Tranmere Rovers
King Cole Signs Two Year Deal
By Matthew Jones
January 29 2013
Young striker signs contract extension
Cole Stockton has signed a new two-year contract at Tranmere Rovers, keeping him at the club until June 2015.
The 18-year old striker is a product of the club's successful Centre of Excellence and signed his first professional contract in April 2012, three months after making his Rovers debut as a substitute during the 0-0 draw against Rochdale at Prenton Park.
Although the Rochdale game was Stockton's only appearance in a Tranmere shirt last season, the 6'1" frontman did spend time on loan at local Non League side Vauxhall Motors, for whom he scored four times.
And this season, Stockton's form has gone from strength to strength, as he has quickly become an important member of Ronnie Moore's first team squad.
After netting his first Rovers goal on the opening day of the season as Tranmere beat Chesterfield 2-1 in the League Cup, Stockton has gone on to make 22 appearances, 18 of them as a substitute, and taken his Rovers goal tally to five.
The youngster's most notable game to date was the televised FA Cup match against Braintree, where he scored one goal and created another on the way to being awarded the Man of the Match award.
On the new contract, Tranmere boss Ronnie Moore said: "Cole is a promising young striker who deserves this opportunity.
Before signing his new deal, Stockton was one of a number of players whose contract with the club was set to expire at the end of the current season.
It is believed that negotiations have also begun with a view to extending the current deals of several of those players, including popular left-back Zoumana Bakayogo.
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Great news and he's been worth it in my opinion.
Then I ate his Liver.......... with some baked beans and a can of coke.
Then I ate his Liver.......... with some baked beans and a can of coke.
King Eric (cantona)
King Keegan (Kevin)
King Kenny (Dalglish)
And of course King Adnan (Ahmed)
Quote:Mohammed
Loads of players who hav been nicknamed the king like
King Eric (cantona)
King Keegan (Kevin)
King Kenny (Dalglish)
And of course King Adnan (Ahmed)
Then there's Kingy-Alan King and John King to name but two.
Okay the last one is a bit of creative licence I'll admit.
Then I ate his Liver.......... with some baked beans and a can of coke.
Quote:Mohammed
That's their real names in on about nicknames you simpleton
It seems you could start a fight with yourself in an empty room
Dumbass sounds much better
I'm well aware of nicknames of people and players and I'm aware of the concept of nicknames as well, so I'm not going to start a war of words with you.
I feel no need to quantify to any extent, how I function in a cerebral capacity.
In relation to Stockton, perhaps if Ronnie has not bene able to secure another striker just yet, maybe Cole would benefit from a start or two now.
Then I ate his Liver.......... with some baked beans and a can of coke.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2013:02:01:20:30:07 by Matt34.
