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« on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 09:26:52 »



Town boss Maurice Malpas is keen to step up Corr's bid to recover from the dislocated shoulder injury that has kept him out for just short of six months and has offered the Cherries the chance to take the striker on loan for a month.
The Town boss has Simon Cox and Billy Paynter as his recognised front two and believes that Corr is still too short of match fitness to warrant a place in the starting line-up.
But he is hoping that the Irishman will prove his fitness with a short spell at the Fitness First Stadium and return to the County Ground ready to put pressure on the first-choice frontmen.
Bournemouth boss Kevin Bond is frantically searching for a striker after agreeing to let Jo Kuffour make a switch to Bristol Rovers – but is also interested in Brentford fromntman Alan Connell.

Bond is set to make a decision later today, but could pull out of the move if a deal can be agreed for Connell.
Malpas said: "We have spoken to Bournemouth about the possibility of taking Barry on loan for a month.
"He is very much part of our plans but needs games to get himself back up to speed in terms of match fitness.
"He won't get enough playing time here at the moment and the reserve games are so infrequent that it becomes a problem.
"The best thing for him to do would be to go away to Bournemouth for a month play four or five games and then come back here ready to fight for a first-team place.
"I talked it over with Kevin over the weekend and we would expect a decision in the next day or so."
Meanwhile, the manager has still to receive any official approaches for the other fringe members of his squad that he is looking to move on.
Some of those will play tomorrow in a specially arranged game away to Charlton.
"There has still been no firm interest in any of the others," Malpas confirmed.
"They will play in the bounce game against Charlton and perhaps there may be something after that."
Malpas has also ruled out a move for Nigerian midfielder Adigun Salami.
Midfielder Salami, 20, who plays for Danish club FC Midjylland, was linked with a move to the County Ground over the weekend.

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/sport/CORR-SET-LOAN/article-288391-detail/article.html

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Rich Pullen

« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 09:28:58 »

Yeah, already posted on the rumour section.

I said the other night that in theory this is a good deal for Corr. It's a deal to improve his fitness so why not?

Malpas was quick to dismiss the Salami deal.
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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 09:30:43 »

Hopefully he'll go 1 month without some kind of injury, score a shed load of goals and they bid loads for him, which we accept.Then he can become injured for them for the next 14 years rather than us.

To be fair, i want Barry to do well and remain with us, but to be honest, he's such a huge waste of wages (as things stand), without him being injury free for the rest of the season, i can't see him staying.
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dell boy

« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 09:31:52 »

This worries me a bit.
If he is not match fit then he shouldn't be going to Bournemouth to get injured, which he will if he is not match fit.

They have given Barry a long time to recover why now throw him into the most physical division of all to finish him off for good.
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Rich Pullen

« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 09:35:18 »

I think we need to risk it dell - Malpas has given the reasons and I certainly agree.
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fatbury

« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 09:52:31 »

makes sense in some ways .. but Id prefer to see him making some appearances for us from the bench
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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 10:21:24 »

If he came of the bench for us looking unfit everybody would be slagging Malpas off for playing him - I think he's doing the right thing trying to get him out on loan
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 11:45:16 »

Anyone else see the irony* in Barry Corr heading to the Fitness First stadium?

*OK not the right word
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 11:56:09 »

I think Malpas is spot on to try and get Corr some regular football - also someone else can pay him for the month.

The lack of a proper, regular reserve league is a problem for managers. It must be very difficult to get/keep fringe players and players coming back from injury match fit.
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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 12:25:32 »

I think it is a good idea, loan him out for a month for regular first team football, he will not only gain match fitness but if he scores a few while he is there then it will boost his confidence no end, and if our front players are scoring goals then I'm sure there would be an option of Bournemouth keeping him for another month to keep building up his fitness.

Good deal all round I'd suggest.
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 13:05:25 »

maybe we're trying to cut our losses. corr's a good player but injury prone, maybe muff will take him off our hands and we can bring a badly needed defender in...
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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 13:10:12 »

Anyone else see the irony* in Barry Corr heading to the Fitness First stadium?

*OK not the right word

Anderton's there too isn't he.  Class.  Corr and Anderton playing at the fitness first stadium.
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Rich Pullen

« Reply #12 on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 13:20:16 »

The 'injury prone' Anderton tag has always confused me. There was certainly a time during the mid-90's (2 or 3 seasons) where he seemed to be crocked on a regular basis. Fair enough.

However, as a crock he is a failure because he's still playing in his mid-30's and has played over 400 league games throughout his career. I blame the tabloids.

I very much doubt Corr will make 400+ career appearances. He's 23 and struggled to pass 50 games.
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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 13:24:10 »

Tbh Rich it was more to do with his nickname than actually being injury prone I think, didn't his team mates call him Sicknote?
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Rich Pullen

« Reply #14 on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 13:27:11 »

Tbh Rich it was more to do with his nickname than actually being injury prone I think, didn't his team mates call him Sicknote?

I believe so.

I did say it always confused me Smiley

However, I reckon the first thing that the average football fan associates with Anderton is his injury prone-ness. He'd probably want people to remember him for his first season as a pro at Pompey with the cup run or his goal against Colombia during WC'98... But, alas, I doubt that's the case!

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