Congratulations to academy graduate Jaz Goundry for earning his first professional contract with Grimsby Town.

There's a photo of the 6ft 4in seventeen year old defender on the back page of today's Telegraph, he looks as pleased as punch.

https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-town-jaz-goundry-signs-5412166

He is a big unit let's hope he can play at a lot higher standard and get us some good transfer money into the club.

I’d rather he become a star player for Town and help us get promoted

Got the look of a young Steve Bruce. Let's hope he is somewhere near as good.

Quoted from ginnywings

Got the look of a young Steve Bruce.

Not sure that’s going to boost his confidence much!

Quoted from Grimsbynewhope

I’d rather he become a star player for Town and help us get promoted

He will need to do that at least if he is to get us some decent money.

No pressure then.  ;D

At 6'4" he doesn't fit the profile of a Town youth team player. We tend to play smaller skillful players.

Quoted from LH

Not sure that’s going to boost his confidence much!

Or his ability to attract the ladies.......

(assuming that's his thing)

Hope he keeps his feet on the gound.

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

Or his ability to attract the ladies.......

(assuming that's his thing)

We all know it's not just looks that attract the ladies.  Remember Peter Crouch's famous line?

Quoted from Mayaman

We all know it's not just looks that attract the ladies.  Remember Peter Crouch's famous line?

That would be Peter Crouch of Liverpool, Tottenham and Southampton.

Unlike Jaz Goundry who looks like Steve Bruce and hasn't yet played a first team game for Grimsby. I'm doubting he'll need a sh*tty stick just yet.....

But I hope he's going to be a Town legend and that I can love him (in a platonic way) for years to come.

Steve Bruce's goalscoring record for a centre half is phenomenal, by the way. Over 100 career goals (he got 19 in 50 appearances for Manu in 1990/91).

If Jaz Goundry is a quarter of the player Bruce was, he'll be a top player for us.

And if he's a quarter of the crime writer?

Quoted from grimsby pete

He is a big unit let's hope he can play at a lot higher standard and get us some good transfer money into the club.

Nice to hear from you, hope you are on the mend and the wife is ok.

Quoted from Abdul19

And if he's a quarter of the crime writer?

Imagine if he’s a fifth as good as Steve Barnes.

Quoted from Marinerdan

Imagine if he’s a fifth as good as Steve Barnes.

He better not pull out of a tackle like Agatha Christie did.

Quoted from Abdul19

And if he's a quarter of the crime writer?

Then he'll crack any murder mystery cases at the club in about 40 pages.

Quoted from RichMariner

Steve Bruce's goalscoring record for a centre half is phenomenal, by the way. Over 100 career goals (he got 19 in 50 appearances for Manu in 1990/91).

If Jaz Goundry is a quarter of the player Bruce was, he'll be a top player for us.

11 penalties that season for Bruce.  

Still incredible for a centre-back to get 8, especially as he wasn't the biggest of defenders either.  

I also reckon if you counted back our last 11 penalties, it takes you to Kevin Donovan's missed one against Northampton in 1998.  

Quoted from diehardmariner

11 penalties that season for Bruce.  

Still incredible for a centre-back to get 8, especially as he wasn't the biggest of defenders either.  

I also reckon if you counted back our last 11 penalties, it takes you to Kevin Donovan's missed one against Northampton in 1998.  

Didn't Ashcroft score 12 for us one season and most of them were from the spot?

What a waste of £500k he was.

The white Mitch Rose

Quoted from diehardmariner

11 penalties that season for Bruce.  

Still incredible for a centre-back to get 8, especially as he wasn't the biggest of defenders either.  

I also reckon if you counted back our last 11 penalties, it takes you to Kevin Donovan's missed one against Northampton in 1998.  

That was Grovesy.

Quoted from Heisenberg

That was Grovesy.

In the 1998 Play Off Final at Wembley?

That was definitely Kevin Donovan who missed.

Quoted from bax

In the 1998 Play Off Final at Wembley?

That was definitely Kevin Donovan who missed.

Oh yeah! Apologies. I always remember that shot from about 12 yards that he slammed against the bar, that obviously confused me. I thought when he did that it was as guilt-edged a chance as the penalty. Strange how time messes with your memory (well, mine at least!).

Quoted from bax

In the 1998 Play Off Final at Wembley?

That was definitely Kevin Donovan who missed.

Grovesy blasted it at the bar

Quoted from Meza

Grovesy blasted it at the bar

Not the penalty he didn't.

Quoted from Meza

Grovesy blasted it at the bar

You’re another one like me, the years are becoming dim.....

Quoted from Heisenberg

You’re another one like me, the years are becoming dim.....

It’s the other way round with me. I can remember that like it was yesterday. I can still hear the crack as it hit the bar. Ask me what the last result was and I would struggle.