Move back on

Jon Palmer · 27 Jul 2018, 09:54

Could still happen: http://bit.ly/CTFCStrikerTarget" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

27 Jul 2018, 11:03

This has to be one of the most bizarre signings of the summer if it happens. Just not what we need right now, about to drop down to the conference as well, hard to see where he fits into the team other than competing for a place on the bench meanwhile we need a proven football league striker.

27 Jul 2018, 11:19

Just reading up on this and if we sign him it can only move Brian Graham is being shown the exit door. Duku and McLindon will be our target men with McCoulskey and Kalvin playing off them and Lloyd as cover.

horlickfanclub · 27 Jul 2018, 11:27

Shawn McCoulsky has been rejected by Doncaster on medical grounds so i would doubt he will be coming here. Liam McAlinden is a useful big striker with a lot of potential . I would ignore the dropping down to the Conference argument.

Shade · 27 Jul 2018, 11:39

The medical grounds are a heart problem that he is supposed to be given the all-clear from in August, so I wouldn't be surprised if we sign him as we're probably not going to get up and running until the end of the month again anyway. Unless Donny's medical threw something else up.

Ihearye · 27 Jul 2018, 11:56

if true (and hope not), GJ must have spotted the reason why he doesn't score many, and believes he can fix it

THECHOIRBOY · 27 Jul 2018, 12:15

Or simply that he thinks he can provide a good alternative option like Wrighty used to.

drgm · 27 Jul 2018, 12:30

..or he doesn't know what he's doing.

27 Jul 2018, 12:47

Anyone else beginning to wonder why Kalvin's international clearance is taking so long?

Shade · 27 Jul 2018, 12:52

Robin wrote:Anyone else beginning to wonder why Kalvin's international clearance is taking so long?

I'm sure JP put in an article yesterday that it had been received, but then later in another article it said we were still waiting. Anyway, Italians...their 4th division is probably still on holiday...

Ihearye · 27 Jul 2018, 13:05

THECHOIRBOY wrote:Or simply that he thinks he can provide a good alternative option like Wrighty used to.

Can't disagree that Danny was an option. How successful that option was in L2 could be debated.

Ihearye · 27 Jul 2018, 13:15

Shade wrote:The medical grounds are a heart problem that he is supposed to be given the all-clear from in August, so I wouldn't be surprised if we sign him as we're probably not going to get up and running until the end of the month again anyway. Unless Donny's medical threw something else up.

Imagine it is quite rare that having failed a medical at one club a player is immediately taken on by another club (?). You could be right in that we are prepared to wait longer for match fitness

27 Jul 2018, 14:05

We've been waiting for over a week now for international clearance, I can understand a few days but this just feels odd to me. I hope the reason we are suddenly being linked with a load of strikers is not because the Kalvin deal has fallen through.

Shade · 27 Jul 2018, 15:00

Who was it we were waiting for clearance for a year or so ago and it took forever? Didn't the deal end up going south because GJ got fed up waiting?

27 Jul 2018, 15:24

Yeah the lad who came from abroad and came to the Newcastle game fully kitted out, then GJ pulled the plug and he dropped into non-league.

kora · 27 Jul 2018, 15:24

If Barca were trying to sign someone from Juve, I can understand that might take precedence, but it does seem to be dragging on and on.

Shade · 27 Jul 2018, 16:27

Robin wrote:Yeah the lad who came from abroad and came to the Newcastle game fully kitted out, then GJ pulled the plug and he dropped into non-league.

Found him, Jeffrey Monakana. Now signed at Wealdstone but, since leaving Preston in 2014, he hasn't played more than 14 games for one club, and has been at TWELVE clubs. He's only made between 1 and 5 appearances at most of those.

27 Jul 2018, 16:46

Yeah seems we dodged a bullet there.

shevates · 27 Jul 2018, 18:18

Tickety Boo