Possible new signing for Saturday

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Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by super_les_mcjannet » Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:47 am

According to Echo today.

I am guessing at a Winger or Central Midfield

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by lo36789 » Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:54 am

Maybe it's Nathan Fisher?

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by Fatty eats roadkill » Wed Oct 23, 2013 9:56 am

Are we finally getting Messi?
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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by MikeinBlack2 » Wed Oct 23, 2013 9:56 am

Maybe AJ on a free? lol. Seriously, has anyone new been training with us etc? Doesn't look like we have any problems on the playing budget though!
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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by dave1948 » Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:04 am

Fatty asks are we getting Messi.

Things have been getting very messy since AJ left. More likely to be Roy Keane I would have thought as he's obviously out of favour with SAF

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by princes town » Wed Oct 23, 2013 11:21 am

super_les_mcjannet wrote:According to Echo today.

I am guessing at a Winger or Central Midfield
We already have the best 2 wingers in the league with purewal as back up so probably more CM.

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by cameron-darlo » Wed Oct 23, 2013 11:34 am

I'm guessing it'll be a CM. i was at Curzon (1st game this season) and we were really poor in the middle of the park and i was told it wasn't the worst this season & that games like Ramsbottom were much worse.

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by super_les_mcjannet » Wed Oct 23, 2013 11:36 am

princes town wrote:
super_les_mcjannet wrote:According to Echo today.

I am guessing at a Winger or Central Midfield
We already have the best 2 wingers in the league with purewal as back up so probably more CM.
I agree but last season we had 4 wingers in Thompson, Emms, Nicholls and Hedley, if one wasn't having a great impact on the game we had impact subs. This season we miss that player who comes from the bench and gets at the opposition with fresh legs, Moore done it at Clitheroe. Some away games it would be better to have Moore to come on after keeping it tight for 55 mins etc or another winger to swap for Moore/Thompson etc.

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by tezza » Wed Oct 23, 2013 11:40 am

Dale Hopson was being strongly talked about a couple of weeks back.

Not getting to much game time at Huddersfield and only contracted until 1st Jan.

Would be a good asset, and window for him.

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by lo36789 » Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:01 pm

tezza wrote:Dale Hopson was being strongly talked about a couple of weeks back.

Not getting to much game time at Huddersfield and only contracted until 1st Jan.

Would be a good asset, and window for him.
Hold on. I saw only one post about this. A completely left field comment which might have even been from you?

Robbie Painter then responded with a Huddersfield match report from the day before with Hopson detailed and mentioned that by all account he seems to be developing well at Huddersfield.
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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by lo36789 » Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:03 pm

...oh an what a suprise it was you tezza.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=25385&start=120&hilit=hopson
Robbie Painter wrote:
tezza wrote:Any one heard any news on Dale Hopson ?
Thats a random question. He plays for Huddersfield now, regular in their u21s

http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/footbal ... ry-6191695
And that is the only mention of Dale Hopson since June.

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by lo36789 » Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:06 pm

In fact I think Hopson should be looking at a restraining order should he ever return because looking further back to September last year...
tezza wrote:WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO DALE HOPSON
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21021&p=270548&hilit=hopson#p270548

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by Spyman » Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:07 pm

Additionally, Hopson is not really the sort of player we're lacking, by all accounts.

Edwards seems to be flavour of the month with Gray, but sounds like unless he has Leon Scott alongside him we struggle with the physical element in midfield.

There seems to be no news on Wheldon, and Scott is strong cover at left back.

So my guess would be we're either looking at a strong defensive/physical presence in central midfield, allowing Scott to play left-back, or we're looking at a left-back, so Scott can play in the middle.

Hopson is (or was) a diminutive attacking midfielder, by the sounds of it similar to Edwards.
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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by tezza » Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:20 pm

Hopson was one of the few shining lights in our last professional season.

I like others at the time were interested in where he went to, particularly as i thought a fee appropriate. ( i think he may have suffered a stress fracture at season end)

I knew he was at Huddersfield and getting some attention, but by no means a regular.

His name has been mentioned in certain circles, is all i was saying

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by Robbie Painter » Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:28 pm

Spyman wrote:Hopson is (or was) a diminutive attacking midfielder, by the sounds of it similar to Edwards.
Edwards is your typical box to box central midfielder. After spending his first few games getting match fit and adjusting to the pace of this league (rather than the non-contact slower academy/reserve stuff he was used to at boro) he is starting to look like an excellent signing.

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by Spyman » Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:56 pm

Robbie Painter wrote:
Spyman wrote:Hopson is (or was) a diminutive attacking midfielder, by the sounds of it similar to Edwards.
Edwards is your typical box to box central midfielder. After spending his first few games getting match fit and adjusting to the pace of this league (rather than the non-contact slower academy/reserve stuff he was used to at boro) he is starting to look like an excellent signing.
I've not seen him play, and not doubting how good a signing he is - just going by what I've read on here he (or we, as a team), seem to benefit from having Scott in the middle when he plays.
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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by feethams flyer » Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:15 pm

if you have not seen him play i fail to see how you can comment.

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by Spyman » Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:29 pm

feethams flyer wrote:if you have not seen him play i fail to see how you can comment.
I can comment based on what I've read on here. As long as I'm clear that that is the basis of my comment, I don't see the problem.

If I have read multiple times that we have looked weak in the middle of the park recently, and that this has coincided with the introduction of Edwards, but that when Scott has played in the middle he and we have looked stronger, I'd say that regardless of what I've seen - it is a pretty easy conclusion to draw.

But thanks for your input.
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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by Bogratsteve » Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:41 pm

Spyman wrote:
feethams flyer wrote:if you have not seen him play i fail to see how you can comment.
I can comment based on what I've read on here. As long as I'm clear that that is the basis of my comment, I don't see the problem.

If I have read multiple times that we have looked weak in the middle of the park recently, and that this has coincided with the introduction of Edwards, but that when Scott has played in the middle he and we have looked stronger, I'd say that regardless of what I've seen - it is a pretty easy conclusion to draw.

But thanks for your input.
I don't think you are far of the mark Spyman, Scott gives him the freedom or reassurance to be able to push on and play balls knowing there is a brick wall there to mop up, I also like Scott int he CM as he makes some great runs forward and can keep the ball well when dribbling and beating players.

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by shawry » Wed Oct 23, 2013 3:14 pm

princes town wrote:
super_les_mcjannet wrote:According to Echo today.

I am guessing at a Winger or Central Midfield
We already have the best 2 wingers in the league with purewal as back up so probably a CF.

Fixed that for you ;)

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by lo36789 » Wed Oct 23, 2013 3:24 pm

CF? Shawry what do you know sir?

We need a Jason Kennedy, unfortunately I don't think you get many of them at this level.

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by BlackandwhiteBOB » Wed Oct 23, 2013 3:54 pm

I can confirm that Brian Atkinson has not yet followed this potential new player on twitter. Therefore I haven't got a clue who it is!

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by MikeinBlack2 » Wed Oct 23, 2013 4:02 pm

Mowbray putting his boots on once more? lol
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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by Darlo_Rob » Wed Oct 23, 2013 4:08 pm

Someone looking a lot like Dale Hopson was in the bar before the game when we played Curzon, Martin Grey then came in and took him away half an hour before kick off.

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by Spyman » Wed Oct 23, 2013 11:10 pm

feethams flyer wrote:if you have not seen him play i fail to see how you can comment.
Having read several opinions on tonight, it looks like I was spot on regarding Scott/Edwards.

One day you'll understand how someone can comment on something they haven't seen first hand.

That Hitler... he was a c***, right?

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by crapname » Thu Oct 24, 2013 5:26 am

Yeah, I've heard that Hitler is crap.
Glad we're not signing him.

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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by Makka Pakka » Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:22 am

crapname wrote:Yeah, I've heard that Hitler is crap.
Glad we're not signing him.
I heard he was a strong player down the right
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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by mikkyx » Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:40 am

Lost his head when things started going wrong though.
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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by Fatty eats roadkill » Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:46 am

s*** hairstyle as well just like buxtons number 9 and 10
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Re: Possible new signing for Saturday

Post by princes town » Thu Oct 24, 2013 1:39 pm

shawry wrote:
princes town wrote:
super_les_mcjannet wrote:According to Echo today.

I am guessing at a Winger or Central Midfield
We already have the best 2 wingers in the league with purewal as back up so probably a CF.

Fixed that for you ;)
Actually CM but that is interesting :thumbup:

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