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Striker set to sign
           


  SWINDON Town are closing in on the signature of an unnamed foreign striker who is expected to fly out to Italy and put pen to paper on a deal later this week, the Advertiser understands.

           

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/9122816.Striker_set_to_sign/?ref=rss
           

Does this 'Set to sign' business mean this almost certainly won't happen?

That's what I take it to mean :nod:

they seem pretty certain it's going to happen. Especially as they've said he's flying out to meet the squad etc

I saw someone mentioned Roope Riski in the comments, who, after having a cursory glance on Wiki, I can see not only has a brilliant name but a brilliant scoring record also.

(And yes, it's very far fetched seeing as he signed for a Serie A club this year, but his name means it should be mentioned.)

Well they said he is due to arrive, which to me doesn't sound 100% certain.

I reckon he's Israeli.

jew are ya? jew are ya?

He's come to see the Gazzza strip.

I have seen soem of his goals and he is a real classy player, if his team want him to get more games under his belt then maybe a loan deal could be on, but he seems well out of our league.

You can guarantee now that the Adver have printed this article the deal with fall through due to complications or something they are like the kiss of death  ;D

I wonder how many people will moan because he's not English?

111 mostly from the Adver Comments section  ;)

I don't understand this. Do they not watch the English National team? We are garbage. Foreigners all the way please!!

Probably the same people that will moan PDC is not using his Italian contacts if we sign English players.

 :fishing:

The adver and Timlin are very alike in this sense, cursed!

Wray at it on the official site as well.

So we could sign the number one choice forward, Risser, Atiku(?) all this week!

We're going to have too many strikers at this rate

Don't worry, it'll never happen :)

was signed by IFK Abo which i presume is in the finnish non league. he made 1 app and scored a hat trick was then signed by Fc Vikingit who are in the finnish first division he made 6 apps and scored 5 times, then he signed for Turun Pallosuera who are in the finnish premier division he made 18 apps and scored 12 times cesena then signed him for around 450k, this all happened in 1 season  ;)

and according to wiki..... he scored a hat-trick in each league of finnish football in the same season, first person to do so  :clap:

A good finisher then...

  :girlgiggle:

Put his name into Youpube and have a butchers like I did, he is a scorer of the highest standard and very quick too, no chance of him coming IMO.

He looks a brilliant little player. Unfortunately I think a season long loan at a push is all that is within our reach.