Colkett loving life at Bristol Rovers
Nov 10, 2016 18:46:32 GMT
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THEY have been playing football together since their pre-teen years, so it’s no surprise that Charlie Colkett is relishing making waves alongside Jake Clarke-Salter in League One.
The duo joined Bristol Rovers on loan over the summer, seeking elusive first-team football after graduating through the Chelsea academy.
It’s a switch which, so far, has proved more than successful as Rovers – having secured back-to-back promotions in the past two years – sat in the League One play-off places ahead of the weekend.
Midfielder Colkett has already earned the Pirates their share of points, with an 86th-minute equaliser against Bradford being followed by a stoppage-time winner at high-flying Northampton at the start of last month.
It’s a run the 20-year-old has enjoyed sharing with 19-year-old defender Clarke-Salter, a fellow two-time FA Youth Cup and two-time UEFA Youth League winner at Stamford Bridge.
And he is convinced the duo can spur each other on to even greater heights.
“Jake is one of my good pals. It’s great to be on loan with someone I’m close to and a talent like him will go far,” said Colkett.
“He’s performed and there have been a lot of similarities between us.
“Hopefully, we can keep racking up the minutes and heading towards that goal of Premier League football.
“We’re going to experience a lot of highs and lows together, but that’s football. We’ve played together since we were 12 or 13, so we go back a while.
“We’ve been there and done a lot. The two of us would be the main guys playing with some of the older age groups and we know what success is like together. We have that winning mentality.
“I followed him to Rovers, too. It was a deadline day switch but Jake knew more about the opportunity than I did and it seemed to work for both of us.”
While it has been a different.......
The duo joined Bristol Rovers on loan over the summer, seeking elusive first-team football after graduating through the Chelsea academy.
It’s a switch which, so far, has proved more than successful as Rovers – having secured back-to-back promotions in the past two years – sat in the League One play-off places ahead of the weekend.
Midfielder Colkett has already earned the Pirates their share of points, with an 86th-minute equaliser against Bradford being followed by a stoppage-time winner at high-flying Northampton at the start of last month.
It’s a run the 20-year-old has enjoyed sharing with 19-year-old defender Clarke-Salter, a fellow two-time FA Youth Cup and two-time UEFA Youth League winner at Stamford Bridge.
And he is convinced the duo can spur each other on to even greater heights.
“Jake is one of my good pals. It’s great to be on loan with someone I’m close to and a talent like him will go far,” said Colkett.
“He’s performed and there have been a lot of similarities between us.
“Hopefully, we can keep racking up the minutes and heading towards that goal of Premier League football.
“We’re going to experience a lot of highs and lows together, but that’s football. We’ve played together since we were 12 or 13, so we go back a while.
“We’ve been there and done a lot. The two of us would be the main guys playing with some of the older age groups and we know what success is like together. We have that winning mentality.
“I followed him to Rovers, too. It was a deadline day switch but Jake knew more about the opportunity than I did and it seemed to work for both of us.”
While it has been a different.......
