The Ska Face Summer rumour/transfer thread

McAtee was fantastic for us last season.  Let's not forget that, he was genuinely what we all needed at that moment in time.  A horror show of a season with players who didn't give a excrement, relegation and an owner who was trying to get us into bed with a criminal.  Worst of all we couldn't even voice our frustrations at what was going on before our eyes.  We had to settle for screaming at iFollow.

He came in with swagger, arrogance and a style that depicted what we wanted to be moving forward and everything we had lacked as we fell out the league without a whimper.  He represented the 'We're all from Grimsby, who the intercourse are you?'  He cared, he busted a gut and god he was spectacular to watch at times.  

But there isn't a cat in hells chance that he takes his 4 goals and 4 assists from this season and goes anywhere near any Championship side.  Be it Luton, who will either be in the Premier League or desperately looking to make those improvements to get them over the line, or a club who will be happy with a fourth from bottom finish in that league. Omar Bogle tore this league a new anus in the first half 16/17.  Yet he barely got a look in at a Wigan side that got relegated from the Championship.  

Be it goals or assists, there's very few at this level who have grabbed a bucket full and then gone straight into the Championship.  

Quoted from diehardmariner

  He represented the 'We're all from Grimsby, who the intercourse are you?'  


  

Whilst I love this chant.  Those aren’t the original words.  
As I’m sure our friends from Aalst would point out  !!

The odd glimpse aside, McAtee was very disappointing this season and really didn't kick on from last year, the odd flash of brilliance aside.

This is understandable to some degree as the early injury which required surgery has meant he has been playing catch up ever since and, of course, he wasn't able to play with an effective fulcrum up top as Taylor was for much of last season.

That said, I think he'll be disappointed with his return of goals and assists this season as he's missed chances he should have buried and, more disappointingly, has fluffed lots of relatively easy passes which should have created good chances.

As I've said in the past, I think he's a player that needs to receive the ball on the front foot, facing the opposition goal to show his best. He's not great at retaining possession when under pressure and that is something which he needs to work on. We've not managed to control enough games this season due to the weaknesses in midfield and up front but I'd be happy to see him back if we can resolve those problems. I certainly don't think he's looked like a player you can build your team around as he did at times last season and I can't imagine he'll get much of a look in at Luton next season, regardless of whether they go up or not.

I'd expect him out of loan somewhere in League Two, perhaps League One at a push, but the question is, where? Stevenage would be the obvious L1 option if they were interested in him, but I'm not entirely sure he'd fit into the Evans pattern. It had better not be Boreham Bloody Wood.

Think Luton signed him on the back of the three playoff games in which he was outstanding but sadly those games were the peak of his time here and he has fallen short this year, well short

My prediction for Mcatee next season would be a season long loan to an unfancied team like Fleetwood Town

Good luck to the lad

I was thinking Stevenage to be honest, although that suits Luton more than him (location wise).

Wouldn't surprise me if he ends up going out loan somewhere in his native North-West.  

Quoted from diehardmariner

I was thinking Stevenage to be honest, although that suits Luton more than him (location wise).

Wouldn't surprise me if he ends up going out loan somewhere in his native North-West.  

Wigan are going to be in lge1, and possibly Stockport too

Salford will have a look at him I reckon

Any club in League 1 save Lincoln, wouldn’t like to see him at any club in League 2, but ffs please not Wrexham in particular

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

Any club in League 1 save Lincoln, wouldn’t like to see him at any club in League 2, but ffs please not Wrexham in particular

*shivers*

Quoted from diehardmariner

McAtee was fantastic for us last season.  Let's not forget that, he was genuinely what we all needed at that moment in time.  A horror show of a season with players who didn't give a excrement, relegation and an owner who was trying to get us into bed with a criminal.  Worst of all we couldn't even voice our frustrations at what was going on before our eyes.  We had to settle for screaming at iFollow.

He came in with swagger, arrogance and a style that depicted what we wanted to be moving forward and everything we had lacked as we fell out the league without a whimper.  He represented the 'We're all from Grimsby, who the intercourse are you?'  He cared, he busted a gut and god he was spectacular to watch at times.  

But there isn't a cat in hells chance that he takes his 4 goals and 4 assists from this season and goes anywhere near any Championship side.  Be it Luton, who will either be in the Premier League or desperately looking to make those improvements to get them over the line, or a club who will be happy with a fourth from bottom finish in that league. Omar Bogle tore this league a new anus in the first half 16/17.  Yet he barely got a look in at a Wigan side that got relegated from the Championship.  

Be it goals or assists, there's very few at this level who have grabbed a bucket full and then gone straight into the Championship.  

There was a rumour a few weeks ago that McAtee might be coming back either permanently or on loan next season. McAtee clearly has talent and his injury can't have helped him this season, but it is also well documented that he loves a night out (his post Solihull interview was basically a confession of this).

McAtee is at an interesting juncture now because Hurst has signed him three times and he has only really performed for Hurst, so it will be interesting to see where he goes next season as he's a million miles away from a Luton lineup.