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[Albion] Max Sanders joins Lincoln
- Thread starter RM-Taylor
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Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
And we still have a sell-on for Cook.
Just bad luck that he has been a Bournemouth 'lifer' so far.
Frankie
Put him in the curry
Not too happy about this from a selfish point of view because I honestly thought he'd be good enough to make the squad for next season after his loan spell .
Lincoln have got themselves a quality midfielder in Max and they will prosper with him spraying the ball around for fun .
Every time we went to watch the U23s in the good old days , he impressed , and the footage of his loan spell is equally impressive, I'm happy he's going to get regular first team football but can't help thinking we've let a good one go here .
I suppose the competition for midfield places finally made his mind up to move on and I wish him well .
And well done Lincoln for bagging themselves a absolute bargain .
Lincoln have got themselves a quality midfielder in Max and they will prosper with him spraying the ball around for fun .
Every time we went to watch the U23s in the good old days , he impressed , and the footage of his loan spell is equally impressive, I'm happy he's going to get regular first team football but can't help thinking we've let a good one go here .
I suppose the competition for midfield places finally made his mind up to move on and I wish him well .
And well done Lincoln for bagging themselves a absolute bargain .
Murray 17
Well-known member
- Jul 6, 2003
- 2,163
I know Cook's reaction to us in the game at the Amex has turned many people against him (and rightly so), but he was playing in the PL before us. I know hindsight is a wonderful thing, but 168 appearances, and 10 goals having left a Championship side, suggests that Poyet let the wrong defender go.
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You're re-writing history here. And you'll find my comments on here the day we let him go are exactly the same as they are now. Good player no one is doubting that, but at the time we had a wealth of talent at CB and you can't just keep hanging on to 'young' players forever. He wasn't playing, wasn't even making the bench so good for him he had an opportunity elsewhere - but he wouldn't have made any difference to our trajectory as a club
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
You could say the same about Tommy Elphick who left around the same time. He was captain of Bournemouth.
They were youngsters without experience, who wanted to play more regularly, so dropped down to League One.
Not to me it doesn't.
Dunk and Greer were head and shoulders above anyone else at the club, and Cook also had Elphick and El Abd ahead of him (and Hall and Vincelot were further competition).
Cook had played for the Albion ONCE in the previous 2 seasons. Had he stayed, he'd have been released for nothing a year later, with his career further stalled, and would possibly never have made the progress he did, by getting away and playing games.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Absolutely this. Hindsight is something that none of us are blessed with, all anyone can do is what seems right at the time.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
Well-known member
In the little I've seen of him he's looked a decent player. He's just unfortunate that we're very well stocked in the position so it's very difficult to get any minutes and without minutes he's never going to reach his potential so as disappointing as it is to see a talented local player leave it's the right move for him.
Good luck to him, hopefully he'll have a long and successful career.
Good luck to him, hopefully he'll have a long and successful career.
I think that court case was motivational in Cooks move fresh start and all that
Wasn't Steve Cook first arrested after we had sold him?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
The arrests were in January with the actual alleged incident taking place the previous May.
But Steve Cook was already at Bournemouth when he was arrested, but unless he knew what was coming / going to happen I am not sure that is the reason for his move. Anyway this is a thread about Max Sanders so .... !
Badger Boy
Mr Badger
- Jan 28, 2016
- 3,658
Considering his age and lack of experience, he was never going to get himself into our Premier League team. I'm pleased to see him make a permanent move to get his career on the move. The mentions of Steve Cook in this thread are exactly what I was going to quote - he had to make a move to get first team games and earn his way up the pyramid. Good luck to Sanders, he looks to have real potential and I have great respect to a player dropping into League 1 in order to really start his career. All the very best to the young man.
AZ Gull
@SeagullsAcademy @seagullsacademy.bsky.social
Max has posted a great pic on social media today:-
Brilliant photo. Makes me even sadder he's gone.
Going by that kit, and young Max's choice of barnet, I'm going to guess that he started out at the Albion, with Jake Robinson as his idol!
albionalbino
Well-known member
I don't think his wages will make a lot of difference to our finances.
Perkino
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- Dec 11, 2009
- 6,053
This is key for the profile of the club. Lamptey took a gamble coming to us and we have shown we are willing to give players game time. The reverse of that is players knowing if they come here and do t get game time we will allow them to move on to progress their career. This could encourage other youngsters to opt for the Albion over other academies.
For Max it is hopefully the start of regular game time and the best opportunity to make a career. Seeing us sign some younger and hugely talented central midfielders probably prompted him to consider his best path. All the best Max
For Max it is hopefully the start of regular game time and the best opportunity to make a career. Seeing us sign some younger and hugely talented central midfielders probably prompted him to consider his best path. All the best Max
AZ Gull
@SeagullsAcademy @seagullsacademy.bsky.social
Max is making his debut for Lincoln City tonight in the Papa John's Trophy semi-final against Sunderland. He's ecstatic:-
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