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Anybody know what has happened with our bid for him. Surely it's a yes or no, I'd take that no news mean they are seriously considering it. Seems like a six figure sum is welcomed by most Gillinghan fans as although they rate him as a good prospect believe this is too good n offer to turn down. They value him at 50-75k not that means much of course. Anyone seen this guy play?

I thought someone had posted on here that the bid had been turned down.

However, I haven't seen anything official.

There was also a rumour that it was a cash plus player (don't know who, but could be Esajas or even Kerrouche), so if that was true it could be that they are discussing terms with that player.

He played at CG and did well as did their whole team until Matt Ritchie killed them  off - seem to remember him cutting in and hitting our post too, good player worth having IMHO.

Gills need money to buy Kuffour off Rovers so selling for a fee would make sense for them.

Gills fans don't rate him very highly at all. Most would snatch the 100k+ offer I think. I know Paolo isn't one to judge a player on only one game, but we seem to rate him very very highly?

He sounds like Ritchie - which isn't a bad thing. I'm sure working for his idol would help him buck up his ideas.

Then why is Ritchie attracting 500k+ bids, and Rooney not?

Because he's obviously not as good as Ritchie. Maybe working for Paolo and seeing how Ritchie does it will help him develop and realise the potential that Gillingham fans do say he has.

Slight fly in the ointment is that he came on Saturday as a sub for the Gills and is therefore ineligable, should we sign him, for Leicester.

Contracts also change value - Rooney's is almost up and so his cash value has collapsed. The fee we might pay is for the desperation to get him now, not in the summer.

He started against Bournemouth in an earlier round so he was ineligable already

Before his new contract rejection, gills fans rates Rooney very very highly, but they went all sour grapes and said he isn't that good, and their opinion got even worse when we registered our interest. He is a good player there's no doubt about that.

He's a youngster though...meaning he will not go completely for free if he sees out his current contract.  So they have a slightly stronger bargaining position than if he were a little older.

If it has gone quiet and he came on as a sub on Sat then I suspect the offer has been turned down, you don't play him if he is considering an offer

Gillingham angry...(

STFC Lady tweeted this link:

http://www.kentnews.co.uk/sport/gillingham_angry_over_swindon_s_rooney_approach_1_1171801

Go on JW, you can take 'em.

Wonder if they cup tied him out of spite?!

Football club bids for player SHOCKER

If the pikeys did cup tie him on purpose then his value has gone down rather than up. But i thought that he had played in a previous round.

Indeed, though I doubt I'd have been delighted if it was us with Ritchie and it was made public the day before the FA Cup game.

That said, they haven't been playing him. So it wasn't exactly key for them.


On reflection my comment was a bit silly. And yes he was already cup tied.

It's not as though any bid would have unsettled him.

Surely to be unsettled, one must be settled in the first place.

Good point.

We probably tapped him up as per the normal procedure

Maybe one of the locals read it in the tea leaves

See that's how funny is done, not shit puns.

Puns have a time and a place, and its certainly not in EVERY thread.

Any chance of an anagram then?

Signed a new contract according to Gills fans on my Twitter.

A more detailed search though and it looks like they were bullshitting. Apologies all.

but the contract's with STFC right?!  ;)

The winner either way will be Rooney and his agent.

I don't like it when teams declare interest in players via the media but this is Gillingham we're talking about... So fuck 'em.

8)

It'll all be down to Rooney. If hw wants to stay at Gills and they offer what he sees as acceptable then he will stay but I guess if they dont then he'll push for a move and force Gillingham's hand. Can't remember where I read it but read last week that Rooney thinks Gills have messed him around a fair bit so he might be keen on a move.

The thing is we have made an official bid, so it's not just a case of us saying we wouldn't mind signing him.

It's no different than Bournemouth making bids for Rithcie, if the Pikey's don't want to sell him they can just turn down the bid.

The fact that he can leave at the end of the season just impacts how much they can get for him, as a tribunal is always a bit of a lottery. Although with all the lucky heather they have maybe they think that's the best option.

I read the report that Hess was angry about the Town's bid being made public & not the way football club's should do things.  Fine except that he's also quoted about wanting to sign Kuffour & not sure whether Buckle's sacking will affect this.  But isn't Kuffour contracted to another team & isn't that making it plain they want to sign him?

I doubt anyone in Gillingham is 'settled'!!

Guess that's why most of their "homes" have wheels!!  :gay:

Spot on Professor, although this is the pikies and they have different rules!

Gillingham are just a confusing mess who will get upset about anything Swindon related.

Settlers, maybe

See Gillingham have just bought a winger/striker - Tomlin from Daggers.
Replacement for Rooney maybe?

Which makes dangling bait so much more fun!  :fishing:

Apparently Scally is 'livid' (according to the BBC report)

Mr Wray - we all salute your work!

Well done Jezza!

Hessencunter has been sayong today that a deal for kuffour is imminent.

Oh and theyve signed some winger from daggers

Do Gillingham not have email, or a phone? Are they sending someone on a horse to tell us if they accepted the offer or not?

I guess at the moment Gillingham are either willing to sell and haggling with us over a fee or they are pissed off about us making it public and making us wait for an answer.
Either way we are probably being a bit more hush hush about it now, dont want to piss them off anymore if we want a favourable outcome

All gone quiet on the Rooney front. I'm guessing we're probably just keeping our mouths shut. After all we've pissed Gills off enough. I'm loving this transfer window. Pissing off the scum and Gillingham. Who shall we piss off next?

Kuffour's just signed for them so the deal may now speed up.

I would have preferred Kuffour to be honest.

Good innit! 8)

Didn't they make the news some time ago because they couldn't fax some paperwork through on time? Sure I remember that.

Takes around 9 days at 20 mph for a horse drawn caravan to get to the CG.

At least that would explain where Shergar went, but I feel you might have got that wrong.

No one at Gillingscum is good enough for us-no one!

I think we should give the bidding a rest now until the last couple of days of the window. Rooney will probably still be there.

I think we shouldn't bother bidding for him again to be honest. Apparently he's going to be there till the end of the season now anyway. We may as well see what Bodin can do out wide for us. He was decent down at Torquay and from what Gills fans say about Rooney I very much doubt he'd be any better than Bodin.

Didn't we have the same problem with Benson?

Personally, I was very impressed with Rooney when I saw him play for the Gills at the CG earlier on this season. He was the main inspirational player in midfield for them & looked to be causing us problems until two late 'wonder goals' from Ritchie & Smith settled it.  In fact, I was impressed with the team generally - in my view the best side I have seen at the CG this season. Think they will be there or thereabouts come season's end.
Given that Rooney is only 21 & he's going to get better then provided he stays levelheaded then he could have a very good future in the game - love it to be in the red shirt of Swindon Town.

Gills fans reckon he turned us down personally as he wants to play higher than League 2.

They would say that though the bitter lot of pikeys.

We will just have to wait 6 months then ;D

Never heard of him, and not fussed either way. If he is interested  he'll shove in a request, if he isnt he wont, no sleep to be lost here folks.

BBC Wiltshire says Town bid accepted - undisclosed fee.

Would that mean Bodin back to Torquay then?

Potentially not, as we seem convinced that he's a striker.

Never a dull moment at our club...love it  :D

Official site Facebook says bid accepeted, personal terms to be discussed!

Good news. Think he would be a fantastic signing.

Great news, with signing Foderingham, let's now keep Ritchie and Caddis and we are building a great, young squad!

http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10416~2578979,00.html

Woo hoo

Great stuff

The gypos will be pleased

This is good news, as long as we keep hold of Ritchie!


Just seen this quote from Di Canio on Cheltenham. Made me laugh.

"I have watched them a few times and they have fight," he said. "They are nothing special overall but they have bite and anger to stay where they are".

So, in the space of 5 days we've managed to piss off the yellow fellas down the road and now the pikeys.

Is there anyone at City or Rovers worth speculating about?

Best news I've heard all day, now if only work burnt down whilst I'm on holiday.

Cracking news.

Nicky Maynard  :D

Gills fans thoughts here - http://fansonline.net/gillingham/mb/view.php?id=153544

A little concerned about this 'Can't see him ever evolving any further here. Saturday was classic Rooney, created a great chance for Shrewsbury with his first touch (attempting to be too clever in his own half), and then created our first shot of note about 5 mins later.

Too inconsistent to be anything other than an impact sub'

Good thing is that he is young and hopefully hungry to do well.

Only 21. Yes I think it is a bit of a gamble, but he has something there. now lets see if PDC can get it out of him :)

(watch personal terms fail now!).

Sounds like he has some raw talent but the only coaching he's had done is by perennial lower-league thugs like Hessenthaler.

Will he need somewhere to tether his horse whilst we educate him into proper living?  Should be a cracker when we eventually go to Gillingham!

It's concerning, but it stinks to me of the 'oh he's leaving us, he's shit' notion most fans adopt when a player they don't particularly want to leave, leaves.

Exactly, had he done a u-turn on his stance and signed a new deal, what would they be saying then?

Don't get too excited. Ritchies replacement!

Either way, it surely spells the end for either Esajas or Gabilondo. Hopefully Esajas, as I rate Gabilondo as an impact player.

He needs a fucking good haircut too.

Gabilondo hasn't played that much but he must have 3 or 4 assists in the short amount of time he has been on the pitch?

Simon Ferry can help him with that.

Interesting blog about him below.
Talk of his attitude and temperament seems to crop up a lot, hope he isn't another Clarke.

http://www.kentsportsnews.com/blog-should-he-stay-or-should-he-go-10-01-2012/

But still young, with talent, could prove to be a great signing, who knows?

According to our official site Gabilondo is joiny 2nd in the assists table

Ritchie is top 7 league 3 cup

Then De Vita with 4 league 0 cup joint with Gabby 2 league 2 cup

Kerrouche, Caddis, Ferry & MAGERA with 3.

Kennedy, Ridenhalgh, Connell and Smith on 2

Alan Mac, Comazzi, Easyjet and Murray with 1 each.

http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/Assists/0,,10341~201110341,00.html

Rooney has 6 - 4 League and 2 Cup.

I know whats been said by Paolo and Matt but hope Rooneys signing isn't to soften the blow of Ritchies departure.
That's the problem supporting Swindon, always waiting for the bad news. Sounds like a good signing so I'll stay positive for now.

I concur NR.

Not sure if Gillingham have a reserve team, if not Rooney will be way behind match fitness levels so we may not get the best out of him for a few weeks yet.

Gary Rose tweeted that Paolo sees Rooney as a left winger and not Ritchie's replacement.

Rooney on the left and Ritchie on the right, sounds good although de vita has been playing well recently so good competition for that spot won't hurt.

Assuming he agrees terms i'm pleased enough with this signing. Gives us plenty of options and i'm sure i've read somewhere that Rooney can play left wing or CM.

We need to come up with an imaginative chant for him. I know, what about Rooney, Rooney, Rooney.

We've been after this guy for ages so I'm not concerned by the suggestion that he's a replacement for anyone.

I hope we're not paying over the odds for him.

Difference now is we would have already sold Ritchie and then replaced him with a panic buy at the end of the transfer window.

I don't see him as a replacement for Ritchie but that doesn't mean Ritchie wont go. If he goes we'll probably get someone else in as well.

Have to laugh at all the Gills fans saying he wasn't good enough for them and that they're glad to have got rid. Sour grapes

I wouldn't totally write off Gillingham's criticisms. He's young with inconsistencies in his game and can be reckless.

But Gillingham know that there's talent there because they wanted to keep him at their club. Hopefully it will be Swindon Town that can get the best out of him because time is on his side.

...and yes, if Rooney rejects Swindon then the Gills lot will be changing their opinions much like what we read on Constable Thursday.

wouldnt get too excited yet. Sounds like he probably has some 'advisors' desperate to make some cash off his back.

I agree with what you've said about him improving but some Gills fans are coming across so bitter. Quite funny actually.

I keep forgetting about our 'rivalry' with them.

They must be fuming. Ha.

Wasn't long ago that gills fans were creaming themselves over Rooney, remember one saying that Rooney was their best player, only since that contract rejection has he been "shit". But as has been said, he is young and raw so there will be inconsistencies with his ability, but he isn't the finished article yet, hopefully the finished article will be quality

Good player I thought, Di canio will get the best out of him still very young.

Looking at the Gills blog that was posted earlier, this looks like a buy with the future in mind rather than one to make our season this time around.  Seems like he's not really established himself as a 1st team regular at Gills and has a lot to learn so guess we're buying for his potential.
Winger wasn't a position that Paolo mentioned last week when saying about the positions he needed to fill during the transfer window so I'm still expecting another 3 in before the next 2 weeks are up.

Mike Sullivan text me earlier saying we have an amazing player.
Reckons he will improve over time.

Reckon Di Canio will make him into a great player.

Who is Mike Sullivan ??

He was Marketing Director.

Rooney has bags of potential it just needs nurturing.  I think Gillingham took him as far as they could tbh & Rooney knew that. But under Di Canio & Coaching staff they will make him the finished player he shoud be

Everyone keeps going on about him as a winger, but wasnt he playing in the middle against us?

And played very well.

Hessenthaler sounds as though he should be a famous German ex international that I should know about

I had to google him.

...and you were disappointed?

To be fair, as a player Hessenthaler was a bit of a legend. Remember watching him go past players half his age in the 2nd tier on TV. Putting other players to shame. Real old school, going at it 100%.

Think this will be a great signing....wonder how much the fee is tho??

half a bag of pegs, some lucky heather and the offer of up to three tarmacced drives

If I've got the stats right Rooney has played 20 games this season 7 off the subs bench. He has 3 goals 3 yellow cards and 2 reds. Hope Paolo can control his temperament. I guess Gillingham will put a clause in the sale saying he can't play against them in April.

Pretty sure they can't do that, only loan players.

Bristol City did it to us when he joined.

Sure City did it when we signed Roberts. Not sure if the ruling has changed though.

When who joined?  Not sure if I have missed something.

di canio talked about rooney as a centre mid after nton

Luke Rooney is no longeer a Gills player after signing for Swindon Town this evening

http://tinyurl.com/7up8knj

Just catching up on this one, has there been a scarf above the head photo yet or are people just getting slightly ahead of themselves?

I think the rules have been revamped completely and its not allowed even for loan players?

But it should be a complete non starter. Id be furious if there was a clause he couldnt play against the Jills.

I think it's the complete opposite now for loan players, to avoid any allegations of throwing a match they're not allowed to face their parent club. 

Not sure about permanent signings but would be very surprised if we'd agree with it anyway.

Gills Manager Andy Hess ? - Any relation to the late Rudolf Hess ? ;)

I read earlier that Jutkiewicz won't be playing against Coventry later this month, so I presume its still possible to put a similair clause in.

I'm sure it still exists for loan players, what with Timlin not allowed to play against us and all that?

That was a gentlemans agreemant.

I haven't been to many games this season but did go to the Gillingham game and Rooney was very impressive, caused us lots of problems. Played on the right if I remember correctly but Di Canio seems to like playing his wingers on the wrong side so they can cut in, no doubt he will be challenging De Vita for a place in the side. Also think he may be used just behind the front two, will certainly give us another good attacking option and with all the games we have coming up we need plenty of them.

However Jutkiewicz will not play against his old club after Mowbray made a gentleman’s agreement with City boss Andy Thorn not to play his new signing.

http://sportsbyte.sunderland.ac.uk/?p=9041

Seems that it wasn't in the contract, just an agreement made...

Haha, what a cunt.

' Rooney in, Caddis and Ferry possibly to make way. Heard that Brentford are after Ferry and Torquay want Bodin Jnr. permanently.

Ritchie will stay, unless Portsmouth or West Ham bid silly money for him. Can't see him going to Bournemouth.

Constable and Ross Allen in please - Leon Clarke and Mehdi Kerrouche out.

Hope Paolo jettisons Risser, Esajas and the other foreign flops - will help ease the wage bill for one and get us in some extra cash.'

Where's that come from?

Guess...

Comments section on thisis

No further questions your honour!

Might do a bit of trolling on there later

The football league no longer allow a clause put into contracts to stop permanently transferred players playing against their former club. Yes, it happened with Roberts, but the ruling has been altered since.

Its a different story with loan players though. Adebayor won't be lining up against City later this month.

Isn't that offcially an emergency loan at the moment anyway, or have they formalised the transfer now?

I think he played all across midfield that night and looked a very good and versatile player. Let's face it they were a very good side, and he was their best player. And Di Canio will find his best postion and make him even better. An exciting signing for exciting times.

He's on loan with a view to a perm move.

He signed permanently yesterday.

Permanent now:

 http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/news/latest/0,,1~2576780,00.html

4 and a half years!  Crikey!  :eek:

Fair play to him i say.

Bet he got a fat signing on fee aswell ££££££

SPORT: Swindon are set to announce the signing of #Gillingham winger Luke Rooney after he completed a medical.He’ll pen a 2.5 yr deal #stfc


(Says Radio Wiltshire)

\:)/

Sweet.

Lovely jubbly.

Delighted with this signing COYR  :beers:

Three quality signings so far this January, just need another striker to replace Kerrouche.

I wonder if PDC will sign any more foreign players?

Very happy with this signing. I reckon we could do with another CM though, if Ferry or Smith get injured, then we only have Risser, he may still prove me wrong, but he is nowhere near as good as those two.

Great signing.

Now for a defender and striker.

Great signing,hopefully might get a small run out Saturday.

http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~2579734,00.html

Remember its not official until the scarf over head pics ;)

Glad that one is sorted. Onto the next. I only think we need a CM and striker now and that's it.

not quite a scarf but...

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not that it will be any great revelation but thats Easyjet out the door.

Very happy with this. Quality player.  :clap:

Where did you find that pic ? Not on OS yet ?

I don't trust him. Looks shifty.

It's Alan Partridge! We've been sold a pup!

He's going to kill lots of people.

Yeah he looks far too happy.......

Since when did uncle bryn have long hair :hmmm:

Needs a fucking trim.

Time to get Rooney on the shirt. It'll confuse the hell out of the MUFC fuckwits.

YES! It's been killing me trying to figure out who he looks like.

Who needs Rooney, we've got, erm, Rooney!

In an Irish traveller sort of way.

He is our famous number nineteen........he lives on junction,junction sixteen........

Love this comment from Rooney:-

"The club being as big as they are was a massive influence, as was Paolo di Canio because of what he has done in the game."

Makes me proud to be a Swindon fan. Are we officially large.

The only think is I can't think of a chant for him. Luko, Luko...just doesn't sound right.

Oh ...Luke Rooney used to play for the gypos but he's alright now.

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

Ooooh Luke Rooney is magic, he wears a magic hat (?!?!) when Paolo showed an interest he said I'm havin that. He used to play for pikeys but they are fuckin shite... you know the rest.

Oh Rooney Rooney Rooney
Used to play for the pikey's but he's alright now

Everton fans used to sing these about Rooney, I know its knicking songs but almost every song in football is knicked form one team or another.......

I said to my mate the other day,
I think I've found the White Pele.
He said to me 'What is his name?'
I said to my mate its a LUKE ROONEY.
ROONEY, ROONEY, ROONEY!!!

(Sung To The Tune "Tom Hark")

and

Super Rooney nuts are we
me and him and them and me
he'll show you what he can do
with his pikey hair
and his golden boots

off the bench and that's that
for the shitty, rovers and oxford tw*ts
Super Rooney nuts are we
were all Rooney loopy

(tune of "snooker loopy" by chaz and dave)

ROONEY ROOONEY ROONEY ROOOOOOOOOOOONNNNEEEEYYYYY
(aaaaaahhhh aaahhhhh ahhhhhhhaaaaaahhhhh)

You've put on the red kit and rolled and curled your greasy hair
Rooney are you contemplating going out somewhere?
The shadow on the arkells says the sun is going down.
Oh Roooooooooooooneeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy - Don't take your love from town

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Good signing

My personal favourite.

That, my friend, is genius.

Nicked it of some guys FB.

Christ knows where he got it.

Been on the Official Site for an hour.

http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/javaImages/b1/9f/0,,10341~10395569,00.jpg

But I stole the picture at half 5 and there was nothing on the OS then.. ;)

Rooney on the left side and Ritchie on the right,
They'll tear you a new arsehole all fucking night.

Is Rooney a lefty or a righty?

Great signing and thats 3 now in this window (Wes perm, Benson and Rooney)....I think another CM and CB are musts for cover with the upcoming games we've got...do we need another striker still???

With the recent signings we have made I am confident Rooney will do well. Having never seen Benson play he seems a real gem and Wes so my expectations have certainly gone up since Atiku.

I don't know enough about Rooney to form any opinion other than that I hope he does whatever PDC sees in him well.

I can only assume that PDC saw the ability for Lanzano to make a cracking cup of tea because he was a shit keeper.

Now he's Swindon from now he does what he wants :)

He's certainly graduated from the Billy Bodin School of Obviously.

"Obviously I'm happy to be here and obviously will look to obviously to well while obviously hoping to become a fans favourite".

Maybe we should get Adi Mings in as his Public Speaking Coach, y'nahutameen?

Obviously.

From Sky...

Luke Rooney has defended the manner of his departure from Gillingham and insists he left on good terms with manager Andy Hessenthaler.

The winger, 21, completed a move to Swindon on Tuesday for an undisclosed fee, coming after he turned down the offer of a new deal at Priestfield in November. Hessenthaler subsequently omitted Rooney from first-team affairs although he did go on to make three substitute appearances more recently.

"I could not have left on any better terms, in my eyes anyway," he said. "I'm sure my gaffer at Gillingham will have an interview and I'm sure he's not going to lie to my face, he'll tell everyone who needs or wants to know that I've gone with his blessing.

"My attitude has been great ever since everything that's been going on and all I've wanted to do is play my football and enjoy my football and I'm just glad, after all of that, that I can do that. I cannot get my point across. You get people who are so naive they believe everything they read and I cannot have my say because, if I do, I've got to be careful with what I say and I'm not going to say too much about that because it's gone.

"But I think if any Gillingham fan wants to read stuff that's not true then that's up to them and any Gillingham fan who believes I've done anything wrong, go and ask the manager. One, have I done anything wrong? And two, have I left on good terms? He'll tell you he's got a lot of time for me and I've gone with his blessing.

"That should clear it up for anyone. They should believe their manager rather than any local paper. It's gone now, I've perhaps had my say there."

I wasn't confused but I am now.

What an eloquent young man- good of him to clear that up.

Is Rooney...Aden Flint's love child??

He seems really stupid. This is great news, how many great footballers obtain a PhD.

Didn't fellow ex-Jill (and ex-Swindon all round nice guy) Iffy Onuora have one as well?  On his day, I thought he was a 'great footballer' (even though he wasn't great in the Glenn Hoddle/Don Rogers sense).

I'm going to do some more work now.

The exception that proves the rule!

This

Maurice Malpas had an engineering degree.

Probably very few...maybe Socrates.  The Scum had a Kiwi Dr Ceri Evans, who turned out for them, whilst he was at Scumbag University, doing some research.

Dave Bamber had a degree, but did a very good job of covering it up by appearing as pig thick as the average player, think that it's necessary to avoid getting the nickname Prof.  Bamber was lucky in that Dave Hockaday already had that moniker, think he might have had an O Level or something

Hasn't Clarke Carlise got one ?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jan/11/the-knowledge-footballers-degrees (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jan/11/the-knowledge-footballers-degrees)

Iain Dowie (Masters in engineering)  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

 Without doubt Evans is the cleverest man to play pro football.....lookm at this lot

 http://www.gazing.com/cont_DrCeriEvans.html

 Didn't do the scummer much good when Chalkie bagged a couple in a nice 3-0 win at the CG in 89, when he was at the heart of the scum defence.

Sounds like the players had a fun day at the training ground...

Aden Flint @AFlint4 Gym time. Release some anger.

Wesley Foderingham @wes_foderingham today has been a very stressful day in the life of Wes Foderingham!!!!!

Just watching The Wolves v Birmingham match and there is another Rooney- Adam. Not a common name, does anybody know of anymore in league football.Apart from Wayne and Luke.

Adam Virgo?

John Rooney brother of Wayne used to play for Macclesfield but i think he plays for New York Red Bulls now

Ian Dowie is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head. (thanks Ali!)

What a start!!!  If there is more of that on offer, then we have bought a bargain.