[vicburdett]

symes, how do accy fans,i read your forum from time to time with great interest, but never put anything on the web, so i hope you will let me tonight as regarding michael symes.as i know a bit about the lad, symesey, started his football his as a 9 year old at everton acadamy, and progressed through the ranks along side wayne rooney, duncan ferguson to name a few untill he was released by david moyes some 5 years ago, the reason for michael being released was down to a lot of injurys he suffered from the age of 18 to 20, as a youngster at everton he and wayne rooney for 2 years 16 to 18 scored goals for fun in the acadamy and youth team reaching a youth cup final in 2002,and beating top opposistion and top players along the way,however some 6 operations cut short his everton days from the age of 18 to 20 he played very little football and moyes released him, 9 reserve games and 5 goals in 2 years, wasnt,good enough i surpose,and when released he only looked half the player he was.small spells at crewe on loan from everton 1 start 1 goal.bradford 2 year deal 9 starts 3 goals broken ankle and ligaments out for a season and a bit,then spells at stockport 13 mins,macclesfeild 1st time round injured,never played,then a no injury hit season at shrewsbury produced 9 league in 23 starts and 4 paint trophy goals in 6 starts and a trip to wembley in the play off final which shrews lost 3-1.looked to have set him back to some kind of form he was capable of, but injury and loss of form at the start of the second season, and loans to macclesfield at xmas 2008, 10 starts 1 goal,finished off a disapointing 2nd season 10 starts 2 goals,,so last season paul simpson told he was not wanted and ended up in shrews reserves scoring 14 goals in 9 reserve games,but started 1 game for shrews and a couple of sub app in which he scored 2 goals,and a 4 week spell at bournmouth 3 app 0 goals, and finished off that season at the accy with 1 goal in6 starts, he signed a 12 month contract with the accy in the summer o9, and was 3 choice striker when he arrived, john coleman has give the lad a chance and given him bags of confidence and he lookes the player he was when i saw him at everton some 6 year ago, belive me this lad has bags of ability and if clear of long term injurys touch wood could be great for the accy and michael,,and its all down to john coleman and jimmy bell,plus hes a lot more older and wiser, i surpose, hope i didnt bore you all with this long drawn out story, but i hope you enjoy, vic. good luck for the season