First to sign, 1 year contract.  :)

Great news!

Quick - update the starting XI thread!

Useful backup to have now were in league 2  but I maybe wouldent start him every week.Legs maybe going.

Good, now he needs to get on the phone and get the rest to sign!

Good Man!

Considering how good he clearly is for the dressing room and how much the club means to him (and vice versa) this is great news. Perhaps he should only be used sparingly in the coming campaign but don't underestimate what a positive force he is in the squad.

I love the man, I really do!

Great to have him back, I too suspect this season may see him used more sparingly. A superb addition just to have at the club full stop though.

Phew, hopefully the first of many (well all of them).

Great news!

Ginger Pirlo 👍

Leading by example as usual!  :)

Legend

Surely was never in doubt - really glad to see he has put pen to paper though :)

Great news to have Dizza back next year :)

Expected but still great news nevertheless.

When was the last time we had a player who isn't from the area who loves the club as much as Dizza does?

Great to have him on board for another season

I can see this as his last playing season, but the start of a coaching / ambassador role for the club in the future.

Now for the rest of the summer to unfold !

League one here we come :)

Great news! Let's hope the rest follow our leader!

Great to have Craig going into league 2 with us, he's been with us through thick & thin and I'm so glad he's signed - well done Craig you are a Town legend!

Once again Disley leads the way and is the first to  sign.

I wouldnt be so quick as to write off Dis as a starter just yet.

I am sure there were a few last summer who said his legs were going and he wouldnt be a regular. Once again he was a consistent performer and a mainstay of the midfield.

He leads by example on the pitch and always gives 100%. Doesnt shy away even if he is not having a great game.

Hopefully the others offered contracts will follow suit soon enough.

Well done Dissa shows the rest our intent to move on to the next level.

If Disley's legs had gone as many times as some profess, he would be down to knee stumps by now.

Great news for me and one of a few old experienced heads we will need in the side.

Best news today, could easily have got fixed up elsewhere IMO, I don`t hold with this legs have gone business he has more than one more good season at this level. he still has a great leap on him

We all fancy him a bit as well 👬

Mate, you just said that out loud  :D

Last season to finish career in the league .  Been a good loyal servant for town which in present day circumstances is very unusual .

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I wouldnt be so quick as to write off Dis as a starter just yet.

I am sure there were a few last summer who said his legs were going and he wouldnt be a regular. Once again he was a consistent performer and a mainstay of the midfield.

A lot depends on how he has looked after himself.Body is a machine and the better you look after it better it will run.Remember reading Stanley Mathews autobiography and never touched the alcohol to excess. Attributed this plus all the extra training he use to do to the long career he had in the game whereas others were washed up well before time

Great news, the ginger Pirlo, Captain Fantastic, and GTFC Legend of class 15/16 is staying aboard the good ship Mariners.

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He is always the first one to sign,

Good man Dis  8)

I may be too optimistic, but I expect the others to sign - it's traditional for Disley to lead the way and I'm sure we will have a steady flow in next two weeks followed by new signings during June.

Great news and I'll be surprised if he's not a regular starter.

I'm sure Dizza wouldn't have signed if he didn't think he was up for it so I look forward to seeing him play next season! Great signing and hopefully it will convince a few others to sign as well.

Can someone post the lyrics to the ginger pirlo or ginger pele song please

He is leading by example, as ever.  We will need all his experience for some games in a higher division. And a few goals.

Just knew Craig would sign first - and he has been a first class player for Town.

We need a totally new, inspirational, young, cohesive, wide playing  midfield next season at this higher grade (as we seem to have released some very good footballers that actually got us where we re now). Otherwise we're struggling.

Sure  - long way to go in this re- building exercise (if offered players don't re-sign -in particular).

Im guessing:

Oh oh Craig Disley
Ya know
He's the ginger Pirlo

To the tune of:

Oh oh its magic
Ya know
Easy believe it's not so

Turned into a Town legend 👍🏾

He's a ginger Pirlo!!
Craig Disley!!
You knoooowwww!!

Don't get this 'legs are going' nonsense. I remember seeing him late on at the play off final chasing the ball down near the FGR box when all else were miles behind.

The rest should go fall like dominoes now the skipper has signed

Disley has looked the fittest man in the team all season he's cleatly put the effort in to stay in shape, just think of some of the fat lump midfielders we have had back in the football league. I'd like to say well done Dis you have more than earned your contract and I think he's in for a great season.

Leader.  I recall watching him step up to take the first pen against Bristol Rovers, just knowing he was going to dispatch it.. I can't recall a centre mid that has scored us so many "important" goals over the years, hopefully he can continue to produce the goods when we need him to most, as he always has done. With better players around him I hope to see him arriving late in the box as he used to do more frequently than this season just gone.  After crying on TV in a semi final... You've got to love the man. GTFC legend.

One word

Legend

UTFM

I hope dis stays further even in a coaching capacity.  He has so much experience.  I think dizza will do well this year.

Quoted from BottesfordMariner

I wouldnt be so quick as to write off Dis as a starter just yet.

I am sure there were a few last summer who said his legs were going and he wouldnt be a regular. Once again he was a consistent performer and a mainstay of the midfield.
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Reason why I said what I said about his legs going was lets not forget he got released from Bristol Rovers when they were in league 1 back in 2008-2009.Ive seen him a few times this season and in one of the games looked one of our best technical players alongside Gowling among those who started.I remember saying back in October 2015 we should give him another deal as I was impressed that day.However since seeing him again later on in the campaign near the back end of this season when he played with Nolan I wasn't as impressed second time round.More than likely because Nolan was better technically and played with more energy.

Great news on Craig signing for another year. He clearly has the respect and admiration of the team, so I expect the rest to sign on very shortly.
Now, has he had the 3 fish tattoo done yet???

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Don't get this 'legs are going' nonsense. I remember seeing him late on at the play off final chasing the ball down near the FGR box when all else were miles behind.

Good to hear but part of that maybe the adrenaline rush in a special one of game.Lets not forget he is 34 now not 24 .Brutal facts are there are probably players out there available to us now who can do a better job than Disley in that postion. I like the fact he shows a affinity to this club but its horses for courses.If he would have been retained by one of his former clubs eg Bristol Rovers he wouldent of been with us now. Loyalty only goes so far as players are concerned and  they will want whats best for themselves at the end of the day

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Disley has looked the fittest man in the team all season he's cleatly put the effort in to stay in shape, just think of some of the fat lump midfielders we have had back in the football league. I'd like to say well done Dis you have more than earned your contract and I think he's in for a great season.

Good to hear and respect to him for keeping in shape. Havent seen him as much as I would like this season and if I would have seen more of him my opinion  would of been slightly different to what it is now about starting him every week.

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Good to hear but part of that maybe the adrenaline rush in a special one of game.Lets not forget he is 34 now not 24 .Brutal facts are there are probably players out there available to us now who can do a better job than Disley in that postion. I like the fact he shows a affinity to this club but its horses for courses.If he would have been retained by one of his former clubs eg Bristol Rovers he wouldent of been with us now. Loyalty only goes so far as players are concerned and  they will want whats best for themselves at the end of the day

Don't get me wrong. I can be a sentimental fool with the rest of them, but I can be as ruthless as.....hmmmmm.....Paul Hurst.  And yeah, adrenaline can help on those special occasions. Those younger lads didn't have that rush though.

34 is not so old these days plus with Dis we get the benefit of his experience which I think more than balances any minor loss of physicality.

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Reason why I said what I said about his legs going was lets not forget he got released from Bristol Rovers when they were in league 1 back in 2008-2009.Ive seen him a few times this season and in one of the games looked one of our best technical players alongside Gowling among those who started.I remember saying back in October 2015 we should give him another deal as I was impressed that day.However since seeing him again later on in the campaign near the back end of this season when he played with Nolan I wasn't as impressed second time round.More than likely because Nolan was better technically and played with more energy.

So his legs were going when he was 27!  ;D ;D ;D

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Reason why I said what I said about his legs going was lets not forget he got released from Bristol Rovers when they were in league 1 back in 2008-2009.Ive seen him a few times this season and in one of the games looked one of our best technical players alongside Gowling among those who started.I remember saying back in October 2015 we should give him another deal as I was impressed that day.However since seeing him again later on in the campaign near the back end of this season when he played with Nolan I wasn't as impressed second time round.More than likely because Nolan was better technically and played with more energy.

A player getting released doesn't mean they're bad or their legs are going. I'd wager at least 95% of players at L2 level and below have been released at some point and there are various accompanying factors, not purely that they aren't up to the job.

Is a ginger wig day in order first away game ?

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So his legs were going when he was 27!  ;D ;D ;D

Facts are facts though.Deemed not good enough for one reason or other

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A player getting released doesn't mean they're bad or their legs are going. I'd wager at least 95% of players at L2 level and below have been released at some point and there are various accompanying factors, not purely that they aren't up to the job.

I still feel though if a player is good enough they wont be released.By and large if your any good you will rise to the top

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Facts are facts though.Deemed not good enough for one reason or other

I still feel though if a player is good enough they wont be sold.By and large if your any good you will rise to the top

But we're not at the top  ;D

Quoted from mariner91

But we're not at the top  ;D

I know which is a shame ;).

For me though I still feel given our fan base/finance our" top" would be a league 1 side

Quoted from Rick12

I know which is a shame ;).

For me though I still feel given our fan base/finance our" top" would be a league 1 side

The point still remains, nearly every player is released at some stage unless they are right at the very top. Even the players being signed by L1 clubs at the minute have mostly been released.

I can't see any reason why Risley won't play over 30 games for us this coming season, he's  more than capable to hold down a spot in a league 2 side even at 34.We was just incredibly  lucky to have him during our non league  stint as I'm  convinced he could have been plying his trade in the league over the last five years.

I think signing a remand centre will give us some bite in midfield certainly ;D

Great News!

Enough of this 'too old' stuff. The likes of Beckham, Giggs, Scholes and countless others were still able to perform at premier league standard well beyond the age of 34. So playing in L2 is easily possible for Diz given that he keeps himself in great shape.

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The point still remains, nearly every player is released at some stage unless they are right at the very top. Even the players being signed by L1 clubs at the minute have mostly been released.

True which makes football a bit of a unstable business to be in unless you are at  the top.Remember a excellent article in the Spanish daily football newspaper Marca stating that a lot of clubs in Spain/Italy are part time eg from the 3rd tier down.And even their 1st division some players were still being payed around 60 -80 k some 3-5 years back.Hence its only in our game where there are so many clubs that players play full time.

Quoted from Rick12

Facts are facts though.Deemed not good enough for one reason or other

Yes, but the point is it can't have been owt to do with his legs, which si what you were saying. Not at 27!

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Yes, but the point is it can't have been owt to do with his legs, which si what you were saying. Not at 27!

You must have  misinterpreted  me.It was stating more the fact he wasn't good enough for a league 1 side some time back.

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You must have  misinterpreted  me.It was stating more the fact he wasn't good enough for a league 1 side some time back.

Amond wasn't good enough for a L2 team 12 months ago...

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Amond wasn't good enough for a L2 team 12 months ago...

I know and that would have been a concern for me given that it was Morecambe of League 2.Having said that did have a stint in the Portuguese 1st tier so from a early age did show promise but not enough to be retained. Hence will be interesting to see how he fares this season in league 2.I like Amond though.From what Ive seen a tidy player who is a good finisher.

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Great News!

given that he keeps himself in great shape.

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I know and that would have been a concern for me given that it was Morecambe of League 2.Having said that did have a stint in the Portuguese 1st tier so from a early age did show promise but not enough to be retained. Hence will be interesting to see how he fares this season in league 2.I like Amond though.From what Ive seen a tidy player who is a good finisher.

I think you're looking at it far too simplistically. There are so many factors involved with a player's success at a club, not just whether they are good enough or not. Look at Paddy McLoughlin, undoubtedly a talented player who has won promotion from the NL being a key part of that team yet wasn't a success for Town. Doesn't mean he's not a good player. I have no doubt that all of the players we have and have offered contracts to are good enough for L2 and with the right additions and system in place, there is no reason we can't do well.

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I think you're looking at it far too simplistically. There are so many factors involved with a player's success at a club, not just whether they are good enough or not. Look at Paddy McLoughlin, undoubtedly a talented player who has won promotion from the NL being a key part of that team yet wasn't a success for Town. Doesn't mean he's not a good player. I have no doubt that all of the players we have and have offered contracts to are good enough for L2 and with the right additions and system in place, there is no reason we can't do well.

I feel though its all relative though.Granted there are other factors at stake eg a players mentality but at the end of the day you should let your feet do the talking.Having said that I value someones mentality more than their ability.You have both and your onto a winner.

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Amond wasn't good enough for a L2 team 12 months ago...

Thats because they inexplicably played Amond on the wing. Morcambe's board is hilarious on Amond. It's starts off with "it's nice to see Podge getting some goals" but as the season goes on it becomes more and more a source of  recriminations and anger.

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Thats because they inexplicably played Amond on the wing. Morcambe's board is hilarious on Amond. It's starts off with "it's nice to see Podge getting some goals" but as the season goes on it becomes more and more a source of  recriminations and anger.

Absolutely! Comes back to what I was saying to Rick, just because a player has been released from somewhere doesn't make them a bad player. Podge is a perfect example, not good enough for Morecambe but because they played him as a sub and out of position. As soon as he starts playing in his preferred position he shows how good he is.

Quoted from mariner91

Absolutely! Comes back to what I was saying to Rick, just because a player has been released from somewhere doesn't make them a bad player. Podge is a perfect example, not good enough for Morecambe but because they played him as a sub and out of position. As soon as he starts playing in his preferred position he shows how good he is.

Whilst I agree there are bad management  decisions especially in the case of this one with Amond Iam still surprised though that Amond didnt show enough whilst he was playing as a striker(assumed he must of played there on occasion)  to impress and nail down a position there considering the success he has had here.

By and large though if a player has been released from a lower level club in the leagues I would still be concerned. Hence being released from Accrington Stanley is slightly different to being released from Sheffield Wednesday for example.But I accept at the lower level not so much at the top in this country where the money is eg champ and  prem there are a lot of players with not that much to choose  between them and things like mentality/Injurys whether a manager likes you or not  all come to the fore.Just shows what a tough environment it is to play in particularly at lower league level

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By and large though if a player has been released from a lower level club in the leagues I would still be concerned.  

Tait, Arnold, Nolan, Clay, Amond, Pittman, McKeown, Disley, Toto, Robertson, Monkhouse have all been released from clubs at L1 level or below but all performed well enough to collectively get us promoted.

Quoted from mariner91

Tait, Arnold, Nolan, Clay, Amond, Pittman, McKeown, Disley, Toto, Robertson, Monkhouse have all been released from clubs at L1 level or below but all performed well enough to collectively get us promoted.

But we were in non league then

Quoted from moosey_club

Is a ginger wig day in order first away game ?

I reckon 2nd game Moosey.  What about GTFC Zombies ala Town coming back from the Dead(Non League) for the first game - especially if the outfits are modelled on Alan Partridges efforts :)

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just been watching play vids on you tube.....like you do lol..........havent come across one yet that shows disley being interviewed in center circle and starts "the" song by screaming into mic........anyone got that footage

Quoted from Rick12

Whilst I agree there are bad management  decisions especially in the case of this one with Amond Iam still surprised though that Amond didnt show enough whilst he was playing as a striker(assumed he must of played there on occasion)  to impress and nail down a position there considering the success he has had here.

By and large though if a player has been released from a lower level club in the leagues I would still be concerned. Hence being released from Accrington Stanley is slightly different to being released from Sheffield Wednesday for example.But I accept at the lower level not so much at the top in this country where the money is eg champ and  prem there are a lot of players with not that much to choose  between them and things like mentality/Injurys whether a manager likes you or not  all come to the fore.Just shows what a tough environment it is to play in particularly at lower league level

Strikers are only as good as the service they receive

Quoted from Rick12

But we were in non league then

We're going in to L2, not La Liga.

Quoted from mariner91

We're going in to L2, not La Liga.

Yes but you can always aim as high as you can and aim to do the best you can with the resources you have.Eg maximise your potential be it at whatever level of the game for players and management.

Nolan was released by Lincoln but will be playing next season in league 1.

Quoted from Swansea_Mariner

Nolan was released by Lincoln but will be playing next season in league 1.

That was a surprise have to admit as he is a quality player especially at non league.Ill like to think he was in the minority though.Chances are it wasnt on football grounds though eg ability as at that level has it in abundance.Think it was more to do with the fact that as some Town fans have alluded to eg possible personality problems of the pitch

Maybe (just maybe) he was released because his style didn't fit with what the manager wanted to do.


Can't wait for August.  ::)

Quoted from Rick12

You must have  misinterpreted  me.It was stating more the fact he wasn't good enough for a league 1 side some time back.

You mean I misinterpreted this: "Reason why I said what I said about his legs going was lets not forget he got released from Bristol Rovers when they were in league 1 back in 2008-2009." If you didn't mean his legs were going, or that there were other reasons for getting dropped by Brovers, then you could have worded it better.

Anyway, we're in the 4th division, not the 3rd, and players can add quality to their game which they lacked when younger. Reading of the game, authority, leadership, strength of character.

How many appearances has he made for us in all competitions?
Wikipedia Say he has made 206 league appearances so overall he must be just short of 250?
Anybody know an exact number

Quoted from Davec

How many appearances has he made for us in all competitions?
Wikipedia Say he has made 206 league appearances so overall he must be just short of 250?
Anybody know an exact number

http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=17294&season_id=145

This doesn't include Trophy or FA Cup 4th qualifying rounds though.