OyegokeQuote:
Inexperienced at senior level but seems a great prospect
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Looks a good prospect, strong and good with his feet
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Thought he looked really good when he came on yesterday. Quick and strong and willing to take his man on. Should be well suited to the RWB role and competent as a RB
GrantQuote:
Haven't heard of him but looks very much the kind of player this model is set up for: young player presumably doing well in league two that we'll bring in, look to improve further, and sell on for an acceptable profit and a sell on fee.
Despite my lack of knowledge of him, I'm happy enough with that addition as I trust them enough that it'll prove another success.
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It's just hard to get excited about a player signed from Rochdale
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I'm liking what I read about him TBF. Sounds like he's good on the ball in CM/CAM. And can contribute goals and assists from midfield. Good age and doing well one League below. Sounds perfect kind of signing for us.
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I know little about him and I know compilations can make anyone look good, but this lad does seem to be really talented. You can tell that he is extremely comfortable with the ball at his feet and can really pick a pass. At just 20 years of age, I think this is a really exciting signing. I'm going to stick my neck out and say he is going to turn out to be the signing of the summer.
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Our recruitment team have enough in the bank for me to just accept whoever they want to bring in.
DennisQuote:
Happy with this, quick and we need depth upfront, and a player who is actually ours who we can develop. Our biggest issue last year was we ran out of strikers, so we’ll done Sweeting and co
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Yeah happy with this if he's a squad player with a view to him initially being brought him as a backup to Eisa and another striker.
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Happy enough with the signing given his age and that it's a permanent deal. Another one who we'll look to develop and sell on for a profit.
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From the clips there is clearly potential. I have a lot of faith in Liam and his recruitment team - they will have done their homework.
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This is a pretty risk free signing, that could result in a big return on investment if he delivers. Also, barely any of us had heard of Harry Darling before he signed, and that is only 1 league above where Dennis most recently played.
GriggQuote:
Over the moon with his return, can’t ask for better for a rotation striker
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Yeah can definitely still do a job, had two good spells with us and could easily get 10+ goals in a full season. Hopefully we're still after another CF like Watters/Smith/Bishop or similar, but Grigg is a decent option for depth up front
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A very needed signing in my opinion. His experience will be invaluable to a young attacking team.
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I'm so happy about this one. When I first read the rumours he was training with us I was excited but didn't think it would actually happen.
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If Grigg is that permanent signing, instead of the likes of Watters or Smith, then it's a little underwhelming, but would still be a decent signing.
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Prepared to be shot down, but I wasn’t that impressed by Grigg in his last stint here
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But if he's the only experienced striker we bring in before the end of the window then I'd feel we haven't done enough business at that end of the pitch, but still pleased he's back.
HollandQuote:
Good squad option on a free.
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Decent signing.
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It's a good signing IF he's coming in to prove himself and fight for a starting 11 place, not as some sort of ready-made replacement for Twine or Parrott who are a few levels above this guy...Doesn't excite me as a signing in the same way Robson and Tucker do
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He is an upgrade on what we had last season with Martin and Corbeanu in terms of assists and goals.
RobsonQuote:
He's finally home. Great to have him back.
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xcellent news - a really good player to have onboard!
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Delighted with this. Showed at the start of last season how good a player he is. Fit the style and culture of our team so well and seems like a really likeable bloke.
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Much less risk in signing a player you've been able to have a good look at, and easier for the player to settle into new surroundings too. Good to have Ethan back. He looked a good player in the first half of the season
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Again, very happy, one of our best players in the first half of last season, will fit in nicely.
TuckerQuote:
Very happy with this, looks like he could emulate Harry Darling's success here, highly rated and a big signing.
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Tucker is a very good replacement for Darling
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Chuffed with Tucker. A brilliant replacement for Darling. I think expectations must be realistic. Darling is without doubt one of the most talented defenders we've had at the club. Don't necessarily expect Tucker to produce the same output as Darling, certainly not on day one.
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Great signing, shows how much pull we have when lots of Championship and top L1 clubs were chasing him.
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Great signing, YPOTY and POTY at Gillingham and has bags of potential
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So even if we have paid £200k for Tucker then so be it. Roughly the compo we will have to pay Gillingham. His reputation seems good and at 22 I am not complaining
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Looks like another great signing. Proven at this level and bags of potential.
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Bloody good signing. Sweeting keeps proving himself, we already have Darling’s replacement in the building and if he ends up staying (yes, I known it’s unlikely) then we are almost sorted at the back.
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I have to say I know very little about him as a player and I'm not going to pretend otherwise but he seems to tick a lot of boxes. On the Sweeting spreadsheet, wanted by Championship clubs, a good age to develop and individual success in a terrible Gillingham team. This does feel a bit like Twine coming in last season. We wanted both him and Fraser but accepted Fraser may move on.
DevoyQuote:
Needs to be given time, fear he’s been hyped up too much and people will jump on him if he doesn’t deliver instantly
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I'm confident Devoy will be a good player for us but much like Parrot might need a few months to find his feet and settle in.
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Excited by this one. Maybe he is the Twine replacement but sits a bit further back on midfield
JohnsonQuote:
Another experienced pro who will help push this young side and be a role model around the dressing room.
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I think that's a great point, perhaps the area that meant we fell short of promotion has been identified as the lack of senior players
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Our midfield is absolutely stacked now. How are we going to manage minutes for them all
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Seems a good low-risk signing who will be an asset on and off the pitch
BarryQuote:
Yesterday I wasn't that excited due to him not breaking through to play much at Ipswich. However, I've changed my mind based on a few things I've read from various sources.
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I'm very excited to see how we use him and what he can offer
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First signing we’ve made this season that I think will be a disappointment. More than happy to be proved wrong though
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For me this one excites me the most of all the signings so far....Bookmark this as I think he will be one of the best in the group next season and flourish
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I’d say it’s a very good signing, as ****** points out he has all the attributes to be a class player, he will need a bit of moulding, but LM will put him on the right track and he could well be the surprise player.
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my gut feeling is he'll do well here under Manning.
Overall TeamQuote:
It's a policy I've been desperate for us to do for years. Instead of focusing mostly on the free transfer market of players dropping down the levels due to age, injury issues, etc - have a good quality scouting system and target more players doing well in lower / lesser leagues who are on their way up that we can get relatively cheap and sell on for a profit (thus funding the next ones, etc). So glad we're doing it, and doing it so effectively!
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That makes 11 players we've paid a fee/compensation for currently in the squad, can't think of any previous season where we've had so many players we've signed for a fee.
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Looking pretty good to me! Main area still in need is the wing-backs now - either one Kioso-esque player who can operate on both flanks, or two new players. And maybe an experienced, short-term striker to lead the line until Mo is back?
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Almost impossible to pick our strongest starting line up at the moment, without seeing Burns or Devoy feature for us. I also think Smith and Kemp will be different players this year and one of Robson/McEachran could lose their place in the starting 11.
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Overall, I think we're starting to look OK, but we look so different to last season and have lost so much quality. We're still a couple of decent signings away from where we need to be IMO.
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All depends on the budget we have left, the club has done really good business again by investing on players who should have a good return in the future as well as contributing now. We mustn't make the mistake of over investing in players to cover short term problems so I am happy without another first team striker or just a six month loan as either would be sitting on the bench or putting Eisa on the bench when he returns and I don't think we can afford to operate like that.
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Recruitment has been good so far but only because the glaring holes haven't been exposed due to sheer luck. We will be tempting fate going into another season with only 1 league 1 level GK, 3 CBS capable of starting, and only 1 striker good enough to start if last season's anything to go by.
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m pleased. When you assess "our business" I include players leaving in that.
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I think we have done well so far. It's still really early in the window. We have stuck to our new model based on bringing on young players with talent and potential for growth combined with quality experienced players. We have a strong coaching team which brings the best out of the squad.
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Big credit must be given to Pete for committing to the model and trusting in the talents of Liam Sweeting and his team. Also in the early days big decisions had to be taken which wouldn't have been easy but have proved to be hugely important over time
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