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Jobs for the Bhoys
           

  TOWN boss Danny Wilson expects to complete the permanent signings of Celtic duo Paul Caddis and Simon Ferry shortly after returning to England.

           

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I'm not convinced by this at all, sounds very vague, with no substance behind it. Hoping to be proved wrong, but it all sounds a bit Theo to me.

No substance? They quoted Wilson directly:

what Sutton said.

Although, there are at least direct quotes from Wilson. Along the same lines as what he said about Prutton and Rose and they both signed - eventually! in Pruttons case.

I'd like to think we learnt from the Theo Robinson saga, so I'd hope this story wouldnt come out unless there was some serious truth in it.

Direct quotes from the manager mean jack. Pens to paper please.

Scarves above head are a no no to, remember the pic of our mate yanky Jim?  :)

Media wise, the club have done everything by the book. They can't do anything about what the press decide to write when it's been so quiet.

Obviously, Neil Lennon was within his right to take them to the USA, had we not been in Austria I imagine we'd have signed them by now.

Other words quoted are "hopefully", "What I've heard" etc, that's what's concerning me.

What a great double signing this would be..really would push the quality up in our squad.

ha ha, people aren't convinced by this but are certain we're re-signing Tope...  the truth is, until anyone puts pen to paper, it's all bollocks.

In saying that, this does sound promising, and both signings would make me cream my pants.

Would signing ferry give us a 5 man midfield?
we couldn't afford to have a player with Ferry's quality sat on the bench each week but would also be unfair to leave out JPM.

Austin up front on his own or 3 at the back?

We need a CB now though

ferry left of midfield?

a midfield 4 of mcgovern, douglas, prutton and ferry is way too good for this division. skills :)

a solid centre back and we'll have a fucking strong team for next season.

£20 on auto i'm thinking

If the signings do all go ahead it will give us options, something we were severely lacking last season and for which we ultimately paid the price. We'll have the players next season for different formations and different tactics, though it does mean we'll likely have some decent players sat on the bench some weeks - this is a good thing though.

I fucking love the fact that we have the ability to pay fees for players. These signings would be a significant addition to the squad and i think i agree with Juddie it would make me cream my pants.  :eek:

Perhaps our formation would be (based on ferry/caddis signing)

Lucas
Caddis, Cuthbert, Sean, Rose
JPM, Captain Dougie, Prutts, Ferry, Ball
Austin

A type of 4-5-1 when defending but moving into a 4-3-3 on the break?

Bench: Smith, Manks, Pericard, Timlin, Lecs, AOB, A N Other

 Out of interest, why do people think Caddis is good?  We know Ferry is a decent lad, but I've never heard of Caddis or seen him play.

Wilson obviously rates Caddis as he's been chasing him for a while now. I think he had a few good games for Celtic as well, which was the reason his loan move in January ended up not going ahead. A good few of the Celtic fans seem to rate him as well.

Besides, as he's border line to making the Celtic 1st team squad he should do a job for us shouldn't he?

Well despite some doubtful comments from Celtic supporters, Caddis has caught quite a lot of attention up here, and has shown himself to be both a competent defender and skilled attacker, with a brilliant cross.  H eplayed a number of times in the middle of last season for Celtic's first team, and in one of the friendlies in their current tour of USA was MOM.  He is well thought of in the SPL

A couple of quotes from Celtic fans mainly i suppose  :-[

"Caddis is a cracking player. I actually think he's better than Hinkel, who was on the verge of Germany's World cup squad. Good pace, and an outstanding cross. If he plays regularly I wouldn't be surprised to see him get a Scotland call up."

"Caddis, £700k

The same guy who at just 20 had Ronaldinho and Henry in his back pocket when we played Barca in the CL last 16, he has so much ability it's untrue, he has every bit of potential to become Celtic's Alan Hutton who went to Spurs for £9m after one good season at Rangers, letting him go for peanuts at this stage is madness!

If Swindon manage to get him, fair play, you've got an absolute gem on your hands."

Seems like he could be a good league 1 player?

Prutton can play wide right, JPM on the left.

That would suggest he's way too good for L1....

When you're trying to get into the Championship that's sort of the idea you senile old twat :)

I've never seen Caddis play, but if he's atleast as good as Cuthbert , Hutchinson and Ferry then he'll do for me.

Loving the comments above from the Celtic fans.

Let's hope Wilson pulls it off.

Stick to the face paint  :clap:

I reckon that was another factor in Greer going - Doncaster releasing him shows he isn't a Championship player. Whilst Cuthbert, LJF, Morrison might not be yet either at least they've got age on their side and the potential to improve which Greer hasn't.

Fitton and Wilson have always said they're building for the future which means a team of Championship quality players.

Greer who? Never heard of him.

you know easily the best brighton player, and not even our best central defender

hence the creaming of the pants, Reg...

whats with all this LJF lovin. understand he had hard times but he is no way going to replace Greer in the centre of defence.

at least i fucking hope not

Likewise. We all respect LJF for all he had to go through. But he's not in the same class as Greer at CB.

I'd assume Morrison would be the starter anyway. But he is not at greers level yet either.

A really strong starting 11 if Morrison is replaced with an old head at the back. If not, i'd rather start LJF

not talking about LJF, talking about Caddis and ferry! Centre-back will sort itself out. I'm sure we'll sign another. Maybe not now...

I think more people are putting hope in Morrison than LJF, although both are young so either could potentially grow into the role. I for one hope that Sean can fill Greer's boots. He made mistakes before but Southend fans rated him very highly. Whilst it is far from guaranteed that he'll be good enough, there is a chance he could step up.

TBF I would have been rated highly by Southend fans last season. Big chance for SM to prove himself for us this season though.

I'd have thought this might be a case of premature ejaculation...we know Ferry is a decent player, and Caddis may well prove to be....I'd have thought a vague stirring in the loins, but not quite a semi would have been more the order of the day.

The Adver - neo viagra of the masses ?

I'm not blaming the Adver...there's is just flirtatious behaviour, a low cut top....just surprises me that some of our fans are so easily excited.

I hope the deal comes off but i'll only believe it when i see it.

Too times this shit has blown up in the club & fans faces.  Agents are the most dshonourable bastards in football and they will get the best deal to line their pockets

it's not just that we're buying ferry and caddis, Reg, it's what the move represents. We're offering big(ish) money for players of a higher standard, something we're not used to. Most of the players we've bought in recent years – until last summer – have been on the cheap, or from loan spells.  This represents something of a new era. We mean business, and it gives me a lob on.

Fitton &Wilson have both said recently that they had their fingers burnt by the robinson saga last summer and won't make that mistake again. I don't think they have on this one.

This.

I feel no shame for getting a tweak in my pants at the prospect of paying a fee for a couple of up and coming players..... beats the shit out of signing the likes of Coca Fola onionbaji and Steve 'the crab' Adams on frees (not sure why these 2 stand out in my mind as non lob-on inducing signings)

Absolute disgrace.

'there's', Reg ?  I expect better.

I agree...I shall ban myself.

You'll go blind or get hairs on the palms of your hands if you do that. Let the vague stirring subside naturally or take a cold chower perhaps?