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Post by poolepirate on Jul 14, 2018 17:32:47 GMT
looks like trialist A could be a good signing(if he signs of course) scored 2 today and sounded a handful has 200 appearances in the EFL so a bit of a journeyman in the past we have had mixed luck with journeyman type strikers but we must trust our managers to get it right this time you would imagine that this guy is one of the players who were rumoured to be signing soon(as per dave powells tweet) with him having played public friendly matches its no secret as to his identity anyone know who he is ?
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Post by sqzl on Jul 14, 2018 17:46:28 GMT
looks like trialist A could be a good signing(if he signs of course) scored 2 today and sounded a handful has 200 appearances in the EFL so a bit of a journeyman in the past we have had mixed luck with journeyman type strikers but we must trust our managers to get it right this time you would imagine that this guy is one of the players who were rumoured to be signing soon(as per dave powells tweet) with him having played public friendly matches its no secret as to his identity anyone know who he is ? Couple of things... 1- He could have played over 200 games for one single club in the FL which wouldn’t make him a journeyman? 2- we cant assume he’d be a good signing from a decent performance against a very low level side pre season. On the other hand a striker with pedigree won’t be easy to come by so I hope we take a chance if the managers think he fits he profile, did look fairly decent but no idea who he is.
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Post by Lobster on Jul 14, 2018 18:00:24 GMT
Sorry if I sound like a broken record, but do people not think there’s a reason why we’re calling him Trialist A rather than giving out his name? The club obviously don’t want word to get around that he’s turning out for us.
So if someone posts on here “Trialist A is Joe Bloggs”, we all then know he’s Joe Bloggs and start referring to him as Joe Bloggs. Word then quickly gets around that Joe Bloggs is trialling with Chester and a club with a bit more financial clout comes in and takes him from under our noses. There are people who scour all football forums to find out what’s going on and if it ends up on Twitter and Facebook as well, it’s soon no secret at all.
So, out of respect for the club and managers, Trialist A is Trialist A until they decide otherwise. If you’re desperate to know who he is, have a quiet word with someone in the know, in private, and keep it private!
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Post by poolepirate on Jul 14, 2018 18:09:28 GMT
i agree what you are saying lobster but as he is playing in a public friendly match(and am i right in saying he played some minutes v liverpool? )its hardly being kept a secret so any club will know his identity especially as he has so many EFL games
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Post by Sealand Road Veteran on Jul 14, 2018 18:13:09 GMT
Thought he played well today, clearly a big target man who knows where the goal is, has played for a couple of league clubs, obviously not match fit, but when he is think he will be a good signing if we get him, as said don’t quite get why people want him named on here as it just makes it easy for teams to swoop in and offer more money
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Post by Lobster on Jul 14, 2018 18:18:51 GMT
i agree what you are saying lobster but as he is playing in a public friendly match(and am i right in saying he played some minutes v liverpool? )its hardly being kept a secret so any club will know his identity especially as he has so many EFL games The fact that he's a known EFL player doesn't mean his whereabouts are monitored 24/7. If he remains 'Trialist A', the only way another club could get on to who he is would be to go to one of our games and recognise his face. If we put his name on here, or worse still social media, we're making it very easy for anyone who knows how to use the internet.
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Post by sqzl on Jul 14, 2018 18:21:22 GMT
i agree what you are saying lobster but as he is playing in a public friendly match(and am i right in saying he played some minutes v liverpool? )its hardly being kept a secret so any club will know his identity especially as he has so many EFL games The fact that he's a known EFL player doesn't mean his whereabouts are monitored 24/7. If he remains 'Trialist A', the only way another club could get on to who he is would be to go to one of our games and recognise his face. If we put his name on here, or worse still social media, we're making it very easy for anyone who knows how to use the internet. Understand your point but I’d expect that any half decent ex-FL striker would be known about by most clubs at this level.
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Post by paulie on Jul 14, 2018 18:47:06 GMT
Sorry if I sound like a broken record, but do people not think there’s a reason why we’re calling him Trialist A rather than giving out his name? The club obviously don’t want word to get around that he’s turning out for us. So if someone posts on here “Trialist A is Joe Bloggs”, we all then know he’s Joe Bloggs and start referring to him as Joe Bloggs. Word then quickly gets around that Joe Bloggs is trialling with Chester and a club with a bit more financial clout comes in and takes him from under our noses. There are people who scour all football forums to find out what’s going on and if it ends up on Twitter and Facebook as well, it’s soon no secret at all. So, out of respect for the club and managers, Trialist A is Trialist A until they decide otherwise. If you’re desperate to know who he is, have a quiet word with someone in the know, in private, and keep it private! Shall we make him wear a mask next time he plays for us too?
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Post by devablue on Jul 14, 2018 18:49:21 GMT
Dean someone? I thought he was okay against weak opposition. We certainly do need more 'presence' up-front.
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Post by bluejay on Jul 14, 2018 18:52:53 GMT
I think it's just a bit of an old pre-season tradition not to name the trialists in the reports and everyone always respects it. I'm not sure the identity of the player is a state secret - the Runcorn team had several trialists in and we didn't get their names either. I assume the people screaming blue murder not to post his name already know. I don't and it's annoying!
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Post by bluejay on Jul 14, 2018 18:54:04 GMT
Dean someone? I thought he was okay against weak opposition. We certainly do need more 'presence' up-front. Was he wearing a disguise? Fake moustache and glasses?
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Post by Lobster on Jul 14, 2018 18:56:00 GMT
I think it's just a bit of an old pre-season tradition not to name the trialists in the reports and everyone always respects it. I'm not sure the identity of the player is a state secret - the Runcorn team had several trialists in and we didn't get their names either. I assume the people screaming blue murder not to post his name already know. I don't and it's annoying! I honestly don't!
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Post by paulie on Jul 14, 2018 18:57:50 GMT
I think it's just a bit of an old pre-season tradition not to name the trialists in the reports and everyone always respects it. I'm not sure the identity of the player is a state secret - the Runcorn team had several trialists in and we didn't get their names either. I assume the people screaming blue murder not to post his name already know. I don't and it's annoying! How dare you ask who this mysterious man is. I believe Jeff banks has given him a fake passport and doctored his birth certificate to keep his real identity a secret. Trialist A did refuse the clubs suggestion of plastic surgery though.
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Post by Lobster on Jul 14, 2018 19:03:22 GMT
Maybe here's a better tactic. Trailist A is Liam Davies. Quick Macca, get him signed up before we do!
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Post by Sealand Road Veteran on Jul 14, 2018 20:04:11 GMT
To be fair don't think the club can win in situations like this, I understand the reasoning behind not releasing his name, but the minute one person implies on here they know who it is people start wanting to know If the club released his name and someone else came in and offerered more money and we lost said player the club would be slated for releasing his name and not being more savvy, the club don't release his name and people go mad because the club won't release his name and they want to know, for me I would rather wait and let the club have a chance to sort it rather than name him and risk losing the player
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Post by Harry Lime on Jul 14, 2018 20:12:32 GMT
If we sign him, we'll know who he is. If we don't sign him, we won't care who he was.
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Post by ivawhopper on Jul 14, 2018 20:15:58 GMT
Who is his Joe Bloggs who has been mentioned above. I’ve been searching the internet and can’t find any current player by that name?
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Post by bluearmy on Jul 14, 2018 20:49:25 GMT
Someone at the game today reckons it was Dan Holmes former Braintree player their is another 1 Danny Holmes who used to play for Bangor both have league expirience
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Post by bob7 on Jul 14, 2018 21:08:49 GMT
Someone at the game today reckons it was Dan Holmes former Braintree player their is another 1 Danny Holmes who used to play for Bangor both have league expirience Dan Holman is a former Braintree striker.
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Post by gazzpash on Jul 14, 2018 21:10:20 GMT
Just name him if you know. If another club was really interested then they would of got hold of him. Do you guys really think that clubs monitor this website for their scouting?
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Post by bluearmy on Jul 14, 2018 21:13:21 GMT
Someone at the game today reckons it was Dan Holmes former Braintree player their is another 1 Danny Holmes who used to play for Bangor both have league expirience Dan Holman is a former Braintree striker. Cheers my error
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Post by MPW on Jul 14, 2018 21:42:42 GMT
With a bit of research based on his first name being Dean, a forward and playing over 200 leagues games, I found a player called Deane Smalley. Most recent club being Ashton United!
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Post by Harry Lime on Jul 14, 2018 21:45:52 GMT
With a bit of research based on his first name being Dean, a forward and playing over 200 leagues games, I found a player called Deane Smalley. Most recent club being Ashton United! Take a bow that man!
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Post by MPW on Jul 14, 2018 21:58:46 GMT
Just a guess, no idea if that’s who it is.
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Post by Deva Chanter on Jul 14, 2018 22:06:06 GMT
I'd be surprised if its Dan Holman, doubt he'd drop to the Vanarama North. If it is him, sign him up because he'd score goals for fun at this level.
Although I've just looked at the Chronicle report which has a picture of the trialist in question and unless he's dyed his hair ginger and had plastic surgery, it isn't Dan Holman.
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Post by Anders on Jul 14, 2018 22:19:07 GMT
With a bit of research based on his first name being Dean, a forward and playing over 200 leagues games, I found a player called Deane Smalley. Most recent club being Ashton United! Heh, did the same and came to the same conclusion. Looks like him.
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Post by Rio Doherty on Jul 14, 2018 23:27:09 GMT
With a bit of research based on his first name being Dean, a forward and playing over 200 leagues games, I found a player called Deane Smalley. Most recent club being Ashton United! That’s the one. His previous clubs include the likes of Oxford United, Bradford City and Plymouth Argyle.
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Jul 15, 2018 5:50:53 GMT
Any relation to Dominic Smalley, whose previous club was also Ashton United? Deane was born in Oldham according to wiki.
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Post by Oaks Blue on Jul 15, 2018 12:54:12 GMT
Nice one lads we've got no chance of signing him now everyone knows who he is....
Or could it be that the player himself isn't actually being forced to turn out for us and might want to sign for our managers?
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Post by gazzpash on Jul 15, 2018 18:32:55 GMT
Nice one lads we've got no chance of signing him now everyone knows who he is.... Or could it be that the player himself isn't actually being forced to turn out for us and might want to sign for our managers? 🤔 Do you honestly believe that because he's been named clubs will now flood in for him?
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