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Aye but they have hardly had a run of games to get up to speed. They still kept out more goals than the other two did the other night!

No Hammy or McManus........maybe that is the key?

Just signed up to £10 a month on the back of this opportunity. I'm ashamed that it took Les to do this to get me involved, but glad he did. Hopefully I'm a few months I can increase it to £25 a month.

Can't believe he gave a red card for that. Never more than a booking. Las slow to close down the shot, weakly sticking out a foot resulting in a deflected goal. Been a poor game so far.

I'd be inclined to go with: Samson (reluctantly) Heneghan McManus Jules Tait Cadden McHugh Lucas Chalmers Moult Ainsworth Subs: Griffith, Pearson, Hammell, Lasley, Bowman, Frear, Ferguson

Joe Fryer, Middlesbrough U21 keeper on trial to replace Dean Brill who is on trial at Colchester.

Dean Brill linked with a move to Colchester.

Wee Dom scores for QoS.

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I'd say this photo shows the ref called it correct. Might be the only thing he got right, but Lucas can't blame anyone else but himself. Delighted with a point given the circumstances.

For me, Samson was to blame for the first two goals, Lucas for the 3rd. Score the penalty and things could have been different. Overall though, just not good enough. Midfield is non-existent and defence is honking.

http://the72.co.uk/69934/champ-trio-scottish-defender/

So........due to play The Rangers and rumours are circling about the young Cads: http://www.gotthebattlefeveron.com/2016/12/5/13844422/rangers-transfer-news-rumours-chris-cadden-motherwell

Any better?

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2016/11/28/por-english-and-scottish-sides-eye-woking-ace-ugwu/

http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/860670145?-1321:810:3#out

Lucas was in chatting to Peter Elder in hospitality before the game and says he tweaked a ligament in his knee, but will be back in training on Monday.

For what it is worth, I think Joe has been pretty decent so far this season. Having met him at the Sponsors Evening at the end of last season, it was clear he was struggling with an injury for most of his time with us until the tail end of last season. Plantar fasciitis if you want to look it up. He was a nice lad, if not the brightest. If he keeps playing the way he has started the season then I think he is a better option than a fat unfit Stevie Hammell.

I'll chuck 3 other names into the ring: Liam Grimshaw Jim O'Brien Alan McCormack

Simon Lappin?

Quite a story: Controversial transfer to England On 29 April 2005, a few days after Mikel turned 18, Premier League club Manchester United announced that it had struck a deal with Lyn to sign the player.[10] United's website also claimed that they had done a deal directly with the teenager and that he had signed a contract to join them. Mikel's agents were bypassed as the club persuaded the youngster to sign a four-year contract without representation. Lyn allegedly sent a fax to his agents abroad, claiming their services were no longer required by Mikel. Reports said the deal was initially worth £4 million,[11] and would see the player arrive at Old Trafford in January 2006. Manchester United's rival Premier League club, Chelsea, later issued a counter-claim suggesting that they already had an agreement with Mikel and his agents, but Lyn denied this claim. However, subsequent reports indicated that Chelsea claimed to have been involved in arranging the player's original move to Europe with a view to signing him at a later date. Further substance was added to this claim after it was revealed that the player had impressed Chelsea manager José Mourinho while training with the club's first-team squad during the summer of 2004. Mikel expressed his delight at joining United in a hastily arranged press conference, where he was pictured holding up a Manchester United shirt bearing the squad number 21.[12] Following his signing of the contract to join United, there were claims from Norway that he had received a number of threatening phone calls from unknown sources. Mikel was assigned a security guard and moved to a safe hotel. On 11 May 2005, however, the midfielder went missing during a Norwegian Cup game against Klemetsrud; he had not been selected for the match but had been watching from the stands. Whilst the player was believed to have left with one of his agents, John Shittu, who had by now flown in to meet Mikel, his disappearance sparked massive media coverage in Norway and also provoked a police enquiry after Lyn Director Morgan Andersen made claims in the Norwegian media that Mikel had been "kidnapped." These claims were later repeated by Manchester United's assistant manager Carlos Queiroz, who accused Chelsea of being involved in the alleged "kidnapping."[13] It subsequently emerged that Mikel had travelled to London with his agent John Shittu, who was working for Jerome Anderson's SEM group.[14] Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson considered travelling to Oslo to visit Mikel, but decided against this after Mikel was reported to have left the country.[15] Staying in a London hotel and some nine days after disappearing, Mikel stated on Sky Sports News that he had been pressured into signing the contract with United without his agent present, claims furiously rebuffed by both Manchester United and Lyn.[16] Mikel told the British media that Chelsea were the club he genuinely wanted to sign for. In response to these events, United made an official complaint to FIFA about the behaviour of both Chelsea and the player's agents, Shittu and Rune Hauge, already infamous for his role in the George Graham bungs scandal.[17] FIFA dismissed these claims in August 2005, stating there was insufficient evidence to bring a case against Chelsea. Following the tournament, Mikel failed to return to Lyn, whereupon the club subsequently lodged a complaint with FIFA. On 12 August 2005, FIFA ruled that Mikel should return to Lyn to fulfill the remainder of his contract with the club, whilst they would decide at a later date whether the contract he signed with United should be upheld or cancelled.[18][19] After a delay of over a month, Mikel complied with the FIFA decision and returned to Lyn in early September 2005 after a three-month absence. Transfer resolved Rather than leaving FIFA to determine the validity of the contract signed with Manchester United, Chelsea intervened by volunteering to settle the transfer saga through negotiation with Lyn and Manchester United.[20] On 2 June 2006, Chelsea, Manchester United and Lyn reached a settlement to resolve the future of the player. Mikel's registration was to be transferred from Lyn to Chelsea; Manchester United agreed to terminate their option agreement with Mikel. Under the terms of this agreement, Chelsea agreed to pay United £12 million, half paid upon the finalization of the contract and the other half in June 2007, and Lyn £4 million, half payable immediately and half in June 2007. As a result of this settlement, all claims in this matter were withdrawn.[21] On 19 July 2006, Chelsea were granted a work permit for the midfielder after they completed the £16 million signing in June 2006.[22] In the aftermath of the transfer, Lyn Director Morgan Andersen, who had a previous conviction for forging official documents,[23] was convicted of fraud and making false accusations; he was given a one-year suspended jail sentence by an Oslo court. The court also ordered him to pay 20,000 kroner (£1,944) in costs.[24] Chelsea made a High Court claim for £16 million against Lyn and Andersen following the conviction, claiming that the previously agreed settlement was not binding as "the transfer was based on a fraudulent misrepresentation, now proven by a court of law."[25] This claim was subsequently resolved out of court.[26]

Jon Obi Mikel signed for another club (can't remember the club), then wanted to do a u-turn and sign for Chelsea. That was why they had to spend money buying him out of his contract.

Yeah we need to guard against doing what Utd did i.e. sell your best players and not adequately replace them, ultimately leading to relegation.

I agree.....Pearo missed out on the 'how to tackle' training session when we was a kid........been guilty of some shocking challenges over the years. Breaking the ICT's boys leg, booting Bert Konterman up in the air, so many you can't list them. Keith's fouls are largely niggling, harrying type tackles, not leg breakers.

Tait in particular looked like he had a bit of a stinker. That may have been down to the player in front of him (Cadden?).