West Ham United Under-18 captain Matthew Fry has enjoyed a superb 2008/09 season, after successfully making the step up to reserve-team football alongside several of his Academy team-mates.
The left-footed central defender, who has also been used at left-back for Alex Dyer's reserves this term, assumed the Under-18s' captaincy following Josh Payne's promotion to the first-team squad.
As well as making nine starts and one substitute appearance for Dyer's side, 18-year-old Fry has been a virtual ever-present for U18s as they enjoyed an impressive end to their season, finishing fifth in the Premier Academy League Group A.
Now, after another season under Tony Carr's expert tutorship, Fry is looking to take the valuable lesson learned this campaign as he begins to think about his aims for next season.
"I said a few weeks ago that I think that this season has gone very well for me," Fry said. "Last year I had a lot of injuries and it was a very frustrating season for me but this time I've played a lot of football. We've had a fairly decent season as far as the league is concerned so I've been pleased with it.
"We've been trying to get a run going and be as consistent as possible. That's what Tony Carr tells us. He keeps telling us that if we get that consistency and get on a good run then we can pick up points and we have found ourselves moving up the table and that's where we've wanted to be."