Richard Eckersley agreed to join Burnley this afternoon in a bid to get more first team football. The Salford lad had been with the club since he was nine so conceded it was a hard decision to make but leaving was something he felt he had to do.
“It’s been a hectic week, but also a very fantastic one,” said Eckersley. “When Burnley came in for me it was an instant decision really and it’s great to be here.When I made my United first-team debut against Spurs I was just craving first-team football. I decided that this season I would either have to go out on loan or leave because I was desperate to play. Manchester United did offer me a new contract, but it was a no-brainer for me to come here.I didn’t have any desire to leave because they are a fantastic club, but I think the time was right to move away. I’d been at United since I was nine, so it was a really hard decision to leave, but my family advised me.”
Eckersley will be reunited with Chris Eagles, another former youth product who left United for first team football.
“It’s been really sudden, so I didn’t get chance to speak to Chris Eagles since yesterday,” Eckersley added. “I had been a bit jealous of him because he was playing week in week out at a good club. When you see that you just want to be a part of it and that’s why I’ve come.”
Best of luck.
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Shame he had to leave the club, we might see him again in the future though hopefully
I hope we just loan him.
Best of luck to you Eckersley…
to be frank he couldnt have made to the first team.
all the best rich.
best of luck, but to be honest with rafael the same age as him, and with brown coming back to fitness, along with o’shea playing rb, he didn’t really have much of a chance in the future.
We still have simpson on our books and I am sure the same thing will happen to him, but rb is a position where we have more than enough players.
gutted..
i loved the player..
I lykd Ginger Eckersely, gutted he left.
Imho, he was a better DEFENDER than Rafael bt Rafa was miles ahead going Forward.
Anyways Best of Luck lad.
this is another reason why next season will be very interesting.
i will cheer for Fraizer, Richard and some others formerly our youngsters with hope they will come back..
unfortunately it won’t happen..
kinda off topic but Gibson just signed an extension till ’12
awwww poor kid
i know what it feels like when you love someting to bits but have to leave it….good luck….you were solid everytime i saw you play
it’s going to be tough for him here so its good he gets to play elsewhere.
Defend well and knock some points off the other big teams.
So much for being a Salford born die hard red.
The guys stabbed us in the back and shitted on us.
Something tells me he knew he wasn’t good enough to wear the red shirt and didn’t have the balls to fight for his place.
Shame on the gutless bastard. Good riddance.
good luck ginge u left with dignity not like that scar face tramp whats his name?????4got all ready,he must of been some player if i 4got already…oh yeah tevez.the guy who scored 2 mor goals than macheda yet played bout 35 games more.
All the best to him , has to be the right move .
We’re not getting a transfer fee are we?
I’ve been hoping to see more of him. Best of luck.
@Justice for Heysel
im never slightly agressive , but you my friend are a fucking idiot ! if you could kick a ball you would probably understand how hard it is to make it to a minor team never mind the biggest team in the world ! get a fucking grip … i read over your comment again to try to justify your comment but its impossible !
fair enough, he offer to play. Shame coz i thought he could have been good enough. But if you notice, his older brother adam left it a bit longer before leavin united and now he’s lookin unlikely to be playin premier league football soon and he’s a good player too
letting Eckersley go and signing Darron Gibson? is Ferie staring to lose the plot. Very solid right back and always impressed in the reserves.
hoping to get to more matches this season after thinking fuck the credit card bill need to find place amongst the red masses