HomerJay

yea cat 3. owner is building new training facility next to the ground.

u15s. yea a couple of the lads that were at burnley with him have rocked up too. team full of rejects with a point to prove perhaps? 😅

thanks. he was just disheartened after previous academy experiences.

5 years on from my original OP, and ive not posted for yonks, so thought id share my lads journey here. after the original question about fleetwood, the lad (now 15) had 12 months at burnley (amazing setup) but released. Then straight into preston for 12 months (not great). Feedback from both was the same, not hungry enough and not selfish enough (whatever that means) that hurt him alot, went back to his original grass roots for 12m at euxton, then joined a JPL club, chorley. Was wary of JPL as heard a lot of stuff about dream chasers and "not an academy", ideas of grandeur etc, but honestly the step up from grass roots was huge. started playing district footy, and again then moved him up a level. anyway 2/3 years later, and confidence regained and after rejecting trials at wigan and bolton!! he was offered a trial at oldham. 4 weeks there and got offered a 2 year contract which he signed about 6 weeks ago. not gonna lie, 1 hour down the m61 3 or 4 times a week is serious commitment, but he's enjoying it. next target is a scholarship. and after watching the oldham reserves this week, he's not far off making a first team appearance. 🤣

simply the best player we have had for years. had no idea he was only 22. why did he leave hull?

7 out of 22 passes. Hth

looks reasonable on youtube, head and shoulders above vic.... boom fucking boom!

Got a good feeling about this appointment

Footage of him and his grandson, hand on heart whilst fans sing one of our own

I'm not crying...you are.

i dont like the new wways.... im off again.

managers at this level are all much of a much imo. sometimes they click, sometimes they dont. there will alwasy be bad runs. i would have kept him to the end of the season, but it was turning into a megson situation, and i aint turning up to witness that again. its not fun for anyone. him leaving was the only option, i just hope it doesnt put us back 2 years. we need promotion now! our/his issue is not tappy tappy (also many simpletons think it was), its not being able to to basics of defending, and those league 1 defenders doing tippy tappy at the wrong time. tippy tappy is football in 2025 im afraid, get used to it. but yes, theres a time and place. last night he played all the footballers, and they did the tippy tappy really well i thought. new role for randall, but i thought that had a future... then the defence decide defending was a shit idea, so lets not bother. for me his biggest issue was not investing in defenders that could do what he wants. (though this new lad on loan could be that option.... ) johnstone - clogger santos - big clogger forrester - league 2 player jones - average at best toal is the only quality, and without him fuck all improves, no matter who the manager is.

lads deffo got quality, but also a face i wouldnt get tired of punching.... sorry joel. keep him out of midfield though, scared of his own shadow.

last night wasnt bad considering the result. seems all the cnuts who like a catchy tune to baaaa to, stayed away.

and fat evatt being much better than thin evatt