Transfer Rumours Pre-Season

[The Kalamazoo Kid]

3 minutes ago, valeparklife said:

If he signs and misses any sitters will we be able to shout "Rodney, you plonker!" ? 😄

[valeparklife]

10 minutes ago, valeparklife said:

I remember watching a Hartlepool game on Sky when they got relegated on the last day and watched him score twice as an 18 year old and he looked a real player. Strong, stocky and skillful - I thought someone like Peterborough would sign him and turn him into another lethal Football League striker but his career seems to have never really kicked on since.

 

 

[Iron Curtain]

14 minutes ago, valeparklife said:

Unofficial Vale hinting there is some truth in this.

22 years old

Looks like he signed for Salford as a prospect and was loaned out a lot where he had some success  (including 12 in 19 over two spells at Halifax)... my guess is that Salford can just afford the likes of Tom Elliot so no need to hold onto the prospect.
 

From these Early videos it looks like he can play through the middle or put wide in a 3.

Shortish, powerful, got some skills.

In Askey we trust

[TheSage]

Nice to see a few rumours flying around. It wets the appetite.

[JRC]

18 hours ago, valeparklife said:

I remember watching a Hartlepool game on Sky when they got relegated on the last day and watched him score twice as an 18 year old and he looked a real player. Strong, stocky and skillful - I thought someone like Peterborough would sign him and turn him into another lethal Football League striker but his career seems to have never really kicked on since.

 

 

He's not playing for Halifax in The National League playoffs because he has a definite offer somewhere else following his release by Salford. Stockport and Carlisle offered (allegedly) 15k for him in January but he wanted to move to Halifax, maybe to run his contract down. Stockport wanted him more as a winger whereas he wanted to be more central. Maybe he would be best in a 3 .... though its probably just another rumour 🤣🤣

[Walka003]

Another rumour, Pett apparently joining Swindon

[Guitar Ray]

25 minutes ago, Walka003 said:

Another rumour, Pett apparently joining Swindon

Nice to be linked with either player to be fair.  I've always thought McCartan looked a tidy player when weve faced him.

[Iron Curtain]

16 minutes ago, Guitar Ray said:

Nice to be linked with either player to be fair.  I've always thought McCartan looked a tidy player when weve faced him.

Would possibly explain UV’s strange Scottish tweet earlier.even though he is Northern Irish his name sounds Scottish! 🤷

Shame to miss out on Pett. He is decent!

[JRC]

12 minutes ago, Guitar Ray said:

Nice to be linked with either player to be fair.  I've always thought McCartan looked a tidy player when weve faced him.

Not sure where either would play. Sure we want another centreforward,  which isn't what these two are. We've got 3 wingers plus Rodney. Not sure either would really be good fits in midfield. Both are good players but not sure either fits well in our system. Both may have been spoken to as part of the process for signing Rodney. If we wanted a 10 they'd be great signings. 

[Guitar Ray]

22 minutes ago, JRC said:

Not sure where either would play. Sure we want another centreforward,  which isn't what these two are. We've got 3 wingers plus Rodney. Not sure either would really be good fits in midfield. Both are good players but not sure either fits well in our system. Both may have been spoken to as part of the process for signing Rodney. If we wanted a 10 they'd be great signings. 

It'd depend how we set up, but based on last season I'd tend to agree.  I think the obvious would be looking at a more conventional forward as cover / replacement for The Pope, but who knows what JA's ideas are for the squad next season.  There's clearly a longer term plan when you look at the players who we have signed up beyond next season.

[Iron Curtain]

1 minute ago, Guitar Ray said:

It'd depend how we set up, but based on last season I'd tend to agree.  I think the obvious would be looking at a more conventional forward as cover / replacement for The Pope, but who knows what JA's ideas are for the squad next season.  There's clearly a longer term plan when you look at the players who we have signed up beyond next season.

Maybe looking for ways to break down teams that park the bus

[snowdrifter]

47 minutes ago, Iron Curtain said:

 

Shame to miss out on Pett. He is decent!

Heartbreaker! 

[Rampant Zebra]

10 hours ago, krakaddict said:

Heartbreaker! 

Y? lol

[Iron Curtain]

UV in twitter saying we are in for McCartan and a defender "From the north" has been the the club.

[robf]

9 minutes ago, Iron Curtain said:

UV in twitter saying we are in for McCartan and a defender "From the north" has been the the club.

If "from the North" is cryptic then Cameron Burgess was born in Aberdeen and was at Scunthorpe. Would he really fit our budget though or be too pricey?

McCartan and Burgess would be a great signal of intent in my opinion!