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« Reply #10560 on: Monday, January 14, 2019, 16:47:31 » |
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You'd think with our Waterford links there would be a target man in Ireland worth a punt?
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« Reply #10561 on: Monday, January 14, 2019, 16:49:40 » |
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Steve Morison at Millwall could still do a job as TM and hes 35 now and not been a regular for the 'wall this season, mostly sub appearances, probably well out of our wage structure though.
When Lou Macari wanted a target man, he did much as John Trollope before him, look in the non leagues for a likely big lad that you could work on to bring up to standard. JT got Jimmy Quinn playing for Oswestry, Lou got Colin Gordon from Oldbury United. Quinny took a bit longer than Gordon. I remember seeing CG bundle a winner in at Spotland early in his career, and he was a proper lardarse, a couple of months of full time training and he was much fitter. Back then though it was easier as you could bring them through using Combination games.
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« Reply #10562 on: Monday, January 14, 2019, 18:08:45 » |
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When Lou Macari wanted a target man, he did much as John Trollope before him, look in the non leagues for a likely big lad that you could work on to bring up to standard.
JT got Jimmy Quinn playing for Oswestry, Lou got Colin Gordon from Oldbury United. Quinny took a bit longer than Gordon.
I remember seeing CG bundle a winner in at Spotland early in his career, and he was a proper lardarse, a couple of months of full time training and he was much fitter.
Back then though it was easier as you could bring them through using Combination games.
True, I saw Quinns first combination game and Trollope played him as a centre back, at the time Quinny had not decided on his best position but that soon became clear when he signed for us and scored a load in just a couple of games as centre forward. Gordon was a big lad but not your normal tagret man, he was not that great in the air but was a big old lump and knew where the net was. Back then we signed Quinn for £10k and Gordon about £5k which nowadays would probably equate to around £100K & £50k these days(we signed Calderwood for £3k and Mayes only a couple of years before for a then club record £80k) not small change for non league untested players.
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« Reply #10563 on: Monday, January 14, 2019, 18:18:55 » |
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You'd think with our Waterford links there would be a target man in Ireland worth a punt?
That'd be cheap. They use Euros now, anyway.
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« Reply #10564 on: Monday, January 14, 2019, 18:19:53 » |
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That'd be cheap. They use Euros now, anyway.
Potatoes would be even cheaper!
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« Reply #10565 on: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 14:43:28 » |
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Trio of players who after being released by us STILL have not got a club, as far as I know. Linganzi, Donal McDermott and Anton Rodgers. Anymore of our recent ex-players who are struggling for work?
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« Reply #10566 on: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 14:53:45 » |
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I assumed House was the target man...
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« Reply #10567 on: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 14:56:54 » |
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Trio of players who after being released by us STILL have not got a club, as far as I know. Linganzi, Donal McDermott and Anton Rodgers. Anymore of our recent ex-players who are struggling for work?
RCC and until a couple of weeks ago Ben Purkiss too. Yasir Kasim struggling to find a club too
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« Reply #10568 on: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 15:04:05 » |
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RCC and until a couple of weeks ago Ben Purkiss too. Yasir Kasim struggling to find a club too
I thought RCC had signed for a Danish side? Yasir has only just been released so I guess he still has a couple of weeks to find a club.
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« Reply #10569 on: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 15:06:20 » |
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RCC and until a couple of weeks ago Ben Purkiss too. Yasir Kasim struggling to find a club too
Wasn't Purkiss going to Walsall only really a paper move to disrupt the petty attempts by Gordon Taylor to prevent Purkiss upsetting his gravy train?
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« Reply #10570 on: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 15:07:54 » |
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I thought RCC had signed for a Danish side? Yasir has only just been released so I guess he still has a couple of weeks to find a club.
RCC signed in October apparently and Kasim has been told to find a club at the start of the season he was never given a number this season. Wasn't Purkiss going to Walsall only really a paper move to disrupt the petty attempts by Gordon Taylor to prevent Purkiss upsetting his gravy train?
I have no idea but he has to have a contract to stay in his position so could be.
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« Reply #10571 on: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 16:51:12 » |
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Just been reading Akinfenwa's autobiography and Paul Sturrock wanted to sign him but he failed the medical due to a badly broken leg the previous season which took a long time to heal.
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Akinfenwa was released by Watford as a youngster by Dave Hockaday whose opinion was that he might make it as a pro but not at top level. Suffice to say he is not a Hockaday fan!
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« Reply #10572 on: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 16:53:47 » |
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Will Randall released by Wolves.
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« Reply #10573 on: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 17:04:25 » |
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Just been reading Akinfenwa's autobiography and Paul Sturrock wanted to sign him but he failed the medical due to a badly broken leg the previous season which took a long time to heal.
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Akinfenwa was released by Watford as a youngster by Dave Hockaday whose opinion was that he might make it as a pro but not at top level. Suffice to say he is not a Hockaday fan!
Having just signed Barry Corr permanently following his loan, who was recovering from a back injury at the time, Sturrock couldn't afford to take a risk on a second injured striker. Hindsight is easy, but he probably took a chance on the wrong one Sent from my moto g(6)
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« Reply #10574 on: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 17:07:22 » |
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Having just signed Barry Corr permanently following his loan, who was recovering from a back injury at the time, Sturrock couldn't afford to take a risk on a second injured striker. Hindsight is easy, but he probably took a chance on the wrong one
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