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Gareth is a popular midfield player, and is
another of Palace's bright young prospects.
He made his debut in the reserve team during the 96/97 season, coming off the bench as a
substitute. He is a tough physical player, who had a memorable game against Liverpool
during the 95/96 season (against one Michael Owen), in the F.A Youth Cup, where in a more
defensive role he kept the Liverpool strike force at bay for almost the whole game.His battling qualities are reminiscent of Hopkin and Pitcher, and
Gareth also enjoys coming forward given the opportunity.
A member of the Southern Junior floodlit Cup winning team
of the 96/97 season, he signed a pro contract with Palace at the start of 1997, and began
to come more into the reserve side in the early part of the 97/98 season.
Cruelly - as he was beginning to establish himself, he
broke his leg during a Surrey Cup match for the reserve side, and was sidelined for a long
period recovering until very recently. |
