6 month loan, happy with that
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Wish it was permanent. If he does well he will probably be off
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Good signingā¦ For six monthsā¦
Would have preferred it to be a permanent, but either way, it is good.
Iām satisfied/content. Not jumping through hoops but itās OK.
I was worried weād panic and pay Mansfield over the odds and stick him on a ridiculous wage for a ridiculous length of time (MÄkris anyone?). This is at the polar extreme of that. Weāve undoubtedly paid a āloan feeā but at least havenāt bet the house on somebody whoās professional career has so far been patchy.
Sign Timmy and I think thatās us done.
HMS 12th in the 4th division incoming! 
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āIām a poacher, stick me in and around the box, give me the ball and I back myself to put the ball in the back of the net"
Exactly what we needed
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Amidst the hysteria on various pages and Facebook posts, nobody has stopped to consider the possibility that, as well as wages being a factor in this loan, it may also be at the playerās wish. From his point of view, heās joining a team who finished close to bottom of the football league last year. This gives him 6 months to see how he fits, how well the team does and, ultimately, whether he wants to stay or whether heās played himself into a more lucrative move. Either way, itās win-win. If he doesnāt perform, he goes back. If he does, weāll be up in the reckoning come January and, as we approach that transfer window, weāll be in a good place to potentially sign him or, otherwise, attract a higher calibre of striker who wants to be part of a promotion push.
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Canāt the Mods do something about this kind of post?
I was hoping to see a photo of a sign with āJohnsonā on it. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered itās just another pointless thread about a player weāve apparently signed.
Mods - sort it!
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The only conclusion to this is we are ātrying before we buyā and an agreed price in January. And Also DJ is giving us the once over.
I did tell you heād signed a couple of days back
Whatās your next revelation mystic phil
He looks like the guy from Homeland - I hope heās not a sleeper, deliberately sabotaging our play-off hopes so Mansfield can get promoted!
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Depends if he gets his prayer mat out and prays to Mecca.
4 days ago:
I think weāll sign Abraham and a striker on loan
Do you think heās a bingo addict then? 
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Thatāll do why only six months? Whatās the thought process behind such a short deal? Iām guessing the blokes whoāve we let go out on loan for 6 months have funded it maybe?
Hopefully Wilkinson back in 3/4 months then look at it again ,
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Pleasing. I think Flynn will sign one more striker plus Abraham. Abraham is the wide option. Letās face it based on his goals record he isnāt a very good striker
Iām happy, but ā¦ not permanent. It can cause some complications.
Iāve kept out of the debate (is that the correct word for what was going on???) on player salaries, but whatās the point of paying Rolls Royce level prices for what is ostensibly a Ford Mondeo that actually turns out to be a clapped out Fiat Panda? And to do that on a 2-3 year contract that you canāt get out of (nor have any hope of selling on to try and recoup your losses) before youāve even driven it?
6 months splitting the bill with Mansfield? No brainer really. If he turns out to be worth it, bite the bullet and pay the asking price (haggling for a better deal first if you can of course). Turns out to be a donkey - off you go back mate. And fingers crossed that by then we have Wilkinson & co back and have a better understanding of whether we need to keep him and what price heās really worth.
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