ED SIGNS ONE YEAR DEAL
Posted on: Fri 19 Jun 2009
Ed Upson has put pen to paper on a one year contract at Portman Road and is now targeting a breakthrough into Roy Keane's first team.
The 19-year-old midfielder, who scored the winner for Town in the 2005 FA Youth Cup Final success against Southampton aged just 15, has yet to make a senior appearance for Blues after progressing through the Club's Academy.
He was on loan at Stevenage for two months last season and admits that he felt he might be moving on when his contract at Portman Road ended this summer but has now extended his stay with Blues for at least another 12 months.
"It was a difficult season for me last year and I did think that I might have to move on but the new manager has come in and it's given me a massive boost that he has given me a new contract," Ed told the Club website.
"I'd like to think that I stayed strong last season when things weren't going my way. I kept my head up and played my football and it was an education for me.
"Now I have to take the opportunity the manager has given me and show him what I can do and also show my team-mates what I can do.
"I need to really push on now from pre-season and try and force my way into the first-team here."
Subscribers to Town's SMS service heard this news first. Stay in the know with the official talk from Portman Road. Click on the mobile zone on the homepage for full details.
The 19-year-old midfielder, who scored the winner for Town in the 2005 FA Youth Cup Final success against Southampton aged just 15, has yet to make a senior appearance for Blues after progressing through the Club's Academy.
He was on loan at Stevenage for two months last season and admits that he felt he might be moving on when his contract at Portman Road ended this summer but has now extended his stay with Blues for at least another 12 months.
"It was a difficult season for me last year and I did think that I might have to move on but the new manager has come in and it's given me a massive boost that he has given me a new contract," Ed told the Club website.
"I'd like to think that I stayed strong last season when things weren't going my way. I kept my head up and played my football and it was an education for me.
"Now I have to take the opportunity the manager has given me and show him what I can do and also show my team-mates what I can do.
"I need to really push on now from pre-season and try and force my way into the first-team here."
Subscribers to Town's SMS service heard this news first. Stay in the know with the official talk from Portman Road. Click on the mobile zone on the homepage for full details.
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