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Will Hayhurst

Will Hayhurst

I remember the stoppage time goal he scored when he put the ball into an empty net from distance after opposing keeper had joined the attack for a late corner. Secured a 2-0 win. Can't remember who the opposition was. Might have been Oldham but far from certain.
 
No Danger said:
I remember the stoppage time goal he scored when he put the ball into an empty net from distance after opposing keeper had joined the attack for a late corner. Secured a 2-0 win. Can't remember who the opposition was. Might have been Oldham but far from certain.
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Was Oldham in April 2013, a few months after Grayson took over. That goal all but ensured our safety that season after Westley had threatened to take us down to League Two. At the time Hayhurst was probably the most promising youngster we'd had for some time but a couple of bad injuries in his teens effectively meant his career was over before it had properly started.
 
Good lad, had quality as well i'm sure he could have done well with a bit more luck. Saved his money well and now has a few properties and managed to make use of the money he earned over the few years as a pro
 
Had he been a youth coming through now under AN I think he would have been able to learn his trade rather than being thrown in too early (same applies to a few inc Barton). You could see the talent but it needed honing
 
PNEinGranby said:
Had he been a youth coming through now under AN I think he would have been able to learn his trade rather than being thrown in too early (same applies to a few inc Barton). You could see the talent but it needed honing
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Danny Mayor aswell. Outstanding at league two level and not too bad in league one either so might pop up again in championship at some point.
 
SoccerHQ said:
Danny Mayor aswell. Outstanding at league two level and not too bad in league one either so might pop up again in championship at some point.
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he's 28 now, went to plymouth in league 2 for the money after getting promoted with bury last season and being a player of the season contender, didn't go to a league one club for some reason
 
PNEJack said:
he's 28 now, went to plymouth in league 2 for the money after getting promoted with bury last season and being a player of the season contender, didn't go to a league one club for some reason
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Wasn't he o.k at Sheff Weds when they were in league one, also played a few years for Bury in that league.

Yeah going to Bury does seem a sideways step but they've started season well so should be just the one season in league 2 for them.
 
SoccerHQ said:
Wasn't he o.k at Sheff Weds when they were in league one, also played a few years for Bury in that league.

Yeah going to Bury does seem a sideways step but they've started season well so should be just the one season in league 2 for them.
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He's only ever been quality in League Two.
 
Will Hayhurst was never much better than L2 and it shows. He was good for us but at the time we were crap. Hence why he has fallen through the leagues. Nice guy but just way over rated by us lot because he come through the youth.
Simon whaley on the other hand was one who should have gone on to better things but as we know, injuries can screw your career
 
Will is the same age as me and I played against him a few times, once at Deepdale in the Preston schools final thing they do every year. Nobody could get near him and even though his team were terrible we drew that final, and I remember thinking how above everyone else he was in terms of pace, strength and skill. We had a lad playing at Preston on our side too but Hayhurst stood out a mile.

Fast forward a few years to watching him play professional football and it was staggering how ineffective he looked, I know it sounds ridiculous/obvious because it is professional football, but it really makes you appreciate the level of the game, and all those people who say 'I could have made it blah blah blah' are usually talking out their arse.
 
PNEJack said:
All i'm saying is he must have had league one offers, to stay in league 2 at age 28 there must have been more reason
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maybe after suffering Westley he likes the security of playing for a manager who really rates him !!!!

As Paddy says there was a big exodus of Bury to Plymouth - the players; the manager; his asst; his No 1 physio; the club Administrator....
All to a big club in that division who will come back up and probably go again...

He could be back in our league by the time he is 30 !!
 
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