1320Lichtie Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 All staying up Seaton Caravan Park for a couple of weeks I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, lichtie23 said: Iv never seen us ever announce we have trialists coming in. It will be a case of hopefully their names being on the team sheet at the Glebe next week and then we can do a Google search They’re only trialists, ffs, we’re toast Just now, 1320Lichtie said: All staying up Seaton Caravan Park for a couple of weeks I think. Nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, lichtie23 said: Iv never seen us ever announce we have trialists coming in. It will be a case of hopefully their names being on the team sheet at the Glebe next week and then we can do a Google search They don’t announce names do they? Mind last year me and @Lichtie78 managed to work out Nick Dembele and Eze because we heard their names being shouted, went on Twitter and saw that Nouble was following them. That brought about the Noubles mates thing on here. It’ll just say Trialist I think. Edited June 18, 2023 by 1320Lichtie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayshead2 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 45 minutes ago, ecto said: The talents all gone, it’s naive to think otherwise, if we are looking at trialists and loanees to fill the squad, then we have learned nothing from last season’ debacle So the talents all gone. You don't want trialists or loanees. What do you suggest then ???? We have had some great loanees over the years by the way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Hayshead2 said: So the talents all gone. You don't want trialists or loanees. What do you suggest then ???? We have had some great loanees over the years by the way. I quite like the loanees, think we used them terribly last year though. I just think the loans are always a proper gamble and if we have already gambled on a guy from Linlithgow and a couple of random trialists then it gives you the fear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattie36 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 If (and it’s a big IF) we do go down the same route as last year we might get lucky and unearth a good player or two. However it’s extremely dangerous and proves to me that the management haven’t learned much from their mistakes of last season. The thought of relying on loans and a raft of English non league trialists fills me with dread. Yes we’ve had some great loans over the years but with the increase in match day squads/substitutions, means clubs higher up the food chain aren’t loaning out the quality players they once were. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 16 minutes ago, Hayshead2 said: So the talents all gone. You don't want trialists or loanees. What do you suggest then ???? We have had some great loanees over the years by the way. We shouldn’t need trialists, we are a championship club, we should be able to attract players, surely, although I agree we have had some fine loanees, we have also had some utter dogs, although I never actually said I didn’t want loanees, I don’t want loanees like the garbage we signed last summer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 22 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said: I quite like the loanees, think we used them terribly last year though. I just think the loans are always a proper gamble and if we have already gambled on a guy from Linlithgow and a couple of random trialists then it gives you the fear. We didn’t use terribly, they were in the main, terrible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 1 minute ago, ecto said: We shouldn’t need trialists, we are a championship club, we should be able to attract players, surely, although I agree we have had some fine loanees, we have also had some utter dogs, although I never actually said I didn’t want loanees, I don’t want loanees like the garbage we signed last summer This is just it. We are in the Championship. Any player that’s any use and capable of playing in this league and being good in it will have several offers on the table and would have no need or desire to come on trial here. They’d have their pick of clubs. If we sell guys from England on the Nouble or Akinyemi route or whatever then maybe that’ll attract some guys to take a shot at us but it is such a long shot for me and I canna be bothered with it at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith69 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 46 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said: All staying up Seaton Caravan Park for a couple of weeks I think. I am a resident there and I haven't seen any potential trialists staying here guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blablabla Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 39 minutes ago, Raith69 said: I am a resident there and I haven't seen any potential trialists staying here guys. They're a in granny Greg's auld cottage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 55 minutes ago, Raith69 said: I am a resident there and I haven't seen any potential trialists staying here guys. They’re staying there and they’ve already been doing sessions with Pink and Sellars at the High School. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clashcityrocker Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 2 hours ago, ecto said: The talents all gone, Are you suggesting that no more talented players will be signing for Championship clubs this season ? I'm no talent scout, but I am sure a few more talented players will be signing for Championship clubs before the start of the season - the window is wide open. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoundO Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Scott Martin re-signed for Accies. That’s a shame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 34 minutes ago, clashcityrocker said: Are you suggesting that no more talented players will be signing for Championship clubs this season ? I'm no talent scout, but I am sure a few more talented players will be signing for Championship clubs before the start of the season - the window is wide open. Hope you’re right, but me, am going to remain sceptical, I think we’ve went head first into the same mistakes, we made last summer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUAFC Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 48 minutes ago, ecto said: Hope you’re right, but me, am going to remain sceptical, I think we’ve went head first into the same mistakes, we made last summer 100%. Clearly no lessons learned from last season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) Sounds like we’ve ‘scouted’ these guys this time around instead of just taking anybody and their dug up but it’s round 2 of trying to get some ‘hybrid’ Full Time players up here it seems. So looks like they’ve watched them play and think they’re all good enough but they want them in training to see what their attitudes are like I really hope they’re nowhere near as shite as last year If you go into the DNA of our signing strategy, where I feel we got back into that in the second part of last season, we have done well over the years in getting the best out of players and bringing them on with the club. There are 5 or 6 who have grown with the Club and Mark is a player we have identified who we think fits that bill. We learned a lot from last season. You aren’t going anywhere in life if you don’t learn. We have spent a lot of time with the recruitment team identifying players and we have 9 players coming in to training over the next few weeks that we all think can play in our team and we just have to figure out if they have the attitude if they can fit into our Arbroath team. It’s an exciting time and we can’t wait to get started again.” Edited June 18, 2023 by 1320Lichtie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoundO Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 What is this? Quote from where? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseMarooniho Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 15 minutes ago, TheRoundO said: What is this? Quote from where? AFC Twitter in the Stowe signing announcement. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 We learned a lot from last season. You aren’t going anywhere in life if you don’t learn. We have spent a lot of time with the recruitment team identifying players and we have 9 players coming in to training over the next few weeks that we all think can play in our team and we just have to figure out if they have the attitude if they can fit into our Arbroath team. It’s an exciting time and we can’t wait to get started again.” Pinks comments 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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