Reply With Quote"Leon has had his problems in the past, but he is trying to get his life back together and I am only interested in what he does on the pitch,"
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Evesham United are close to signing a player Paul Collicutt says can do things with a football he did not think possible.
In his autobiography Walking Tall, England and Stoke City striker Peter Crouch described this man as "the most talented I have ever played with."
Former QPR and Cardiff City winger Leon Jeanne has made two appearances for the Jubilee Stadium club and looks set to sign Southern League Division One South and West forms this week.
Jeanne played against Kidderminster Harriers in the Worcestershire Senior Cup last Thursday and also featured in Tuesday night's 7-0 friendly win over Littleton.
While his footballing ability has never been in question, the former Wales Under-21 international has been in trouble off the pitch, recently serving time in prison for conspiring to supply cocaine, heroin and cannabis.
But Collicutt is willing to give the wayward 35-year-old a chance to prove he has turned things around.
"Leon has had his problems in the past, but he is trying to get his life back together and I am only interested in what he does on the pitch," Collicutt said.
"He arrived out of the blue as he is mates with our midfielder Ashley Williams and against Littleton he did things with the ball I didn't think were possible.
"He needs to get himself fit again and he'll train with us on Thursday."
Jeanne started out at QPR, making 12 first team appearances for the West London club before joining home city club Cardiff in 2001.
He has since appeared for a long list of non-league and Welsh League clubs, including Havant and Waterlooville, Merthyr, Newport and Bath City as well as brief spell at Cinderford Town.
Evesham's scorers against Littleton were Lance Smith 3, Williams, Ben Prictor, Paul Fahy and Sam Pearson.
They play Stourbridge at home on Saturday (3pm) and Malvern Town at home next Tuesday (7.45pm) before starting the season at Salisbury FC on August 6.
"Leon has had his problems in the past, but he is trying to get his life back together and I am only interested in what he does on the pitch,"
Sounds familiar
Played 5 a side against him down Gol not to long ago.
He was 8/10.
Played against him when he must have been about 19, was ****ing ridiculous how good he was. As the hatchet man I had to bring him down, I just couldn't stop him fairly and barely managed unfairly.
He was rubbish at Cinderford, no interest, no application.
Cinderford have signed ex City youngster Gethyn Hill for the season. They play Merthyr in both cups, as well as twice in the league.
Remember him playing a friendly for us up at Merthyr and Fash the Bash who was his agent at the time was holding court in Strikers bar saying how he was just using us as a stepping stone to greater things.
He also had an entourage of undesirables with him, older gangster types from the docks. They were with a couple of main wholesale drug dealers from Merthyr.
Kid obviously had problems but looked like so many people wanted a piece of him, and not the right kind of people that his talent just went to waste.
We keep hearing of these comebacks every season, last year he had a trial with Brighton, but he's 35 its time to accept he blew it.
Goes to show that being good just isn't enough. You have to be strong enough to resist external influences and hangers on just out to get a piece of you, and be fortunate enough to have good people around you.Originally Posted by CCFC CASUAL
need a transfer from Taffs Well signed earlier this month..
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