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From a Morecambe forum:
Some signing if use get him surprised he left us to be honest. Bags of pace, strong an holds the ball up well and will guarantee you 20 a season, see use in league 2 next season if use secure his services.
Hopefully his judgement of footballers is better than his spelling. Sounds promising!
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Is that 20 goal guarantee in writing??
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Wow PH really does find some gems, this Padge sounds like a real classic striker who knows where the net is and as pace.
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They say he can take a penalty too so that's Pitman off the hook  Also says he's a poacher and not very tall so it's the type of striker Hurst likes to leave on the bench and never play :/ |
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They say he can take a penalty too so that's Pitman off the hook Also says he's a poacher and not very tall so it's the type of striker Hurst likes to leave on the bench and never play :/
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Video of his goals on YouTube looks impressive, yeah it's only a video. I know!
Scores a good mix of goals, fair few with his head. Movement looks excellent and I like how he appears to drop deep often to get involved in the build up play. Relatively quick and strong.
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A large welcome to Padraig. Squad coming together nicely. Maybe just 1 more striker needed, but wouldn't be surprised if this is the end of transfer dealings as at least 2 midfielders (Arnold and Monkhouse) could be played up front if needed
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He could fit in well with a slightly adapted Omar Bogle (Tender) chant when they play together.
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They say he can take a penalty too so that's Pitman off the hook Also says he's a poacher and not very tall so it's the type of striker Hurst likes to leave on the bench and never play :/
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Really happy with this signing. From what I can remember, if the lads as good as last time I saw him play for Shamrock Rovers (going back a few years now so I'd think he'll be a better plaplay now) then we've got ourselves a real good player. A front two of Padraig and Omar is potentially one of the best we've had in years. Not that im old enough to have been around when we had anything really good!
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Thats what I thought when I checked out his stats on wikipedia.Certainly has showed some promise if a Portuguese premiership side signed him up when young |
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Suspect this will be it unless someone comes on trial that's a bit different/special.
Very happy with Hurst's dealings - feel like we've got a better squad than last time and we could well do it this season.
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Takes a good penalty and stays on side when timing his runs. Ross Hannah x 2
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New song suggestion, I'm sure he'd appreciate it.
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Well that didn't go to plan.
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New song suggestion, I'm sure he'd appreciate it.
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She is a glamour model apparently. My mate told me or something....
What did your mate say her name was? A mate of mine wants to know... |
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What did your mate say her name was? A mate of mine wants to know...
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My mate said she isn't his mrs any more.
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His name is an anagram of Prima Dona Gad
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Sounds like another very decent signing. Welcome to the club Padraig!
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His name is an anagram of Prima Dona Gad
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What did your mate say her name was? A mate of mine wants to know...
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LATEST NEWS, Paul Hurst thanks all the fans that have donated any money to the fund, He say, " I have spent all that now, can I have some more please ? " I think he is enjoying this spending spree, or signing spree. I know I am. |
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Watched all the videos, he's irish, he's quick, he knows where the goal is........
He's the lower league Shane Long AND he even looks like him!!
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Watched all the videos, he's irish, he's quick, he knows where the goal is........
He's the lower league Shane Long AND he even looks like him!!
think he's left footed too
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or Gonad Pram Aid, the ultimate accessory for those tender moments when the nether regions are swollen and in need of support.......
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Top player. Him and bogle! Best strike force in the league
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I really like the look of this lad he has scored at FL level and Bogle who is aiming to come up a level will have to go some to match him I reckon.
I hope its not automatically Bogle's name on the team sheet because of all the over-hyped publicity surrounding his signing and goals record for Solihull - hopefully Amond will get a run in the side and he won't be like Hannah and bench warming all season - he looks a bit too good for that
Five good signings make it Town's strongest squad for years but it really is sh!t or bust this season, no excuses for Hurst, promotion or out you go. Coming second in what was a pretty poor play off final in which both sides could have played all night without scoring a second goal was really nowt to celebrate and won't be good enough next May
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I really like the look of this lad he has scored at FL level and Bogle who is aiming to come up a level will have to go some to match him I reckon.
I hope its not automatically Bogle's name on the team sheet because of all the over-hyped publicity surrounding his signing and goals record for Solihull - hopefully Amond will get a run in the side and he won't be like Hannah and bench warming all season - he looks a bit too good for that
Five good signings make it Town's strongest squad for years but it really is sh!t or bust this season, no excuses for Hurst, promotion or out you go. Coming second in what was a pretty poor play off final in which both sides could have played all night without scoring a second goal was really nowt to celebrate and won't be good enough next May
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Amond has also played in Europe vs a Real Madrid side that include Ronaldo, Pepe, Marcelo and Gutierrez. Good experience for him.
Played against Hulk, Falcao and James Rodríguez of FC Porto - around £146 million quid of transfer value talent there in total. Provides the assist for the 3rd goal equaliser in the final game. Not the best video quality, but you can see, click link to watch >> [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A78tkzoEhYQ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A78tkzoEhYQ[/url] [youtube]A78tkzoEhYQ[/youtube] |
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Players are far more likely to sign for a club where the manager has been there for a few years. Stability is a rare commodity these days. No-one wants to move to a new job where the manager is sacked every 15 months. I do think this has been a factor in why this season's transfer activity has been so successful.
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After all the praise the players have given Hurst this summer we'd be mad to sack Hurst, unless we didn't make the play-offs at all.
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Ipswin, why get rid of hurst if he doesn't get promotion ?? We need stability and we have finally found that in hurst and this squad
Considering how many on here keep banging on about how good our squad is for the coming season, if he fails to get us up this season will he ever be able to do it. It's no good being stable but still floundering in this league, I would think this is promotion or bust for PH. |
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Ipswin, why get rid of hurst if he doesn't get promotion ?? We need stability and we have finally found that in hurst and this squad
We need to stabilise our position in non-league football you mean? I thought we had done that in the last 5 years FFS Are you content to bumble along in the Conference or do you want more than that - I know which I and most others prefer |
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After all the praise the players have given Hurst this summer we'd be mad to sack Hurst, unless we didn't make the play-offs at all.
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I don't think we need to be discussing sackings when the season has not even started
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Last season was the first in which many fans believed PH could deliver promotion. He's clearly astute in the transfer market but will ultimately be judged by results. I don't think the club can survive in its' current state at this level for much longer so it is a sh!t or bust season for PH for me.
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Considering how many on here keep banging on about how good our squad is for the coming season, if he fails to get us up this season will he ever be able to do it.
It's no good being stable but still floundering in this league, I would think this is promotion or bust for PH.
Of course it's promotion or bust for PH this season but I would hardly call being in the play-offs three seasons in a row culminating in a play-off final as " floundering ". |
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Last season P.H. was a whisker away from promotion,I have not always been his biggest fan,but getting out of this league is no easy task.Given the team he has assembled this year I think we are much better placed than last season.
However we need to be competitive from match one and develop the mental attitude of winners.
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Last season P.H. was a whisker away from promotion.
To quote an old, old saying that is still true - a miss is as good as a mile. |
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To quote an old, old saying that is still true - a miss is as good as a mile.
Some miss' are wider than a mile some are narrower than a mile I would say our miss was much smaller than say some random team,just for argument Lincoln. |
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To quote an old, old saying that is still true - a miss is as good as a mile.
I actually think the last month shows how misleading that saying can be. |
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Some miss' are wider than a mile some are narrower than a mile I would say our miss was much smaller than say some random team,just for argument Lincoln.
But does going closer than Lincoln satisfy you? Is that really the extent of our ambitions? |
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But does going closer than Lincoln satisfy you? Is that really the extent of our ambitions?
I suspect he would like us to get promoted, like literally every other Town fan. |
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I suspect he would like us to get promoted, like literally every other Town fan.
I'm sure you are right but many seem to regard last season as a success just because we made it to the play off final - it wasn't - we lost and we are still out of the Football League - anything short of that is failure and a miss really is 'as good as a mile' With the squad we have assembled for next season it appears it is probably our best chance (and possibly last chance) to get out of this league - it is all (sh!t or bust) on next season - players are either on just a one year or will come to the end of a two year contract next May and I don't see many wanting to re-sign if we have missed out again. If this squad fails then Hurst too must go - if he can't do it with this set of players he is never gonna do it |
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Ok. Hands up who turned this great new signing thread in to this drivel. some opinions should be kept to yourselves rather than adding ....but i hope im wrong or similar to the end it.
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I'm sure you are right but many seem to regard last season as a success just because we made it to the play off final - it wasn't - we lost and we are still out of the Football League - anything short of that is failure and a miss really is 'as good as a mile'
But you can't look at it all in such black and white terms. Well you can if you like but it requires overlooking all the things that make supporting a football team worthwhile. Yes, we still in the same division we'd have been in if we'd finished 15th. But would there be this overwhelming sense of optimism most of us are feeling? We've got players turning down better deals elsewhere to have another crack at the title. The whole operation promotion phenomenon has been incredible. This just wouldn't be happening if we'd finished mid table. |
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I think most people regarded last season as progress because we came closer to achieving what we all want. If we progress more this season we'll go up if we don't there will be a discussion to be had. Why anybody wants to have that discussion at the moment I have not a clue.
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But you can't look at it all in such black and white terms. Well you can if you like but it requires overlooking all the things that make supporting a football team worthwhile.
Yes, we still in the same division we'd have been in if we'd finished 15th. But would there be this overwhelming sense of optimism most of us are feeling? We've got players turning down better deals elsewhere to have another crack at the title. The whole operation promotion phenomenon has been incredible. This just wouldn't be happening if we'd finished mid table.
I agree of course but now they have to deliver, players and fans are not going to ride on this sense of optimism (brought about by losing a play off final) for very long especially if the best squad for years misses out again |
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The thing is we may have lost the play off final,but we were not outplayed or beaten by a better team,we were beaten in the lottery of a penalty shoot out.
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I'm sure when push came to shove most people would say this is Hurst's last shot at it.
But why on earth is this getting mentioned in July for gods sake? I've never been his biggest advocate and I still have niggling doubts but he is seemingly learning from mistakes that he's made in the past. So just let it go until you actually see the side out on the pitch for a few months at least.
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I actually think the last month shows how misleading that saying can be.
Not really. The massive support we fans have shown in the last month may well be partly because Town were the better side at Wemberlee but the end result of a miss in terms of the division we are in is the same as if we were crap and lost 6-0. Unless I'm mistaken, in August we are still in the Conference aren't we? That's the yardstick of success, nearly is not nearly good enough now. |
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Anyway we appear to have another forward who isn't scared to take a shot and seems quick thinking around tight penalty area situations, so let's give him some support on his news thread.
New forwards, new challenge, good times ahead, we hope !!!!
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Of course it's promotion or bust for PH this season but I would hardly call being in the play-offs three seasons in a row culminating in a play-off final as " floundering ".
At the end of the day it doesn't really matter how you describe it we are still here going into our 6th season, where we finished in the past is of no consequence now in relation to where we are. |
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Ok. Hands up who turned this great new signing thread in to this drivel. some opinions should be kept to yourselves rather than adding ....but i hope im wrong or similar to the end it.
It's called discussions of opinions on a forum, keep logging in you might get the hang of it. |
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If anybody still remains pessimistic after the signings we have made,I give in.However i can never be accused of belonging to the rose tinted spectacle brigade and believe we have the right team in place.P.H has got to develop a less cautious approach especially at home and meaningless possession never won matches. .
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The thing is we may have lost the play off final,but we were not outplayed or beaten by a better team,we were beaten in the lottery of a penalty shoot out.
Yes, but...we were 7 points off automatic promotion, and lost 7 home games throughout the season. The only side who outplayed us at BP were Lincoln ( I hate to say). A lot of the squandered home points were due IMO to Hurst's overly defensive approach. Remains to be seen how he handles the current squad this season. My solution to visiting sides "parking the bus" would be to send Toto forward to win headers, and tell Bogle/Arnold/Pittman/whoever to stay in his general vicinity! Not rocket science admittedly - but LJL didn't win a header all match when we played Southport at home the season before (with Toto marking him). I can see the case for signing a big target man for away matches, but the advantage BP gives us is that we can play a proper passing game on it...and start forwards who want the ball to feet (Bogle/Arnold/Pittman fit the bill). That should be Plan A. Toto up front is Plan B. Plan C could be bring on Marshall and/or Mackreth for the last 20 minutes and hope their pace will deliver us something. PH has done well, but only promotion is good enough. Now the squad looks good enough - one classy midfielder is all we need, I think - so PH has to show he can manage them to success. I believe he will, but I'm wrong about football matters at least as often as I'm right. |
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Toto up front? Heard it all now.
Why not just have a player up front to win headers who is say......................a target man striker for instance?
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Toto up front? Heard it all now.
Why not just have a player up front to win headers who is say......................a target man striker for instance?
Because then we play too much 'hoof-it' all match. Good target men who can finish are a rarity in our league. Sides 'parking the bus' give us a surplus defender. We have one we can use to win headers in the opposition box. So I'd do that. Your solution to sides parking the bus at BB? |
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Play three proper strikers? Why put a square peg in a round hole?
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I'm not suggesting playing Toto as a striker....but moving him forward (for 10-15 minutes) to see if his strength in the air can be used in the opposition box to get us a goal against sides with a massed defence. That's all.
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I'm not suggesting playing Toto as a striker....but moving him forward (for 10-15 minutes) to see if his strength in the air can be used in the opposition box to get us a goal against sides with a massed defence. That's all.
Pearson has often taken that roll in the last few minutes of the match when we are fighting to get a late goal |
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At the end of the day it doesn't really matter how you describe it we are still here going into our 6th season, where we finished in the past is of no consequence now in relation to where we are.
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If we aren't top and 10 points clear at Christmas then Hurst out and Magnay must be appointed as manager. He loves the Town and he is a tactical genius.
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Yes, but...we were 7 points off automatic promotion, and lost 7 home games throughout the season. The only side who outplayed us at BP were Lincoln ( I hate to say).
Southport outplayed us as well, as did Torquay, Kidderminster and Bristol Rovers. The fact that we may have played poorly in a few of those games is neither here nor there - we were outplayed. The idea of slinging Toto up front is bizarre. This is a player who has scored just 1 goal throughout his whole career. To tell the truth, I wouldn't even send him up for corners as he is so little threat from them. Better to have him covering with his pace for the occasions when the opposition clear the ball and attempt to break. It will be interesting to see if we now have the players to mix the formations up a bit more. 4-4-2 (or 4-4-1-1) is good as a basis for your season but it doesn't always work out and the ability to change to 4-3-3 or even 3-5-2 would be very useful. |
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Playoffs three years in a row for a division that has one automatic spot.. Some people are wishing for spectacles all the time, yes it would be good to go and smash it and win the league. What if we got rid of Hurst and then had a manager who didn't match up to Hurst? People would be calling for his head left right and centre. Give the bloke a break, the best manager we've had in a LONG time.
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Toto up front like Mike Lyons you mean, yeh that would work Mr tactician
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Hurst's made it clear he still wants to sign a physical striker to be another option. He will be the one to send on for 20 minutes as a plan b (if he hasn't started), not Nsiala up top.
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Toto up front like Mike Lyons you mean, yeh that would work Mr tactician
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Hurst out boo!!!! Not even won a game this season yet. He's useless. No quality signings brought in and the buzz around our football club is the lowest I can remember it. No one is buying season tickets and that crowd fund raiser has no legs as no one is willing to put any money in! I rarely post on here but always have a read and my god some of you are the miserable people ever. Back your team and the manager and players (at least until they've kicked a ball in anger)
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Playoffs three years in a row for a division that has one automatic spot.. Some people are wishing for spectacles all the time, yes it would be good to go and smash it and win the league. What if we got rid of Hurst and then had a manager who didn't match up to Hurst? People would be calling for his head left right and centre. Give the bloke a break, the best manager we've had in a LONG time.
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Toto up front like Mike Lyons you mean, yeh that would work Mr tactician
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Because then we play too much 'hoof-it' all match. Good target men who can finish are a rarity in our league. Sides 'parking the bus' give us a surplus defender. We have one we can use to win headers in the opposition box. So I'd do that.
Your solution to sides parking the bus at BB?
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I remember Alan Buckley throwing Mark Lever on upfront at Maidstone (well they played in Dartford at the time) when we were 2-1 down and we got a late equaliser.
It's not that unusual is it Les? Remember Jack Charlton was often given a trot up front and there have been a few cases of centre halves becoming centre forward very successfully. John Charles for one. But that was a year or two ago. |
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Of all the criticisms of Paul Hurst that have been made, the suggestion that he isn't tactically astute enough to stick Toto up front and lump it might just be the most ludicrous.
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I would rather we played the ball up the field than lump it up to a target man,
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For the odd occasion when we are under the hammer away from home and we need that outlet,
Any body remember Jackie Charlton going up for England, ?
Before the days of subs, Jackie got injured and could only hobble about,
So rather than leave England with 10 men with over 30 mins to play,
He played up front and scored twice,
So if he can could do it with his limited football skills,
I am sure Toto could do it in an emergency,
I would rather we played the ball up the field though,. we are good enough
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Maybe and led to believe. Very similar Ginny
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Personally I hope Hurst doesn't sign a big 'target' man.
Lumping the ball up to someone like LJL or Palmer doesn't work and I am afraid Amond will spent all season on the bench (as might JPP) if he does as he will no doubt couple the big lump whoever he is with Bogle.
I fully expect Bogle to be the first name on the team sheet every week given all the over hyped stuff surrounding his signing even if he isn't scoring ('give him time' or 'he will come good' - I can already hear it!)
Bogle and Amond playing it on the deck could just work very well - forget the hoofball
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Personally I hope Hurst doesn't sign a big 'target' man.
Lumping the ball up to someone like LJL or Palmer doesn't work and I am afraid Amond will spent all season on the bench (as might JPP) if he does as he will no doubt couple the big lump whoever he is with Bogle.
I fully expect Bogle to be the first name on the team sheet every week given all the over hyped stuff surrounding his signing even if he isn't scoring ('give him time' or 'he will come good' - I can already hear it!)
Bogle and Amond playing it on the deck could just work very well - forget the hoofball
Would love us to play 'on the deck' but can't see it myself. Football at this level is fairly agricultural and a pretty level playing field, with the better sides having just that bit more footballing edge. I thought Barnet were an awful side but they found the right formula. Bristol weren't exactly Barcelona either. I'll be happy if we maintain our great away record and score those few extra goals that will give us the extra points we were missing last season. If we can up our conversion rate on last season, we will be there or thereabouts and i think we have the strikers to do that now. |
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According to this, League of Ireland Premier Division champions Dundalk and NIFL Premiership runners-up Linfield were the clubs chasing him.
So he turned down the chance of UEFA Cup football to join us >> [url=http://www.punditarena.com/irish-football/league-of-ireland/nnewberry/dundalk-target-ex-sligo-striker-padraig-amond/]Link[/url]
Spent a few nights doing a revamp of his Wiki page, still need to verify his Shamrock and Kildare appearances / goals, but it's accurate after that.
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pádraig_Amond]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pádraig_Amond[/url]
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According to this, League of Ireland Premier Division champions Dundalk and NIFL Premiership runners-up Linfield were the clubs chasing him.
So he turned down the chance of UEFA Cup football to join us >> [url=http://www.punditarena.com/irish-football/league-of-ireland/nnewberry/dundalk-target-ex-sligo-striker-padraig-amond/]Link[/url]
Spent a few nights doing a revamp of his Wiki page, still need to verify his Shamrock and Kildare appearances / goals, but it's accurate after that apart from a goal missing for Sligo Rovers I'll find sooner or later.
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Article Amond wrote this week in our local paper The Nationalist
Grimsby's ambitions make it the right choice
"After what felt like a long summer's break I was happy to get back into pre-season training last Wednesday morning with my new club Grimsby Town. It was great to finally get my future sorted just in time for the start of pre-season and not to be going into a club a week behind the other player's fitness. I was delighted to sign for Grimsby town and I am really excited about the coming season with them and I feel it can be an extremely successful season for both the club and me too.
Grimsby Town are a massive club and they are a Football League club in all but name. The club have great facilities and have a following that wouldn't look out of place in League One. So far everyone at the club has been very good to me and there is a real buzz in the area about the club and the players we have signed already.
I had a number of options during the summer in a few different countries but I think that joining Grimsby could be something special.
The club were a kick of a ball away from being promoted to the Football League last season (they got beat in the play-off final on penalties by Bristol Rovers) and have been beaten in the playoffs for the past three seasons. There was a couple of things that really sold me on the idea of going to Grimsby. One was how much the management team wanted to sign me there. Another was how keen the manager Paul Hurst and assistant Chris Doig were. They were calling me at every possible chance they had to sign. They were both on holidays and calling me to convince me to sign and it probably would have been done earlier if it wasn't for the holidays getting in the way. The other thing was the style of play the manager has. He is a manager that wants to get the ball down and pass it out from the back too. You want to play for managers like that as they will always create chances and as a striker we thrive on things like that. I spoke to a couple of friends who used to play for Grimsby and they said to me sign there it's a great club which was very reassuring.
When you join a new club your first day is always a very nervous day as you are the newbie and the chances are that you know nobody except from playing against them.
Thankfully,I knew a couple of the players is who I used to play with at Accrington Stanley and Morecambe and that made it a lot easier for me. All the other lads were very welcoming to me and over the course of the first week I have got to know them fairly well and so far I love it. The first week was very tough with double sessions everyday but it's a great way to get a squad bonding and pushing each other through everything and we know that that will be key for us if we are to have a successful season.
The quality of players we have is very good and I'm very impressed with a few players in particular. We have a couple of pre-season friendlies coming up this week which everyone is looking forward to. On Wednesday,we play a local team called Cleethorpes and then on Saturday I will get my first home game when we take on Derby County in what is going to be a massive test for us.
Results aren't everything in pre-season as it is all about getting match fitness but it would be a nice boost if we were to get a positive result against Derby.
The fixtures for the season came out on Friday so we all know how hard we have to work in pre-season to be on the team sheet for the first day of the season. I have a feeling that this could be a really big season for me and the club. I had chances to sign for a couple of teams in League Two but none of them had the same ambitions as Grimsby Town and the manager Paul Hurst had so I hope that my decision will be proved right come the end of the season in May."
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Thanks for sharing that IrishMariner. Wouldn't have otherwise seen that I don't think, and it's s good read.
The bit about Hurst and Doing pestering him and calling him perusing him to sign is reminiscent of Slade harassing Reddy until he signed for us in 2004.
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Would love us to play 'on the deck' but can't see it myself. Football at this level is fairly agricultural and a pretty level playing field, with the better sides having just that bit more footballing edge. I thought Barnet were an awful side but they found the right formula. Bristol weren't exactly Barcelona either.
I'll be happy if we maintain our great away record and score those few extra goals that will give us the extra points we were missing last season.
If we can up our conversion rate on last season, we will be there or thereabouts and i think we have the strikers to do that now.
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Thanks for that Irish Mariner. It made a good read. really good to hear that Hurst and Doig really went after their man. He sounds right up for the battle. Not a bad scoring ratio either. can't wait for the season to start now
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Article Amond wrote this week in our local paper The Nationalist
Grimsby's ambitions make it the right choice
"After what felt like a long summer's break I was happy to get back into pre-season training last Wednesday morning with my new club Grimsby Town....
The Carlow Nationalist newspaper have now posted the article on their website today >> [url=http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/2015/07/16/padraig-amond-grimsbys-ambitions-make-it-the-right-choice/] http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/2015/07/16/padraig-amond-grimsbys-ambitions-make-it-the-right-choice/[/url] |
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The Carlow Nationalist newspaper have now posted the article on their website today >> [url=http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/2015/07/16/padraig-amond-grimsbys-ambitions-make-it-the-right-choice/]http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/2015/07/16/padraig-amond-grimsbys-ambitions-make-it-the-right-choice/[/url]
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At the risk of repetition, I'm really excited about Amond playing for us this season. I thought he was good anyway, but seeing him this week has cemented my opinion that he is a really good footballer. I think he posesses a great many of the attributes you'd want in a striker. I'm confiident he'll be amongst the top scorers in the division, with plenty of assists too. What I like about him most is that he's quick in thought and deed - his instinctive movement is really impressive and he also has an eye for a team mate in a good or better position. I really hope we keep him clear of injury, because I think he'll be a real threat for us this coming season. If Bogle fulfils his promise we are gonna score some goals!
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Yeah I agree. That's why he reminds me of Connell a bit - a footballer. Hopefully Bogle is better than Charles Ademeno
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I am thinking of doing a jonnyboy with a difference,
If Bogle and Amond do not score 20 each this season,
I will run, no walk , no hobble round Blundell Park in the nude,
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I expect a big reward if they do manage 20 goals each,
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I am thinking of doing a jonnyboy with a difference,
If Bogle and Amond do not score 20 each this season,
I will run, no walk , no hobble round Blundell Park in the nude,
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I expect a big reward if they do manage 20 goals each,
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