We would never be able to afford Mangan's wages. If he leaves Tranmere, I'd guess he'd either join Wrexham, or he would go to a money bags club who wouldn't be bothered by his wage demands, like Fylde or Ebbsfleet.
JA has been after Thompson for the last couple of pre-seasons I believe. It's a bit weird because from an outsider's point of view, he doesn't seem to have torn up any trees in the last few years. It would be interesting to hear a Southport/Tranmere fan's opinion on him.
I expect he'll begin as...
He is referring to the £200k that was predominantly made from players sales in January, as well as a bit from the Trophy run. The rumoured transfer fees for the players we sold in January were; Danny Rowe to Ipswich for around £150k, Paul Lewis to Cambridge for £40k and Jack Mackreth to Bury for...
Askey gets a bit more out of typically average players, so they look better than they are under him. However, I think Boden is a good player and will be a good signing for you. I think he'll get you 15+ goals. Holroyd is a good player too but he won't score many, he just isn't a natural...
I expect it's Boden then by that response!
He's apparently wanted to rejoin Macc several times but we haven't been able to afford his wages, so it wouldn't surprise me if he ends up at your place. It would be a good signing for you if he did.
Hahaha, what did he do?!
He made a few clangers with us the first time he was with us, but was probably our 2nd best out of the 6 or 7 keepers we've had at this level since 2012.
I'm pretty happy with what we have so far, although obviously there are still another 10 signings to be made. Askey has done his usual good business on a relatively low budget. I would think 5/6 of the 8 signed so far would be certain starters with Richards probably unlikely to make the starting...
Yes, he was in the same squad. Boden and Jennings were first choice for large parts of the season though and Holroyd was used off the bench a lot if I remember correctly. It took Boden quite a while to get going but when he did, he was eventually very good.
Reviews aren't good but I'll give him 15/20 games before making any judgement myself.
I remember when Turnbull, Halls, Moke, Rowe, Holroyd, MBH, Dennis etc. were all shit or not deemed good enough by their previous teams' fans. They all turned out alright.
Also, it took until the 7th player in our squad to get a player who is then badly slagged off by their past team's fans. It's usually every one or two signings when you're a fan of Macclesfield Town. :bg: