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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: Thorney on November 13, 2025, 10:18:06 pm

Title: Taylor richards
Post by: Thorney on November 13, 2025, 10:18:06 pm
Just seen he is a free agent.

With sbarra out the door would he be a good choice to come in and do a job here?

Hasnt played alot much football lately though.

Thought he looked a very good prospect in his loan stint with us
Title: Re: Taylor richards
Post by: Alan Southstand on November 13, 2025, 10:38:52 pm
He was very good under DM’s tutelage, but seems to have lost his way since?

Would be a fantastic signing if he was anywhere near his former self. Somehow, I think wages would be a big issue.

Absolute priority is a good, tall and pacey striker, though.
Title: Re: Taylor richards
Post by: Draytonian III on November 13, 2025, 11:49:47 pm
I’ve always wondered why in football when players are free agents that players don’t sign for clubs for say 3 months at less money than usual. In the “ normal “ it’s always easier to find a job when you’ve got a job. Same applies with women, when your with someone it’s always easier to attract another one
Title: Re: Taylor richards
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on November 14, 2025, 09:54:47 am
There's reasons why he, and others like Adelakun are free agents. They're not the same players as  when they were when with us. As we know injuries can play a big part in players not being able to sustain a run of games so we see them dropping down the Pyramid.
Title: Re: Taylor richards
Post by: GazLaz on November 14, 2025, 10:08:13 am
I’ve always wondered why in football when players are free agents that players don’t sign for clubs for say 3 months at less money than usual. In the “ normal “ it’s always easier to find a job when you’ve got a job. Same applies with women, when your with someone it’s always easier to attract another one

Quite a lot of risk in short term deals. Get injured and you can put yourself in a vulnerable position. Players like security. Rather write off 3-6months of playing for a 2 year deal somewhere. 
Title: Re: Taylor richards
Post by: jmt23 on November 14, 2025, 10:54:32 am
Great player during that time with us, I’ve not seen anyone with the ability to cut through a team at pace with such skill, but more importantly with end product, usually a goal.

I would certainly take a chance on him, if affordable.
Title: Re: Taylor richards
Post by: Chris Black come back on November 14, 2025, 11:23:57 am
So many factors at play when comparing a very talented teenager, with a lad in his mid-20s. Physical, mental, money, desire. Almost certainly we would not be getting anything like the lad we had previously. Could still be a good signing but clearly he’s developed in a different direction.
Title: Re: Taylor richards
Post by: MachoMadness on November 14, 2025, 12:10:18 pm
Suspect he was the right man at the right time under the right manager for us. Not sure he could replicate that again in this set-up a few years later but he was a joy to watch at the time.