The Vital Forest Player Of The Year Is….

Congratulations to Julian Bennett for being voted the Vital Forest Player of the Year for the 2007/8 season.

Jules has probably been the most improved player in a Reds shirt this campaign and is a deserved winner. His marauding runs down the wing and his uncompromising tackles, along with his never say die attitude has made him a favourite with the fans.

It’s a credit to the player that he was widely tipped for a season on the bench, after the arrival of Matty Lockwood from Orient in the summer. But he hasn’t allowed the highly thought of defender a look in and when given the chance at the start of the season because of an injury to Lockwood, Bennett seized it. This caps off a great season for our local hero, who earlier this week was named in the PFA’s Team of the Year.

He’s won this accolade by some distance, polling 31% of the vote, with Sammy Clingan coming 2nd with 21%. Third place went to Wes Morgan with 12%. To view the poll results in full, see below.

Paul Smith 3%
Kelvin Wilson 12%
Julian Bennett 31%
Luke Chambers 1%
Wes Morgan 14%
Ian Breckin 0%
James Perch 1%
Kris Commons 4%
Chris Cohen 6%
Sammy Clingan 21%
Lewis McGugan 3%
Nathan Tyson 1%
Junior Agogo 2%
Brett Ormerod 1%