When we signed ten Sussex youngsters...

[Soul Finger]

Can't find a link anywhere and can't remember the year. 2006?

Off the top of my head the players were:

Dean Cox
Jake
Tommy E
Tommy F
Sam Rents
John Sullivan
Joe Gatting
Joel Lynch

Is this right? Who were the others?

 

[severnside gull]

Doug Lofts?
Gary Elphick?
Adam el Abd?

 

[RM-Taylor]

Joel Lynch
John Sullivan
Richard Martin
Tommy Elphick
Sam Rents
Dean Cox
Paul Hinshelwood
Tommy Fraser
Scott Chamberlain
Wes Fogden

 

[RM-Taylor]

Jake Robinson first appeared in 2003, Gatting signed pro the year before I think in 2005.

 

[Scotty Mac]

golden generation

 

[Soul Finger]

Joel Lynch
John Sullivan
Richard Martin
Tommy Elphick
Sam Rents
Dean Cox
Paul Hinshelwood
Tommy Fraser
Scott Chamberlain
Wes Fogden

Yes, I think that's it. Thank you.

Was it 2007?

El-Abd was 2003, and Loft came from Hastings Town.

 

[RM-Taylor]

Yes, I think that's it. Thank you.

Was it 2007?

El-Abd was 2003, and Loft came from Hastings Town.

It was the 06/07 season, I remember it quite well as that's the season Kuipers got demoted to #16

 

[Gritt23]

golden generation

To be fair to the club, considering the age they were signed up, then that's a pretty decent hit rate of players making a career in the game. Out of the 10 RM Taylor listed you have;

Joel Lynch - Nott'm Forest (Championship)
John Sullivan - Millwall (Championship)
Richard Martin - Yeovil Town (League One)
Tommy Elphick - Brighton (League One) former player of the year.
Sam Rents - Crawley Town (Conference)
Dean Cox - Leyton Orient (League One)
Tommy Fraser - Port Vale (League Two)

That only leaves three (2 at Havant, 1 at Bognor) who haven't gone on to make their living out of playing the game. We're not Arsenal here y'know, I actually think that's a cracking advert for our youth development.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

To be fair to the club, considering the age they were signed up, then that's a pretty decent hit rate of players making a career in the game. Out of the 10 RM Taylor listed you have;

Joel Lynch - Nott'm Forest (Championship)
John Sullivan - Millwall (Championship)
Richard Martin - Yeovil Town (League One)
Tommy Elphick - Brighton (League One) former player of the year.
Sam Rents - Crawley Town (Conference)
Dean Cox - Leyton Orient (League One)
Tommy Fraser - Port Vale (League Two)

That only leaves three (2 at Havant, 1 at Bognor) who haven't gone on to make their living out of playing the game. We're not Arsenal here y'know, I actually think that's a cracking advert for our youth development.

Fraser is at Barnet.

 

[Gritt23]

Fraser is at Barnet.

Ok, but that doesn't change my point. He's making a full-time living out of the game in League Two.

 

[Flavor Flav]

How far before this did Hammond and Harding sign professional contracts? They've done well for themselves.