STFC Transfer Rumours

[Panda Paws]

Jayden Bogle is a good example. Taken by Derby and he's been one of their best players this season and could be playing Premiership football next season.

Bogle wasn't released though - they bought him at 14/15.

[Bob's Orange]

Bogle wasn't released though - they bought him at 14/15.

Yeah I completely misread ferret's post!

[Flashheart]

Granted, we'll never know what happens internally.

But I still struggle to believe that, if we'd loaned Pryce's identical twin from somewhere like Spurs, and he'd scored twice in the first half of his full debut, we would have gone on to give him 1 more minute of league football before discarding him. Especially with the lack of goals we've had this season.

Since the turn of the century, only 3 players have been at Swindon on their 15th birthday, before going on to make 12 or more League starts for the club (Thompson x 2, Pook). We are good at developing players from all sorts of other backgrounds... but not at developing our own.

So, you're saying that there's some kind of conspiracy to prevent us from developing our own players?

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

Probably means that when push comes to shove most clubs would choose a Jak McCourt who’s not good enough over an academy player who may prove not to be good enough.

Chances are not given. Understandable I suppose when most manager’s jobs depend on the here and now not what might be.

[Flashheart]

Probably means that when push comes to shove most clubs would choose a Jak McCourt who’s not good enough over an academy player who may prove not to be good enough.

Chances are not given. Understandable I suppose when most manager’s jobs depend on the here and now not what might be.

You'd think managers under pressure to keep their job would play their best players regardless of where they come from. Perhaps, maybe, Wellens genuinely just thought Pryce was not good enough.

[horlock07]

I think he was given the Spanish Archer at Dulwich Hamlet for being shit.

Appears so and only looks to have played once for Bath when he was subsequently there?

You'd think managers under pressure to keep their job would play their best players regardless of where they come from. Perhaps, maybe, Wellens genuinely just thought Pryce was not good enough.

Looking at how he has been viewed at the clubs he has been on loan at, Wellens might be genuinely right?

[Flashheart]

Appears so and only looks to have played once for Bath when he was subsequently there?

Looking at how he has been viewed at the clubs he has been on loan at, Wellens might be genuinely right?

Yep. It looks as though he struggled to even get games... at national league south level.

[ronnie21]

Granted, we'll never know what happens internally.

But I still struggle to believe that, if we'd loaned Pryce's identical twin from somewhere like Spurs, and he'd scored twice in the first half of his full debut, we would have gone on to give him 1 more minute of league football before discarding him. Especially with the lack of goals we've had this season.

Since the turn of the century, only 3 players have been at Swindon on their 15th birthday, before going on to make 12 or more League starts for the club (Thompson x 2, Pook). We are good at developing players from all sorts of other backgrounds... but not at developing our own.

Perhaps the problem was that the players we spent years trying to develop were just not good enough in the first place - which is really down to the scouting of them.

[tans]

https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2019/may/released-and-retained-list-announced/

[Dr Pierre Chang]

Iandolo must have the best agent in the world - how on earth has he lasted into a fifth season with us! Utterly criminal.

[Processed Beats]

Pretty happy with that list. McGlashan will obviously be shipped out and Iandolo must surely be seeing out his contract but I like the ruthlessness Wellens has shown here.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

When was Wellens’ take it or leave it date for Conroy and Knoyle?

[Wobbly Bob]

Assuming that the rest of the contracted players stick around (J McG aside), then that would mean 9 to come in to make up the 20 plus the loans, say 5.

So 14 players as worst case scenario, again assuming that the 4 contract offers are declined.
I'd expect WH & JR to sign. Will be surprised, but well pleased if Conroy & Knoyle sign.

Busy summer ahead.

[Nemo]

Mildly surprised Will Henry is on the retained list, figured Matthews getting a contract might be the end of him. Either we're going with four pro contracted goalkeepers or McCormick is going to be #1 and Henry #2.

Nobody on the released list who I think will make us look silly.

The first year pros aren't included on the squad listing, so it's actually a bit of a bigger squad than it looks.

[tans]

Middle of April