Alex Hunt

According to the telegraph we are close to signing Alex Hunt midfielder on loan from Sheff Wednesday

21 Years old, 9 appearances for SW 0 goals.

Quoted from 123614

21 Years old, 9 appearances for SW 0 goals.

9 apps in the Championship, 6 starts. A couple of FA Cup appearances to boot as well.

Know very little about the lad but that sounds promising for our level.

Was on the bench a lot last season, and got a few minutes here and there for them.

Seen a few comments saying he needs to get out and play, but better than non-league level.

Sounds promising

on paper looks a goos signing

typical Hursty, out the blue that we have not heard of

Looks like he would be a good signing, completing our midfield.

He's a player from near to his old patch, so no doubt been keeping tags on him for a while from football folk he knows over that way.  Captained their Under 18 side and looks a promising lad.

From my Wednesday supporting mate:

He started to get quite a bit of game time towards the end of the 19/20 season and everyone thought last season would be a big break out season for him but barely played. I think he had a couple of injuries but then got overlooked by all the manager changes we had.

The problem is he's a bit too similar to Barry Bannan so never got a look in with him around. Has got good passing range and good energy but possibly a bit lightweight because he's very small for a 21 year old

He's no push over and gets stuck in. But he looks like a 10 year old. It maybe why they're sending him to the conference to toughen up. I really liked him when he was playing at the end of 19/20 i thought he was more effective than Bannan was, much more positive and forward thinking. I thought with all the clear out we had over the summer he would get a good look in this season with Darren Moore favouring youth. But we've bought in about 5 midfielders so i guess his time is probably up with us now. He was our hottest prospect for about 2 years but other players overtook him (and then left).Should be a good signing but needs games to develop

Sounds good, the midfield lacks a bit for me and this is exactly what we need
If we can stay with the pack for the first couple of months we will be Ok for a playoff spot which I think is where we should be. Anything less will be a massive disappointment for me.
Next at least one forward with some pace.
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I think this is maybe where they picked it up from, direct from Sheffield local paper >> https://www.thestar.co.uk/spor.....egular-games-3343442

Owls talk >> https://www.owlstalk.co.uk/forums/topic/303121-alex-hunt/ "As long as he has a good wash when he returns to get rid of the fish smell."  

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Really pleased if this happens, sounds promising and it means we’ve got a bit more in the midfield when it comes to technical ability.

Just a striker (9), another wide player (7) and another centre back now if this happens.

Cutting edge fish banta there

Quoted from mariner91

Really pleased if this happens, sounds promising and it means we’ve got a bit more in the midfield when it comes to technical ability.

Just a striker (9), another wide player (7) and another centre back now if this happens.

Just a striker needed now for me and then save a bit to react as the season goes by brining in loans mid season.

Basically just need a goalscoring striker and possibly one more wide man for me now.

Would take one of those two being a u23 loan - ideally the winger.

Though if we could get say Charles Vernham in, he would cover either base so that plus a u23 loan would just about sort us.

Any more noise on the potential of him coming or not - think he came on off the bench against forest the other day so would say its unlikely now...

Quoted from jaf243

Basically just need a goalscoring striker and possibly one more wide man for me now.

Would take one of those two being a u23 loan - ideally the winger.

Though if we could get say Charles Vernham in, he would cover either base so that plus a u23 loan would just about sort us.

Any more noise on the potential of him coming or not - think he came on off the bench against forest the other day so would say its unlikely now...

I understand why some might like to see Vernam come back, especially with the apparent lack of other options on the horizon. But banking on him as your goal scoring striker is a bit of a risk, isn’t it?

He did alright during a brief loan spell at Chorley before coming back and looking like a totally different player up until the Covid curtailment, but he’s never been remotely prolific anywhere, has he? Up until that little purple patch the major criticism seemed to be that he looked a really neat and tidy player, but had no end product.

If we’re only going to sign one more striker, I’m not sure Charles Vernam’s the right man.

Quoted from Poojah

I understand why some might like to see Vernam come back, especially with the apparent lack of other options on the horizon. But banking on him as your goal scoring striker is a bit of a risk, isn’t it?

He did alright during a brief loan spell at Chorley before coming back and looking like a totally different player up until the Covid curtailment, but he’s never been remotely prolific anywhere, has he? Up until that little purple patch the major criticism seemed to be that he looked a really neat and tidy player, but had no end product.

If we’re only going to sign one more striker, I’m not sure Charles Vernam’s the right man.

I'd probably tend to agree, but I do think he'd score at NL level and I'd rather have him in alongside LJL/Taylor than nothing - and probably over some complete unknown that would be a complete gamble . I trust hurst to find the right man, and his judgement over my own.

I reckon Hurst will move for a striker about a month into the EFL season, so he can see who is being left out of first team matches and wanting to play.

Welcome Alex Hunt. Are you the new number 7?

Hurst is a canny operator in the transfer market, loan or permanent. He just plucks players out of thin air . He does his homework on them so knows exactly what he is getting.  

Patience folks, in Hurst we trust

Get him in and give him a go I'd say. It's kind of relative but I liked it when we got that Young lad from Everton.  

Sounds really promising. Let's hope he is more of a benson than a morton.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Get him in and give him a go I'd say. It's kind of relative but I liked it when we got that Young lad from Everton.  

Dyson? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calum_Dyson

Seems like he doesn't actually play anymore, which is strange as he looked a capable player

EDIT:
Dyson announced his retirement from playing in October 2019, aged 23

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From my Wednesday supporting mate:

He started to get quite a bit of game time towards the end of the 19/20 season and everyone thought last season would be a big break out season for him but barely played. I think he had a couple of injuries but then got overlooked by all the manager changes we had.

The problem is he's a bit too similar to Barry Bannan so never got a look in with him around. Has got good passing range and good energy but possibly a bit lightweight because he's very small for a 21 year old

He's no push over and gets stuck in. But he looks like a 10 year old. It maybe why they're sending him to the conference to toughen up. I really liked him when he was playing at the end of 19/20 i thought he was more effective than Bannan was, much more positive and forward thinking. I thought with all the clear out we had over the summer he would get a good look in this season with Darren Moore favouring youth. But we've bought in about 5 midfielders so i guess his time is probably up with us now. He was our hottest prospect for about 2 years but other players overtook him (and then left).Should be a good signing but needs games to develop

The Barry Bannan comparison is an interesting one, a genuine playmaker type is arguably what we lack in the midfield.  

Sounds like a done deal

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Being under 6 feet tall didn't do Joe Waters or Dave Boylen any harm !!

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George Williams’ best contribution to GTFC is getting off the wage bill so we could bring this lad in.

Looks a real exciting signing this, whilst we’re all rightfully worried about strikers, there does seem to be some real gems scattered around our squad.

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George Williams’ best contribution to GTFC is getting off the wage bill so we could bring this lad in.

Looks technically very good! Midfield looks very capable, Hunt and Fox excellent technical players for the level we are at.

Looks promising this one

Excellent news! With his technical ability, strong engine and ability to get stuck in, despite his physical stature, hopefully he'll be the Billy Gilmour of non league.

Welcome Alex Hunt. Are you the new number 7?

Fox and Hunt should make a good partnership...

If he's considered a Championship prospect, he ought to be nippy enough to make his lack of stature less of an issue in the National League. Would be good to have a different type of player available and if he's considered comparable to Bannan, he should potentially be pretty useful.

Feels like a very similar signing to Matete. A player from the higher end of league one who’s flirted with the first team ( at championship level too) and looks technically very gifted. Let’s hope he’s just as good.

Fox coke hunt should be enough to compete in national league , no9 next please that's mobile & quick , i get it wont be easy to find one but ph seems ok at finding odd rough diamond

Quoted from fishcake63

Fox coke hunt should be enough to compete in national league , no9 next please that's mobile & quick , i get it wont be easy to find one but ph seems ok at finding odd rough diamond

Not many people had heard of Liam Hearn, Alan Connell or Padraig Amond when we signed them. Here's hoping PH can pull another similar rabbit out of the hat.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Not many people had heard of Liam Hearn, Alan Connell or Padraig Amond when we signed them. Here's hoping PH can pull another similar rabbit out of the hat.

I guess the rough diamond market is a bit tougher right now as anyone from the levels below will be lucky to have played 10 competitive games in the last 18 months.

That means any rough diamonds at this level, like Tshimanga, can command a much higher fee.

Quoted from acko338

Being under 6 feet tall didn't do Joe Waters or Dave Boylen any harm !!

Diddy Gilbert neither

I've a feeling any rough diamond will be coming from higher up the levels.  Either a McAtee situation or someone from the Under 23 leagues.

Confirmed by the club and Coke on socials.

Wednesday fans on Twitter call him the Yorkshire Iniesta, They really rate him. Hopefully we have Grimiesta then 🤞 Good luck lad.

Looks promising, welcome Alex. So now we have fox hunt and coke in midfield... the perfect tory day out!

Looks an exciting one to me, we've all seen young players fall foul of managerial changes so  that's nothing new.

Quoted from Withnail

Fox and Hunt should make a good partnership...

Is the striker out there called, Hound?

Apparently technically gifted if a little lightweight. Should compliment our current midfield perfectly as they have the tools to win him the ball.

Quoted from RobDef1

Looks promising, welcome Alex. So now we have fox hunt and coke in midfield... the perfect tory day out!

Lovely stuff. Switched the ticks and crosses back on and off again so that I can gold star that.

Quoted from Son of Cod

Lovely stuff. Switched the ticks and crosses back on and off again so that I can gold star that.

Much appreciated! jokes aside, he looks very promising. As others have stated, his qualities look to be the perfect compliment to Fox and Cokes game.

Must admit all the Positivity around him sounds encouraging.

Opinion from a former boss of mine who is Wednesday fan:

Decent footballer, tidy on the ball and keeps things ticking. Very small though, needs to play games but will be interesting to see of he can cope with National League toughness

If he is decent (which it sounds like he is) he's no doubt going to get targeted by some of the meatheads that play in The National League. Let's hope he's up to dealing with that side of the game too plus he gets adequate protection from the officials.

Quoted from Les Brechin

If he is decent (which it sounds like he is) he's no doubt going to get targeted by some of the meatheads that play in The National League. Let's hope he's up to dealing with that side of the game too plus he gets adequate protection from the officials.

I wonder if this means a midfield 3 of Coke, Fox/Clifton and Hunt more advanced with McAtee leading the line.

Good to see us sign a couple of young 'uns with potential, but I'd love to see us round off the signings with 1 or 2 experienced forwards who have done the rounds and have decent records over a number of seasons.

Players who can come in and hit the ground running. Proper first choice types.

Quoted from ginnywings

Good to see us sign a couple of young 'uns with potential, but I'd love to see us round off the signings with 1 or 2 experienced forwards who have done the rounds and have decent records over a number of seasons.

Players who can come in and hit the ground running. Proper first choice types.

100% this. Coupled with today's signings, which look genuinely very good prospects despite their youth and experience, I think that would drastically improve the complexion of this summer transfer window. Gut feel tells me that two experienced strikers in their prime years might be a stretch, and perhaps one senior pro plus a youngster of a similar pedigree to today's new loanees might be more realistic, but time will tell.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

I wonder if this means a midfield 3 of Coke, Fox/Clifton and Hunt more advanced with McAtee leading the line.

I must admit this was my thoughts. Based on how we've lined up in pre-season, I think a 4-2-1-3 is going to be the main system this year.  I think we'll tweak it and flex a little but it'll be the one we default too more often than not.

For the two holding midfielders I see Coke, Fox and Clifton competing for those roles.  Spokes and Khouri as the back-up.  5 into 2 is more than enough.  The one that links both the midfield and attack I see as McAtee, with competition coming from Scannell.  However, Scannell's injury doesn't seem encouraging at all so I suspect that Hunt has been brought in to compete with McAtee in that role. From his YouTube clips he does have similarities to the better bits of seen of McAtee in that he sort of drops off a little bit, buzzes about and makes things happen, arguably from a slightly deeper position.

I really like the look of McAtee but hope he isn't the one leading the line.  Firstly he doesn't look like a striker, definitely not someone who can play down the middle and hold it up for others.  But I also think he's going to be far, far more effective when deeper and with a little more freedom.

I guess ultimately it's good to have options.

Welcome Alex I hope you enjoy your stay.

We have have a good blend of youth and experience and can see us making the play offs even without a number nine.

Quoted from grimsby pete

Welcome Alex I hope you enjoy your stay.

We have have a good blend of youth and experience and can see us making the play offs even without a number nine.

You fail to realise just how advance our Paul is

Pep, Klopp etc all play with a False 9

We say sodomist No 9 we will go without  

Looks promising but as its only a deal until January, if he's successful he will very likely move to a league 2 team mid season. Still we can worry about that in the future

Quoted from toontown

Looks promising but as its only a deal until January, if he's successful he will very likely move to a league 2 team mid season. Still we can worry about that in the future

Fingers crossed he does that well he is back in their first team squad by January. Then all parties have won.

Quoted from smokey111

Fingers crossed he does that well he is back in their first team squad by January. Then all parties have won.

Or his loan is extended until end of season! Obviously if he does well then there is a chance he may go to a league club but also Wednesday and Alex himself might prefer to carry on a good thing.

Quoted from Davec

Or his loan is extended until end of season! Obviously if he does well then there is a chance he may go to a league club but also Wednesday and Alex himself might prefer to carry on a good thing.

That would be perfect. If he is doing well and enjoying himself, why move to a mid table league 2 side?

Quoted from Davec

Or his loan is extended until end of season! Obviously if he does well then there is a chance he may go to a league club but also Wednesday and Alex himself might prefer to carry on a good thing.

Didn't we have a similar situation with the lad from Sunderland,Embleton was it? Did he stay after Jan? I seem to think he might and did the opportunity to play at Palace in the cup help that? My memory could well be wrong!

Could do with a good cup run and a prem side in Feb to sway him to stay!

Quoted from Davec

Or his loan is extended until end of season! Obviously if he does well then there is a chance he may go to a league club but also Wednesday and Alex himself might prefer to carry on a good thing.

Didn't we have a similar situation with the lad from Sunderland,Embleton was it? Did he stay after Jan? I seem to think he might and did the opportunity to play at Palace in the cup help that? My memory could well be wrong!

Could do with a good cup run and a prem side in Feb to sway him to stay!

Yeah Embleton stayed on til the end of the season (but got injured mid March!)

Very good performance today, he looks a step ahead of the rest of the team with his fitness. He will keep Clifton out of the team, more skill and better awareness of the game.

He was excellent and played all across midfield. He defends well, reads the game and keeps the ball moving. Fox and Coke holding with Hunt having a free role is a lot of responsibility for a new young member of the squad but he has all the qualities to play much higher.

Our movement second half was poor apart from McAtee who was overworked. Difficult first game for Bapaga who struggled with his touch and the stronger tackling at senior level.

Quoted from Tinymariner

Very good performance today, he looks a step ahead of the rest of the team with his fitness. He will keep Clifton out of the team, more skill and better awareness of the game.

Another thing I noticed about him was that he was always pointing and shouting to the other players, like trying to direct play.  A good sign to have someone in midfield like that.

4-3-1-2 a midfield & forward line of fox coke hunt mcatee taylor when available & sousa wouldn't be too shabby at this level , not saying this would be our front six but just guessing