Cheer up Granty, you could be playing Leeds again next year
Well it had to happen after the form he's been showing this season, with five goals from midfield already, but Anthony Grant could be the subject of a bid when the transfer window opens in January.
It seems that a number of clubs from the Championship are sniffing around with Reading the ones that stand out as some how I can't see Snoop Dog in Doncaster!
And, of course, as ever where Southend are concerned they smell a bargin.
Granty has played over 100 games as a Shrimper now and was one of the gang of four who didn't leave the club in the summer.
He still has 18 months left on his contract having signed a new deal only last year, so we should get a decent amount of dosh, but not as much as Uncle Ron would like in these tough times.
According to Sky Sports lining up at the moment are; Barnsley, Bristol City, Doncaster, Reading and Swansea City, but I'm sure they're could be more.
The Grant Files
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Paul Shaun Andrew Daure Grant[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1987 (1987-06-04) | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Southend United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| - | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004-2008 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2006-2007 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 40 | (0) |
| 2007-2008 | → Luton Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Southend United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2008- | Southend United | 85 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2002-2003 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2003-2004 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005-2006 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:21, 4 September 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
(Player information supplied by Wikipedia, for the full article go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Grant_(footballer)