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Post by chirkshrew on Jul 8, 2024 16:22:27 GMT 1
Fred Davies won the league with trialists!!👍😀🤫😉😉
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Post by The Shropshire Tenor on Jul 8, 2024 16:41:52 GMT 1
Re triallists, a report of a 1-0 win in a friendly Altrincham played on Saturday states that their goal was scored by triallist A and triallist B made a double penalty save.
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Jul 8, 2024 17:21:09 GMT 1
That could be the case with Towns report on Saturday.
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Jul 8, 2024 17:23:43 GMT 1
Fred Davies won the league with trialists!!👍😀🤫😉😉 Think 3 of them were only signed on the Wednesday and Friday before the season opener on the Saturday. Withe, Hockaday (Weds) and Wayne Clarke (Fri). Patterson had been signed a bit earlier. No wonder we had a slow start. |
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Post by barrynic on Jul 8, 2024 17:28:22 GMT 1
Fred Davies won the league with trialists!!👍😀🤫😉😉 Think 3 of them were only signed on the Wednesday and Friday before the season opener on the Saturday. Withe, Hockaday (Weds) and Wayne Clarke (Fri). Patterson had been signed a bit earlier. No wonder we had a slow start. We can only dream of signing players of that quality now. |
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Post by chirkshrew on Jul 8, 2024 17:42:17 GMT 1
Yep....Wayne Clarke.....top class striker....Dave hockaday....good defender,but we also had some other very good players👍👍
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2024 18:05:20 GMT 1
The Fred Davies season was a different era unfortunately.
Premier League Clubs generally hog all the talent nowadays.
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Post by Rusholme Ruffian on Jul 8, 2024 18:13:09 GMT 1
Re triallists, a report of a 1-0 win in a friendly Altrincham played on Saturday states that their goal was scored by triallist A and triallist B made a double penalty save. Not a problem per se that triallists are used, just frustrating that it looks like the first 4-5 matches of the season will essentially still also be pre season as squad wont be properly assembled until September. Not sure I expected any different though! Also although I know you aren't making the comparison, one would hope the contractual and squad building wouldn't be comparable between a national league side and a league one side... |
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Jul 8, 2024 18:28:59 GMT 1
Unfortunately the games in August are now usually short of whoever we take on loan from Premier teams. Been like it for a few seasons now. But we are not alone with that.
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Post by Pilch on Jul 8, 2024 18:57:19 GMT 1
11 days since our last signing. 6 days until our first friendly. A squad of 12. It’s going well… I hear 1 or 2 this week |
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Post by secretshrew on Jul 8, 2024 19:09:02 GMT 1
And thus perhaps we should change our way of doing things. I find it strange how we’ve almost sacked off the first 4-5 games of the season as we await PL loanees to arrive but then we’d never consider easing off come the last 4-5 games of the season.
Strange ethos for me. I’d be much happier if we swerved the PL loans in order to get ourselves ready and fit.
Then I guess we’d miss out on the likes on Hurst’s last PL loan success.
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Post by Pilch on Jul 8, 2024 19:25:53 GMT 1
And thus perhaps we should change our way of doing things. I find it strange how we’ve almost sacked off the first 4-5 games of the season as we await PL loanees to arrive but then we’d never consider easing off come the last 4-5 games of the season. Strange ethos for me. I’d be much happier if we swerved the PL loans in order to get ourselves ready and fit. Then I guess we’d miss out on the likes on Hurst’s last PL loan success. The problem is the transfer window , what purpose does it actually serve to lower league clubs apart from a hinderance ?, it wouldn't be so bad if the window closed before the season started |
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Post by chirkshrew on Jul 8, 2024 19:30:50 GMT 1
They might be late the loans coming in....but they'll be training with there clubs,so will be fit before they come,or pretty much🤷🤷
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2024 19:37:00 GMT 1
To be fair, according to transfermarkt.co.uk, there’s only been 9 loan signings made across the whole of league one so far.
That doesn’t excuse only having 12 permanent players on the books though, as even if we have a full loan quota we still can’t fill the bench.
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Post by The Shropshire Tenor on Jul 8, 2024 19:44:11 GMT 1
Re triallists, a report of a 1-0 win in a friendly Altrincham played on Saturday states that their goal was scored by triallist A and triallist B made a double penalty save. Not a problem per se that triallists are used, just frustrating that it looks like the first 4-5 matches of the season will essentially still also be pre season as squad wont be properly assembled until September. Not sure I expected any different though! Also although I know you aren't making the comparison, one would hope the contractual and squad building wouldn't be comparable between a national league side and a league one side... It simply appealed to my sense of humour, no names mentioned in the report or any hint they would be signed despite their success. |
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Jul 8, 2024 20:19:58 GMT 1
And thus perhaps we should change our way of doing things. I find it strange how we’ve almost sacked off the first 4-5 games of the season as we await PL loanees to arrive but then we’d never consider easing off come the last 4-5 games of the season. Strange ethos for me. I’d be much happier if we swerved the PL loans in order to get ourselves ready and fit. Then I guess we’d miss out on the likes on Hurst’s last PL loan success. I've had similar concerns at the start of the last few seasons. Doubt it will affect us this season but you can quite easily put yourself only into the play offs rather than the automatic by not having your team up and running till you've played about 6-8 games. |
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Post by Rusholme Ruffian on Jul 9, 2024 17:52:20 GMT 1
Carlisle have picked up Archie Davies from Dundalk. He's a Right back, so wonder if he was on towns radar given he's been in a position of need and was playing in Ireland.
Rumours have dried up a bit of late.
But I guess I presume they have a list of loan players they are targeting who they hope will be first team players.
So in reality maybe there aren't that many more permanent signings to come. 3 or 4 maybe and possibly they will be mostly cheap ones who are squad filler, on bench or injury back up rather than first team XI.
And the waiting game will be end of the August for those loan players.
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Jul 9, 2024 23:00:07 GMT 1
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Post by vladimir on Jul 10, 2024 13:35:37 GMT 1
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Post by chirkshrew on Jul 10, 2024 13:49:37 GMT 1
Blimey o'reilly!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2024 14:10:50 GMT 1
Wonder if he's got 4 or 5 team mates that he wants to bring along with him! |
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Post by chirkshrew on Jul 10, 2024 14:21:37 GMT 1
Most of our loans will come from the west midland/Birmingham area,I reckon
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Post by salop18 on Jul 10, 2024 14:23:49 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2024 14:31:17 GMT 1
That's a new name and a welcomed one by the sounds of things.
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Post by bizzylad on Jul 10, 2024 14:52:31 GMT 1
only 7 i reckon mon ( 3 permanant and 4 loans ) , be a squad of 20 with the finances s big tight ... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2024 15:11:59 GMT 1
Will need some permanent ones as well, loans have a habit of either being hit and miss, plus recalled in January.
Perhaps some of the trialists will be made permanent. Still a second gk and right back worries me.
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Post by Worthingshrew on Jul 10, 2024 15:30:41 GMT 1
Hope he makes more impact than Jack Hinchey last season.
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Post by thesensationaljt on Jul 10, 2024 15:31:30 GMT 1
I would say again, I'd give Elliot Bennett another year if he would come for the right money.
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Post by wakemanender on Jul 10, 2024 15:45:29 GMT 1
Elliot Bennett would be a great player to have in the squad. He isn't going to last a full game but quality guaranteed if we need him to come on.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2024 15:47:13 GMT 1
I would say again, I'd give Elliot Bennett another year if he would come for the right money. Taking up your theme,it wouldn't surprise me if one of those who we released comes back and joins us. I've nothing to suggest that it's the case, just a feeling |
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