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Michael Smith Signs

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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Great day for the lad on his debut in league football. Long may it continue!
    agreed
  • SuperCliveMendonca
    SuperCliveMendonca Posts: 912
    Great day for the lad on his debut in league football. Long may it continue!
    He played last week v Aldershot
  • StrikerFirmani
    StrikerFirmani Posts: 2,742
    Just read this on accrington forum, sounds promising.

    Contrast that with the brilliant Michael Smith who was still galloping around on 90+4 minutes. Smith not only bagged a hat trick and an assist but also blocked a shot which looked certain to go in. His movement, technical ability and awareness impresses me and he seems to be a calm figure which is why goals will come easily for him. He could go far.
    How about a link......

  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    They just changed his name to Mith now
    he's not a Mith he's a Stanley Legend !!
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Bring him back, why isn't he in the team? SCP out etc :)

    Well done Smithy, keep it up lad.
  • Addickted4life
    Addickted4life Posts: 7,467
    I wonder if Euell will get a hat-rick now.

    Good on you Smith, one for the future.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    He is tall, he is skillful and he does get into the right positions. He just doesn't seem to score!

    : - )
    Your song doesn't scan Henry ;-)

  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,779
    Fine...home debut then!!
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,410
    The "Crouchy" hat-trick started with a goal from a throw-in, taken by our old mate Bryan Hughes.
  • collegeparkaddick
    collegeparkaddick Posts: 442
    Link to comments on Smith from Accrington Web referred to above:


    http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f93/the-belated-gillingham-match-thread-60525-4.html


    We've casually followed Stanley for the last several years after pitching in with a player sponsorship when the club was is in dire straits; Smith's hat-trick is all the more remarkable because it (a) put Stanley in playoff position (b) in the first game after John Coleman's departure to Rochdale. Stuff of legends. Well done.
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    edited March 2012
    http://www.cafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10267~2655645,00.html

    Has come back as has a knee injury
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    just what we need at this point in the season
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,410
    Get Crouchy fit for the last few games.

    I reckon he might make a good sub.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    edited November 2012
    Joined Newport on Loan until 4 December.

    NCFC top of the Conference
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,032
    Henry Irving said:

    Joined Newport on Loan until 4 December.

    NCFC top of the Conference



    Had hoped he would get a L2 club.

  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Henry Irving said:

    Joined Newport on Loan until 4 December.

    NCFC top of the Conference

    That doesn't say much for him, if you can't even get a L2 club then you suspect (like Mambo) he's not going to make it with us
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    killerandflash said:

    Henry Irving said:

    Joined Newport on Loan until 4 December.

    NCFC top of the Conference

    That doesn't say much for him, if you can't even get a L2 club then you suspect (like Mambo) he's not going to make it with us

    Don't personally rate Smith that much but he's still young and can still improve. Newport of top of the Conference and we have seen previous winners of that league such as Crawley, Stevenage and Fleetwood go on to do well in the League so maybe not such a big difference in quality.

    Mambo is at a league 2 club so by that logic must be OK : - )
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Henry Irving said:

    killerandflash said:

    Henry Irving said:

    Joined Newport on Loan until 4 December.

    NCFC top of the Conference

    That doesn't say much for him, if you can't even get a L2 club then you suspect (like Mambo) he's not going to make it with us

    Don't personally rate Smith that much but he's still young and can still improve. Newport of top of the Conference and we have seen previous winners of that league such as Crawley, Stevenage and Fleetwood go on to do well in the League so maybe not such a big difference in quality.

    Mambo is at a league 2 club so by that logic must be OK : - )
    Well he got a L2 loan last season, so seems to be going backwards in his loan moves. I'm surprised we're letting a striker go out though, maybe Leon Clarke is coming back...
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    Or Haynes is fit again (for now) and Fuller is nearly ready?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Henry Irving said:

    Or Haynes is fit again (for now) and Fuller is nearly ready?

    But for how long!
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  • Dansk_Red
    Dansk_Red Posts: 5,727
    Surely a 4week loan to a winning team in the Conference is better than a loan to a struggling L2 side, Can see him playing in the FA Cup for us if we draw a lower league side.
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772
    Dansk_Red said:

    Surely a 4week loan to a winning team in the Conference is better than a loan to a struggling L2 side

    Agree. This may also simply come down to which clubs were available & were deemed suitable. After all would we want an inexperienced striker from say Norwich leading our attack.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    A striker in a decent side (for the level) should theoretically get more chances which might in turn make him a more clinical finisher under match conditions.

    It's only a month. If he scores a few he might get a league club then for another month.

  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    SheffieldRed said:

    Dansk_Red said:

    Surely a 4week loan to a winning team in the Conference is better than a loan to a struggling L2 side

    Agree. This may also simply come down to which clubs were available & were deemed suitable. After all would we want an inexperienced striker from say Norwich leading our attack.
    Not quite the same, Norwich are 1 division above us, Newport are 3 divisions below us! The quality of defender he'll be playing against will be far lower than he'd compete against playing in the U21s.
  • madadd
    madadd Posts: 622
    Good Luck smudge
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772
    killerandflash said:

    SheffieldRed said:

    Dansk_Red said:

    Surely a 4week loan to a winning team in the Conference is better than a loan to a struggling L2 side

    Agree. This may also simply come down to which clubs were available & were deemed suitable. After all would we want an inexperienced striker from say Norwich leading our attack.
    Not quite the same, Norwich are 1 division above us, Newport are 3 divisions below us!
    Perhaps I should have made that clearer. It is unlikely we would want an inexperienced striker from say Norwich leading our attack. In the same way it is unlikely that say Sheffield United would want an inexperienced striker from say us leading their attack. Newport as you correctly state are further down the football pyramid and therefore more likely to want such a player.

  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,365
    Whether it is L2 or Conference, I wouldn't read too much into the difference. With Newport being top of the league they currently have a team that is probably capable of matching a number of L2 sides.

    Also, keep in mind that these loan moves often come down to player preferences, wages and of course an actual need for an additional striker in somebody's squad.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    First team football and u21 football is completely different level. Giving a youth player a taste of first team action can give him the impetus to push on when he comes back. I'd prefer him on loan playing games and scoring against experienced defenders rather than in an u21 game with players that may not even make a pro living in the game
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,810
    cafctom said:

    Whether it is L2 or Conference, I wouldn't read too much into the difference. With Newport being top of the league they currently have a team that is probably capable of matching a number of L2 sides.

    Also, keep in mind that these loan moves often come down to player preferences, wages and of course an actual need for an additional striker in somebody's squad.

    Exactly, if they are top of the Conference then their level will be L2 anyway, its not like he's gone to Bromley or Welling in the Blue Square.
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Scored tonight in a 6-2 win played 90 mins

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