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Post by pirate on Apr 5, 2019 21:51:35 GMT
Trotman was very good for England C and would definitely be worth scouting or offering a trial on the evidence of that performance. I'm not sure if any league clubs are watching Louis Britton at Mangotsfield, but I think he has 18 goals from 22 games in all competitions for a struggling side and is well worth someone at the club keeping an eye on him. It might be worth offering him a trial in the development side or U18s to watch him up close in training (and maybe a game or two) to see how he compares to our lads of the same age. Been on trial at City. Played for their 18s. Back in Mangos squad for tomorrow. Britton scored a hat-trick for the City`U18s on Tuesday against Watford, having netted 2 against Sheffield United last week and has now signed a one-year professional deal. nonleague.today/news/details.php?news_id=5142
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Post by lympstonegas on Apr 6, 2019 8:37:41 GMT
Yep too my mates son was snapped up by the dark side after a trail game with a pro contract
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Post by downendout on Apr 8, 2019 14:55:25 GMT
Been on trial at City. Played for their 18s. Back in Mangos squad for tomorrow. Britton scored a hat-trick for the City`U18s on Tuesday against Watford, having netted 2 against Sheffield United last week and has now signed a one-year professional deal. nonleague.today/news/details.php?news_id=5142Post are saying that other Championship clubs as well as Barnsley were sniffing around, I can't believe we weren't aware of someone like that on our doorstep, maybe we had asked the question and been turned down?
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Post by pirate on Apr 8, 2019 16:04:07 GMT
Post are saying that other Championship clubs as well as Barnsley were sniffing around, I can't believe we weren't aware of someone like that on our doorstep, maybe we had asked the question and been turned down? A while ago he was retweeting Rovers fans asking the club to give him a trial, so I doubt he would have turned us down then, but maybe we didn't move fast enough and with Championship clubs sniffing around, you couldn't blame him for choosing any of them ahead of us (if we did indeed make a late move to approach him). City seem to be better in this area of non-league recruitment than us now, where as it used to be us sniffing out these sort of gems. Antoine Semenyo and Saikou Janneh are making excellent progress. They had Kacper Lopata on trial before Brighton stepped in to sign him. Lopata played a few games for Clevedon Town in the Western League this season and was previously at Shaftesbury Crusade. Since joining Brighton he has marked Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood (one of the best youngsters in the country) out of the game to help beat them in the FA Youth Cup and then recently made his debut for the Poland U21s. A month or two ago they also had the promising Clevedon Town pair of Sam Larkins and Ryan Jones on trial for 6 weeks.
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Post by markczgas on Apr 8, 2019 16:10:16 GMT
Rovers did sign Zane Walker at the exit trials after his release from Fulham I think. He's had a good first year as a scholar and is highly thought off by Rovers (from the horses mouth).
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Post by lympstonegas on Apr 8, 2019 16:38:59 GMT
Post are saying that other Championship clubs as well as Barnsley were sniffing around, I can't believe we weren't aware of someone like that on our doorstep, maybe we had asked the question and been turned down? A while ago he was retweeting Rovers fans asking the club to give him a trial, so I doubt he would have turned us down then, but maybe we didn't move fast enough and with Championship clubs sniffing around, you couldn't blame him for choosing any of them ahead of us (if we did indeed make a late move to approach him). City seem to be better in this area of non-league recruitment than us now, where as it used to be us sniffing out these sort of gems. Antoine Semenyo and Saikou Janneh are making excellent progress. They had Kacper Lopata on trial before Brighton stepped in to sign him. Lopata played a few games for Clevedon Town in the Western League this season and was previously at Shaftesbury Crusade. Since joining Brighton he has marked Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood (one of the best youngsters in the country) out of the game to help beat them in the FA Youth Cup and then recently made his debut for the Poland U21s. A month or two ago they also had the promising Clevedon Town pair of Sam Larkins and Ryan Jones on trial for 6 weeks. www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/bristol-city-beat-sheffield-united-2733561
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Post by pirate on Apr 8, 2019 17:02:22 GMT
A while ago he was retweeting Rovers fans asking the club to give him a trial, so I doubt he would have turned us down then, but maybe we didn't move fast enough and with Championship clubs sniffing around, you couldn't blame him for choosing any of them ahead of us (if we did indeed make a late move to approach him). City seem to be better in this area of non-league recruitment than us now, where as it used to be us sniffing out these sort of gems. Antoine Semenyo and Saikou Janneh are making excellent progress. They had Kacper Lopata on trial before Brighton stepped in to sign him. Lopata played a few games for Clevedon Town in the Western League this season and was previously at Shaftesbury Crusade. Since joining Brighton he has marked Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood (one of the best youngsters in the country) out of the game to help beat them in the FA Youth Cup and then recently made his debut for the Poland U21s. A month or two ago they also had the promising Clevedon Town pair of Sam Larkins and Ryan Jones on trial for 6 weeks. www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/bristol-city-beat-sheffield-united-2733561Its not just this season he has scored goals. Last season he got 17 goals from 28 starts for Brislington in the Western League. I tried to tip off W-s-M about him in pre-season, but they obviously didn't make a move for him either. No doubt they will be begging City to take him on loan next season though.
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Post by pirate on Apr 8, 2019 18:01:05 GMT
I reckon Jordan Annear would be worth a look on trial with the development lads this pre season. He's only 21 and plays for Falmouth Town in the South West Peninsula League. Obviously it's a massive step up, but he scored over 50 goals for them in all competitions last season and looks like he knows how to finish. Represented Cornwall U18s in the past. The step up is probably too big to this level for him, but he joined Plymouth Parkway in the Western League this season and has scored 19 goals in 18 starts. Another striker from the South West Peninsula League that could be worth scouting or a trial in the development squad is young Liskeard Athletic player James Lorenz. I think he's about 19-years-old (or 20?) and the former Cornwall U18 player scored 42 times last season and currently has 45 goals so far this season.
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Post by pirate on Apr 9, 2019 23:03:15 GMT
I think Dag & Red could possibly regret letting Jordy Mongoy leave the club. Definitely a lad Rovers should be keeping an eye on.
The 6ft 2in 20-year-old can play as as a centre forward or in a wider role and has got something like 16 or 17 goals and 8 or 9 assist for Hastings United so far this season.
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Post by pirate on Apr 9, 2019 23:21:12 GMT
I'd like us to get a few non-league players in on trial this summer in the hope of unearthing a gem. It's a no risk scenario and could be very rewarding. One that could be worth a closer look is Carshalton winger/playmaker Ricky Korboa. Nice hat-trick on Saturday including this goal:
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Post by pirate on Apr 10, 2019 0:04:43 GMT
Post are saying that other Championship clubs as well as Barnsley were sniffing around, I can't believe we weren't aware of someone like that on our doorstep, maybe we had asked the question and been turned down? A month or two ago they also had the promising Clevedon Town pair of Sam Larkins and Ryan Jones on trial for 6 weeks. Another lad in non-league that has caught my eye over the past season or two is our former youth team player Jack Sell. I tried to tip off W-s-M about him in pre-season and will do the same this summer. I wonder if we have continued to monitor his progress since he left the club? Could be a late developer. We released Chris Lines as a youngster before bringing him back into our youth setup and we also had the now £8 million man Tyrone Mings on our books in the U18s before letting him go. Midfielder Sell scored 5 goals on Monday as Clevedon Town U18s thrashed Wells City 10-0 to win the Somerset Floodlight Youth League, where he has scored 15 goals in 10 games. He also has 8 goals from 14 starts (3 goals from 8 starts last season) for the 1st team in the Western League during 18/19.
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Post by pucklegas on Apr 10, 2019 7:31:43 GMT
Been on trial at City. Played for their 18s. Back in Mangos squad for tomorrow. Typical. Pirate did we look at him? Obviously with Barnsley and stoke sniffing around the area we need to up our game locally, as well as Southampton.
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Post by pirate on Apr 10, 2019 9:25:28 GMT
Pirate did we look at him? Obviously with Barnsley and stoke sniffing around the area we need to up our game locally, as well as Southampton. I dont know for sure, but you would hope we looked at a young player on our doorstep with his type of goalscoring record. It's not just those clubs in the area, but also the likes of Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd, Liverpool, Wolves, West Brom, Cardiff that have a big presence in the area.
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Post by axegas on Apr 10, 2019 14:55:40 GMT
Thought I'd have a go at giving a couple of suggestions for the summer. One area of the pitch we need to improve is the right back position so...
My first suggestion would be Aaron McGowan at Hamilton Academical. Described as "fearless" by old manager Jim Bentley and "tenacious" by his current gaffer, McGowan made the move up north in the summer from Morecambe and is having a good first season in the SPL. Likes to get forward and scored a cracking goal the other week against Hearts.
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My second suggestion would be George Edmundson who is having a good season at Oldham. Has been an integral part of Oldham's starting 11 this year after impressing out on loan at AFC Fylde and made the League 2 team of the season after a number of fine displays. Suggested him back in January, I'm sure he'll be snapped up by someone in the summer so hope we at least put him on our shortlist.
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Post by pirate on Apr 11, 2019 5:32:17 GMT
My second suggestion would be George Edmundson who is having a good season at Oldham. Has been an integral part of Oldham's starting 11 this year after impressing out on loan at AFC Fylde and made the League 2 team of the season after a number of fine displays. Suggested him back in January, I'm sure he'll be snapped up by someone in the summer so hope we at least put him on our shortlist. Edmundson looks decent. Good shout. Another 6ft 3in central defender that has caught my eye this season is Ryan Sweeney's brother, Dan at Barnet. He was previously converted from a defensive midfielder and impressed me on a few occasions this season, including against Brentford. He recently helped Barnet to 7 consecutive clean sheets and 16 in total this season.
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Post by pirate on Apr 11, 2019 5:35:06 GMT
A good young player that has caught my eye this season who might be worth a look for our development squad. Zak Goodson, 18-years-old, 5ft 11in, Striker, Basford United. During the 17/18 season he picked up the Award for Top Goalscorer at the AGM for the National League U19 Alliance. Left footed Goodson finished not only the top goalscorer for the Long Eaton United Academy, but also took the same award for the Long Eaton United first team. He scored 23 goals from 39 games in total for Long Eaton United as a 16/17-year-old in the Midland Football League, before signing for Basford United at the end of October 2018. Since joining Northern Premier League Premier Division side Basford United he has scored 11 goals and got 5 assists from 11 starts (plus 8 sub apps), including a good goal against Chesterfield in the FA Trophy. In the past he scored 2 goals for Derby County U16s against Valencia in October 2015. After posting this he scored another 2 goals later that same night to help Basford United reach the final of the Notts Senior Cup. Another goal on Tuesday night as he helped his side win the Notts Senior Cup played at Mansfield's Field Mill.
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Post by axegas on Apr 12, 2019 19:15:06 GMT
My second suggestion would be George Edmundson who is having a good season at Oldham. Has been an integral part of Oldham's starting 11 this year after impressing out on loan at AFC Fylde and made the League 2 team of the season after a number of fine displays. Suggested him back in January, I'm sure he'll be snapped up by someone in the summer so hope we at least put him on our shortlist. Edmundson looks decent. Good shout. Another 6ft 3in central defender that has caught my eye this season is Ryan Sweeney's brother, Dan at Barnet. He was previously converted from a defensive midfielder and impressed me on a few occasions this season, including against Brentford. He recently helped Barnet to 7 consecutive clean sheets and 16 in total this season. Got the chance to see Dan Sweeney in action when we played them in this FA Cup this year, big lad and very confident about his abilities on the ball but did get caught out a few times, needed to work on his positioning but could be a good player over time. Quite like the look of Wrexham's CB Jake Lawlor, has been pivotal in the heart of their defence this season and one of the best defenders at that level, could definitely play higher up.
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Post by pirate on Apr 14, 2019 17:58:24 GMT
Edmundson looks decent. Good shout. Another 6ft 3in central defender that has caught my eye this season is Ryan Sweeney's brother, Dan at Barnet. He was previously converted from a defensive midfielder and impressed me on a few occasions this season, including against Brentford. He recently helped Barnet to 7 consecutive clean sheets and 16 in total this season. Got the chance to see Dan Sweeney in action when we played them in this FA Cup this year, big lad and very confident about his abilities on the ball but did get caught out a few times, needed to work on his positioning but could be a good player over time. Quite like the look of Wrexham's CB Jake Lawlor, has been pivotal in the heart of their defence this season and one of the best defenders at that level, could definitely play higher up. A few other National League defenders to keep an eye on are CB Laurence Maguire at Chesterfield, CB or LB Jonathan Mellish at Gateshead and CB Dan Happe at Leyton Orient, who are all highly promising. In the National League North the right back Luke Trotman at Darlington could play higher. He was being scouted heavily by Manchester United when he was 17/18 at Luton, but unfortunately suffered a leg break which scuppered any potential move. In the National League South the CB Connor Stevens at Wealdstone is class and is being scouted by teams as high as the Championship.
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Post by pirate on Apr 14, 2019 18:04:48 GMT
18-year-old striker Henry Landers at North Leigh would be worth a trial this summer. He previously played for the Oxford City youth team where he scored 65 goals in just 50 games and joined North Leigh in the summer where has has scored 23 goals in all competitions (14 goals in his last 14 games) in his first season of senior football for a struggling side.
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