Nationwide Players Hailed By Darren Ambrose


By Matthew Jones
February 11 2004

Young winger Darren Ambrose has warned Newcastle United not to write off the Nationwide League's biggest talents - using former Huddersfield Town striker Jon Stead (19-year-old) as an example. Jimmy Walker

AMBROSE HAILS LEAGUE TALENT

Blackburn's Stead bagged a goal on his Rovers debut against Middlesbrough having arrived from Division Three Huddersfield for over £1 million.

Newcastle head for Ewood Park tonight having climbed into the top four in the Premiership for the first time this season.

Ambrose is well aware of the threat Stead could pose, and that there are others like him around.

"Jon Stead scored the only goal for Blackburn at the weekend," he said.

"He's a good player who was unheard of, really. He scored a lot of goals in the Third Division, but he's come up and shown he can do it here. There are a lot of good players in the Nationwide, so you never know.

"The talent that comes from abroad is amazing - we've got a lot of players at Newcastle that are so talented that have come in from abroad, and so have other clubs. But you can't overlook the Nationwide. There's a lot of talent there."

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