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Month: October 2022

                         CHELSEA MAKE DECISION ON PLAYER AMID STOKE CITY TRIAL

Posted on October 31, 2022  in Stoke

Chelsea have decided to bring Prince Adegoke back to Stamford Bridge, having originally allowed the player to join Stoke on a trial basis. The Potters have brought the youngster in to keep a close eye on him and to see if it was worth pursuing a more permanent arrangement for the goalkeeper. However, the Blues have now taken the decision out of their hands for the time being, with All Nigeria Soccer reporting that the player has returned to his parent club.

He’s yet to obviously play any football at all with Chelsea, which is understandable considering his age, experience and the options available to the Blues. It’s meant he has had to make do with playing for their reserve teams and also for Welling United outside of the football pyramid. (more…)

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Month: October 2022

  WHAT’S FORMER SUNDERLAND AND STOKE MAN KENWYNE JONES UP TO THESE DAYS?

Posted on October 20, 2022  in Stoke

Kenwyne Jones played for Sunderland, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday and Cardiff City throughout his career. Jones, now aged 37, began his career in his home country of Trinidad and Tobago. He made a name for himself playing for a team called W Connection where he scored 30 times in 31 games. This ended up being the first glance of Jones’ prolific goal scoring ability and it earned him his big move to England. Jones joined Southampton back in 2004 where he would be sent out on loan twice to the Owls and then the Potters.

His time at the Saints would end in 2007 with Sunderland bringing him to the north east where he became a fan favourite. By this time, he had already made a name for himself on the international stage and expectations were high for the new striker. Jones would go onto make 94 appearances for Sunderland, scoring 26 times – form which would see him receive interest from several Premier League clubs. (more…)

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