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Title: Mathew Craig
Post by: Filo on January 09, 2025, 05:14:36 pm
https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2025/january/09/stags-secure-premier-league-midfielder-on-loan/
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: Silkscarf on January 09, 2025, 05:15:32 pm
Boo! Hiss!
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: The Dav on January 09, 2025, 05:18:10 pm
Sh@t !
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: Spud on January 09, 2025, 05:22:00 pm
That's that then.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: Shawn_drfc on January 09, 2025, 05:22:09 pm
Spurs want him to play League 1 football so makes sense, just a shame he is exactly what we need right now in the midfield.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: keith79 on January 09, 2025, 05:22:51 pm
Mc will say we never went in for him. We are looking at another player.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: Stewmaiden79 on January 09, 2025, 05:24:41 pm
Gutted about that. Good luck to him.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: selby on January 09, 2025, 05:24:54 pm
  Get the blond No6 from Mansfield the dirty bugger who can play a bit is just what we need
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: Alan Southstand on January 09, 2025, 05:34:52 pm
What a shame. I can understand Spurs view, but we’ve missed out there and we may regret losing out on him.

Unless, of course, they’ve got someone better lined up.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: Monkcaster_Rover on January 09, 2025, 05:35:12 pm
Shame. Best of luck to him.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: GazLaz on January 09, 2025, 05:36:12 pm
I don’t think he will have a massive impact there. I can’t be the only one who doesn’t think he’s actually that great?!
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: Thorney on January 09, 2025, 05:36:40 pm
Even of we were in for him, we wasnt going to get him if a league 1 club showed intrest.

Spurs will want to see what he can do in that league and matty will want to prove he can step up from league 2 to 1 if he has ambitions of breaking into the spurs 1st team.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: StocksArmy on January 09, 2025, 05:59:26 pm
I don’t think he will have a massive impact there. I can’t be the only one who doesn’t think he’s actually that great?!

He was an improvement on what we have. Sending Kelly back to bring in Craig would have been good business.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: selby on January 09, 2025, 06:00:20 pm
  Spurs will get rid, he is nowhere near their squad.  His agent will have wanted him higher than division 2 it's his fall back in the summer if he doesn't get division1.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on January 09, 2025, 06:00:32 pm
Well it was a bold effort to try but the odds were always against us. There was no logic in him returning to a level he'd already proven himself. As much as he may have liked the idea of playing with us again, Spurs would want to see him tested again to show his stint at Barnsley wasn't above his capabilities.

Good luck to him and let's see where that leaves us with any other options.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: big fat yorkshire pudding on January 09, 2025, 06:19:11 pm
Higher level, we have to take that these days unfortunately.

We do need someone in that position I'm sure but ultimately that's why you don't just have one target.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: Alan Southstand on January 09, 2025, 06:33:55 pm
I don’t think he will have a massive impact there. I can’t be the only one who doesn’t think he’s actually that great?!
He just ‘fit’ in our midfield at the end of last season. GM is going to have to work some magic before the window closes, as we are very much in need of a bit of quality, particularly in midfield.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: mpc123 on January 09, 2025, 06:38:10 pm
Gutted, in GM we trust and support.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: steve@dcfd on January 09, 2025, 06:38:48 pm
If Tottenham wanted him at a League 1 club then that’s where he has gone. Its a Shame

Let’s see if we can get another midfield player on loan or not
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: mushRTID on January 09, 2025, 06:44:57 pm
The positive is that reporter was adamant we were in for him, so it proves we are looking.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: mpc123 on January 09, 2025, 07:04:26 pm
I don’t think he will have a massive impact there. I can’t be the only one who doesn’t think he’s actually that great?!
I think you maybe :)
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: ncRover on January 09, 2025, 07:55:39 pm
I can foresee Sbarra going out on loan.
He had a good reputation before joining us, so you’d think he’d have enquiries.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: RoversInSpain on January 09, 2025, 08:08:17 pm
I don’t think he will have a massive impact there. I can’t be the only one who doesn’t think he’s actually that great?!
If you could get on the blower and give GM a better prospect, we’ll all be grateful.
Cheers in advance
Big blow this.
Hilarious we have fans saying Craig’s not that great…. Chuff me we’ve got Ben Close, suppose he’s fabulous.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: GazLaz on January 09, 2025, 09:02:44 pm
Not necessarily any value in just going to the higher places club. Possibly less value a lot of the time.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: JonWallsend on January 09, 2025, 09:09:43 pm
Disappointed as I really liked Craig and am sure most people would agree we were much better with  him in the team last season.

 However, I'm not sure he would  have added the same value to us this season and he would undoubtedly have been under a bit more pressure  given the level of expectation around him.

The end of this window and the end of the season will ultimately be the barometer as to just how big a blow this is but I'm going to remain positive  and think we'll  be OK without Craig and, come this time next season, we will be in a position to attract players (and their parent clubs) that want league one football
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: ForsolongaRover on January 09, 2025, 09:30:19 pm
Gutted, in GM we trust and support.

Yes and not having the ready-made product means it will be very much a matter of GM showing his ability in finding a good alternative rather than just reverting to a known proven asset. It will be a true test of his managerial skill.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: PDX_Rover on January 09, 2025, 10:49:05 pm
Spurs clearly still bitter about us beating them in the FA Youth Cup at White Hart Lane.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: Lesonthewest on January 10, 2025, 08:52:32 am
I don’t think he will have a massive impact there. I can’t be the only one who doesn’t think he’s actually that great?!
If you could get on the blower and give GM a better prospect, we’ll all be grateful.
Cheers in advance
Big blow this.
Hilarious we have fans saying Craig’s not that great…. Chuff me we’ve got Ben Close, suppose he’s fabulous.


I agree with GazLaz on this one, while Craig was very good, I don't think there was any outstanding feature about him like an Herbie Kane when he came. I'm sure there is as good out there can fit our style of play like Craig did.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on January 10, 2025, 09:08:38 am
I don’t think he will have a massive impact there. I can’t be the only one who doesn’t think he’s actually that great?!
If you could get on the blower and give GM a better prospect, we’ll all be grateful.
Cheers in advance
Big blow this.
Hilarious we have fans saying Craig’s not that great…. Chuff me we’ve got Ben Close, suppose he’s fabulous.


I agree with GazLaz on this one, while Craig was very good, I don't think there was any outstanding feature about him like an Herbie Kane when he came. I'm sure there is as good out there can fit our style of play like Craig did.

Yes, said before that even with Craig we still have to find the right blend with what we have but there's little doubt he would have raised the bar another notch with a player who can make a step up.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: Pancho Regan on January 10, 2025, 09:12:32 am
Disappointed as I really liked Craig and am sure most people would agree we were much better with  him in the team last season.

 However, I'm not sure he would  have added the same value to us this season and he would undoubtedly have been under a bit more pressure  given the level of expectation around him.

The end of this window and the end of the season will ultimately be the barometer as to just how big a blow this is but I'm going to remain positive  and think we'll  be OK without Craig and, come this time next season, we will be in a position to attract players (and their parent clubs) that want league one football

Excellent post Jon
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: ForsolongaRover on January 10, 2025, 09:56:59 am
Do threads about players who we don’t have count as negative? Because I’m not sure they raise morale, not do they provide enlightenment to our cause.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: The Dav on January 10, 2025, 02:21:57 pm
Grant's staying tight lipped -https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers-hoping-for-second-signing-as-grant-mccann-answers-matty-craig-question-4938856
 
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: ncRover on January 14, 2025, 07:47:18 pm
Straight in to the starting line up for Mansfield in the cup v Wigan tonight.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: drfchound on January 14, 2025, 09:12:14 pm
Subbed off on 67 minutes.
Mansfield 2-0 down.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: Colemans Left Hook on January 26, 2025, 12:20:04 pm
he was on the bench and came on against Wycombe when they lost
 and didn't get his oar in against Cambridge - wasn't even in the squad

sold down the river ?  :coat:
 
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: scawsby steve on January 26, 2025, 07:18:03 pm
Sounds like he's done nothing since he left us.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: ravenrover on January 26, 2025, 07:55:05 pm
He's not played much in fairness
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: Canadian Rover on January 26, 2025, 09:26:24 pm
Ironically probably would have shone in this Tottenham team.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: Drover on January 26, 2025, 11:45:58 pm
Disappointed he did'nt comeback for a second spell with us,But Im really excited that we may likely have as good if not better player in Charlie crew.
Title: Re: Mathew Craig
Post by: Padge_DRFC on January 27, 2025, 05:00:20 am
Didn't cost us a penny when he was here as well!