Big_Bald_Si Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 Steve Morison anyone? Non-league 3-4 years ago, now scoring regularly in the Premiership. Must be 28/29 now as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 Once or twice, yes. It's just that your comments haven't been about Vardy so much as the strong likelihood that non-leaguers won't make it. I don't disagree with the generic point but, as I've said, I think the lad has enough about him to be worth a punt. Yes, even at a million because IMO the financial upside of him "coming good" (and he has the tools) outweighs the risk, especially as he's English, and that adds a premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 I can't see us agreeing to loan him back, who cares if Fleetwood get promoted? If we dont sign Hooper (not so likely) or do sign Sharp (more likely) we won't be short of strikers, and the fee for a Conference player can't be that much...£250-500K ? Fleetwood will (hopefully for them) win promotion ..and then have some capital to buy in some players for a new life in L2, meanwhile if he continues to score he's a good bet forus next season....and if he isn't, we'll get our money back by re-selling to a CC /L1 side...... win-win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 If we dont sign Hooper (not so likely) or do sign Sharp (more likely) we won't be short of strikers, and the fee for a Conference player can't be that much...£250-500K ? Fleetwood will (hopefully for them) win promotion ..and then have some capital to buy in some players for a new life in L2, meanwhile if he continues to score he's a good bet forus next season....and if he isn't, we'll get our money back by re-selling to a CC /L1 side...... win-win! Not if Blackpool had a 750k offer turned down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 Did a skate a few years back leave the army and join them at the age of 25? Was it Whittingham? Could do a job, worth a punt always, that many clubs cannot be wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 Did a skate a few years back leave the army and join them at the age of 25? Was it Whittingham? Could do a job, worth a punt always, that many clubs cannot be wrong! Yep, Corpral Guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 (edited) Not if Blackpool had a 750k offer turned down. OK . didn't see that.... but even at that level, he's already scored 21 goals this season and he's a better bet than dishing out on million-quoted players who only score 10 goals a season ! Edited 29 January, 2012 by david in sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Red Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 Blackpool's £750k was probably more like £250k down, £250k in 12 months and £250k dependent on goals / appearances etc If we put down £500k and you can have him back for the next 4 months, to me that's a better offer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 Blackpool's £750k was probably more like £250k down, £250k in 12 months and £250k dependent on goals / appearances etc If we put down £500k and you can have him back for the next 4 months, to me that's a better offer Apparently, Palace have already bid 750,000 (or possibly more) with a loan-back clause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 'Odd' is defiantly the wordWhereas "defiantly" isn't - in this context Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leithsaint Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 Went to the Yeovil v Fleetwood FA Cup 2nd round replay back in December. Vardy played that night, scored the second goal for Fleetwood late on. He came across as a player with a real eye for goal, very calm in taking the shot after being put through on goal. Also seems very confident, bordering on arrogance, celebrating right in front of the Yeovil fans with a look on his face that kind of made me want to give him a slap, and I'm by no means a Yeovil fan. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, a lot of strikers thrive on confidence. The old timer stood next to me was upset that Yeovil were beaten, but all he could say was that he thought Vardy was by far the best player on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Red Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 Went to the Yeovil v Fleetwood FA Cup 2nd round replay back in December. Vardy played that night, scored the second goal for Fleetwood late on. He came across as a player with a real eye for goal, very calm in taking the shot after being put through on goal. Also seems very confident, bordering on arrogance, celebrating right in front of the Yeovil fans with a look on his face that kind of made me want to give him a slap, and I'm by no means a Yeovil fan. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, a lot of strikers thrive on confidence. The old timer stood next to me was upset that Yeovil were beaten, but all he could say was that he thought Vardy was by far the best player on the pitch. That didn't seem a good trait in Nugent the other day - Slap would have been too good. I wanted to kick the c**p out of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 (edited) Judging from this picture on Vardy's twitter account, he's got SWF form...... curiouser and curiouser http://twitter.com/vardy7#/media/slideshow?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyfrog.com%2Focnacj Edited 29 January, 2012 by buctootim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 Steve Morison anyone? Non-league 3-4 years ago, now scoring regularly in the Premiership. Must be 28/29 now as well. .... then there's that other guy (what's his name?)..spent 6 seasons in L2 clubs...and then scored 30 odd goals in L1. oh yes Ricky Lambert ! Is he a good example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 OK . didn't see that.... but even at that level, he's already scored 21 goals this season and he's a better bet than dishing out on million-quoted players who only score 10 goals a season ! Rasiak had scored something like 20 goals for us by January in the play-off season if I recall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SB Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 Whereas "defiantly" isn't - in this context I blame the Iphone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 At 25, age is not really on his side to make the jump, but if we sign him then so be it, he has a chance and hope he grasps it. Most players making the leap from non-league are 19-20, although I suspect Graham Roberts might have been nearer mid 20's when he had the chance.Also remember the CB Martin Elliott leaving Oxford (Div 3 at the time) for Leicester (Div 1) when 26/7 . Thought that was a bit old when Souness also tried to sign him at the time, but wish we had signed him. (or Roberts for that matter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 If we sign the lad, I would be surprised if we bring another striker in before the window....unless we're clearing the deck for next season and intend to get rid of Forte, DC and Barney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaford Saint Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 I give you Man City's Tony Book who was 30ish when leaving non-league I laughed...Tony Book was great for a few years too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St_Tel49 Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 If the story is true, don't you think we should trust our scouts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 If we sign the lad, I would be surprised if we bring another striker in before the window....unless we're clearing the deck for next season and intend to get rid of Forte, DC and Barney. I imagine that is exactly the plan. I rate Connolly, but he will be 35 in June and wont be able to play in the prem again next year. Barney is a tryer, but I just dont think he is good enough for the Championship let alone any higher, ditto Forte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 I blame the Iphone ....................and the cheques in the post.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 If we want a prolific lad from non-league. Why not Kwesi Appiah from Margate. 32 league goals in 29 appearances so far this season. He's only 21 too, worth a punt, especially for the 300k that Blackpool had allegedly agreed for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Dunlop Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 Ian Wright signed for Crystal Palace at the age of 22 after being spotted playing for Dulwich Hamlet, the rest is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc1971 Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 Doesn't normally take them to reach the age of 25 before moving into league football though. Ian Wright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.comsaint Posted 29 January, 2012 Share Posted 29 January, 2012 http://www.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk/sport/football/fleetwood-town/pilley_vardy_will_stay_1_4180225 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfnPanad Posted 30 January, 2012 Share Posted 30 January, 2012 Didn't we try this before about 10 years ago with Mark Paul from Kings Lynn? Did he ever get a match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 30 January, 2012 Share Posted 30 January, 2012 Didn't we try this before about 10 years ago with Mark Paul from Kings Lynn? Did he ever get a match? Yeah, and we spent a ton of dough on a guy called Delgado who didn't play much either. And I think there were others like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfnPanad Posted 30 January, 2012 Share Posted 30 January, 2012 Yeah went well for him. Looks like it was 14 years ago http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/paul.htm I remember him as all the other Prem clubs were making big money signings and ours was a lad from Non-League. Got some stick for that lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 30 January, 2012 Share Posted 30 January, 2012 Rasiak had scored something like 20 goals for us by January in the play-off season if I recall
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