Yorkieandy wrote:Just read this thread and latterly about Harding. It's actually nothing short of a miracle how Alan Knill has found alternative employment.
Apart from Krystian Pearce (who had his problems with illness AND being oddly rotated by Knill in the relegation season), all of Knill's signings have ended up not only at a club subjectively worse than TUFC but for the most part, a club much much lower in the football pyramid.
Chappell has ended up at Chester, arguably the only club in a better position than TUFC but considering the high regard he was held before he joined I think having ended up at Chester is a backward step. Great work by Mr Knill.
Tonge again, another with FL experience at a higher level, comes to Torquay, turns into a mess and now finds himself having to try and impress the likes of Chester in trials.
Hawley joined a club who survive on gates lower than what's in my bank account (i'm skint by the way) and who were relegated from the conference last season. You can't get much lower. Having said that, he still scored about 10 goals which was more than treble than Knill could squeeze out of him.
Courtney Cameron. Another bright prospect who could quite easily have been replaced in the squad by a solid oak wardrobe and it not look out of place.
Damien Mozika. What was all THAT about?!!
When you add these to Bodin who was one of the few massive failures Ling was responsible for, Nathan Craig being the other. When you add these to what CH tried (don't wince) Enoch Showunmi, Conor Wilkinson, Jayden Stockley, Danny Stevens again et al then it really does indicate that Knill gave the club little option but to flirt with relegation and CH just finished the job.
Oh, Harding. Not mentioned him. From table toppers Northampton Town to Gosport Borough in two years. It's actually quite unbelievable the depths the Knill signings have plumbed since leaving.
I'm not wishing to rake up old ground here but it just struck me looking at all the players Knill signed who have left for much worse things, that's all really. That's the point I wanted to make and nothing to do with any digging up of old ground.
I get your point, but Conor Wilkinson was scoring goals in L1 last season and no doubt will do again this season for Barnsley. And Jayden Stockley was amongst the goals enough for Cambridge and Luton last season and will be at Portsmouth this.
I think he had a trial at Gateshead?... but where has Rene Howe gone.? Not suggesting we can afford him but a fan is allowed to dream ! To my eye he was a real ace had holding a ball up.
Howe was a big lad but he was a goalscorer, another who was best playing with a target man. There aren't many proper target man players who can play with their back to goal, hold up and ball and bring others in to play out there.
Gary Johnson's Yellow Army! Yellow Army! Yellow Army!
Howe cut short his trial with Gateshead as he was offered a trial with Notts County. He played in one of their friendles last week. I don't think impressed as he hasn't been offered a deal there as yet. He is certainly the sort of striker we are after but I don't think we could afford him. Players who come back to formers clubs never seem to do as good the second time round.
Markh84 wrote:Howe cut short his trial with Gateshead as he was offered a trial with Notts County. He played in one of their friendles last week. I don't think impressed as he hasn't been offered a deal there as yet. He is certainly the sort of striker we are after but I don't think we could afford him. Players who come back to formers clubs never seem to do as good the second time round.
Don't think we could afford him either, but I'd have him back. Zeb did well second time round with us.
