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Did anybody else notice the individual in a red hoody come onto the field post match and congratulate one of our players. Could be wrong but he looked to me as though he could be one of the 2 new incomers to be announced in the next 48 hours if not sooner...

Mind you at 71 my eyesight could be playing tricks with me....

redrobo wrote:Did anybody else notice the individual in a red hoody come onto the field post match and congratulate one of our players. Could be wrong but he looked to me as though he could be one of the 2 new incomers to be announced in the next 48 hours if not sooner...

Mind you at 71 my eyesight could be playing tricks with me....

I seen him, he was talking to a player in the away dugout before KO.

Could well be Trevor Carson a NI Goalkeeper. The player ( ) who came onto the pitch looked very much TC from a wee bit of research and a current photo of him.

Think he's a friend of SR having posted a congratulation message following a League Managers Award to SR earlier this season with a picture taken outside our Uni Training Ground.

Played under SR at motherwell , very experienced keeper ..

I think it was probably Scott Wootton in the red hoodie - saw him around the stand just before the game in a red hoodie so was likely him congratulating players after the game. Also not sure we'd have a yet un-announced player hanging about on match-day in club colours!

That said, the Trevor Carson rumour does look to have legs. Seems like he'd be a decent signing.

Midfielder Jacob Mellis (30 years old) being linked with us. Former Chelsea youth and England youth international (U16 + 17 +19s), but originally from Nottingham. Played all of his career to date in the EFL (250+ appearances) across all 3 divisions. Currently without a club having been released from Southend United in the summer after a short spell there at the end of last season, having signed from Gillingham.

That sounded promising until you said released from Southend.

P/T Indie wrote:That sounded promising until you said released from Southend.

LOL! That was exactly how I went!

sounds good...
sounds good...
sounds good...
...oh.

RedRedWine wrote:Midfielder Jacob Mellis (30 years old) being linked with us. Former Chelsea youth and England youth international (U16 + 17 +19s), but originally from Nottingham. Played all of his career to date in the EFL (250+ appearances) across all 3 divisions. Currently without a club having been released from Southend United in the summer after a short spell there at the end of last season, having signed from Gillingham.

You aren't released from Southend. You escape

Gone_Shrimping wrote:

RedRedWine wrote:Midfielder Jacob Mellis (30 years old) being linked with us. Former Chelsea youth and England youth international (U16 + 17 +19s), but originally from Nottingham. Played all of his career to date in the EFL (250+ appearances) across all 3 divisions. Currently without a club having been released from Southend United in the summer after a short spell there at the end of last season, having signed from Gillingham.

You aren't released from Southend. You escape

You mean you're relieved!

If true about the link to us, I wouldn’t read too ouch into that Southend stint. He most probably went there to get some games at the back end of a season - he did drop to League Two from League One Gillingham. I believe he had a one year option to stay, but obviously not executed by one of the parties (perhaps he didn’t want to drop out of the football league?). As for being unsigned - lots of footballers were in his situation, with clubs opting to operate small squads due to the uncertainty of COVID/no fans/cancellations…. Which tbh was a big factor why we were able to recruit a good squad last season…. Lads that might’ve been kept on the books of clubs otherwise, were suddenly available for us to sign.

He’s spent a lot of time at Championship clubs, notably Barnsley and Blackpool - and had a spell in league One with Bury. Longest stint was at Mansfield Town, with whom he played against Morecambe 3 times scoring 1 in a 4-0 win at Field Mill.

Andy D wrote:

redrobo wrote:Did anybody else notice the individual in a red hoody come onto the field post match and congratulate one of our players. Could be wrong but he looked to me as though he could be one of the 2 new incomers to be announced in the next 48 hours if not sooner...

Mind you at 71 my eyesight could be playing tricks with me....

I seen him, he was talking to a player in the away dugout before KO.

Exactly, just because they were dressed in red, could have been a mole.

With everybody suspecting this guy was a G.K. Does this mean Jokull is going back ?

Should have started a different thread (old players at today’s game ) but couldn’t be arsed .
Did I spot Chris McCready sat with or near Drummy ?

RedRedWine wrote:Midfielder Jacob Mellis (30 years old) being linked with us. Former Chelsea youth and England youth international (U16 + 17 +19s), but originally from Nottingham. Played all of his career to date in the EFL (250+ appearances) across all 3 divisions. Currently without a club having been released from Southend United in the summer after a short spell there at the end of last season, having signed from Gillingham.

Defender Jacob Bedeau (22 years old) joins on loan from Burnley…. At least I got the first name correct

He has already scored a goal for us - og for Scunny last season. He was picked up by the Clarets at the end of the campaign, having previously been a hot prospect as part of Villas set-up. Interesting to see if he can adapt to League One.