Luke feels lucky: 'We can mix it with the so-called big boys because Preston are a massive club'

14 November 2011 22:43
West Bron, Preston North End.Southend United's loanee keeper Luke Daniels was once again on top of his game which made sure the teams involved in the weekend cup clash at Deepdale have to return to go through it all again in eght days time in south-east

Daniels: 'It’s a hard place to come but once we started to match them physically the football side took over'   Shrimpers loanee keeper Luke Daniels Daniels has been in superb form since signing from Premiership West Brom, a deal which has now been extended to January and allowed him to play in the FA Cup Saturday, where for the second time in a row S24 gave him nine out of ten and their man-of-the-match award  being the main reason why the tie against League One club Preston North End remained goalless.

This was his fifth unbeaten game with the club, four of them wins, and he's let in just one goal, not a bad start!

Daniels to www.echo-news.co.uk/: “To come to Preston who are a league above us and draw is a really good result. I think it proves we can mix it with the so-called big boys in the higher division because Preston are a massive club. Last season they were in the Championship so it’s a hard place to come but once we started to match them physically the football side took over and we were able to make sure of a replay.”

We did indeed, which will take place on Tuesday November 22nd at Roots Hall, kick-off 19.45.

Cup Round-Up including highlights:  www.southendunited-mad.co.uk

The Daniels Files

Personal information Full name Luke Matthew Daniels Date of birth 5 January 1988 (1988-01-05) (age 23) Place of birth Bolton, England Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Southend United (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) Number 31 Youth career 1997–2004 Manchester United 2004–2006 West Bromwich Albion Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2004 Manchester United 0 (0) 2004– West Bromwich Albion 0 (0) 2008 → Motherwell (loan) 2 (0) 2008–2009 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 38 (0) 2009–2010 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 37 (0) 2010 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 0 (0) 2010 → Rochdale (loan) 1 (0) 2011 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 9 (0) 2011– → Southend United (loan) 3 (0) National team‡ 2006–2007 England U19 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:32, 26 October 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:31, 1 August 2008 (UTC)  

(Player info by Wikipedia, for the full article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Daniels)

Source: FOOTYMAD