Town Confirm Academy Contract Offers - Ipswich Town News
Town have confirmed that as we reported last night academy second-year scholars David October, Jonny Leddy (pictured), Jack Marriott, Mark Timlin and Tom Winter have been offered one-year professional deals at Town. The quintet met with manager Mick McCarthy on Thursday when they were given the good news.
Academy director Bryan Klug told the club site he is delighted: "The whole group we have at the moment have been superb - their work ethic, their willingness to learn.
"I have been delighted with the way they have applied themselves. There is still a lot of room for improvement but they want to learn.
"It’s not been easy for the group. Some of them have had three managers in their time here. There have been changes at various academy levels as well. They are being judged by the first-team manager at the end of the day.
"Mick is the one that they need to impress and the second-year scholars have not had that long to do that.
"We want to be known as a football club that believes in developing young players though and giving them the very best chance of progressing into the first team. Mick buys into that and so does the owner.”
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