Baggies boy Jones making up for lost time

STANLEY defender Callam Jones believes he has a point to prove after joining the club on loan from West Brom.

The 20-year-old will spend the first six months of the season at the Wham Stadium after making the switch from the Premier League Baggies.

Jones has struggled with serious injuries in his career so far, but he is now looking to put all that behind him and show just what he is capable of.

“I just need to be playing football. I’ve been playing under 21s for a while so coming here and playing men’s football will be a new challenge for me,” he told the club’s official website.

“It’ll be a learning curve and I think it will be more physical because it’s about playing with a range of players not just under 21s. I can’t wait to see how different it’s going to be.

“When I was out for such a long time I missed the game so much but now I’ve been given the opportunity to play here at a great club in Accrington. It’s something that I’ve really wanted to do and now I can do it.

“I tore my anterior cruciate ligament twice, back to back. I’d got over the first one and was in the final stage of the recovery and two weeks before I was back in training I tore it again.

“That was another nine months but these things happen and I’m looking to make up for lost time.”