Being linked by sky's Peter O'Rouke (along with a number of other clubs) to Preston's Callum Robinson.

Who? Never heard of him.

Seems a decent buy for the future at the right price.

Preston striker. Palace, Derby and Bristol City are the other clubs intrstested.

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His goals last year. Quick and quite strong for a skillful player. Some great goals and decent with his head. Also a few assists last year.

Just looking at the youtube clips he looks pretty good but what's with the gloves

If true I hope it's easier than trying to get Brady when he was Norwich manager

Been a while since our feeder club supplied us

Promising young player.

Not sure if he's ready to step up to the Premier League, but he's got lots of pace, a bit of quality and he seems to score a decent range of goals. Saw him against Arsenal for PNE last season and he stood out then. By all accounts he's got a decent attitude too.

Even if the plan were to sign him and loan him back to Preston this season, he could be an excellent medium term option to replace Gray next summer - but he could also be a really handy impact sub for us this season.

Will know Lowton and Westwood too from his Villa days.

22 years old, not a kid is he?
There are plenty of posters writing off our 19-20 year olds.

I liked the look of him when I saw him on TV a few times for little Preston last season.

Might be a decent prospect to try out. It's always good to share our wealth with the little people and allow any good youngsters saddled within the poorer side of Lancashire a chance to progress.

Can't see him being a regular starter, but he would be a great option in the last 20, if we are chasing/trying to win a game, depends how much knobbers are asking, wouldn't go above 3-4 million tops.

yes please

Looks a good option. Like Spice says scores all different goals and looks to have pace.

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Plays wide left for PNE, certainly talented but i'm not sure he's good enough right now but he's certainly something differernt to what we have.

Some decent young players at PNE - I like the look of Sean Maguire, who they picked up for next to nowt, too.

Chuckypad wrote:Some decent young players at PNE - I like the look of Sean Maguire, who they picked up for next to nowt, too.

Let's buy them all. Walk the U23's league and send PKE into meltdown

not good enough for us -Ok for likes of Knobbers

A good age, and certainly talented. Worth a punt for a couple of million, as he's unlike anything we've currently got.

UpTheBeehole wrote:A good age, and certainly talented. Worth a punt for a couple of million, as he's unlike anything we've currently got.

Agreed if it didn't work out, we would probably break even, by selling him back to another championship club.

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Being linked by sky's Peter O'Rouke (along with a number of other clubs) to Preston's Callum Robinson.

Isn't Peter O'Rourke HITC rather than Sky?

He's too young for us needs to be over 30 with bags of potential in the dressing room.

No deal. Scotty is our number 37.

UTC!

Our recruitment policy is the worst I've ever known it, not a hint of excitement, dull dull dull.

Got to agree with you there a blue.. It's dire, but it will be a good squad for the championship this time next year!

That I fear is what we're aiming for, a meeting with our neighbours if we're not careful.

Does this club acknowledge the existence of leagues outside England?

ablueclaret wrote:Our recruitment policy is the worst I've ever known it, not a hint of excitement, dull dull dull.

You've been a fan for decades and this is the worst you've ever known our recruitment policy to be? Seriously?

ablueclaret wrote:Our recruitment policy is the worst I've ever known it, not a hint of excitement, dull dull dull.

It doesn't need to be exciting, it needs to be effective and the fact that we're preparing for our third season in the PL in 4 years suggests that it is.

Every club needs some excitement to keep it going, some young star to add that extra interest even when adversity strikes.

I would love Ablue and his mates to give us a list of obtainable, realistic exciting signings

Vegas Claret wrote:I would love Ablue and his mates to give us a list of obtainable, realistic exciting signings

Don't be silly, that's someone else's job.

ablueclaret wrote:Our recruitment policy is the worst I've ever known it, not a hint of excitement, dull dull dull.

Do you pine for the days of our recruitment team signing the likes of David Jones and Tony Hancock?

There have been a few mentioned on here in the past few days.

The Board have lost their way again, thinking only of the present. We've been here before, it invariably ends in failure.

Now Tony Hancock there was some excitement.

ablueclaret wrote:Our recruitment policy is the worst I've ever known it, not a hint of excitement, dull dull dull.

ABC- I give you the names Nick Pickering and Ian Helliwell. Unless you're too young to remember the late 80s/early 90s then you're 100% wrong in this being the worst recruitment policy....

We've signed some no risk experienced players and Charlie Taylor who was regarded as the best full back in the championship. I have a feeling if he was called Carletto Taylorino and we'd signed him from abroad your perception would be very different

It is because we have the resources and position to have brought in some exciting young talent and we have wasted that opportunity. Of course we've brought in worse but given the opportunity presented to us this is the most disappointing window I have ever experienced.

ablueclaret wrote:Our recruitment policy is the worst I've ever known it, not a hint of excitement, dull dull dull.

This is what I mean by your new scattergun approach. You just don't put in the thought that you used to.

you do realise that in the history of the last 10 or so transfer windows that the majority of transfers happen in the last few days ? I'll be amazed if we don't break our transfer record again

But they rarely come into play until the next season given SD's methods.

That's dementia for you Bordeaux, please take over if you feel the need for greater erudition.

Are you blaming dementia for your repetitiveness???

ablueclaret wrote:But they rarely come into play until the next season given SD's methods.

Were you happy with the players we signed last season?

The reason I repeat is because we keep on making the same mistakes.
Buy old buy fodder

That's some quick backtracking.

Last season at least we tried to buy a bit of quality even if as yet it has found it hard to express itself. But we didn't purchase any young players then. SD doesn't do young talent.

Had the record you were listening too slipped it's groove.

ablueclaret wrote:Last season at least we tried to buy a bit of quality even if as yet it has found it hard to express itself. But we didn't purchase any young players then. SD doesn't do young talent.

Well the exception is Keane but I think that is the point, it appears you really do have to be exceptional as a younger player to get a look in. I don't really class signings at around 24 as particularly "young" (Gray, Hendrick, Brady, Taylor ?) in football terms.
It's the early 20's signings we don't seem to do (Ings, Trippier, Mee, Austin), really do think we need two or three in this window to add some balance to a squad that has enough old heads now. If we're relegated with an old team you can only forsee problems.
In short, where's the succession planning ?

There is no succession planning.

We were told our policy was to bring in young players from other clubs and develop them it was a successful policy, that has now been cast aside.

ablueclaret wrote:There is no succession planning.

We were told our policy was to bring in young players from other clubs and develop them it was a successful policy, that has now been cast aside.

Perhaps the club is busy researching your list of McThistle, McSporran and Rab C Nesbitt, the highland league and the untapped potential it promises.