This week's Flying Kiwis. Certainly sounds like Dons manager is happy with Tzanev.
"The Nik Tzanev tale is one of the coolest ones to grace these pages in a wee while, stuck on the bench for so long after working his way up the ranks at AFC Wimbledon, watching loan keepers and short-term signings start ahead of him and underperform as he patiently worked his arse off on the training ground... and then finally he got a cheeky run in the first team late last season and like a deep cross that strays into the six yard box he came out and claimed it with both hands. Tzanev helped steady things for the Dons as they avoided relegation last time and entered this term as the number one. Now he’s signed a three-year contract extension. Sheer magnificence.
"The Nik Tzanev tale is one of the coolest ones to grace these pages in a wee while, stuck on the bench for so long after working his way up the ranks at AFC Wimbledon, watching loan keepers and short-term signings start ahead of him and underperform as he patiently worked his arse off on the training ground... and then finally he got a cheeky run in the first team late last season and like a deep cross that strays into the six yard box he came out and claimed it with both hands. Tzanev helped steady things for the Dons as they avoided relegation last time and entered this term as the number one. Now he’s signed a three-year contract extension. Sheer magnificence.
Mark Robinson, AFCW manager: “Nik absolutely deserves it. He has been fantastic, I’ve always had a great relationship with Nik, and I felt that if he got the opportunity it would just be a matter of confidence. That has been the case – it was just whether or not he could show that self belief. When he went out on loan to Sutton he did very well and the feedback we got was great. I just felt it was time to give him that opportunity, and he has been absolutely fantastic – even beyond my expectations.”
