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Robins best ever signing (6 Viewers)

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  • Start date Sep 2, 2020
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steve cooper

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #36
O'Hare. Got him on a free beating off competition from a number of other clubs. He will be worth £10M this time next year. (hopefully)
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #37
Worst robins signing would be fun
 
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hill83

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #38
Sky Blue Pete said:
Worst robins signing would be fun
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #39
hill83 said:
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Only a matter of time before Bosma was mentioned...
 

ccfc_Tom

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #40
Marosi
 

Blind-Faith

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #41
Can’t believe no one has mentioned rose?
 
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skybluetony176

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #42
It’s a bit unfair to limit it to one player as the thing Robins has consistently done is put teams together. Look at our league 2 season for example. Yes McNulty and Doyle were standout signings but signings like Grimmer were crucial too in putting a winning team together.
 
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Skybluefaz

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #43
Doyle, easy.
 

David O'Day

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #44
Was Leon Clarke one of his or was that just before his first spell?
 
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superskyblue

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #45
David O'Day said:
Was Leon Clarke one of his or was that just before his first spell?
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I think it was his actually. Not a bad shout that!
 

JulianDarbyFTW

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #46
Slightly left field, but Chris Badlan has to be in with a shout. His rate in identifying successful recruits must be way above average.
 
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Cranfield Sky Blue

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #47
Chris Badlan
 

TomRad85

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #48
So many... Rose, Hyam, McCallum, Dabo, Marosi. I think O'Hare may end up being worth the most.

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hamil99

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #49
It still impresses me that robins got such a large fee for Chaplin after a mediocre start at cov. I know he's done well at Barnsley, so the fee is justified, but still to double the money. Top bit of business.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #50
Doyle as he helped take a team with a losing mentality and turned it so we believed we can win, this has carried on and even some of fans think we can win now.

Although I am still surprised we had to go through the play offs to go up as our side should have been easily the best in league two.

For just playing ability Hyam and absolute steal.
 
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rob9872

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #51
Adi Viveash
 
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speedie87

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #52
Doyle
 
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Dimi_Konstantflapalot

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #53
Big case for Hyam. Who’d have thought he’d be the only one still here out of Willis, Davies and McDonald from when he signed in 17/18
 
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Skybluefaz

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #54
Terry Gibson's perm said:
Doyle as he helped take a team with a losing mentality and turned it so we believed we can win, this has carried on and even some of fans think we can win now.

Although I am still surprised we had to go through the play offs to go up as our side should have been easily the best in league two.

For just playing ability Hyam and absolute steal.
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Without Doyle we'd not have had McNulty either.
 
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lordy_87

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #55
hill83 said:
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Who is that?
 

hill83

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #56
lordy_87 said:
Who is that?
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Yaya Toure
 
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Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #57
lordy_87 said:
Who is that?
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You don’t remember his great work when out on loan at the giants of football Southport and Lewes.
 
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junglej13

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #58
Dimi_Konstantflapalot said:
Big case for Hyam. Who’d have thought he’d be the only one still here out of Willis, Davies and McDonald from when he signed in 17/18
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I think Hyam was the 5th signing of that summer and we were pretty much making a signing a day. I remember thinking it reminded me of when Dowie or Adams were in charge and we were signing absolutely dross. I thought Hyam was nailed on to be filed alongside Mikkel Bischoff. I honestly don't think Ive seen Hyam at anything less than 7/10. Been an absolute Rolls Royce in my opinion.
 
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Irish Sky Blue

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • #59
fernandopartridge said:
Robins has made some poor signings too, which on paper you wouldn't have expected to be so: Ogogo, Brown, (ultimately) Andreu, Kastaneer, Vincente. Possibly harsh on Vincente who did contribute a couple of important goals.

I'm not so bothered about the signings for the development squad that didn't work out, not much ventured nothing gained from those.
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I would agree on Ogogo, Brown and Kastaneer. Andreu is hard to judge as he may have succeeded if not for serious injury. Vincenti, looked like a fish out of water, never looked convincing but did play a fair number of games that season and did contribute to the team's success. I wouldn't class him as a failure therefore.
 
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JimmyHillsbeard

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  • Sep 3, 2020
  • #60
David O'Day said:
Was Leon Clarke one of his or was that just before his first spell?
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Was before Robins arrived. Technically Richard Shaw was caretaker manager. McGoldrick played at Shrewsbury in 4-1 defeat the night before Robins was appointed.
 
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Magwitch

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  • Sep 3, 2020
  • #61
Mark Robins best signing was his last contract.
 

David O'Day

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  • Sep 3, 2020
  • #62
JimmyHillsbeard said:
Was before Robins arrived. Technically Richard Shaw was caretaker manager. McGoldrick played at Shrewsbury in 4-1 defeat the night before Robins was appointed.
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I thought Robins was in before Xmas 2012?

Coventry trial for striker Clarke

Coventry City take Charlton Athletic striker Leon Clarke on trial with a view to a permanent move.
www.bbc.co.uk
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Sep 3, 2020
  • #63
David O'Day said:
I thought Robins was in before Xmas 2012?

Coventry trial for striker Clarke

Coventry City take Charlton Athletic striker Leon Clarke on trial with a view to a permanent move.
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I remember us playing Stevenage on Sky and we lost 3-1, Mcgoldrick scored a debut goal and this was definitely before Robins took over
 

David O'Day

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  • Sep 3, 2020
  • #64
fernandopartridge said:
I remember us playing Stevenage on Sky and we lost 3-1, Mcgoldrick scored a debut goal and this was definitely before Robins took over
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There wasn't really much of a crossover between clarke and mcgoldrick was there? 2012 was a blur
 

SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Sep 3, 2020
  • #65
I think they played one game on New Year’s day Shrewsbury at home big crowd and lost 1-0
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Sep 3, 2020
  • #66
hill83 said:
Yaya Toure
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wingy

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  • Sep 3, 2020
  • #67
Is it kajagoogoo Mark?
Sheaf??
 

TomRad85

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  • Sep 3, 2020
  • #68
David O'Day said:
There wasn't really much of a crossover between clarke and mcgoldrick was there? 2012 was a blur
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Literally one game I think. Clarke may have even come on as a sub for him.

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fernandopartridge

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  • Sep 3, 2020
  • #69
Clarke was signed as his replacement, so credit to Robins for that as he had a fantastic record here.
 
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DannyThomas_1981

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  • Sep 3, 2020
  • #70
Irish Sky Blue said:
I would agree on Ogogo, Brown and Kastaneer. Andreu is hard to judge as he may have succeeded if not for serious injury. Vincenti, looked like a fish out of water, never looked convincing but did play a fair number of games that season and did contribute to the team's success. I wouldn't class him as a failure therefore.
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This is well said by ISB.

Another thing I really like about Robins is that he selects on performance vs. automatically playing the players he has signed. Ogogo was a major signing at the time by Robins and his team - it didn't work out - Ogogo quickly moved to another club. It seems to me that other managers we've had would have continued playing Ogogo until he came good - to prove that the call to sign him was the right one. Robins is just professional in every aspect of his management including making the hard decisions even on players he has recently signed.
 
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