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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: the vicar on July 18, 2021, 05:20:50 pm
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Does anyone know what ground it is being played at
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Believe it’s
Wakefield AFC
The Millennium Stadium
Post Office Road
Featherstone
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF7 5EN
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The home of Featherstone Rovers I believe if you know your Rugby League .
Not a bad stadium to be fair .
https://www.wakefieldafc.co.uk/?p=7861
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Interesting Rovers Football Fact.
2 of the stands at Post Office Road are the end stands from Scarboroughs old ground, So we've been there before....... Sort of!
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I have played there for 4 years lol so yes I know it. My wife doesn’t like it as the first training session I went to she was stood out side the changing room and 2 players asked her what was up and she said I’m waiting for my boyfriend and they told her to wait in that room and when she walked in it she found out it was the said changing room, I couldn’t stop laughing
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Sure they usually play at Belle Vue Wakefield. Trinity’s ground.
Wakefield AFC are the former Emley FC.
They are a long way from Emley at Featherstone.
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Apparently, Wakefield, with a population of 335,000, “is by far the biggest city in the UK not to have a professional football club.”
https://www.wakefieldafc.co.uk/?p=7896
Didn’t know that.
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Sure they usually play at Belle Vue Wakefield. Trinity’s ground.
Wakefield AFC are the former Emley FC.
They are a long way from Emley at Featherstone.
Its a different club AFC Wakefield formed in 2019, the original team that were Emley, were wound up in 2014.
Theres also a new Emley club been formed and play back in Emley.
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Apparently, Wakefield, with a population of 335,000, “is by far the biggest city in the UK not to have a professional football club.”
https://www.wakefieldafc.co.uk/?p=7896
Didn’t know that.
Met Borough of Wakefield which includes Castleford, Pontefract, Dewsbury, Batley etc etc.
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Both Dewsbury and Batley are within Kirklees Council area.
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Adam Lockwood their manager, must’ve sorted the game out as a favour for him!
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Both Dewsbury and Batley are within Kirklees Council area.
You are correct.
Horbury and Ossett, Ackworth, South Elmsall & Hemsworth are in WMBC
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Both Dewsbury and Batley are within Kirklees Council area.
… but a Wakefield post code. These things get complicated don’t they.
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Wakefield are 1 of only 2 cities in Yorkshire that don’t have a professional football team the other been ?
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Ripon.
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Wakefield are 1 of only 2 cities in Yorkshire that don’t have a professional football team the other been ?
Ripon?
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Apparently, Wakefield, with a population of 335,000, “is by far the biggest city in the UK not to have a professional football club.”
https://www.wakefieldafc.co.uk/?p=7896
Didn’t know that.
Met Borough of Wakefield which includes Castleford, Pontefract, Dewsbury, Batley etc etc.
Thanks for that, Camps!
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Both Dewsbury and Batley are within Kirklees Council area.
%u2026 but a Wakefield post code. These things get complicated don%u2019t they.
Goole, Howden, Gainsborough, Scunthorpe, Brigg and Grimsby have Doncaster post codes. :zzz:
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Wakefield are 1 of only 2 cities in Yorkshire that don’t have a professional football team the other been ?
Correct
Ripon?
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Is this game still on as it’s not on the fixtures anymore
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I'll be there on or off RTID
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I'll be there on or off RTID
Even if there's nowt to watch? :blink:
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These are the lowest placed team out of all our pre-season friendlies. I sincerely hope we don't have to send a team of trialists again.
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Not heard anything so assuming game must not have been played
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Its tomorrow isn't it?
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Yes tomorrow it’s on
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Ok it looks like the young lads of ours will be given their chance to show Richie what they can do in a match situation. The new young forward may play also some part
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These are the lowest placed team out of all our pre-season friendlies. I sincerely hope we don't have to send a team of trialists again.
There'll be Sunday League teams in Donny better than this lot, at least it's a half decent ground
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Yes it’s a nice ground but for the slope and peoples gardens at the bottom
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Notice the Blades have had a covid outbreak in their squad too, so they'll be sending a bare bones side to the Keepmoat to play us. Worth keeping an eye on though, who knows if it'll be cancelled. You wonder how sustainable this is with cases rising as they are.
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They have time to isolate before then
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Notice the Blades have had a covid outbreak in their squad too, so they'll be sending a bare bones side to the Keepmoat to play us. Worth keeping an eye on though, who knows if it'll be cancelled. You wonder how sustainable this is with cases rising as they are.
Shocking pre-season preparations so far for us. We'll struggle against Newcastle as the squad will have been training for a day then we'll probably beat Sheff United if they're a weakened team due to self isolating.
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Tickets for this game can only be purchased on there website and NO TICKETS can be bought on the day at the ground
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Cheers Vicar assuming it’s a free for all in the ground seat wise
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Tickets bought on line and printed. Going as it is so local.
10 miles.
Not been to Post office Rd for a long time. Used to be a regular haunt as watched the Fev Rovers late 70s early 80s
They are my Rugby League team.
Never ever expected to be watching the round ball game on that ground.
See you there tonight Vicar. ( Dave ). Going with Tony Elder.
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Can you use an email or e ticket as my printer is on the blink
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Can you use an email or e ticket as my printer is on the blink
Think an e ticket is required. Need the bar code I presume or what ever it is.
Square shape thing that printed on mine.
If you can show proof you paid I am sure that will suffice.
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Tickets bought on line and printed. Going as it is so local.
10 miles.
Not been to Post office Rd for a long time. Used to be a regular haunt as watched the Fev Rovers late 70s early 80s
They are my Rugby League team.
Never ever expected to be watching the round ball game on that ground.
See you there tonight Vicar. ( Dave ). Going with Tony Elder.
I can’t make it camps mate I’m unwell at the moment
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Tickets bought on line and printed. Going as it is so local.
10 miles.
Not been to Post office Rd for a long time. Used to be a regular haunt as watched the Fev Rovers late 70s early 80s
They are my Rugby League team.
Never ever expected to be watching the round ball game on that ground.
See you there tonight Vicar. ( Dave ). Going with Tony Elder.
I can’t make it camps mate I’m unwell at the moment
Sorry to hear that. Take care. Better staying safe anyway.
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Thanks mate see you at a future game
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Starting line up for tonight
https://twitter.com/liamhoden/status/1417537454219870213?s=19
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Tram to start
ROVERS XI v @Wakefield_AFC |
Jones,
Hasani, Horton, Anderson (c), Rowe,
Ravenhill, Greaves, Close,
Trialist One, Cukur, Trialist Two.
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Hope Hiwula gets some minutes soon!
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One trialist is Barlow. The other one is new.
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Not according to Hoden, unless I’ve misunderstood.
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Trialist 1 makes it 1-0!
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You’ve misunderstood
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Trialist 1 makes it 1-0!
Sign him up.
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2-0!
Aidan Barlow.
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Barlow makes it 2. The other trialist is someone called Shayon Harrison.
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Another tap in?
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Another tap in?
Apparently
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2-0!
Aidan Barlow.
Not the one from Coronation Street. ;)
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Another tap in?
Apparently
You have to be in there to score the tap in, a tap in is worth the same amount as a worldy
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Another tap in?
Apparently
You have to be in there to score the tap in, a tap in is worth the same amount as a worldy
Christ you are keen on my posts today.
I am well aware of it Filo, I scored enough in my time.
I even said more or less the same as you did the other day when people were on about his tap ins at Rosso.
Maybe you didn’t read that.
I also said I hope we can sign someone to score twenty tap ins a season.
Time to get off that high horse now.
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4-0 btw.
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Any worldies btw
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1-0 Harrison goal, Close assist
2-0 Barlow goal, Harrison assist
3-0 Close goal, Barlow assist
4-0 Barlow goal, Rowe assist
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Barlow seems to have the knack of arriving in the right place at the right time!
Shayon Harrison is ex Wimbledon?
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According to Twitter Greaves had a proper dressing down off of Richie after his 1st half display.
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Ed Williams makes it 5.
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Barlow seems to have the knack of arriving in the right place at the right time!
Shayon Harrison is ex Wimbledon?
Yeah. Ex-Spurs youth too. Done alright abroad, hasn't really done much in England at senior level yet.
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6-0.
Trialist 7th got the 6th.
Full time.
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6-0.
Trialist 7th got the 6th.
Full time.
Cameron Cresswell.
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Former Derby county player
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Another tap in?
Apparently
You have to be in there to score the tap in, a tap in is worth the same amount as a worldy
Christ you are keen on my posts today.
I am well aware of it Filo, I scored enough in my time.
I even said more or less the same as you did the other day when people were on about his tap ins at Rosso.
Maybe you didn’t read that.
I also said I hope we can sign someone to score twenty tap ins a season.
Time to get off that high horse now.
I never quoted your post, wind yer neck in
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According to Twitter Greaves had a proper dressing down off of Richie after his 1st half display.
I thought Greaves did okay. Ravenhill looks like he’s going to be a good player, too.
People are getting excited about Barlow… I’m really not sure. Can’t deny he seemingly has a knack of being in the right places, but you really do have to factor in the level of opposition. He didn’t stand out enough for me given the context. Shayon Harrison looked the brighter player but again what can you really read into playing against 11th tier opposition. I don’t honestly know what we learn from that game.
In something of a contradiction to the above, I was impressed with Louis Reed second half. He just had that look of a player levels above the others, again as you’d expect. But in Reed’s case it really showed. He took up good positions, always showed for the ball and used it well. I’m a bit perplexed by the idea that he’s here on trial but it’s unlikely that we’d offer a deal. I feel he could have the qualities that Wellens wants for the deep lying midfielder. We’ll see.
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Another tap in?
Apparently
You have to be in there to score the tap in, a tap in is worth the same amount as a worldy
Christ you are keen on my posts today.
I am well aware of it Filo, I scored enough in my time.
I even said more or less the same as you did the other day when people were on about his tap ins at Rosso.
Maybe you didn’t read that.
I also said I hope we can sign someone to score twenty tap ins a season.
Time to get off that high horse now.
I never quoted your post, wind yer neck in
Of course you didn’t
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Cukur looks a unit by the way. Could be an exciting one to watch this season.
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That’s good to hear Jonathan.
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Yes very weird to have a player on trial we don’t want to sign!
I’d like us to sign Reed but I get where Wellens is coming from he’s probably a bit too similar to the type of midfielder we’ve already got. Maybe it is on the cards and it’s just a ploy to make sure we get the best deal?
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Probably not exactly the player Wellens wanted, as he wanted someone more athletic but Reed might be a quality signing and complete our midfield.
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Decent workout I thought & more game time for Anderson. Even given the quality of the opposition we looked bright going forward, improving on the Rossington game.
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And much much better than the Bradford game no doubt
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Wakefield we’re far better than 11th tier though.
They will walk their league this season. Got 3/4 players of decent quality way above the level they are playing at.
They apparently have a wealthy owner who is ambitious.
I think they will be moving through the levels season on season and can see them possibly reaching National League North in consecutive seasons.
That was a really good work out for our lads tonight.
Very impressed with Ravenhill, Barlow and Curkor in particular.
Tommy Rowe although at left back was more a left winger on the night. As was Hasani at right back. Ben Close looks an accomplished player in midfield and will be a big asset to us this season.
Proper test on Friday coming up. The season is approaching fast so hope all the other players who are self isolating will all be available for the Newcastle match.
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Really enjoyed last night, great set up. I agree Wakefield we’re much better than their position in the leagues would suggest.
Horton looked class as a centre half, Tommy Rowe and Ben Close looked comfortable.
Greaves may be in for a tough time, I don’t think he was doing what Richie wanted him to be doing. Ravenhill looks a good prospect but could somebody buy him a few burgers to bulk him up lol.
I get the feeling that RW is desperate for Barlow to prove himself, he was pretty anonymous in the first half yet bagged a couple of goals in the game - don’t know if he’s shy but Richie was telling him all through the first half to shout for the ball. The trialist who scored in the first half looked useful
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Louis Reed is another we should be looking at offering something to, not just COVID relief, I don't know how much is left in the budget but he could quite easily sit in a deep lying role spraying balls about
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We need players to go before anyone can com in. So that looks like we are going to be short on numbers
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Cukur looks a unit by the way. Could be an exciting one to watch this season.
Hope so, let’s not get carried away though. He’s 18 and hasn’t made a single senior appearance. It’s a big leap to the senior game as we have seen in recent seasons for lots of these young lads.
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Some decent trialists on view and a sprinkling of our own talent coming through, both keepers, not a lot to do but Bottomley made an excellent save second half and both played the ball out well to feet.
Ravenhill did well and has energy and a bit of edge to his game, and Bobby Faulkner, a centre half not seventeen for a couple of weeks yet and from Norton and never looked out of place at all and looked a good prospect.
All the trialists looked to have pace to burn which is good to see but things should be tempered knowing the standard of the opposition, although they looked a good standard and played the right way hard and fair.
My view is the preseason has a good structured look to it, Rossington and Wakefield giving us a chance to see what youngsters and trialists have got, and stronger opposition to test where a side more compatible with who will play in league 1 games being extended by stronger opposition.
Praise for the Wakefield/ Featherstone facilities which make places like Southend and Gillingham look terrible.
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I thought Barlow was bang average against Rosso too. Signing trialists who are totally unproven at any pro level just cos they have scored a few tap ins against pub teams is a very risky move.
We don't want another Ed Williams sitch.
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Yes, but you know what will happen if we don't sign Barlow up!
Just as with Watters "Typical of our club to let his talent slip through our fingers. A natural goalscorer".
Edit. And if we do sign him up. "Cheap option"
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I thought Barlow was bang average against Rosso too. Signing trialists who are totally unproven at any pro level just cos they have scored a few tap ins against pub teams is a very risky move.
We don't want another Ed Williams sitch.
Whoever we sign is a risk though. Wasn't it a risk signing John Marquis? He wasn't exactly a prolific scorer before he came to us.
In life if you want to be successful you need to take risks.
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If he’s worth it, offer him a one year deal with an automatic extension triggered if he makes a certain number of appearances. That way if he makes an impression we tie him down, if he doesn’t we say goodbye at the end of the season without committing too much.
Piece of piss this football management lark.
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If he’s worth it, offer him a one year deal with an automatic extension triggered if he makes a certain number of appearances. That way if he makes an impression we tie him down, if he doesn’t we say goodbye at the end of the season without committing too much.
Piece of piss this football management lark.
It is until you want to offer the same to three players but you can only have two!
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As Filo said yesterday it's a talent being in the right position at the right time to score those tap ins, it's a talent that someone like Bogle lacks. Wellens has seen Barlow every day for nearly a month now so he'll have an idea of if he can cope or not.
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Barlow looks as though he lacks a bit of self belief. Very talented footballer but needs to be vocal on the pitch and ask for the ball.
He is definitely a player with considerable ability and knows where the goals are.
Walked off the pitch with head down as if he doesn’t have any belief in himself.
Noticed RW & NH looking at each other in amazement at Barlow’s body language.
If our management and coaching staff can get him to be more positive then we will have an extremely good league 1 footballer in our ranks.
I think it’s only a mental thing that stoped him still being in Stoke City’s squad.
Certainly nothing to do with ability imo.
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Barlow looks as though he lacks a bit of self belief. Very talented footballer but needs to be vocal on the pitch and ask for the ball.
He is definitely a player with considerable ability and knows where the goals are.
Walked off the pitch with head down as if he doesn’t have any belief in himself.
Noticed RW & NH looking at each other in amazement at Barlow’s body language.
If our management and coaching staff can get him to be more positive then we will have an extremely good league 1 footballer in our ranks.
I think it’s only a mental thing that stoped him still being in Stoke City’s squad.
Certainly nothing to do with ability imo.
Don’t we employ a certain Mr Coppinger for stuff like that?
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Just checked on Barlow on Wiki and he only had a trial at Stoke and also at Ipswich.
Ex Man U youth player and England U17 & 18 player.
I was misinformed last night he was at Stoke and released.
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Barlow looks as though he lacks a bit of self belief. Very talented footballer but needs to be vocal on the pitch and ask for the ball.
He is definitely a player with considerable ability and knows where the goals are.
Walked off the pitch with head down as if he doesn%u2019t have any belief in himself.
Noticed RW & NH looking at each other in amazement at Barlow%u2019s body language.
If our management and coaching staff can get him to be more positive then we will have an extremely good league 1 footballer in our ranks.
I think it%u2019s only a mental thing that stoped him still being in Stoke City%u2019s squad.
Certainly nothing to do with ability imo.
Don%u2019t we employ a certain Mr Coppinger for stuff like that?
Well yes he is. Mentoring so yes. All yours Copps get him sorted because I like him and he could become a major asset on the left of a front 3.
Him and Tommy Rowe down the left. Sounds good to me.
Reece James and JJ who are they!!! :) never heard of them.
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I think some on here under estimate the ability of the coaching staff to assess the capabilities of young players coming in for trials with the club, and should not compare them with the staff we have had doing the job in the past.
Not every one will come up trumps, but from what I have seen at Rossington and last night some of the trialists look a step up from some we have had in the past on trial, faster, fitter and hungrier than some in the recent past we signed on loan last season.
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Campsall:
Barlow looks as though he lacks a bit of self belief. Very talented footballer but needs to be vocal on the pitch and ask for the ball.
He is definitely a player with considerable ability and knows where the goals are.
Walked off the pitch with head down as if he doesn’t have any belief in himself.
Noticed RW & NH looking at each other in amazement at Barlow’s body language.
If our management and coaching staff can get him to be more positive then we will have an extremely good league 1 footballer in our ranks.
I think it’s only a mental thing that stoped him still being in Stoke City’s squad.
Certainly nothing to do with ability imo.
Interesting to read what Richie Wellens said about him last night, which was in stark contrast to his comments on Harrison. If there’s a toss up as to which one we sign (if any) then I think the ball is very much in the court of Shayon Harrison right now. However, there’s much better opposition to play against on Friday and it might be that neither of them shine!
The other imponderable, so far, seems to be Reed. Not exactly the DM Richie appears to be after, but he spoke in glowing terms about him last night.
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It sounds as though Aidan Barlow would benefit from a few sessions with Coppinger to discuss positivity.
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I thought Barlow was bang average against Rosso too. Signing trialists who are totally unproven at any pro level just cos they have scored a few tap ins against pub teams is a very risky move.
We don't want another Ed Williams sitch.
Whoever we sign is a risk though. Wasn't it a risk signing John Marquis? He wasn't exactly a prolific scorer before he came to us.
In life if you want to be successful you need to take risks.
Marquis had scored about 20 goals when on loan to Northampton in league 2
Had a decent scoring record but spent most of him loaned out from Millwall
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Wouldn't hold too much by Barlow been in the right place against teams so far below our level. Different storey against better teams where we have to defend more and work harder to get into crossing positions. Concerning the way Wellens talks about him.
Maybe worth a year contract to see how he develops but without a U23 team if he lacks self belief he'll struggle to take his chance in the team when it comes. Football is so much about confidence going onto the pitch without it is like playing with one boot.
For me if we're giving a trialist in that position a contract the other lads are a bit more inspiring
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I thought Barlow was bang average against Rosso too. Signing trialists who are totally unproven at any pro level just cos they have scored a few tap ins against pub teams is a very risky move.
We don't want another Ed Williams sitch.
Whoever we sign is a risk though. Wasn't it a risk signing John Marquis? He wasn't exactly a prolific scorer before he came to us.
In life if you want to be successful you need to take risks.
Marquis had scored about 20 goals when on loan to Northampton in league 2
Had a decent scoring record but spent most of him loaned out from Millwall
he didn’t score anywhere near that for them he was just a target man as such for them millwall and didn’t really hit goal scoring form till he joined us
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I thought Barlow was bang average against Rosso too. Signing trialists who are totally unproven at any pro level just cos they have scored a few tap ins against pub teams is a very risky move.
We don't want another Ed Williams sitch.
Whoever we sign is a risk though. Wasn't it a risk signing John Marquis? He wasn't exactly a prolific scorer before he came to us.
In life if you want to be successful you need to take risks.
Marquis had scored about 20 goals when on loan to Northampton in league 2
Had a decent scoring record but spent most of him loaned out from Millwall
John Marquis scored 6 goals in 15 games on loan at Northampton before joining us, and 2 goals in 14 games in an earlier loan spell for them. His best return in a season prior to Rovers was 8 goals in 21 games for Gillingham. He scored only 6 goals in 7 years for Millwall. He wasn't even signed by us as a goalscorer, he was supposed to be a physical foil for our main striker, Andy Williams.
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Campsall agree with that, we were sat behind Richie last night and the amount of times he was telling him shout for it Aidey. I really think RW wants him but is not 100% on his self belief. I know it was hot but the lad walked off the pitch like we’d got stuffed.
I think we could end up with a real asset there but does need some work
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I thought Barlow was bang average against Rosso too. Signing trialists who are totally unproven at any pro level just cos they have scored a few tap ins against pub teams is a very risky move.
We don't want another Ed Williams sitch.
Whoever we sign is a risk though. Wasn't it a risk signing John Marquis? He wasn't exactly a prolific scorer before he came to us.
In life if you want to be successful you need to take risks.
Marquis had scored about 20 goals when on loan to Northampton in league 2
Had a decent scoring record but spent most of him loaned out from Millwall
Marquis never scored more than 8 in a season before joining us.
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Going on what Hoden is reporting we won’t be offering any contracts as its stands, lets see if these triallists want to stick around to see if we do, rather worrying we can’t stretch the budget for an Ex youth player who has been out of the game for a season
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Campsall agree with that, we were sat behind Richie last night and the amount of times he was telling him shout for it Aidey. I really think RW wants him but is not 100% on his self belief. I know it was hot but the lad walked off the pitch like we’d got stuffed.
I think we could end up with a real asset there but does need some work
was the same at rosso was behind the dugout wellens talking and shouting at him telling him what to do
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Going on what Hoden is reporting we won’t be offering any contracts as its stands, lets see if these triallists want to stick around to see if we do, rather worrying we can’t stretch the budget for an Ex youth player who has been out of the game for a season
No way we have blown the budget already. The squad is thread bare at best. Still need another 4-5 players minimum
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I thought Barlow was bang average against Rosso too. Signing trialists who are totally unproven at any pro level just cos they have scored a few tap ins against pub teams is a very risky move.
We don't want another Ed Williams sitch.
Whoever we sign is a risk though. Wasn't it a risk signing John Marquis? He wasn't exactly a prolific scorer before he came to us.
In life if you want to be successful you need to take risks.
Marquis had scored about 20 goals when on loan to Northampton in league 2
Had a decent scoring record but spent most of him loaned out from Millwall
Marquis never scored more than 8 in a season before joining us.
That's because he never played a full season on loan. If you look at the stats provided by Alias, you'll see that his scoring rate at Gillingham and Northampton was around 1 in 2.5 games.
Phenomenal form.
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Campsall:
Barlow looks as though he lacks a bit of self belief. Very talented footballer but needs to be vocal on the pitch and ask for the ball.
He is definitely a player with considerable ability and knows where the goals are.
Walked off the pitch with head down as if he doesn’t have any belief in himself.
Noticed RW & NH looking at each other in amazement at Barlow’s body language.
If our management and coaching staff can get him to be more positive then we will have an extremely good league 1 footballer in our ranks.
I think it’s only a mental thing that stoped him still being in Stoke City’s squad.
Certainly nothing to do with ability imo.
Interesting to read what Richie Wellens said about him last night, which was in stark contrast to his comments on Harrison. If there’s a toss up as to which one we sign (if any) then I think the ball is very much in the court of Shayon Harrison right now. However, there’s much better opposition to play against on Friday and it might be that neither of them shine!
The other imponderable, so far, seems to be Reed. Not exactly the DM Richie appears to be after, but he spoke in glowing terms about him last night.
Reed looks capable of offering what Wellens wants in that role to me. He looked mobile, physical enough to get a foot in, got around the pitch and moved the ball well. He has good experience at this level, is a good age and is here wanting to Ron a contract. I think it could be a big missed opportunity if we don’t offer one.
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Having just watched the highlights, I noticed a black lad with a slight afro playing in midfield, who looked really impressive.
Shayon Harrison?
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I thought Barlow was bang average against Rosso too. Signing trialists who are totally unproven at any pro level just cos they have scored a few tap ins against pub teams is a very risky move.
We don't want another Ed Williams sitch.
Whoever we sign is a risk though. Wasn't it a risk signing John Marquis? He wasn't exactly a prolific scorer before he came to us.
In life if you want to be successful you need to take risks.
Marquis had scored about 20 goals when on loan to Northampton in league 2
Had a decent scoring record but spent most of him loaned out from Millwall
Marquis never scored more than 8 in a season before joining us.
That's because he never played a full season on loan. If you look at the stats provided by Alias, you'll see that his scoring rate at Gillingham and Northampton was around 1 in 2.5 games.
Phenomenal form.
It appears that someone is being economical with the truth.
He played 29 games and scored 8 goals for Northampton.
For Gillingham it was 21 and 8.
Orient 13 and 0
And Cheltenham 13 and 1.
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I thought Barlow was bang average against Rosso too. Signing trialists who are totally unproven at any pro level just cos they have scored a few tap ins against pub teams is a very risky move.
We don't want another Ed Williams sitch.
Whoever we sign is a risk though. Wasn't it a risk signing John Marquis? He wasn't exactly a prolific scorer before he came to us.
In life if you want to be successful you need to take risks.
Marquis had scored about 20 goals when on loan to Northampton in league 2
Had a decent scoring record but spent most of him loaned out from Millwall
Marquis never scored more than 8 in a season before joining us.
That's because he never played a full season on loan. If you look at the stats provided by Alias, you'll see that his scoring rate at Gillingham and Northampton was around 1 in 2.5 games.
Phenomenal form.
It appears that someone is being economical with the truth.
He played 29 games and scored 8 goals for Northampton.
For Gillingham it was 21 and 8.
Orient 13 and 0
And Cheltenham 13 and 1.
I wasn't talking about his whole career, I was talking about the 2 high scoring spells he had at Gillingham and Northampton prior to joining us.
It's no surprise that he continued that kind of form with us.
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Reed looked really useful, who was the other trialist in midfield in second half
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Reed looked really useful, who was the other trialist in midfield in second half
Charlie Colkett
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Having just watched the highlights, I noticed a black lad with a slight afro playing in midfield, who looked really impressive.
Shayon Harrison?
That's probably Jayden onen, former reading youth. Harrison is a forward.
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Thanks 5mins