TOPIC: Former players tipping up elsewhere thread

On the move other than those either sold or released from the 14/15 squad (one or two have been mentioned in other posts):

Harry Worley - Hartlepool
James Berrett - York City
Max Ehmer - Gillingham
Beer Machine - Bolton W
Ben Amos - Bolton W
Jake Jervis - Plymouth
Jack Marriott - Luton
Kallum Higginbotham - Kilmarnock
Steve Schumacher - Stevenage
Rory Loy - Dundee
Jon Paul McGovern - Stirling Albion
Greg Fleming - Ayr
Anthony Griffith - Altrincham
Ryan Bowman - Gateshead
Reece Brown - Bury
David Symington - Barrow
Paul Corry - Northampton
James Tavernier - Rangers
Reece James - Wigan
Jeffrey Monakana - Bristol Rovers
Lewis Guy - Chorley

Out of all them only Loy I would happily see back.

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You wouldn't have Ehmer back?? You mad egg

TopDog74 wrote:
I'd have Amos, Ehmer, Madine and Loy back.

Jake Jervis is a funny one. Couldn't get into Ross County's team last season but has ended up at Plymouth who I would imagine are probably paying higher wages.

To be fair, didn't see him play.

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Ibogaine wrote:


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Higginbotham = Abbott lost all credibility as a manager !

Ehmer and Loy would walk into the team easy. Amos would be brilliant, like 94/95 when we had two excellent keepers. The rest are no better than what we have I should imagine. Hartlepool have Worley at the back and Paynter up top? The other 9 will have to be good then!

deeksme wrote:
As would Madine. You dont think Bolton signed him for a laugh do you?.

I'm gonna break the habit of a lifetime and post a football opinion - Jake Jervis will smash shite out of league two next season

he scored 3 in 5 appearances for us in league 1, but then tweeted it was too far to travel. Of course you then make two of your next career stops north of [censored] Inverness and Plymouth. Must have had the same geography teacher as Taiwo. But if Jervis can get his head together at Plymouth he'll get a load....

With 11 goals in his last 76 league games, Madine wouldn't get in our team ahead of Loy. He'd have more chance of getting in the beehive

deeksme wrote:
Wonder why Bolton went for Madine and not Loy then when both were available?. Plus you said the rest were no better than what we have so you can hardly compare Loy and Madine.

Madine must be good because he's been signed by Bolton is your logic Mr Bear; because everyone they sign is the new Ronaldo like. Mine is a goal every 7 games for more than 3 years. And a spell in prison. And lots of violence. Meanwhile Loy has nearly 40 goals in that time. No contest

orfc wrote:
There's a reason Jervis has played for so many clubs - he's shite

He'll score a couple in August then realise Plymouth is a dump, miles from anywhere, and spend the rest of the season making little effort in cameo appearances off bench. I've had Plymouth at 20s to go down, this season's Wycombe, in reverse

deeksme wrote:
I agree with you on the spell in prison and lots of violence. Id definitely argue that had there roles been reversed and Madine had been playing in the Scottish championship he'd have scored as many goals. Of course thats assuming he wasnt in Barlinnie for half his stay. My logic really is that if Loy was any good he'd have been playing in the English championship or SPL. He has got that chance now with Dundee and i hope the lad takes it. Doesnt mean Madine isnt better than our current forwards though despite him being a bit of a nutter.

Dancingbear wrote: I would tend to hope this was never really up for debate. Madine stomps all over any of our current players all day long, and is probably better than Loy as well.

daviejones wrote:
Read post no 9

Jennison Myrie-Williams has cancelled his Scunthorpe contract today, likely he'll sign for Bristol Rovers

I don't think Madine's up to the Championship to be honest. He'd get a lot more goals than Loy i would think in say League One though.

Griffith to Altrincham. About right.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33565568

One less relegation place for Barra to have to worry about.

I was gutted to see Loy go! Certainly had the potential to be a good player for us.

Griffith....................What a strange signing he was by Curle.

FishIslandBlues wrote: It was a strange decision at the time to let him go, he had not long been fit after a lengthily injury spell and was not given much opportunity at all.
Before the injury he was looking a top player at that level

Especially when they brought in Lewis Guy as his replacment!

Unfrotunately Loy joined a myriad of players forced to play out on the wing by that clown Abbott. (What's he actually doing now? Picking up bibs at Selby Town?)

Jervis had a spell in Turkey after he left us so I wonder what he thought of being too far from home in Carlisle when he was plying his trade in a Country that straddles two continents.

And Loy actually did alright on the wing despite him clearly being more suited to a striker role.

Abbott really was clueless like. Some people don't like Curle which is fair enough, he's yet to prove that he's the right man to take us forward, but people also need to remember the clown we used to have in charge.

Ryan Bowman has left Torquay and joined Gateshead.

orfc wrote:
Reminiscent of Cleveland Taylor who needed to be back down south, then pops up next at St. Johnstone.

Angelo apparently left Bristol because he wanted to be closer to London

I see James Tavernier has this evening moved from Wigan Athletic to Rangers for an undisclosed fee.

Heard on look north tonight that Carlton fairweather (remember him?) is Sunderland ladies manager

I have to say Curle signing griffith was an inspiration.
He kept us up by being arguable the worst player in the team and lets face it there were plenty of contenders. But he did bring the one thing that our team at the time had non of. Leadership and er well that's about it really.

Matty Robson on trial at Spennymoor Town in the Unibond League.

Surprised he has dropped a few levels..surely better than that?

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cyberslob wrote:
I think it was CCU that pointed out we won 16 out of 33 points with Griffith in the team... in the form we were in at the time he presumably added something to the team.

Griffith wasn't that bad. Got stuck in, looked a half decent partnership with CMW for a few games. Then tinker man started messing about with the team as usual.

I know he wasn't ours, but we did have him on loan.

Reece James has just signed for Wigan on a 3 yr deal, from Man Utd....undisclosed, surprisingly.

chesterviabothel wrote:
How many of those games was Kennedy in team...or how many points did we pick up with him in team...

His impact was way ahead of anything Griffith brought to the team Imo possibly as good a loan signing as we have made

EZebby wrote:
Just had a quick look. Kennedy played 11 games. We picked up 14/33pts with a W3 D5 L3 record.

Griffith and Kennedy played 3 games together, 4/9pts with a W1 D1 L1 record.

Gary Madine the Goal Machine scored for Bolton last night.

IF Griffith played and influenced the rest of the games he played like he did on his debut at AFC Wimbledon he'd have been first on my team sheet every match.

Shame he didn't.

CCU wrote:
Dont you just hate it when statistics prove that your wrong

Stats don't always paint the full picture. Kennedy's 11 games might have been against harder opposition, more away from home etc.

cufcdeano wrote:
By the same token we were bloody woeful when we signed Grifith

Wasnt it Vic Reeves who said 93% of statistics are made up?

Rcufcdeano wrote:
Griffith:
Wimbledon - A - 15th
Bury - A - 3rd
Mansfield - H - 21st
Tranmere - A - 24th
Shrewsbury - H - 2nd
Luton - A - 8th
Cheltenham - H - 23rd
Exeter - H - 10th
York - A - 18th
Dagenham - H - 14th
Stevenage - A - 6th
Avg Position - 13.09
In 4 'Key' games (Mansfield, Tranmere, Cheltenham and York) against those around us at the time, we picked up 10/12pts with W3 and D1

Kennedy:
York - A - 18th
Northampton - A - 12th
Morecambe - H - 11th
Oxford - A - 13th
Portsmouth - H - 16th
Accrington - A - 17th
Dagenham - H - 14th
Burton - A - 1st
Plymouth - H - 7th
Stevenage - A - 6th
Hartlepool - H - 22nd
Avg Position - 12.45
In 3 'Key' Games (York, Accrington & Hartlepool) against those around us at the time, we picked up 2/9pts with D2 and L1 - Though Hartlepool was a dead rubber!

Boith played 5 Homes and 6 Aways. Opposition average position was roughly the same!

(Used finishing position of each team for arguments sake!)

You've too much time on your hands Dan.

CCU wrote:

So what your saying is we kept wrong guy on and let wrong one leave...????

Not at all, just Griffith gets a bit of an unfair press when you dissect his appearances?