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behind the goals wrote: ↑Fri May 30, 2025 10:03 pm Carlisle sign Regan Linney on 3 year Contract from Altrincham.

Money talks. EFL interest but wanted to stay non league with Carlisle; probably just loves the club and loves the area or something

Pedro wrote: ↑Mon May 12, 2025 10:03 am

McMark wrote: ↑Sun May 11, 2025 10:03 pm Regan Linney. Bound to be plenty of interest this summer as he certainly knows where the net is.

Sounds ideal if he can continue in the league.
Preston based so not far away.
Contract expires next month so no fee.
Its if we could attract him.
What I like besides the 23 goals this season is he has a few yellow cards,so hopefully physical which we've lacked

You lot train in Manchester, so, really surprised he's opted to sign for us.
Hey ho ...

Tallow wrote: ↑Sat May 31, 2025 12:15 am

Pedro wrote: ↑Mon May 12, 2025 10:03 am

Sounds ideal if he can continue in the league.
Preston based so not far away.
Contract expires next month so no fee.
Its if we could attract him.
What I like besides the 23 goals this season is he has a few yellow cards,so hopefully physical which we've lacked

You lot train in Manchester, so, really surprised he's opted to sign for us.
Hey ho ...

Money talks in football at any level and you have more than we have!

Tallow wrote: ↑Sat May 31, 2025 12:15 am

Pedro wrote: ↑Mon May 12, 2025 10:03 am

Sounds ideal if he can continue in the league.
Preston based so not far away.
Contract expires next month so no fee.
Its if we could attract him.
What I like besides the 23 goals this season is he has a few yellow cards,so hopefully physical which we've lacked

You lot train in Manchester, so, really surprised he's opted to sign for us.
Hey ho ...

He was never an option for us he was under contract and a substantial fee was involved which we can’t afford

Rumours on the golf course Ben Middlemas joining on loan from Sunderland

jeff1966 wrote: ↑Sat May 31, 2025 8:21 am Rumours on the golf course Ben Middlemas joining on loan from Sunderland

This is as good as a tweet from our official twitter account that we've signed him to me based on previous posts

Some might think it’s great for jeff1966 to say what signing we might be making with his golf club knowledge but I don’t think so,if we miss out on a signing because he let out a name ,I wouldn’t think it was clever and he can’t call himself a true fan

Broughton Fan wrote: ↑Sat May 31, 2025 4:02 pm Some might think it’s great for jeff1966 to say what signing we might be making with his golf club knowledge but I don’t think so,if we miss out on a signing because he let out a name ,I wouldn’t think it was clever and he can’t call himself a true fan

Don't blame him ,blame the big mouths informing him !

Broughton Fan wrote: ↑Sat May 31, 2025 4:02 pm Some might think it’s great for jeff1966 to say what signing we might be making with his golf club knowledge but I don’t think so,if we miss out on a signing because he let out a name ,I wouldn’t think it was clever and he can’t call himself a true fan

I always say that if you have no insider knowledge and cannot gain directly or indirectly from an outcome, then feel free to speculate. In fact speculation is one of the more attractive aspects of this forum. That would include what you hear from others too. I suspect that there are very few new or original facts in what the forum has unleashed on the world.

If on the other hand you have reason to believe for any reason that the information may well have an element of truth about it then stay schtum .

Two things about this rumour. Firstly it would be very early to be talking specifics about loaning players before pre-season has even started. Secondly even if were true, speculating about it probably would be low risk,‘ in the sense that clubs like ours tend to be specifically selected by the parent clubs of loanees for specific reasons. There is not really a free market in loanees because the asset doesn’t belong to us.

blue nige wrote: ↑Sat May 31, 2025 4:13 pm

Broughton Fan wrote: ↑Sat May 31, 2025 4:02 pm Some might think it’s great for jeff1966 to say what signing we might be making with his golf club knowledge but I don’t think so,if we miss out on a signing because he let out a name ,I wouldn’t think it was clever and he can’t call himself a true fan

Don't blame him ,blame the big mouths informing him !

The big mouths that are informing him obviously don’t mind it being out there in the public domain.

Suffolk Blue wrote: ↑Sat May 31, 2025 4:25 pm
Two things about this rumour. Firstly it would be very early to be talking specifics about loaning players before pre-season has even started. Secondly even if were true, speculating about it probably would be low risk,‘ in the sense that clubs like ours tend to be specifically selected by the parent clubs of loanees for specific reasons. There is not really a free market in loanees because the asset doesn’t belong to us.

Not sure about that. I seem to remember previous managers - once the player was 'signed' - said they had targetted that player and talked to the parent club about him having game time by bringing him to HS.

What annoys me is when we sign a loanee in a great blurb of publicity saying he is the answer to our prayers, only to find he is on the bench or not even in the squad!

jeff1966 wrote: ↑Sat May 31, 2025 8:21 am Rumours on the golf course Ben Middlemas joining on loan from Sunderland

Captain of their Under 21’s and obviously a much lower level but has at least had a short loan in non league so has experienced some proper football already

bluessupporter wrote: ↑Sat May 31, 2025 6:08 pm

Suffolk Blue wrote: ↑Sat May 31, 2025 4:25 pm
Two things about this rumour. Firstly it would be very early to be talking specifics about loaning players before pre-season has even started. Secondly even if were true, speculating about it probably would be low risk,‘ in the sense that clubs like ours tend to be specifically selected by the parent clubs of loanees for specific reasons. There is not really a free market in loanees because the asset doesn’t belong to us.

Not sure about that. I seem to remember previous managers - once the player was 'signed' - said they had targetted that player and talked to the parent club about him having game time by bringing him to HS.

What annoys me is when we sign a loanee in a great blurb of publicity saying he is the answer to our prayers, only to find he is on the bench or not even in the squad!

I’m sure that every manager having agreed a loan deal would like us to think that it was the product of some well thought through strategy and on occasion it may be the outcome of persistence and hard work but it’s no accident that most loan deals tend to come at the end of the transfer window and are often the product of a need to fill the remaining holes in squads without incurring long term costs.

And you are right. Even the best of them are there to be developed by us to the point by which they become better than us. Those who do not achieve this are as useful as a sack of spuds.

Jack Earing

Decent player when fit