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Academy reaps new blood for Macc’s back line

23/ 5/2007

MACC Town's youth academy has provided the club with two new first-team defenders.

Centre-backs Matthew Flynn and Mick Jeffries signed six-month deals with the club this week after impressing youth team manager John Askey and Centre of Excellence manager Mick Holgate.

Flynn, who was spotted by the club's Steve Carroll while playing for Myerscough College, is most comfortable playing at centre-back, where his strength and aggression are best employed.

Jeffries, who won the youth team's player of the season, has played at full-back but also prefers a central role.

He joined the academy system straight from school.

Holgate told the Express: "Both of these players are good in the air and on the floor. Flynny is more of an aggressive player and he's always up for the fight, and Mick has good skills. He's got really good feet for a big lad.

"Both lads have done well for us and I'm pleased for them. It's nice to see that the club is looking to promote players from within.

"It's very pleasing that we are producing players for Macclesfield Town. We're dispelling the perception that academy players from teams higher up the leagues must automatically be better."