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toontown
June 26, 2021, 6:58pm
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I think he is probably a year too old now I'm afraid, beginning to fade as an effective striker
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Did great things for us. But not at 33, his goals have dried up.


Why are people so quick to write off players once they get beyond 30?

I'm not saying we should sign him, even if he is available, but I'm sure he could still do a job at conference level, even if it was as a squad player to come on if we need a goal in a tight game.
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Why are people so quick to write off players once they get beyond 30?

I'm not saying we should sign him, even if he is available, but I'm sure he could still do a job at conference level, even if it was as a squad player to come on if we need a goal in a tight game.


Yeahbut given he is a contracted league player to buy him and then make it worth his while on top by improving his pay or beating the length of his contract would make him an incredibly expensive squad player.
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I very much doubt we would have to pay for him despite his contract. I also doubt we would have to offer more money or length of contract. He's on the wane with Newport and I bet they would let him go on a free if we were interested. He'd also have to weigh up how much of a chance he'd have of getting regular games now at league level.

He may be of the opinion that it's time to move on and he knows he would be welcome here, that's if Hurst is interested of course, which is mere speculation at the moment.
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Why are people so quick to write off players once they get beyond 30?

I'm not saying we should sign him, even if he is available, but I'm sure he could still do a job at conference level, even if it was as a squad player to come on if we need a goal in a tight game.


Ronaldo is 36, so if he was available and free, would we sign a 36 year old, or would he be too old!


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Futcher was too old and too slow..    wasn't he?

If.....Amond by any means came back, if he produced 10 to 15 goals amongst other strikers, then I would take that.

He could also pass on striker tricks to younger strikers coming up.

Would probably be better in front of an appreciative crowd ?
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Futcher was too old and too slow..    wasn't he?

If.....Amond by any means came back, if he produced 10 to 15 goals amongst other strikers, then I would take that.

He could also pass on striker tricks to younger strikers coming up.

Would probably be better in front of an appreciative crowd ?
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Futcher was too old and too slow..    wasn't he?

If.....Amond by any means came back, if he produced 10 to 15 goals amongst other strikers, then I would take that.

He could also pass on striker tricks to younger strikers coming up.

Would probably be better in front of an appreciative crowd ?


By all accounts Futcher never had pace to lose, his exceptional reading of the game made this irrelevant. Plus he played the bulk of his games in the second tier.
Poor comparison IMO.


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Lads - there are other professional footballers out there to ones who have played for us before. PH knows a few of them and all about others. Let’s see what he brings in.
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Lads - there are other professional footballers out there to ones who have played for us before. PH knows a few of them and all about others. Let’s see what he brings in.


Do other clubs pine after former players as much as we do?

I wonder if Croudson fancies coming back as a number 2 again...
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