Ryan Bennett

Quoted from kevikov

Long season. Fair play to Cambridge for that effort.

gotta ask yourself why they're only playing 21 games in 3 years, shocking from the EFL  

Quoted from Southwark Mariner

I guess Danny Collins would be the closest similar signing. I can't remember what was said on here when he signed. Vaguely think it was mostly positive.

Yep, but Collins was 36 when he signed.

Bennett would be a massive signing for us considering he is easily still top end League One player.
I don't think we will get him personally but if we do, what a coup that is!

Signing him and Mullarkey would give us a really strong defensive for next season and that department would be complete in my opinion.

RB's - Efete and Mullarkey
CB's - Bennett, Waterfall, Maher and Mullarkey
LB's - Maher, Glennon and Amos

Quoted from GtfcGarner

Same guy who broke Rose said that Mullarkey will be announced end of week/early next week but Bennett hasn't officially signed as of yet...

Where have you seen that mate?

Quoted from Mikey_345

If you don’t think a Premier League/Championship player gets more time and money invested in their physical fitness, long term durability than a typical L2/NL bruiser of a centre half then you’re pretty silly.

He will have been looking after himself and even if he hadn’t, his experience and knowledge would put him up there as one of the best defenders in this league alone.

None of this stopped people saying "too old!" when we signed Danny Collins, though maybe he was slightly older than 33 he still came straight from the Championship the previous season. I'm sure Ryan could be 36 and people would still be happy and not mention age ever as we do with any other player not connected with us that comes in beyond age 29.

Quoted from Civvy at last

Nice to see you back with your usual negativity Kris.
What are your thoughts on Harry Clifton.  One of our own and player of the season ? Still think he only gets picked because he’s local ??
Ryan Bennet gets a pass on age, because he’s still more than capable of performing at this level.  Or do you disagree that he would be a good signing ????  

A set of strawman arguments that have nothing to do with anything I said which is people on here are negative about age but will give anybody previously connected to the club a pass on it. I never at any point said he wouldn't be a good signing nor did I at any point comment that Harry Clifton gets picked in the team because he's local, ever.

Quoted from Kris2

A set of strawman arguments that have nothing to do with anything I said which is people on here are negative about age but will give anybody previously connected to the club a pass on it. I never at any point said he wouldn't be a good signing nor did I at any point comment that Harry Clifton gets picked in the team because he's local, ever.

To be fair mate, Collins was a bit part player in the championship and made a handful of apperances in the prem as part of a Sunderland side that went down rock bottom with 15 points. Ryan was our youngest club captain ever at the age of 17, moved on from us to Peterborough and then spent the rest of his career in the Premier League/top of the championship as a starter. Totally different calibre of player, he's a level above Danny who I thought was very good when he signed at 36 and played 106 games for us in 3 years. Could arguably have another 3/4 years out of Ryan and he'd do it at a canter because of just how good he is.

I read that as "another 34 years" and I did think that was a little bit "local lad" hyperbole

Quoted from Southwark Mariner

I read that as "another 34 years" and I did think that was a little bit "local lad" hyperbole

He could probably play another 34 years and still be a level above Scunthorpe

Ryan can play for another 2 or 3 years at least at out level and above.

He will sign because he wants to and Hursty would be daft not to.