21 minutes ago, MBE said:

 

We lose an our own development player who we heavily invested in because we have signed 2 loans in his position, we sign a striker at 30 years old from 2 divisions down. Make no mistake It’s a huge step up from NL to L1. It’s a huge gamble. Pearce is not going to improve at 30 years old.

Shows Faal signing is a duff one already. Vale have panicked and <ovf censored> this one right up.

Overall, if this is the final deal we’ve had a really poor recruitment this summer transfer window with only 1 arguably 2 positions improved.

 

So you've judged that all of our signings we've made are worse or will turn out worse than Ruari despite them playing fewer minutes, and even that a potential new signing is worse. Got this weeks lottery numbers? 

5 minutes ago, MBE said:

Meanwhile Mansfield, a team we will be battling  bring in LW Tyler Roberts from Brum.

Can anyone point to this kind of quality we have brought to the club over the summer transfer window in attacking areas?

 

 

 

We need a goal scorer not a non scoring winger. 

16 minutes ago, robf said:

I would guess Paton's a loan deal. He's under contract till 2027 and I would imagine his wages would be beyond York (with due respect to them). I would think Vale have loaned him out with York paying a portion of his wages. 

From Vale's perspective get some regular football and if you score bags of goals by the New Year then we'll recall you. From York's perspective, we're losing our goal machine on deadline day so here's a temporary replacement. 

I hope it's a loan deal but something is telling me that it might be a swap deal.

I just hope that if it is a loan he scores goals for them and then comes back full of confidence and score goals for us in the second half of the season. Tbh I can see Faal going back in January. 

Crystal Palace sign Uche for £17m.

Paton and shorrock not going York

Really don't think there's anything in that

8 minutes ago, MBE said:

Meanwhile Mansfield, a team we will be battling  bring in LW Tyler Roberts from Brum.

Can anyone point to this kind of quality we have brought to the club over the summer transfer window in attacking areas?

 

 

 

One goal and two assist for a nearly relegated cobblers last year. Where is the quality in that?

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11 minutes ago, osprey said:

Every signing we make DM says ‘we have had an eye on him for a long time’ or words to that effect 

Quite likely, easy enough to track players since most games are recorded. Player analysis available to narrow things down, scout and view live as necessary, Recruiting a job in itself, final say with DM, CEO and Owners.

Ruari is 25 as well, not exactly “development”. if you’re not hitting the numbers at 24/25 then you’re more often than not passed on. 

1 minute ago, eh up nah said:

Paton and shorrock not going York

Really don't think there's anything in that

I know Alfie has been correct about a number of transfers but I can't see Shorrock going on loan to York. 

Just now, ValiantHan said:

I know Alfie has been correct about a number of transfers but I can't see Shorrock going on loan to York. 

Shorrock played a lot of games last season in a successful side

And he looked good, picking up goals and assists

That kind of move worked for smithy but he'd never played first team 

Shorrocks been linked with derby, he'll be looking up not down.  If he goes on loan it will be league 2

 

4 minutes ago, ValiantHan said:

Tbh I can see Faal going back in January. 

Faal’s first touch leaves much to be desired. He has the physical presence but if he can’t trap the ball and hold it up and play it off then he’s going to have a very hard time convincing that he’s a replacement for Stockley whose contract is up end of year. 

2 minutes ago, ValiantHan said:

I know Alfie has been correct about a number of transfers but I can't see Shorrock going on loan to York. 

I don't see why not, he's not gonna get in for us, and he's likely going to play 30+ for a team who are likely going to be battling for promotion. 

I'd rather he went there than say Cheltenham in league two, play a similar number of games but get battered every week and ultimately go down. 

24 minutes ago, boslemportvale91 said:

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bloody hell. I suppose thats the modern day wages nowadays especially for a striker 

Personally don't see it happening

 

 

He’s crap as well, according to my Albion mate

33 minutes ago, NW9Valiant said:

Fair point, I’m just saying he doesn’t carry the name value of Langstaff, Cole etc. 

I don’t care so long as it works out. A bit nervous given the jump up the leagues but I wouldn’t write him off for that. 

I dunno. Langstaff is worth 16, but cole is only worth 6. Whereas Pearce is worth 10. And that's without factoring in any triple letter scores.

 

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4 hours ago, West London vale fan said:

Hello , regular reader very infrequent poster. Out of interest to the "don't panic if we don't sign anyone brigade" . I'm panicking big time. Where in the current squad are we going to get 50 goals from this season? Maybe stockley 10 to 15 depending on fitness,  where are the other goals coming from.

Plz stop asking the obvious and most difficult question!!!!!!!!