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Town confirm Caddis and Ferry set to sign
9:11am Thursday 29th July 2010
CELTIC duo Paul Caddis and Simon Ferry will travel to Swindon today to discuss personal terms, after Town confirmed they have had a bid accepted for the players.
And no complications are anticipated, with the pair expected both to sign two-year deals in time to play in Saturday's home friendly against Nottingham Forest.
Reports north of the border last night claimed a £350,000 deal for the players was put in place, with both being left out of Celtic's Champions League qualifier defeat.
And a Swindon spokesman this morning confirmed that a bid has been accepted.
The Advertiser understands the initial fee is in the region of £350,000 but there are a number of add-ons which could take the deal significantly higher.
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largey, london says...
9:19am Thu 29 Jul 10
Excellent news! Well done to AF/NW and co. Apparently the third bid we made which shows our perseverance to the cause.
Sounds like the add-on clauses were the main sticking point. I assume Celtic will want us to be promoted now.
BurtBacharach, Faringdon,Oxon says...
9:26am Thu 29 Jul 10
Really annoyed i have to go away, all inclusive this weekend and miss the Forest warm up.
I hope Fabio Ferreira impresses, another decent winger would be gd competition for places.
mallorca, Port De Soller Mallorca says...
9:35am Thu 29 Jul 10
Still all has ended well pleased it came out the right way.
Now all we need is a decent CB and striker pennies permitting.
Just one point is us fans get more frustrated than anything else, nobody doubts AF and Board have spent a fair amount of money clearing debts etc and trying to get the club on a level footing.
However as most of us fans know the Town well at least since I supported them since 61 have allways taken time in signing players.
I am thankfull that contracts are now at 2 year min plus wages i guess are within budgets.
so after all our moaning/winging etc well done to AF and DW as these 2 players are a wellcome addition
Is that you Lovesey, Swindon says...
9:36am Thu 29 Jul 10
Chuffed to bits with this news, the squad is starting to shape up, just need a decent replacement for Paynter.... and Greer...
jam1, swindon says...
9:40am Thu 29 Jul 10
RedBrum, Birmingham says...
9:44am Thu 29 Jul 10
London Red, says...
9:48am Thu 29 Jul 10
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If someone had said a month ago you could sell Greer for £250k and then get Ferry and Caddis for £350k - I would have bitten their hand off for that deal!
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We have to remember Greer would have been out for the first 2 games anyway - so lets give SM or JFL a chance - then if they don't step up early on we still have the rest of Aug to sign a CB perm or up to Nov to get one on loan.
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This therefore, puts us in no worse a position than if Greer was still here.
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Or if some rumours are to be believed in a better position as he was a "bad apple"
dreamofacleansheet2, London says...
9:49am Thu 29 Jul 10
It was ridiculous yesterday. To all the muppets now please realise we have brilliant people running this club. Either support your team or jog on elsewhere.
Med Red, Kent says...
9:59am Thu 29 Jul 10
Just another 2 or 3 players needed and we're about there.
mikek, Swindon says...
10:00am Thu 29 Jul 10
jam1 wrote:Patience is a virtue, or so they say but I can see both sides to the argument. When the club make statements saying we want to hit the ground running this season and are still putting the squad together at the end of July then that statement slightly goes out of the window, but on the other hand Town have raised the bar somewhat to the quality of player they demand, and do not want to sign space fillers and so you have to wait for the right player and clubs to deal. It does not help when clubs are away on tour. In the real world yes all should be in place well before July but many contracts end at that time and players are being released at that point so it must be a nightmare for managers to process new recruits. You have to look at Southend and how many of those new signings would have been on our shopping list. Some of our fans though do beggar belief and have no patience whatsoever and do get over critical and moan moan moan so to some fans they will not see this as positive news and find some negative. Where is the Grim Reaper!!! Gone away hopefully to learn how to spell and add up. Lets hope they sign and that is another two permanent signings and these are still young players who's values could rocket.
What a double signing, absolutely superb Mr Fitton! Great business at £350,000! Some of the nonsense posted on here yesterday now seems even more ridiculous.
Oi Den!, Swindon says...
10:00am Thu 29 Jul 10
STFC Tony, Swindon says...
10:10am Thu 29 Jul 10
May i also say what a pleasure it is to have people the know how to run a club properly in place. I still think back to where we were before the fitton era and cannot believe how much has changed. Those days when safety in the league was all we could hope for are now long gone.
Maximo, Swindon says...
10:12am Thu 29 Jul 10
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"I'm glad everyone else on here is so up beat. Personally I'm sick of it all. AF's obviously being a tight ars* again"
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"I thought AF said he would pay the right money for players who want to play for Swindon"
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"Saved a few quid to lose millions I reckon"
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I'd find more but I have work to do!
stroudred1959, stroud says...
10:36am Thu 29 Jul 10
avo, swindon says...
10:36am Thu 29 Jul 10
I said at the start of the week that this week could be massive and that by the end of it we'd have a far better idea of how our ssquad will look come Aug 7th.
I don't think these 2 will be the only ones this week.
matt09, Cambridge says...
10:52am Thu 29 Jul 10
call me geedy but 3 more please mr fitton!
i had a nightmare last night, i awoke in a cold sweat after dreaming of having a season ticket sat right next to the grim reaper.
welcome to the club Paul and welcome back Simon!
avo, swindon says...
10:56am Thu 29 Jul 10
My money is on another striker.
Med Red, Kent says...
11:01am Thu 29 Jul 10
stroudred1959, stroud says...
11:03am Thu 29 Jul 10
matt09 wrote:I posted on another thread that I think we have no chance of getting Darby here this term because I reckon he is going to force his way into the starting line up at Anfield.I would add (reluctantly)Danny Ward to the list of players we have little or no chance of getting as I think he will be loaned out to the ccc, or whatever it is called now!As you suggest the right side of midfield/defence is covered, we also have a very promising youngster in Nathan Thompson at RB who I would have no worries about playing in the starting line up if needed.Otherwise maybe he could be loaned out to get some experience.Ferreira will probably not be signed, and I doubt that Murray will be either, but I wouldn't rule out the young lad from Millwall just yet.Still hoping for that CB!
as much as i was hoping we could get darby back i am not quite sure there is need now. with Caddis coming in and big Kev that is right back covered and both those two and JP can play further up the line. probably this signing is the end of the darby rumours?
call me geedy but 3 more please mr fitton!
i had a nightmare last night, i awoke in a cold sweat after dreaming of having a season ticket sat right next to the grim reaper.
welcome to the club Paul and welcome back Simon!
Stickshaker, Paris says...
11:03am Thu 29 Jul 10
Farteaboy, Brisbane says...
11:04am Thu 29 Jul 10
Oi Den!, Swindon says...
11:07am Thu 29 Jul 10
STFC Tony wrote:Good point re Ward. We know he wants to play at a higher level but I imagine he's torn between that and wanting to come back here where he enjoyed it so much. Ward on the left with Austin and Ball up front - what an exciting prospect that would be. If the club can keep the positive news coming over the next couple of weeks there might be a mini surge in season ticket sales. Just over 5,500 sold to date apparently.
I am so happy with this news! Not only do we have a strong first team but we also have a strong bench aswell which is crucial if you want to be promoted from any league. I wonder how much Caddis wanted to come here after talking to Cuthbert and Ferry, we all know that Ferry loves it here. i also wonder if Danny Ward is now looking at us again and wants to come back here, we are definately a club that is going places! May i also say what a pleasure it is to have people the know how to run a club properly in place. I still think back to where we were before the fitton era and cannot believe how much has changed. Those days when safety in the league was all we could hope for are now long gone.
Oi Den!, Swindon says...
11:11am Thu 29 Jul 10
Med Red wrote:I agree - they're probably on a wind-up mission half the time anyway!
I don't have an issue with comments from Grim reaper, Tosh-man, Lunny boy etc. They're a bit extreme I know, but I have to admit I find their rudeness quite amusing at times.
avo, swindon says...
11:11am Thu 29 Jul 10
Farteaboy wrote:Had Ronaldhino & Henry in his back pocket once apparently!
Is Caddis any good chaps?
Must have something about him.
The only minus from what I have read and heard is his size - He's like me, SHORT!
the_gloves, London Town says...
11:16am Thu 29 Jul 10
U REDS, Warminster says...
11:20am Thu 29 Jul 10
will be back for brighton next saturday. U REDS!!!!!
stroudred1959, stroud says...
11:28am Thu 29 Jul 10
the_gloves wrote:Can't argue with you gloves.Managed to get over to Ciren Tuesday night, and whilst O'brien didn't show a great deal in his defence the pitch was pretty bad, and certainly wasn't helpful for players like him, and Ferreira who like to run with the ball at defenders, Pericard looked pretty good in his role holding the ball up well bringing players into the game.Very strong,good in the air.He sort of reminds me of a lower league Drogba.Hit the post with a really powerful half volley from 25 yardsish.Genuinely think that if he can stay fit he is going to be a nightmare for opposing defenders this term.
Brilliant signings. Am really confident about the season now. That said, with the quality of players coming don't feel like you have to stop there. Was in conversation with a fellow town fan last night and they made fair point with regards Pericard and O'brian. If last season I'd of saind Billy will get 29 goals and JPM will be the leagues top goal-maker I'd have been laughed of this message board. DW et al seem to be able to have a big impact on players performances. These 2 players have now had a full summer of training with the squad and if we can keep them fit who knows what will happen. I think this is a good enough reason itself to give them a chance.
mikek, Swindon says...
11:37am Thu 29 Jul 10
stroudred1959 wrote:With big Vince Pericard, I feel some fans are expecting bags of goals from him but reality is he is a much different player than an out and out goalscorer. He is as big unit and will certainly become supplier for Charlie and others which is quite different to Paynter. I just hope he stays fit and be judged at least after a season and not on his past Town exploits. We have seen nothing yet but after researching his past with other clubs you only have to read some of the opposing fans comments where he absolutely destroyed them. I have heard this from Saints fans and MK Dons fans to name a few. He will be quite a handful up front for apposing defenders which hopefully will allow Charlie to do his stuff and that is why I believe Danny signed him beating off quite a few clubs in the process. Patience required and I'm sure he will show his worth fitness permitting of course. Great news on Ferry and Caddis so lets hope the rest is just formality. Its all shaping up and yes we all get frustrated with lack of signings but Danny wants quality only so the squad is almost there folks and have picked up the season tickets as they are in now for collection. YOUUU REDDDSSSSS
Working on the assumption that agreeing personal terms is a formality this is a really good piece of news.Doubt that the fee will be disclosed, but if the figure quoted is right then a great bit of business by AF &co.It makes me wonder what the people running Celtic are on, I certainly don't want any of it.Somewhere in the region of 500k for Cuthbert, Ferry, and Caddis is a real bargain.Now go and get a quality CB (loan or buy)and I really fancy our chances this season.Keep an eye on this young lad Ball he is going to be something special, and finally get behind Pericard he will (fully fit) be a real asset to the team this term.He might not score a vast amount of goals but he will enable many goals for the team as a whole .
stfclondon, says...
11:37am Thu 29 Jul 10
the wizard, witney says...
11:48am Thu 29 Jul 10
Big shame about The Adver though, a good 2 hours or so behind a few of us who spotted it in The Scotsman, and evidently it was a done deal at around 8:30/9pm last night. Good old Umpcha had it spotted first thing, if you look at some of the 7am Articles you will spot it.
madterrier, says...
12:06pm Thu 29 Jul 10
So numerically, that's netted out. So now I expect over the next month or so we will see some loan signings to spice this squad up. So far we've only loaned Ball while last season we ended up with five loan players.
As to any more signings? Well whether we agree or not, it looks like we will give younger players a chance to come through this season - Morrison, Bodin and LJF. There's no point in having a youth system unless we give them a chance and yes, it is taking a chance. But we cannot buy players for all positions, we're not that rich! If they come off, then it means scare funds can be spent in other positions. We need some of our younger players to make it through.
Personally, I think we lack width, or more specifically, a winger. I am not an O'Brien fan from what I've seen. Interesting to see what this triallist is like. So for me, a winger is the next priority if it's not to be a centre back. We have four strikers. If any get injured or don't turn out, the loan market is always there.
matt09, Cambridge says...
12:17pm Thu 29 Jul 10
I have a feeling a rabbit is going to be pulled out of the bag and we will get one more really good signing, please let me be right.
SAPFanSTFC, Thatcham says...
12:20pm Thu 29 Jul 10
London Red wrote:Absolutely right....the other benfit of standing back and saying we may have to go elsewhere is that:
Just think if it was up to lots on here yesterday we would have simply handed Celtic double that fee just to complete the deal a day earlier! . If someone had said a month ago you could sell Greer for £250k and then get Ferry and Caddis for £350k - I would have bitten their hand off for that deal! . We have to remember Greer would have been out for the first 2 games anyway - so lets give SM or JFL a chance - then if they don't step up early on we still have the rest of Aug to sign a CB perm or up to Nov to get one on loan. . This therefore, puts us in no worse a position than if Greer was still here. . Or if some rumours are to be believed in a better position as he was a "bad apple"
1) All the add-ons and future performance related terms can be downsized thus guiving us a larger percentage of future sales / revenue.
2) Both the players can be clear that DW and AF mean business, are hard task masters and that they want the players enthusiasm and absolute commitment in the future (not that this is an issue for Ferry as he's always been clear on wanting to come back)....wage demands are under control, good contracts and great business.
robg, Cheltenham says...
12:38pm Thu 29 Jul 10
S/W = gold-year
I bloody hope so!
stroudred1959, stroud says...
12:47pm Thu 29 Jul 10
ly I read in our local rag that the young goalie we sold to Liverpool(he comes from the Stroud area) has already had some game time for Liverpool's reserve team I hope we put some very impressive add ons in the deal!Looks like he's going places I will be keeping an eye out on his progress.
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U REDS, Warminster says...
12:52pm Thu 29 Jul 10
scollenstfc, corsham says...
1:12pm Thu 29 Jul 10
avo wrote:ahh avo, dont put yourself down chap LOL
Farteaboy wrote: Is Caddis any good chaps?Had Ronaldhino & Henry in his back pocket once apparently! Must have something about him. The only minus from what I have read and heard is his size - He's like me, SHORT!
dreamofacleansheet2, London says...
1:17pm Thu 29 Jul 10
12:38pm Thu 29 Jul 10
This is outstanding news and I'm ecstatic! Swindon are 16/1 with William Hill and have just placed a bet before the odds shorten with these signings and more!
Robg Get yourself down to Corals or online at sprotingbet.com 20/1 available and taken!
avo, swindon says...
1:18pm Thu 29 Jul 10
scollenstfc wrote:If I put myself down anymore, you'd have to get on your knees to hear me speak ha ha....
avo wrote:ahh avo, dont put yourself down chap LOLFarteaboy wrote: Is Caddis any good chaps?Had Ronaldhino & Henry in his back pocket once apparently! Must have something about him. The only minus from what I have read and heard is his size - He's like me, SHORT!
"Bring on the growbags, bring on the growbags"
"you should sleep in a greenhouse, sleep in a greenhouse, sleep in a greenhouse"
david waldron, Baltimore, USA says...
1:19pm Thu 29 Jul 10
WiltshireLeppard, Swindon says...
2:14pm Thu 29 Jul 10
Well done to AF and all concerned!
Heard that Rowan Vine is to be freed by QPR - possibly a target?
matt09, Cambridge says...
2:58pm Thu 29 Jul 10
run o'brien run!
madterrier, says...
3:06pm Thu 29 Jul 10
why not place the bet on Betfair instead? 22/1 on offer instead of 20/1 or 16/1 AND Betfair is owned by our owners, so its supporting the club indirectly too!
matt09, Cambridge says...
3:16pm Thu 29 Jul 10
madterrier wrote:Charlie at 17/1 to be top scorer isnt too bad either
cleansheet... why not place the bet on Betfair instead? 22/1 on offer instead of 20/1 or 16/1 AND Betfair is owned by our owners, so its supporting the club indirectly too!
Barmy Army, Devizes says...
3:29pm Thu 29 Jul 10
Yesterday there was doom and gloom and today excitement and optimism.
Lets keep it that way guys the squad is starting to look mighty impressive and with a few more quality add ons (and I am sure they will be quality) I think this team can potentially go one better than last year!
avo, swindon says...
3:46pm Thu 29 Jul 10
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hereford, swindon says...
4:08pm Thu 29 Jul 10
Tosh Man, in a bush says...
4:21pm Thu 29 Jul 10
MITTED, says...
4:41pm Thu 29 Jul 10
Barmy Army, Devizes says...
4:52pm Thu 29 Jul 10
This guy has pace to burn and I do not feel we have seen the best of him i.e. 100% fit.
I think he will add strength in depth to the squad, and as all town players lets support him when he is wearing town colours he might prove a few wrong.
madterrier, says...
5:02pm Thu 29 Jul 10
- he doesn't take the penalties (Big Vince did in Austria but maybe it was a one-off)
- plays on his own up front in a 4-5-1 formation
- he leaves in the January transfer window! (but then so too might Lambert or any of the other front runners)
I just wish I hadn't given up betting a few years ago - successfully predicted the last two World Cup winners, European championships, and last three Six Nations rugby! Definitely think these odds for CA are good value - maybe the bookies don't realise he didn't play a full season - his goals-game ratio is better than Lambert's (I think)
Redmoonraker, says...
5:23pm Thu 29 Jul 10
avo wrote:both ferry and caddis are not that tall, 5ft8 and 5ft7 respectively. Ferry reminds me of a young emilio estevez aswell!
Farteaboy wrote:Had Ronaldhino & Henry in his back pocket once apparently!
Is Caddis any good chaps?
Must have something about him.
The only minus from what I have read and heard is his size - He's like me, SHORT!
Redmoonraker, says...
5:28pm Thu 29 Jul 10
Barmy Army wrote:I think vincent van pericard will prove to be the better of the two. O'brien is a bench warmer for me
On the O'brien issue, lets give him a chance too guys as well as VP.
This guy has pace to burn and I do not feel we have seen the best of him i.e. 100% fit.
I think he will add strength in depth to the squad, and as all town players lets support him when he is wearing town colours he might prove a few wrong.
Hope we get Danny ward for the left wing, as it sounds like this david ball is best played at CF.
NEWBURYREDS, RG141TA says...
5:31pm Thu 29 Jul 10
SEE GILLINGHAM HAVE SIGNED Adebayo Akinfenwa
Redmoonraker, says...
5:31pm Thu 29 Jul 10
madterrier wrote:We have 4 strikers? I count only 3 so we'll need to add at least one more
We have replaced Greer, Paynter, Easton, Marshall and Henshall with Rose, Prutton, Ferry and Caddis, in terms of permanent signings. Forgetting the positions, that looks like a trade-up in terms of quality.
So numerically, that's netted out. So now I expect over the next month or so we will see some loan signings to spice this squad up. So far we've only loaned Ball while last season we ended up with five loan players.
As to any more signings? Well whether we agree or not, it looks like we will give younger players a chance to come through this season - Morrison, Bodin and LJF. There's no point in having a youth system unless we give them a chance and yes, it is taking a chance. But we cannot buy players for all positions, we're not that rich! If they come off, then it means scare funds can be spent in other positions. We need some of our younger players to make it through.
Personally, I think we lack width, or more specifically, a winger. I am not an O'Brien fan from what I've seen. Interesting to see what this triallist is like. So for me, a winger is the next priority if it's not to be a centre back. We have four strikers. If any get injured or don't turn out, the loan market is always there.
Redmoonraker, says...
5:37pm Thu 29 Jul 10
madterrier wrote:you need to replace henshall with macklin in that list, henshall never made an appearance for us at all, though it was a real shame we had to sell him (henshall) seeing as we're in need of a left winger. I also would have been inclined to keep one of marshall or macklin. I dont think O'brien is any better than either of those.
We have replaced Greer, Paynter, Easton, Marshall and Henshall with Rose, Prutton, Ferry and Caddis, in terms of permanent signings. Forgetting the positions, that looks like a trade-up in terms of quality.
So numerically, that's netted out. So now I expect over the next month or so we will see some loan signings to spice this squad up. So far we've only loaned Ball while last season we ended up with five loan players.
As to any more signings? Well whether we agree or not, it looks like we will give younger players a chance to come through this season - Morrison, Bodin and LJF. There's no point in having a youth system unless we give them a chance and yes, it is taking a chance. But we cannot buy players for all positions, we're not that rich! If they come off, then it means scare funds can be spent in other positions. We need some of our younger players to make it through.
Personally, I think we lack width, or more specifically, a winger. I am not an O'Brien fan from what I've seen. Interesting to see what this triallist is like. So for me, a winger is the next priority if it's not to be a centre back. We have four strikers. If any get injured or don't turn out, the loan market is always there.
NEWBURYREDS, RG141TA says...
5:42pm Thu 29 Jul 10
TownEnd D.Romain, SWINDON PINEHURST says...
6:04pm Thu 29 Jul 10
jam1 wrote:why would u say nonsense post?
What a double signing, absolutely superb Mr Fitton! Great business at £350,000! Some of the nonsense posted on here yesterday now seems even more ridiculous.
The team from last season had lost 5 good players and until 2day we have only added 2....
So that might be why ME and SOME other people were a bit up tight..
But it now looks like they will be signing so this is very GOOD NEWS 4 all at STFC..
Lets just hope know that we can add a c/back and a new l/w as cover or 2 replace O"Brien
grim reapers gone, swindon says...
6:24pm Thu 29 Jul 10
mikek wrote:hi mirek im back nice to see your vile insults again, all teams have them i suppose.
jam1 wrote: What a double signing, absolutely superb Mr Fitton! Great business at £350,000! Some of the nonsense posted on here yesterday now seems even more ridiculous.Patience is a virtue, or so they say but I can see both sides to the argument. When the club make statements saying we want to hit the ground running this season and are still putting the squad together at the end of July then that statement slightly goes out of the window, but on the other hand Town have raised the bar somewhat to the quality of player they demand, and do not want to sign space fillers and so you have to wait for the right player and clubs to deal. It does not help when clubs are away on tour. In the real world yes all should be in place well before July but many contracts end at that time and players are being released at that point so it must be a nightmare for managers to process new recruits. You have to look at Southend and how many of those new signings would have been on our shopping list. Some of our fans though do beggar belief and have no patience whatsoever and do get over critical and moan moan moan so to some fans they will not see this as positive news and find some negative. Where is the Grim Reaper!!! Gone away hopefully to learn how to spell and add up. Lets hope they sign and that is another two permanent signings and these are still young players who's values could rocket.
lets sign marlon king now so we can have 2 jailbirds upfront...lol
now back to serious talk of football, looks like 2 good signings. but please please get a decent or a couple of forwards, and pay for them.
muruk 3+3=7 just for you bonk(anagram) work itout
Med Red, Kent says...
6:29pm Thu 29 Jul 10
NEWBURYREDS wrote:Akinfenwa's a good signing for the Gills (unfortunately). He might have been a useful signing for us. Although with his injury record probably not worth the risk.
fab news. well done DW/AF 1 or 2 more would be nice b4 next week,(LONG SHOT I KNOW) shame about Brez would of loved seeing him picking the ball out the net 2 or 3 times, SEE GILLINGHAM HAVE SIGNED Adebayo Akinfenwa
Anyone have any news on who the other 2 players are that Danny's made enquiries about?
madterrier, says...
6:42pm Thu 29 Jul 10
It's worth mentioning Henshall in the list because he was on the bench a couple of times last year, it's one year on, and we got a fee for him (unlike Macklin)
Arkells Stand Fan, says...
6:43pm Thu 29 Jul 10
Comments about giving youth a chance really just confirm that the club doesn't do that. If you look at the team that won last season's South West youth league only two have been offered contracts (I Accept that some maybe 1st year trainees) and Henshaw has been sold so where is the chance for the youths? If we compare Henshaw to either Tozer or Lukas what are our chances getting the sell on clause? Lukas has left Everton for Coventry and AF has said we won't get any money and Tozer is on trial at Orient so not likely to get any sell on there so maybe if we kept them and Henshaw we wouldn't need to loan players or buy from bigger clubs with sell on clauses if they do well and we have the money available. It's a bit like Robert Hulbert who was a good player for us but we had to sell him as we couldn't afford the 50th game sell on clause!!! Also as for business men running the club thats why season ticket holders are losing out. We have a junior registered who only attends a few games a season but for them to attend free we have to sign them as a junior Robin which costs 10 quid so it's not really free and also no discount on shirts or other stuff in the shop unless you get 25 quid membership!!! All things said I renewed my season ticket before the end of last season as I believe in DW and the players more than I do AF or the board and will be in my seat for Birghton and at as many away games as I can make.
Tosh Man, in a bush says...
7:10pm Thu 29 Jul 10
MITTED wrote:I totally agree about the Obrien bit. He's had long enough to put in even 1 good performance but hasn't managed even that. He's a sprinter not a footballer. I hope I'll be forced to eat my words about VP (that's Vincent Perricard not Visible Panties) but again he's had chance enough to show us something to cling onto but again I've seen absolutely nothing to make me think he either cares or is capable. I hope I'm wrong about both but I've watched this level of football long enough to know if someone's a player or not
I haven't been this excited by a Town signing since Fjortoft joined. Well done to AF and DW. All we need now is a leader to replace Greer and a left winger - OBrien simply isn't good enough.
swjoduk, Taunton/Bridgwater says...
7:13pm Thu 29 Jul 10
WiltshireLeppard wrote:I read on the QPR forum the other day that he is looking overweight and unfit.
Fantastic - let's get the champagne corks popping! Well done to AF and all concerned! Heard that Rowan Vine is to be freed by QPR - possibly a target?
Would be a good signing if we could get him back fit and playing well though
umpcah, Chippenham says...
7:23pm Thu 29 Jul 10
swjoduk wrote:I`m not sure that Danny wants that sort of challenge and I dont blame him if that`s the case. Let`s have players that look after themselves as well as having ability.
WiltshireLeppard wrote: Fantastic - let's get the champagne corks popping! Well done to AF and all concerned! Heard that Rowan Vine is to be freed by QPR - possibly a target?I read on the QPR forum the other day that he is looking overweight and unfit. Would be a good signing if we could get him back fit and playing well though
mikek, Swindon says...
7:26pm Thu 29 Jul 10
umpcah, Chippenham says...
8:07pm Thu 29 Jul 10
mikek wrote:I usually take a seat in the DR stand when I can get to games. The bloke in the next seat moans all through the games and doesn`t seem to watch that much ! I`m wondering if it`s GRG or someone pretending to be him !
Grim Reapers Gone is a knobhead please remember to do your homework while your off for 6 weeks .....child !.
SAPFanSTFC, Thatcham says...
8:16pm Thu 29 Jul 10
umpcah - we have a similar man sat behind us I'm sure he could be one and the same....it got so much last season that I turned round and had a go.....followed by everyone else sat around him. We were 3-0 up v Leeds and he started to moan - absolute pain in the backside!!
All we can do is to stay positive and avoid responding to such dire and absolute drivvle from GRG!!
old town robin, old town swindon says...
8:20pm Thu 29 Jul 10
avo wrote:So's Ashley Cole short, if Caddis proves to be half as good as him he'll do fine for us.
Farteaboy wrote: Is Caddis any good chaps?Had Ronaldhino & Henry in his back pocket once apparently! Must have something about him. The only minus from what I have read and heard is his size - He's like me, SHORT!
old town robin, old town swindon says...
8:26pm Thu 29 Jul 10
Arkells Stand Fan wrote:I've picked up my 3 year old grandson's season ticket last week and looking forward to taking him to his first match against Brighton, I haven't seen anything to say he has to be a junior robin to come to the games.
While I agree that these are two good signings as is Prutton I still think some people are looking through rose tinted glasses. Comments about giving youth a chance really just confirm that the club doesn't do that. If you look at the team that won last season's South West youth league only two have been offered contracts (I Accept that some maybe 1st year trainees) and Henshaw has been sold so where is the chance for the youths? If we compare Henshaw to either Tozer or Lukas what are our chances getting the sell on clause? Lukas has left Everton for Coventry and AF has said we won't get any money and Tozer is on trial at Orient so not likely to get any sell on there so maybe if we kept them and Henshaw we wouldn't need to loan players or buy from bigger clubs with sell on clauses if they do well and we have the money available. It's a bit like Robert Hulbert who was a good player for us but we had to sell him as we couldn't afford the 50th game sell on clause!!! Also as for business men running the club thats why season ticket holders are losing out. We have a junior registered who only attends a few games a season but for them to attend free we have to sign them as a junior Robin which costs 10 quid so it's not really free and also no discount on shirts or other stuff in the shop unless you get 25 quid membership!!! All things said I renewed my season ticket before the end of last season as I believe in DW and the players more than I do AF or the board and will be in my seat for Birghton and at as many away games as I can make.
CAROLYN1962, STONEHOUSE says...
8:30pm Thu 29 Jul 10
CADDISS
MORRISON
CUTHBERT
ROSE
FERRY
DOUGLAS
PRUTTON
BALL
PERICARD
AUSTIN
SUBS;
SMITH
AMANKWAAH
JFL
MCGOVERN
TIMLIN
BODIN
OBRIEN
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME !!!
SAPFanSTFC, Thatcham says...
8:31pm Thu 29 Jul 10
david waldron wrote:I think we have Ferry to thank for this move going through - he was so keen to come back that it had to rub off on Caddis and given that he gets on well with Cuthbert, we have to realise that we've got two Scots Prem League players!!!!...they are top end Championship standard without fail......All hail DW and AF!!!
This is tremendous news. Having seen Ferry in Celtic's USA pre-season games playing so well, it was a real surprise to see him left out last night (their midfield was awful last night) and an even bigger surprise that we have acquired him plus Caddis for this amount. Fantastic business by the Club. Congratulations to AF and DW on bringing a proven player who loves our team and is determined to go one better than last season. Brighton - get ready for a spanking!!
Wardy will be back now if Bolton don't want him for 1st team and that will solve our left wing back-up and provide competition up front - Ferreira.....no idea what he's like but if he's good enough then WOW!!! - just one Central Defender needed for back-up as 3 isn't enough to start with.
SAPFanSTFC, Thatcham says...
8:36pm Thu 29 Jul 10
david waldron wrote:....oh and also just been advised that you've sold out the Stratton Bank to a last minute stampede for tickets from Brighton fans for the game at the County Ground.....
This is tremendous news. Having seen Ferry in Celtic's USA pre-season games playing so well, it was a real surprise to see him left out last night (their midfield was awful last night) and an even bigger surprise that we have acquired him plus Caddis for this amount. Fantastic business by the Club. Congratulations to AF and DW on bringing a proven player who loves our team and is determined to go one better than last season. Brighton - get ready for a spanking!!
.....apparently your last comment was the clincher.....so we'd better be clinching ours good and strong now!
mikek, Swindon says...
8:41pm Thu 29 Jul 10
SAPFanSTFC wrote:Yes this GRG is just a wind up merchant and probably a Poxford fan who seems to have very little between the ears, and I should not engage with the **** to be honest as that is feeding his **** to wind up honest fans. Good to hear that fans are more upbeat today with the latest news on Ferry and Caddis and as umpcah and many others have said to be patient and Danny will deliver. Its great that Town are building up the squad with permanent signings and I'm sure if these two sign then their values will soar and to sell Greer for 250k and buy these two for 350k is incredible business.
I got slated by the whole world for having a go at Grim Reaper the other day.....well that was his version - two people came to his defence.....why I have no idea!! umpcah - we have a similar man sat behind us I'm sure he could be one and the same....it got so much last season that I turned round and had a go.....followed by everyone else sat around him. We were 3-0 up v Leeds and he started to moan - absolute pain in the backside!! All we can do is to stay positive and avoid responding to such dire and absolute drivvle from GRG!!
Oi Den!, Swindon says...
8:51pm Thu 29 Jul 10
SAPFanSTFC wrote:If we get Ward (or a proven central striker) plus a solid central defender, then I think we're really going places. Those two signings could make the difference between being on the fringe of the promotion race and being serious candidates for one of the automatic places. By the way, for anyone thinking of having a bet, oddschecker.co.uk is a comparison site that will give you odds for the Town from all the main bookies. Seemples!
david waldron wrote: This is tremendous news. Having seen Ferry in Celtic's USA pre-season games playing so well, it was a real surprise to see him left out last night (their midfield was awful last night) and an even bigger surprise that we have acquired him plus Caddis for this amount. Fantastic business by the Club. Congratulations to AF and DW on bringing a proven player who loves our team and is determined to go one better than last season. Brighton - get ready for a spanking!!I think we have Ferry to thank for this move going through - he was so keen to come back that it had to rub off on Caddis and given that he gets on well with Cuthbert, we have to realise that we've got two Scots Prem League players!!!!...they are top end Championship standard without fail......All hail DW and AF!!! Wardy will be back now if Bolton don't want him for 1st team and that will solve our left wing back-up and provide competition up front - Ferreira.....no idea what he's like but if he's good enough then WOW!!! - just one Central Defender needed for back-up as 3 isn't enough to start with.
swindon1969, reading says...
8:52pm Thu 29 Jul 10
umpcah, Chippenham says...
8:54pm Thu 29 Jul 10
CAROLYN1962 wrote:Hey come on give Brighton a chance !
LUCAS CADDISS MORRISON CUTHBERT ROSE FERRY DOUGLAS PRUTTON BALL PERICARD AUSTIN SUBS; SMITH AMANKWAAH JFL MCGOVERN TIMLIN BODIN OBRIEN SOUNDS GOOD TO ME !!!
the_gloves, London Town says...
9:02pm Thu 29 Jul 10
billbst, Bracknell says...
9:15pm Thu 29 Jul 10
swjoduk, Taunton/Bridgwater says...
10:07pm Thu 29 Jul 10
billbst wrote:Liverpool have a few youngsters that would be useful, I saw a few of their reserve games last year when their channel was free to view and just watched their Europa League qualifier.
So pleased. Still hopeful for a loan player from Liverpool - Amoo would be great. Possibly one more from Man city or Celtic. Would love to see Ward but he will go to Championship I guess. Isn't it great to know that we are not chasing bodies but waiting on quality. They were even painting the numbers in the CG car park today. No expense spared. So good to be a Town supporter
I have always liked Eccleston and Amoo, Martin Kelly would do a good job and Darby came on for the last 10mins
madterrier, says...
10:18pm Thu 29 Jul 10
Less of a guarantee that they will play every game at a Championship club, yet they know that for example, Danny Ward would be first choice week-in, week-out at Swindon.
That said, Darby was often back-up to Manks and Nouble didn't get much of a look in.
grim reapers gone, swindon says...
10:53pm Thu 29 Jul 10
mirek 40 years in the townend
swindon till i die
keep the vile insults on me, all because i dont rate pericard,
MY OPINION your opinion hes great and needs time.i wonder who agrees with me? or perhaps im wrong on MY OPINION
PLEASE town fans am i right or is mirek?
vile insults dont belong on this site, and you call me childish i restmy case
dreamofacleansheet2, London says...
12:21am Fri 30 Jul 10
mind you mat09 where is charlie 17-1 to be top scorer?!
International Robin, Swindon says...
2:17am Fri 30 Jul 10
The team looks fantastic! The core team is already giving me a selection headache, especially in midfield!
* Lucas
Smith
* Morrison
* JFL
* Caddis
* Amankwaah
* Cuthbert
* Rose
* Ferry
* Douglas
* Prutton
Timlin
* McGovern
* O'Brien
* Ball
Bodin
* Pericard
* Austin
* meaning should be first team starting
Midfield is obviously our strongest area. The strongest midfield since I can remember. I believe we need to capitalise on that as this will allow us to control games and dominate. We have 18 players. But when it breaks down like that to where people are expected to play, I think we need another 4 players. I think we need 1 more striker, 1 out-right winger (preferably that can play both sides), another winger/ striker similar to Ball, another body in defence that can fill in at all positions (maybe another for defence.. Darby? I know everyone says that Amankwaah is right back, but he could fill in at centre back too?) and that will equal a squad of 22, (my lucky number!!).
We have a solid starting line-up but we need more depth to cover any problems we may get throughout the season. The 4 players we bring in, I think the striker should be perm and the other 3. I vote Vine, Darby, Ward and the young Chelsea player we have on loan.. We would utterly kill this league!
Long live the reign of Fitton and Wilson - together Swindon Town will get back to where we belong! The glory years are about to return ladies and gents! YOOUUU REEEDDSS!!
mikek, Swindon says...
10:05am Fri 30 Jul 10
grim reapers gone wrote:What are you on about, can you actually put a sentence together that we can understand. So! Vile insults on you and they don't belong on this site, don't make me laugh. You have been dishing out vile insults on the players and staff since as far back as I can remember on here. You can dish it out but it seems you are unable to take it. I rest my case also.
keep the red flag flying high coz the reaper will never die. mirek 40 years in the townend swindon till i die keep the vile insults on me, all because i dont rate pericard, MY OPINION your opinion hes great and needs time.i wonder who agrees with me? or perhaps im wrong on MY OPINION PLEASE town fans am i right or is mirek? vile insults dont belong on this site, and you call me childish i restmy case
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