Dan Harding: PFA voted him the best left back in League One
The PFA have announced the League Two Team of the Year, as voted by players:
Davies (Southampton), Calderton (Brighton), Greer (Brighton), Fonte (Southampton), Harding (Southampton), Pilkington (Huddersfield), Bennett (Brighton), Lallana (Southampton), Chamberlain (Southampton), Wright-Phillips (Charlton), Mackail-Smith (Peterborough).
It won't surprise anyone to see plenty of Saints and Seagulls dominating the side with eight of the eleven players voted for by their peers, keeper Kelvin Davies selected for a third time, but pats on back to former loanee Dan Harding who started the season having to fight off summer signing Ryan Dickson to end up one of their most consistant performers.
Dan's contract ends soon but would hope to gain a new offer as it could be a south coast double palying in the Champiuonship next term with Brighton already there.
For more on the winning team:
www.givemefootball.com/league-one/
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Sadly we couldn't afford him as the money started runing out:
www.southendunited-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/
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From Shrimpers 24 January 2nd, 2009:
Harding spent five months on loan with the Blues, making 20 appearances.
However, it now looks unlikely he will return to the club.
Speaking to the Southend Evening Echo Tilly said: "Dan's been recalled by Ipswich now. His contract is up at the end of the season and I think Ipswich will look to get some money in for him during January. I don't think he will be coming to Southend again but we wish him well because he's a great lad and he was excellent for us when he was here."
Looks like there's no money in the bank to give to the Suffolk based club.
Good news for Johnny Herd but bad news for Shrimpers fans who hoped there may have been another loan period at least for the one consistant player in a fragile defense.
With the confidence of youth 19-year old Herd is ready to take a regular place, focusing first on Saturday's cup-tie against Chelsea. (Where, of course, he made that throw.)
Herd said: "To play on Saturday would just be amazing and a real dream come true. Some players don't get the chance to ever play against these types of teams so to do it right at the start of my career would be something really special."
Johnny has started all three of Southend's previous matches in the FA Cup this season.
Ahh, that young Herd, whatever happened to him?
The Harding Files
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Andrew Harding | ||
Date of birth | 23 December 1983 (1983-12-23) | ||
Place of birth | Gloucester, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Left back, right back, left midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Southampton | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999-2002 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2002-2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 67 | (1) |
2005-2006 | Leeds United | 20 | (0) |
2006-2009 | Ipswich Town | 73 | (1) |
2008-2009 | → Southend United (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2009 | → Reading (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2009- | Southampton | 72 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2004 | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:32, 28 March 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:05, 17 April 2011 (UTC) |
(Player info supplied by Wikipedia, for the article go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harding)