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4 minutes ago, Moz said:

See him as an improvement on Guthrie, which is fine for a fourth striker. If we're after an option for one year, would Pope have been a better option? Maybe. We'll see... happy to give the lad a chance. Were it not for the surge of pro-DC sentiment on here and this 'trust the matrix' claptrap), I reckon this signing would be lampooned. Hopefully this change in vibe will mean he get's a chance... lot's of decent strikers aren't prolific but do a good team job. Lee Glover was one I remember. 

I'm an improvement on Guthrie ! 

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3 minutes ago, Moz said:

See him as an improvement on Guthrie, which is fine for a fourth striker. If we're after an option for one year, would Pope have been a better option? Maybe. We'll see... happy to give the lad a chance. Were it not for the surge of pro-DC sentiment on here and this 'trust the matrix' claptrap), I reckon this signing would be lampooned. Hopefully this change in vibe will mean he get's a chance... lot's of decent strikers aren't prolific but do a good team job. Lee Glover was one I remember. 

Probably a big difference in wage demands. Not to mention he’s 29 and pope is what 36? 

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1 minute ago, valiant_593 said:

Probably a big difference in wage demands. Not to mention he’s 29 and pope is what 36? 

Agree on the wages side of things. I'm not sure we'll ever find out if Tom was offered a reduced deal. I don't buy the age thing so much. Every squad needs a balance. Just look at Ellison at Newport. Got them vital points (including against us) as they made the play offs. This lad isn't a bad signing, but I personally think Pope would have offered more over the year.

I think the comparison to Pope in terms of a younger version, is a lazy one. By the time Tom was 29 he'd got double figures 4 times (three times at League one level) and fired us to a promotion.  

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2 minutes ago, valiant_593 said:

Probably a big difference in wage demands. Not to mention he’s 29 and pope is what 36? 

He'll be 36 a few weeks into the new season. For me this signing makes sense. It's lowering the age of the squad. In a similar way having 21 y/o Aidan Stone pushing 30 y/o Covolan is significantly different from 31 y/o Visser pushing 36 y/o Scott Brown.

I guess there's going to be differing views and speculation on the value of the signings until the season actually kicks off - but I think it's better to let the new players at least play a few competitive matches before passing judgement (and that applies equally both to the glass half-full and glass half-empty brigades). 

 

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30 minutes ago, Joe B said:

Jamie Proctor, 29 yo striker. Vastly experienced at higher levels but not the most prolific. Target man type.  A reasonable third option. 

Will be more mobile than Pope imo and will be used as the target man to hold the ball up and lay it into the paths of Rodders and Wilson,so it wont be about his goals,i just hope fans understand that 

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Just now, philmpv said:

So the lads been signed for less than an hour and already we have a definitive statement that Pope would have done more over the course of the season, despite no ball even being kicked yet!

No we don't. I said "I personally think..." In the same post as saying he's a decent signing. Get a grip.

 

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