And talking about Alfreton I'd missed the coup Billy Heath pulled off by signing James Jones from Salford. Whilst our development people are round there checking how Luke Rawson is doing, they should be approaching Alfreton about signing James Jones and maybe loaning him back for now. He's 6'4" and can play centre back or full back. He can only be 20 /21. He played for Chester at about 18 and was genuinely impressive. Salford shelled out to get him and have only given him 3 or 4 starts. You are never going to find out about a defender's capabilities that quickly. He won't be at Alfreton beyond this season. We might even consider loaning them Sharman to play alongside him for a month to test them both out.
We are already seeing what an effect it has on a team when a defence begins to look solid. Forwards find scoring easier because they don't feel under so much pressure. When you think it might be your only chance of the game and you are pretty sure your defence won't keep a clean sheet, that's exactly when you snatch at that chance and you've scuffed it before you know it.
James Jones, he might not be an immediate priority, but I'd like to think we'd got him for next season, and to guarantee that we need to do something sharpish.
And Saturday ended poor old Peter Beadle's miserable stay at Barnet. Take a look at him. Dementia isn't the only thing that can happen to a former sportsman. He used to be a speedy, tricky winger. What happened?
We are already seeing what an effect it has on a team when a defence begins to look solid. Forwards find scoring easier because they don't feel under so much pressure. When you think it might be your only chance of the game and you are pretty sure your defence won't keep a clean sheet, that's exactly when you snatch at that chance and you've scuffed it before you know it.
James Jones, he might not be an immediate priority, but I'd like to think we'd got him for next season, and to guarantee that we need to do something sharpish.
And Saturday ended poor old Peter Beadle's miserable stay at Barnet. Take a look at him. Dementia isn't the only thing that can happen to a former sportsman. He used to be a speedy, tricky winger. What happened?