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Post by fanboy on Jul 6, 2015 10:39:20 GMT
Three new players arrived at Rovers’ training ground this morning and will spend the week training with the club. Former Bristol City winger Jennison Myrie-Williams is one of the trio. Although only 27 he has played for no fewer than ten clubs, including Scottish sides Dundee United and St Johnstone. To date his career has taken in 259 league appearances and 30 goals, the last of which was scored for Tranmere Rovers, against Stevenage, on 3rd April this year. Goalkeeper Ian McLoughlin, the holder of ten Republic of Ireland U-21 caps, played 12 games whilst on loan at Newport County last season. Prior to that the former MK Dons custodian turned out in six league games for Walsall when on loan there in 2013. Midfielder/striker Toby Ajala will be a familiar name to Rovers supporters as he played against us for Torquay United last season. He signed for Bristol City in 2012/13 and appeared in two first team games whilst at Ashton Gate. Loan spells with AFC Wimbledon and Cheltenham Town preceded a move to Welling United, and he signed for Torquay in the summer of 2014. Read more at www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/three-new-faces-on-trial-2528029.aspx#xZp7ZZftyCrXF6TP.99
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Post by stevek192 on Jul 6, 2015 10:43:54 GMT
Seems a great ideal.Particularly impressed by Myrie-Williams and could be a great signing if fans get behind him and not come up with the City hate for him. Not sure about Ajala as seems very mixed reaction on the Torquay site to him but good luck to all three and I will be 100% behind them if DC decides any of them are good enough. Would still really love to see us sign Young from Torquay.
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Post by z1zou on Jul 6, 2015 10:47:23 GMT
The only one I know anything about is myrie-Williams, full of pace but can't remember him ever really do much.
Not exactly inspiring on paper, but that's the benefit of a trial period and I trust DC's decision making a darn site more than previous managers
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Post by RD on Jul 6, 2015 11:18:13 GMT
Only one that interests me in the slightest is the goalkeeper.
Myrie-williams no thanks. Doesn't have the mental strength and will be lambasted by the fan Base if he isn't Messi from the first 90 minutes.
Ajala... no idea. But at Torquay or released from there supposedly? Can't see how he'll be good enough.
Underwhelmed would be a massive understatement.
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Post by rocknrollaayatollah on Jul 6, 2015 11:28:02 GMT
Only one that interests me in the slightest is the goalkeeper. Myrie-williams no thanks. Doesn't have the mental strength and will be lambasted by the fan Base if he isn't Messi from the first 90 minutes. Ajala... no idea. But at Torquay or released from there supposedly? Can't see how he'll be good enough. Underwhelmed would be a massive understatement. What kind of players are you expecting?
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Post by RD on Jul 6, 2015 11:29:19 GMT
Only one that interests me in the slightest is the goalkeeper. Myrie-williams no thanks. Doesn't have the mental strength and will be lambasted by the fan Base if he isn't Messi from the first 90 minutes. Ajala... no idea. But at Torquay or released from there supposedly? Can't see how he'll be good enough. Underwhelmed would be a massive understatement. What kind of players are you expecting? Better.
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Post by WeAreTheGas on Jul 6, 2015 11:31:19 GMT
No harm in a trial at all, but Monkhouse has more quality in his little toe than Myrie-Williams and Ajala put together IMO.
Pace and tricks isn't everything.
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Post by RD on Jul 6, 2015 11:33:19 GMT
No harm in a trial at all, but Monkhouse has more quality in his little toe than Myrie-Williams and Ajala put together IMO. Pace and tricks isn't everything. This. No harm in a trial in fairness. Just think we will be a weaker side than if Monkhouse had stayed. Which means we are moving backwards; not forwards.
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Post by WeAreTheGas on Jul 6, 2015 11:39:28 GMT
No harm in a trial at all, but Monkhouse has more quality in his little toe than Myrie-Williams and Ajala put together IMO. Pace and tricks isn't everything. This. No harm in a trial in fairness. Just think we will be a weaker side than if Monkhouse had stayed. Which means we are moving backwards; not forwards. Agreed. But if DC was sold on them himself then he'd have just signed them and not bothered with the trial. Very few trials materialise into signings. Let's see!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2015 11:45:37 GMT
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Post by rocknrollaayatollah on Jul 6, 2015 11:46:06 GMT
Only one that interests me in the slightest is the goalkeeper. Myrie-williams no thanks. Doesn't have the mental strength and will be lambasted by the fan Base if he isn't Messi from the first 90 minutes. Ajala... no idea. But at Torquay or released from there supposedly? Can't see how he'll be good enough. Underwhelmed would be a massive understatement. What kind of players are you expecting? Better. No harm in a trial at all, but Monkhouse has more quality in his little toe than Myrie-Williams and Ajala put together IMO. Pace and tricks isn't everything. Myrie-Williams is an established league player who has played the majority of his career in League One and is only 27. Regarding his mental strength he was 20 years old! If Ajala was that bad at Torquay why did he appear in 45 out of 46 games for Torquay starting the majority. Being 23 writing him off is very harsh.
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Post by UpTheGas on Jul 6, 2015 11:51:44 GMT
No harm in looking and if DC sees that Myrie-Williams or Ajala has the sort of flair he is looking for to add to our wide options then that's great. I'd trust his decision. If he doesn't, what have we lost?
To be honest I am not particularly enamoured by Ajala, but Myrie-Williams was in the L2 Team of the Year whilst with Port Vale in 2013 and with a manager like DC pushing to get the best out of him again, it could be a clever piece of business (should anything come of it).
McLoughlin is interesting in as far as he's a goalkeeper, but he hasn't earned rave reviews anywhere he's been really. I'd hazard a guess right now that he won't impress sufficiently to earn a deal, but good luck to him. He's only 23 and he may just have been unlucky to have been at MK Dons over the last few years while they've been pushing for promotion to the Championship.
* Oh, and I absolutely agree about Monkhouse; we'll miss his experience and physicality. We can't get too hung up on him, though, as he wanted more money than DC thought he was worth and we have to move on. Monky was too clever for a lot of non-league defenders, but he may not have been as effective back in the FL so perhaps going for a different type of wide man isn't a bad idea.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2015 12:03:18 GMT
No harm in a trial at all, but Monkhouse has more quality in his little toe than Myrie-Williams and Ajala put together IMO.
Pace and tricks isn't everything. I respect thats your opinion but surely you cant know too much about williams or even more so Ajala to make those comments?
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Post by stevek192 on Jul 6, 2015 12:03:47 GMT
Both Myrie Williams and Ajala are a step up from the trialists last year. For heaven sakes what sort of standard trialists do people expect. We are only in League 2 and Myrie Williams has been playing League 1. Seems mixed Torquays view on Ajala but he was offered a contract and quite a few seemed disappointed he didnt sign. Have a bit of faith in DC ,he didn't do too bad last season did he?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2015 12:08:50 GMT
Part of me also wonders if these trialists are there to 'make up the numbers' in pre-season to an extent as well, giving DC more time to look at other people.
Think I'd like us to sign a 'wide midfielder' a la Monkhouse to compliment Brown on the left hand side to be honest, but I'm sure that's on the manager's agenda too.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2015 12:27:19 GMT
No harm in a trial at all, but Monkhouse has more quality in his little toe than Myrie-Williams and Ajala put together IMO. Pace and tricks isn't everything. Oh? Stats portray similar returns, JMW is 7 years younger, has played at a higher standard and isn't on the radar of non league clubs. The fascination with Monkhouse is strange imo. He was part of a good side but for me wasn't anything special. If he was so good why is he plying his trade in the conference while the trialists are tempting league teams?
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Post by stevek192 on Jul 6, 2015 12:33:23 GMT
Maybe in his little toe but how about the whole foot and legs? Pace and tricks can be an asset as well and remember how many times you have seen Monkhouse compared to Myrie Williams and Ajala. In DC I trust.
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Post by Cantankerous Gas on Jul 6, 2015 12:35:15 GMT
Last pre-season we had Lawson D'Ath on trial. Didn't offer him a deal. Went on to sign for Cobblers and have a decent season.
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Post by fanboy on Jul 6, 2015 12:39:31 GMT
Last pre-season we had Lawson D'Ath on trial. Didn't offer him a deal. Went on to sign for Cobblers and have a decent season. I was at that game last season and D'Ath was a class above anyone else on the pitch. Was gutted we didn't even offer him anything. He also had a trial at Eastleigh and they didn't want him either.
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Post by mehewmagic on Jul 6, 2015 12:42:18 GMT
No harm in a trial at all, but Monkhouse has more quality in his little toe than Myrie-Williams and Ajala put together IMO. Pace and tricks isn't everything. that's what they said about carayol, a 'failure' at the numerous clubs he'd been at before us...
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