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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: MarpleAlty on January 12, 2023, 07:17:05 PM
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So, we move on then... who do we reckon is being lined up to come into the team?
Bennett back in on loan?
Someone else from Fleetwood (like Baggley)?
Conn-Clarke extension?
Key player contract renewals?
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So, we move on then... who do we reckon is being lined up to come into the team?
Bennett back in on loan?
Someone else from Fleetwood (like Baggley)?
Conn-Clarke extension?
Key player contract renewals?
Someone mentioned Paddy Lane at Fleetwood cant see that one happening . Need both left and right midfielders
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Desperately need a wide player who is strong and pacey. Like Ceesay, but with more grit and footy brain.
Would be mega if we can extend CCC.
Thought Bennett was a top player, but as number 10. Too slow out wide.
Contract extensions, depending on time left:-
Toby
Baines
Lundstram
Marriott
James Jones
Really need a promising signing out wide and up top.
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Desperately need a left and right winger.
Really need a striker
Could do with a right back
Going to need a 10
Only half a team then
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This was always going to happen at some stage with us being so reliant on loan players. Coco leaving is a further nightmare, allbeit an expected one.
So what now? More loans would be my guess.
The summer recruitment needs to be strong and long term.
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Barry Baggley has gone to Waterford on loan who are also owned by Andy Pilley let's hope ccc doesn't end up there.
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Barry Baggley has gone to Waterford on loan who are also owned by Andy Pilley let's hope ccc doesn't end up there.
Unless we table a strong bid, I can see this also happening
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We surely will I would have thought. He's very happy here too which might also be a factor.
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Seems like such a strange move on the face of it - surely the standard of the Irish second tier can't be that great?
The lad's just come back from quite a long injury I believe, so maybe they just want to keep him under close watch for a bit longer while he recuperates.
Can't see CCC going there at all, but who knows.
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He is going to Waterford, 11th February
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He is going to Waterford, 11th February
CCC or Baguley?
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CCC
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Damn.
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The standard isnt great probably more npl than conf north but Waterford should be half decent and win that league easily. In the premier Shamrock Rovers are probably about as good Wrexham , Notts ie would be comfortable in league 2 maybe higher .
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Absolutely ,i watchedt Cork City a number of times when visiting my lad a few seasons ago , they werethe top team then but like you say the premier lge is about Conf national level , don't see how he will gain by playing at that lower level . Btw , they play at Fleetwood in a friendly on 27thJan.
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The League of Ireland is from Feb to October , isnt ccc out of contract on 1 July/ ie unless hes had his Fleetwood contact extended wouldnt be able to go on a seson long loan
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He is going to Waterford, 11th February
Is that official? Seems a very odd move. Family are in Wexford and I've seen Youths play at that level. It's a shambles.
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He is going to Waterford, 11th February
Do you have inside info?
As this would be extremely mendacious if merely speculation or opinion, I guess you must have.
Can't see anything on this anywhere and sincerely hope you're mistaken or wrongly informed.
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The League of Ireland is from Feb to October , isnt ccc out of contract on 1 July/ ie unless hes had his Fleetwood contact extended wouldnt be able to go on a seson long loan
They have the option of an additional year, which I assume they'll take up on his current form.
Barry Baggley is already contracted another year.
From what I understand, other previous loanees Aaron Bennett and Harry Perritt appear to be out of contract full stop, so will be interesting to see what happens given that neither are in first team matchday squads (with the exception of cup games for Perritt).
On a separate note it's good to see Joel Senior back into the starting lineup at Carlisle - at one point I thought he might be a viable loan option but I believe they've had to put him in early due to injuries.
Alistair Smith back in Sutton's starting lineup too.
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I'd be going hell for leather for Chris, scooping uo Bennett as, like Chris, he was getting better and better, and spending the rest of the Coclough cash on a proven CF (Marcus if extended can fight against and learn from)
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Would love to see Perritt back.
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Would love to see Perritt back.
Me too.
Would it mean Mullarkey moved to CB replacing Jones though?
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Would love to see Perritt back.
Me too.
Would it mean Mullarkey moved to CB replacing Jones though?
Would be keeping Mullarkey at RB. He is a real threat driving forward and getting onto things.
They can't deal with someone of that build who can play and carry the ball.
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Toby has been a superb stand-in at right-back but if the option is there to go and get a proven player in that position and move Toby back to the middle, we need to do it. We're leaking goals and we've been getting away with it through the firepower of Colclough, CCC and Newby - who are all going to be gone by the end of the month.
That said, Toby's competence at right-back makes it far less of a problem area than it could have been. I would definitely address the wings, #10 and #9 first.
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If someone like Harry Perritt was available, I'd definitely go for it - push Toby back into the middle - bench James Jones - and get Jake Cooper out on loan somewhere else in this division.
We need to prepare for the prospect of clubs coming back in for Toby (did he sign a 2-year deal?), so I'd rather start thinking about that sort of scenario now.
James Jones has been OK but has too many flaws in my opinion; I think Jake Cooper probably has a higher ceiling of potential so I'd go and get him ready for next season in case we need him.
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Just forn this re CCC.
Remaining contract duration at Altrincham
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-conn-clarke/transfers/spieler/549582/transfer_id/3963706
00 Days (Jan 1, 2023)
Fee
End of loan.
does this mean he has now gone back to Fleetwood?
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Just forn this re CCC.
Remaining contract duration at Altrincham
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-conn-clarke/transfers/spieler/549582/transfer_id/3963706
00 Days (Jan 1, 2023)
Fee
End of loan.
does this mean he has now gone back to Fleetwood?
I'd assume it means that larger football websites don't give a sh*t about lower league football.
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Just forn this re CCC.
Remaining contract duration at Altrincham
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-conn-clarke/transfers/spieler/549582/transfer_id/3963706
00 Days (Jan 1, 2023)
Fee
End of loan.
does this mean he has now gone back to Fleetwood?
I'd assume it means that larger football websites don't give a sh*t about lower league football.
That's certainly more likely.
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Lets just list players who use to play for us....
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Pat Connelly.
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Chris senior
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Lets just list players who use to play for us....
That lad Conn-Clarke's second spell with us hasn't been too bad...
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Chris senior
How funny would it be if Ian Senior had still been playing in the Maidenhead United game! He could have taught that Junior a few things...
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Clicky Knee
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Jeb the GOAT ( Greatest of all time ) .
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Jeb the GOAT ( Greatest of all time ) .
Apparently buried deep under the pitch in the fan zone corner!
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Jeb the GOAT ( Greatest of all time ) .
Apparently buried deep under the pitch in the fan zone corner!
Gone but never forgotten !
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Managerment need to at least try and get C.C.Cs loan extended to the end of the season,or at least try and buy him
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Where is Ryan Colclough these days?
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Some right nob head comments on this thread
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Some right nob head comments on this thread
Cheer up RiS.
There are quite a few different views, I grant you, but people are bound to be a little twitchy when we've just lost a complete forward line!
I'm personally a little surprised at how confident some are given we've got a totally different attack who've not played together vs a side who concede very few - especially at home.
PS. Having said all that, you still never know with the super Robins! 😉
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Managerment need to at least try and get C.C.Cs loan extended to the end of the season,or at least try and buy him
I think Phil mentioned in his interview on Tuesday that we've done everything we can to keep him at our end.
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If people don't think the club did everything within its means to keep Colclough and Conn-Clarke then you need a massive reality check.
We might be full time but so are 120+ other English teams and most have more cash to splash than us.
We're in a very vulnerable position at the moment ie get a player improve a plaer but just can't keep the player
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It takes some doing to lose all 4 players of your front line when nobody wanted 3 of them 2 months ago
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It takes some doing to lose all 4 players of your front line when nobody wanted 3 of them 2 months ago
How do you know no one wanted them?
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It takes some doing to lose all 4 players of your front line when nobody wanted 3 of them 2 months ago
Indeed. Any Parky deserves great credit for spotting players no one else wanted and making them into quality players that league teams or teams above us in the league are chasing in such a short period. I assume that’s what you meant?
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Exactly. It must be so frustrating for PP to spot these little gems and then to lose them. And here lieth the problem. We have indeed lost all our entire forward line. We must rely on him to do it again and it's simply not sustainable.
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Brighton are doing exactly the same in the Premier League and they're doing just fine - it's the only way clubs like them and us can firm up their presence in the division.
It wasn't long ago that we never lost a single player to a bigger club - I can remember a small handful over quite a large period - Craney, Chalmers etc - around that time there was barely anyone - it's certainly a better problem to have than nobody wanting your players at all.
If Parky's tenure was punctuated with periods of going backwards after losing players, then maybe half the comments of this thread would make sense.
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Brighton are doing exactly the same in the Premier League and they're doing just fine - it's the only way clubs like them and us can firm up their presence in the division.
It wasn't long ago that we never lost a single player to a bigger club - I can remember a small handful over quite a large period - Craney, Chalmers etc - around that time there was barely anyone - it's certainly a better problem to have than nobody wanting your players at all.
If Parky's tenure was punctuated with periods of going backwards after losing players, then maybe half the comments of this thread would make sense.
But we have had periods like that, we lost of our opening 10 games.
We didn't win for 20 games last season, and required loan injections eveeyyear.
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Zac Goodson going back to Boston for the rest of the season.
Surely some incomers have been lined up now?🤞
We're certainly looking a touch light up front!
PS. Check your ironymeter 😉
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Brighton are doing exactly the same in the Premier League and they're doing just fine - it's the only way clubs like them and us can firm up their presence in the division.
It wasn't long ago that we never lost a single player to a bigger club - I can remember a small handful over quite a large period - Craney, Chalmers etc - around that time there was barely anyone - it's certainly a better problem to have than nobody wanting your players at all.
If Parky's tenure was punctuated with periods of going backwards after losing players, then maybe half the comments of this thread would make sense.
I appreciate (that like us) they have very little choice, being a small fish in a big pond, but Brighton will eventually get relegated. On a positive note, it does look like PP has got multiple faces lined up and his judgement in the loan market has been top class.
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Brighton are doing exactly the same in the Premier League and they're doing just fine - it's the only way clubs like them and us can firm up their presence in the division.
It wasn't long ago that we never lost a single player to a bigger club - I can remember a small handful over quite a large period - Craney, Chalmers etc - around that time there was barely anyone - it's certainly a better problem to have than nobody wanting your players at all.
If Parky's tenure was punctuated with periods of going backwards after losing players, then maybe half the comments of this thread would make sense.
I appreciate (that like us) they have very little choice, being a small fish in a big pond, but Brighton will eventually get relegated. On a positive note, it does look like PP has got multiple faces lined up and his judgement in the loan market has been top class.
What makes you think that PP has multi faces lined up (I hope you are correct as we are very light up front now)
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Brighton are doing exactly the same in the Premier League and they're doing just fine - it's the only way clubs like them and us can firm up their presence in the division.
It wasn't long ago that we never lost a single player to a bigger club - I can remember a small handful over quite a large period - Craney, Chalmers etc - around that time there was barely anyone - it's certainly a better problem to have than nobody wanting your players at all.
If Parky's tenure was punctuated with periods of going backwards after losing players, then maybe half the comments of this thread would make sense.
I appreciate (that like us) they have very little choice, being a small fish in a big pond, but Brighton will eventually get relegated. On a positive note, it does look like PP has got multiple faces lined up and his judgement in the loan market has been top class.
What makes you think that PP has multi faces lined up (I hope you are correct as we are very light up front now)
Like most on here... Trust and Hope!
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I notice Goodson has gone to Boston until the end of the season so maybe/ hopefully PP has actually got a striker
Lined up.
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I thought Goodson may have been the replacement for ccc or on the right obviously not just yet
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Newby and Jennings have left without replacements (on loan or otherwise) and now Goodson has been loaned out for the season. Also, CCC is about to leave too. Gyasi has replaced Coco so unless PP is relying on Dinanga, Hulme and Kaja for goals (unlikely), there look to be a few imminent arrivals - at least 2 you'd think.
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Jennings: recalled by Stockport and now rumoured to be heading for Halifax;
Goodson: allowed to rejoin Boston United on loan for the remainder of the season;
Conn-Clarke: it's seemingly widely accepted that he will be back with Fleetwood Town at the end of this month.
So, that's potentially three individuals who won't be available for our forthcoming FA Trophy tie at Bracknell Town, leaving our squad for that competition looking somewhat threadbare.
Meanwhile, we've taken a defensive midfielder on loan from United (when we manifestly have more urgent vacancies to fill elsewhere on the pitch) and have signed a player on loan from Chesterfield who is cup-tied for the Bracknell fixture.
All this against an unsettling backdrop of reports that Grimsby Town have submitted a bid for Mullarkey.
I sincerely hope that some grand masterplan is afoot here and we willl be duly enlightened about it in the near future.
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There will be a Masterplan I have no doubt.
We wont't be duly enlightened though
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Jennings: recalled by Stockport and now rumoured to be heading for Halifax;
Goodson: allowed to rejoin Boston United on loan for the remainder of the season;
Conn-Clarke: it's seemingly widely accepted that he will be back with Fleetwood Town at the end of this month.
So, that's potentially three individuals who won't be available for our forthcoming FA Trophy tie at Bracknell Town, leaving our squad for that competition looking somewhat threadbare.
Meanwhile, we've taken a defensive midfielder on loan from United (when we manifestly have more urgent vacancies to fill elsewhere on the pitch) and have signed a player on loan from Chesterfield who is cup-tied for the Bracknell fixture.
All this against an unsettling backdrop of reports that Grimsby Town have submitted a bid for Mullarkey.
I sincerely hope that some grand masterplan is afoot here and we willl be duly enlightened about it in the near future.
Perfect summary of the situation Cult.
Nothing to add to it until the new signings start arriving.
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There will be a Masterplan I have no doubt.
We wont't be duly enlightened though
One of Baldrick's cunning plans would make more sense to me right now.
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I believe we will see some proper players incoming before the end of January.
Management are fully aware of the issues we are facing in terms of personnel and the outgoings (Goodson and Jackson for example) appear part of a larger plan to me. They wouldn't be off in the absence of players coming in.
Unless CCC will be getting game time at Fleetwood I'd hope they see how well he has developed with us and allow us to keep him but I do think he will be gone come the end of the month.
The way loanees develop at our club can't go unnoticed which makes us an attractive prospect for the Club's around us with great academies, such as Fleetwood and Crewe, to send prospects to us.
Though I sincerely hope we can sign some players players permanently who can make an impact.
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With all the players we have recently sent out on loan, as well as the ones we have lost recently, I am hoping for a bigger name forward signing in the next day or two.
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With all the players we have recently sent out on loan, as well as the ones we have lost recently, I am hoping for a bigger name forward signing in the next day or two.
The biggest issue is finding one that isn't cup tied in the Trophy, if we're planning to have a proper stab at it.
Given Aaron Bennett's name has been shared a lot (and he's been seen at games?), given he knows where the net is, he probably wouldn't be the worst idea up front - although if CCC leaves, someone like him would be needed to go straight in at 10 instead. Either way, at least he wouldn't be cup tied for the Trophy.
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I think getting a decent striker/forward is more important than worrying about the Trophy
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I think getting a decent striker/forward is more important than worrying about the Trophy
The potential financial benefits to be gained from progressing in the Trophy would strengthen our power in the transfer market.
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I think getting a decent striker/forward is more important than worrying about the Trophy
The potential financial benefits to be gained from progressing in the Trophy would strengthen our power in the transfer market.
While I think Trophy success is long overdue and a realistic target this season, the money received for winning a tie (at home anyway) just provides compensation for the half gate receipts we have to give to the opponents.
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Watmarsed
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See toby is a target again
http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/news.htm#230123toby
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I think getting a decent striker/forward is more important than worrying about the Trophy
The potential financial benefits to be gained from progressing in the Trophy would strengthen our power in the transfer market.
While I think Trophy success is long overdue and a realistic target this season, the money received for winning a tie (at home anyway) just provides compensation for the half gate receipts we have to give to the opponents.
I'm sure a lot of us aren't necessarily thinking about the financial aspect of the Trophy, given it's not the most lucrative of competitions (hence why the big clubs often don't bother).
I think we just want to win it.
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See toby is a target again
http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/news.htm#230123toby
Starting to look fairly ominous, however we're in a strong position if he did indeed sign a two-year deal last summer as reported - especially given we seemed a hair's breadth away from losing him for absolutely nothing in this summer just gone - and he's got significantly better since then too.
If there are 'a number of EFL clubs' interested, it should certainly strengthen our hand when it comes to securing a suitable deal.
The management team surely wouldn't want to lose two key players in one 'window', so I can see this one dragging to the summer - either that, or if it's a team from the EFL wanting to strengthen their options rather than put him straight in, loan him back to us until the end of the season.
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With regards to Goodson, it should also be noted that
Alty reserve the right to recall Zak after 28 days
I find it hard to believe that we won’t discuss our needs with Boston in this regard and they wouldn’t not be taken aback if we recalled him in a months time.
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I think getting a decent striker/forward is more important than worrying about the Trophy
The potential financial benefits to be gained from progressing in the Trophy would strengthen our power in the transfer market.
While I think Trophy success is long overdue and a realistic target this season, the money received for winning a tie (at home anyway) just provides compensation for the half gate receipts we have to give to the opponents.
I think the total prize money if we win it is about £100k which is not to be sniffed at and will be a much bigger chunk of our budget than some of the bigger clubs in our league. The prestige and trip to Wembley matters more to me though.
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I did hear we have signed 4 Strikers…
A postman
A Railway worker
A Teacher
An Ambulance driver
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I did hear we have signed 4 Strikers…
A postman
A Railway worker
A Teacher
An Ambulance driver
Quality 🤣
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I did hear we have signed 4 Strikers…
A postman
A Railway worker
A Teacher
An Ambulance driver
That must be..
1. Someone to stamp his authority on games,
2. Someone to keep us on track for a top half finish,
And
3. Someone who's a class player.
Don't fancy the ambulance driver. For me, that's a Ner (actually, Ner-Ner, Ner-Ner) 😉
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Get in 🤣
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Nick Haughton would be a good option to replace Con-Clarke.
His contract runs out in the summer.
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I think if fylde come up he'll most likely stay.
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He will be on double what our current highest earner is on, no doubt!
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I'd be surprised if we can afford Nick Haughton.
He'll be the highest earner in the NLN.
Would be interested to see if Preston are willing to let go of Bennett, given his injury issues.
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Wondering if Tshimanga would be available? (only joking)
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Transfer window closes soon then we see who is available and who has been snapped up… I believe many non league teams benefit after the window closes. Hopefully we keep hold of Toby and have our sights on at least 3 more players on loan with a view to buy. In PP we have to trust!
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I'd suspect there are 2 or three players who if they dont get the move they want will suddenly become available on Wednesday (1st feb). The profile would be young , with potential to sell on, possibly previously injured or just fallen short. See colclough, smith, jones etc
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The brutal truth is that we're at the bottom (or near the bottom) of the professional club food chain at the moment and we have got to come to terms with it.
Also our model seems to be to try to attract young players to develop and sell on so we can hardly complain when this happens. It's just a shame that several have gone at the same time when one per season would have been preferable.
The big concern is that we've failed so far to unearth a goalscoring number nine who would be happy to stay with us for a good while.
Two or three positive forward signings in the next couple of weeks will see us okay and I believe Parky has this in hand. 🤞
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100% agree Sangers 👍🤞
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100% agree Sangers 👍🤞
Is that 'Saugers' or yet another nickname? 🤔😄
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' Saugers ' or Sangers ( old aussie term for sandwiches ) !
Either or both make up to a very good taste , like your choice of footy team my friend 😉
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' Saugers ' or Sangers ( old aussie term for sandwiches ) !
Either or both make up to a very good taste , like your choice of footy team my friend 😉
👍 😎😄
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The brutal truth is that we're at the bottom (or near the bottom) of the professional club food chain at the moment and we have got to come to terms with it.
Also our model seems to be to try to attract young players to develop and sell on so we can hardly complain when this happens. It's just a shame that several have gone at the same time when one per season would have been preferable.
The big concern is that we've failed so far to unearth a goalscoring number nine who would be happy to stay with us for a good while.
Two or three positive forward signings in the next couple of weeks will see us okay and I believe Parky has this in hand. 🤞
Exactly
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The brutal truth is that we're at the bottom (or near the bottom) of the professional club food chain at the moment and we have got to come to terms with it.
Also our model seems to be to try to attract young players to develop and sell on so we can hardly complain when this happens. It's just a shame that several have gone at the same time when one per season would have been preferable.
The big concern is that we've failed so far to unearth a goalscoring number nine who would be happy to stay with us for a good while.
Two or three positive forward signings in the next couple of weeks will see us okay and I believe Parky has this in hand. 🤞
Great post - especially around losing players to higher up the food chain - we'd better get used to it.
We won't rely on loanees in future seasons as much as we have done this one; it was just necessary for the transition and it's given us some great times (esp with CCC).
I'd be more worried if we had a shed load of dead wood that we were struggling to move on.
We haven't heard the last from a recruitment point of view; I'd rather the management took their time to locate the right targets, even if it takes a week or two longer.
I suspect, as suggested before, that we're waiting for the football league window to close.
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Just as an interesting point, tomorrow night we are playing against a striker who has hit 21 in 28 games. To be honest, even though the player is from a lower league, these are the sorts of players we can look at. I know it doesn't mean it will work at a higher level, but they are worth at least a look. Saw that in the Alty site in the match preview and alarm bells started ringing. These players are looking for chances bat a higher level I am sure.
Need to recall Zak Goodson maybe sooner rather than later.
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I don't think we can get him back until he's been there for a month.
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Just as an interesting point, tomorrow night we are playing against a striker who has hit 21 in 28 games. To be honest, even though the player is from a lower league, these are the sorts of players we can look at. I know it doesn't mean it will work at a higher level, but they are worth at least a look. Saw that in the Alty site in the match preview and alarm bells started ringing. These players are looking for chances bat a higher level I am sure.
Need to recall Zak Goodson maybe sooner rather than later.
The lad from Vauxhall is 30 years of age, I very much doubt he'd be a part of our plans.
One player I'm sure would have been feasible at various points over the past 2-3 seasons is Kurt Willoughby - who was being heavily linked to Oldham at a similar time to Ryan Colclough.
I still think Danny Elliott fits the bill, given Boreham Wood don't seem to fancy him that much and Gateshead will likely go down.
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As mentioned after the Wrexham Trophy match… Young Bickerstaff is exactly who we should be bringing in… Surely a little PP 2 PP chat could get that over the line! Even if just til the end of the season.
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As mentioned after the Wrexham Trophy match… Young Bickerstaff is exactly who we should be bringing in… Surely a little PP 2 PP chat could get that over the line! Even if just til the end of the season.
Yep, surely we fit the profile of the type of club they'd send him to...? He'd be the main man here, and could thrive.
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Just as an interesting point, tomorrow night we are playing against a striker who has hit 21 in 28 games. To be honest, even though the player is from a lower league, these are the sorts of players we can look at. I know it doesn't mean it will work at a higher level, but they are worth at least a look. Saw that in the Alty site in the match preview and alarm bells started ringing. These players are looking for chances bat a higher level I am sure.
Need to recall Zak Goodson maybe sooner rather than later.
The lad from Vauxhall is 30 years of age, I very much doubt he'd be a part of our plans.
One player I'm sure would have been feasible at various points over the past 2-3 seasons is Kurt Willoughby - who was being heavily linked to Oldham at a similar time to Ryan Colclough.
I still think Danny Elliott fits the bill, given Boreham Wood don't seem to fancy him that much and Gateshead will likely go down.
Lets hope our FT scout reads the forum
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Just as an interesting point, tomorrow night we are playing against a striker who has hit 21 in 28 games. To be honest, even though the player is from a lower league, these are the sorts of players we can look at. I know it doesn't mean it will work at a higher level, but they are worth at least a look. Saw that in the Alty site in the match preview and alarm bells started ringing. These players are looking for chances bat a higher level I am sure.
Need to recall Zak Goodson maybe sooner rather than later.
Isn't there a forward at Nantwich who impressed pre season? Iwonder if he is worth another look.
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Just as an interesting point, tomorrow night we are playing against a striker who has hit 21 in 28 games. To be honest, even though the player is from a lower league, these are the sorts of players we can look at. I know it doesn't mean it will work at a higher level, but they are worth at least a look. Saw that in the Alty site in the match preview and alarm bells started ringing. These players are looking for chances bat a higher level I am sure.
Need to recall Zak Goodson maybe sooner rather than later.
Isn't there a forward at Nantwich who impressed pre season? Iwonder if he is worth another look.
Dan Cockerline? From memory I believe he's at University and has no desire to go full-time.
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Just as an interesting point, tomorrow night we are playing against a striker who has hit 21 in 28 games. To be honest, even though the player is from a lower league, these are the sorts of players we can look at. I know it doesn't mean it will work at a higher level, but they are worth at least a look. Saw that in the Alty site in the match preview and alarm bells started ringing. These players are looking for chances bat a higher level I am sure.
Need to recall Zak Goodson maybe sooner rather than later.
Isn't there a forward at Nantwich who impressed pre season? Iwonder if he is worth another look.
Dan Cockerline? From memory I believe he's at University and has no desire to go full-time.
Thanks, that's the chap!
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We need some perspective here… Facts in fact…
1. We lose a couple of loan signings and 2 of our best players
2. We have built a good relationship and are looking to bring in 2 more United youngsters
3. We have signed a top prospect from Coventry until end of the season
4. A decent right back in Welch-Hales
5. Gyasi is looking decent and a quick turn of pace
7. Only a month deal to start but another forward from Fleetwood.
We then have young talent signed up and learning their trade out on loan.
Oh and forgot to mention that we are 13th in a bloody tough league, have a core of at least 6 quality players to build a team around and a management team that rival most across the division.
Bloody sh*t we are!!!
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We need some perspective here… Facts in fact…
1. We lose a couple of loan signings and 2 of our best players
2. We have built a good relationship and are looking to bring in 2 more United youngsters
3. We have signed a top prospect from Coventry until end of the season
4. A decent right back in Welch-Hales
5. Gyasi is looking decent and a quick turn of pace
7. Only a month deal to start but another forward from Fleetwood.
We then have young talent signed up and learning their trade out on loan.
Oh and forgot to mention that we are 13th in a bloody tough league, have a core of at least 6 quality players to build a team around and a management team that rival most across the division.
Bloody sh*t we are!!!
Thanks for this - it's time for new heroes to step forward. In Alty we trust - one step back, two forward.
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Losing 2 excellent loanees and 2 excellent first teamers is absolutely massive - no point talking it down.
We should wait to see how the United youngsters thing pans out - have any of them actually played yet?
The 'top prospect' has had loan spells before - there's no telling whether we'll be 'his club' (hopefully we are)
Welch-Hales and Gyasi on the face of it look good temporary signings - I'll give you that!
It sounds like the Fleetwood lad is here on a very temporary basis.
Hand on heart, are any of the lads we have sent out on loan anywhere near the first team?
We are 13th...for now. Relegation can certainly not be ruled out given the upheaval.
I would get used to Marriott being one of the core of 6 as much as I'd get used to PP being our manager next season - it seems everyone has a price.
If we want to talk about reality...
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Losing 2 excellent loanees and 2 excellent first teamers is absolutely massive - no point talking it down.
We should wait to see how the United youngsters thing pans out - have any of them actually played yet?
The 'top prospect' has had loan spells before - there's no telling whether we'll be 'his club' (hopefully we are)
Welch-Hales and Gyasi on the face of it look good temporary signings - I'll give you that!
It sounds like the Fleetwood lad is here on a very temporary basis.
Hand on heart, are any of the lads we have sent out on loan anywhere near the first team?
We are 13th...for now. Relegation can certainly not be ruled out given the upheaval.
I would get used to Marriott being one of the core of 6 as much as I'd get used to PP being our manager next season - it seems everyone has a price.
If we want to talk about reality...
You are exactly what we don’t need right now. Glass half empty when there is so much good to shout about. I hope that you hand your season ticket in soon, put in a transfer request and take your gloom somewhere else!
Honestly… some people on here!
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Cheers for that. Of course you are perfectly entitled to your opinion (as this is a fan forum). Let's see what happens next, eh?
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I'll throw another one into the mix, given we're talking about Rochdale... Ian Henderson?
Club legend, now 38(!) but fit as a fiddle (he's into that Herbalife nonsense), brings others into play - great pedigree, has scored a goal every 300 mins in League Two.
Might be worth asking them a favour till the end of the season.
EDIT: just seen Hugill has come in! - that's a hell of a statement...
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Losing 2 excellent loanees and 2 excellent first teamers is absolutely massive - no point talking it down.
We should wait to see how the United youngsters thing pans out - have any of them actually played yet?
The 'top prospect' has had loan spells before - there's no telling whether we'll be 'his club' (hopefully we are)
Welch-Hales and Gyasi on the face of it look good temporary signings - I'll give you that!
It sounds like the Fleetwood lad is here on a very temporary basis.
Hand on heart, are any of the lads we have sent out on loan anywhere near the first team?
We are 13th...for now. Relegation can certainly not be ruled out given the upheaval.
I would get used to Marriott being one of the core of 6 as much as I'd get used to PP being our manager next season - it seems everyone has a price.
If we want to talk about reality...
Well said, that man.
A commendably pragmatic and sensible synopsis.
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Desperately need a left and right winger.
Really need a striker
Could do with a right back
Going to need a 10
Only half a team then
Well, I guess we can't say we haven't given it a go!
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Yes we have indeed