Curtis Thompson

Thompson performance yesterday was as good as I've seen from a GTFC midfielder in a long time
Not only is he a terrier but has great quality on the ball and is a leader
Just what we need..

It's the recruitment of Thompson and Tharme that gives me hope for next season under Artell.

January is always a hard time to improve your squad, it's more about topping things up than anything. But they've dramatically improved the spine of the team.

Very eager to see how they play with better players around them.

Both Conteh and Thompson have been fantastic players for us, but I think the experience of Thompson is what the squad needs more at the moment, he brings a grit and determination that is infectious and other players can learn a lot from him. Also thought it was great how he was encouraging the fans to get behind the boys and make some noise to get them over the line. It’s something we definitely missed earlier in the season.

I think Thomson Tharme Vernam and Rose are the players to build the team around. We will have to bring in players of similar quality but it’s a good base to start from.

I do lime Tharme aswell, I think he lacks pace so can get turned by a quick striker fairly easily but overall he seems to be a solid and dependable centre back, Thompson you can tell at a higher level, gets stuck in and generally protects the ball well, he has improved our midfield without doubt

Do you think Hunt would fit in better with Thompson behind him?

Quoted from NorthseaMariner

Do you think Hunt would fit in better with Thompson behind him?

Certainly worth a try given the performances Hunt would appear to be putting in for York recently. You need a blend in midfield. In the Buckley teams we had the likes of Cunnington and Cockerill providing the solid core.  

Quoted from diehardmariner

It's the recruitment of Thompson and Tharme that gives me hope for next season under Artell.

January is always a hard time to improve your squad, it's more about topping things up than anything. But they've dramatically improved the spine of the team.

Very eager to see how they play with better players around them.

This isn't a post discrediting Artell, but most of our January recruitment commented how we had been tracking them for some time, so it seems like Artell may have trusted Joe Hutchinson more than Hurst did.

We do need to do a lot of business this summer, so there is a lot of pressure on our recruitment because we can't be in this mess again in 12 months time.

Whilst they are under contract for next season, if we can retain Tharme, Thompson and Rose over the summer, we have a very strong spine.

Quoted from StacyColdicotts_hairline

Excellent player and has been fantastic for town.

Can't quite remember his contract? Did we sign him? I know he has played at a few levels above (and it shows) but ultimately he must only be here to get his fitness back up and to put himself in the shop window? I have no problem with this. He has probably kept this club playing league football next year. We are better for having him here.

We got there a bit early yesterday and whilst eating our chippy at the main entrance, he was talking with someone who I could only assume was a friend that had come along. Was earwigging on the convo and he was saying how much he's enjoyed being here and that he has his love for football back. I see someone put on a thread the other day linking to an article he did saying how he'd fallen out of love with football.. I would too playing for Cheltenham but he's been a signing that has probably saved our season and kept us up.

Quoted from Fette Schlange

Nick Rizo

For those who can't remember him - "Futbolista Australiano"