Sam Hornby

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Probably not. As with Rushworth, Stoke will have obtained assurances that Simkin will be first choice.

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Possibly , but I would be a little disappointed in Hornby if heā€™s already accepted heā€™s number 2.

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Anyone weā€™d signed would have to, if Stoke have put conditions on Simkin.

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Sometimes the keeper signs a contract knowing he wonā€™t be number one, except in some calamitous circumstances. And thatā€™s probably here. TS wouldnā€™t be in the club, if some guarantees are not sewn in his loan deal.

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I doubt there were any such assurances, he just proved himself over time. Thereā€™s plenty of players from bigger clubs that have come and had hardly any game time whatsoever.

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Personally I have no idea of the terms that either Simkin or Hornby have agreed too , just as I suspect no one else on here has.
Itā€™s not really a issue both of them look ok .

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Another song could be ā€˜Thatā€™s just the way it is, some thingsā€™ll never changeā€™ when we concede from a set piece in the first 20 minutes of our opening game.

Apparently, before he joined us at the Poundland, he was sponsored by budget competitors, ā€˜The Rangeā€™, although it might have been his dad, Bruce.

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Who knows whether that is true or not but, thatā€™s just the way it is!

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There is no doubt Simkin is number one, itā€™s the only reason we got him. Hornby is an excellent backup and will probably get the first round milk cup game and the trophy games too.

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Hopefully we wont get derailed too early in those competitions.

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Iā€™m sure he will be a model professional ā€¦

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Howā€™s it going Peter? Donā€™t hear much from you these days.

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Kind of you to ask - Iā€™m just doddering along, as befits my circumstances ā€¦ still trying to adjust to life as a widower, and not exactly relishing the thought that come February I will be an octogenarian!!! (UGH!).

WFC remains prominent in my thoughts however, and the new season brings with it the same hopes Iā€™ve had in previous years - the squad we have will certainly bring us promotion ā€¦ wonā€™t it?

Cup half full, as always - very best wishes to you, young Neil.

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