IRON HANDED ME ARTHUR CHANCE!

TEENAGE midfielder Arthur Iontton was left frustrated when his Braintree Town loan was scuppered by the coronavirus pandemic, but insists it was still a ‘great experience’.

- John Lyons

The 19-year-old arrived on loan at the National League South strugglers from Stevenage towards the end of February and notched up four appearances before play came to a grinding halt all over the country.

“The loan helped me massively,” said Enfield-born Iontton. “It’s been difficult getting in the team at Stevenage, they have a lot of experienced boys there.

“As a young player, you need to get game time and Braintree were willing to give me that. It’s the only way to learn and improve.

Frustrating

“They had a couple of boys from Stevenage which helped me to settle in. The football is a little bit different – it’s more physical. It was a bit hard to get used to it at first, but after a few games I felt at home.”

The Tottenham fan also enjoyed working under legendary Non-League boss George Borg at Cressing Road.

“He’s got great experience and has worked with players who have played in the League,” he said. “He’s helped me a lot.