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Dover Athletic Trialist..... woohoo...

From the adver...

TOWN will field two trialists in tonight’s reserve team game against Swansea City at the County Ground (7pm).
Former Falkirk defender Jean-Francois Lescinel, and target man Hamdi Razak, who once trialled at Dover Athletic, will be aiming to impress.

Dover eh ?

Could be ok in the channels...

http://dover-athletic.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=846

FOI.........

Google suggests Razak played non-league football in France before trying his hand in the Dutch 2nd division where he had a trial at RBC Roosendaal but they didn't want him.

Also, Jean-Francois Lescinel seems to be an international (Haiti, 2 caps).

Stats show he is 22 but none too experienced:

Years            Club                App (Gls)*
2002–2004        PSG B           2 (0)
2004–2006        Sedan B
2006                 Falkirk          9(0)- loan spell
2006–2008    Guingamp     12 (0)

they both sound poo, but might aswell give them a chance

Following in the footsteps of Casal, Amankwaah, Nalis, Kanyuka, Marshall............

Barrell of fucking laughs you are mate.

sign them up

Well, they can't be any worse than the current lot, surely?!?!

 ::)

I like the idea of signing "THE HAITIAN" - he might be able to stop the other teams powers :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haitian

Anyone going to watch them tonight?

Yeah i am fuck knows how much it is. Is there a bus that goes from the hospital to the cg

More importantly is there one that goes from the CG to the GWH? The recent home form has made me rather depressed and I fear I may stab myself with a fork if it continues...

Let's hope he's not our sole signing though ...

It's free I believe.

And the 16 & 17 run from Fleming Way to GWH.

I don't think he'll be ferry good...

So long as he doesn't habour any grudges against the clubs that let him go.

I imagine so, the one going the other way usually has Barry Corr on it

Free to Season ticket holders, so bring your ticket. £3 overwise.

Jesus christ, you're a happy chap aren't you......... :emo:................At least let the trialists kick a ball in anger before you slag 'em off!

nah, why wait that long

All Wilsons signings for Swindon have been shit why should these two rejects be any different

Would that Haitian be the experienced defender Wilson was on about?I "divorce" myself from the whole affair.

So we're relying on the fact that Dover Athletic failed to spot the footbaling brilliance of this fellah, who's actually going to turn our team around.

That'll bring the crowds flooding back I'm sure.

In fairness Dover wanted him ;)

Razak wanted too much money.

When is Adi Walliamz on trial??

Ive got to side with OVERTHEHILL on this one...that list is alot of money up in smoke....better to pay abit extra at the onset and sign decent players who arnt much of a gamble....trialists are not the answer at lowerlge level...cant think of a succesfull tralist at Swindon apart from the youths.

Didn't we have Parkin on trial before we agreed a fee with chelsea?

Also the loan system could be construed as a trial period. In which case you can add Timlin and Cox to that list as well.

I'll reserve judgement until they sign and play.

Loads of people got excited by Mark Marshall, even begging Malps to get on with it and sign him. He can't even get into the first team.

Loads of people got excited by Yinka Casal due to a couple of youtube clips. He's been disappointing.

In short, we don't know if these blokes could be any good. I know it doesn't look promising but you never know how hard they've worked to improve their game. I remember Parkin once saying he had a rubbsih left foot, so he spent a summer working on it and then his left foot was probably stronger than his right.

Or they could have been chain smoking and going out in their equivalent of Old Town until the early hours, pissing their future career away. I think what I'm trying to say is that there is no need to moan until things don't work out.

Agreed with Si of Pie. They're trialists, there's no harm in taking a look at them. Besides, they probably won't even sign them anyway (like most trialists across the leagues)

Thats slightly different though-at least someone in the past has seen something in loan players,triallists are a total shot in the dark

was the Minge not a triallist?

Yes, he was.

1-0 down in the Reserve match. Penalty.

Just hope they have a bit of 'character' as Brian Clough used to say.

If some bloke who couldnt get a a game for Dover can get a trial then I see no reason why I shouldn't get one as well. 8)

Peter Osgood was turned down by Slough Town and Windsor and Eton before he signed for Chelsea, you never know Yeovil.

3-2 up now, Razak just scored

Sign him up :D

is it not just a typo.

where is raziak nowadays?

Watford

Charlton?
Ooooh maybe Watford?

Does anyone know where Nicholas is? Is he at Chester?

Rotherham.

Rotherham

Cheers JJ

Fuck me Razak's scored a hatrick and we've won 6-3.

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/4062404.FULL_TIME__Trialist_hits_treble_for_rampant_reserves/

Blimey! be interesting to see if the reports on him match his goal tally?

Fair play, worth a second look. Swansea had Konstanopolopalus in goal, he was a decent keeper at Hartlepool, so to get three past him isn't too bad.

The centre half couldn't have been that great if we conceded 3!

Am I right in saying the last triallist to score a hattrick in a reserve game was Fred Eastwood-but Kingy said no thanks?

That could be misleading, as certainly 1 was a penalty, and the others could have come from the other side etc etc

Yes, but I think King tried to get him but there was more interest by that point as he'd trialled with half the League.

 Eastwood didn't want to come here, or he wanted too much, one of the two, King certainly wanted him.

Eastwood didn't want to go too far away from his Caravan in Essex I thought??? And that's serious btw!

Just read the report, sounds like they were all simple finishes but you have to be there to score them. Macklin sounded like he impressed again, surely his break isn't far away now?

I thought it was interesting he played and Marshall was sub. DW must want a good look at him

Don't you mean surely his new contract isn't far away now? :)

  Yes that did come up as i believe he's from a traveller family that reside in Essex, but obviously dont travel very well!

A traveller who doesn't travel, well theres a new one.

Not really, we've loads about 2 miles from where i am, they go to the pub and the church, but never much further.

There's plenty of the cunts in Minety - legally now, thanks to Mr Prescott!

The striker impressed with his all round play and no lie won every header. If we are judging on 1 game then i would sign him without a doubt

Got any youtube links DRS?

Nah that is for gays

"amusing" to think he's now a welsh international and might have to leave the country etc

Jamie Vincent played a half great news.

Phil Smith let in three, he won't be happy with that.

Will D.W. sign Hamidi Razak?  Read somewhere that the Gillinham players rated him after a friendly with Dover (a very well supported club).

Presumably the church is only for the lead ?

Sky Sports say we aer going to sign both until the end of the season.

Best 'signing' of the seasson.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11758_4827616,00.html

Well if your not going to get signed after scoring a haiti hatrick its time to pack in...Swansea aint no mugs...could be another Arrieta though.

Sorry but Arrieta was class. Sturrock never gave him a fair crack.

Dont know about class....but he didnt get a chance your right.

I like Arrieta too.

There's a few youtube vids flying about. He has scored some crackers since leaving us. Can't be bothered to find them myself but someone posted them on here a while back.

Arrieta was terrible all he did was run around and foul people and occasionally score great goals.  He gave very little contribution to the team.

How many great goals have we scored this season....the occasional great one would be welcome!

Lies.  Arrieta was ace.

If you take away the fouls and great goals that sounds like Blair Sturrock

I think the lack of playing time Arrieta got was more so to do with his contract than his ability.

You only guess what wages he was on, plus he was probably on an appearence fee and goal scoring bonus.

Totally agree.

He had something about him too. But also looked like he could go psycho at any moment. Great!

According to Sky sports we're also interested, in a gay kind of "if he became available" way, with Michael Nelson from Hartlepool. Well i ain't even heard of him or this story so my apologies if everyone knows. :)

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11758_4822892,00.html

Booooooo  he's grown his hair a bit, I remember him as a big skinhead (exactly what I've just moaned that we need in the dear Mr Fitton thread)

That's what he said in the Radio Swindon interview a few weeks ago, pretty much word for word.

Can we sign Kaid again please? Forest Green have said he could leave

I think old Deano Holdsworth is after Kaid.

you moan about a lack of passion and then slate an ex-player for showing some?! Make your mind up Edna.

Well Freddy Eastwood didn't pack it in....

after signing elsewhere shortly afterwards you could argue he's done better for himself though

Saw him as a sub at Cheltenham, he looked shite...but that view is based on one (sub) appearance...

Arrieta looked resonably good from what I saw, and from various YouTube clips, which we all know are a perfectly reliable way of rating a player....cough...Casal...cough

As has been said, I expect he was left out mostly because of the bucketloads of cash he will have been promised

I saw him a couple of times, and all he seemed to do was run around attempting sliding tackles that never connected, saying that i did miss the JPT wonder goal!

Sure its been posted elsewhere but looks like there getting deals till the end of the season, I am pretty happy with, couple of new faces should boost everyone.

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/4072264.Town_triallists_rewarded_with_deals/


Town triallists rewarded with deals

8:20am Saturday 24th January 2009

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TOWN will offer triallists Hamdi Razak and Jean-Francois Lescinel deals until the end of the season, after the pair impressed boss Danny Wilson in a reserve team match earlier this week.

The duo played 90 minutes as Swindon’s second string beat their Swansea City counterparts 6-3 at the County Ground, with front man Razak grabbing a hat-trick in the process.

Wilson revealed the players had been recommended by a much-trusted European scout, and is happy to keep them on board until at least the end of the campaign.

“It would be until the end of the season on a short-term contract,” he said. “There’s still talks to be done and obviously the boys themselves have done well so on the back of that will be looking at what contract they can get.

“They did themselves the power of good and did well.

“It would be until the end of the season on a short-term contract. There’s still talks to be done and obviously the boys themselves have done well so on the back of that will be looking at what contract they can get.

“They have come recommended from a contact we’ve got over there and he doesn’t normally give you rubbish - he gives you quality players or potentially good players.”

Razak’s second-half treble on Tuesday night made the powerful Frenchman the main talking point among Town fans, but Wilson was equally impressed with Haiti international centre-back Lescinel.

“For any striker who comes on trial and scores a hat-trick, you can’t be too disappointed,” admitted Wilson “Razak up front is very raw, he’s an amateur from France, and we thought we would take a little look at him.

“It took him a little while to settle in to the game, but after he did he was a real handful. He needs polishing up - a hell of a lot - but he’s got the raw ingredients that you are looking for.

“At the back, Lescinel, who is a left-sided defender, gives you that balance.

“He’s quick, strong, not the first line header of the ball but he’s a very good sweeper of it and plays a typical continential French defending way - he goes in tight on people and is very physical with them.

“We’re in talks with them. It will only be short term because one the basis of one game you can’t be giving players three, four or five-year contracts.”

I saw most of the games he played pre season. He was slow, bad first touch, ball used to get stuck under his feet.

But he did try hard. Face it, you fans who liked him did so because he looked like he was prepared to cripple the opposition players.

Plus he could get shots on target.