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Post by Macmoish on Jul 31, 2010 19:17:32 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Jul 31, 2010 19:19:20 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Jul 31, 2010 22:22:13 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2010 8:23:19 GMT
Jamaica Gleaner
Lucrative three-year contract for StewartPublished: Monday | August 2, Ryon Jones, Gleaner Writer Jamaica international Damion 'Stew peas' Stewart has signed a lucrative three-year deal with Football League Championship outfit Bristol City. Stewart was signed from Queens Park Rangers (QPR) for an undisclosed sum. Bristol City is coached by Steve Coppell, who,just five years ago, brought Reading to the premiership and guided them to a sixth-place finish. Stewart, who is the first Jamaican player to play for a London club, was named QPR's player of the season in the 2008-09 season. He was about to go into his fifth season with QPR when Bristol City came knocking, and according to Stewart's agent, Romel Wallen of Pro-goals Sports Management, it was a case of choosing the club with the greater ambition. "It was just a case of a club outdoing another in terms of their ambition and their love," said Wallen. "They (Bristol City) got David James from Portsmouth signed the same day as Damion and Nicky Hunt from Bolton. So in other words, they have bought three players so far this off-season - Nicky Hunt, David James, who are two players from the premiership, and Damion Stewart. So it shows you in what high regard they hold him (Stewart). Lucrative deal "It is a lucrative three-year deal, which is fantastic for him at age 29. That is unprecedented really in the general context of football, let alone for a Jamaican," he added. Wallen further believes that it augurs well for Jamaica despite no new players being able to play in England at this time due to Jamaica's lowly FIFA ratings. "By getting such a lucrative deal at 29, it shows that he is being rewarded for the work he has done and it puts us back on the planet as it shows that a Jamaican defender can come up here and do well over a long period of time and be rewarded for that," he added. Stewart, who will turn 30 on August 18, is delighted with his move and is looking forward to helping his new club gain promotion. "To be acknowledged by a club like Bristol, that is really looking to make steps forward, and seeing me as part of their plans, is a good feeling. I am really delighted," said Stewart. "I have only been at the club for three days now and I have spoken with the coach and he has told me straightforward that his plan is to get promoted by whichever means possible," he added. www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100802/sports/sports7.html
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 2, 2010 11:54:11 GMT
Bristol City Official Site
DAMION EXCITED BY CHALLENGEPosted on: Mon 02 Aug 2010 New signing Damion Stewart says he is "really excited" about the challenge ahead of him at Ashton Gate. The six-foot, three-inch defender signed a three-year deal with City today after arriving from Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee. PLAYER: Damion Stewart video exclusive The Jamaican international - who describes himself as "an old-fashioned type of defender" - is now fully recovered from a horrendous fractured skull injury which kept him out of most of the 2009/10 season. And the 29-year-old is keen to help fulfil manager Steve Coppell's ambitions of promotion. He told Player in his first City interview: "I'm really excited about the new challenge. I've been in London with QPR for the past four years but I'm looking for a new start and new challenge, and I feel Bristol is somewhere I can really focus on my football. "It's a very ambitious club so hopefully I can come in, show what I can do and repay the gaffer's faith in me. "My mate [and fellow Jamaican international] Jamal Campbell-Ryce is here and says it's a good place. "City have been there or thereabouts in recent seasons so hopefully we can go one better this year. "It's a very ambitious club so hopefully I can come in, show what I can do and repay the gaffer's faith in me." Damion Stewart "Steve Coppell says he has ambitions to go up and is trying to build a team that can do that." Damion was voted QPR's player of the year in 2008/09, and skippered Rangers during his four-year spell. Many City fans may recall his last-minute injury-time goal which denied City victory on their first game back in the Championship in August 2008 - which Damion remembers well. "Yes, it was a last-minute goal in a 2-2 draw - hopefully the fans have forgiven for me for that now!" he quipped. He is set to go into the squad to face Blackpool in tomorrow's friendly at Ashton Gate. Try mobile.bcfc.co.uk - City's award-winning official website is now available on your phone, for when you're on the move. ![]() www.bcfc.co.uk/javaImages/e8/6b/0,,10327~8940520,00.jpg[/img] www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10327~2106478,00.html
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