Kane57 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Goalkeeper and a striker, or centre half and a striker. Don't fancy Gilks lasting out the season, nor Delaney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Not getting a goalkeeper would just be crazy unless he’s happy to bum the season to a bottom half finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 19, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2021 47 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said: Not getting a goalkeeper would just be crazy unless he’s happy to bum the season to a bottom half finish Get a keeping coach to get our keeper fitter and more enthusiastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Get a keeping coach to get our keeper fitter and more enthusiastic? Get a coach to coach out current coach😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay71 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Wolves linked with a move for Fin Lockett. "As he is yet to be offered a pro deal at Wanderers due to their financial situation" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big E Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Is he any good ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Just now, Big E said: Is he any good ? Doing really well in the U-18's or whatever they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big E Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Traf said: Doing really well in the U-18's or whatever they are Let’s hope he gets a deal and makes an impact then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marple whites Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Spoke to a lad and his dad the other week who plays in the 18s with Lockett - getting a lot of enquiries from other clubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolton va va Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Kioso, again not even on the bench for Luton tonight. \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Alf Hartigan Posted January 20, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted January 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, bolton va va said: Kioso, again not even on the bench for Luton tonight. \ piss take, that is, bet the lad is well miffed too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_darby Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 36 minutes ago, Mr Grey said: Local lad as well.... I think, remember when he came on v Cov, his whole family were buzzing, if he's good enough, get him in, surely lads like him and Regan Riley cannot do any worse than some of these we have on our books, also they will play without fear and plenty of enthusiasm, we are missing that mix. Lockett is another Marple lad like our new loan signing from Hudds. So maybe not Bolton local but from one of our strongholds 😎 ✌🏼 Seems he’s been our standout u18 so far but to be expected as he was the young’un picked in that Cov match From what we’ve seen he isn’t ready physically for 1st team contention with us right now, but that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t be coveted for the future - here or elsewhere. Wouldn't surprise me if vultures surround our young stars as we are in div 4 and that’s what happens, but he ain’t about to go and rip it up somewhere else at our level or above right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_darby Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 7 hours ago, Mr Grey said: Fair points, but the players we have now aren't ripping up trees, a couple of rookies with no fear could bring out the best in others, the older experienced lads would thrive off it and vice-versa, and they'd gain valuable experience. Something will have to give sooner or later and if it's another season in L2, I'd take that gamble now, there ways football is at the moment, it's worth the risk and weve got fuck all to lose. He (and others) played in the Sherpa Van this season and showed they aren’t ready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Biggish Dave Posted January 21, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted January 21, 2021 Would be nice to tie some of the promising lads down to pro contracts but surely that can wait until summer with brass being tight. I don’t fancy losing another batch of players for peanuts if they are going to be any good. They are the long term key to stability which I suspect business people like FV already know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted January 21, 2021 Members Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Biggish Dave said: Would be nice to tie some of the promising lads down to pro contracts but surely that can wait until summer with brass being tight. I don’t fancy losing another batch of players for peanuts if they are going to be any good. They are the long term key to stability which I suspect business people like FV already know I have faith that Shaz and co are more clued up and are a bit more business savvy for the interest of the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marple whites Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Under 18s got knocked out to Rochdale in that youth alliance. like jules said, too big a jump at this stage into the first team for our under 18s unless exceptional, they will get battered all over the place by seasoned division 4 players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Horwich Posted January 21, 2021 Moderators Share Posted January 21, 2021 3 hours ago, Biggish Dave said: Would be nice to tie some of the promising lads down to pro contracts but surely that can wait until summer with brass being tight. I don’t fancy losing another batch of players for peanuts if they are going to be any good. They are the long term key to stability which I suspect business people like FV already know Unless they are shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted January 21, 2021 Members Share Posted January 21, 2021 35 minutes ago, marple whites said: Under 18s got knocked out to Rochdale in that youth alliance. like jules said, too big a jump at this stage into the first team for our under 18s unless exceptional, they will get battered all over the place by seasoned division 4 players You have to be exceptional as an 18 year old to make the leap in any league but this league even exceptional ability isn’t enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 13 hours ago, Alf Hartigan said: piss take, that is, bet the lad is well miffed too. Was on bench for FA Cup 3rd round, its 4th round on Saturday, no doubt he'll be an unused sub for that too while they rest some of their 1st team. Luton pay him and can use him how they want but it must be frustrating for players just used for making the numbers up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 12 hours ago, Mr Grey said: Fair points, but the players we have now aren't ripping up trees, a couple of rookies with no fear could bring out the best in others, the older experienced lads would thrive off it and vice-versa, and they'd gain valuable experience. Something will have to give sooner or later and if it's another season in L2, I'd take that gamble now, there ways football is at the moment, it's worth the risk and weve got fuck all to lose. Not disagreeing with the gist of what you're saying, but we've got our league status to lose if we go on another losing run. We're keeping our heads above water for now but if we get even 10% worse those recent draws would have been defeats and the fixture list says that run isnt going to end soon without an improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazBob Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 52 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: Not disagreeing with the gist of what you're saying, but we've got our league status to lose if we go on another losing run. We're keeping our heads above water for now but if we get even 10% worse those recent draws would have been defeats and the fixture list says that run isnt going to end soon without an improvement. The fixture list doesn't concern me. We've shown we can play well against the teams up near the too, just as we've seen we can play terribly against those at the bottom. Our result are very much down to how well or how poorly WE play rather than how good the opposition are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Johnnyrotten said: Not disagreeing with the gist of what you're saying, but we've got our league status to lose if we go on another losing run. We're keeping our heads above water for now but if we get even 10% worse those recent draws would have been defeats and the fixture list says that run isnt going to end soon without an improvement. and if we got just 10% better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 21, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted January 21, 2021 Sooner or later any hope of going up will disappear. Surely wanging one or two on the bench, even for 5 minutes at the end won't do any harm to our overall chances, and might help keep them on board. Even giving them a contract as soon as we can- at least we might be able to make some money when they go. Looking at the business as a whole, and not relying on us going up immediately, we might have to look at these lads in the next year or two to supplement the experienced players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 6 hours ago, Traf said: and if we got just 10% better? Only my opinion but I feel we need a much bigger improvement than 10% to get wins on the board. Our draws have been a struggle to achieve, with late equalisers, and the only home defeat that has felt unlucky has been Crawley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomRepWanderer Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 32 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: Only my opinion but I feel we need a much bigger improvement than 10% to get wins on the board. Our draws have been a struggle to achieve, with late equalisers, and the only home defeat that has felt unlucky has been Crawley. Oldham??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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