Will Antwi

Defender from Luton signs today until the end of the Year.

Ex Wycombe and Palarse?

Bit of activity going on today! I've heard of this guy which instantly means I presume he's good. Looked him up a bit and he does seem a little injury prone.

Quoted from pontoonlew

Bit of activity going on today! I've heard of this guy which instantly means I presume he's good. Pretty sure he was orginally a product of Liverpool which is a decent start!

same ! must be good !

That's got to be the final nail in Garner's Town career then.

Assuming this lad is a centre back that is.

good singing this, could this be a way of squeezing Kempson out, (wanted or not)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Antwi

Palace youth product. No Liverpool connection.

EDT- just seen he was capped for Ghana! Wowsers.

and at the bottom of the article on the OS, it says 'News of another arrival soon', any ideas of who?

Has a cap for Ghana!

Quoted from prestonmariner

and at the bottom of the article on the OS, it says 'News of another arrival soon', any ideas of who?

Probably the lad from Bury who has already been discussed on here but not on OS yet?

And a challenger for Manny Panther in the best name to play for Town.

William Kwabena Antwi Agyei

Quoted from BIGChris

Probably the lad from Bury who has already been discussed on here but not on OS yet?

maybe ye, thats what i was thinking, but he's on the OS too. could this be a very very busy day for us?

The story about the winger from Bury is just below the one about Antwi, so I assumed another player was on the way as well. Knowing how erm, 'efficiently' the web site is run, this probably isn't the case.

Dagenham released him on relegation from Div one last season, Only signed a 6 month contract with Luton! Had a broken toe, and severe ankle injury, a few years back, but scored 2 in 12 for Luton. Played in this div for two promotion winning teams! Young players and also experienced players coming in to replace mediocre players not cutting it after a few seasons here! Church being the exception n hopefully will be a better player for the loan experience! Just hope the players have been watched n not picked of an expensive version of chart manager!! UTM.

Signed a six month deal with Luton in July so a permanent deal could be on the cards if he impresses, similar to the Sam Mulready situation!

If he's any good we sign him if he don't bring owt to the improvement of our defence then get rid in Jan n look elsewhere, but he's very experienced in this league and with promotion winning teams!

Promoted teams have tight defences - we can only hope for a similar improvement  - if he's any good, then we will have centre halves learning their trade !

Central defender who is also an accomplished midfielder,so should be comfortable on the ball.Played with a few promotion winning sides as well,captaining one and vice captaining another.

Sounds like a good all round signing to me,with leadership qualities.

bluddy useless according to my hatter season ticket mate - should fit in well at bp then!

this season's jude sterling maybe......

played at left back by brabin where he was useless and kept getting caught in possession. so who's playing lhs in central defence at the moment???

Quoted from ginnywings

Central defender who is also an accomplished midfielder,so should be comfortable on the ball.Played with a few promotion winning sides as well,captaining one and vice captaining another.

Sounds like a good all round signing to me,with leadership qualities.

Quoted from forza ivano

bluddy useless according to my hatter season ticket mate - should fit in well at bp then!

Fishy opinion split...again  

Mine is not an opinion,never having seen him in action.Was just reporting what i have read on him.

The Hatters fan has an opinion.Let's hope he's wrong.

The fact that we are signing players is a good sign. I am sure this would not be happening if funding for the rest of the season wasn't in place.

Quoted from forza ivano

played at left back by brabin where he was useless and kept getting caught in possession. so who's playing lhs in central defence at the moment???

Like Garner was played at lb and looked useless?
People might not think he's the best ch but he's definitely not anything like as bad as he looked in that position.

What i dont get is after a great defensive performance against Vale, why have we got another centre back?

Quoted from cjbill

What i dont get is after a great defensive performance against Vale, why have we got another centre back?

Perhaps Garner is on his way?

Quoted from BIGChris

Perhaps Garner is on his way?

theres a chance of that but i can see them dropping I'Anson to play Antwi. we all said after tuesday night that they should stick with the same team but without doubt the two new guys are going to come in. And from what I expect they will drop I'Anson who has been the best defender for us in recent weeks. I look forward to seeing the team on saturday.

Quoted from ginnywings

Mine is not an opinion,never having seen him in action.Was just reporting what i have read on him.

The Hatters fan has an opinion.Let's hope he's wrong.

Yeah, didn't mean to suggest it was yours or Forza's opinion, more indicative of just how this boards opinion will no doubt crystalize into both camps before he's kicked a ball for us.

Well, we've been suspect in defence this season and Antwi looks to have plenty of experience it looks a decent signing there.

I do agree that after playing so well on Tuesday, we shouldn't be looking to change the team too much on Saturday though, especially when it comes to the back four.

I think Kempson could be on his way . This guy can play in mid-field as well and I think we may  see a few more versatile players in the squad at the expense of one-dimentional players. If Green makes the grade then he is another one with versatility - left-back ,left-mid-field and left wing. To get the best out of a small squad of about 18 - 20 players ( which is what I think The Dynamic Duo will aim for ) then you have to have a fair number of multi-positional players.

Quoted from AndyGTFC

Well, we've been suspect in defence this season

We have, antwi?

Sorry

Quoted from rancido

I think Kempson could be on his way . This guy can play in mid-field as well and I think we may  see a few more versatile players in the squad at the expense of one-dimentional players. If Green makes the grade then he is another one with versatility - left-back ,left-mid-field and left wing. To get the best out of a small squad of about 18 - 20 players ( which is what I think The Dynamic Duo will aim for ) then you have to have a fair number of multi-positional players.

lot of sense in that rancido -your first point is strengthened by the fact that kempson and antwi are both left footers

Quoted from upthestripes

We have, antwi?

Sorry

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I like this signing.

Quoted from upthestripes

We have, antwi?

Sorry

It's alright mate.

Maybe Garner is off to join his best mate n socialising partner Eagle, then no Xmas drinking exploits this year!

Antwi- Has done well in what is a difficult situation, has a degree of pace and seems quite vocal. His positional awareness seems lacking at times though mostly he redeems this with his pace. Unfortunately his distribution can at times be woeful and it does lead to us losing possesion in dangerous areas. Should he be given a contract extension? A bit early to say. With Pilks, Blackett, Beckwith and KK add in Hand, Ed as short term cover there may well not be a space for him. If Pilks and Blackett are still struggling towards Xmas then he could get himself an extra 6 months. Conclusion: Probably deserves an extension but due to circumstances probably wont, which is a shame for him.
On a side note if he had forced himself into GB's long term plans by now then i'm sure the club would have moved to secure him on a longer contract(Thats is if they aren' t as we speak)

do these two players deserve new contracts? i would offer Will Antwi a new contract of a 1 and a half year deal without a doubt. he has been very impressive this season and was absolutely solid against lincoln on the weekend. he wins nearly all of the headers and he has a bit of pace behind him which helps. i would offer Osano a deal until the end of the season. i think he is a decent player at this level but has made the odd mistake for us which puts me off slightly. if we get promotion then i would question giving him a new deal, i wouldn't be sure. Antwi on the other hand is an excellent player for us who i think would form a great partnership with George Pilkington at the back. Beckwith is a little slow for me so i prefer Antwi over Beckwith.

http://extra-time.co.uk/topic/12682-osano-antwi/

some more positive stuff about antwi from luton fans
doesn't look good for mr kempson.....

A defender with a bit of pace! Finally!

Quoted from forza ivano

Antwi- Has done well in what is a difficult situation, has a degree of pace and seems quite vocal. His positional awareness seems lacking at times though mostly he redeems this with his pace. Unfortunately his distribution can at times be woeful and it does lead to us losing possesion in dangerous areas. Should he be given a contract extension? A bit early to say. With Pilks, Blackett, Beckwith and KK add in Hand, Ed as short term cover there may well not be a space for him. If Pilks and Blackett are still struggling towards Xmas then he could get himself an extra 6 months. Conclusion: Probably deserves an extension but due to circumstances probably wont, which is a shame for him.
On a side note if he had forced himself into GB's long term plans by now then i'm sure the club would have moved to secure him on a longer contract(Thats is if they aren' t as we speak)

do these two players deserve new contracts? i would offer Will Antwi a new contract of a 1 and a half year deal without a doubt. he has been very impressive this season and was absolutely solid against lincoln on the weekend. he wins nearly all of the headers and he has a bit of pace behind him which helps. i would offer Osano a deal until the end of the season. i think he is a decent player at this level but has made the odd mistake for us which puts me off slightly. if we get promotion then i would question giving him a new deal, i wouldn't be sure. Antwi on the other hand is an excellent player for us who i think would form a great partnership with George Pilkington at the back. Beckwith is a little slow for me so i prefer Antwi over Beckwith.

http://extra-time.co.uk/topic/12682-osano-antwi/

some more positive stuff about antwi from luton fans
doesn't look good for mr kempson.....

I suppose you could say the same for Pearson bearing mind Kempo has been first choice all season, although he had a very promising performance on tues either way I hope we stick with a cb pairing for a run of games namely I'anson and pearson for now after the performance on tues, It could be counter productive if we change again, Maybe stick WillWi in mid field in replace of panther.

sorry clive , but I can't see that. think that the new2 are going for a bit of experience to shore up the youngsters. pearson, like church, has not adapted to bsp footie as quickly as anybody would have liked. antwi and panther are both vocal, leaders and experienced at this level. kempson and artus aren't doing the business so the new2 have acted to improve the 'stock'.
i'm glad to see that the new2 are identifying problems and dealing with it.
i think it's going to be i'anson with antwi and panther with disley in mid then duffy/ elding and hearn up front - thus hopefully giving the team a strong spine

I'd like to think it would be Kempson on his way but very much doubt it.  He's been an almost ever present barring injury, why would he be jetisoned now.  As someone above said, I think I'anson will probably make way judging by past actions.  A shame as I've liked what I've seen, although granted that hasn't been too much!

The annoying thing that Ive heard said that our managers were defenders but we couldnt defend a sand castle on Cleethorpes beach with the tide coming in at the moment

Shocked at the signing given we've got 4 CB's (and are apparently skint)

All I can think is someone is leaving or he's here for "leadership".

If someone has to go, I hope it's Kempson not Garner.
If we do end up dropping I'Anson I think it's a mistake.

Quoted from twitterman

The annoying thing that Ive heard said that our managers were defenders but we couldnt defend a sand castle on Cleethorpes beach with the tide coming in at the moment

Don't think anyone could to be fair .

Quoted from forza ivano

sorry clive , but I can't see that. think that the new2 are going for a bit of experience to shore up the youngsters. pearson, like church, has not adapted to bsp footie as quickly as anybody would have liked. antwi and panther are both vocal, leaders and experienced at this level. kempson and Artus aren't doing the business so the new2 have acted to improve the 'stock'.
i'm glad to see that the new2 are identifying problems and dealing with it.
i think it's going to be i'anson with antwi and panther with disley in mid then duffy/ welding and hearn up front - thus hopefully giving the team a strong spine

myself I would prefer Eldin to partner Hearn I don't rate Duffy I am also pleased about the 2 new guys it seems as if S&H are willing to put things right.UTMM. cleefish

Quoted from twitterman

The annoying thing that Ive heard said that our managers were defenders but we couldnt defend a sand castle on Cleethorpes beach with the tide coming in at the moment

well who could?

Oh look we are signing players on loan now to patch up our milliion problems and after signing a whole bunch of new players. This isn't like the last 6 seasons at all >.>

Quoted from Les Brechin

And a challenger for Manny Panther in the best name to play for Town.

William Kwabena Antwi Agyei

All together now!

"There's only one William Kwabena Antwi Agyei"
"There's only one William Kwabena Antwi Agyei" ...........Oh alright then prehaps not.  

Quoted from Kris2

Oh look we are signing players on loan now to patch up our milliion problems and after signing a whole bunch of new players. This isn't like the last 6 seasons at all >.>

Yeah, we should just stick with the same bunch of players that have being performing so well this season. Jeeeeezzzz.

Quoted from forza ivano

lot of sense in that rancido -your first point is strengthened by the fact that kempson and antwi are both left footers

I think we all know Kempson is no-footed!

Quoted from upthestripes

We have, antwi?

Sorry

Quoted from cardiffmariner

I'd like to think it would be Kempson on his way but very much doubt it.  He's been an almost ever present barring injury, why would he be jetisoned now.  As someone above said, I think I'anson will probably make way judging by past actions.  A shame as I've liked what I've seen, although granted that hasn't been too much!

i wouldn't underestimate the new2 - they are hard headed barstewards by all accounts and i just wonder whether the defensive calamities v. newport was the last straw. they must know that the defence has looked frail all year, and this is despite the fact that the midfield is much stronger than it has been for several years. kempsons injury is the perfect opportunity to see if antwi could be the answer

doesnt kempsons contract run out in june/july???

kempson could be going ... 1 of highest earnt players at the club .... only a guess

Quoted from lukeo

kempson could be going ... 1 of highest earnt players at the club .... only a guess

christmas has come early

Kempo ain't that bad he's commanding awf has passion but that's it I'm afraid but what do you expect at this level ?
It will be criminal to renew his contract.

Quoted from forza ivano

i wouldn't underestimate the new2 - they are hard headed barstewards by all accounts and i just wonder whether the defensive calamities v. newport was the last straw. they must know that the defence has looked frail all year, and this is despite the fact that the midfield is much stronger than it has been for several years. kempsons injury is the perfect opportunity to see if antwi could be the answer

I think what we are seeing is a continuation of what The Dynamic Duo started in the summer. They had a clear out of the obvious deadwood and the ones they weren't sure of were retained. The players they have brought in have been a mixed bunch with some obvious successes like Disley and some not working out as planned like Artus. I think the departure of Ridley was inevitable once his lack of pace had been exposed so often , an example of a player they weren't too sure of but retained for his experience. By bringing in these loan players now gives them the opportunity to see how they fit in with the possibility of a permanent contract at the end of the season. The first two seasons of any managers term of office will see a lot of comings and goings unless they have been fortunate enough to inherit a basically good squad which we didn't have.

we couldnt defend ricky hatton from a 4 year old at the minute.

michael barrymore strikes again

Quoted from aaron rattray

we couldnt defend ricky hatton from a 4 year old at the minute.

michael barrymore strikes again

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Quality jonny

Quoted from aaron rattray

we couldnt defend ricky hatton from a 4 year old at the minute.

michael barrymore strikes again

I shudder every time I see that name and it's non football

Quoted from jonnyboy82

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Now that made me laugh out loud.

Antwi will probably will replace Pearson because he has done something to his hamstring again

Quoted from jonnyboy82

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lol, nice one JB!