Great news at last
Squad news
Friday 26th Jun 2009
Trio sign new deals
Jimmy Ryan, Phil Edwards and Chris Turner have all put pen to paper on new
two year deals this afternoon, ensuring that they will start the season as Accrington Stanley players in 2009/10.
Midfielder Jimmy Ryan joined Stanley last summer following his release from Shrewsbury Town, making 47 appearances and going on to become our leading goalscorer with ten goals, many of them spectaclar strikes from distance. He showed himself as something of a free kick specialist and was many people's player of the season last year.
Defender Phil Edwards was at the heart of our defence in every first team match last season, including all 46 league games, both of our FA Cup fixtures and the Carling Cup and Johnstone's Paint Trophy matches. He has been at the club since October 2005, and was a key member of our Nationwide Conference winning season.
Chris Turner graduated from our youth team, signing a first year pro contract last summer. The winger got his opportunity for a start this January after John Mullin picked up an injury in the warm up, and took his chance to earn his stake for a regular spot in the team.
All three players will now join up with the rest of the squad on Monday morning for the start of pre-season training.
2 Year deals, that is great
If the worst does come then we may end up getting cash for them.....