Vaughan was a class act who had played at the very highest level, so even 'on his way down' he was a cut above this level. I dont think it is fair to compare him to Doyle.
I agree. The oldest EFL player? Tony Ford from Rochdale 42/43??
Good news to get him in early. Sunderland are thinking of recalling hawkes but they’ve said they’ll only do it if he’s going to be needed in their first team. I always remember Jake Cassidy I think being recalled by wolves during his great spell with us and playing a game or two for them and then disappearing from their first team never to be seen again.
That was under Dean Saunders and he was never the same player again
Wiki tells me 43 in 2002! 931 league games and over 1000 including Cups. Two others over 1000. Graham Alexander and Scott McGleish.
Yes, that was probably part of the reason, although why Saunders wanted him ahead of Leigh Griffiths, who was also out on loan, is anybody's guess.
From my vague memory Griffiths was doing very well out on loan and seemed the obvious one to recall
Yes, he was on loan at Hibs at the time and scoring goals.
It was around the time that MP sold the Riverhill, so could just be the conversion of his loans to capital. However, time will tell.
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Great news and if his performance at PP last season is anything to go by when he was excellent for Harrogate then he’s a real asset. Whether this impacts on hawkes staying remains to be seen but it might mean the likes of Feeney or mcmanaman might move on, or even duffy
I would think Duffy will go, thr other 2 are under contract until end of season so will be difficult to offload