Jack Sparkes

[Boyo]

I wonder where Jack will end up if he gets released? My money is on Torquay if they stay up. I’m hoping he gets offered a contract as back up to Mitchell. He is looking like a casualty of how much the club is moving forward though.

He's a decent squad player in L1, or a regular in L2. No way will he end up at Torquay who are heading for the Conference South.

 

[Cowshed Grecian]

He's a decent squad player in L1, or a regular in L2. No way will he end up at Torquay who are heading for the Conference South.

Yep we think it, or is it just bias because he’s out of our youth academy?

 

[Grecian_Matt]

Yep we think it, or is it just bias because he’s out of our youth academy?

Sparkes is an pretty decent L2 player who would start for pretty much every team at that level.
He is too good for Conference and certainly Conference South.

Sparkes just hasn't turned into the player I thought he would given his early potential.

 

[Super Ronnie Jepson]

Yep we think it, or is it just bias because he’s out of our youth academy?

No.

 

[Snoop Fog]

Yep we think it, or is it just bias because he’s out of our youth academy?

I don't think its bias. We were all happy to admit Seymour wasn't good enough for league football, Sparkes is but it probably won't be with us.

 

[Cowshed Grecian]

Sparkes is an pretty decent L2 player who would start for pretty much every team at that level.
He is too good for Conference and certainly Conference South.

Sparkes just hasn't turned into the player I thought he would given his early potential.

Exactly-he hasn’t, Taylor even said the season before last it’s time for him to kick on, as the club needs to get more out of him, He had a good season last season in L2 but he’s been found out too much again this season. Hes not “still developing” so I can’t see him any better unfortunately. The odd great cross, assist, goal or good performance just isn’t enough.

 

[Bridgy 81]

I like Jack as a player.
I think he’s tenacious and has a lovely left foot (which is advantageous in a squad to enable it to be balanced).
I know it’s possible to ‘over egg’ the academy connection but I do also think it’s important for us to retain a core of ex-academy players to act as visible role models for the younger ones coming through.
Even if some of them are mainly squad players.
If we get an experienced left sided centre back to replace Grounds (Friend?) to compete with or cover for Hartridge, then with Mitchell at wingback and Jack as cover there I’d be happy with that and to then focus on other elements of our squad which will need more attention.

 

[SaintJames]

I like Jack as a player.
I think he’s tenacious and has a lovely left foot (which is advantageous in a squad to enable it to be balanced).
I know it’s possible to ‘over egg’ the academy connection but I do also think it’s important for us to retain a core of ex-academy players to act as visible role models for the younger ones coming through.
Even if some of them are mainly squad players.
If we get an experienced left sided centre back to replace Grounds (Friend?) to compete with or cover for Hartridge, then with Mitchell at wingback and Jack as cover there I’d be happy with that and to then focus on other elements of our squad which will need more attention.

Whilst we want what we consider to be the best outcome regards the City squad (and I agree Jack would make an excellent back up to Demi) Jack at his stage of his career may prefer regular football albeit at a lower level rather than occasional minutes.

 

[Grecian in Guzz]

I like Jack as a player.
I think he’s tenacious and has a lovely left foot (which is advantageous in a squad to enable it to be balanced).
I know it’s possible to ‘over egg’ the academy connection but I do also think it’s important for us to retain a core of ex-academy players to act as visible role models for the younger ones coming through.
Even if some of them are mainly squad players.
If we get an experienced left sided centre back to replace Grounds (Friend?) to compete with or cover for Hartridge, then with Mitchell at wingback and Jack as cover there I’d be happy with that and to then focus on other elements of our squad which will need more attention.

Like the idea of another "one of our own" coming home. UTC