Transfer rumours, targets & new signings

[valeparklife]

Ben Garrity being linked by Unofficial Vale

24yo midfielder at Blackpool. Spent last season on loan at Oldham (29 apps, 2 goals)

[valeparklife]

Just now, Iron Curtain said:

Ben Garrity being hinted at by UV

24 year old Midfielder from Blackpool, spent last year at Oldham on loan.

Great minds! 😂😂

[Iron Curtain]

 

2 minutes ago, valeparklife said:

Ben Garrity being linked by Unofficial Vale

24yo midfielder at Blackpool. Spent last season on loan at Oldham (29 apps, 2 goals)

The oldham forum doesnt make good reading if true!!

[Doha]

Pretty confident it will be Garrity as this is Blackpool's equivalent of Mike Baggaley

 

[mikey]

Cant see it being Garrity as the Oldham forum doesn't have a good word to say about him

[Rocky]

6 minutes ago, valeparklife said:

Ben Garrity being linked by Unofficial Vale

24yo midfielder at Blackpool. Spent last season on loan at Oldham (29 apps, 2 goals)

Looks like he started the season as a DM and then into a CM, played a couple on the right. I'm assuming he was injured from January to March as he didn't feature at all in the squad and when he was brought back in he didn't play full games until the last 2 games of the season.

As said before, I take what fans say on forums with a pinch of salt. It looks like when he was fit he played in some capacity. 

Maybe they've seen him as an option too that if Walker is injured he could slot into a DM role if needed?

[Iron Curtain]

2 minutes ago, Rocky said:

Looks like he started the season as a DM and then into a CM, played a couple on the right. I'm assuming he was injured from January to March as he didn't feature at all in the squad and when he was brought back in he didn't play full games until the last 2 games of the season.

As said before, I take what fans say on forums with a pinch of salt. It looks like when he was fit he played in some capacity. 

Maybe they've seen him as an option too that if Walker is injured he could slot into a DM role if needed?

UV now saying that he has his contract extended at Blackpool so their may need to be a fee

[Doha]

Yes he was injured.

Blackpool (just promoted via the PO's to the Championship) have supposedly exercised a 1yr option on him - their fans seem to think they did that so a club coming in for him would need to pay a fee. 

[robf]

11 minutes ago, Doha said:

Pretty confident it will be Garrity as this is Blackpool's equivalent of Mike Baggaley

 

Thanks @Doha you may see that very same image in an OVF front page article shortly 😉

[philmpv]

Because DC and DF identify potential signings based on fans forums?

Cant see it being Garrity as the Oldham forum doesn't have a good word to say about him

[ValeForever.]

43 minutes ago, Iron Curtain said:

Incoming!!

My money is on Josh Gordon

Josh Gordon is currently sunning himself in Portugal. Could be him but doubt they'd announce without the token pitch side photos etc...

[valeparklife]

Garrity does seem to fit what Clarke wants in midfield, ie high energy and get about the pitch.

Quote

 

"Ben's all action and wants to be involved," said the Latics chief.

"Credit to the lad, I think it shows the work that he's been doing off the field that he was able to come in and perform for an hour at a good intensity"

 

https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/sport/19208223.oldham-boss-keith-curles-praise-midfielder-ben-garrity/?ref=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[philmpv]

Has the tweet now been deleted? If it has, would suggest that it was Garrity but been scuppered by the invoking of the extension by Blackpool

[Rocky]

1 minute ago, philmpv said:

Has the tweet now been deleted? If it has, would suggest that it was Garrity but been scuppered by the invoking of the extension by Blackpool

The tweet is still there.

[robf]

Just now, philmpv said:

Has the tweet now been deleted? If it has, would suggest that it was Garrity but been scuppered by the invoking of the extension by Blackpool

It's also claimed in the Blackpool Gazette newspaper so they seem to be pretty confident - https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/sullay-kaikai-bids-emotional-goodbye-following-his-surprise-departure-from-blackpool-3260751