West Ham United’s coach crisis, poor league form, rumour and speculation over the club’s future is taking most of the current headlines: Sometimes smaller but still newsworthy items and milestones get overshadowed by the bigger picture.
When a promising youngster and a West Ham fan to boot signs his first professional contract at 17, (especially one who has already represented and scored for England at u18 level,) it is worth underlining how positive the outlook for several young academy players seems right now.
Young centre-back Airidas Golambeckis was interviewed on whufc.com on the occasion of his signing: It’s a dream come true,” he reflected. “I’ve been an East London boy my whole life. I grew up watching West Ham, thinking maybe one day I could play for them.
Golambeckis is already an England goal scorer
Being offered a pro contract is without a doubt one of the best days of my life. But I’m not taking this for granted. The work keeps going, and I’ll keep pushing to hopefully become a West Ham player in the future.”
We wish him well and look forward to watching his rise to success.
That photo reminds me of a young Bobby Moore . . .