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Hines and Turner on Town trial
6:00am Thursday 2nd August 2012 in Headlines By Andy Warren
Zavon Hines
SWINDON manager Paolo Di Canio is running the rule over Zavon Hines and Iain Turner as he bids to add to his squad before the start of the club’s League One campaign, the Advertiser understands.
Both players are free agents after attacking midfielder Hines was released by Burnley and Turner’s contract was not renewed at Lancashire rivals Preston, and the pair were training with the Town
squad yesterday in a bid to earn themselves a contract at the club.
Di Canio revealed after Monday night’s 1-0 victory at Swindon Supermarine that he was confident of bringing in a new face in the coming days, and Hines, who can play as an attacking midfielder or
out wide, could fit the bill as the Italian plots to link the midfield to the strikers.
Wes Foderingham is currently the only senior goalkeeper at the club, with youngster Leigh Bedwell backing him up, and Turner could provide welcome competition for the number one jersey.
Jamaican-born Hines, 23, began his career as a hot prospect with West Ham where he made 31 appearances scoring three goals, and was also loaned out to Coventry where he scored once in seven
substitute appearances.
But despite a decent start to his career Hines eventually left Upton Park to move north to Burnley, but he never made a league start under Eddie Howe and was eventually loaned to Bournemouth before
the Turf Moor club chose to not take up the option to extend his contract.
Turner, 28, has spent the majority of his career as a back-up keeper, and has played less than 100 senior games since starting-out at home-town club Stirling.
From there, the 6ft 3in keeper made a £50,000 move to Premier League side Everton, but only made six appearances for the Goodison Park club in between several spells on loan at clubs including Crystal Palace, Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry.
The Scot’s final temporary spell away from Merseyside was at Preston, and after making his move to Deepdale permanent, he grabbed the headlines as he scored his side’s second goal in their 2-0
victory at home to Notts County with an 80-yard kick which bounced over opposite number Stuart Nelson.
But he fell out of favour after Graham Westley took over as the club’s manager, and was released after spending the second half of the season on loan at Dunfermline.
Comments(42)
Psychedelic Syd
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8:49am Thu 2 Aug 12
Is that you Lovesey
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8:59am Thu 2 Aug 12
Wickham Red
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9:06am Thu 2 Aug 12
Davidsyrett
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9:14am Thu 2 Aug 12
Having said that if Hines makes PDC grade I think he could be a great signing, and a free as well!
ciclosporindorset
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9:21am Thu 2 Aug 12
Even Angrier Monkey
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9:50am Thu 2 Aug 12
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To be honest I recall Hines playing for West Ham in the premier league and thinking he looked like a decent young player at that level. His career has not gone well since, but sometimes players need to find the right club to shine. Super Sammy Parkin springs to mind.
ciclosporindorset
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10:10am Thu 2 Aug 12
hertz
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10:34am Thu 2 Aug 12
We could always adjust the old Heskey song to suit .
If your sitting in row Z
And the ball hits you on the head
Thats Heskey
Swindon1984
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10:58am Thu 2 Aug 12
Med Red
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10:59am Thu 2 Aug 12
If we sign Hines we won't be signing Bostock, which would be very disappointing.
Davidsyrett
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11:08am Thu 2 Aug 12
Med Red wrote:maybe it's more of the case that we can't get Bostock, We need an attacking midfielder and I think Hines would fit the bill, give the guy a chance!
Zavon Hines, might have looked a decent prospect as a younger player, but his recent form has been poor. Why take the risk?
If we sign Hines we won't be signing Bostock, which would be very disappointing.
ciclosporindorset
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11:12am Thu 2 Aug 12
Old-Stager, Hilperton
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11:22am Thu 2 Aug 12
Old-Stager, Hilperton
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11:29am Thu 2 Aug 12
What a mess the Official STFC website is these days.
What previously was a simple and very good format is now a complete headache to view and very time consuming.
Why oh why do people always strive to change things when they work perfectly well in the first place.
I will accept that I am old and grumpy but for heaven's sake STFC leave things alone that work perfectly well.
LeGod
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11:29am Thu 2 Aug 12
If your a young player and keep being pushed around then somewhere you are going to find your rightful home so we need to reserve judgement on Hines as you never know with Paolo as a mentor he may well shine.
meadowred
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11:38am Thu 2 Aug 12
Helpme234
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11:39am Thu 2 Aug 12
Old-Stager, Hilperton wrote:Quite agree, I had been beginning to think i was doing something wrong!!
Off topic gentlemen, but..... What a mess the Official STFC website is these days. What previously was a simple and very good format is now a complete headache to view and very time consuming. Why oh why do people always strive to change things when they work perfectly well in the first place. I will accept that I am old and grumpy but for heaven's sake STFC leave things alone that work perfectly well.
Tried to wade through it yesterday and again today and have decided I won't bother again
Med Red
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11:40am Thu 2 Aug 12
LeGod wrote:There were a few "iffy" players signed last summer who didn't shine under Paolo. If Hines gets a chance to play in some of the pre-season matches and is outstanding, fair enough. Otherwise, no!!!
Doesnt sound too good on the Bostock front then which if we are all thinking is right then thats a real pity as i think he would have been a massive boost to our squad. Dont know much about Hines but as has already been stated he has been pushed around a few clubs as Bostock was and not many clubs rated Bostock until he came to us last season so maybe Hines could be the same.
If your a young player and keep being pushed around then somewhere you are going to find your rightful home so we need to reserve judgement on Hines as you never know with Paolo as a mentor he may well shine.
Football Writer
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11:48am Thu 2 Aug 12
old town robin
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11:50am Thu 2 Aug 12
ciclosporindorset wrote:Ciclo, think you mean Turner not Taylor. Think he will fit the bill as back-up for Wes, he's got experience at a higher level and at 28 is the right age should be reliable if and when called upon, having said that we thought the same about another Scottish goalie Frank Haffey, lol.
Taylor is a 5 games a season type of player but had promise Scots U21 / B so looks suited. Hines - I agree that we dont want Hines & Bostock. e need an attacking midfielder who can hit 10 assists and 10 goals a season. If they come free all the better. I had my heart set on Bostock who returned from Portugal yesterday but he will be v expensive so pdc must consider his options right now. imo.
Hines is 4 years older than Bostock, so should have a bit more maturity, having said that I agree with you if we can sign Bostock, great, he showed against Port Vale he was the best player on the park by a country mile, so hope something can be sorted out, maybe we are waiting until he is out of contract and we can speak to him in the new year.
Lets give the lad Zavon a chance and see what he is capable of once he's been put through the paces under Paolo's training methods, he's probably one of those like Murray that needs a comforting arm round his shoulders to get the best out of him, don't want any others with attitude like Leon Clarke orTahoue though. If he is in Paolo's thoughts we might see him against Palace next Wednesday.
Still think we need better cover in defensive midfield though
ciclosporindorset
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11:50am Thu 2 Aug 12
Swindon1984
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12:35pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Helpme234 wrote:Totally useless - there's a voting thing pops up to say whether you like the new format or not, voice your discontent and maybe something will change. Think all the football league clubs have a similar format though so might be limited in how many changes they can make.
Old-Stager, Hilperton wrote: Off topic gentlemen, but..... What a mess the Official STFC website is these days. What previously was a simple and very good format is now a complete headache to view and very time consuming. Why oh why do people always strive to change things when they work perfectly well in the first place. I will accept that I am old and grumpy but for heaven's sake STFC leave things alone that work perfectly well.Quite agree, I had been beginning to think i was doing something wrong!! Tried to wade through it yesterday and again today and have decided I won't bother again
hertz
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12:38pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Stilloyal
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1:05pm Thu 2 Aug 12
hertz wrote:J.Wray said quite catagorically that we had no interest in him whatsoever, thats all it was, a silly rumour.
Whats latest on the Kewell rumour ?
SeanG92
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1:07pm Thu 2 Aug 12
In other news I see a Oxford fan has been jailed for 2months for having a smoke grenade at their away game v Plymouth! And he has been banned from football games for 6 years!!!
stfcphil
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1:30pm Thu 2 Aug 12
SeanG92 wrote:Shouldn't stop him from going to watch Poxford then ...........
Always worth having a look eh, no harm in that is there. In other news I see a Oxford fan has been jailed for 2months for having a smoke grenade at their away game v Plymouth! And he has been banned from football games for 6 years!!!
Football Writer
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1:41pm Thu 2 Aug 12
old town robin
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1:56pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Football Writer wrote:I think you have totally misread or misunderstood the McCormick situation, it has already been said many times that he has only been training with Swindon as part of his rehab, JW has categorically said he is not on trial for a contract and at this point of time it is far too soon for him to be considered for a contract with any professional club.
Should we presume therefore that the trial that Luke McCormick had has come to an end?
Without doubt he was/is a decent keeper, but it's going to be a while before he gets another chance with Town or anyone else in this country for that matter. In summary to your question, I haven't heard or read anything to say he isn't training with us, so would assume he is still contining with his rehab.
Stilloyal
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2:00pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Football Writer wrote:He wasn't on trial according to J.Wray and Paolo. We are helping with his rehab as we are the nearest pro team to where he lives or was serving his sentence.
Should we presume therefore that the trial that Luke McCormick had has come to an end?
Stilloyal
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2:06pm Thu 2 Aug 12
stfcphil
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2:06pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Football Writer
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2:18pm Thu 2 Aug 12
old town robin wrote:Err... okay no need for quite the strong response... Anyway thanks for clarifying. I was almost sure he was on trial but clearly wrong. Thanks
Football Writer wrote:I think you have totally misread or misunderstood the McCormick situation, it has already been said many times that he has only been training with Swindon as part of his rehab, JW has categorically said he is not on trial for a contract and at this point of time it is far too soon for him to be considered for a contract with any professional club.
Should we presume therefore that the trial that Luke McCormick had has come to an end?
Without doubt he was/is a decent keeper, but it's going to be a while before he gets another chance with Town or anyone else in this country for that matter. In summary to your question, I haven't heard or read anything to say he isn't training with us, so would assume he is still contining with his rehab.
umpcah
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2:24pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Old-Stager, Hilperton wrote:SPOT ON !
Off topic gentlemen, but.....
What a mess the Official STFC website is these days.
What previously was a simple and very good format is now a complete headache to view and very time consuming.
Why oh why do people always strive to change things when they work perfectly well in the first place.
I will accept that I am old and grumpy but for heaven's sake STFC leave things alone that work perfectly well.
SeanG92
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2:40pm Thu 2 Aug 12
umpcah wrote:I agree. Perhaps its just because we aren't used to it, but it feels quite clunky and jumbled up.
Old-Stager, Hilperton wrote:SPOT ON !
Off topic gentlemen, but.....
What a mess the Official STFC website is these days.
What previously was a simple and very good format is now a complete headache to view and very time consuming.
Why oh why do people always strive to change things when they work perfectly well in the first place.
I will accept that I am old and grumpy but for heaven's sake STFC leave things alone that work perfectly well.
Mbiker
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3:52pm Thu 2 Aug 12
jayden
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4:38pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Mbiker wrote:Its not as hard as trying to put a tower scaffold up or trying not to spill coffie down your top lol
To all commenting on the new website, I wholeheartedly agree. It is simply awful. I do website work and the maxim should always be keep it clear and simple and intuitive to use. This is **** poor!
Oi Den!
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4:53pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Football Writer wrote:To be fair, JW didn't rule out McCormick playing for us at some point in the future. He may not be on trial officially but I'm sure JW and PDC are keeping a close eye on his progress. Whatever they decide though, I imagine public opinion will be the ultimate determining factor.
old town robin wrote:Err... okay no need for quite the strong response... Anyway thanks for clarifying. I was almost sure he was on trial but clearly wrong. Thanks
Football Writer wrote:I think you have totally misread or misunderstood the McCormick situation, it has already been said many times that he has only been training with Swindon as part of his rehab, JW has categorically said he is not on trial for a contract and at this point of time it is far too soon for him to be considered for a contract with any professional club.
Should we presume therefore that the trial that Luke McCormick had has come to an end?
Without doubt he was/is a decent keeper, but it's going to be a while before he gets another chance with Town or anyone else in this country for that matter. In summary to your question, I haven't heard or read anything to say he isn't training with us, so would assume he is still contining with his rehab.
ciclosporindorset
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4:56pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Old-Stager, Hilperton
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5:54pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Malkym
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8:12pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Stilloyal wrote:Do you think he's guilty
Hines has been rejected by Paolo but the keeper remains on trial. @BBC Wilts 14.00
Malkym
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8:15pm Thu 2 Aug 12
Old-Stager, Hilperton wrote:So its more of a muslim website then? Shi'ite?
It seems that the clever dick that created the new look STFC website, is the same chap that hoisted the wrong flag for the North Koreans last week in Glasgow.
stfc_tom says...
8:46am Thu 2 Aug 12