Some of you may have heard of him and some not but a couple of years ago I believed he was the next big thing. Big and strong centre midfielder with 2 good feet and always in the right place at the right time. He played alongside many of the highly regarded youngsters, including Konsa and Umerah, and despite being younger never looked out of place.
I was disappointed when he left the club at the end of last season - and moreso that there wasn't even an announcement.
Whilst on twitter last night i spotted a tweet from him about how he was recently playing his first game in ages for Shamrock Rovers - following 7 months out having treatment for cancer!
I really hope he continues his recovery and achieves all he deserves to in the game
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I did see that tweet as went hunting for him myself but disregarded it as I didnt recognise the colours
It is surprisingly that the club did not stand by him however that's not to say they knew about the situation
Not everyone likes issues broadcast and maybe easier now, seemingly recovered.
Whatever it was, glad to see he is back playing..
All the very best Sam.. .
Let's hope his mental strength gets him through these dark days until he's fully fit again.
Wish you all the best , young man.
I'll see a couple of Shamrock Rovers games this season when he might come up against Harry Doherty from the academy.
Hopefully Sam has a shocker.
C'mon the Harps.
Without knowing the full details of the illness and recovery time,
I wish Sam Bone a full and speedy return to health and to realize his potential.
Apart from a good win over the Majors I see that we had an unused sub called "Bone"
I wonder if it is a relation. @Ollywozere
A bit of background on Sam, was very surprised to hear that news myself. It's emerged that the cancer was only discovered after he had left the club.
A really nice kid, hope it works out well for him out in Ireland.
Hope his brother does well.
It's amazing to think how hard he's probably had to work to get back on track after the illness and being let go. Compare that to the absolute c*** Payet has been in the last few months. It can really rile you and highlight everything that's wrong with the top end of modern football
I'm sure he'll go on to be a success.
In Sam's Case it is the same at Charlton as every other club.
When you are a first year Scholar you can't afford to have too many injuries because even thou CAFC rated Sam, it means the length of contract offered will be shorter. (some of our young pros have been getting 2 and 3 years)
There are exceptions:
Both Carl Jenkinson and Diego Poyet lost plenty of playing time when in the Academy because of injury and illness but Carl was already under the radar of Premier Clubs and the DNA of Poyet meant it was in CAFC Financial interest to retain the players on a longer contract.
I thought he looked tidy in the little bits I saw him. I know the regular watchers of the youth team on here seemed to really rate him from a young age.
Am I wrong in thinking that Bone was either with or training with Sunderland? Have I completely made that up?
Cancer is a real fucker. So happy that he's back and playing. Big Yann shows you can still go on to have a successful career after having cancer at a young age (Leukemia in his case). Wish him all the best in his recovery.
Also good luck with your owner problems, trust me as a Shamrock rovers (before my time but the effects are still there) and Blackpool fan I 100% know how you feel and I wish you all the best.
Best of luck to Sam this season, I missed the game as I was out of the country but we'll be back in Tallaght later in the season.
The keen of eye would have also noticed the former addick in the dugout for Finn Harps - Harry Doherty back up to the stalwart Ciarán Gallagher.