| Little Tom Carroll 00:01 - Aug 25 with 24458 views | aston_hoop |
Training with us according to Sean Gallagher after his release by Swansea. |  |
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| Little Tom Carroll on 12:43 - Sep 4 with 2198 views | Jeff |
Not all signings are meant to be revolutionary, groundbreaking or indeed game changing. some are meant to be functional, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
We're signing a 28 year old, with no real injury record to note, who has played for a much better team than us in both this league and the league above.
He fits our system. We've trialled him before taking the plunge. He's free. He'll be well within our wage structure. He offers us depth in the midfield. There's almost no risk involved.
Does it excite me? of course not. But equally, it doesn't concern me either. We're still in the market for other players in other positions, this just fills a hole that needs to be filled... |  |
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| Little Tom Carroll on 12:44 - Sep 4 with 2185 views | Nov77 |
| Little Tom Carroll on 12:31 - Sep 4 by BrianMcCarthy |
Agreed. I thought that last year was the most enjoyable style of football since Don Howe's time. |
Really? |  |
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| Little Tom Carroll on 12:45 - Sep 4 with 2171 views | Mick_S |
| Little Tom Carroll on 12:23 - Sep 4 by E17hoop |
Let's all take a pause, go and watch our best moments under Jimmy Floyd, and realise that we're an awful lot better to watch now than then. |
IIWII. |  |
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| Little Tom Carroll on 12:59 - Sep 4 with 2053 views | HAYESBOY |
They are doing the twitter thing with the cards on a new signing.
Wonder how long the contract is for.
Answered.....one year. [Post edited 4 Sep 2020 13:01]
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| Little Tom Carroll on 13:02 - Sep 4 with 2031 views | aston_hoop |
| Little Tom Carroll on 12:59 - Sep 4 by HAYESBOY |
They are doing the twitter thing with the cards on a new signing.
Wonder how long the contract is for.
Answered.....one year. [Post edited 4 Sep 2020 13:01]
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1 year deal. sensible | |
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| Little Tom Carroll on 13:05 - Sep 4 with 1998 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| Little Tom Carroll on 12:31 - Sep 4 by BrianMcCarthy |
Agreed. I thought that last year was the most enjoyable style of football since Don Howe's time. |
It’s up there with Gigi and that Jim Magilton Bermuda Triangle we fell in to that’s for sure. |  | | |
| Little Tom Carroll on 13:07 - Sep 4 with 1979 views | Gloucs_R |
| Little Tom Carroll on 12:12 - Sep 4 by BazzaInTheLoft |
Yeah passing is a mugs game. |
It's the "out for a throw"comment.... I think you missed my sarcasm boss....🤫😘 |  |
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| Little Tom Carroll on 13:08 - Sep 4 with 1971 views | QPRSteve |
From Eze to Carrol.
Depressing isn't it? |  | | |
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| Little Tom Carroll on 13:10 - Sep 4 with 1957 views | Gloucs_R |
| Little Tom Carroll on 12:12 - Sep 4 by golborne |
I'm with you - bypass the midfield, launch it up to the big man, off his head, straight to their goalie.
Sod this playing football lark, I really miss those Holloway days.
Sorry for being flippant, I know it ain't gonna be exciting at times, but neither is the predictable launch and then scrum in midfield when for once it doesn't go to their goalie. The best footballing sides pass it around in circles for much of the game, looking to create a gap and slip a ball. The exciting stuff mostly comes on the break. |
I vote we go back to 442... Good old fashioned wingers.... Big man and little man upfront.
Perfect. Still works in FM20 so must be worth a shot 🤔 [Post edited 4 Sep 2020 13:11]
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| Little Tom Carroll on 13:14 - Sep 4 with 1933 views | NorthantsHoop |
As long as he has been brought in within the salary cap than that is fine. Hopefully will do better than Pugh, who was a disappointment on a large salary. |  | | |
| Little Tom Carroll on 13:25 - Sep 4 with 1882 views | DubaiR |
LTC looks about 45 on the official site photo's |  | | |
| Little Tom Carroll on 13:26 - Sep 4 with 1874 views | A_B_4 |
| Little Tom Carroll on 12:43 - Sep 4 by Jeff |
Not all signings are meant to be revolutionary, groundbreaking or indeed game changing. some are meant to be functional, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
We're signing a 28 year old, with no real injury record to note, who has played for a much better team than us in both this league and the league above.
He fits our system. We've trialled him before taking the plunge. He's free. He'll be well within our wage structure. He offers us depth in the midfield. There's almost no risk involved.
Does it excite me? of course not. But equally, it doesn't concern me either. We're still in the market for other players in other positions, this just fills a hole that needs to be filled... |
Couldn't agree more, Jeff.
Sounds like a great signing on the face of it and hopefully the style of football MW wants to play will help bring out the best in him.
I have to say as a Ranger it's so refreshing to see signings bought in who compliment each other and fit the style of the team two years running. Fantastic progress alone that!! |  | | |
| Little Tom Carroll on 13:35 - Sep 4 with 1816 views | BklynRanger |
What Jeff said. |  | | |
| Little Tom Carroll on 13:39 - Sep 4 with 1799 views | PinnerPaul |
| Little Tom Carroll on 13:08 - Sep 4 by QPRSteve |
From Eze to Carrol.
Depressing isn't it? |
Nope - fact of (footballing) life | | | |
| Little Tom Carroll on 13:41 - Sep 4 with 1783 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
This is like when you are taking a nap and slowly open one eye a bit and decide to carry on with your nap. |  |
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| Little Tom Carroll on 13:43 - Sep 4 with 1774 views | robith |
He's free, he's adding depth and Warbz never plays just 2 in the centre. I don't see how there's much to get animated about |  | | |
| Little Tom Carroll on 14:20 - Sep 4 with 1637 views | connell10 |
Him and Amos in midfield...Mr Burns type shudder.....piss and weak spring to mind ....hope I'm wrong. |  |
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| Little Tom Carroll on 14:26 - Sep 4 with 1613 views | Northolt_Rs |
| Little Tom Carroll on 13:26 - Sep 4 by A_B_4 |
Couldn't agree more, Jeff.
Sounds like a great signing on the face of it and hopefully the style of football MW wants to play will help bring out the best in him.
I have to say as a Ranger it's so refreshing to see signings bought in who compliment each other and fit the style of the team two years running. Fantastic progress alone that!! |
Hmmmm.....not sure it’s a ‘great signing’ tbh. We have lost Eze and just got LTC back. Hope I’m 100% wrong and he does turn out to be a great signing.... |  |
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| Little Tom Carroll on 14:31 - Sep 4 with 1586 views | bosh67 |
It's a one year contract with an experienced midfield player who has played at Premiership and Championship level in a midfield, bar Cameron, full of young players in their early 20s, or in Bettache's case, 20, who have a season or less experience at this level. He isn't going to set the world alight but he's really there to simply add some experience. Plus although he is considered lightweight he's not a bad player who tends to do the simple things, like passing, quite well. |  |
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| Little Tom Carroll on 14:36 - Sep 4 with 1560 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Little Tom Carroll on 12:44 - Sep 4 by Nov77 |
Really? |
Ya, definitely Nov77.
I just love the style of football. I loved last season from beginning to end. |  |
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| Little Tom Carroll on 14:45 - Sep 4 with 1523 views | PhilmyRs |
When we signed Lord Derry I thought it was terrible business. Thought the guy would be of limited use to us, how wrong I was. Although very different players, just like Warnock saw a use for Derry, it's obvious MW can see LTC adding something to the Team and improving us. I'm happy to trust his judgement.
I think we'll benefit from having a tidy ball playing midfielder in the middle park. Given transfer fee and wages, overall I'd say good signing with limited risk. | | | |
| Little Tom Carroll on 14:51 - Sep 4 with 1485 views | francisbowles |
This has been done the right way. Trialed and observed, strengths and weaknesses taken into account, decision made, 1 year contract within budget and with a 1 year option, presumably.
If he does well no one can pinch him, if it doesn't work then we have lost very little in the grand scheme of things. | | | |
| Little Tom Carroll on 15:25 - Sep 4 with 1397 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
| Little Tom Carroll on 13:25 - Sep 4 by DubaiR |
LTC looks about 45 on the official site photo's |
4’5” ? |  |
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| Little Tom Carroll on 15:29 - Sep 4 with 1379 views | kensalriser |
| Little Tom Carroll on 13:10 - Sep 4 by Gloucs_R |
I vote we go back to 442... Good old fashioned wingers.... Big man and little man upfront.
Perfect. Still works in FM20 so must be worth a shot 🤔 [Post edited 4 Sep 2020 13:11]
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Bah, none of this new fangled nonsense, we should be playing 235. Two big bastards at the back and five up front running riot. Proper football. |  |
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| Little Tom Carroll on 16:13 - Sep 4 with 1277 views | derbyhoop |
| Little Tom Carroll on 14:20 - Sep 4 by connell10 |
Him and Amos in midfield...Mr Burns type shudder.....piss and weak spring to mind ....hope I'm wrong. |
Could be 1 or the other, though. [Post edited 4 Sep 2020 16:15]
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