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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: vanderpanda on June 10, 2024, 03:47:58 pm
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Apparently Tom Nixon has signed for 3 years??
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Where has that come from?
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He’s been at my little one’s primary school with the media team recording his signing video. Unless he’s got completely the wrong end of the stick!
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He’s been at my little one’s primary school with the media team recording his signing video. Unless he’s got completely the wrong end of the stick!
We might be scraping barrel now taking transfer stories from primary school kids and not sure why they would be doing signing video at a school BUT I REALLY hope this is true!!!!
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Be a good one if it happens. Thought we lacked a bit of energy to commit forward on that side when Sterry plays. He’s got a great delivery but wants the ball to feet always.
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Hope our ‘junior scout’ has got it right on this one!
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Tom told me last season that he was hoping to be offered a permanent deal at Rovers so I've been quietly hoping this might come to fruition.
He would be an excellent addition in my opinion.
Let's see what happens.
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Once we hit form, he struggled to hold down a place on the bench. I rate him, but it's just bizarre how he was so out of favor and we would still be interested in him.
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Once we hit form, he struggled to hold down a place on the bench. I rate him, but it's just bizarre how he was so out of favor and we would still be interested in him.
Maybe because he is happy to be a reserve right back and right sided midfielder.
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Once we hit form, he struggled to hold down a place on the bench. I rate him, but it's just bizarre how he was so out of favor and we would still be interested in him.
He was injured for the last few months/weeks of the season
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Signed. Official
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Just been confirmed, glad to see him back
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Confirmed in the DFP - done deal. Undisclosed fee, 3 year deal. McCann must really rate him and to be fair it sounds like Nixon enjoyed his time here despite losing his place. That shows a lot of character, to me.
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Here here
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More good news! Can’t wait for this season to start!! :woohoo:
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He has a very important place in the squad and provides competition at right back but also the ability to slot in elsewhere. Good age, lots of development still in him and solves one of the widely recognised priority areas for us.
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He’s a brilliant athlete and a good defender. A bit of work on his final delivery and he can be 1st choice in the future.
As well as the option to play on the right of a back 3, he can also cover that back up LB slot for the recently injury prone Senior. Maxwell usually picks up a few niggles too.
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3 year deal - job done.
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For me this signing is a very good one and shows the club is looking further ahead than just next season :scarf:
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These primary school scouts are on the money
:lol:
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These primary school scouts are on the money
:lol:
Let's get them interviewing TLT aswell !!!!!
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For me this signing is a very good one and shows the club is looking further ahead than just next season :scarf:
The calibre of signings has really improved since Grants come in
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For me this signing is a very good one and shows the club is looking further ahead than just next season :scarf:
The calibre of signings has really improved since Grants come in
Decent contract lengths too. I was shuddering that season the 1 year deals kept coming in.
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Very pleased with that.
Good player. Versatile as could slot in midfield if required as he did in the 2nd half at Accrington last season. Think it was the FA cup replay match.
Good competition for Jamie Sterry.
Almost got 2 players for every position now.
We need another keeper as the 2 we have are not good enough as 1st choice and we need another Centre forward who is strong physically, can hold the ball up in the Joe Ironside mould.
If Joe gets injured we are in trouble without him the way GM prefers to set the team up.
Hoping Biouma is as was mentioned going to come in for pre season gets 100% fit because if he does he would be a fantastic signing for us.
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Excellent business
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Great questions from the kids!
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Great questions from the kids!
certainly we’re. Better than the standard “how pleased are you to get this one done”?!!
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He’s been at my little one’s primary school with the media team recording his signing video. Unless he’s got completely the wrong end of the stick!
Never doubt a child, they usually speak the truth!
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Very, very pleased with this one. Youngster with quality, pace and potential in several positions.
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Maybe "resting" him in the latter stages was to hide him from potential suitors at this stage? Good management if that is the case, he seems extremely happy to be with us, good luck for the future Tom.
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Great news, I'm really pleased with this one.
Welcome back Tom!
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Those pupils were impressive with their questions and their confiidence too .
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Excellent by the media team.
Thought the pupils were very good as well.
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Top questions from the kids. Had him on the back foot a couple of times :-)
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Remember he was a loan player and we could only have so many in the squad
Well pleased with this really rate him
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Remember he was a loan player and we could only have so many in the squad
Well pleased with this really rate him
5 in the squad isn’t it? TLT, Craig, Adelakun, Waters would still have left room for him. I imagine he was maybe carrying a few niggling injuries and Olowu could cover full back so McCann maybe thought there wasn’t any room for him?
Regardless he’s clearly rated given he’s got a 3 year contract, good option and given his age he can definitely push on from here.
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Not many left on the list of ‘like to have’s’.
Interesting that his mates are the full backs! Got a good squad building up nicely, here. Shhhhh, keep it quiet, nothing to see here!
So, left to get signed (permanent or loan):
Keeper
CDM
Forward (someone who can cover any of the front 3 positions)
Hopefully, a fully fit Miller will change the dynamic up top. It feels as if we’re going to have a new signing just by him returning.
Looking forward to next season.
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He’s been at my little one’s primary school with the media team recording his signing video. Unless he’s got completely the wrong end of the stick!
Never doubt a child, they usually speak the truth!
Out of the mouths of babes etc. :thumbsup:
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Excellent signing and I think he's more aggressive than Sterry. Hoping to see more of him next season.
Why are most transfer fees undisclosed nowadays?
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Excellent signing and I think he's more aggressive than Sterry. Hoping to see more of him next season.
Why are most transfer fees undisclosed nowadays?
I'm not at liberty to disclose the reason mate.
:)
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Great signing.
Very impressed with all the signings up to now.
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We are a keeper, winger and striker short. Could imagine all those coming in on loan. Not certain we will be making any further permanent signings. We have a big squad and have a decent outlay with the new signings already.
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Maybe "resting" him in the latter stages was to hide him from potential suitors at this stage? Good management if that is the case, he seems extremely happy to be with us, good luck for the future Tom.
I wondered the same. Hull might have also wanted a bigger fee if he had been a regular for us rather then being used as a squad player.
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For me this signing is a very good one and shows the club is looking further ahead than just next season :scarf:
The calibre of signings has really improved since Grants come in
Yes, & since Blunt left the chairman post.
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Really good signing this, he has bags of potential this lad.
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Great news. Really pleased with this and all the others. We’re nearly there.
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Credit to the Club for letting the kids interview Tom,just adds to the wholesome feeling growing around our Club. :thumbsup:
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We are a keeper, winger and striker short. Could imagine all those coming in on loan. Not certain we will be making any further permanent signings. We have a big squad and have a decent outlay with the new signings already.
Winger now in with Yeboah, potentially also a striker candidate as well given his profile. We are now down to maybe just a keeper. That’s a really important decision. Rest of squad now pretty much there, barring decisions on which squad players go out on loan.
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Keeper and defensive midfielder left on my list!
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Keeper and defensive midfielder left on my list!
Agreed and also still think another forward with Sotona, Goodman and Kuleya out on loan.
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Keeper and defensive midfielder left on my list!
Midfield is stacked Alan. We won’t be signing anyone there.
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It may well be ‘stacked’ but I don’t see anyone to replace the ‘Craig’ role! GM may well convert one of them to do that on, but, as it stands, we have nobody that remotely fits the blueprint.
In his recent interview, GM referred to us ‘in discussions’ with a couple more, so I’m hopeful that one will be a new keeper and the other a CDM player.
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I don’t see another striker coming in having signed Yeboah who can fill in that role for Ironside and Miller, I agree with Alan in that we need cover for Bailey and definitely a keeper
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I don’t see another striker coming in having signed Yeboah who can fill in that role for Ironside and Miller, I agree with Alan in that we need cover for Bailey and definitely a keeper
If Ironside gets injured you're changing the whole dynamic of the team to fit one of the others in.
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I don’t see another striker coming in having signed Yeboah who can fill in that role for Ironside and Miller, I agree with Alan in that we need cover for Bailey and definitely a keeper
If Ironside gets injured you're changing the whole dynamic of the team to fit one of the others in.
Exactly correct - I have a sneaky feeling we may not have seen the last of Biamou - but for sure if he dosen't get himself fit we must have another hold up man as stand in for Joe
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We could sign a young target man as a long term Ironside replacement who doesn’t need to be in the squad but can be loaned out / recalled when needed.
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Three out-and-out senior center forwards: Miller, who was out for nearly a full season; Goodman, who I believe is a conference player; and Ironside, whose form will dip at some point during the season. I would be very surprised if we didn't bring another one in.
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I think we need another striker who can come off the subs bench when needed which will also give Joe Ironside some rest bite which he will need from time to time. 2 games in a week 95 mins x 2 is a big ask for a striker who is in a physical battle every game.
Biamou was a massive + for us when he came off the bench which helped Joe Ironside massively imo.
Will be amazed if we don’t make a striker signing pre season either permanent or a loan. I still think Biamou is a possibility if he can prove his fitness.
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We definately need another striker! If we are really going to win this league, 2 recognised strikers aren't enough, injury or loss of form will leave us struggling in that area, don't think Goodman is the answer either. Another recognised striker would complete the jigsaw along with a keeper.
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We definately need another striker! If we are really going to win this league, 2 recognised strikers aren't enough, injury or loss of form will leave us struggling in that area, don't think Goodman is the answer either. Another recognised striker would complete the jigsaw along with a keeper.
I agree on this now because Miller is completely different to Ironside. He can sniff out a chance and works hard but I’m pretty sure George himself has joked that is hold up play isn’t very good.
A back up doesn’t have to be anyone special, just a general dog’s body to cover Ironside. The likes of Josh Magennis or Ryan Bowman are free agents that can do what McCann wants from a centre forward. If not I’d go for Biamou, has he even been discussed by Grant?
Grant said they’re working on one more. Can’t think of any other type of player it could be.
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We definately need another striker! If we are really going to win this league, 2 recognised strikers aren't enough, injury or loss of form will leave us struggling in that area, don't think Goodman is the answer either. Another recognised striker would complete the jigsaw along with a keeper.
I agree on this now because Miller is completely different to Ironside. He can sniff out a chance and works hard but I’m pretty sure George himself has joked that is hold up play isn’t very good.
A back up doesn’t have to be anyone special, just a general dog’s body to cover Ironside. The likes of Josh Magennis or Ryan Bowman are free agents that can do what McCann wants from a centre forward. If not I’d go for Biamou, has he even been discussed by Grant?
Grant said they’re working on one more. Can’t think of any other type of player it could be.
Someone said on here quite a few weeks ago Max Biamou was going to train with us this summer to see if he can get fit.
Don’t know if it’s true or not but if it is and he can prove his fitness then we have another terrific striker for League 2 level imo.
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May have been me, Camps. I said I wouldn't be at all surprised if that was the plan.
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Biamou if fit would be great for this league. Saw him signing autographs at the home play off game and he looked really happy to be a part of squad on the day , even given his circumstances - some would have not been as keen
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If proven fit in pre season, I would be happy to take Max Biamou on a contract with some clauses for if he breaks down.