We are signing a league 2 Right back next. Getting announced in the morning. Any ideas who it is?

Jason Crowe

Damit i saw that on twitter posted by paul walker.

Another right back is this cover or will east favour midfield.  I must options galore.  Still one more striker i think as Monkhouse hasn't played striker for years.

'Ever present last season'

Another position I was slated for saying we'd be strengthening ;D

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We are signing a league 2 Right back next. Getting announced in the morning. Any ideas who it is?

Danny parslow??

Wouldn't suprise me if it was Richard Tait from Cambridge.

Quoted from LocalLadGTFC

Wouldn't suprise me if it was Richard Tait from Cambridge.

Played 35 games last season so would make sense!

Im hearing Lee Vaughan? Transfer listed by Cheltenham. Was in the team of the year with Gowling a couple of years ago.

Quoted from LocalLadGTFC

Wouldn't suprise me if it was Richard Tait from Cambridge.

Yeah, I reckon it will be him. Ever present last season and a league 2 right back so it fits the bill.

Quoted from fazer11

Im hearing Lee Vaughan? Transfer listed by Cheltenham. Was in the team of the year with Gowling a couple of years ago.

Surely Cheltenham wont sell to there rivals.

I'd be delighted if it was Vaughan. Always rated him highly!

I'm 99% sure it'll be Tait, Released by Cambridge this season and with Lee Vaughan being a Cheltenham player they'd probably want a fee.

Quoted from LocalLadGTFC

I'm 99% sure it'll be Tait.

Ditto

It's Richard Tait.

Can't really remember Tait standing out as a player - anyone know if he any good? I'm quite surprised we're signing a right back to be honest. I'd have thought East would be first choice with Toto as back up!

Regular in a playoff winning side 2 years ago before being a regular in league 2. The new Sam Hatton!

Can either this bloke or East play left back?

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Danny parslow??

I fear this may be correct, Hope not as I think we need someone with a little more pace TBH

Heard he can male private Tait play.

[img]http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/cms_images/player/tait-a-pp163-1798147.jpg[/img]

He definitely looks like a footballer

Am hearing Ollie Palmer going to tranmere, anyone heard this ??

If East can cover both and we already have a specialist left back then it makes sense to sign a specialist right back.

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He definitely looks like a footballer

Complete with 'sleeve' tattoo as befits proper footballers.

Cambridge fan on Richard Tait:

"Solid and reliable full back. Does everything well without being spectacular, has a turn of pace and likes to get forward. Did a decent enough job for us last year but is lower half League Two quality - no better. Therefore, he's pretty much what a team like Grimsby need - good full back to get you promoted, one season of stability then say goodbye."

Sounds decent enough.

Tait sounds a decent player. Played in the most miserly defence 2 seasons ago.

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Am hearing Ollie Palmer going to tranmere, anyone heard this ??

Got some Tranny Rovers mates off of Twitter who were asking about him as they think he's signed.

Good signing if true but id rather have Bird.

Quoted from Meza

Good signing if true but id rather have Bird.

Ditto, a natural target man is what we need and Palmer is not the answer to that. For me we need a bully upfront to complement Bogle/ Pitman. Things will start to get clearer after Wednesday with players contracts running out.

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Good signing if true but id rather have Bird.

You'd rather have Bird at right back?

I think there's a high chance that we'll sign Bird. Hurst is doing his usual, "well it's unlikely but there's a slim chance" we had that with Bogle, Toto and Mackreth. I wouldn't be surprised if he did or didn't sign.

Palmer had a good loan period here but not one I'd hope we gave a contract to in all honesty. Serious lack of movement/effort at times, noticeably in the Play off first leg and final. LJL was busting a gut, closing people down, Palmer was walking. Not all bad of course, but more off days than good, hence the level he plays at. Sure he'll do alright wherever he goes..but we require better than alright.

Spot on, Jase. You'd expect at 6 ft 5 that'd he'd be a battering ram of a centre forward, someone who wins flick-ons and holds the ball up. I can't recall him once winning a header or bringing others into play.

Now I'm not saying he was useless, that first goal against Eastleigh was class but he was anonymous at Wembley.

He was a good finisher, but showed a lack of effort and often looked as if he was playing for himself after the Gateshead home game.

From what I've seen of Bogle on YouTube, Omar looks like a player!

Tait sounds a bit of a steady Eddie, good for the conference, but football league looks like it's been a step too far for him,
Cambridge fan said he was excellent with a hard worker in front of him but got exposed when they played with attacking wingers

He'll get a hard working winger in front of him in Mackreth, Forza, so I wouldn't worry to much about that.

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Got some Tranny Rovers mates off of Twitter who were asking about him as they think he's signed.

you surely mean "former associates"? You must have disowned them after THAT game.

Quoted from forza ivano

Tait sounds a bit of a steady Eddie, good for the conference, but football league looks like it's been a step too far for him,
Cambridge fan said he was excellent with a hard worker in front of him but got exposed when they played with attacking wingers

In fairness, there's not a lot a full back can do when there's an overlap. That's the risk-reward approach of playing attacking wingers, you're gonna get caught on the break occasionally. He sounds very decent for this league. I hope he signs.

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Complete with 'sleeve' tattoo as befits proper footballers.

Missing the bushy Hipster/Jihadi beard though.

Another signing tomorrow

Quoted from The Yard Dog

Another signing tomorrow

Aswell has Tate? Bird?

"Busy day" tomorrow according to Matt Dannatt. I'd guess at two joining us tomorrow - Tait and a striker. No sources or information just an inkling.

It's a refreshing change for us to have 95% of the squad we need before they've even reported back for pre-season. Even nicer that we're all pretty much unanimously agreed that the new additions are good signings.

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Missing the bushy Hipster/Jihadi beard though.

They're so yesterday. Monkhouse has one though.

My Cambridge supporting friend says:

I hope you do sign Tait. I rate him very highly and was sad to hear we weren't keeping him on. Very dependable defender, likes to go forward and puts in a decent cross. hope you get him!

Maybe Bird and Tait. We'll be sorted then won't we?

Heard we are in talks with a 'Current International' according to SiMariner. Hope it's Lyle Taylor.

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Heard we are in talks with a 'Current International' according to SiMariner. Hope it's Lyle Taylor.

England C :-) ????

Could easily be England C, Kingsley James was in the last England C squad at the start of this month or do we think the interest in him is over?

To be honest I think now Monkhouse is here I cant see us signing another centre mid. Think we will sign 1 more full back either RB or LB and 2 strikers then maybe a young cover goalkeeper

http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/TRANSFER-RUMOURS-Grimsby-Town-sign-Richard-Tait/story-26802958-detail/story.html

Sure Matt Dannatt has a Fishy account :-)

Quoted from Stew0_0

To be honest I think now Monkhouse is here I cant see us signing another centre mid. Think we will sign 1 more full back either RB or LB and 2 strikers then maybe a young cover goalkeeper

Pretty sure Monkhouse isn't a centre mid. Also we've got young Callum Bastock as goalkeeper cover.

Would be amazing if we could get the final 2 players that we need in today! If not then they will arrive within the next week you would have thought.


It's pair turn to back the club sell as many season tickets as possible and stick together.

Utm

What IF it was Ollie Palmer.

Think there's more chance of it being olly murs ;D

Then that would put the cat amongst the pigeons if Palmer signed

I think 100% it's the guy who's name already been mentioned.

But Ollie hasn't signed a contract yet so until that's case I still feel we're in a shout.

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I think 100% it's the guy who's name already been mentioned.

But Ollie hasn't signed a contract yet so until that's case I still feel we're in a shout.

You are assuming we WANT to be in with a shout?

Quoted from BIGChris

You are assuming we WANT to be in with a shout?

Yes.

Well I for one would love to see Ollie Palmer back.

8 goals in 13 appearances for us is a cracking return. He is still young too and learning all of the time.

I can't see Palmer signing, but I would be delighted if he did.

I'm not sure PH is all that interested in Palmer??? No comments about speaking to him just that he has been offered a delal at Mansfield and would command a fee.

Personally i hope we can do better and PH likes all his players to work their nuts off

hard to complain about 8 in 13. show me a striker who could maybe do better?

Quoted from BIGChris

You are assuming we WANT to be in with a shout?

Exactly. It never appeared to me that Hurst was too keen on Palmer, despite his return, because his work rate fell through the floor after his first few games. Remember him being dropped after Woking? I remember Doig going absolutely spare at him just before he was dragged off at Wembley for not chasing anything down.

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Personally i hope we can do better and PH likes all his players to work their nuts off

Chris, 8 goals in 15 appearances speaks for itself.

Work his nuts off? Are you forgetting the performance he put in against Palmer at home. He was tireless and drove the team. I am not sure he was ever a slouch in any game he played.

Are we really debating the value of a player that scored 8 goals in 15 appearances?

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hard to complain about 8 in 13. show me a striker who could maybe do better?

8 in 16 wasnt it?

Anyway, my point is I get the feeling Hurst isnt desperate to sign him and it is his thoughts that matters not mine

I'd rather have Ollie Palmer then Marcus Marshall any day but here we are.

Ollie did more then Marcus did for us in a shorter space of time.

Ollie was on loan , different  to signing on full contract  he might be wanting a 2 or 3  year deal . We don't know , PH knows who he wants and as he has previously said , we do have a strict pay structure  .  Very satisfied up to now with his signings , will be interesting to see who the next one or two will be .

Quoted from BIGChris

I'm not sure PH is all that interested in Palmer??? No comments about speaking to him just that he has been offered a delal at Mansfield and would command a fee.

Personally i hope we can do better and PH likes all his players to work their nuts off

This is what surprises me with the Marcus Marshall signing as I don't feel that he did especially towards the end of his time here and also considering the Lincoln fans comments on his time there.

Quoted from arryarryarry

This is what surprises me with the Marcus Marshall signing as I don't feel that he did especially towards the end of his time here and also considering the Lincoln fans comments on his time there.

Well said.

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I'd rather have Ollie Palmer then Marcus Marshall any day but here we are.

Ollie did more then Marcus did for us in a shorter space of time.

I'd rather have three weeks all expenses paid in Las Vegas than a boiled egg!!!

Marcus Marshall will be just fine. First of all you need to consider that players won't always be firing on all cylinders all of the time. They do experience dips in form or consistency, even at the very top. That is why you have a full squad of players to choose from.

He has gone on record as saying that his time at Lincoln wasn't the best. That he didn't feel that the Lincoln style of play suited him and that it wasn't his best football experience. Sounds like he was holding back a bit and trying to put it as diplomatic as he could.

Quoted from BIGChris

I'd rather have three weeks all expenses paid in Las Vegas than a boiled egg!!!

Typical response.

I'd be about as on the fence if Palmer signed as I am that Marshall has.

Yes Palmer had a good goal return but he did tend to look a bit lazy at times. That said though some of his goals did come out of nothing and at the time he signed it was exactly what we were after.

We will just have to trust PHs judgement.

I don't think another goalkeeper would be a good use of funds. If Callum cannot step in then there is usually no problem in getting a loan keeper.

Quoted from Freemoash88

Typical response.

I just dont see how you can compare Palmer with Marshall

I was comparing them both on there abilities. Both of them had good starts and both of them lost interest towards the end. (except the Eastleigh game)

I was just saying I'd rather have Ollie then Marcus.

Quoted from Stew0_0

http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/TRANSFER-RUMOURS-Grimsby-Town-sign-Richard-Tait/story-26802958-detail/story.html

Sure Matt Dannatt has a Fishy account :-)

You do realise it's people working at the telegraph who are sending the information out to the fishy first, right?

As for Palmer, only our fans could moan about a player with such a good goalscoring record here.

I swear a lot of our fans would happily see a hard worker up top getting 5-10 a season. Palmer got his fair share of assists and a great goal return. Granted he had a short period of going off the boil but he's a non league footballer for crying out loud. If you think we're going to find somebody with his eye for goal and high work rate you're going to be looking for quite a long time.

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As for Palmer, only our fans could moan about a player with such a good goalscoring record here.

I swear a lot of our fans would happily see a hard worker up top getting 5-10 a season. Palmer got his fair share of assists and a great goal return. Granted he had a short period of going off the boil but he's a non league footballer for crying out loud. If you think we're going to find somebody with his eye for goal and high work rate you're going to be looking for quite a long time.

He's a league player that was on loan to non league, it would not concern me if he signed or not,  I liked Ollie but he let us down a little when we needed him most

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He's a league player that was on loan to non league, it would not concern me if he signed or not,  I liked Ollie but he let us down a little when we needed him most

I agree, we would be in the league if he'd just booted that clearance at Wembley for their goal as opposed to doing some girly pointless flick. I'm still trying to work out what he was doing.

A good finisher, but not a willing worker and considering he's a big lad, he's not a target man at all.

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I agree, we would be in the league if he'd just booted that clearance at Wembley for their goal as opposed to doing some girly pointless flick. I'm still trying to work out what he was doing.

A good finisher, but not a willing worker and considering he's a big lad, he's not a target man at all.

we'd be in the league if their keeper hadnt stuck his hand out and stopped ollies goalbound effort

Quoted from pontoonlew

As for Palmer, only our fans could moan about a player with such a good goalscoring record here.

I swear a lot of our fans would happily see a hard worker up top getting 5-10 a season.

Probably not considering how LJL was viewed for long periods whilst here.

Quoted from pontoonlew

If you think we're going to find somebody with his eye for goal and high work rate you're going to be looking for quite a long time.

Find?  Very difficult.  Develop?  Much more likely.  Hurst developed LJL from a hard worker to someone who looked a more complete forward last season.  

Palmer is only 23, 3 years younger than LJL.  If he was to sign, I see no reason why Hurst wouldn't improve him and his inconsistencies, especially around his effort.  

I don't think Palmer will end up here though.  We've got the goalscorer in Bogle and the ability to stretch legs in Pittman.  I imagine Hurst will be looking now for the foil type of a striker.  After that any further strikers will be back-ups/alternatives.  Can't see us signing Palmer as one of those, not one when he'll naturally have a host of clubs interested.

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I agree, we would be in the league if he'd just booted that clearance at Wembley for their goal as opposed to doing some girly pointless flick. I'm still trying to work out what he was doing.

A good finisher, but not a willing worker and considering he's a big lad, he's not a target man at all.

And if Toto had cleared the ball properly rather than miskicking it out for a corner they wouldn't have scored that goal.

And if my aunty had a set of gonads she'd be my fecking uncle  

Quoted from diehardmariner

Probably not considering how LJL was viewed for long periods whilst here.



Find?  Very difficult.  Develop?  Much more likely.  Hurst developed LJL from a hard worker to someone who looked a more complete forward last season.  

Palmer is only 23, 3 years younger than LJL.  If he was to sign, I see no reason why Hurst wouldn't improve him and his inconsistencies, especially around his effort.  

I don't think Palmer will end up here though.  We've got the goalscorer in Bogle and the ability to stretch legs in Pittman.  I imagine Hurst will be looking now for the foil type of a striker.  After that any further strikers will be back-ups/alternatives.  Can't see us signing Palmer as one of those, not one when he'll naturally have a host of clubs interested.

Sorry but we don't have the time to sign a player to develop, we need a ready made partner for Bogle. I don't think Pittman is fit enough for long enough to fulfil that role. We need another quality striker in and I'd be bitterly dissapointed if we didn't sign one.

this busy day is being a bit quiet !

Said it previously, but think Hurst sees Monkhouse as a Striker. Hes not got bags of pace so fits the bill of playing as a target man. Hes supposed to be an intelligent footballer whos link up play is his biggest asset. He sounds like the Gary Jones style forward we've needed for years. Especially along side Bogle's pace seems the ideally pairing.
Sure we'll still see another proven striker come in and potentially a full back.

Quoted from pontoonlew

Sorry but we don't have the time to sign a player to develop, we need a ready made partner for Bogle. I don't think Pittman is fit enough for long enough to fulfil that role. We need another quality striker in and I'd be bitterly dissapointed if we didn't sign one.

Says who?  Hurst has shown previously he's of the mindset to develop players just as much as he wants to buy ready made players, if not more so.  

This season is a step-up for Bogle, that's a development for him.

Just been told Tait is the new player, not expecting anymore today other than him

Maybe the surprise player will be sneaky bid for Motherwell bound Moult

Quoted from Garth

Maybe the surprise player will be sneaky bid for Motherwell bound Moult

That deal is already done

http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/?p=46162

Ah well! 😀

Tait signs.

now confirmed

Looks a good pro with bags of experience and another solid signing.

We might not get Kamal To(to) but at least we now have Tait To(to).

I was hoping for Tait & Lyle

Quoted from Trawler

I was hoping for Tait & Lyle

Would be sweet if that happend.

Quoted from ska face

Exactly. It never appeared to me that Hurst was too keen on Palmer, despite his return, because his work rate fell through the floor after his first few games. Remember him being dropped after Woking? I remember Doig going absolutely spare at him just before he was dragged off at Wembley for not chasing anything down.

Its his attitude, its all about Ollie not a team player and its team players we need to keep the team spirit of last year going.

Every signing can't be sugar coated.

Not that there is a grain (ule) of truth in him being our next signing.

maybe we just need something to sweeten the deal

Quoted from Trawler

I was hoping for Tait & Lyle

That would be the icing on the cake!  ;)

just to add on the palmer debate, I have it on very good authority that he is very poor when it comes to training bit lazy,unfit etc so maybe its a bit of a gamble getting him in again on a permanent deal, maybe hurst thinks he would become even more laid back and would not be willing to put the 100 percent in required on and off the pitch, I personally think we would be better pursuing somebody else. but like I say just my opinion