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Post by Gag_N_Bone_Man on May 17, 2024 15:47:10 GMT 1
Hi all as I've done in the past I thought I'd create a thread with our current squad. As and when things change I'll do my best to keep it updated. Current squad: Goalkeepers (do not count towards squad size limit of 22)01. Lee Nicholls 12. Chris Maxwell 13. Jacob Chapman Full backs/Wing backs15. Jaheim Headley 03. Josh Ruffels 17. Brodie Spencer (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)20. Ollie Turton 14. Mickel Miller 02. Lasse Sorensen Centre backs
24. Radinio Balker 05. Michal Helik 32. Tom Lees 04. Matty Pearson 23. Nigel Lonwijk (on season long loan from Wolves)Midfielders
06. Jonathan Hogg 28. Tom Iorpenda (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)18. David Kasumu 08. Ben Wiles 16. Herbie Kane 21. Antony Evans ??. Joe Hodge (on season long loan from Wolves)Wingers
26. Pat Jones (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)10. Josh Koroma
Strikers
22. Kian Harratt 11. Rhys Healey 09. Bojan Radulovic 25. Danny Ward 07. Callum Marshall (on season long loan from West Ham)
No squad number issued:
Loick Ayina (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)Scott High Kyle Hudlin Transfers in:
| Player | Position | From | Fee (* = rumoured) | Mickel Miller
| Left Wing Back | Plymouth | Free (out of contract) | Lasse Sorensen
| Right Wing Back | Lincoln | £350k* (undisclosed) | Herbie Kane
| Central Midfield | Barnsley | Free (out of contract) | Antony Evans
| Central Midfield
| Bristol Rovers | £450k* (undisclosed)
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Transfers out:
| Player | Position | To | Fee (* = rumoured) | | Jack Rudoni | Central Midfield | Coventry | £5m* (undisclosed) | Tyreece Simpson
| Striker | Stevenage | £200k* (undisclosed) | Ben Jackson
| Wing back | Barrow | undisclosed
| Josh Austerfield
| Central Midfield
| Salford City | undisclosed
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Loans in:
| Player | Position | From | Length | | Callum Marshall | Striker | West Ham | End of season | | Joe Hodge | Midfielder | Wolves | End of season
| | Nigel Lonwijk | Centre back | Wolves
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Loans out:
| Player | Position | To | Length | | Kieran Phillips | Striker | Sacramento | End of US season - October | | Sorba Thomas | Winger | Nantes | End of season (option to buy)
| | Neo Eccleston | Full back | Barrow
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Post by Gag_N_Bone_Man on May 17, 2024 15:47:45 GMT 1
Of those staying I expect the following may be ones we want to ship on:
Scott High
Kyle Hudlin
Tyreece Simpson
Danny Ward
Kieran Phillips
And I expect people to come sniffing around:
Lee Nicholls
Michal Helik
Jack Rudoni
Sorba Thomas
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Post by blueray4 on May 17, 2024 18:46:02 GMT 1
Possibly add Luke Daley too. Think he has a contract till 2026
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Post by lossiemouthtownfan on May 18, 2024 8:47:58 GMT 1
If Hogg doesn't re-sign who realistically will he move to.
He moved to us from Watford to be nearer Middlesbrough so I'd doubt if he would moved south.
I'd be very surprised if teams higher up the leagues were interested apart from maybe Sunderland or Boro as a squad player as there will be no transfer fee to pay.
Hartlepool would be a non starter along with probably Bradford (and Harrogate)
But money talks, (but it don't sing and dance and it can't walk)😉
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Post by Big Ern on May 18, 2024 9:34:31 GMT 1
What the hell has happened to Josh Ruffels? I totally forgot he still played for us (or doesn't). Did okay last season so would expect him to be decent in league 1. How bad is his injury?
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Post by irverino on May 18, 2024 9:41:34 GMT 1
If Hogg doesn't re-sign who realistically will he move to. He moved to us from Watford to be nearer Middlesbrough so I'd doubt if he would moved south. I'd be very surprised if teams higher up the leagues were interested apart from maybe Sunderland or Boro as a squad player as there will be no transfer fee to pay. Hartlepool would be a non starter along with probably Bradford (and Harrogate) But money talks, (but it don't sing and dance and it can't walk)😉 I Believe Barnsley are one of those interested in him..........Possible 2-3 year player/coach role on offer. |
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Post by irverino on May 18, 2024 9:47:49 GMT 1
Of those staying I expect the following may be ones we want to ship on: Scott High Kyle Hudlin Tyreece Simpson Danny Ward Kieran Phillips And I expect people to come sniffing around: Lee Nicholls Michal Helik Jack Rudoni Sorba Thomas Those wanting to leave list & those tempted to stay (hope for promotion) list........Care to take a guess at the asking price & what figure we might have to agree on? |
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Post by runner76 on May 18, 2024 9:48:50 GMT 1
Cheers for that - nice to have it updated in one place. If we can add as many in as now go out (or more) I’d imagine that’s a decent size squad with not awful quality and depth for L1.
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Post by richhtfc on May 18, 2024 10:46:12 GMT 1
If Hogg doesn't re-sign who realistically will he move to. He moved to us from Watford to be nearer Middlesbrough so I'd doubt if he would moved south. I'd be very surprised if teams higher up the leagues were interested apart from maybe Sunderland or Boro as a squad player as there will be no transfer fee to pay. Hartlepool would be a non starter along with probably Bradford (and Harrogate) But money talks, (but it don't sing and dance and it can't walk)😉 I Believe Barnsley are one of those interested in him..........Possible 2-3 year player/coach role on offer. Someone on the other thread suggesting he’s already re-signed for another year |
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Post by Terriersmad on May 18, 2024 11:01:19 GMT 1
Of those staying I expect the following may be ones we want to ship on: Scott High Kyle Hudlin Tyreece Simpson Danny Ward Kieran Phillips And I expect people to come sniffing around: Lee Nicholls Michal Helik Jack Rudoni Sorba Thomas Add in Josh Austerfield and potentially Kian Harratt, the latter depending on his behaviour. I personally think Harratt has the talent but is on his last chance. |
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on May 18, 2024 11:50:14 GMT 1
Of those staying I expect the following may be ones we want to ship on: Scott High Kyle Hudlin Tyreece Simpson Danny Ward Kieran Phillips And I expect people to come sniffing around: Lee Nicholls Michal Helik Jack Rudoni Sorba Thomas Add in Josh Austerfield and potentially Kian Harratt, the latter depending on his behaviour. I personally think Harratt has the talent but is on his last chance. He's beyond his last chance. Can't believe he hasn't been ditched for breach of contract |
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Post by irverino on May 18, 2024 12:49:44 GMT 1
I Believe Barnsley are one of those interested in him..........Possible 2-3 year player/coach role on offer. Someone on the other thread suggesting he’s already re-signed for another year Town confirmed? Another interested team mentioned was Bolton............MD wants Hoggy on board, could be 1yr plus 1 yr option or PC role? |
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Post by dewsburyborn on May 18, 2024 13:15:25 GMT 1
Of those staying I expect the following may be ones we want to ship on: Scott High Kyle Hudlin Tyreece Simpson Danny Ward Kieran Phillips And I expect people to come sniffing around: Lee Nicholls Michal Helik Jack Rudoni Sorba Thomas Those wanting to leave list & those tempted to stay (hope for promotion).....Care to take a guess at the asking price & what figure we might have to agree on? Would be interesting to know what promotion bonus would be ... |
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Post by Terriersmad on May 18, 2024 13:41:07 GMT 1
Add in Josh Austerfield and potentially Kian Harratt, the latter depending on his behaviour. I personally think Harratt has the talent but is on his last chance. He's beyond his last chance. Can't believe he hasn't been ditched for breach of contract I'd seen whispers he's been up to his old tricks, but not seen anything concrete. |
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Post by Ross83 on May 19, 2024 14:31:54 GMT 1
He's beyond his last chance. Can't believe he hasn't been ditched for breach of contract I'd seen whispers he's been up to his old tricks, but not seen anything concrete. I'd bet that's just haresay. |
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Post by belvoirterrier15 on May 19, 2024 15:20:45 GMT 1
From the present retained list it is not at all surprising that Town are incredibly weak in their midfield and striker options.Very few are good enough for League One, surely these two areas that have been weak for the last few seasons, must be priorities for next season if Town are to challenge next season
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Post by keefer on May 19, 2024 15:29:29 GMT 1
I'd seen whispers he's been up to his old tricks, but not seen anything concrete. I'd bet that's just haresay. Brilliant punnery |
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Post by BlueValour on May 20, 2024 0:33:10 GMT 1
He's beyond his last chance. Can't believe he hasn't been ditched for breach of contract I'd seen whispers he's been up to his old tricks, but not seen anything concrete. I think a mole said that! |
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Post by melbourneterrier on May 20, 2024 0:44:09 GMT 1
BIG recruitment drive needed.
Goalkeepers
Lee Nicholls
Chris Maxwell
Jacob Chapman.
Can afford to lose one of these. Whether it's likely to be Nicholls that gets a championship move, or lesser likely Maxwell moving for first team football or Chapman out on loan. ONE can leave and we still wouldn't need strengthening
Full backs/Wing backs
Jaheim Headley
Ben Jackson
Josh Ruffels
Brodie Spencer
Ollie Turton.
For me this is quite concerning. Ruffels and Turton can be great in League One, but both will be coming off very shortened seasons. Headley may well yet go, and is rumoured to be one of the bad eggs. I don't really rate Jackson too highly. If we can keep a hold of Spencer, and he continues to develop then we had a right player there.
Centre backs
Loick Ayina
Radinio Balker
Michal Helik
Tom Lees
Matty Pearson
On paper, probably our strongest position. I can't really rate Balker too much as he's been injured so much but from the limited amount that we've seen, he's a right player. Helik may get a well deserved move to the championship. Then we have the experienced duo of Pearson and Lees, with Ayina around the squad as well. No investment needed
Midfielders
Josh Austerfield
Scott High
Jonathan Hogg*
Tom Iorpenda
David Kasumu
Jack Rudoni
Ben Wiles
Severely lacking a creative playmaker, and also severly lacking in G/A. I don't rate Austerfield nor High. Iorpenda looked promising but that's being based on an extremely small sample size. Questions if Rudoni will be here next season. Kasumu may go well in League One, let's hope we can keep him injury free. Wiles, well I just hope we can get him fit! Another who could go well in League One but needs to do much better than this season
Wingers
Pat Jones
Josh Koroma
Sorba Thomas.
YIKES. Just YIKES. Jones hasn't really kicked on and needs to managed carefully. Has shown promise in the past, but can we rely on him for a full season? Koroma, all depends if Duff can get a tune out of him. If we get the JK that performs like he does under NW then brilliant. If he performs like he has with anyone else, then we start games with 10 men. Sorba will leave, I have no doubt it.
Strikers
Kian Harratt
Rhys Healey
Kyle Hudlin
Kieran Phillips
Bojan Radulovic
Tyreece Simpson
Danny Ward
Really conflicted about strikers. We have numbers there BUT are they the right ones? Harratt seems to have his issues and doesn't have a profilic profile either. Healey is the one that most of us are excited about, let's hope we can keep him fit. Bojan is much of an unknown quantity, is he physical enough? How is his injury record? He scored a decent goal last season but didn't get a proper run of games and couldn't make it off the bench! Hudlin and Simpson neither are really League One standard. Look at their loan stats. Phillips, at 25, still unproven in the EFL, may actually be better suited to stay at Sacremento. Then there's Danny Ward who can do a job for us, but I'd rather see him not as a starter, more as a sporadic player.
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Post by belizian on May 20, 2024 8:54:09 GMT 1
He's beyond his last chance. Can't believe he hasn't been ditched for breach of contract I'd seen whispers he's been up to his old tricks, but not seen anything concrete. You want to enlarge on that or have yopu just made it up to suit your agenda? |
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Post by htafc1045 on May 20, 2024 8:55:36 GMT 1
BIG recruitment drive needed. Goalkeepers Lee Nicholls Chris Maxwell Jacob Chapman. Can afford to lose one of these. Whether it's likely to be Nicholls that gets a championship move, or lesser likely Maxwell moving for first team football or Chapman out on loan. ONE can leave and we still wouldn't need strengthening Full backs/Wing backs Jaheim Headley Ben Jackson Josh Ruffels Brodie Spencer Ollie Turton. For me this is quite concerning. Ruffels and Turton can be great in League One, but both will be coming off very shortened seasons. Headley may well yet go, and is rumoured to be one of the bad eggs. I don't really rate Jackson too highly. If we can keep a hold of Spencer, and he continues to develop then we had a right player there. Centre backs Loick Ayina Radinio Balker Michal Helik Tom Lees Matty Pearson On paper, probably our strongest position. I can't really rate Balker too much as he's been injured so much but from the limited amount that we've seen, he's a right player. Helik may get a well deserved move to the championship. Then we have the experienced duo of Pearson and Lees, with Ayina around the squad as well. No investment needed Midfielders Josh Austerfield Scott High Jonathan Hogg* Tom Iorpenda David Kasumu Jack Rudoni Ben Wiles Severely lacking a creative playmaker, and also severly lacking in G/A. I don't rate Austerfield nor High. Iorpenda looked promising but that's being based on an extremely small sample size. Questions if Rudoni will be here next season. Kasumu may go well in League One, let's hope we can keep him injury free. Wiles, well I just hope we can get him fit! Another who could go well in League One but needs to do much better than this season Wingers Pat Jones Josh Koroma Sorba Thomas. YIKES. Just YIKES. Jones hasn't really kicked on and needs to managed carefully. Has shown promise in the past, but can we rely on him for a full season? Koroma, all depends if Duff can get a tune out of him. If we get the JK that performs like he does under NW then brilliant. If he performs like he has with anyone else, then we start games with 10 men. Sorba will leave, I have no doubt it. Strikers Kian Harratt Rhys Healey Kyle Hudlin Kieran Phillips Bojan Radulovic Tyreece Simpson Danny Ward Really conflicted about strikers. We have numbers there BUT are they the right ones? Harratt seems to have his issues and doesn't have a profilic profile either. Healey is the one that most of us are excited about, let's hope we can keep him fit. Bojan is much of an unknown quantity, is he physical enough? How is his injury record? He scored a decent goal last season but didn't get a proper run of games and couldn't make it off the bench! Hudlin and Simpson neither are really League One standard. Look at their loan stats. Phillips, at 25, still unproven in the EFL, may actually be better suited to stay at Sacremento. Then there's Danny Ward who can do a job for us, but I'd rather see him not as a starter, more as a sporadic player. Would agree about wingers but as Duff plays a 3-5-2 (wingerless) then I think money is better invested into central midfield and wingback. |
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Post by Terriersmad on May 20, 2024 10:32:31 GMT 1
I'd seen whispers he's been up to his old tricks, but not seen anything concrete. You want to enlarge on that or have yopu just made it up to suit your agenda? No agenda. Some people have made veiled assertions on here. Nothing in the press. Just whispers here. No idea whether the allegations are true or not. And where on earth have you got the idea I have an agenda? |
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Post by Gag_N_Bone_Man on Jul 4, 2024 13:39:46 GMT 1
So, to date 3 in (plus one more today or tomorrow hopefully, in Anthony Evans).
Ideally still need, at least, a striker.
Other than Rudoni, no one has been sold. We need to ship some players out. Who would you be happy (or at least accept) if we moved on?
Here's mine, with rationale.
Goalkeepers - Lee Nicholls - had a stellar season when we reached Wembley. Been largely average since. Happy if he stays but happy if he goes.
Full backs/Wing backs - Jaheim Headley/Ben Jackson/Josh Ruffels - would try to find a new home for at least one, no more than 2, of these. At a push, if fit, I'd keep Ruffels, and definitely move on Jackson.
Centre backs - one of Tom Lees or Matty Pearson - no need for both (unless we lose Helik or Balker)
Midfielders - probably move on both Josh Austerfield and Scott High - not sure either are going to come good
Wingers - either or both of Josh Koroma & Sorba Thomas - nothing against either of them, but they won't fit in the system, realistically. I think Jones could be useful though, perhaps with a tweak of his role.
Strikers as many of the below as we can get off the bill. Of these 5 perhaps Simpson and Harratt could do a job off the bench, but if we start the season with a choice of Healey, Bojan, one of the youngsters below and a new signing vying for two spots, I'd be happy.
Kian Harratt
Kyle Hudlin
Kieran Phillips
Tyreece Simpson
Danny Ward
I reckon we could get 10 of these off the wage bill and still have a strong enough squad to make a good fist of a promotion challenge. Main challenge is, who'd want them?
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Post by Big Ern on Jul 4, 2024 13:51:12 GMT 1
So, to date 3 in (plus one more today or tomorrow hopefully, in Anthony Evans). Ideally still need, at least, a striker. Other than Rudoni, no one has been sold. We need to ship some players out. Who would you be happy (or at least accept) if we moved on? Here's mine, with rationale. Goalkeepers - Lee Nicholls - had a stellar season when we reached Wembley. Been largely average since. Happy if he stays but happy if he goes. Full backs/Wing backs - Jaheim Headley/Ben Jackson/Josh Ruffels - would try to find a new home for at least one, no more than 2, of these. At a push, if fit, I'd keep Ruffels, and definitely move on Jackson. Centre backs - one of Tom Lees or Matty Pearson - no need for both (unless we lose Helik or Balker) Midfielders - probably move on both Josh Austerfield and Scott High - not sure either are going to come good Wingers - either or both of Josh Koroma & Sorba Thomas - nothing against either of them, but they won't fit in the system, realistically. I think Jones could be useful though, perhaps with a tweak of his role. Strikers as many of the below as we can get off the bill. Of these 5 perhaps Simpson and Harratt could do a job off the bench, but if we start the season with a choice of Healey, Bojan, one of the youngsters below and a new signing vying for two spots, I'd be happy. Kian Harratt Kyle Hudlin Kieran Phillips Tyreece Simpson Danny Ward I reckon we could get 10 of these off the wage bill and still have a strong enough squad to make a good fist of a promotion challenge. Main challenge is, who'd want them? I think the likelihood is that a few of them will be loaned out until the end of their contracts. Can certainly see it with Hudlin, Jackson, High and perhaps even Ward. If we can't sell we can at least have their contracts subsidised until they do leave. I dont really get the hate for Jackson though, had some promising moments before breaking into the first team and has shone in the odd game. Came clean about his mental struggles and perhaps Duff is the type of manager to get the best out of him. Definitely a player in there. |
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Post by Norn Iron Terrier on Jul 4, 2024 14:08:51 GMT 1
@gag_N_Bone_Man great thread as always. Would be good to see the new players highlighted in the original post somehow to make them easier to see. Perhaps put in brackets where we signed them from?
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Jul 4, 2024 14:29:23 GMT 1
So, to date 3 in (plus one more today or tomorrow hopefully, in Anthony Evans). Ideally still need, at least, a striker. Other than Rudoni, no one has been sold. We need to ship some players out. Who would you be happy (or at least accept) if we moved on? Here's mine, with rationale. Goalkeepers - Lee Nicholls - had a stellar season when we reached Wembley. Been largely average since. Happy if he stays but happy if he goes. Full backs/Wing backs - Jaheim Headley/Ben Jackson/Josh Ruffels - would try to find a new home for at least one, no more than 2, of these. At a push, if fit, I'd keep Ruffels, and definitely move on Jackson. Centre backs - one of Tom Lees or Matty Pearson - no need for both (unless we lose Helik or Balker) Midfielders - probably move on both Josh Austerfield and Scott High - not sure either are going to come good Wingers - either or both of Josh Koroma & Sorba Thomas - nothing against either of them, but they won't fit in the system, realistically. I think Jones could be useful though, perhaps with a tweak of his role. Strikers as many of the below as we can get off the bill. Of these 5 perhaps Simpson and Harratt could do a job off the bench, but if we start the season with a choice of Healey, Bojan, one of the youngsters below and a new signing vying for two spots, I'd be happy. Kian Harratt Kyle Hudlin Kieran Phillips Tyreece Simpson Danny Ward I reckon we could get 10 of these off the wage bill and still have a strong enough squad to make a good fist of a promotion challenge. Main challenge is, who'd want them? I think the likelihood is that a few of them will be loaned out until the end of their contracts. Can certainly see it with Hudlin, Jackson, High and perhaps even Ward. If we can't sell we can at least have their contracts subsidised until they do leave. I dont really get the hate for Jackson though, had some promising moments before breaking into the first team and has shone in the odd game. Came clean about his mental struggles and perhaps Duff is the type of manager to get the best out of him. Definitely a player in there. Jackson has shown nowt really to suggest he's worth keeping but Duff might get something out if him, that's where all the hate comes from, although hate is a strong word in this instance, sure no one hates him. |
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Post by Big Ern on Jul 4, 2024 14:46:15 GMT 1
I think the likelihood is that a few of them will be loaned out until the end of their contracts. Can certainly see it with Hudlin, Jackson, High and perhaps even Ward. If we can't sell we can at least have their contracts subsidised until they do leave. I dont really get the hate for Jackson though, had some promising moments before breaking into the first team and has shone in the odd game. Came clean about his mental struggles and perhaps Duff is the type of manager to get the best out of him. Definitely a player in there. Jackson has shown nowt really to suggest he's worth keeping but Duff might get something out if him, that's where all the hate comes from, although hate is a strong word in this instance, sure no one hates him. You're right, hate is a very strong word and I wouldn't say anyone 'hates' him at all. It's just a generic term for negativity towards him. |
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Post by Gag_N_Bone_Man on Jul 4, 2024 15:31:33 GMT 1
@gag_N_Bone_Man great thread as always. Would be good to see the new players highlighted in the original post somehow to make them easier to see. Perhaps put in brackets where we signed them from? Added transfer details |
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Post by Norn Iron Terrier on Jul 4, 2024 16:08:40 GMT 1
@gag_N_Bone_Man great thread as always. Would be good to see the new players highlighted in the original post somehow to make them easier to see. Perhaps put in brackets where we signed them from? Added transfer details Top man with the detail, very helpful |
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Post by melbourneterrier on Jul 5, 2024 5:48:56 GMT 1
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