Rosegreen gets 'em smiling
Rosegreen gets 'em smiling
Rosegreen gets 'em smiling
AP LEAMINGTON manager Graham Allner has been delighted with the progress of 17-year-old striker Mark Rosegreen this season.
Rosegreen, an A-level student at Coventry's Barr's Hill School came on as a substitute and scored AP's goal in the 1-1 draw with Welling United last weekend.
And Allner was considering giving him a full game today at Gravesend.
"He has got a lot of ability and he's coming on very well," said Allner.
"Sooner or later he was bound to get his chance — we gave him a run out in a friendly against a Birmingham City XI last season and only a brilliant save from Tony Coton stopped him scoring.
"He looked good in preseason friendlies, when once again I gave him part-games,
and then last Saturday he came on and scored our goal."
Rosegreen also scored the winner for AP in the FA Youth Cup against Corby on Sunday — and is sure to get a prolonged run at some stage this season.
AP will be boosted this week by the return of midfielder Alan Ollis, who has been touring Bangladesh with the Middlesex Wanderers.
And with Tim Garner recovered from a badly bruised ankle, veteran Gordon Livsey can go back to his job as Allner's assistant.
Livsey kept goal in AP's Southern League Cup second leg victory at Bedworth United and made a couple of important saves. And he then stayed between the sticks for
the visit of Welling last week.
Livsey was AP's first choice keeper until he broke his jaw midway through last season.
"Now he's dedicated himself to making Tim Garner into the best goalkeeper in the Southern League," said Allner.
COVENTRY — Sporting's senior side may be out of the FA Cup already — they lost 3-1 at Wigston Fields in a disappointing setback last week — but their youngsters are showing them the way.
Sporting's junior side won Wednesday's FA Youth Cup preliminary round replay with Paget Rangers at Ridy Corner.
The only goal of the game came from Dean Henry in the first half.
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