Nazrin, Anond Chim & R.Suresh ...????

News 2006 .. NST


THREE students from the Ken Barnes Football Club (KBFC) academy yesterday left for England on a month-long attachment with Premier League club Wigan Athletic.

Nazrin Baharuddin, a 16-year-old striker from Sri Manjong in Perak, looks to be the most promising.

He will undergo his third stint in England under the guidance of KBFC president Ken Barnes himself.



The Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) student last year impressed in his stint with Manchester City and has been called back to England for clubs to have a closer look at him.

Following Nazrin will be 17-year-old Selangor-born midfielder R. Suresh, who has been called to England again, after also impressing in his stint with Nazrin at Manchester City last year.

The third, and youngest player, is winger Anond Chim, 15, who is from Kedah. It will be his first stint abroad.

All three hope to follow in the footsteps of 17-year-old Naim Ahmad, a product of the private-run, non-profit academy who is now part of the Birmingham City youth set-up. Naim is currently in negotiations to sign for either that club or West Bromwich Albion.

"I’m confident this time because I’ve already had two stints in England. The main difference there will be the cold temperatures, but I know how to overcome that," said Nazrin at a Press conference yesterday.

"Over here, in training, we work mainly on our game and practise our technique, but over there there’s a lot of work done on fitness compared to other areas."

KBFC deputy president P. Subramaniam said the attachments were part of the club’s continuous efforts to expose players discovered through their grassroots programmes and roadshows and nurtured in their three academies in Perlis, Glenmarie (Selangor) and Muar, Johor.

"In England, they’ll undergo four days of training a week and if they’re good enough, they will be called into academy teams for friendlies.

"Usually, if the club sees something in a player, they’ll point out his weaknesses and tell him to go home and work on those areas.

"Then, they’ll want to have another look, which is what has happened to Nazrin.

"When they are sure about the player, then they will sign him.

"Hopefully, through these efforts, we’ll one day see a Malaysian playing in the Premier League."

Sources: http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=273888&page=8