Shola
16 years ago
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gfnx25
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Two more signings for us.

We signed Chris Hussey from Burton, who was already on loan with us but went back to Burton for the play-offs, and Shwan Jalal, former England C and Bournemouth. Both are good signings for this level in my opinion, Hussey excelled for us at LB and Jalal is an expereinced keeper who knows what promotion feels like.

With these signings being made, our team looks a little something like this right now:

Nardiello - Lowe

Mayor - Adams - New CM/Soares - Jones

Hussey - McNulty - Mills - Jones/new RB

Jalal


This is a team which gets me quite excited for next season already
Vercoe
12 years ago
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Two more signings for us.

We signed Chris Hussey from Burton, who was already on loan with us but went back to Burton for the play-offs, and Shwan Jalal, former England C and Bournemouth. Both are good signings for this level in my opinion, Hussey excelled for us at LB and Jalal is an expereinced keeper who knows what promotion feels like.

With these signings being made, our team looks a little something like this right now:

Nardiello - Lowe

Mayor - Adams - New CM/Soares - Jones

Hussey - McNulty - Mills - Jones/new RB

Jalal


This is a team which gets me quite excited for next season already


The way you finished last season and the deals you've made already makes me shit scared of you lot. Fuck off.
NiceLad
18 years ago
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We got took over by Hafiz Mammadov, all I know about him is he's from Azerbaijan, he's got some money, he owns FC Baku and RC Lens and he's the man behind the "Azerbaijan land of fire" sponsor.

So next year we'll either have an influx of Azerbaijan players, loans from Lens or hopefully he'll chuck some money at us and get us competing again, finally something to look forward to at SWFC

He also has a lovely moustache
Vercoe
12 years ago
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I thought it was illegal to own more than one football club at a time?
NiceLad
18 years ago
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I thought it was illegal to own more than one football club at a time?

It should be, but as of now it isn't, like Watford and Cardiffs chariman. They clamped down on loans between 2 teams from different countries with the same owner, but are still allowing ownership of multiple teams.
Vercoe
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It should be, but as of now it isn't, like Watford and Cardiffs chariman. They clamped down on loans between 2 teams from different countries with the same owner, but are still allowing ownership of multiple teams.


Ahh I see, I remember hearing about Watford's chairman and thought that he wasn't allowed to own two clubs but had gotten around it by putting his sons in charge of Udinese or whatever. I'm not sure. But you're probably right and surely that's a conflict of interests somewhere along the lines?
Shedender
18 years ago
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Plymouth Argyle defender Jamie Richards has joined Linfield on loan.
Vercoe
12 years ago
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Who's managed by Warren Feeney.
George14brfc
13 years ago
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Cardiff at home tough start! Bolton on boxing day will be fun and Blackpool as our first away game, Home game to finish too against Ipswich!
Dan
13 years ago
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Doncastor at home on the opening day of the season! Bristol City away on Boxing Day! Happy with that!
gfnx25
13 years ago
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Cheltenham at home on the opening day. Northampton away on boxing day tho....
terriersmad
17 years ago
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Bournemouth at home first up, followed by Cardiff and Reading away. Quite fancy us to get 6 points out of those, actually.

We've also signed Joe Murphy on a free from Coventry as backup to Alex Smithies. Good reserve goalkeeper to have at this level.
Number 1
17 years ago
1 year ago
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So Leeds have sacked a guy that won promotion with Reading (even if he wasn't great for them) and appointed a man who got fired by Forest Green Rovers last October.

This is not gonna end well...
gfnx25
13 years ago
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Hockaday's appointment is really beyond pisstaking. Does he have the reciepe for the veggie burgers from FGR or what's Cellino's reasoning behind this? Weird. Weird, weird, weird...
Number 1
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Meanwhile, One Direction's Louis Tomlinson has bought Doncaster Rovers.

I remember got an entire cheer from Villa Park when footage of him being taken out by Agbonlahor was replayed on screens before the Villa-Newcastle game last year. But I suppose if he likes the club and has the money for it, it might work... well until the One Direction cash cow runs dry.
NiceLad
18 years ago
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Hockaday will just be a front, Cellino will pick the team and formation, Hockaday will just be his yes man. It's gonna be great!
Shola
16 years ago
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My theory was that Hockaday was literally willing to work for free.


How come people don't think AFC Wimbledon fans's are complete wankers? 'We don't recognise MK Dons'
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Vercoe - we've had a second bid rejected for Hourihane. What's he like? Your local rag 'understands' we won't be going back in with another offer, but I think we will.

Also, we've signed Adam Davies and Kane Hemmings. Brian Howard and Gary Harkins rumoured to be signing too. Quite excited about Hemmings. Won the Championship Player of the Year, albeit in Scotland, but looks like he has pace and an eye for goal. Exactly what we need.
Vercoe
12 years ago
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Vercoe - we've had a second bid rejected for Hourihane. What's he like? Your local rag 'understands' we won't be going back in with another offer, but I think we will.


He's an extremely good midfielder who is probably too good for league two and getting better all the time. I'd be surprised if we kept hold of him seeing as how his contract's up at the end of the season. He's one of those players that a lot of our fans bemoan because he "only passes sideways" or what have you but he's had to play the holding role more often that not of late but this season could be the making of him. If I were you lot I'd get him signed this summer because if he (and hopefully the whole squad) has as good a season this year as I can see him having then there'll be plenty of other teams after him.

A very good passer of the ball and his work ethic is brilliant too, gives his all every game (though sometimes appears anonymous but that may have just been because he's been having to cover more than one position due to crap players last year).

Can see him being top end league one and probably lower end to mid-table Championship in the future. He's only young and developing all the time.

Any rumoured fees from your end? We haven't heard much bar some "below expectations" bids.
Ad.
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Any rumoured fees from your end? We haven't heard much bar some "below expectations" bids.


Sound like exactly what we need. Although, we've not got any players so we need everything, at the minute.

A derisory initial offer of £20,000 has been mentioned on our forum. No idea about the second offer - probably £21,000 knowing what we're like.
Vercoe
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Sound like exactly what we need. Although, we've not got any players so we need everything, at the minute.

A derisory initial offer of £20,000 has been mentioned on our forum. No idea about the second offer - probably £21,000 knowing what we're like.


Oh that's cheeky to say the least, he's worth double that to the club and then some imo.
gfnx25
13 years ago
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We've signed Keil O'Brien, a 21-year-old Centre Back from Conference North side Chorley on a two-year deal. According to Chorley fans, he was great for them and should go on to much better things but other than that I haven't heard of him yet. But it's good to see Flickers going down to non-league level to find possible young hidden gems. Really good to see
Vercoe
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A derisory initial offer of £20,000 has been mentioned on our forum. No idea about the second offer - probably £21,000 knowing what we're like.


Apparently your second offer was closer to £200k.
NiceLad
18 years ago
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My theory was that Hockaday was literally willing to work for free.


How come people don't think AFC Wimbledon fans's are complete wankers? 'We don't recognise MK Dons'

Hockaday is the least paid manager in the Championship now, think he gets about £160k a year, McDermott was on 600k a year, there saving a lot of money with Hockaday.

Yeah I'm with you on the AFC Wimbledon thing, its petty and pointless
Ad.
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Apparently your second offer was closer to £200k.


I think this has probably come from the Daily Mirror. They reported that we'd had a bid of £200k accepted, despite reports that we'd had a second bid rejected on that same day.
Vercoe
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I think this has probably come from the Daily Mirror. They reported that we'd had a bid of £200k accepted, despite reports that we'd had a second bid rejected on that same day.


Someone on our forums seems to think the second bid was actually more like £80k, which seems like less of a massive leap in prices.
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Someone on our forums seems to think the second bid was actually more like £80k, which seems like less of a massive leap in prices.


It sounds like he's signing today. Press conference called for 3pm.
Vercoe
12 years ago
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It sounds like he's signing today. Press conference called for 3pm.


YOU BASTARDS

Really hope he does well, let me know what he's like for you!
terriersmad
17 years ago
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Town have re-signed Lee Peltier on a free transfer after he mutually terminated his contract at Leeds. From our point of view, cracking signing as he covers right-back, centre-back and even midfield, areas we were light after letting Peter Clarke and Calum Woods go. From the Leeds point of view, I suspect he'll be the first of quite a lot of departures.

Rumours of Anthony Pilkington returning are, sadly, pie in the sky.

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