{"id":452771,"date":"2019-06-07T12:46:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T16:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=452771"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:33:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:33:54","slug":"tom-king-completes-move-to-league-two-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/06\/07\/tom-king-completes-move-to-league-two-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom King Completes Move to League Two Side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Millwall goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/5791b997\/Tom-King\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom King<\/a> has signed for Sky Bet League Two side Newport County. The deal is subject to EFL, FA and international clearance.<\/p>\n<h1>Exiles Snap Up Tom King<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PLAYER NEWS| Newport County AFC are delighted to announce to the permanent signing of goalkeeper Tom King subject to FA, EFL and international clearance.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Exiles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Exiles<\/a> Tom!<\/p>\n<p>\u270d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZNAbqRqvzb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZNAbqRqvzb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmberArmy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AmberArmy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurJourneyContinues?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#OurJourneyContinues<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zr4RLHdgEt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Zr4RLHdgEt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Newport County AFC (@NewportCounty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewportCounty\/status\/1136943414036090880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Well-Respected Keeper<\/h2>\n<p>The former Millwall goalkeeper has dropped two leagues to join County on a two-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old signed his first professional contract with the Lions in 2014. However, first-team chances were limited and he has recently enjoyed a loan spell with AFC Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>The shot-stopper has also featured for Stevenage on loan, as well as having temporary stays in non-league at Welling United and Braintree Town.<\/p>\n<p>Upon signing a two-year deal, King <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newport-county.co.uk\/news\/2019\/june\/tom-king?platform=hootsuite\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told Newport&#8217;s website<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cI&#8217;m absolutely delighted to be joining\u00a0Newport County. It&#8217;s a great chance for me to showcase my ability in an already flourishing team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t wait for the break to be over now so we can get down to business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, County boss <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/cde68d72\/Michael-Flynn\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Flynn<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newport-county.co.uk\/news\/2019\/june\/tom-king?platform=hootsuite\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pleased to have completed the deal<\/a> for the 24-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am thrilled to welcome Tom to the club.\u00a0He has a good amount of experience at this level and is at an age where he will continue to improve.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It should provide us with a healthy amount of competition between the sticks for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tom reminds me of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/269e8622\/Joe-Day\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Day<\/a> when he first came to the club, he is a very talented goalkeeper and I look forward to working with him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know he is looking forward to settling in and getting amongst the lads for pre-season.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Day on the Move<\/h2>\n<p>Day&#8217;s contract runs out this summer. Having been number one since his 2014 arrival, it is expected that his time with the Exiles is over.<\/p>\n<p>Boss Flynn conceded in April that it would be unlikely to retain Day if the Exiles were unable to gain promotion to the third-tier.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hand on my heart it&#8217;s going to be very difficult to keep him,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/48065907\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flynn said<\/a>.\u00a0&#8220;There are quite a few who are out of contract. Some will be playing to see if they can play higher, I am not stupid.<\/p>\n<p>Newport County reached the Sky Bet League Two play-off final but were <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/05\/26\/connor-jennings-late-winner-sends-tranmere-rovers-into-league-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">beaten 1-0 by Tranmere Rovers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <a id=\"Fy3fTLglQQNoJZqaktQsAQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/668590632\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Fy3fTLglQQNoJZqaktQsAQ',sig:'W_eXytxy5J_UmEQ7YtU8q_sDn4JyYQEr_8Sh21O1Ji0=',w:'594px',h:'376px',items:'668590632',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millwall goalkeeper Tom King has signed for Sky Bet League Two side Newport County. The deal is subject to EFL, FA and international clearance. Exiles Snap Up Tom King &nbsp; PLAYER NEWS| Newport County AFC are delighted to announce to the permanent signing of goalkeeper Tom King subject to FA, EFL and international clearance. 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