Hot prospect Wright eager for more first-team action with U's (From Clacton and Frinton Gazette)
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Hot prospect Wright eager for more first-team action with U's
10:20am Wednesday 25th July 2012 in Local Sport By Jonathan Waldron
Highly-rated youngster Drey Wright is hungry for more first-team action with Colchester United .
The pacy 18-year-old has featured heavily for the U’s so far in pre-season.
Wright - the son of former Ipswich Town and Southampton midfielder Jermaine Wright - penned his first professional contract earlier this summer.
And having impressed in their friendlies so far, the teenage attacker is eager to get more opportunities to shine.
Wright said: “I hope to stay in and around the first team picture.
“Both myself and Alex (Gilbey) have been pushed through quite a bit.
“But there doesn’t seem to be any pressure on us at all.
“The gaffer and Joe Dunne had helped us out a lot, along with the rest of the boys.
“The week we had in Holland got me comfortable around the first team squad and they’re a great bunch of people.
“You just feel comfortable in their company - whether it’s on the pitch or off it.
“There’s no pressure on us and we feel we can hopefully keep progressing through the stages of the team.
“I just want to keep it up and hopefully keep featuring.
“I want to be in the squads for all of the big games, playing in front of big crowds.
“We have home friendlies against Derby and Ipswich to come and I’d love to be involved in them.”
See Wednesday's Gazette for more on this story and all of the latest Colchester United news.
Comments(5)
RB, Lexden
says...
1:37pm Wed 25 Jul 12
Town star,Jermaine Wright,36,which means that Jermaine was only eighteen when Drey was born and only seventeen when Drey was conceived.It also means
that Drey Wright is a cousin of the
former England and Arsenal striker,
Ian Wright,and Ian Wright's biological son ,Bradley
Wright-Phillips.And is there a further family link with the U's?.Did Ian Wright's adopted son,Shaun Wright-Phillips.play briefly for the U's' youth team before he became a star?.
Two more questions : why was Drey Wright named Drey and why is Jermaine Wright's middle name
'Malaki?.'
Tony Burns
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2:45pm Wed 25 Jul 12
RB, Lexden wrote:If the lad is as good as his relatives we will have a star on our hands!
Fascinating to discover that Drey Wright,18,is the son of former Ipswich Town star,Jermaine Wright,36,which means that Jermaine was only eighteen when Drey was born and only seventeen when Drey was conceived.It also means that Drey Wright is a cousin of the former England and Arsenal striker, Ian Wright,and Ian Wright's biological son ,Bradley Wright-Phillips.And is there a further family link with the U's?.Did Ian Wright's adopted son,Shaun Wright-Phillips.play briefly for the U's' youth team before he became a star?. Two more questions : why was Drey Wright named Drey and why is Jermaine Wright's middle name 'Malaki?.'
crazy comments
says...
2:57pm Wed 25 Jul 12
Feisty CBC
says...
10:01pm Wed 25 Jul 12
RB, Lexden wrote:Someone has been watching too many soaps ;p
Fascinating to discover that Drey Wright,18,is the son of former Ipswich
Town star,Jermaine Wright,36,which means that Jermaine was only eighteen when Drey was born and only seventeen when Drey was conceived.It also means
that Drey Wright is a cousin of the
former England and Arsenal striker,
Ian Wright,and Ian Wright's biological son ,Bradley
Wright-Phillips.And is there a further family link with the U's?.Did Ian Wright's adopted son,Shaun Wright-Phillips.play briefly for the U's' youth team before he became a star?.
Two more questions : why was Drey Wright named Drey and why is Jermaine Wright's middle name
'Malaki?.'
Eddy D says...
1:13pm Wed 25 Jul 12