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ok the adver site members has started this rumour that jamie cureton is signing for us tommorow!

is this just bollocks?

kevin horlock has also been mentioned (even more bollocks)

does anyone know out?

I heard Jamie's name being splashed about before, so there is a possibility he may be coming to us, but signing tomorrow i doubt, we would of heard more by now... but i think kingy is in talks with him.... would be a very good signing if we did get him though

 Cureton is a big time Charlie, who  takes the money and does little in return, just the type of player we don't want.

 We need battlers not bottlers.

in reply to the original question,
cureton - yes
horlock - no

But he has the game to back it up

Scored 50 goals in two seasons for the Gas Heads in this division though Reg.  He'd certainly be the best finisher at the club, were he to sign.

http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/cureton.htm

 SO its getting around we are interested.... fucking hell netted 82 in 90 youth team matches.... what a ledge

 Says at the bottom of the page, we were linked with him about a month back

From all reports King has definitely been in contact with Cureton, remember King was the first to mention him so this rumour has some substance. Oldham were also interested but they think he may not want to go north and they're after Beckett.

When King said "I am meeting more players today and have a plan to alleviate the loss of Parkin quickly. There is something in the pipeline,"  , I think he's referring to Cureton but whether he will sign I don't know.

Could be 3 new signings tomorrow though.

http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10341~679241,00.html

ahh kingy what a god, finally we are getting the players.... hope they are awsome players.... cureton would be godly, especially playing along side rory... i bet charlie comyn platts one though, because he hasnt actually signed yet has he... i think its just a verbal.... and thorpe could be the other 1... that would be sweet as a nut

 6 goals in the last two seasons......had a good record in the past.

 We'll only get damaged goods I suppose.....

yeah but he has just spent a season in the championship, that has to be good if he signs for us while in league 1

Hurrah!! So excited about tomorrow lunch time, even more so than usual! (lunch is the highlight of my day  :( )
Would be a shame though, if two of them are Shakes and Comyn-Platt. Although King did say 3 exciting signings! It's hardly exciting if we already knew about them!

shakes is already a swindon player i think, thats sorted, but i dont think platt has signed as yet :(

Hopefully he won't change his mind

I think you're a bit harsh Reg, his scoring record at league one level is not too bad.

11 in 34 1996/1997
13 in 47 1997/1998
28 in 54 1998/1999
23 in 51 1999/2000
28 in 48 2000/2001
16 in 42 2001/2002
9 in 15 (+ 15 sub) 2002/2003 (championship level)

I think he's not quite good enough to get a regular place in the championship which is probably why he's considering a drop down to this league but he could still score a few in league one.

He's not signed yet though and may not so we shouldn't assume he is certain to.

If tomorrow goes by without a single player signing I think I might just smoke myself into oblivion and give up on life.

However I have faith that something has to go our way soon, so I'll put the champers on ice for tomorrow night. 8)

King said that he expected both Shakes and Comyn-Platt to be here on July 1st.

I hope Cureton signs as he's got a good record at this level.

He would be a great signing

i hoping for the same thing.
We have already been told about Shakes and Platt so why announce them again.
I'm hoping it's 3 fresh faces.
Cureton, Thorpe and that defender from plymouth???

We need a ball winning central midfielder, someone who's going to get stuck in without the bookings of Gurney.

I can't see us getting Cureton and Thorpe too, one or the other but really doubt we could afford both.

I'd rather Cureton I think Thorpe has never really made me sit up and take notice of him.

Thorpe is quite old as well

King did say he was looking for a bit of experience to go with our young players though  :?

Untill I see the player on the County Ground pitch holding up a Swindon shirt I will believe nothing....

I think that is sensible, no point in us being convinced he'll sign and then moaning if he doesn't, we should just wait and see.

Cureton would certainly be worth a gamble, he's struggled to settle for a few seasons now but so long as it doesn't bankrupt us I'd back his signing 100%. Capable at this level and experienced as well.

Judging by the 'exciting' remark, the other two players probably won't be Comyn-Platt and Shakes, who would likely sign on 1st July due to contracts anyway? I'm not sure. Hopefully it's going to be two others but I won't complain if it does turn out to be the Bolton lads.

ooh I'm so excited!

We should get Dean Gerken from Colchester.  He seems like a half decent 'keeper.

I work with a QPR fan who reckons Cureton is shite, so on that basis I fully expect him to sign tomorrow.

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Hello OST how's tricks?

Not too bad old son.  Quite busy at the mo, lots of non footy stuff going on.  How was Glasto?

I could have sworn Weller was going to be there, I don't know what happened with that.

I caught a bit if New Order on the box with Keith Allen entering the stage on a panto horse.  I do like a panto horse, we don't see enough of them IMO.

I also saw a bit if Kassebian (spelt wrong I'm sure).  I liked the look of them  - Lot's of energy, always good to see.

We are having a fucking tropical rainstorm in Essex right now, what's happening down there?

i dunno, to me they would be exciting signings as it would mean we'd then be able to field 11 pro players...

 The pantomime cow at the CG in the half time penalty shoot out, ws one of the highlights of the season.

 The New Order....World In Motion was ace...watched it on the net.....don't think many in the crowd knew the words.

hes seems ok and his scoring record has been good over the last 10 years, i think he could do a job for us

I'd be happy with Cureton. Although if Lloyd Opara re-signed I would be happier  :wink:

I've got some of Reg's reservations about him signing, but on the whole I'd be happy.

Nice avatar, OST.  Was watching that last night.

I'm as convinced about Cureton as I was about Igoe.  Having said that, I have absolutely no inside sources nor do I pretend to have a clue about anything.

King could be a Sam Allardyce in the making in that he reserrects has-beens careers - Mooney was going nowhere till he came here, his career took a turn for the better, he turned his backs on us and is down in the doldrums, but the way he was heading he'd have been clubless.

I'd love it if Cureton signed, as if he fails to perform we've still got 3 perfectly good players to play in that position, so he can rot in the reserves.  Seeing as it's June 30th tomorrow I'd be surprised if Shakes and Platt were announced, and to be honest a little disappointed....  Excited as I am about Shakes, we could do with 5 signings in one fell swoop to get rid of our transfer-market impotence.

Call me irrational ,but i absolutely despise cureton.I think he's a cunt.I was unsure of Roberts when he signed but he won me over,cureton will have to do a lot before i start singing his name.

I think he's a class player, very confident he's going to get the goals for us this year.

Roberts needs to win me over this season, started well, but after the accident drifted off, needs to prove himself.