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Garth
July 3, 2018, 10:14am

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Another Birtles Futcher type player, they were poor too,
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Ah yes the "he's too old!" "No he's not!" argument.

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His age is irrelevant, it's how good he is that matters.

So many people say "if you're good enough, you're old enough" when talking about young players, so surely the same principle (in reverse) applies when talking about older players.


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Over 100 goals at senior level, cost Celtic £3.8 million in 2009. Yeah i reckon he's still worth a look even at 37.
Jolley and Limbrick would have him fit and ready before the season starts and he certainly looks like the physical presence we have been missing up front for a while.
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I suppose it makes sense.

Collins is there to give experience to an otherwise fairly young defence.
Welsh in midfield to give experience to pretty young guys, probably only Hessenthaler with a considerable number of games under his belt.
Up top there's not many of those guys with great experience.

We're all probably expecting a young, dynamic and energetic signing so will feel a little bit flat but can definitely see the logic.  36/37 isn't what it was ten/fifteen years ago, players look after themselves better.  Think more Birtles, or for more modern times something like what Aaron Wilbraham did at Bristol City.
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all i'll say in the last 7 seasons he's played 200 league games and scored a sum total of 21 goals.( which basically puts him on a par with the scoring / non scoring record of caldwell and robles.)
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Quoted from forza ivano
all i'll say in the last 7 seasons he's played 200 league games and scored a sum total of 21 goals.( which basically puts him on a par with the scoring / non scoring record of caldwell and robles.)


Hardly on a par with them though is it? As 63 games were in the Prem, 76 in the Championship and the rest were in League 1. Cardwell has played a handful of L2 games and Robles has managed one game in the FL. Can't really compare their records at all.

Not for a second saying that he'd be a great signing or the answer to our prayers but a little bit of perspective wouldn't go amiss.


Looking forward to a brighter future now Fenty has gone.
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If we are adding another striker it needs to be someone with a recent reasonable goal record or the potential to do so quickly. The first is an obvious stat. The second is an anomoly to most but could be a player like Robles who none of us know. The answer won't be necessarily there now but I don't think regardless we need Fortune
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Bentley 3.

With older players, it comes down to attitude.

You either get someone who comes here for one last payday, and it shows on the pitch, or you get someone who wants to play games of football still, wants to help younger players and wants to continue a career in football after hanging up their boots.

Get the right sort of attitude, which I'm fairly certain Jolley is good at, and I don't care what their age is.


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If Michael Jolley thinks he'll be a good signing that's fine by me.  It would give us an option too.  Experienced Pro's scattered around young keen lads is a good approach i'd say.
In Jolley I trust.
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