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So, is this happening because it's easier to sell to a player the idea of a switch to a club where he has already been as opposed to somewhere completely new?
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Who have we had over the past ten or so years?
Under Brown: Barnard, Barrett, Moussa, White, Sokolik, O'Neill, Loza, McLaughlin, Pigott, Kamara was youth here
Under Sturrock: Eastwood, Sawyer, Timlin, Baldwin, Belford
Under Tilson: McCormack, Edwards, Prior, Harrold came through the youth system here, Grant, Robson-Kanu, Francois-Christophe, Sawyer
Given that and the number of ex-players we've been linked to it's clearly happened more under Brown given the number of signings Sturrock had to made and the length of time Tilson was here.
Who have we had over the past ten or so years?
Under Brown: Barnard, Barrett, Moussa, White, Sokolik, O'Neill, Loza, McLaughlin, Pigott, Kamara was youth here
Under Sturrock: Eastwood, Sawyer, Timlin, Baldwin, Belford
Under Tilson: McCormack, Edwards, Prior, Harrold came through the youth system here, Grant, Robson-Kanu, Francois-Christophe, Sawyer
Given that and the number of ex-players we've been linked to it's clearly happened more under Brown given the number of signings Sturrock had to made and the length of time Tilson was here.
So, is this happening because it's easier to sell to a player the idea of a switch to a club where he has already been as opposed to somewhere completely new?
Thoughts?
I kind off get it . If I have 10 CV's in front of me the first thing I do is ask my team if they know any of the candidates. Likewise is Brown has got a list of x hundred players our there without a club then its a simple way of narrowing things down. Anyone can look at a scouting report, but it doesn't tell you (I'm Guesing) if the guy is a prize plum, upsets people, unljkely to want to move to the area etc .
The bit I don't get is when we look at players that I didn't necessarliy rate the first time around and who have done nothing special since leaving us - (yes Sanchez Watt I am looking at you)
Since 2006, we've bought or loaned the following:
06/07
Richie Foran
Peter Clarke
Simon Francis
Lloyd Sam
Stevie Hammell
Franck Moussa
Arnau Riera
Matt Harrold
Steve Collis
Michael Ricketts
Gary Hooper
Billy Paynter
08/09
Nicky Bailey
Alex Revell
Garry Richards
James Walker
Tommy Black
Clark Masters
Eric Odhiambo
Hal Robson-Kanu
Peggy Lokandor
Charlie Mulgrew
Leon Clarke
Dean Morgan
Charlie MacDonald
Lee Barnard
Anthony Grant
Kerrea Gilbert
Damian Scannell
Zoltán Lipták
09/10
Pat Baldwin
John White
Scott Vernon
Sanchez Watt
Matt Heath
Lee Sawyer
Roy O'Donovan
Matt Paterson
Sean Morrison
Jean-Yves M'voto
Scott Spencer
Jabo Ibehre
Kelvin Jack
10/11
Blair Sturrock
Mark Phillips
Ryan Hall
Adam Bouzid
Rhys Evans
Nathaniel Jarvis
Antonio German
Louie Soares
Sean Clohessy
Craig Easton
Josh Simpson
Michael Timlin
Barry Corr
Jack Midson
Bilel Mohsni
Chris Barker
Graham Coughlan
Waide Fairhurst
Miguel Comminges
Peter Gilbert
Kane Ferdinand
Sofiane Zaaboub
Harry Crawford
Luke Prosser
11/12
Jemal Johnson
Lee Hills
Jack Sampson
Liam Dickinson
Alassane N'Diaye
Pat Baldwin
Neil Harris
Ryan Leonard
Cameron Belford
Luke Daniels
Anthony Flood
Jean-Paul Kalala
Dave Martin
Elliot Benyon
Christian Dailly
12/13
Ryan Cresswell
Caolan Lavery
Matthew Lund
John Spicer
Anthony Straker
Michael Spillane
Danny Mayor
Britt Assombalonga
Jonson Clarke-Harris
Kevan Hurst
Scott Donnelly
Marc Laird
Gavin Tomlin
Ben Reeves
Paul Smith
Tamika Mkandawire
13/14
Don Cowan
John Egan
Craig Reid
Jacob Murphy
Rob Kiernan
Will Atkinson
Luke O'Neill
Cian Bolger
Conor Clifford
Jamar Loza
Cauley Woodrow
Julian Bennett
Jakub Sokolik
Adam Thompson
Bedsenté Gomis
Ben Coker
14/15
Jerome Binnom-Williams
John-Joe O'Toole
Shaq Coulthirst
Stephen McLaughlin
Elliot Lee
Myles Westonr
Joe Pigott
David Worrall
Gary Deegan
Jake Cassidy
Isaac Layne
Mads Ibenfeldt
and this season's signings
I havent included those who have graduated from the youth team, nor those who have had 2 spells but you can work those out.
And who did absolutely nothing special when they were here either!
Who have we had over the past ten or so years?
Under Brown: Barnard, Barrett, Moussa, White, Sokolik, O'Neill, Loza, McLaughlin, Pigott, Kamara was youth here
Under Sturrock: Eastwood, Sawyer, Timlin, Baldwin, Belford
Under Tilson: McCormack, Edwards, Prior, Harrold came through the youth system here, Grant, Robson-Kanu, Francois-Christophe, Sawye
Given that and the number of ex-players we've been linked to it's clearly happened more under Brown given the number of signings Sturrock had to made and the length of time Tilson was here.