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anyone else think we're going to end up linking up with them a fair bit? now malpas is in charge the links are even closer, wouldn't be surprised to see a loan player or two from the muff this january.

No.

point taken

Yeah, Plymouth to take Blair!

I have a horrible feeling we'll get Fallon back on loan  :|

I keep thinking Blair Sturrock has more than a passing resemblance to Mozza....

Isn't he off to Southend though?

He still played for their reserves today and Plynouth have yet to confirm they've accepted Southend's bid, seems anything but a done deal.

They all seem very friendly on the pics on the OS even Sturrock chatting to Wray etc....

I wouldn't complain. Scored shitloads when in his final half season here and is miles better than Sturrock Jnr

Whats the big deal? I dont think us fans have a clue how linked many clubs are

I was thinking that, although i wouldn't be too displeased at all, personally

id be well happy with big Rory back !

A little voice inside my head said dont look back,you can never look back.

Oh Jesus no, not Fallon again.  I've said it before but I'm really hoping to see us sign "footballers" now, people who can actually play the game and entertain.

Fallon is not the answer.  I personally can't wait for the summer when we can bomb out a few of our first teamers in and get some decent players in.

We need to end this very dark period of our history asap.

Oh Jesus no, not Fallon again.  I've said it before but I'm really hoping to see us sign "footballers" now, people who can actually play the game and entertain.

Fallon is not the answer.  I personally can't wait for the summer when we can bomb out a few of our first teamers in and get some decent players in.

We need to end this very dark period of our history asap.

I heard we may be looking at taking chadwick on loan along with some young watford striker

That would be three strikers if chadwick comes in and cox signs and the young watford forward whoever that is :)

Would imagine chadwick depends on cox

dirty fucker

Probably be a good thing is players came in as Sturrock would not send crap on loan to his old club I suspect - as long as he dosen't expect a favour in return...like we sell him Jerel  :evil:

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Yet, its been a while since we had a player who got as many goals as Rory!

Not a good player, but an effective one.

Would be a gamble though....because he's never really proven whether his good form for us was pure fluke or whether it was down to the fact he was actusally playing week in and week out.

It was pure fluke.

just like Bristol City the play off season.....but it was still ace.

Seriously though, in his career he only had one productive spell and that just happens to be the only spell where he was a regular starter.

In retrospect was Fallon the best bit of business we've ever done ?

Why does Fallon get so much stick?

He was ace. A superb squad player in 03/04 and certainly did the biz at the end. Season after he was expected to replace Mooney which just wasn't gonnna happen, him and Parkin didn't really work and I think everyone of us know who we'd rather have out of either if you could only play one of them.

05/06 he was shit hot and without his goals we would have finished even further behind everyone else! 14 goals by the beginning of January is a good return in any league.

I'm with the fallon lovers, he was ace, i miss him.

I remember the diving header he scored against Colchester in the last minute, in front of the Town End, from a Bouazza cross and then he was sold a few days later  :(

He was "ace"???  WTF have you boys been taking.  He was workmanlike at best who deserved his 14 goal haul after a lot of hard work (fitness wise) in the pre-season.  But to label the bloke "ace" is over exaggerating his talent to say the least.

People call Barry Corr ace and he's better than Corr, IMO.

Unfortunately we have no "ace" players at the moment.  I find it difficult to get enthusiastic about our current crop of players.

If I met a City or Rovers fan I think I'd have a hard time bigging up one of our players.  They're alright but I wouldn't refuse a decent bid for any of them.

Oh maybe Brezovan is possibly the closest to a current player I could give a decent write up to.

ifil?

Not really he's good enough for this league but makes too many mistakes for the level above and in my book you need to be a comfortable player in the Championship to be classified as very good or ace.

By that logic aren't our last two "proven" v.good/ace players Cureton and Howard? What with it turning out Parkin was really a bit injury prone and shit.

Since when was there a guideline on when you call someone ace?

Fucking hell you are turning into a miserable old git aren't you.

Double post. Ace.

To be honest I think Brian Howard has turned into a pretty decent player.  In his first season here it was obvious he was a decent footballer.

Cureton never got the service here, any striker would have struggled in that team.

He did get chances he just missed them

Absolutely spot on fella. Yes he missed a few ie Yeovil but he scored some vital goals aswell. A striker needs service, if he gets the service he'll score goals.

As for Howard, king played him out of the position. A good manager will get the best out of players, King didn't do this.

That one sentence does not make sense :D

I've actually confused myself reading that back.  :?  :oops:

Corr is a far better player than Fallon. Look at his link up. Far superior.

When I think of Fallon I think thats a lot of goals for not very many points. He didnt set many goals up and the team never played good football when he was up front.

Having said all that, he did work his arse off to be the best player he could be for us and you have to respect that.

Funny how Curetons form deserted him in early march of our relegation season. Think his agent might have reminded him of that get out clause. He was crap anyway, played well in january and february and thats it.

Whats annoying about this team is that they are in touching distance of being a really really good unit. But theres always something getting in the way - injures, suspensions, off field problems.

Several players did note this to Iffy apparently but Iffy refused to drop him as he is a "natural goalscorer"

Selling your 14 goal top scorer and best player in the middle of a relegation battle....which we ultimately lost and got relegated to the bottom division for the first team in over 20 years.

Sounds Brilliant doesnt it  :roll:

No doubt in  my mind, Cureton wanted us to get relegated and played a part.

He wanted to go to Colchester and played his arse off in January when the window was open. Minute it was closed, he was shit. Penalty at Hartlepool straight at the keeper, open goals at Yeovil and City.

He got what we wanted, he moved to Colchester and they didnt have to pay for him.

errr, only two of his goals came in januray, one of them on the 31st......

Shhh don't ruin it for him.

In my year or so on here I think this is the first time I've read read one of Spencer's football posts and disagreed.

Fallon was much better at linking up, brought more midfielfders into the game.

He also gave us Port Vale away a couple of years ago...one of the few things King got right.

but as per the "big ron goes Iffy" program, Fallon wanted to go.

Do you honestly think he would have played as well if he was denied the move he wanted?