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Academy Midfielder Sains Signs First Pro Deal
Monday, 11th May 2026 13:57

Academy midfielder Bobby Sains has signed his first pro deal with the club.

Sains, 18, joined the Blues at 14 having previously been with West Ham United’s youth set-up from eight to 11.

The Harlow-born youngster, who completed his two-year scholarship this season, has penned a three-year deal.

A regular set-piece-taker for the U18s during 2025/26, Sains’s elder brother, Jimmy, is the English middleweight boxing champion, while his father Chris was also a youth player with the Hammers before playing in non-league as well as once representing the Essex Cricket Board in a List A match.

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cressi added 15:17 - May 11
Thought it said Bobby Sands but he was a hunger striker.
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armchaircritic59 added 18:39 - May 11
That goes back a while cressi! I don't know about a hunger striker but we could certainly due with a prolific one!
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Ipswichbusiness added 20:01 - May 11
I wish him well.

The trouble is that we have brought so few youngsters into the first team in recent years. Like Woolfenden was probably the last. The old days of the seventies are now long gone!
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bobble added 01:56 - May 12
He was a hunger striker and song writer....
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cressi added 07:36 - May 12
Armchair 1981 and we do need a hungry striker who gobbles up his chances.
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captaincrunch added 12:16 - May 12
Maybe not a hunger striker but hopefully a hungry midfielder
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