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Summer 2022 transfer rumours (Gilbey loan confirmed p513, a signing falls through last minute p541)

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,932
    Todds_right_hook said:
    Richard J said:
    Not a rumour, but Greg Leigh has impressed me in our two matches against Morecambe.
    He was their MOTM in the away game earlier in the season.

    He normally plays left back but today I noted he mainly played as the Right Centre Back in a three although he moved to the left in the closing stages. This showed his versatility.It was his assist which led to the first goal. 

    Worth a punt?
    I thought he had a good game today. The problem is, if we sign everyone that plays well against us, we would have 200 players!!
    Indeed, we made Arthur Gnahoua look like a world class player today!
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,077
    Wasn't Greg Leigh mentioned a couple of years back when he was playing in Holland for Breda or someone? 
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,620
    MarcusH26 said:
    Wasn't Greg Leigh mentioned a couple of years back when he was playing in Holland for Breda or someone? 
    Our recruitment team would no doubt sign Leigh from Greggs instead.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,430
    MarcusH26 said:
    Wasn't Greg Leigh mentioned a couple of years back when he was playing in Holland for Breda or someone? 
    Well remembered.

    https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/Transfergeruchten/274947/Publiekslieveling-Greg-Leigh-kan-NAC-Breda-inruilen-voor-League-One
  • paulfox
    paulfox Posts: 2,356
    LargeAddick said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    Wasn't Greg Leigh mentioned a couple of years back when he was playing in Holland for Breda or someone? 
    Our recruitment team would no doubt sign Leigh from Greggs instead.
    We’ve been looking at a Norwegian player Fredrik steak bakke apparently.😬
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,077
    Scoham said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    Wasn't Greg Leigh mentioned a couple of years back when he was playing in Holland for Breda or someone? 
    Well remembered.

    https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/Transfergeruchten/274947/Publiekslieveling-Greg-Leigh-kan-NAC-Breda-inruilen-voor-League-One

    Knew the name sounded familiar! 
  • RedRobin
    RedRobin Posts: 1,377
    edited April 2022
    One player I’d definitely go for, and I know others on here have shouted about him before, is Alfie May at Cheltenham. 21 league goals this season, the striker we need to compliment Stockley and Chuks next season. I rate Washington but he isn’t a natural goal scorer and is injury prone. 
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    Todds_right_hook said:
    Richard J said:
    Not a rumour, but Greg Leigh has impressed me in our two matches against Morecambe.
    He was their MOTM in the away game earlier in the season.

    He normally plays left back but today I noted he mainly played as the Right Centre Back in a three although he moved to the left in the closing stages. This showed his versatility.It was his assist which led to the first goal. 

    Worth a punt?
    I thought he had a good game today. The problem is, if we sign everyone that plays well against us, we would have 200 players!!
    Fair enough. 

    The reason I mentioned him because he plays in a position that we need to improve. 
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,889
    Richard J said:
    Todds_right_hook said:
    Richard J said:
    Not a rumour, but Greg Leigh has impressed me in our two matches against Morecambe.
    He was their MOTM in the away game earlier in the season.

    He normally plays left back but today I noted he mainly played as the Right Centre Back in a three although he moved to the left in the closing stages. This showed his versatility.It was his assist which led to the first goal. 

    Worth a punt?
    I thought he had a good game today. The problem is, if we sign everyone that plays well against us, we would have 200 players!!
    Fair enough. 

    The reason I mentioned him because he plays in a position that we need to improve. 
    I thought that he had a good game and is the type of athletic player we need in that position. 

    The problem is, we can't judge players on their performance against us as we make average players look very good
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    RedRobin said:
    One player I’d definitely go for, and I know others on here have shouted about him before, is Alfie May at Cheltenham. 21 league goals this season, the striker we need to compliment Stockley and Chuks next season. I rate Washington but he isn’t a natural goal scorer and is injury prone. 
    Local lad too.  From Horton Kirby

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  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,889
    Swisdom said:
    RedRobin said:
    One player I’d definitely go for, and I know others on here have shouted about him before, is Alfie May at Cheltenham. 21 league goals this season, the striker we need to compliment Stockley and Chuks next season. I rate Washington but he isn’t a natural goal scorer and is injury prone. 
    Local lad too.  From Horton Kirby
    Was he the guy that stole a toilet seat from b and q dartford, with Glenn Johnson
  • iamdan
    iamdan Posts: 2,421
    Ben May I reckon 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,823
    edited April 2022
    My worry is that they’re going to try to overcompensate for what has been a poor season by all accounts.

    As much as we need those two or three star players who will put us over the top, we also need half dozen Dobson/Lavelle types who may no come in with much fanfare but are key to building a longer term future for this club.
  • ButtleJR
    ButtleJR Posts: 1,587
    Would Alfie May be an upgrade on Washington? Is a local lad too. 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,078
    Todds_right_hook said:
    Swisdom said:
    RedRobin said:
    One player I’d definitely go for, and I know others on here have shouted about him before, is Alfie May at Cheltenham. 21 league goals this season, the striker we need to compliment Stockley and Chuks next season. I rate Washington but he isn’t a natural goal scorer and is injury prone. 
    Local lad too.  From Horton Kirby
    Was he the guy that stole a toilet seat from b and q dartford, with Glenn Johnson
    That was Ben May, ex-Millwall and now (i think) a coach at Bromley.
  • RoanRedNY
    RoanRedNY Posts: 1,150
    shirty5 said:
    Callumcafc said:
    grumpyaddick said:
    Can we have full height disclosure for each rumour subject please.  
    As you desire…

    Scully 5’8
    McCormick 5’9
    Sykes 6’5
    Millwall and Middlesbrough are linked with Sykes whilst we are looking at his grandad, Eric 
    I knew our lads would pull something out of the Hattie
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    Sources: Derby, Reading and Charlton set sights on AFC Wimbledon ace | Football League World

    Zac Robinson from AFC linked with us.

    Mark Bonner expecting Jack Iredale to leave Cambridge United this summer - Cambridgeshire Live (cambridge-news.co.uk)

    Highly rated Left Back Jack Iredale is likley to leave Cambridge.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,041
    Zac Robinson, I'd not heard of him.
    Looks like he has 1 league goal according to wiki.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,041
    Richard J said:
    Covered End said:
    Zac Robinson, I'd not heard of him.
    Looks like he has 1 league goal according to wiki.
    Against us the other week. 
    I should have guessed.

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  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,889
    Richard J said:
    Sources: Derby, Reading and Charlton set sights on AFC Wimbledon ace | Football League World

    Zac Robinson from AFC linked with us.

    Mark Bonner expecting Jack Iredale to leave Cambridge United this summer - Cambridgeshire Live (cambridge-news.co.uk)

    Highly rated Left Back Jack Iredale is likley to leave Cambridge.
    Zac Robinson is a quarterback, 35 years old. I'm in the no camp! 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,693
    ButtleJR said:
    Would Alfie May be an upgrade on Washington? Is a local lad too. 
    Yes.


  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,823
    edited April 2022
    Not at all convinced on Alfie May myself - more likely to be a one season wonder than Cole Stockton. He's been around this level for half a dozen seasons and is nearing 30.

    Scored 20+ this year which is great but he previously had only 25 across six seasons combined in third and fourth tier football with Doncaster and Cheltenham. 

    Take 2018/19. May is playing for Doncaster who finish sixth in League One - probably the best team he's ever been a part of? May scored 2 goals in 34 appearances that season.



    As we look to build next season's squad, I feel far more comfortable with Washington who is guaranteed at least 10 a season compared to someone who could revert to type and score less than half a dozen.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,932
    Callumcafc said:
    Not at all convinced on Alfie May myself - more likely to be a one season wonder than Cole Stockton. He's been around this level for half a dozen seasons and is nearing 30.

    Scored 20+ this year which is great but he previously had only 25 across six seasons combined in third and fourth tier football with Doncaster and Cheltenham. 

    Take 2018/19. May is playing for Doncaster who finish sixth in League One - probably the best team he's ever been a part of? May scored 2 goals in 34 appearances that season.
    I suspect we have a better chance of signing May than Stockton due to geography, but Stockton I agree seems more likely to be the better player
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Callumcafc said:
    Not at all convinced on Alfie May myself - more likely to be a one season wonder than Cole Stockton. He's been around this level for half a dozen seasons and is nearing 30.

    Scored 20+ this year which is great but he previously had only 25 across six seasons combined in third and fourth tier football with Doncaster and Cheltenham. 

    Take 2018/19. May is playing for Doncaster who finish sixth in League One - probably the best team he's ever been a part of? May scored 2 goals in 34 appearances that season.



    As we look to build next season's squad, I feel far more comfortable with Washington who is guaranteed at least 10 a season compared to someone who could revert to type and score less than half a dozen.
    That's the problem with stats it doesn't tell you why he didn't score, and why now he is scoring.  Has he vastly improved as a player?  I doubt it.

    How many goals would Washington have scored as a wide player in a 3, alone striker or a late sub (which is what he would have done if Adkins had stayed)?

    Who was he playing with, what service was he getting, what role in the team was he playing.  Not all "strikers" have the same role in the game plan.

    More to the point what is the game plan, what's the role and criteria for a player in that position, in our system?

    Does May, Stockton or anyone else fit it better than anyone we have or else is a realistic target?  Or do you buy/get the best striker you can and work the rest out later?

    Didn't work out last summer did it?   We have got to stop hammering square pegs into round holes and hoping for the best.  Jackson's a football manager not a magician. 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,430
    CBT attracting Championship interest.

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/aston-villa-corey-blackett-taylor-26768463.amp
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,130
    Scoham said:
    CBT attracting Championship interest.

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/aston-villa-corey-blackett-taylor-26768463.amp
    Our one shining light recently.
    Cave in to this and they might have to whistle for my season ticket money
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,430
    We’ve got an optional 1 year extension to take his deal to 2024, would make sense to activate that.
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 5,921
    As has been mentioned on other threads this will show what the real ambitions of the club are. After the season they have both had I'm sure both CDT & Dobson will have championship interest. If they leave I think we will all have a better understanding
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,268
    Scoham said:
    CBT attracting Championship interest.

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/aston-villa-corey-blackett-taylor-26768463.amp
    Paper talk

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