He can only go to the National League as he was under contract when the window closed.It is odd but surely after Saturday we’re keeping Pike, he played well. Unless of course us only giving him a month has meant he’s had other offers….
I don't know if I mentioned it when the youngsters signed, that a league rule exists that we need home grown players in the matchday squad. Wether it's two or three (?). Murphy is one, but having one of the others is requisite.Do these signings suggest that Pike is not staying on ? If so, its a shame as he is the best of the full backs we have brought in this summer.
I am concerned that it seems a bit scatter gun. We already have several full backs on the books, so do we really need this number of additional bodies, and if so have we very quickly decided that the youngsters we brought in a few weeks ago are not good enough ?
I imagine that Nigel sees them to have some potential, and the Club having invested some time and money in them already, does not want to see them going elsewhere while he evaluates them further. They are probably on pin money. Robson may well be seen as a potential back up goalkeeper. This all goes with the young development theme I suppose. Belehousan has NL experience with Halifax and Boston.Interim manager Nigel Adkins said: “Having had a period of training with us, the players have been given short-term contracts to try and impress further and fight for a place for a team.”
What does that mean?
It makes you wonder how they will keep them match fit. We could end up with about half a dozen pros who don't make the matchday squad. I wonder if they'll train with Rovers and play on short term loans for local non-league outfits.It is difficult to see any of the three players signed today playing any significant part in our season. They are too inexperienced and so too much of a risk. I can only see them as having impressed in training and having some development potential. They may well have some future in the game, but perhaps not for a while. However, I'd be delighted to be proved wrong.
Possibly Boz.Might it be O’Connor at right-back and Norris in midfield? Presume the last named sub is an academy player?
What I’ve seen if he has real pace which we’ve always needed more ofLooking at the Twitter updates, Apter seems to be having a decent game.
Skillful and does work back as well.What I’ve seen if he has real pace which we’ve always needed more of