SAFC Wilks
Striker
Over 6ft isn’t he?
That immediately makes him a good signing.
That immediately makes him a good signing.
Ollie Norburn
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Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images Whilst Sunderland have been credited with an interest in Ollie Norburn, a Shrewsbury Town reporter has claimed that Sam Ricketts will not be keen to sell, and that he’ll cost far more than the fee being bandied around. Update on Norburn interest Sunderland were linked with Shrewsbury Town captain...
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Mickdundee
Winger
And, more recently, John McGinn and Dylan McGeouch.
Although on a more positive note, weren’t we trying to sign Connolly or Blake when we signed SKP?
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Charmless Man
Striker
They were a Vanarama National side at the time, not a team of big time Charlies. Most of the squad would be seen out and about.
Seaham Towny
Striker
Coventry
Walsall
Wigan
In the main. Occasionally we get someone who's been in the SPL or something, probably because one of the squad has the same agent or Parky worked with them at one of the clubs he was at.
Great scouting and recruitment Stu. Can see that investment was put to good use.
Scotsmackem
Striker
Or McGeoch and McGinn.
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Nobody in league one is
Billy Batts
Striker
Toney?
barts45
Winger
If he is then we deffo won’t be signing him
TheBronzeBummer
Midfield
“Shite, John McGinn costs money...let’s get McGeouch”The cynic in me says Coton has thought "if we can't get Docherty we'll sign the lad who played alongside him last season instead"
Love the outpouring of hatred towards Coton
Be honest, he ain't very good is he?
Look at what he'd has to work with. The owner got rid of all the scouts. What is a head of recruitment supposed to do with no scouts?
Also, people ignore the good signings we've made - McLaughlin, Willis, O'Nien, Power, Dobson, Maguire as if they were signed in spite of Coton's presence
Perryqhill
Striker
Weren't we linked with this guy a season or more ago?
Scootsie
Striker
Aye, before he signed for Shrewsbury iirc.
Perryqhill
Striker
But how do you judge that?
Give him no/few scouts, limited budget, an owner who seemed to ignore all the advice given (by his own admission) on Grigg and the fee and according to Lyle Taylor scrimped on a goal bonus etc, that also plays a large part of who he and we can bring in. Then add in factors like a manager in Ross who didn't seem to know what he was doing or how he wanted to play and the outcome is unlikely to be any good. If the remit last season was largely to get players in quickly who have previously been promoted from this division, as what said by Donald last season, then he kind of achieved it. I don't think you can argue that over the last two seasons we haven't also had a squad capable of promotion.
On the face of it the scouting looks lazy and largely based in the midlands and the north west where Coton has recently been based, but then we had no scouts and Coton was off work for months after suffering heat problems. Naturally those are the areas where he has most knowledge. In truth we've probably all slated him without understanding the restraints he's been working under.
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