Giles Coke is the Free Agent then. Long time since he played. I'm amazed we ditched Connor Dimaio, but he'd been pally with Diego hadn't he? They're the two who did extra training on penalties with young Parkin, that led to his Derbyshire Senior Cup heroics ........ Frankly I'd have kept Dimaio and forgotten about Coke. But hey Jack is trying to do the impossible - save us for nothing.
So Diego has gone from Bristol City to free agent. Career in ruins. I'm sorry for the lad. I'm sure the cruciate has been the big factor in his decline, but in a way he reminds me of his dad. Cosi was a proper player, but if you'd have asked me where to play him, that wasn't easy. He was good on the wing, tricky and could cross, but he wasn't the quickest. Inside he was decent in midfield, as an inside forward type, even striking, he had a lot of skill, could do everything, decent shot etc., competitive, not scared of anything, was always worth a place, but wasn't devastating. Didn't have a big weapon, like searing pace, but you could have played him at a higher level and he wouldn't have looked out of place. And Diego, what is his position, out wide, inside, behind a striker? Is it just that his whole game is now just below League level? If I were him I'd be tempted to try lower leagues in Italy .... if his grandad or someone got him speaking the language (I don't think Cosi really does, much as he loves the country). Sad though. Wish him and Dimaio success.
As you asked Blue - Danny Rowe would have been the best signing ever. He's most pundits' idea of the best player in non-league football. I'd have guaranteed he'd get minimum 12 before the season ended, but he seems committed to Fylde and their Chairman has the money to keep him.
I think Jack feels Wiseman let him and the club down. So do I. He should have been a mainstay for the younger players, not the idiot getting himself sent off and suspended. Hope he does a job for Rochdale. He's capable. But Themaclad warned us on here about his faults when we signed him.
I think Jack is trying to add a bit of nous and craft with Louis Dodds, a few goals and a few assists. Could be a good move. A kick-start to the closing years of his career. Suppose he'll drive from Stoke where he lives every day. (Can't imagine why anyone would voluntarily live in Stoke, people are fine, but the place is a recipe for depression.)
Noticed Shrewsbury again were using the benefits of Hurst's non-league experience. They snatched winger Abou Eisa from Wealdstone. He'll probably be the most-overlooked signing of deadline day BUT he has been getting rave reviews and MOM's for weeks now. He is a brilliant little gamble. I hope he pays off for the Shrews and gets them promotion.
Bob's has immediately cast George Smith as a left back. That's only our 8th this season by my reckoning, two of whom played for England in that position and were still not regarded as left backs by Bob's. Why they think left back is the key to saving us is beyond me. I always thought left back was the easiest position to play on the field.
I enjoyed your blue herrings Pooch. They added to deadline day.
Just noticed that Oladapo Afolayan who I have kept going on about at Solihull Moors signed for WEST HAM for an undisclosed fee. Now I think the lad is in his final year at Loughborough University, and I think he'll benefit massively from going full-time ........ I'm just not convinced a big club is a good idea. How will he get a chance? A Chesterfield would have played him; West Ham, under Moyes, who can guess?
So Diego has gone from Bristol City to free agent. Career in ruins. I'm sorry for the lad. I'm sure the cruciate has been the big factor in his decline, but in a way he reminds me of his dad. Cosi was a proper player, but if you'd have asked me where to play him, that wasn't easy. He was good on the wing, tricky and could cross, but he wasn't the quickest. Inside he was decent in midfield, as an inside forward type, even striking, he had a lot of skill, could do everything, decent shot etc., competitive, not scared of anything, was always worth a place, but wasn't devastating. Didn't have a big weapon, like searing pace, but you could have played him at a higher level and he wouldn't have looked out of place. And Diego, what is his position, out wide, inside, behind a striker? Is it just that his whole game is now just below League level? If I were him I'd be tempted to try lower leagues in Italy .... if his grandad or someone got him speaking the language (I don't think Cosi really does, much as he loves the country). Sad though. Wish him and Dimaio success.
As you asked Blue - Danny Rowe would have been the best signing ever. He's most pundits' idea of the best player in non-league football. I'd have guaranteed he'd get minimum 12 before the season ended, but he seems committed to Fylde and their Chairman has the money to keep him.
I think Jack feels Wiseman let him and the club down. So do I. He should have been a mainstay for the younger players, not the idiot getting himself sent off and suspended. Hope he does a job for Rochdale. He's capable. But Themaclad warned us on here about his faults when we signed him.
I think Jack is trying to add a bit of nous and craft with Louis Dodds, a few goals and a few assists. Could be a good move. A kick-start to the closing years of his career. Suppose he'll drive from Stoke where he lives every day. (Can't imagine why anyone would voluntarily live in Stoke, people are fine, but the place is a recipe for depression.)
Noticed Shrewsbury again were using the benefits of Hurst's non-league experience. They snatched winger Abou Eisa from Wealdstone. He'll probably be the most-overlooked signing of deadline day BUT he has been getting rave reviews and MOM's for weeks now. He is a brilliant little gamble. I hope he pays off for the Shrews and gets them promotion.
Bob's has immediately cast George Smith as a left back. That's only our 8th this season by my reckoning, two of whom played for England in that position and were still not regarded as left backs by Bob's. Why they think left back is the key to saving us is beyond me. I always thought left back was the easiest position to play on the field.
I enjoyed your blue herrings Pooch. They added to deadline day.
Just noticed that Oladapo Afolayan who I have kept going on about at Solihull Moors signed for WEST HAM for an undisclosed fee. Now I think the lad is in his final year at Loughborough University, and I think he'll benefit massively from going full-time ........ I'm just not convinced a big club is a good idea. How will he get a chance? A Chesterfield would have played him; West Ham, under Moyes, who can guess?