Busta Nut Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 7 hours ago, Archie McSquackle said: I'll be honest, I don't really have a problem with Cadden. He changed job - not his fault there was no arrangement between UEFA and US. he knew, the cúnt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Might well have done, I still don't blame for taking the best move available to him. And I met his mum once - lovely woman. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well Well Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Renewed my Season ticket on the news of that signing, cant wait to see the big guy in action. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkySuperSub Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 How long before the club rolls out the #BudgetBergkamp merchandise? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) That boy from Chelsea we were vaguely linked with has signed for AFC Wimbledon (which isn't a surprise as they seem to be an unofficial feeder club for Chelsea now https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2021/june/chelsea-boost-robbos-coaching-revolution/ ) This was the link - https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/chelsea-midfielder-a-target-motherwell-24320127 For the lolz here's a list of everyone we've been even vaguely linked with or reported to have had on trial so far (I've basically lifted the names from Viva Motherwell's Twitter TL) and not including folk like Liam Kelly or Jordan "can't wait to see you in a few weeks " Roberts. It's actually more than I thought: Kevin Van Veen (ST) - signed - played for Alexander at Scunthorpe Ash Taylor (DF) Pawel Zuk (DF) - trialist Josh McPake (FW) - signed for Morecambe Jamie Ness (MF) - trialist - played for Alexander at Scunthorpe Tom King (GK) - trialist Darragh O'Conner (DF) - trialist Shayon Harrison (ST) - trialist - scouted by Nick Daws for AFC Wimbledon Joe Muscatt (DF/MF) - trialist - played for Alexander at Salford Kaiyne Woolery (FW) - signed Justin Amaluzor (FW) - signed Luke McCormick (MF) - signed for AFC Wimbledon Ethan Robson (MF) - signed for MK Dons (I refuse to believe this was a real link given the teams quoted as being interested were Rangers, us and MK Dons) Louis Moult (ST) - signed for Burton Albion Kyle Lafferty (ST) - signed for Anorthosis Famagusta - played with Alexander at Burnley Ben Heneghan (DF) - signed by Nick Daws for AFC Wimbledon Connor Shields (ST) - signed Edited July 2, 2021 by capt_oats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 17 minutes ago, KirkySuperSub said: How long before the club rolls out the #BudgetBergkamp merchandise? As long as it’s not #CrappyCruyff 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 9 minutes ago, capt_oats said: That boy from Chelsea we were vaguely linked with has signed for AFC Wimbledon (which isn't a surprise as they seem to be an unofficial feeder club for Chelsea now https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2021/june/chelsea-boost-robbos-coaching-revolution/ ) This was the link - https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/chelsea-midfielder-a-target-motherwell-24320127 For the lolz here's a list of everyone we've been even vaguely linked with or reported to have had on trial so far (I've basically lifted the names from Viva Motherwell's Twitter TL) and not including folk like Liam Kelly or Jordan "can't wait to see you in a few weeks " Roberts. It's actually more than I thought: Kevin Van Veen (ST) - signed - played for Alexander at Scunthorpe Ash Taylor (DF) Pawel Zuk (DF) - trialist Josh McPake (FW) - signed for Morecambe Jamie Ness (MF) - trialist - played for Alexander at Scunthorpe Tom King (GK) - trialist Darragh O'Conner (DF) - trialist Shayon Harrison (ST) - trialist - scouted by Nick Daws for AFC Wimbledon Joe Muscatt (DF/MF) - trialist - played for Alexander at Salford Kaiyne Woolery (FW) - signed Justin Amaluzor (FW) - signed Luke McCormick (MF) - signed for AFC Wimbledon Ethan Robson (MF) - signed for MK Dons (I refuse to believe this was a real link given the teams quoted as being interested were Rangers, us and MK Dons) Louis Moult (ST) - signed for Burton Albion Kyle Lafferty (ST) - signed for Anorthosis Famagusta - played with Alexander at Burnley Ben Heneghan (DF) - signed by Nick Daws for AFC Wimbledon Connor Shields (ST) - signed Reading the comments below KVV signing tweet and I see that Ash Taylor was one his reply guys. Coincidence? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorky Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, Swello said: Reading the comments below KVV signing tweet and I see that Ash Taylor was one his reply guys. Coincidence? I’m still of the belief that Taylor would be a very solid signing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Swello said: Reading the comments below KVV signing tweet and I see that Ash Taylor was one his reply guys. Coincidence? They were both at Northampton at the same time (17/18). Along with Sam Foley and Chris Long funnily enough. Spoiler Edited July 2, 2021 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 That boy from Chelsea we were vaguely linked with has signed for AFC Wimbledon (which isn't a surprise as they seem to be an unofficial feeder club for Chelsea now https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2021/june/chelsea-boost-robbos-coaching-revolution/ ) This was the link - https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/chelsea-midfielder-a-target-motherwell-24320127 For the lolz here's a list of everyone we've been even vaguely linked with or reported to have had on trial so far (I've basically lifted the names from Viva Motherwell's Twitter TL) and not including folk like Liam Kelly or Jordan "can't wait to see you in a few weeks [emoji102]" Roberts. It's actually more than I thought: Kevin Van Veen (ST) - signed - played for Alexander at Scunthorpe Ash Taylor (DF) Pawel Zuk (DF) - trialist Josh McPake (FW) - signed for Morecambe Jamie Ness (MF) - trialist - played for Alexander at Scunthorpe Tom King (GK) - trialist Darragh O'Conner (DF) - trialist Shayon Harrison (ST) - trialist - scouted by Nick Daws for AFC Wimbledon Joe Muscatt (DF/MF) - trialist - played for Alexander at Salford Kaiyne Woolery (FW) - signed Justin Amaluzor (FW) - signed Luke McCormick (MF) - signed for AFC Wimbledon Ethan Robson (MF) - signed for MK Dons (I refuse to believe this was a real link given the teams quoted as being interested were Rangers, us and MK Dons) Louis Moult (ST) - signed for Burton Albion Kyle Lafferty (ST) - signed for Anorthosis Famagusta - played with Alexander at Burnley Ben Heneghan (DF) - signed by Nick Daws for AFC Wimbledon Connor Shields (ST) - signedSo are AFC Wimbledon becoming some sort of rivals for signings? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Get him signed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Archie McSquackle said: So are AFC Wimbledon becoming some sort of rivals for signings? I'm not sure. There's a certain amount of logic in us being "linked" with the same players since Daws' last job was as their Assistant Manager/HOR and had been in the role since March 2019 (in fact it was the first time in his career he's had a recruitment gig) so while the IP on his work in building a database there should remain with AFC Wimbledon he's not just going to "forget" about players he's looked at for them. So there's a logical argument that he'd look at what he knows. So it explains the apparent interest in Heneghan (with the added ex-player element) and the Harrison trial as he literally scouted him prior to he and Hodges getting bulleted in January (see below): Quote Interim Manager Mark Robinson was impressed with Shayon’s attitude and desire to prove himself back in English football after speaking with him. “It was a signing that was in the pipeline before I got asked to be Caretaker Manager,” said Mark. “Joe called me and said there was a chance of still bringing him in. I didn’t know a lot about Shayon, but I looked at clips - not that you are going to see any negative clips of anyone - and we do need another forward option. Glyn and Nick had done their work on him before, but I wanted to speak with Shayon before we signed him. I had a long chat with him and you can only base it upon what you know, but we need more options, so we’ve signed him. He's had his first training session with us, and he seems to have a really good character, which is very important, so that’s where it stemmed from." Link Ultimately though Glynn Hodges and Graham Alexander are different people and AFC Wimbledon and Motherwell are different teams with different needs. So while there might be some overlap they've since replaced Daws with a new recruitment team and presumably their targets have diverged and their new "Head Coach" works completely independently of them (again, see below): Quote Mark Robinson is happy to not be in charge of AFC Wimbledon’s recruitment after being named the club’s new head coach. The 55-year-old, pictured left, had been in interim charge since Glyn Hodges stepped down as manager at the end of January. “There’s going to be a different approach from the club and it’s going to be head coach rather than a management role – which suits me,” said Robinson. “I think the club are looking at recruitment very differently and I certainly don’t want to be spending my time on the phone talking to agents and recruiting. “I felt recruitment needed to be done differently so that we have a database. It would be more that I go to the board and say what we need and what positions we are looking for and they come up with the names. Then we do character profiling to get the right players in the building. “Not only do I not see recruiting as my strength – I don’t see it as getting the best out of me as manager. Getting the best out of me is spending time with the players on the grass." Link How very modern. Edited July 3, 2021 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RostokMcSpoons Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 12 hours ago, Busta Nut said: #AnnouncePakoraStall By the power vested in me by this thread... and more importantly the fact I know someone who occasionally gets to talk to AB (so I asked him to)... the idea of serving delicious pakoras at FP has already been suggested 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinnae-punt-it Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 6 hours ago, Mr. Brightside said: Get him signed Jackson Irvine………is he what we need though? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Jackson Irvine is just Mark O'Hara with nicer hair. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezz Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Jackson Irvine is just Mark O'Hara with nicer hair. Greenie for the Swifty gif. Good work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 By the power vested in me by this thread... and more importantly the fact I know someone who occasionally gets to talk to AB (so I asked him to)... the idea of serving delicious pakoras at FP has already been suggested Just what we need. As if my arse isn't chewing buttons in the second half most games anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Doku playing for Belgium last night gave definite Gboly Ariyibi vibes. A fast, tricky winger who fires shots over the stand and probably doesn't know what he's doing but still looks brilliant.I know someone from the club must read this thread so #announcegboly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) So, at the close of last season Alexander was talking about between 7-10 players in. As it stands we've brought in 4 with Carson pretty much away and potential interest in SOD. That'd leave a minumum 3 more + 2 replacements. Burrows is also saying to his reply guys "we still have quite a fair few to add" As an aside, I know it's not a formation that's worked particularly well for us in recent years but is there an argument for us looking at 4231 with Watt as the #10 given he's spoken about not being particularly happy playing off the wing (but has done it for the team). We've been toying with Lawleff in that area of the park as well. It'd also account for that rumour about interest in McPake (which I had kind of written off as nonsense given we've already got a bunch of players for wide areas per the 433 image above). Also, unrelated but having seen the IG story the club posted yesterday about Donnelly being back in training....can we confirm that Woolery is, in fact, an absolute fucking unit? I mean, he's behind Donnelly here and even with the perspective still looks built. #announceGboly Edited July 3, 2021 by capt_oats 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 50 minutes ago, Ron Aldo said: Doku playing for Belgium last night gave definite Gboly Ariyibi vibes. A fast, tricky winger who fires shots over the stand and probably doesn't know what he's doing but still looks brilliant. I know someone from the club must read this thread so #announcegboly. He burned past about 5 folk before planting the ball into another postcode. Just like the good old days. 🥲 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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