Striker

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Harry Lodovica Signs.

Ask and ye shall receive a Big target man

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New midfielder too. Our incomings often have this random vibe,

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So we’ve signed a Chelmsford reject who hasn’t been convincing enough in those terrible park football leagues in Scotland and two youngsters from Welling and Northern non league who found themselves at Blackpool and Crawley but can’t get into the first teams so have been loaned out to NLS for match experience.

Sorry for my lack of enthusiasm but I can’t see these loaner journeymen being either playing for the badge or sticking around long to help the team function better as a unit.

Why George are they supposedly better than the recruits you brought in over the summer? So who of those recruits is going to face the wrath of George to let them get a game?

Underwhelming.

Of course if they turn out to be like Jephte or Levi or Mo it could change our season but we can never seem to hang on to loaner players like that so the joy is always short lived.

Time will tell. I’m sure we won’t see any of them on Saturday as they won’t want to be cup tied.

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Maybe our injured midfielders are going to be out longer than we thought.

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Sept 13, 2024 16:16:33 GMT @oldboy1973 said:

So we’ve signed a Chelmsford reject who hasn’t been convincing enough in those terrible park football leagues in Scotland

This is a report from a Chelmsford fan about him, it doesn't make for great reading.

I'm really sorry, but he's dreadful.

We had him for a season as a project. We lacked the budget for a Striker so converted him from a winger based on the fact he's tall and reasonably fast.

Trouble was, he can't head the ball. When balls were played up to him he wouldn't even jump to challenge for it even though he was taller than most defenders. He'd do that annoying thing where he'd just lean into the defender and then get beat time and time again. I don't remember him ever even challenging for a header from a corner. If the ball comes to him and he's completely on his own he can head it. I seem to recall one good assist away at Staines from him when he flicked it on to our onrushing midfielder. If the balls played into his feet he holds it up a bit better, but really only to the minimum level you'd expect for a "striker" at this level.

As I say, we tried to convert him to being a Striker and one of the reasons we and he failed is because he's one of the worst finishers i've ever seen. Literally no composure. He'd just aimlessly hit it at the keeper, or more usually, high and wide.

The only reaaon he played 30 times (a lot from the bench) was a stubborness to make the conversion work. Apparently he's a good kid with a great attitude but he's just no good i'm afraid. I see at Aveley and Inveness he carried on as a "Striker" and he's seemingly signed as one for you. But, he should do himself a favour and give being a winger ago again....probably at Isthmian North level eventually.

Sorry!

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Sept 13, 2024 16:16:33 GMT @oldboy1973 said:

So we’ve signed a Chelmsford reject who hasn’t been convincing enough in those terrible park football leagues in Scotland and two youngsters from Welling and Northern non league who found themselves at Blackpool and Crawley but can’t get into the first teams so have been loaned out to NLS for match experience.

Sorry for my lack of enthusiasm but I can’t see these loaner journeymen being either playing for the badge or sticking around long to help the team function better as a unit.

Why George are they supposedly better than the recruits you brought in over the summer? So who of those recruits is going to face the wrath of George to let them get a game?

Underwhelming.

Of course if they turn out to be like Jephte or Levi or Mo it could change our season but we can never seem to hang on to loaner players like that so the joy is always short lived.

Time will tell. I’m sure we won’t see any of them on Saturday as they won’t want to be cup tied.

That’s the spirit

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Antony Papadopoulos from Crawley actually looks a very good signing, hes played over 70 games for Welling and obviously Crawley saw potential in the summer to give him a 2 year deal.

He can play all across the midfield, which is a big plus.

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New players in is a good move. Gives us more hope.

One thing I do wonder though is, instead of wages on Coulthirst, Bentley, Fonkeu and now Ludovica, why not sign 2 players with the wages of those 4. Get some better quality in that is proven at this level. If we get injuries, then we have to make do with players from the U23's.


Anyway, hopefully the 3 new signings today are what we need.

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Oldboy pessimistic over signings he knows nothing about, before they've even kicked a ball. That was a surprise.

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Sept 13, 2024 16:49:04 GMT Raymondo316 said:

Sept 13, 2024 16:16:33 GMT @oldboy1973 said:

So we’ve signed a Chelmsford reject who hasn’t been convincing enough in those terrible park football leagues in Scotland

This is a report from a Chelmsford fan about him, it doesn't make for great reading.

I'm really sorry, but he's dreadful.

We had him for a season as a project. We lacked the budget for a Striker so converted him from a winger based on the fact he's tall and reasonably fast.

Trouble was, he can't head the ball. When balls were played up to him he wouldn't even jump to challenge for it even though he was taller than most defenders. He'd do that annoying thing where he'd just lean into the defender and then get beat time and time again. I don't remember him ever even challenging for a header from a corner. If the ball comes to him and he's completely on his own he can head it. I seem to recall one good assist away at Staines from him when he flicked it on to our onrushing midfielder. If the balls played into his feet he holds it up a bit better, but really only to the minimum level you'd expect for a "striker" at this level.

As I say, we tried to convert him to being a Striker and one of the reasons we and he failed is because he's one of the worst finishers i've ever seen. Literally no composure. He'd just aimlessly hit it at the keeper, or more usually, high and wide.

The only reaaon he played 30 times (a lot from the bench) was a stubborness to make the conversion work. Apparently he's a good kid with a great attitude but he's just no good i'm afraid. I see at Aveley and Inveness he carried on as a "Striker" and he's seemingly signed as one for you. But, he should do himself a favour and give being a winger ago again....probably at Isthmian North level eventually.

Sorry!

He’s a good lad thought right?

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They’re probably rubbish. I’m going to sing they’re shit to try and get the best out of them.

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Sept 13, 2024 18:05:03 GMT Benny said:

They’re probably rubbish. I’m going to sing they’re shit to try and get the best out of them.

Lol, that make me smile. .

They don’t seem the most exciting but I guess we are shopping at a certain level

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Sept 13, 2024 16:16:33 GMT @oldboy1973 said:

So we’ve signed a Chelmsford reject who hasn’t been convincing enough in those terrible park football leagues in Scotland and two youngsters from Welling and Northern non league who found themselves at Blackpool and Crawley but can’t get into the first teams so have been loaned out to NLS for match experience.

Sorry for my lack of enthusiasm but I can’t see these loaner journeymen being either playing for the badge or sticking around long to help the team function better as a unit.

Why George are they supposedly better than the recruits you brought in over the summer? So who of those recruits is going to face the wrath of George to let them get a game?

Underwhelming.

Of course if they turn out to be like Jephte or Levi or Mo it could change our season but we can never seem to hang on to loaner players like that so the joy is always short lived.

Time will tell. I’m sure we won’t see any of them on Saturday as they won’t want to be cup tied.

Mr Positive strikes again, how about this for a novel idea give them a chance to prove themselves before writing them off !

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Meanwhile, Mo Faal signs for Worthing: worthingfc.com/2024/09/faal-joins-forces-with-agutter/

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Sept 13, 2024 20:35:20 GMT thescribe said:

Meanwhile, Mo Faal signs for Worthing: worthingfc.com/2024/09/faal-joins-forces-with-agutter/

That hurts a bit. Probably shows where our budget i