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Zak Johnson

leerik_canamole said:
So many young players out there just need that chance. Granted a lot won't take it, but those that do, it's worth the risk.

We've let a lot of players leave over the years without giving them a chance and they've went on to have better careers than the level we're at now.

Egan, Houraine being two off the top of my head.
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The thing with Egan and Houraine and Nial Quinn has since spoken about this, is when they were here we were a premier league side full of international players.

They still at the time had a lot more development to do before they were at that level.
 

Smiter said:
The thing with Egan and Houraine and Nial Quinn has since spoken about this, is when they were here we were a premier league side full of international players.

They still at the time had a lot more development to do before they were at that level.
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Yeah, all credit to Egan for going down the leagues and working his way back up but we can't hang onto players for 5/6 years in case we decline so much as a club that they would be useful. I believe Hourihane wanted to leave.
 
chopsfc007 said:
I'm not saying he won't be better but I doubt someone who looked average for Hartlepool is currently better, you mustn't think we are getting promoted soon
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Can tell you've never been around football. Every single player struggles in a men environment at first, defenders especially.

He was in bad team, at toxic club
 
BishVegasSAFC said:
Can tell you've never been around football. Every single player struggles in a men environment at first, defenders especially.

He was in bad team, at toxic club
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I'm a football fan , Chris Rigg never struggled I wasn't meaning to comment of his general ability more we can't compare him to Hjelde and he's probably not ready for championship level
 
wrighty said:
Probably the only 2 mind.
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Coventry keeper as well.
chopsfc007 said:
I'm a football fan , Chris Rigg never struggled I wasn't meaning to comment of his general ability more we can't compare him to Hjelde and he's probably not ready for championship level
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I think we can compare him to hjelde. We should compare them in preseason to see who is better suited to the way we want to play.
 
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mikemanc said:
Yeah, all credit to Egan for going down the leagues and working his way back up but we can't hang onto players for 5/6 years in case we decline so much as a club that they would be useful. I believe Hourihane wanted to leave.
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Exactly. Egan never got to the level we were when we released him (we had the likes of John Mensah). He was obviously well rated hence why a League One club signed him but he was way off what we needed at that time.
 
Peter Crumb said:
Exactly. Egan never got to the level we were when we released him (we had the likes of John Mensah). He was obviously well rated hence why a League One club signed him but he was way off what we needed at that time.
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Iirc the actual year we released him a few fans were calling for him to be given a chance. Him and laing, who got injured?
 
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