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SBAndy

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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I’ll forgive the lack of fanfare…

 
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Tommo1993

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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Will he do many goals?
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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Tommo1993 said:
Will he do many goals?
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He enjoys scoring them that’s always a good start…

”He is a talented striker with a good attitude and work rate who enjoys scoring goals.
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Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Jul 1, 2022
  • #4
Will his nickname be Abbotand
 

larry_david

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  • Jul 1, 2022
  • #5
I do like signing a striker. Let the hype commence after a few u23 goals
 

Samo

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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Elvis has entered the building
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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Sounds like a name you’d hear in one of the smaller tents at the Godiva.
 
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lord_garrincha

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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Tommo1993 said:
Sounds like a name you’d hear in one of the smaller tents at the Godiva.
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That will be in *** checks contract *** September 2024!
 
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SBT

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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Costello joined Wigan aged 15 from Tranmere Rovers and has been prolific for the Latics’ Under 18s and Under 23s sides.
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Gint11

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  • Jul 1, 2022
  • #10
All these U23s were signing, we’ll be promotion contenders in 2040
 
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Offhegoes

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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Another striker, who joins Walker, Cashman, Tavarres , Waghorn and Harrison Nee as back up to the 2 main men
 

CDK

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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If long term this season he starts well pressure builds on walker and waghorn which is a good thing ,think if robins gets an offer for either of the pair they will be on there way.
 
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SBT

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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CDK said:
If long term this season he starts well pressure builds on walker and waghorn which is a good thing ,think if robins gets an offer for either of the pair they will be on there way.
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I think this kid is here to make up the numbers tbh. If we get offers for either Waghorn or Walker then we’ll be getting rid either way.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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SBT said:
I think this kid is here to make up the numbers tbh. If we get offers for either Waghorn or Walker then we’ll be getting rid either way.
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But we've already got Cashman, Tavares and Nee in the U23's. So I think we've got enough numbers.
 
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SBT

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
But we've already got Cashman, Tavares and Nee in the U23's. So I think we've got enough numbers.
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I assume Tavares will be spending most weekends with the first team, if only to fill out the bench. No idea about the other two, but Cashman is already 21 and presumably not long for these parts if he’s not up to first team standard.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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That's Gyokeres's replacement sorted, then
 
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Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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Hopefully he has more of an impact than Lorcan
 
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wingy

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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✓He is not Abott
 

CDK

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
But we've already got Cashman, Tavares and Nee in the U23's. So I think we've got enough numbers.
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Tavares wil feature a lot of the 1st team games this season and if the likes of walker don't produce on the pitch he will be ahead of him.
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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Yes! A robust CF.
 

RegTheDonk

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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He doesn't look happy.
 

Torquay Sky Blue

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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He doesn't want to go to Chelsea
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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From what i see he was released by Wigan.He wasn't even offered a contract.I know I normally back MR judgement but to give the guy a 2year contract this soon .Would it not have been better to give him a shorter 1 .They could assess him and if he looks good sign him up on a longer 1.I hope MR judgement is spot on otherwise we could have another bit of deadwood .Sorry to be so negative.
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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thekidfromstrettoncamp said:
From what i see he was released by Wigan.He wasn't even offered a contract.I know I normally back MR judgement but to give the guy a 2year contract this soon .Would it not have been better to give him a shorter 1 .They could assess him and if he looks good sign him up on a longer 1.I hope MR judgement is spot on otherwise we could have another bit of deadwood .Sorry to be so negative.
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I would think a signing like this falls under the HOR remit not first team manager
 
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fatso

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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Wtf is going on, neither of today's signings have ever played for Chelsea, and neither has ever done their ACL, this is quite a diversion from our normal recruitment strategy.
 
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WGABSOOS

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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thekidfromstrettoncamp said:
From what i see he was released by Wigan.He wasn't even offered a contract.I know I normally back MR judgement but to give the guy a 2year contract this soon .Would it not have been better to give him a shorter 1 .They could assess him and if he looks good sign him up on a longer 1.I hope MR judgement is spot on otherwise we could have another bit of deadwood .Sorry to be so negative.
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He is 19 and for the unders. Fans would be screaming if we had him for only a season and he stormed it then he left on a free.
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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SlowerThanPlatt said:
I would think a signing like this falls under the HOR remit not first team manager
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May be old but now and again i do question MR signings not very often. Perhaps Gregor has spoke to him saying how good he can become.
 

shmmeee

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  • Jul 1, 2022
  • #28
Building up a decent mirror of the first team at U23 level, as others have said if you’re going to develop players they need fertile ground to do that.

Moore/Wilson > Bilson/Tyler
Dabo/Kane > Lusala/J Burroughs
LWB/Bidwell > Reid/??? (Another fringe player?)
LCB/Fadz/Hyam/Rose > Alabi/McGrath/G Burroughs/???
Hamer/Sheaf/Kelly/Eccles > Howley/Rus/Finnegan/????
O’Hare/Palmer/Allen > Bapaga/Cashman/Dinaga
Györkeres/Godden/Waghorn/Walker > Tavares/Costello/Nee

So maybe another 2-3 to come in there?
 
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Hobo

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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Can't some of our fans get their heads round this:

1. We have to make signings to improve the first team squad.

2. We have to make signings to improve the under 23's and development squad.

There is a budget for both. They are strategies that run in parallel to improve the club overall.
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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WGABSOOS said:
He is 19 and for the unders. Fans would be screaming if we had him for only a season and he stormed it then he left on a free.
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If he did you don't you have to wait .You can offer him an improved contract as soon as you see his potential. We are a club with limited means.
 

ccfc1234

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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shmmeee said:
Building up a decent mirror of the first team at U23 level, as others have said if you’re going to develop players they need fertile ground to do that.

Moore/Wilson > Bilson/Tyler
Dabo/Kane > Lusala/J Burroughs
LWB/Bidwell > Reid/??? (Another fringe player?)
LCB/Fadz/Hyam/Rose > Alabi/McGrath/G Burroughs/???
Hamer/Sheaf/Kelly/Eccles > Howley/Rus/Finnegan/????
O’Hare/Palmer/Allen > Bapaga/Cashman/Dinaga
Györkeres/Godden/Waghorn/Walker > Tavares/Costello/Nee

So maybe another 2-3 to come in there?
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It's great to have competition for places at all levels but we don't quite need to mirror the first team as often the u23 squad has first team players getting up to speed after a knock who drop down for game time.
There have been quite a few brought at development level in the last few seasons who have looked no where near the first team and now play in lower and non league. I hope a few of the current crop can make the step up in the next 24 months.
 
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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The better the 23s the better our future, definitely sell on value on all of them as they have time on their side at the moment and the club have decided to have them here
 
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Hobo

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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thekidfromstrettoncamp said:
From what i see he was released by Wigan.He wasn't even offered a contract.I know I normally back MR judgement but to give the guy a 2year contract this soon .Would it not have been better to give him a shorter 1 .They could assess him and if he looks good sign him up on a longer 1.I hope MR judgement is spot on otherwise we could have another bit of deadwood .Sorry to be so negative.
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Do you not think he has already been training with us? That people involved with the development side have already seen him play? It may even just facilitate people ahead of him to go out on loan to develope further?
 

PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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ccfc1234 said:
It's great to have competition for places at all levels but we don't quite need to mirror the first team as often the u23 squad has first team players getting up to speed after a knock who drop down for game time.
There have been quite a few brought at development level in the last few seasons who have looked no where near the first team and now play in lower and non league. I hope a few of the current crop can make the step up in the next 24 months.
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Most of them were brought from non-league with the odd one plucked out of League 2, whereas we have taken 1 from spurs and 1 from Wigan (newly promoted to championship)
 
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PurpleBin

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  • Jul 1, 2022
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thekidfromstrettoncamp said:
From what i see he was released by Wigan.He wasn't even offered a contract.I know I normally back MR judgement but to give the guy a 2year contract this soon .Would it not have been better to give him a shorter 1 .They could assess him and if he looks good sign him up on a longer 1.I hope MR judgement is spot on otherwise we could have another bit of deadwood .Sorry to be so negative.
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No worries. Can you offer an apology or at least, some form of explanation for the lack of space after a full stop?
 
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