Karleigh Osborne Ready to Step up

FOR a number of years Karleigh Osborne has been a great divider amongst the Brentford faithful. A key member of the 2004/05 Brentford youth team that overturned the continental talents of Arsenal in the FA Youth Cup, Karleigh has risen up through the ranks to become a key squad member in the first team.The 21-year-old has now reached a pivotol point in Justin Simmons Jersey his career. Last seasons central defensive stalwart Alan Bennett has suffered a complete collapse in form. Karleigh, on the other hand, has impre sed with a series on confident appearances from the subs bench. After his tantalisingly close wondervolley against Millwall had the fans cheering his name, has Karleigh finally put himself firmly in the shop window for a regular first team place?Karleighsbackstory has been fickle. As a member of the Brentford juniors and youth teams, he was a confident, capableand strong defender who was considered a rock in the side.Making his first team debut on the final game of the 2004/05 season, it Melvin Gordon III Jersey would not be until the 06/07 season that he was given a decent spell in the squad. Inexperience radiated throughout his performances though, being booked nearly one in every two games andending the season being sent off in a disastorous 3-0 defeat to Doncaster.The brashne s of youth was given as a reason and was accepted by Bees fans. What should have been a temporary stage of hot-headedne s however lingered and the defensive mistakes continued, seemingly unabaited.By the middle of the 2007/08 campaign, a then 19-year-old Karleigh, the last survivingplayer of the Arsenal giantkillers team, was being urged to leave Griffin Park by fans who deemed him incapable of playing league football Denver Broncos Kids Jersey . The negativity and support would be enough to crush most young players but Karleigh put his mistakes toone side and concentrated on improving his strengths.Throughout the 2008/09 campaign Karleigh made vast strides to show the Bees fans that he was worth their patience, that he had something to offer an up and coming promotion chasing side.During the 3-0 victory away at Port Vale, Osbornesuppre sed Vales attackingthreat as well as dealing with the home fans torrade of abuse (a Port Valeplayer had been sent off for a two footed tackle on Karleigh). He even managed to score a rare goal, much to the delight of the travelling Brentford fans who that day, cheered his name proudly like they had Baron Browning Jersey never done before.The final game of that season saw Brentford celebrate with the League 2 trophy. Karleigh put in a man of the match performance and scored a game-winning bullet header to cap a perfect season for the Bees.That goal, that concluded a seasons worth of joy,symbolised just how farthe donkey Osborne had come in most fans eyes.The time is now ready for Osborne to stake his claim for automatic Cody Conway Jersey selection. Bennett, Phillips and Wilson have all been inconsistent and Osborne has not faulted so far this season. The boy from Southall is within touching distance of becoming a first team regular, and i believe after years of mediocrity and criticism, Karleigh wont let this opportunity slip through his fingers.Karleigh wontjust step up to the challenge, hell jump up with both feet!