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Post by thatloudbloke on Jul 29, 2016 18:15:11 GMT
I am sure that you are correct, Tim. I spoke to his family at one of the friendlies and he left us because he wasn't starting, which affected his game, and he then didn't play well, hence he wasn't starting ! A bit of a vicious circle really. A shame as he has great ability, and gave us great memories during his time with us. agree he has great ability, but seems to struggle being a team player, last year he seemed to go off the boil & did not like being substituted or comming off the bench, again this has happened in the new season playoffs, he is the same as any other player & has to be aware that he will not be the first name on the team sheet, Danny Jackman our present captain has also come off the bench & last year was substituted, this did not change his want to play for WCFC, i hope Sean finds what he wants within football somewhere, & becomes a team player...
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Post by leon on Jul 29, 2016 18:54:09 GMT
Andy Gallinagh appeared in 37 league games and 4 cup games last season for Bath City a team that finished 14th with 53 points,collecting 3 Man of the Match awards and 4 yellow cards,totalling 172 appearances in 4 seasons.
Statistics eh?
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Post by Down The Pan on Jul 30, 2016 11:36:14 GMT
Sorry Niels but I set this one up too - with little personal touches like giving the rabid Voice of Reason his own moniker as "Harriers Fan" (have a look at his profile). I still have the coding to configure the page on my old laptop. Obviously when I deleted my original account, as did Darrell Butler, then it was handed over to Jem. Matters not though, at the end of the day as long as there's somewhere for people to talk City long after the floodlights have been switched off. Its a longer story than that, I set up the City Banter Board with pro-boards, still got the original emails somewhere, it replaced the old vbulletin board, which I believe you set up. It was around the time when the Board were concerned that the message board was considered to be seen as official, and didnt like what was being posted. The good thing about pro-board was that it was never in any way linked to the main website, That was deliberate so that every time Dave Boddy phoned me up concerned about posts I could say "it's an unofficial message board Dave!" I gave it up when I fell out with the board, and after a major row, took down the website too, remember the days when Dave was saying "the website will be back up in 24 hours, every day!" I am sure that I took over the website from you when it went from @ovid Productions to @avante Productions. I am pretty sure that you took over the running of it again on my departure, and Wayne took on the website. Wayne also then had a major falling out, and eventually we landed with Pitchero. Whatever the story, one thing for certain, me and you have both put a hell of a lot of time, money and effort into building the web presence over the years, for little or no thanks from the club! And I think both you and I practiced the policy of zero censorship or vetting of messages, just a lot of Russian fake accounts blocked all the time!! It was always a labour of love!
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Post by dcx on Jul 30, 2016 16:49:52 GMT
Ben Ward-Cochrane started for Barwell FC in their win over Nuneaton Town today.
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Post by thatloudbloke on Jul 31, 2016 13:26:18 GMT
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Post by Tim Munslow on Aug 1, 2016 11:29:09 GMT
I've always rated Nelson-Addy and am very glad to see him back.
The "un-named trialist" mentioned in today's Worcester News under the heading "Mystery Man Stars in Warm-up Win" was named by the NLP on Sunday as Nathan Olukamni, who also made him their "Star Player".
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Post by alwaysnextyear on Aug 1, 2016 11:49:40 GMT
Delighted to see Nelson - Addy return. Lots of pace and energy with an eye for goal. Hopefully a few more signings this week. Carl has done a great job with getting a squad together.
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Post by thesecondjack on Aug 1, 2016 14:12:41 GMT
Very glad Ebby has signed, he's looked good in all 3 games he's played for us pre-season.
The NLP spoilt it a bit for us hoping to keep it quiet - I hope he signs though, surely worth a chance.
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Post by citytoon on Aug 2, 2016 19:00:07 GMT
Looks like Perry and City may have parted ways: link
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Post by dcx on Aug 2, 2016 20:16:34 GMT
Looks like Perry and City may have parted ways: linkOuch. Can we do that? Surely a contract is a contract? Obviously don't know the ins and outs of it but binning him off 4 days before the season starts is harsh!
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Post by thatloudbloke on Aug 2, 2016 20:53:35 GMT
Looks like Perry and City may have parted ways: linkOuch. Can we do that? Surely a contract is a contract? Obviously don't know the ins and outs of it but binning him off 4 days before the season starts is harsh! have you watched him in friendlies, he has not been effective & he was the one who said he was getting fitter loosing weight, & going to score 20 goals, i could not see this from any of his performances & seeing the young lad play CF on Saturday i commented that i could see Perry going, this is harsh but we need players to do the business for the club, i wish him the best wherever he goes & the clowns who kept saying he was Symo & fat will not be able to shout such stupidity...
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Post by The Verner on Aug 2, 2016 22:18:48 GMT
Would guess he was a good earner and Carl could strengthen the squad in other areas.....of course I have read tonight a former City loanee is without a club....my fingers are firmly crossed we see him back.
Also would like to see this winger in to add some really dangerous pace
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Post by dcx on Aug 2, 2016 22:35:06 GMT
With three young quick lads behind him he could have been useful to hold the ball up while those three got in behind. Goals get headlines but there is more to a centre forwards play than that. Against a physical side we are going to get caught out if we aren't careful, tricky wingers are fine until their luck runs out and an 18 stone CB connects with them!
I understand the need to only have players in who you think you can use, and obviously budget balancing is important, but I don't think it's particularly good form and gives off a good message to any potential signings.
Verner - would said loanee have just finished a trial period at Kiddi by any chance?
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Post by thesecondjack on Aug 2, 2016 23:11:50 GMT
I think we should wait and see what Carl/the club say about Perry. 2 sides to a story and all.
I'm pretty excited about the signings still to come - from the City website ''Negotiations are at an advanced stage with at least 4 other targets and we are confident of concluding deals in the next few days.'' I cannot wait.
The off the pitch stuff might well be questionable still (and rather silent), but yet again it looks Like Carl has done a top job finding players.
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Post by cloud on Aug 3, 2016 8:49:23 GMT
Geddes gone again.
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Post by miserablesod on Aug 3, 2016 12:17:15 GMT
Keep up, Cloud That was last weeks news!
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Post by thatloudbloke on Aug 3, 2016 13:21:24 GMT
Keep up, Cloud That was last weeks news! & it was another player who was not up to what was needed, we all need to stay behind Carl as he has the club at heart & i feel he does not want to keep players who do not seem to want to give their all to WCFC, we can not have players just there taking wages like last year & i think this is why Carl is doing this with players... he has my full support, & i hope it all pays off & we surprise a lot of the doubters...COYB
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Post by cloud on Aug 3, 2016 13:30:17 GMT
Keep up, Cloud That was last weeks news! & it was another player who was not up to what was needed, we all need to stay behind Carl as he has the club at heart & i feel he does not want to keep players who do not seem to want to give their all to WCFC, we can not have players just there taking wages like last year & i think this is why Carl is doing this with players... he has my full support, & i hope it all pays off & we surprise a lot of the doubters...COYB Perry agreeing a contract in May then being released before the season starts, & Geddes signing in June then being released before the season starts - big decisions made! (I can't wait for Saturday).
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Post by thesecondjack on Aug 3, 2016 13:42:50 GMT
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Post by Brooksiders Return!! on Aug 3, 2016 14:21:04 GMT
I just hope he can cross a ball, how many pacy wingers did we see at SGL who flew down the wing, and then endangered lives in the flats behind the goal from their crosses. Best crossers of a ball from the wing I've seen were Adam Wilde and the mercurial Jon Purdie, and neither had lightning pace. We had Dan Polan at City a few years back and he was Worcester Schools 100m champion every year, which was why my lad switched to 200m!
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Post by The Verner on Aug 3, 2016 15:18:15 GMT
I just hope he can cross a ball, how many pacy wingers did we see at SGL who flew down the wing, and then endangered lives in the flats behind the goal from their crosses. Best crossers of a ball from the wing I've seen were Adam Wilde and the mercurial Jon Purdie, and neither had lightning pace. We had Dan Polan at City a few years back and he was Worcester Schools 100m champion every year, which was why my lad switched to 200m! Promised so much but did not deliver on the pitch for WCFC that lad, to be fair to him I read recently he has been working for West Ham academy over in the USA and is now back playing for Westfields. Wildey was quick from what I remember, he could also cross, shoot straight and was a set piece specialist. One of the best players I witnessed in a City shirt. Another one of Boddy's brilliant decisions to sell him to Steve Claridges, Weymouth team. Adam is still playing now for Gosport Borough and also owns his own Hair Salon.
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Post by Brooksiders Return!! on Aug 3, 2016 15:40:38 GMT
I knew Dan well as he was the same age as my Dan, and they trialled together at times. I knew him through his schoolboy days, and he was always a good example of talent being nothing without dedication. When he played against us at Wychbold, we always man-marked him out of the game for the first 15 minutes, he'd get pissed off, and give up playing, which was a shame as he was a gifted footballer. Wildey was lightning over 5-10 yards, which was all he needed most of the time to make a space for a cross, and the cross was inch perfect! Definitely one of the best I've seen at SGL.
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Post by adycrean on Aug 3, 2016 16:24:54 GMT
I just hope he can cross a ball, how many pacy wingers did we see at SGL who flew down the wing, and then endangered lives in the flats behind the goal from their crosses. Best crossers of a ball from the wing I've seen were Adam Wilde and the mercurial Jon Purdie, and neither had lightning pace. We had Dan Polan at City a few years back and he was Worcester Schools 100m champion every year, which was why my lad switched to 200m! Best crosser I can remember was Bobby Shinton. Didn't have much pace by the time he played for us, but what a left foot he had.
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Post by alwaysnextyear on Aug 3, 2016 17:09:58 GMT
What about Dave Roberts ( Nobby's son in law ) in the team of the 70's ?
Tackled like Julian Clary, but what a sweet right foot - crosses and corners onto the heads of Inglis and Williams. Wilde, Shinton and the mercurial Purdie - we've had some good ones.
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Post by alwaysnextyear on Aug 3, 2016 17:25:32 GMT
With all the latest activity, I've had another go at updating the squad. Please feel free to correct this list ( if necessary ! ).
Signed
Goalkeepers: Draper Ross
Defenders: Weir Sharpe Hutchison Smith Gallinagh Keane
Midfielders: Jackman Gater Waldron Batchelor English Fitzpatrick Nelson-Addy
Forwards: Hughes Bates Chilekwa Olukanmi Bishop
Unconfirmed Morris Ologu
Released Vaughan (to Solihull Moors) Dunkley (to Hednesford Town) Gudger (to Brackley Town) Nti (to York City) Minihan (to Stockport County) Webb (to Rhyl FC) MacDonald (to Redditch United) Thomas (to Kidderminster Harriers) Ward-Cochrane (released) Nash (released) Burton (retired) Geddes ( again ) Perry ( released )
I make that 20 signed on......at the moment..........with maybe another 3 to come. Phew !
No problem signing on players at all , by the look of it. Well done to Carl Heeley, Ian King, and John Snape.
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Post by The Verner on Aug 3, 2016 17:46:06 GMT
With all the latest activity, I've had another go at updating the squad. Please feel free to correct this list ( if necessary ! ). Signed Goalkeepers: Draper Ross Defenders: Weir Sharpe Hutchison Smith Gallinagh Keane Midfielders: Jackman Gater Waldron Batchelor English Fitzpatrick Nelson-Addy Forwards: Hughes Bates Chilekwa Olukanmi Bishop Unconfirmed Morris Ologu Released Vaughan (to Solihull Moors) Dunkley (to Hednesford Town) Gudger (to Brackley Town) Nti (to York City) Minihan (to Stockport County) Webb (to Rhyl FC) MacDonald (to Redditch United) Thomas (to Kidderminster Harriers) Ward-Cochrane (released) Nash (released) Burton (retired) Geddes ( again ) Perry ( released ) I make that 20 signed on......at the moment..........with maybe another 3 to come. Phew ! No problem signing on players at all , by the look of it. Well done to Carl Heeley, Ian King, and John Snape. Reading Carls comments RE injuries would appear Morris will be sticking around...maybe he will go out on loan or be dual registered ?
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Post by jonnyred on Aug 3, 2016 17:50:28 GMT
I just hope he can cross a ball, how many pacy wingers did we see at SGL who flew down the wing, and then endangered lives in the flats behind the goal from their crosses. Best crossers of a ball from the wing I've seen were Adam Wilde and the mercurial Jon Purdie, and neither had lightning pace. We had Dan Polan at City a few years back and he was Worcester Schools 100m champion every year, which was why my lad switched to 200m! Best crosser I can remember was Bobby Shinton. Didn't have much pace by the time he played for us, but what a left foot he had. Tommy Daly was pretty decent...just used to put his head down, bomb down the wing and pretty much every cross was perfect into the box (the occasional one did let him down because he had a knee defect of some sort) a couple more players to hopefully add to the mix for this season.. Chambers and what happened with Partodikromo as he seemed promising but then the trail seems to have run cold with him, perhaps he's had trials elsewhere?
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Post by The sound and the fury on Aug 3, 2016 20:07:59 GMT
Best crosser I can remember was Bobby Shinton. Didn't have much pace by the time he played for us, but what a left foot he had. Tommy Daly was pretty decent...just used to put his head down, bomb down the wing and pretty much every cross was perfect into the box (the occasional one did let him down because he had a knee defect of some sort) a couple more players to hopefully add to the mix for this season.. Chambers and what happened with Partodikromo as he seemed promising but then the trail seems to have run cold with him, perhaps he's had trials elsewhere? Pardon Gres? Tommy Daly couldn't cross a T, let alone a football! Smashing lad and great bass player, but couldn't get the ball off the ground,
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Post by thatloudbloke on Aug 3, 2016 20:50:45 GMT
Alun Webb latest
Alun Webb 44 mins · Instagram · Nice to get a goal in my final game for Rhyl before heading out to Miami. All the best to Niall McGuinness and the players for the season, great group of lads ⚽
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Post by Brooksiders Return!! on Aug 3, 2016 20:57:05 GMT
Tommy Daly was pretty decent...just used to put his head down, bomb down the wing and pretty much every cross was perfect into the box (the occasional one did let him down because he had a knee defect of some sort) a couple more players to hopefully add to the mix for this season.. Chambers and what happened with Partodikromo as he seemed promising but then the trail seems to have run cold with him, perhaps he's had trials elsewhere? Pardon Gres? Tommy Daly couldn't cross a T, let alone a football! Smashing lad and great bass player, but couldn't get the ball off the ground, Tommy Daly was brilliant !!!!!!......................................when he was at Bromsgrove! came to City, and like so many players, he forgot how to play football!! A real shame as he used to do us every time we played Bromsgrove!!
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