davethegull
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Post by davethegull on May 25, 2009 12:03:52 GMT
It will be interesting to see the type of player PB looks to bring in. Will they be tried and trusted league players or non league players with potential? Stimson at Gillingham has proved that wise choices from the BSP can be successful. There is no doubt that there are some very good BSP players that could easily make the grade. They maybe a more cost effective route than journeyman league players with nothing to prove to themselves.
It seems that Buckle is trying to broadly stick with the same squad as last season but hopefully with some quality additions. Which non league players could/should be targets for us? Personally, tho impossible, i would like Constable, but he ain't leaving Oxford.
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Post by chrish on May 25, 2009 12:09:48 GMT
Very true about wise buys from the BSP being good choices for League Football. Anyone who saw just how good left winger Martyn Woolford was for Scunthorpe yesterday in the play off final would agree. He was at York last season and he looked like a very good prospect. I wanted us to sign him after the 0-1 league triumph at York.
Who else caught the eye this season and could be a possible signing?
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Post by davethegull on May 25, 2009 12:14:28 GMT
Just seen on the BBC site that Ryan Green has been released by Rovers and is attracting interest from Hereford. A definite maybe?
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Post by chrish on May 25, 2009 12:24:12 GMT
I remember him doing a box to box solo run at Brisbane Rd once almost scoring and doubling our lead. John Gayle lead the line and Kevin Hill had his best ever game in a Torquay shirt in my very humble and often poor opinion!
If I remember correctly we got him on loan from Wolves and Colin Lee was instrumental in getting him to the club in the first place.
It's a possibility I guess. Is he still a right back?
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Post by davethegull on May 25, 2009 12:31:54 GMT
I remember him as a quality player. I think he broke his leg soon after leaving us. So his fitness might be a question mark. CL will certainly be up on his potential for us i'm sure.
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Post by stuartB on May 25, 2009 19:02:35 GMT
Mangan for Forest Green has been offered a contract but hasn't accepted yet. He scored at least 3 hattrick (1 against us) and was the top scorer in the BSP. worth a punt?
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Post by capitalgull on May 25, 2009 19:04:40 GMT
Mangan's probably not the sort of bloke to be using gambling terms about given his record with Bury and Forest Green - he could be facing a massive suspension at the start of next season if the betting probe goes against him.
If we are looking at Conference players, I'd like for us to go after Curtis Osano - one of the best defenders I've seen at that level.
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Post by Rob on May 25, 2009 19:10:09 GMT
Jai Reason and Stuart Fleetwood would be a nice start.
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Post by stuartB on May 25, 2009 19:14:11 GMT
Mangan's probably not the sort of bloke to be using gambling terms about given his record with Bury and Forest Green - he could be facing a massive suspension at the start of next season if the betting probe goes against him. If we are looking at Conference players, I'd like for us to go after Curtis Osano - one of the best defenders I've seen at that level. oops! forgot about that. what about the giant with the great name? Exodus Geohaghon |
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Post by capitalgull on May 25, 2009 19:28:34 GMT
The only thing Geohaghon has on Osano is his long throw and we've already got an expert at those. Osano's a much better defender IMO and of the Kettering players I was far more impressed by old man Branston....and I'm not sure he'd be of much use to us in League 2.
I'm with Rob on this - Reason, Fleetwood and Osano would be the top 3 on my list if we are looking at attracting quality this time, unlike on other occasions when we've been promoted and ended up with the likes of Wayne Dobbins and Oli Goatsforeskin.
The other guy I like, although not for his questionable attitude on the pitch, is Mitchell Cole. Plenty of talent and a great left foot, but a real 100% moaner like his mate Morison.
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Post by stuartB on May 25, 2009 19:33:22 GMT
The only thing Geohaghon has on Osano is his long throw and we've already got an expert at those. Osano's a much better defender IMO and of the Kettering players I was far more impressed by old man Branston....and I'm not sure he'd be of much use to us in League 2. I'm with Rob on this - Reason, Fleetwood and Osano would be the top 3 on my list if we are looking at attracting quality this time, unlike on other occasions when we've been promoted and ended up with the likes of Wayne Dobbins and Oli Goatsforeskin. The other guy I like, although not for his questionable attitude on the pitch, is Mitchell Cole. Plenty of talent and a great left foot, but a real 100% moaner like his mate Morison. Is Fleetwood available? i would have thought Exeter would have been in the box seat to sign him. Then again there might be a certain forum member who might be able to "catch" him for us  |
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Post by capitalgull on May 25, 2009 20:00:47 GMT
I'd imagine there will be more players available this summer than ever before with teams unwilling to commit beyond one-year deals much more.
Like Dave said at the start of this thread, it's going to be a very interesting summer for PB and the rest of those in charge - we've just got to hope we don't make a complete cock-up of it as we have done the last two times we've been promoted.
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Post by aussie on May 25, 2009 21:05:00 GMT
Instead of looking bellow us for players, given the financial climate, should we not be looking for players from above leagues that will become avaliable?
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Post by stuartB on May 25, 2009 21:10:40 GMT
Instead of looking bellow us for players, given the financial climate, should we not be looking for players from above leagues that will become avaliable? Michael Owen or Cisse? |
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Post by ohtobeatplainmoor on May 25, 2009 21:15:15 GMT
Depends whether they get their other first choice targets - I understand one of them plays for Dagenham.
Despite Fleetwood's two cracking goals against Dagenham (coincidently) he doesn't seem to have contributed in the way expected. I don' think he'll sign for Exeter. I'm not sure that he will want to play at League 2 either, but who knows?
I'm sure we enquired about his availablity the week before he signed for Exeter so it wouldn't surprise me if we at least enquired about him again, although I was told by an Exeter source that his weekly salary at Charlton was probably more than we have ever paid a player before.....
I think that there will not be an influx of players this summer - I don't think that anyone believes there needs to be.
I guess a replacement for Matt Green (can't see him being here come the end of the summer), cover for Hargreaves (if he stays) and perhaps a left winger might be on the cards - although it depends on any outward movement from the club.
We can supplement our team with loanees as and when necessary.
Bucks doesn't have the same sort of pressure in terms of signing players this summer - that is there was such a huge amount of pressure to sign players that were proven at this level (well, the Conference!) - perhaps the only players that I can recall that weren't were Hinshellwood, Wring and Mullings.
The loanees that he took athat were any good stayed as long as needed - the players such as Welsh, Thompson and Plummer that didn't cut-it didn't stick around long.
We competed against teams at highers consistently when we had the opportunity over the last couple of seasons. When we went up to league one we didn't replace our departures at all or supplement a shallow squad in a far stronger league.
To finish in mid-table will be no disgrace at all (I'd be delighted after the last few years to be sitting in that position!) and I'm convined that we would acheive that with little augmentation of our current group of players.
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