Jimmy Davis (21 Jahre), Jung-Stürmer bei ManU, ist am Wochenende bei einem Verkehrsunfall ums Leben gekommen. Er war für diese Saison an Watford ausgeliehen, letzte Saison an Swindon (bin mir jetzt aber nicht sicher). Leider weiß ich sonst nicht viel über ihn - wisst Ihr vielleicht noch was? Auch wenn er nicht der große Superstar gewesen ist, finde ich eine Nachricht zu seinem Tode doch angebracht.
Zitat ManU-WebSite:
"United announce tragic news
9/8/03 12:42 PM
Manchester United released the following club statement on Saturday 9 August concerning young striker Jimmy Davis, who was tragically killed in a car accident in the early hours of Saturday morning:
"Everyone at Manchester United is devastated to hear about Jimmy's tragic death. We send our sincere condolences to his family and many friends. He will be sorely missed."
Sir Alex Ferguson said: "You could not meet a nicer and more bubbly character than Jimmy Davis. He was a player with real potential, that's why we had sent him to Watford. At 21 he had great promise. We are all really sad. It is terrible news."
Bromsgrove-born Jimmy signed trainee forms with United on 6 July 1999, before turning professional the next month. He came through the ranks at Old Trafford, and had been preparing to spend the season on loan at Watford with his good friend Danny Webber.
An England Under-20 international, Jimmy was a regular for the United Reserve team having risen through the Under-19 team at Old Trafford.
His senior United debut came on 5 November 2001, away to Arsenal in a Worthington Cup tie.
Report by Simon Davies.
Read Jimmy's online biography >