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Striker signs
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You sound disappointed 🤔
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Projection on your part?
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Hope is not a plan.
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No not disappointed, surprised he is big strong and hopefully he will cause opposition defence trouble ,I think it's just what we need at the moment.
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Sounds good.
Note to self, 'be careful what you wish for'
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Not for me it doesn't ...
We've had him before and he didn't rip up trees then...
We sign a striker from a team 3rd from bottom....
Smells of desperation rather than intention.
Just my thoughts so let's wait and see
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Somone said about resigning Harry Jackson who is at Chelmsley playing right back but still scoring,he is young
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I dunno ....
He may be the signing we've been waiting for, but his record this season in a team that was struggling wasnt good, that dosnt over impress me thats all.
We could of gone out and made that signing ( at like Armson was ) with that intention behind it.
It would of said to everyone and every club in this league just how serious we are.
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Perhaps they didn’t play to his strengths.
Perhaps we will.
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Tall striker on his own upfront 🤔
Long ball anyone 🤔
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He played for Nuneaton Borough at Step 3 and made 4 substitute appearances. This was five years ago.
This season he has made 7 appearances for Corby Town and scored once. Corby have recently got some new owners, and a new manager, and im guessing a cash injection, this has led to them releasing 11 players of which Wakefield is one of them.
Last season, he played for two clubs (one at Step 3 and one at Step 4), had 24 starting appearances and scored 15 goals. If he has a similar ratio for us this season, that would be good IMO.
There's no doubt that he has played for a lot of clubs. This could mean lots of things
We will have to wait and see.
Why does it smell of that? Because it's not who you thought?
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Andre Landell?
Age 33
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He could be better than Atem who just does not jump for the ball the defenders always beat him,he is not confident in my opinion.
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He has also scored the same amount of goals as Murphy for us 🫣🫣
Also a bit harsh saying he didn’t do anything first time around … when we had stenson and benbow playing for us at the time
Give the lad a chance , we create a lot of chances and he offers something different.
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Obviously it is a risk ,whoever you sign. Murphy's record was pretty good which was why he was signed. It just does'nt work out with some players , it is not really the fault of the players, but whether they fit in with your style of play, or the team play to their strengths.
Remember Barry Franklin? He scored for fun at Atherstone yet was a bit of a damp squid in our colours. He went back to Adders ,and was once again one of the top scorers in the league.
I do not know much about the new lad other than what other posters have said, but, if we have to revert to hoof ball to suit his style then I think it will be to the detriment of the team
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Replacing Franklin with Vincent and McKay was probably one of the best deals the Boro ever did.
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agree 100%.... best bit of business we done that i can ever remember
Vincent was a real class act. Mckay was also a classy player
we had another quality signing ???? fullback come winger ( memory shot these days ) went on to play for Palace Arsenal etc and Eire.
the only one i can ever remember seeing who trumped Vino was
*Trev Morley. ended up at west ham.... oozed pure football class.
saw him v Corby couldnt believe it when we got him
so so many that oozed real quality over the decades
* think playing away was his downfall ( wink )
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Trevor Morley
West Ham United Hall of Fame
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"we had another quality signing ???? fullback come winger ( memory shot these days ) went on to play for Palace Arsenal etc and Eire."
Would that be Eddie McGoldrick?
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yes i think thats him
cheers. G.
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while im in the mood
some more useless info
do any of you on here remember when the Wolves transfer listed a CF for
£28000 ( real big money then ) he signed for Wellington come Telford ??? on a free !!!!
in those days non league could sign lge players without paying the fee
many league clubs complained. including the Wolves who kicked up big time
which from memory more or less helped to change the then law
i think Wellington paid him more than he earned at the Wolves ( pre minimum-maximum wage )
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?????????? ref Cocker
the name that has just come to me is
Peter Broadbent
im not 100pc though.
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Peter Broadbent made 452 appearances for the Wolves scoring 127 goals.
He went on to play for the Villa.
He made 7 appearances for England scoring 2 goals.
He finished his career at Bromsgrove Rovers.
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Les Cocker played for the Wolves under Stan Cullis.
He was an Engineer & he decided to join Wellington Town to balance his interest in playing football with his career in engineering.
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i accept the/your info at face value
but i was just trying to give the info surrounding the reasons quoted at the time
in respect of players going into non league football whereby the fee was annulled.
i seem to remember Broadbent was mentioned at the time.
thats all.
ps im no mr Mastermind. just an ordinary Joe.
going from memory.
apologies if ive bored the arse off of posters... over and out
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Peter Broadbent was one of my favourite football cards.
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I agree. That does not take away the fact that some players ,strikers in particular, thrive at some clubs ,yet struggle to score at others. I used Franklin as an example.
I could have used other examples, like Clayton, Owen, or Roger Jones.
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Roger Jones scored a hat trick at Crook in the FA Cup. Had a bad injury which hampered him.
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Yes, went to that match. As you say, I don'r think we saw the best of him. Was about six three so very good in the air.
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I am 6’3” and useless in the air
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Yes, it is not a given. I guess that's why they play and we pay.
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Stafford Rangers legend
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and the guy that did so well at Hednesford, Joe ?.
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Joey O’ Connor ?
Was a statement signing at the time and then just never happened.
Same with Lance Morrison
Frank Murphy was supposed to be the signing who clinched it the year we finished second to Maidstone and then unbalanced the team (Rodney Marsh Tino Asprilla) with Morley played out of position!
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To be fair Murphy did score quite a few. I think it cost us the title when Carr dropped Hamill.
We failed to win in about five games when he left Hamill out.
Morley missing a sitter against Maidstone at home made a massive difference too.
I don't believe Murphy was a bad signing.
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The first season he unbalanced the team which had been motoring until then. Similar to Marsh and Asprilla. One too many. Morley had to withdraw into midfield.
He did score a lot in his second season when we were runners up again.
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To this day I still wonder how we never managed to win the title. That team was immense. We were strong in all possitions.
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And should have done better in the FA Trophy
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Let’s not overthink this lads. We needed a new forward and the managers have produced one. Give the bloke a chance eh,and let’s see what happens. Hope he does very well here.
Little by little.
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If he can put the ball into the back of the net on a regular basis then we will all be happy. He has his chance ; We will see.
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Bloody he'll....
Iv said let's wait and see.... he has my full support in every way, but as you just said he's scored the same goals as Murphy 🤔
I just hope we dont go long again, it didn't work last season and we havent been playing it this.
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If he has a ratio like he had at Corby that cant be good for us ..... just saying ....
As I said ( and let's wait and see ) it just feels like a signing with no intention about it.
We have the money on the table now as three have left over the last couple of weeks... we " could " of paid the extra and gone for the striker at Shifnal weve been after, not someone who was in a team third from bottom.
Who was it who I thought of 🤔?
Edit .... and before any brings it up we wouldn't of gone over budget because we've already been paying them 3 wages who have left....
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sounds like he wasnt getting the service at Corby ?? ref third from bottom.
although imo he has to shoulder any blame just like the rest there.
anyway managers live or die by a) signings b) results
as ever we will see one way or the other.
for sure they must see something in him. or why sign him. ???
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From memory & his brief spell with the Boro some years ago, he is a physical presence & he will bully defenders.
He gives 100% effort & commitment but he is not a cultured/stylish footballer, more an old-fashioned type of centre-forward.
I am sure he will score goals for Town if they can successfully fit him in to their style of play?
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I am surprised that anyone can remember his first spell as recruitment at the time was a revolving door.
Stenson, and Bembow I do remember , as they were two of the few players that JG signed that stood out.
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In his first appearance for the Boro I remember thinking 'who is this, he looks like a raw novice, a Sunday morning pub player, totally out of his depth at this level!?'
Then in his next appearances he seemed to improve as he got used to playing at that level.
I thought at the time he's not good enough to be playing for the Boro but I'm sure he will do a job for some team at a lower level.
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You'll have to let us know what you think when you've seen him play for us this time round!
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I made a massive mistake criticising the signing of Jacob Shilton from a UCL struggling team.
Note to self, 'be careful what you wish for'
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That is what we need a old fashioned centre forward who bullies defenders,I am sorry to say Atim does not do that defenders always beat him so come on give the lad a chance and he will get service off the other guys .
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I'm sure he will benefit from playing for a better team with better players.
One thing is for sure, he will give 100% effort & commitment.
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As with all signings if he does the business any negativity from fans will soon be forgotten .
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Constructive criticism 👌
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