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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: Bear Town Robin on October 25, 2020, 03:13:36 PM

Title: Where is Max Clayton?
Post by: Bear Town Robin on October 25, 2020, 03:13:36 PM

Is he injured? Unfit? Please tell me we’ve not signed another Nathan Arnold

Title: Re: Where is Max Clayton?
Post by: JD on October 25, 2020, 03:41:27 PM

Could be that Miller has jumped the queue, but surely he should be challenging Peers for the No9 spot.

Title: Re: Where is Max Clayton?
Post by: Freddie on October 25, 2020, 03:48:24 PM

I mentioned this in another thread, I'd love to know.

Title: Re: Where is Max Clayton?
Post by: Saughall Robin on October 25, 2020, 04:00:32 PM

Can only assume he's either left (unlikely) or still riddled with the Rona?

Title: Re: Where is Max Clayton?
Post by: Leon on October 25, 2020, 04:17:18 PM

He’s not fit enough, which is understandable but was always likely to be the case unless he went straight into the team.

Title: Re: Where is Max Clayton?
Post by: AltyFan101 on October 25, 2020, 04:22:11 PM

Quote from: Leon on October 25, 2020, 04:17:18 PM

He’s not fit enough, which is understandable but was always likely to be the case unless he went straight into the team.

That's fair enough but if it is just a case of match sharpness and there is no injury issue there, I would have liked to have seen him used as a sub for twenty-thirty mins today.

Title: Re: Where is Max Clayton?
Post by: robininstockport on October 25, 2020, 04:54:16 PM

Has he been playing for the reserves?

Title: Re: Where is Max Clayton?
Post by: Sale Holmfield on October 25, 2020, 05:02:02 PM

Quote from: robininstockport on October 25, 2020, 04:54:16 PM

Has he been playing for the reserves?

No, he hasn't.
There is a risk in signing a player, however talented, who has had severe injury problems. It could be a brilliant move, or it can fail. If it is the latter, I think he was only put on a short term deal, wasn't he?

Title: Re: Where is Max Clayton?
Post by: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on October 25, 2020, 05:10:29 PM

Yes, it was my understanding also that Clayton was on a short term deal, at least initially. His continued absence leads me to wonder how long it will be until his departure is announced.

We all realise that you don't just go down to the shop and pick up a quality striker off the shelf, but this clearly is a priority, as is replacing Lundstram.

Are we still able to utilise the loan market or has that door now closed until January?

Title: Re: Where is Max Clayton?
Post by: Sale Holmfield on October 25, 2020, 05:15:48 PM

I think we can still sign players on loan, or unattached players, as Darren Potter was.

Title: Re: Where is Max Clayton?
Post by: Saughall Robin on October 25, 2020, 05:47:43 PM

Let's hope Fisayo is playing up front at Hartlepool and proves to be the answer.

Title: Re: Where is Max Clayton?
Post by: robininstockport on October 25, 2020, 05:54:23 PM

None of the first team squad are registered for the reserves which seems a bit odd.

Title: Re: Where is Max Clayton?
Post by: HashtagAlty on October 26, 2020, 07:51:55 AM

Quote from: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on October 25, 2020, 05:10:29 PM

Yes, it was my understanding also that Clayton was on a short term deal, at least initially. His continued absence leads me to wonder how long it will be until his departure is announced.

We all realise that you don't just go down to the shop and pick up a quality striker off the shelf, but this clearly is a priority, as is replacing Lundstram.

Are we still able to utilise the loan market or has that door now closed until January?

Fylde did.
Gloucester did.