Confirmed - Robinson and McCann

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Chances are, he’ll be on the bench. But he’s been with us training a while. Probably best that he has, as he’s had no serious game time for a month.

Only 5’10” and not very muscular looking but if he plays well, that’s all that matters.
Update: GM reckons he’s a 6 footer, so must be growing!
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Hes 6 foot 2 “ apparently.

[ChrisBx]

I’m surprised there’s not been more fall out from the Bayley McCann signing. He offers us nothing, we’re in the desperate mess at the bottom of the league, and McCann brings his amateur footballer son in to our club. McCann was out for number one when the snake crawled off last time, now his priority is jobs for his kids, not dragging us out of the mess he’s got us in to. It's disgraceful in my opinion.

What if he's a decent player?

[vaya]

Chances are, he’ll be on the bench. But he’s been with us training a while. Probably best that he has, as he’s had no serious game time for a month.

Only 5’10” and not very muscular looking but if he plays well, that’s all that matters.
Update: GM reckons he’s a 6 footer, so must be growing!
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Hes 6 foot 2 “ apparently.

That's 2 inch in the space of a couple of hours he's grown.

This could become a problem.

[Reg of the Rovers]

I’m surprised there’s not been more fall out from the Bayley McCann signing. He offers us nothing, we’re in the desperate mess at the bottom of the league, and McCann brings his amateur footballer son in to our club. McCann was out for number one when the snake crawled off last time, now his priority is jobs for his kids, not dragging us out of the mess he’s got us in to. It's disgraceful in my opinion.

What if he's a decent player?

He’s played a few games in national league north. He might become a decent player, but he’s not a young lad, and he’s nothing like the level of a league footballer at the moment so I’d bet against it. My point is, if his name wasn’t McCann we wouldn’t have signed him. If we’d have plucked some unknown random from national league north there would have been mayhem, but Grant signs his son and that’s all ok? It’s not for me. Our club should be protected from corruption and favouritism.

[MachoMadness]

Chances are, he’ll be on the bench. But he’s been with us training a while. Probably best that he has, as he’s had no serious game time for a month.

Only 5’10” and not very muscular looking but if he plays well, that’s all that matters.
Update: GM reckons he’s a 6 footer, so must be growing!
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Hes 6 foot 2 “ apparently.

That's 2 inch in the space of a couple of hours he's grown.

This could become a problem.

Someone's telling tall tales.

[dickos1]

You’re talking absolute tripe!
He’s a league one player on loan, lots of players go out on loan and some turn into world class footballers. Grant wouldn’t have signed him if he didn’t think he’d get in our side in the future.
Your view is spiteful for no reason

[Lazar]

You’re absolute tripe!
He’s a league one player on loan, lots of players go out on loan and some turn into world class footballers. Grant wouldn’t have signed him if he didn’t think he’d get in our side in the future.
Your view is spiteful for no reason

How many league one players plying their trade in the conference north at 20 years old have turned into world class footballers?

[Pancho Regan]

I’m surprised there’s not been more fall out from the Bayley McCann signing. He offers us nothing, we’re in the desperate mess at the bottom of the league, and McCann brings his amateur footballer son in to our club. McCann was out for number one when the snake crawled off last time, now his priority is jobs for his kids, not dragging us out of the mess he’s got us in to. It's disgraceful in my opinion.

What if he's a decent player?

He’s played a few games in national league north. He might become a decent player, but he’s not a young lad, and he’s nothing like the level of a league footballer at the moment so I’d bet against it. My point is, if his name wasn’t McCann we wouldn’t have signed him. If we’d have plucked some unknown random from national league north there would have been mayhem, but Grant signs his son and that’s all ok? It’s not for me. Our club should be protected from corruption and favouritism.

For some stupid reason I read through the whole of your posts, all the way to your final sentence which features the words “favouritism” and even “corruption”!

Sorry, but you’ve lost your argument with those words.

[colincramb]

I think Robinson could be a good signing for us. Obviously not the finished article but was highly thought of at Derby a few seasons back. You can’t win really, if we’d have loaned a young player from the league above people would be raging that it’s another loan we are developing for a team above.

Welcome to the club lads

[ncRover]

Looking at Robinson’s struggle for game time in weaker leagues than League One, it’s not unfair to assume he’s likely just a squad option for now with view to developing him in to something further.

The next two or three signings are going to be the make or break ones.

[dickos1]

You’re absolute tripe!
He’s a league one player on loan, lots of players go out on loan and some turn into world class footballers. Grant wouldn’t have signed him if he didn’t think he’d get in our side in the future.
Your view is spiteful for no reason

How many league one players plying their trade in the conference north at 20 years old have turned into world class footballers?

If you could read, then you’d realise I didn’t say that.

[dickos1]

Looking at Robinson’s struggle for game time in weaker leagues than League One, it’s not unfair to assume he’s likely just a squad option for now with view to developing him in to something further.

The next two or three signings are going to be the make or break ones.

He was still a teenager when he signed for Hartlepool, and looks like he did well at st Patrick’s, starting for them away at besiktas

[Ryaldinhio]

I’m surprised there’s not been more fall out from the Bayley McCann signing. He offers us nothing, we’re in the desperate mess at the bottom of the league, and McCann brings his amateur footballer son in to our club. McCann was out for number one when the snake crawled off last time, now his priority is jobs for his kids, not dragging us out of the mess he’s got us in to. It's disgraceful in my opinion.

d**khead

[ncRover]

Looking at Robinson’s struggle for game time in weaker leagues than League One, it’s not unfair to assume he’s likely just a squad option for now with view to developing him in to something further.

The next two or three signings are going to be the make or break ones.

He was still a teenager when he signed for Hartlepool, and looks like he did well at st Patrick’s, starting for them away at besiktas

That was just last season at Hartlepool in the National League though.

And he barely featured in the league for St Pats this year in the Irish league.

[dickos1]

August 2024 so 16 months ago,
He only joined st pats for 4 months or so,
And we’ve seen countless times now, how players do elsewhere is pretty irrelevent

[Draytonian III]

I’m surprised there’s not been more fall out from the Bayley McCann signing. He offers us nothing, we’re in the desperate mess at the bottom of the league, and McCann brings his amateur footballer son in to our club. McCann was out for number one when the snake crawled off last time, now his priority is jobs for his kids, not dragging us out of the mess he’s got us in to. It's disgraceful in my opinion.

He’s been playing in the Conference North for Alfreton, Barnsley in Vertu Trophy and Northern Ireland U21s , so which part is amateur football ?

[ncRover]

August 2024 so 16 months ago,
He only joined st pats for 4 months or so,
And we’ve seen countless times now, how players do elsewhere is pretty irrelevent

You think I’m being negative.

I just said that based on the best available evidence he’s likely going to start off as a squad player and that I expect the next few signings to be of a higher profile / more experienced.

[LincsRover]

Day 2 of the transfer window and we have 2 players in. 29 more days to go. We are told there are more to come.

Robinson sounds a decent signing imho, aggressive and physical, hopefully just what we need, and will get my support until he proves otherwise.

Bailey McCann, not sure what to make of this as the manager and player are taking a big chance. Could go tits up and look like a huge mistake or we could end up with a Liam Delap or Josh Windass who takes us forward both league-wise and/or financially, in the long term. No one knows yet but I’m willing to trust in GM and hope for the best.

I hope these, and others brought in, help us in our current predicament and we start rising up the league.

 

[Sven Vath]

You’re talking absolute tripe!
He’s a league one player on loan, lots of players go out on loan and some turn into world class footballers. Grant wouldn’t have signed him if he didn’t think he’d get in our side in the future.
Your view is spiteful for no reason

Name 10 !

[Ryaldinhio]

You’re talking absolute tripe!
He’s a league one player on loan, lots of players go out on loan and some turn into world class footballers. Grant wouldn’t have signed him if he didn’t think he’d get in our side in the future.
Your view is spiteful for no reason

Name 10 !

Jurgen Klinsman
David Beckham
Martin Odegarrd
Marcus Rashford
Philip Coutinhio
Romelu Lukaku
Henrik Larsson
George Weah
Ivan campo
Rob Street 

[dickos1]

Some of the greatest footballers we’ve ever produced spent time out on loan before establishing themselves.

Harry Kane,
Declan rice,
Rio Ferdinand
Frank lampard
Ashley Cole
David Beckham

[redarmi66]

I’m surprised there’s not been more fall out from the Bayley McCann signing. He offers us nothing, we’re in the desperate mess at the bottom of the league, and McCann brings his amateur footballer son in to our club. McCann was out for number one when the snake crawled off last time, now his priority is jobs for his kids, not dragging us out of the mess he’s got us in to. It's disgraceful in my opinion.

What if he's a decent player?

He’s played a few games in national league north. He might become a decent player, but he’s not a young lad, and he’s nothing like the level of a league footballer at the moment so I’d bet against it. My point is, if his name wasn’t McCann we wouldn’t have signed him. If we’d have plucked some unknown random from national league north there would have been mayhem, but Grant signs his son and that’s all ok? It’s not for me. Our club should be protected from corruption and favouritism.

Appreciate this is a forum to air your views but i find your post offensive! Its full of bias, assumption  and slanderous suggestion. If the manager believes his son has the potential to be successful then i would rather him be successful with us than Barnsley.

[Nudga]

I’m surprised there’s not been more fall out from the Bayley McCann signing. He offers us nothing, we’re in the desperate mess at the bottom of the league, and McCann brings his amateur footballer son in to our club. McCann was out for number one when the snake crawled off last time, now his priority is jobs for his kids, not dragging us out of the mess he’s got us in to. It's disgraceful in my opinion.

What if he's a decent player?

He’s played a few games in national league north. He might become a decent player, but he’s not a young lad, and he’s nothing like the level of a league footballer at the moment so I’d bet against it. My point is, if his name wasn’t McCann we wouldn’t have signed him. If we’d have plucked some unknown random from national league north there would have been mayhem, but Grant signs his son and that’s all ok? It’s not for me. Our club should be protected from corruption and favouritism.

Appreciate this is a forum to air your views but i find your post offensive! Its full of bias, assumption  and slanderous suggestion. If the manager believes his son has the potential to be successful then i would rather him be successful with us than Barnsley.

I've got no issue with the father/son thing, I do have a two concerns though.

1; will the pressure of being the mangers son be too much for Bayley to overcome?

2; if he's a player with potential,  why did Barnsley let him go?

[sedwardsdrfc]

Some of the greatest footballers we’ve ever produced spent time out on loan before establishing themselves.

Harry Kane,
Declan rice,
Rio Ferdinand
Frank lampard
Ashley Cole
David Beckham

You’re totally right re top players spending time on loan. Not as easy to find as many playing in National North at 20 who became top players.

Most who end up very good are on loan in L1 or championship. But with McCann if he’s been scoring and doing well I think we’d be happy with the signing to develop if he had no relation to Grant.

[redarmi66]

I’m surprised there’s not been more fall out from the Bayley McCann signing. He offers us nothing, we’re in the desperate mess at the bottom of the league, and McCann brings his amateur footballer son in to our club. McCann was out for number one when the snake crawled off last time, now his priority is jobs for his kids, not dragging us out of the mess he’s got us in to. It's disgraceful in my opinion.

What if he's a decent player?

He’s played a few games in national league north. He might become a decent player, but he’s not a young lad, and he’s nothing like the level of a league footballer at the moment so I’d bet against it. My point is, if his name wasn’t McCann we wouldn’t have signed him. If we’d have plucked some unknown random from national league north there would have been mayhem, but Grant signs his son and that’s all ok? It’s not for me. Our club should be protected from corruption and favouritism.

Appreciate this is a forum to air your views but i find your post offensive! Its full of bias, assumption  and slanderous suggestion. If the manager believes his son has the potential to be successful then i would rather him be successful with us than Barnsley.

I've got no issue with the father/son thing, I do have a two concerns though.

1; will the pressure of being the mangers son be too much for Bayley to overcome?

2; if he's a player with potential,  why did Barnsley let him go?

I would hope the extra pressure brings out the best in him. Im hoping he will run through brick walls for his dad!
In terms of potential, its all about opinions, we have let a few go that have gone on to better things.

[Sven Vath]

You’re talking absolute tripe!
He’s a league one player on loan, lots of players go out on loan and some turn into world class footballers. Grant wouldn’t have signed him if he didn’t think he’d get in our side in the future.
Your view is spiteful for no reason

Name 10 !

Jurgen Klinsman
David Beckham
Martin Odegarrd
Marcus Rashford
Philip Coutinhio
Romelu Lukaku
Henrik Larsson
George Weah
Ivan campo
Rob Street 

Im talking about league 1 players who go out on loan and become world class. Most class Premier league players go to a good championship club.

 We (Rovers) are desperate for a few league one quality players just to stabilise the club this year, as some fans, myself included don't fancy dropping down a division again !

[jmt23]

It does have an odd feeling that a manager signs his son, however, this will be very small fry in financial terms and extremely low risk with potential good returns if he does come good.

It certainly doesn’t warrant the response it got in this topic.

I know nothing about Robinson, but great to have a bit of size and strength in midfield.

We need to fo all we can to stay in the league (obviously) I just have the feeling next season if we do stay up, could be a very good one.

[DRFC_AjA]

Some of the greatest footballers we’ve ever produced spent time out on loan before establishing themselves.

Harry Kane,
Declan rice,
Rio Ferdinand
Frank lampard
Ashley Cole
David Beckham

Were any of them failing to get in the Barnsley team at the time? Or were they all world class players within world class youth setups

[ForsolongaRover]

I suppose it's a bit like sons introduced to father's business. The pressure comes from three sides there - fellow employees and the intermediate bosses as well as Dad. Here we can add fans and you  can't stop people "using" it detrimentally.

It is a challenging situation for "Junior".

[redarmi66]

Some of the greatest footballers we’ve ever produced spent time out on loan before establishing themselves.

Harry Kane,
Declan rice,
Rio Ferdinand
Frank lampard
Ashley Cole
David Beckham

Were any of them failing to get in the Barnsley team at the time? Or were they all world class players within world class youth setups

Not a fair comparison is it! We are fishing in a different pond, looking to develop youth into league 1/championship level.