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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: Ballers on June 08, 2008, 08:39:27 AM
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After a few jars with Joe last night we realised that you can never quite tell who we are signing and one rumour in particular had us chuckling heartily. Anyway decided to have alook at some of the names we've been linked with through the years who obviously never ever came close to coming. See if we can spot any patterns.
May 2000 : Simon Parke of Guiseley was mentioned as a possible recruit;
The rumour-mill suggests that Jeremy Goss, the ex-Norwich City and Wales player, may be a candidate for the post of Mark Ward's assistant manager. Likewise, Dale Watkins of Kettering is being touted as a possible signing, though this seems unlikely given that he only signed for Kettering last season for £22,000 and before that was the top-scorer in Cheltenham's 1997/98 team and playing a prominent role in their promotion- winning side in 1998/99.
Whilst negotiations with Stockport's Kevin Francis and with Leigh RMI's Steve Jones have been confirmed, neither player has yet agreed to come to Moss Lane. :o The Pink has confirmed (24/6/00) that Mark Ward is pursuing Leigh RMI's right-winger, Steve Jones who was the Player of the Year at Hilton Park last season. Ward hopes to pair Jones with Kevin Ellison but any move awaits the return from holiday of the Leigh Chairman. As reported below, Ward is also still pursuing Lancaster's Jamie Udall, Mark Ward is reported to be in negotiation with Stockport County's tall centre-forward, Kevin Francis. The six foot seven striker is 32 years old and has been released from Edgeley Park after returning to Stockport earlier this year. Ward got to know Francis when both were at Birmingham City.
Possibly joining Altrincham are Wrexham's Dean Spink and Leigh RMI's reserve goalkeeper, Mark O'Connor. Spink, aged 33, is a six-footer whose career up to1998 was as a centre-forward, notably at Shrewsbury Town, where he scored 52 goals in 273 appearances
A possible arrival at Moss Lane is Leigh's Brian Butler, who does not want to go into the Conference because of employment commitments. Also, Mark Ward is reported to be interested in the situation at Southport, where Adie Mike (ex-Manchester City) and Lee Trundle, ::) formerly at Stalybridge, maybe available for transfer. Rumour has it that Richard Landon has been bought by Southport, whilst the Sandgrounders' Adie Mike and Lee Trundle are believed to be travelling in the opposite direction. Trundle, a 23-year old Merseysider, played for Liverpool, Chorley and Stalybridge Celtic before moving for £16,000 to Southport in late 1998.
A few interesting names there. We may have bounced straight back up with big Kev Francis as a target man and Steve Jones and Lee Trundle playing off him!!
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Kevin Francis - what a legend.
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I'm suprised Mark Ward had so much time to commit to signing payers ;D
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We're siging Paul Dickov next week, very local striker currently without a club,he'll hit 50 for us next season - FACT
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We're siging Paul Dickov next week, very local striker currently without a club,he'll hit 50 for us next season - FACT
You're the best in 'Britian' , mate. FACT
PS: Have a 'G'
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What's the situation with Danylyk?
According to the NLP he pulled out of a move to Buxton to sign for us and the main site has said that he looks to be coming - is he here yet?