Dear Ricki, (please someone pass this on). you may well be
interested in this player......
A mate in Australia found this article on a FourFourTwo
site.
Former A-League star Nick Ward has revealed he faces an uphill
battle at Queens Park Rangers and may be forced to leave the club
in January.
The highly-talented attacking midfielder joined the club on a
two-year deal following the first Hyundai A-League season.
The Perth Glory pin-up Ward lit up the league in that season,
subsequently winning the
�Rising
Star� award which is
given to the most outstanding U-20 player.
But since former manager Gary Waddock left QPR, the 22-year-old has
struggled to make the starting side and was briefly loaned out to
Brighton and Hove Albion.
While keen to fight for a place at the London club, Ward may be
forced to look elsewhere in his bid to secure first-team
football.
�The last year was a
tough one for me,� he
told au.fourfourtwo.com.
�The manager that signed
me got the sack and it was a bit of a shock to the system.
A new manager came in and
didn�t really speak to
me a lot and sort of pushed me aside.
�I was never really out
of the squad, I was always on the bench but it was a bit of a shock
for me because I wasn�t
used to that."
He added: "This year I got my head right again and I knuckled down
and got fit and I�ve
been performing really well in the pre-season games.
�I played one of the Cup
games but it�s just a
battle. If
you�re not one of the
manager�s signings
it�s an uphill battle
but I�ll just keep going
and if it means I have to move in January then maybe
I�ll
move.�
Ward was a top performer for
Australia�s U-23s in
their recent Olympic qualifying match against Lebanon, scoring a
fantastic volleyed-goal.
But while admitting he misses the A-League, Ward remains keen to
pursue his career in Europe rather than return to
Australia.
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
