[TSB]

So, anyone know how many awards he got?

I heard it was three.
Can anyone corroborate?

 

[Mackenzie]

Looked our best player against St.Gallen, perhaps the answer to our 4th choice CB is already at the club?

 

[Gabbiano]

Looked our best player against St.Gallen, perhaps the answer to our 4th choice CB is already at the club?

He will not develop any further as 4th choice CB and would just stagnate here in that circumstance. It would serve him better to go out on loan to League 1/Championship, and it has been suggested that there is interest.