Failure to get Brighton and loans pending

[JJ McClure]

Would be good if we could get Shipps and Barnard here on loan. For some reason I'm not too bothered about missing out on this Tom Brighton fella. £100k is another big chunk of cash for us and would certainly be a risk on someone like Brighton.

 

[GUNTER]

Brighton to Brighton , what a story that would have been. Hope we can sign him eventually.

Six figure sum too!!

 

[BensGrandad]

True, but it's no worse than the old days when apparently we had a pub landlord doing the scouting. (Sorry BensGrandad, that isn't meant as a dig at you, but the system).

Why because a person happens to be a pub landlord, lorry driver, dustman or solicitor should it be that they won't have an eye for talent and be able to spot a good player playing in local football.

This reverts back to the idea that you acn't have an opinion unless you are an ex pro footballer.

It is the best system going to use people of all walkss of life to spot talent in local matches.

Being a pub landlord I could go to any match at the drop of a hat virtually and would get a call at 12.30 asking could you go to such and such and look at this player. This I did and reported back what I thought no decision was ever taken on just my view or indeed on any 1 mans 1 view at 1 match , there was always follow on visits, so the system did and does work.

 

[Brovion]

Why because a person happens to be a pub landlord, lorry driver, dustman or solicitor should it be that they won't have an eye for talent and be able to spot a good player playing in local football.

This reverts back to the idea that you acn't have an opinion unless you are an ex pro footballer.

It is the best system going to use people of all walkss of life to spot talent in local matches.

Being a pub landlord I could go to any match at the drop of a hat virtually and would get a call at 12.30 asking could you go to such and such and look at this player. This I did and reported back what I thought no decision was ever taken on just my view or indeed on any 1 mans 1 view at 1 match , there was always follow on visits, so the system did and does work.

Yeah, fair comment, and I do agree with your view that anybody with the right mind can be a football expert, not necessarily just somebody who is/was paid for kicking a ball about.

 

[the right footed denilson]

Something tells me the Argus has been reading NSC (again). I wonder if we really are looking at Barnard at all.

 

[Tooting Gull]

Other players linked with a move to their spiritual homes: Arthur Accrington-Stanley.

 

[Brixtaan]

What he means is "how can anyone spot anything when they're pissed out of their heads all day"?

 

[Pevenseagull]

what's the score on free agents?




Monday, January 30, 2006) -- American striker Kenny Cooper has been released by Manchester United after two-and-a-half years with the English Premier League powerhouse.

The club's web site said that the team's relationship with Cooper, 21, had been terminated "by mutual consent." Cooper reportedly was in the final year of the contract he signed in 2003.

Cooper was the third player to be released during the January transfer window, following 23-year-old midfielder David Fox and 19-year-old Finnish forward Jami Puustinen. Fox signed on with Blackpool of the third-division English League One.

Despite success with the reserves, Cooper never made an appearance with Man. U.'s first team.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

According to my Orient supporting mate Barnard was on loan there last season and didnt score in about a dozen games and is the last player you would want in a relegation scrap.

 

[Rougvie]

According to my Orient supporting mate Barnard was on loan there last season and didnt score in about a dozen games and is the last player you would want in a relegation scrap.

Not to be pedantic, but I think he did score once.

According to 'my' scottish contact McGhee has watched Steven Hammel of Motherwell TWICE now.

 

[the right footed denilson]

According to my brain this is just a PR stunt to shut us all up.

If we really have over 100k to spend on one unproven player why havent we already bought someone in?

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

According to my brain this is just a PR stunt to shut us all up.

If we really have over 100k to spend on one unproven player why havent we already bought someone in?

Exactly. I detect a bit of 'spin doctoring' going on...

 

[Silent Bob]

100k doesn't get you a proven player.

It's on the Clyde website, are they in cahoots?

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Not to be pedantic, but I think he did score once.

According to 'my' scottish contact McGhee has watched Steven Hammel of Motherwell TWICE now.

I asked my orient fan mate and he said he didnt score at all for them.

Looking at this he does not look the best bet to keep us up.

Orient fans on Barnard

 

[Stumpy Tim]

In all fairness though Henderson was crap for us & he's doing pretty well now.

 

[BensGrandad]

I noticed the comment from MM that Tom Brighton is out of contract in the summer and will probably go for about £10k at a tribunal. Now we are talking our level of buying so perhaps come July we will have another scotman to slag off.

 

[Superseagull]

100k doesn't get you a proven player.

It's on the Clyde website, are they in cahoots?

Says it was a substantial fee that they turned down so it must have been tempting for them. I was expecting them to say something like they turned down an offer that fell under their valuation of the player. Maybe a signing in the summer?

 

[Napper]

this is prob argus bollox but it hopefully shows alot of you that we do have a bit of money and all your defending of the club not having anything despite not being told this is in fact BOLLOX

 

[Rougvie]

I noticed the comment from MM that Tom Brighton is out of contract in the summer and will probably go for about £10k at a tribunal. Now we are talking our level of buying so perhaps come July we will have another scotman to slag off.

Thing is a LOT of SPL clubs are sniffing around him, particularly as its always a kick in the face for the Old Firm if an ex youth player comes good somewhere else, and they normally buy them back for silly money a few years later from some other SPL club.

£10K at the moment, but if he keeps on banging them in then that will soon go to £50K, 95% of SPL clubs can offer more money than us, so I cant really see it happening.

I WOULD however put £10 on, that he signs for Motherwell.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

If we could get Neil Shipperly and Barnard, I would be very happy.