I know this could be rather difficult by I can only think of a few players that have been on loan and been awesome or even been on loan been awesome and made the deal permanent.

- Clive Mendonca - Excellent poacher was gutted when he left Town for Charlton for 750,000 - think he was originally on loan for a month from Sheff Utd and then snapped up for 75K Sheff Utd signed him from Rotherham.
- Chris Todd - Strong centre back with excellent leadership qualities signed on loan from Bolton or was it Blackburn Hmmm could have been Derby lol.
- Dave Beasant - immense quality and presence - even though he only play a dozen games he never conceded one goal.

Hendoooo!

Diddy. Came in loan at the same time as the jewell-haired Dale Banton, we only kept one of them.

Yeah remember Dale Banton didn't he play for Aldershot

Martin Patterson!
Steve Kabba!

Oster when he came back on loan and scored that cracker, can't remember who is was against.  But I remember how easily he took it.

was chris todd the twin bruvva of andy todd then???? ;D

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was chris todd the twin bruvva of andy todd then???? ;D

and Andy Todd was loaned to us by Charlton.
Oh! and Beasant did concede a goal scored by Andy Cole of Bristol City.

Zhang Enhua, good center back and raised the profile of the club a bit

ye chinky bast made a great contribution to putting us were we are now with his £13 GRAND A WEEK!!!

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ye chinky bast made a great contribution to putting us were we are now with his £13 GRAND A WEEK!!!

I'd like to see Scunny pay that much for a player lol

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Martin Patterson!
Steve Kabba!

Martin Patterson was ok fantastic work rate, and Kabba was very good look whats happened to him now though.  We certainly seem to be a very good team for kick starting players careers.

Ademola Bankole.
Nick Colgan.
Morten Hyldgaard.

on the goally front...............THERS ONY 1 TOMMY FORECAST 1 TOMMY FORECAST

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Ademola Bankole.
Nick Colgan.
Morten Hyldgaard.

Bit difficult for two of those to be classed as impressive loan players with us isnt it.

Arnaud Mendy 8)

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Bit difficult for two of those to be classed as impressive loan players with us isnt it.

All 3 are keepers who didn't concede a goal during their loan spells  ;)

Can't remember his name but that Man City full back who came in last season and scored at BP looked sh1t hot and a class apart(not that difficult last season granted).
Oh sodomist whats his name ?

Shaleum Logan (07/08 ).

Shaleum Logan?

Yep that's it cheers  :)

Todd & Beasant were great for us whilst the likes of Oster also did very well.

Best ever loanee? Joe Waters IMO

How about Richard Hughes

Seem to recall a Striker on loan from Bradford in early/mid 1990.  Did pretty well and ended up signing for us.
Legend has it that he used to be up at 6 O'clock, running round the block, with ....... Well lets just say it was pretty cold at the time.

Whatever happened to him ???

Neil Woods lol

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Seem to recall a Striker on loan from Bradford in early/mid 1990.  Did pretty well and ended up signing for us.
Legend has it that he used to be up at 6 O'clock, running round the block, with ....... Well lets just say it was pretty cold at the time.

Whatever happened to him ???

Got a job as a BS league club manager.

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How about Richard Hughes

Always thought at the time that Michael Keane was the better player for us. Their careers have gone rather differently since that time though.....

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Shaleum Logan (07/08 ).

Did we loan Vidal before or after him?

After

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Always thought at the time that Michael Keane was the better player for us. Their careers have gone rather differently since that time though.....

Michael played up front though were the glory was(supposedly) whilst Richard went calmly about the business he was brought in for. That he went on from there to bigger and better things did not surprise me.  Not in the same class as the Joe Waters of this world but a darn good loannee and worth a mention.

Zhang Enhua
Andy Todd
Marlon Broomes (more for equalising at Anfield than anything else)
John Oster
David Nielsen
Jamie Devitt

Zhang Enhua is one of the reasons we are in the shite now, never rated him asa player, cost us far too many goals and Pete Handyside.

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Zhang Enhua is one of the reasons we are in the shite now, never rated him asa player, cost us far too many goals and Pete Handyside.

It's absolutely ridiculous to put Zhang Enhua as "one of the reasons" for this situation. He came almost a decade ago and was, in my opinion, a really good player for us. Specifically remember his goals v Burnley and Bolton. Top player.

Richard Hughes doesn't speak to favourably about GTFC, seemingly didn't enjoy his loan spell. He was class though

Pringle ooozed pure class and plyed very well despite having his reservations about coming to us!

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Michael played up front though were the glory was(supposedly) whilst Richard went calmly about the business he was brought in for. That he went on from there to bigger and better things did not surprise me.  Not in the same class as the Joe Waters of this world but a darn good loannee and worth a mention.

I'm certain Michael Keane was also a midfielder. Central by trade but also (unfortunately) used on the left just because he was left footed.

Serious answer: David Neilsen
Joke Answer: Knut Anders Fostervold

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I'm certain Michael Keane was also a midfielder. Central by trade but also (unfortunately) used on the left just because he was left footed.

Must admit I thought he had either played left for us or in the middle alongside Hughes and usually Groves as part of a 3.

You're right but he was the front runner of the three surely.

Enhua scored a few goals for us. Unfortunately, as a centre-half, he wasn't particularly good at stopping them going in at the other end.

andy todd and martin patterson for me,they played excellent whilst at town  :)

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Enhua scored a few goals for us. Unfortunately, as a centre-half, he wasn't particularly good at stopping them going in at the other end.

Agree 100% with that. Never understood people's fascination with him. Played like a headless chicken running about closing down which you just shouldn't be doing as a centre back. Would have done alright as a ball-winning central midfielder i think.

Similarly, Georges Santos was another that was treated as some sort of hero and got all the end of season awards. But i also thought he was quite a poor defender. Good at individual battles or one-on-ones with players but terrible positioning and awareness. I know he came to us as a midfielder and although he got sent off in one of his only games in midfield for us (pretty sure it was against Rotherham and we eventually went down to 9 men but held on to draw), i'd have preferred to see him there.

EDIT: I appreciate Santos was a short term contract, not a loan, but whenever someone mentions Enhua i always think of Santos and how they were both highly thought of by fans but imo were part of the reason we shipped so many goals.

David Nielsen is a great call and gets my vote. Class, class act.

Dave beasant for me!

Martin pringle was also a class apart, I can still hear the crack as challinor went through the back of him! :(

For me the most impressive loan players have been Andy Todd and John Oster. Todd was immense, had a presence/aura about him and was a class above everyone on the pitch everytime he played for us.
Oster was also different class the last time he was here and at that time was too good for the Championship (although maybe not quite ready for the premiership). Was a joy to watch especially in the few games when Kabba was still here too and they were linking up.

The other one that springs to my mind straight away is David Nielsen. Created a buzz and excitement only bettered by Bonetti in the time i've been watching Town. Could have gone on to become a Town hero had he signed for us like he said he was going to.

Conlon. He was immense at the end of the 08/09 season. His debut for Town (3-0 against Gillingham?) was one of my favourite memories of the last few years.

Shame about the rest of his time here.  

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Conlon. He was immense at the end of the 08/09 season. His debut for Town (3-0 against Gillingham?) was one of my favourite memories of the last few years.

Shame about the rest of his time here.  

Another loanee played pretty well that day, Peter Sweeney. Shame he also did a bit of a Conlon.

todd

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David Nielsen is a great call and gets my vote. Class, class act.

The reality is, that as an individual, he is the complete opposite of a class act.

Beasant or Pouton for me.Made such a difference for us when Beasant came and Pouton because he was is one of my all time favs.

The obsession with Martin Pringle is difficult for me to understand as well. I saw him in his debut, a 0-0 draw at Forest I believe and he was quality but he only played part of the next match and broke his leg. Surely two games isn't enough.

David Nielsen was the best with ease.

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todd

Sweeney? ;)

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Always thought at the time that Michael Keane was the better player for us. Their careers have gone rather differently since that time though.....

i'll agree with that

Did Ivano come on loan first before he was bought out of various contracts?

Plus when we got woods from bradford didn't he score something like 9 goals in 12 games then failed to score for a period once signed??

David Nielsen springs to mind. I'll never forget the first game i saw him play he got the ball in like the second minute and just ran at the defence only stopped from a good save. Great player shame about his "i'm worth more" attitude.

Wayne Henderson came in with everyone thinking he'd be excrement and in his first game or two he didn't look that great but then suddenly it all changed. Great goalkeeper. Very agile and a quick thinking also extreamly brave he'd do a few suicidal things but they always came off. Exciting to watch anyways.

Matt Dickins, Brian Rice, Pat Cuff, Mark Flatts, Gary Crosby

What about Abdul that played as a trialist for us in a pre-season friendly at Scarborough during our Slade regime

                                                                                              Beasant

                                                                      Logan    Zhang Enhua   Lancaster   Widdowson

                                                                          Waters   Hughes    Sweeney    Oster

                                                                                      Neilson    Conlon

Based on how they played for us on loan,

Thats not a bad team , don't you think ?        

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                                                                                              Beasant

                                                                      Logan    Zhang Enhua   Lancaster   Widdowson

                                                                          Waters   Hughes    Sweeney    Oster

                                                                                      Neilson    Conlon

Based on how they played for us on loan,

Thats not a bad team , don't you think ?        

Did you mean Lancashire ?

I'd rather have Martin McIntosh than Lancashire.

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I'd rather have Martin McIntosh than Lancashire.

id rather have andy todd in that line up too

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Did you mean Lancashire ?

It could be, you know me and names Tommy, ;D

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It could be, you know me and names Tommy, ;D

Getting me confused with Forecast and Widdrington ?

(anger4)

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Getting me confused with Forecast and Widdrington ?

(anger4)

It's not my fault , My brain is playing up,(wheelchair)

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It's not my fault , My brain is playing up,(wheelchair)

You don't half look like Wrawby !!

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You don't half look like Wrawby !!

Twins ?

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Twins ?

Maybe a slight age gap ;D

I can't believe Sweeny get a slot in the middle and nobody's mentioned Michael Appleton!

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I can't believe Sweeny get a slot in the middle and nobody's mentioned Michael Appleton!

They have now !!  :)

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I can't believe Sweeny get a slot in the middle and nobody's mentioned Michael Appleton!

Or Wayne Burnett!

Leaving out loanees who later signed for us its got to be:

Todd
Beasant


Pringle - didn't see enough of him sadly
Nielsen - good but slightly spoiled it with his attitude
No one in the last 5 years counts as anyone half-decent would have looked good in a excrement side and lower leagues.

Gilbert signed straight from Northampton for £50,000. He was signed by Arthur Mann who had managed him at boston 5 years earlier. Dave DID have a loan spell with town during Buckleys second spell. I remember watching him against Brentford away and he was shite - I was gutted as he was and still is one of my all time greats

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                                                                                              Beasant

                                                                      Logan    Zhang Enhua   LancasterTodd   Widdowson

                                                                          Waters   Hughes    Sweeney Burnett   Oster

                                                                                      Neilson Mendonca   Conlon Woods Or Patterson
Based on how they played for us on loan,

Thats not a bad team , don't you think ?        

It's better now.

suprised no one has mentioned Steve Sherewood .....did a great job for us especialy see his previous reputation was so poor ......not saying he was the best ....but he never let us down

My Team

Based on my era (Dont point out spelling mistakes) :-

                Henderson
Shaleum Logan  Todd  Zengenhu  Widdowson
Devitt  Richard Huges  Not Sure    Oster
      Kabba    Paterson

Got to be Hendo