Thursday 9 May 2013

GRECIAN REID IN NORTHERN IRELAND UNDER-21 CALL

Exeter City starlet Jamie Reid is set to receive international recognition after he was selected for a Northern Ireland training camp ahead of their next international with Cyprus.

Reid, 18, who qualifies to represent the province through his grandmother who was born in Belfast, scored twice on his debut for the Grecians against AFC Wimbledon last month.

He is part of a group of players, which includes Jake Gosling, Tom Nicholls, Elliot Frear, Jordan Taylor-Moore Aaron Dawson and Elliot Chamberlain who could play a key role for Paul Tisdale's side next season.

Financial pressures have already forced Tisdale, who is set to become the third longest serving manager in the country following the managerial changes at Old Trafford, to trim his squad for next season after releasing Rhys Evans, Kevin Amankwaah, Mark Molesley and Guilleum Bauza following the end of the current campaign.

Tisdale has admitted that next season could be a difficult year, but for Reid and his fellow young charges, it could be a fantastic opportunity.