January signing one
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Seems to have suffered some pretty nasty injuries. The fact he's been training with us for several weeks fills me with hope that he might be over them though.
Suggests we've done our due diligence. Interesting one, was highly rated at one time, but then so many have been and not made even in the EFL. I trust DC that he'll strengthen us, and more attacking threat from midfield is something we've desperately needed.
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa
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A goal scorer in the Premier League for Man U. That’s good pedigree!!
from the upsurge in pretty much all our players since DC arrived, i feel he can get the most out of players who may be a bit 'lost'
though saying that a friend of mine who supports Ipswich said he was 'just awful' and took one of the worst shots he'd ever seen (at swindon), though this was all under Lambert so was a dire time all round at Ipswich.
though saying that a friend of mine who supports Ipswich said he was 'just awful' and took one of the worst shots he'd ever seen (at swindon), though this was all under Lambert so was a dire time all round at Ipswich.
An unbelievably talented youngster who made some bad decisions and then had some terrible luck - he went to Preston despite United wanting to keep him because he wanted to play, then lost a full year to an ACL injury, couldn’t get his place back, then came Covid and loans that didn’t work at Ipswich and Fleetwood, and Preston tore up his contract. This is probably his last chance of a pro career, so hopefully he’s coming hungry.
On the official website it says a new signing will be on the new WhatsApp channel for CTFC later today so presume it is Josh.
For a club like ours it’s good to get these sort of out of contract players have a thorough trial first. Our budget means we have to get the new additions right. Hopefully this will be a good one.
For a club like ours it’s good to get these sort of out of contract players have a thorough trial first. Our budget means we have to get the new additions right. Hopefully this will be a good one.
https://www.ctfc.com/news/2024/january/ ... s-a-robin/
Certainly seems keen..
Certainly seems keen..
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Warwickshire Robin
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Bit of a view from Preston on the new signing:-
https://www.deepdaledigest.com/news/ex- ... nham-town/
https://www.deepdaledigest.com/news/ex- ... nham-town/
Unsure what to make of this one. On one hand I suspect people will be dazzled that he started out at Man Utd and played for Preston in the Championship which suggests there must be some talent there but his career has been on a downward spiral over a number of years now and he;'s 28 yet hardly played a lot of games.
I spoke to my friend who supports Northampton he described him as extremely injury prone, apparently played two games and got injured in league two and was never seen again until pre-season where he looked ok then go injured then was training with them for several months but didn't earn a deal. This suggests he's probably not unfit at least but I just hope this is a play as you play deal and it's not too much money out of the budget so we can get in more reliable players. At least this way it's win win for all concerned if it works out.
I spoke to my friend who supports Northampton he described him as extremely injury prone, apparently played two games and got injured in league two and was never seen again until pre-season where he looked ok then go injured then was training with them for several months but didn't earn a deal. This suggests he's probably not unfit at least but I just hope this is a play as you play deal and it's not too much money out of the budget so we can get in more reliable players. At least this way it's win win for all concerned if it works out.
If he gets injured, he gets injured. He's survived several weeks of training without injury, Gav Crowe et al have given him a current clean bill, and the lad is obviously keen to try and impress after a difficult few years and no money coming in for the last 6 months.
As has been said a million times, this is the kind of player that we have to take risks on at this level, and hope they come good, because goal scoring attacking midfielders proven at L1 or Championship level generally aren't in our price range. Put the money on red and hope the ball doesn't fall on black.
As has been said a million times, this is the kind of player that we have to take risks on at this level, and hope they come good, because goal scoring attacking midfielders proven at L1 or Championship level generally aren't in our price range. Put the money on red and hope the ball doesn't fall on black.