Rooney commits to Silkmen
14 Jul 2008 - 12:08:54
Highly-rated Macclesfield Town striker John Rooney has committed his immediate future to the Silkmen by penning a two-year professional deal with the club.
Rooney is only 12 months into his two-year scholarship at Moss Rose but broke in to the first-team squad at the end of last term, featuring in two matches.
"John's come on leaps and bounds in the last year," youth team boss John Askey told Macc's official website.
"Twelve months ago I suppose you could say we were taking a bit of a risk. But upon his arrival John took on board what we had to say, got his head down and worked hard to get to where he is today.
"He's still by no means a finished product but if he continues to progress the way he has done then he will score a lot of goals for the club."