Sam Cosgrove Signs

Four goal haul in Monday's friendly, Would love to know who we were playing.

Couldn't make the Blackburn game but a friend of mine said he looked very useful. Worth a punt, he will certainly be hungry.

I predict he'll turn out to be than Bennett

ReturnedExile wrote: Couldn't make the Blackburn game but a friend of mine said he looked very useful. Worth a punt, he will certainly be hungry.

Was only on about 5 minutes if it's the same lad.

He got on the last 25 minutes at Halifax had a decent shot on target from edge of area that forced a save from their goalkeeper... looked useful with the ball at feet, as someone said always looking for space, and laid it off decently for players pushing up a la young Lee Miller. Clearly not the finished product but looks promising. Hopefully he'll harden up given the chance and turn out to be a good signing

That's two big buggas up front he must be 6"4 looking at photo

Be pumping a few balls in box by look of things with Bennett and this lad...good options up front just hope at least one of them kicks on like Wyke did ..was hoping Miller got a good run this year I'm guessing this pushes him down picking order

I'm going to predict Cosgrove will make 8 sub appearances and 2 Checkatrade Trophy starts before January.

Glad to see him get a contract. Hope he shows enough in those 6 months to earn a longer deal. Type of player who can only get better given the opportunity, best of luck to him. Could turn out to be a good signing, which I think Nabi will also prove to be.

Zebby wrote: That's two big buggas up front he must be 6"4 looking at photo

Be pumping a few balls in box by look of things with Bennett and this lad...good options up front just hope at least one of them kicks on like Wyke did ..was hoping Miller got a good run this year I'm guessing this pushes him down picking order

Him and the new goalie, dwarf KC.

Do they shove these kide in a gro-bag nowadays.

Party time!

For the benefit of seesaw it’s no relation to a song and is a bit negative sorry.

That explains his selection against Mansfield Curle loves a project but don't expect him to play again.

Great news - will bang in the goals between now and end of season - we are dead certs for the play-offs now.

Stamfordblue wrote: That explains his selection against Mansfield Curle loves a project but don't expect him to play again.

How have his previous projects gone? The 4 academy products are next to pointless.

Wyke's gone to Bradford

The only thing I can think is that Bennett will be departing and we’ll be replacing him with a new signing with Cosgrove staying as cover.

Curle is like a spoilt kid, he gets a toy plays with it once or twice gets bored fires it to the side but when his Mother tries to get him to get rid of it he says he still plays with it, plays with it again never to be seen again.

LakesBlue1 wrote:

Stamfordblue wrote: That explains his selection against Mansfield Curle loves a project but don't expect him to play again.

How have his previous projects gone? The 4 academy products are next to pointless.

Curle didn’t want the four academy “projects” - they were pretty much forced on him by he board.

Happyblue wrote: Curle is like a spoilt kid, he gets a toy plays with it once or twice gets bored fires it to the side but when his Mother tries to get him to get rid of it he says he still plays with it, plays with it again never to be seen again.

Cosgrove is the equivalent of getting a lump of coal for Christmas.

He's had three self-titled projects.

McQueen
Nabi (who he wasted your 15k on)
Cosgrove

All three highly successful so far.

pie wrote:

Happyblue wrote: Curle is like a spoilt kid, he gets a toy plays with it once or twice gets bored fires it to the side but when his Mother tries to get him to get rid of it he says he still plays with it, plays with it again never to be seen again.

Cosgrove is the equivalent of getting a lump of coal for Christmas.

That did make me laugh

Cosgrove is a cheaper version of Bennett, there is a player in there somewhere.

munchymagic wrote:

pie wrote:

Happyblue wrote: Curle is like a spoilt kid, he gets a toy plays with it once or twice gets bored fires it to the side but when his Mother tries to get him to get rid of it he says he still plays with it, plays with it again never to be seen again.

Cosgrove is the equivalent of getting a lump of coal for Christmas.

That did make me laugh

Cosgrove is a cheaper version of Bennett, there is a player in there somewhere.

Bennett or Cosgrove? There's a player there?

LakesBlue1 wrote:

munchymagic wrote:

pie wrote:

Happyblue wrote: Curle is like a spoilt kid, he gets a toy plays with it once or twice gets bored fires it to the side but when his Mother tries to get him to get rid of it he says he still plays with it, plays with it again never to be seen again.

Cosgrove is the equivalent of getting a lump of coal for Christmas.

That did make me laugh

Cosgrove is a cheaper version of Bennett, there is a player in there somewhere.

Bennett or Cosgrove? There's a player there?

Whichever one can score the odd worldy to keep the happy clappers and the bed wetters in balance, saving us from having to dip in to the football fortune, because there's a player in there somewhere.

Strange one this!!!
Hope the lad does well.
Can't help feeling its Curle fannying about again though, if hes suddenly good enough to be involved in the first team, why haven't we seen much more of him until now?
Anybody got a spare fag packet so I can give it to the Curly one for his team selections?

thetashkentterror wrote: He's had three self-titled projects.

McQueen
Nabi (who he wasted your 15k on)
Cosgrove

All three highly successful so far.

That wasn't Nabi, it was another player can't remember his name, Nabi still actually plays for us.

Was said at the Trust AGM that some of it was still being used to pay Nabi.

Wasn’t Joe (can’t take my eye off of you) McKee another failed project?

“If I can’t get Mark Beck into the top half of the Championship then I’m not doing my job,” said Curle. “There is so much more to come from him as he has all the attributes to be a top Championship player. Everybody wants an effective focal point in their team and Mark is starting to grasp his positional play. I believe I can get him into a Championship team at the minimum."

www.newsandstar.co.uk/Carlisle-boss-Ill-...8522-2bde9c1d2321-ds

The quotes about Mark beck just show you how much ability Curle has in picking strikers that are going to set the world alight???

Just to repeat .....Wyke was a project brought from Boro for £20k.
Curle needs to curb his enthusiasm in the press and adopt a wait and see attitude. Does he not realise folk have long memories.

Did Curle sign Wyke or was he already here? Cant remember.

Curle signed him

Cosgrove has 30 appearances for Wigan, Barrow, Chorley, North Ferriby and Carlisle United with no goals scored. I think I would rather have Beck back!

Surely we'd be better getting a young Championship or League One striker on loan.

For a new player Cosgrove has looked OK to me pre season v Blackburn and away at Mansfield.
Apparently he wasn't very good in a Checkatrade game v Fleetwood but he should probably get more games before deciding either way. Especially when there's no Reserve team and considering the game time Bennett has had who plays a similar role.

Players i would say Curle has helped become a better player than what they were, Dempsey, Rigg, Wyke, Gillesphey, Bonham

LakesBlue1 wrote: Players i would say Curle has helped become a better player than what they were, Dempsey, Rigg, Wyke, Gillesphey, Bonham

He was at the other end of his career, but surely Jabo should be mentioned in this group.

1st proper look at him today and he looks to have more potential than Bennett. Does the basics better, better in the air and much more mobile (although that isn’t saying much!). He’s probably a bit raw and inexperienced to pin our playoff hopes on, but there is something there.

We do need another striker, but it should be Richie Bennett heading out before Cosgrove.

Very good in the air, In league two it's amazing what winning that first header can do to stop the ball coming right back at you.

Have to say I’m impressed. By no means the finished article but there is definite potential there considering his lack of experience and age. He’s quite composed in front of goal as well, his goal and his disallowed one today both good finishes, as was his disallowed goal last week.

As a target man, he’s far better in the air than Bennett, puts better direction in his flick ons, better touch, seems to do things quicker and sharper, more mobile and holds the ball up better.

I’d like to see us sign a fairly quick nippy goal scorer to play alongside him, or if not maybe try Miller alongside him for a few games.

I wrote before that he played reasonably well in the checkatrade games, good to see him improving with every game. I defended Bennett before but he was woeful yesterday

Markovitch wrote: I wrote before that he played reasonably well in the checkatrade games, good to see him improving with every game. I defended Bennett before but he was woeful yesterday

What you on about, the lad did nothing wrong. He's far better with his feet than Cosgrove is albeit worse in the air and he was incredibly unlucky not to score when the ball just happened to hit the keeper who knew nothing about it from point blank range.

CottonEyeJoe wrote:

Markovitch wrote: I wrote before that he played reasonably well in the checkatrade games, good to see him improving with every game. I defended Bennett before but he was woeful yesterday

What you on about, the lad did nothing wrong. He's far better with his feet than Cosgrove is albeit worse in the air and he was incredibly unlucky not to score when the ball just happened to hit the keeper who knew nothing about it from point blank range.

Play the pair of them together i say and tell them buggers at the back to stop pissing about with it and get it hoyed forward asap