DK: How did you find the season from a personal perspective (Res/U18s)?
HP: Yeah even though my season was cut short in January I think I have a good half season and I’ve enjoyed it a lot.
DK: Can you pick 3 standout games from this season, if so which ones and why?
HP: I would say for me the FA Youth Cup game against Billericay as we got into the first round proper for the first time in the clubs history the second game I’d say is the game we had against Bristol City academy even though they were a year younger we still dominated a top academy side and it was also a good experience, lastly I'd probably say the FA Youth Cup game vs Lowestoft we came into the game after beating them in the county cup the year before so we know they would’ve wanted to get one back on us but we ended up winning the game quite comfortably with a good performance.
DK: You scored some big goals this season, can you pick a few that stand out?
HP: Yeah I scored a couple in the FA Youth Cup but the one that stood out the most was the one against Billericay which earned us first round proper.
DK: How do you think this season ranks within your previous seasons at the club?
HP: Yeah I’m not sure to be fair because obviously last season we had the county cup final win which also made history for the club but then this season we got to the second round proper of the FA Youth Cup and also got to the county cup final which unfortunately I was still injured so I couldn’t play but still 2 very good seasons which are hard to choose from.
DK: Similarly, how'd you summarise your time at the club?
HP: Yeah I’ve found the past 4 years really good 2 EJA seasons and 2 academy seasons but I think I’ve improved a lot as a player and have also made some good memories and new mates.
DK: What'd you make of the season for the Reserves?
HP: Overall a bit of a disappointing season for the reserves because I think we played well in pretty much every game but just couldn’t get the results. I thought we started the season quite well but ended quite poorly.
DK: A very historic season for the U18s - how proud are you overall?
HP: Yeah a really good season again for the U18s reaching the second round proper and the final of the county cup again and I’m proud of the club for being able to reach that.
DK: How special was it being part of that impressive FA Youth Cup run, the best the club's ever had?
HP: It was really special obviously coming short losing 3-0 to a good Southend side in the second round proper but it also created good opportunities for me like going out on trial to Coventry and also for the rest of the team.
DK: Unfortunate to not quite retain the Suffolk Midweek Cup, but you must be otherwise proud of that run?
HP: Yeah it’s annoying not to retain the midweek cup but still a massive achievement reaching the final 2 years in a row.
DK: A largely unchanged team over the previous seasons, how much has that consistency and togetherness played a part in the success?
HP: It’s played a massive part we’ve all grown so much as players and people and I think that’s created good togetherness within the squad which probably links with why we’ve had so much success.
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