Ryan Leonard; in his younger Oasis listening days
The Shrimpers Ryan Leonard was brought in to be an understudy to right-back Sean Clohessy, but found himself on the right side of midfield when Blues boss Paul Sturrock decided to go in a more defensive mode, though Ryan's long throws were an additional attacking weapon.
However, he found himself back on the bench for last weekend's 2-0 win at Macclesfield that saw the Blues back on the top of the table, and appreciates the advice he can get from skipper Chris Barker and verteran player/coach Graham Coughlan, who he shares a house with, as Ryan hopes for a recall.
Leonard told www.echo-news.co.uk: “It certainly helps getting advice from them all and I definitely think it’s a good thing for me to have. I’m pleased with how things have gone for me and the team this season and I’m really enjoying it too because I did fear not getting back in to league football when I was released by Plymouth at the end of last season.”
He certainly has a chance with a spot opening in the starting eleven with Bilel Mohsni banned for the clash with fourth placed Oxford United at Roots Hall Saturday afternoon
Leonard said: “I was a bit disappointed to drop out of the team because I thought I had been playing well. Hopefully I can be back in tomorrow because it’s a really big game."
In his preview, EEB has striker Neil Harris winning the race to return, will Luggy agree with him?
We will all find out tomorrow.
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Personal information Full name Ryan Ian Leonard[1] Date of birth 24 May 1992 (1992-05-24) (age 19) Place of birth Plymouth, England Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Defender / Midfielder Club information Current club Southend United Number 18 Youth career 2001–2010 Plymouth Argyle Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2010–2011 Plymouth Argyle 1 (0) 2010–2011 → Weston-super-Mare (loan) 5 (0) 2011 → Tiverton Town (loan) 18 (1) 2011– Southend United 9 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:07, 18 October 2011 (UTC).† Appearances (Goals).(Player info supplied by Wikipedia, for the full article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Leonard)
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