Thetownend.com

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/8257337.Town_s_cash_for_Celtic_pair/

nowt concrete in there aside from "sources close to Town" suggesting we might perhaps could pay some sort of money for players and such

Not sure how Ferry would fit into the team now we have Prutton?

Neither am I. Could Ferry play on the left I wonder?

A very believeable story though.

one thing is for sure we need another central midfielder as timlin is our only real option there at the moment

I should imagine Prutton or Douglas will get suspended or injured at some point this season so we will need some decent back up.
Also some healthy competition for places does no harm.

Agree with all of that.

Will Ferry be happy to sit on the bench though?

What's to say Prutton won't sit on the bench if Ferry signs?

Gives us formation options. 3-5-2 with all 3 in the middle, or a 4-1-4-1 with Douglas sitting in front etc.

I have a feeling Caddis will be a town player next season. Ferry would be a welcome bonus. If we make these permanent transfers than the Manager and Board really need to be congratulated.

If we get these two in then we'd only need a couple more additions to have an even better squad than the prior season in my opinion. Exciting times possibly.

2 great signings if they come off, on perm to boot! I don't think pruttons signing effects ferry really strength in depth is what we lacked last year, having 3 quality centre mids is a brucey! These two would certainly make our back 4 and midfield look very strong. I think all we're missing now is a flair player, like ward, and perhaps a really pacey forward.

Would be more than happy with those to.

Loved the article - made us sound like a club intent on promotion and willing to back it as well.

For me Ferry over Prutton any day of the week.

I think if we signed Ferry an Caddis they'd deserve to have statues made and placed in the town centre. (The board and Wilson that is.) Ferry would be amazing for competition's sake. Whether he'd start or not who knows, but Prutton, Ferry and Dougie would be freely interchangeable.

Am i right in stating Caddis can play right across the midfield and at either side as a full back?

If we get another good striker in now (which I am sure DW is working on) happy times ahead...... :)

Back in September for a couple of weeks and hopefully a couple of games.  Can't wait to see how this squad has developed from my last game which was a 2-1 win against Franchise with Paul Ince playing. 

Four years without a town game is just wrong!

Gary Stanley is managing ok.

I think that is correct. He can play as either a LB or a RB or even as an attacking Right winger as he has a great teasing cross on him. I think his best position is RB although he is very small and tricky so a different player to big Kev. Would definately be a handy signing.

According to Danny, in an interview in Jan when we tried to get him, he says he can play right across defence. Although i'm not sure centre half would be his best position at only a 5'7". :)

My last full season was the Iffy Onoura Debacle.  Not good memories to have really.

Four years without a town game is terrible, especially when they did so well last year.  It's easy to jump on the band wagon when the town have a bit of success but I have really clear memories of some of the dross we served up that season.  The only highlights being city at home and Huddersfield away (only a 0-0 draw)

Yeah in all fairness to DW, that is bollocks. There is no way he could play CB.

Think I recall seeing Leeds fans say Prutton is decent on the right, so if Ferry does sign that gives us options

A Celtic fan I know says Caddis is shit hot and is rated very highly oop north.
A lot of fans also seem to think he should be their first choice right back ahead of Andreas Hinkel.

Having never heard of him or ever seen him play I can only go on what others tell me, but if he's as good as Cuthbert/Ferry then that would be ace.

wouldn't say that. Doncaster away on a tuesday night was just class (Iffy's first game in charge)

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Yeah in all fairness to DW, that is bollocks. There is no way he could play CB.
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No problem, doesn't need to jump ... Caddis flies.[

I haven't seen Caddis live, but a number of times on TV up here, and I would echo the Celtic fan...especially as an attacking FB with an inch perfect cross and not a bad shot either, he would be an outstanding signing.

erm ok. Then why do I have a season ticket for next season like I have for years.. OOPS I bit! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK5w2vEAHOg

Aslong as we have someone at the end of those crosses...

these both would be absoultly quality signings im soooooo exicted about next season  :I'm a complete mofleakin Deak

especailly if these two join. danny wilson has his critics off and on the pitch from swindon fans i am i huge fan of danny wilson and if he pulls off these two signings his critics most stand up and aplaud. after the play off final defeat every swindon fan said that the two main targets in the summer will be signing danny ward and simon ferry but we all thought they where out of touching distance but now if ferry signs full time then danny ward here we come  :D
also last season in the middle of the park it was ferry and douglas and if 1 got injured of suspended then we had to play easton or timlin ( who i like a lot aswell ) but they wernt up to the standards of douglas or ferry but now that we have prutton we are a side to be reckoned will next season  :clap:

Let's not get too excited just yet. We haven't signed them at the moment. But of course if we do then i'll be more than pleased. We all know what Ferry can do and Caddis is highly rated. To pull off both on perm deals would be superb. Kudos to Wilson and the board for targeting this calibre of signing. Let's hope we get them in as if we do we'll be looking good.

Didn't make that game.  Oldham away was pretty good until we let in the two goals.

Iffy was a tinkerman

Having three quality central midfielders (and Timlin) shows how far we would have come... last year we were over reliant on 11 players and so Wilson is preparing a stronger, more interchangable squad.

Unbelievable scenes if we get these two.

And talk of new strikers? Oh my days.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Glad to see thisis' tards are still doing their job.

Like IOB said, lets not get carried away as its only speculation. One step at a time people...

Yep. Atleast there are a few comments arguing against them - it hasn't always been the case!

These two signings would be incredible and would make a real statement about our ambitions for this season. Both are young players too which is always a bonus. If we get these two then we're one left winger and two strikers away from looking like a very good side.

I liked Ferry, but i actually struggle to see why we would sign him now. If Timlin was going as well as easton thats fine, but with a squad of 23 (stated by fitton) we can have four midfielders and i think we need one of those four to be an attacking player who is going to get us goals. Ferry didnt look like that, i'm not sure Prutton is either and Timlin/Douglass are not. Would be good and solid, but dont think it gives us whats needed to go up really.

It depends how Wilson wants to play. As somebody already mentioned, he might want to have the two centre mids sitting deep and leave the wide players to do the attacking. We definitely need more goals from midfield but it doesn't have to come from the central players.

Prutton is quite versatile though. He play CM or RM by the sounds of it. Even LM. Timlin can play CM or LM. Ferry and Douglas are only CMs really. Give us options and strength in depth if needed. Prutton I think will offer more of an attacking threat that Ferry would. I think we need another player just for squad depth and if it's someone of the calibre of Ferry then that's something to be cheerful about.

I agree get Ferry in, but we need goals somewhere and with all the players on the books at the moment the only one is Austin. This was how last season started when we scrambled around for forwards with Revell and Hutch etc and we drew so many games, while our defence was doing ok. I'm sure we'll get a couple of forwards in but if we want to be right at the top you need somebody like Hoolihan for norwich or remembering back to when we won this division in 96, Horlock who got 16 goals i think, including a hattrick in one game! Dont see it at the moment, but guess there will be plenty more joining us before the season starts.

I really think Prutton will score more goals than everyone's predicting. I have Leeds and Colchester supporting friends who both said he loves to get forward and, despite not being prolific in the past, does have an eye for goal, spectacular ones at that aswell. Getting Ferry in would really show our ambition, and would greatly improve the depth of our squad. Caddis comes with great potenital and good comments, and would definately provide apt competition for Amankwaah, and again really goes to show how much ambition Danny and Fitton have. If these two do sign, i think we'll only need a striker or two and possible a winger to really cement our position of automatic challengers for next season.

I'm as positive as the next person with these potential signings, however my concern on the back of Millwall beating us twice was that we were not physical enough to compete in the games we cant play football. Prutton will help with this but Caddis at 5'7 for full back and Ferry for CM dont really improve this. They are both good players, but just think we need to be careful and make sure we get some other options in.

It's very hard not to get carried away.

We started last season with quite a few players who at the time we thought weren't up to much, and finished with a totally different set-up - one that carried us to within a game of The Champs.

Now we look like retaining the spine of that side and building on it. Obviously Paynter and Ward's goals will need replacing, and that's just about my only doubt at the moment. Squad depth is what ultimately let us down I think, so it's good we're looking to sign players who aren't necessarily going to start every week; the general rule is two players for each position if you can get it. I think that's what Wilson's aiming for.

With what Danny's done and continuing to build, I think you have to be an ultra pessimist to doubt that this season should be able to at least match last season.

you need a squad, not just 11 players. Can't understand why anyone wouldn't want Ferry. As for goals, there are two strikers coming in, no?

Wilson's said he hopes for two minimum.

Lets hope whoever they are know where the goal is!

im know nothing about caddis, but deffo want us to sign ferry.we can't rely on dougie and prutton to play every week and ferry will push them for a starting place anyway.there were times when ferry struggled physically but at other times he was a potent force for us.using him at the right times will benefit both him and us.

ferry and prutton could both start put prutton on the right switch JPM on the left with dougie an ferry in the middle

Or play a chritmas tree 4-3-2-1 formation.  :sherlock:

Lucas
Manks, Greer, Cuthbert, Rose
Ferry, Dougie, Jesus
JPM, O'Brien
Austin

i can see that happening away from home

I think it could work very well, would give manks freedom to get forward too which i think is very effective.

433/451 could be used a treat away from home. Not sure JPM could play as an out-and-out winger though

Bollocks to that, let's get carried away. That's what it's all about 8)

If Ferry did sign, I think we're wrong to assume Prutton would start ahead of him. Ferry was a mainstay in a very good side last year. Prutton hasn't been that since his early days at Leeds and has a lot to prove with us.

Prutton aint going to be sitting on no bench. He signed because he knows he's going to be playing along side JD week in, week out.

Such as Lucas and Douglas, for example?

Prutton does look old and wrinkly for a 28 year old

so does rooney an hes 24  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Could play Ferry, Dougie and Prutts in a little triangle,


Dougie Ferry

---Prutts---

JPM--------LW

------Austin-------

That way it gives Prutton licence to go forward too. Having just looked at that, that's actually how Spain started last night  :soapy tit wank:

--------------Lucas
Caddis----Greer----Cuthbert------Rose
-----Douglas----Ferry-----Prutton
----------JP---------? ? ? ?
--------------Austin
or
--------------Lucas
Caddis----Greer----Cuthbert----Rose
------JP-----Douglas-----Ferry
-------------Prutton
--------Austin------? ? ? ?

Whether we get Ferry & Caddis or not, i'm very impressed that we are going after them on permanent deals in the first place, shows that we are intent on building on last season and putting an even better side together.

All the succesful european teams in the world cup have played a 4-2-3-1 formation with 2 holding midfielders, 2 wide players and one in the hole behind the striker so that system would accomodate Ferry, Douglas and Prutton, away from home it could be particularly effective.

Even if we play 4-4-2 we need strength in depth and competition for places to get promotion, it would be great to have the luxury of leaving one of them on the bench.

Did no-one ever tell you not to laugh at your own jokes?

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: