Gilbert: 'I’m really up for the season and will be giving it a real go'
Never at his best during the last campaign, Shrimpers left back Peter Gilbert is determined to show the Roots Hall faithful that with a decent pre-season behind him he can show them that he's the man for the job and will help the club get up amongst the promotion places next time around.
Gilbert told www.echo-news.co.uk: “Last season I don’t think I did myself justice at all. I didn’t perform like I have done before on a consistent basis and I want next season to be much better. I don’t want to make excuses but last year was frustrating from an injury point of view as well. I got a hernia and two ankle problems and had to play through some discomfort at times. My first injury came during pre-season which is also a vital period of the year and I want to avoid that this time. Touch wood, I can stay fit and play well because I’m really up for the season and will be giving it a real go. I genuinely enjoy being at Southend and I want to play a part in this club going back up the leagues.”
The Gilbert Files
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Gilbert | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Southend United | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Plymouth Argyle | 78 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Leicester City | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Northampton Town | 29 | (0) |
| 2010– | Southend United | 26 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Wales U21 | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:01, 13 March 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:17, 11 February 2010 (UTC) |
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(Player info supplied by Wikipedia, for the full article go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gilbert)