Our resident ITK on Exeweb has said we’re signing a ‘keeper this week which is very likely Joe Whitworth on loan from Palace.
He also said that a centre half is leaving, which some are speculating is Will Aimson. Apparently he was close to leaving in January but it fell through…I’ve seen...
We’re heading down to Cornwall for a ‘team bonding’ week, usually consisting of players surfing and doing beach runs.
We’re playing against the mighty Mousehole FC (pronounces Mowzul) tomorrow night! They’ve got quite a good setup down there and we tend to send a couple of our youngsters their...
Seriously? Reminds me of when Jack Sparkes left us and went to Pompey last season.
Kite is a solid midfielder at L1 level but nothing more than that, really so I am surprised he’s gotten such a good move. He works hard and can be a ball winner, plus scores the occasional very good goal...
I’m sure Wilson has potential to score a few in L2 (he looked ok ish when we had him on loan a while back) but if he’s the sort of forward Crawley are going for, they’ll be down by February.
Annihilated Tiverton 2-1 in our first friendly.
Went behind but came back with goals from Caleb Watts and Sonny Cox.
Typical pre season game with players getting 45 mins each. Liked the look of Josh Magennis up front and encouraging performance from Pedro Borges who’s hopefully going to break...
Yeah, he arrived unfit. Got injured, came back, looked shit and disinterested and then tore his hamstring or something. Just one of those that was a disaster from start to finish!
Eaves would be good though, if played to his strengths.
Wonder if the ex championship striker could be Admiral Muskwe?! Have a feeling you were in for him last summer but we got him instead.
If so, good luck :shut:
That’s well unlucky re Francis. In his interview yesterday he said he was really scared it could have been a career ending injury, but fortunately the injury turned out to be more cosmetic and he was back playing within 3 weeks.
Interesting one, this. Would expect he was offered more money but also he’s nearer to home.
He started off really well for us last season and occasionally bossed games. Equally, he could also be a bit anonymous. Very tidy on the ball, calm and has plenty of experience. He doesn’t get many...
Update since posting this:
Three additions this week have seen us bolster the midfield with Ryan Woods and Ed Francis, both of whom will be key next season. And we’ve also signed Jay Bird as a backup striker.
Still no news from Tom Carroll…Personally, more than happy if he leaves and we get a...
Signed midfielder Ed Francis from Gateshead for an undisclosed fee. Gateshead fans seem gutted he’s going which is a good sign for sure. He’s a very technical midfielder which will suit our style to a tee.
Midfield is looking much stronger now, so it’s been a good week and pleased with the...
Fair enough. It’s a shame he’s never been given a proper run of games. As you say, he’s got a very good record in L2, but I agree maybe he’s found moving away difficult, which is bound to impact your game.
I did hear a whisper he may come back here as a backup player, but not convinced that’s...
What’s the crack with Matt Jay? He seems to have really struggled since leaving us, but I heard he fell out with your previous manager?
If you can get the best out of him, he can certainly score plenty in L2 so I hope he gets a chance this season from the Cowleys.
Cheers. Yeah it’s a bit of a strange one. Think he’s a low risk punt and if he can prove himself then all good.
He did ok at Arbroath but that’s really NL level. Time will tell on this one, I guess.