Payne was just 21 when he joined the Terriers. Huddersfield then signed him on a three-year contract and he featured 24 times in the Championship, 10 of those as a starter, as David Wagner’s side won the 2017 play-off final against Reading.
He scored nine goals and collected six assists to win their Player of the Year award in their first season in League One. Huddersfield Town’s Jack Payne makes an tamped on goal during the Emirates FA Cup, Fifth Round match at the John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield. Payne scored the Shrimpers’ fourth penalty as they beat Wycombe to win the 2015 League Two play-off final. We won a local tournament and I got scouted from there by Southend.” “I spent a couple of years playing Sunday league for Buckhurst Hill and for Redbridge District. The only one still playing now from my group is Cauley Woodrow, who has just gone to Luton. Tom Carroll was the year above me and Harry Kane was a couple of age groups above me.
“Then I went to Tottenham until the age of 13. “I was never officially on the books – I was spending one night at each, and then playing for one at the weekend,” he explained. Payne trained with Charlton, Arsenal and Spurs between the ages of seven and nine. But as long as I’m on the pitch, I’m happy.” “My favourite position would probably be eight, either on the left or right. I even played as a left wing-back at times. Last season under Ben I also played a couple of times on the right, coming inside. “Off the ball it’s about pressing high and being on the front foot. He gave me a lot of confidence and belief to play how I wanted to play in the structure.” And if you lose the ball it’s fine, as long as you’re doing it for the right reasons and trying to make positive decisions. “He gives you the freedom when you’re on the ball to create. “We got over all the detail in the week – how the opposition is going to play and where we think the spaces are going to be – so that gives you the opportunity to get in as much space as possible. “To put it simply, he gives us all the tools – there is no stone left unturned,” is Payne’s appraisal of the former Crystal Palace first-team coach. Just like with Mandela Egbo and Joe Wollacott, who also quit Swindon once their deals expired, Garner is getting a player who already understands his methodology. It’s the first time in six years I’ve been within any sort of reasonable distance from home, which is pleasing for all my friends and family.” Picture: CAFC I grew up in Ilford, around Gants Hill, but my family have moved since then to Heybridge. Then there is the stadium and training ground – it was everything as a package. I played some of my best football under him, hopefully I can replicate that here. I worked with the manager last season and had a really good relationship. “There were quite a few clubs that showed really good interest but Charlton ticked all the boxes for me – being back in League One was big for me. I wish Swindon all the best in the future but this is a dream move – I could never turn this down.
“It’s emotional leaving but I don’t think any Swindon fans will begrudge me when they look at the club I have come to,” Payne, who has made 333 career appearances, told the South London Press. The former Tottenham trainee played 88 matches in two seasons in Wiltshire.
Swindon also fought hard to keep Payne, who scored 13 goals and collected five assists as they reached the play-offs in May before losing to Port Vale in the semi final. Derby County were also serious contenders until Wayne Rooney, a big admirer, quit for DC United in the MLS. This time around the 27-year-old midfielder had lucrative deals on the table from National League Wrexham, whose spending power was underlined by the recent addition of Elliot Lee following his release by Luton, and Crawley Town, taken over by a American cryptocurrency investment group in April.
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Despite a free transfer release clause following their relegation to England’s fourth tier, a switch failed to happen. Jack Payne had been on the Addicks’ radar 12 months ago when Swindon Town lost their League One status. Ben Garner has a very clear football philosophy – and bringing in a playmaker from his former club was one of his big priorities this summer.Ī deal that had been on ice, at least while Charlton Athletic looked to balance the books under the SCMP (Salary Cost Management Protocols), started to seriously heat up at the back end of last week before being concluded on Monday, as temperatures in the capital soared to a sizzling 37 degrees.
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