Tippy Tappy Football wrote:I can't see Barrow being able to afford Andy Cook. I am sure there were rumours that he was signing for them in January and he went to a League 1 club!
part time pete wrote:Barrow have the £250k transfer fee for manager Evatt from Bolton.
He used to play for them and was a fan's favourite.AlanStag wrote:Rumours on OFF that Barrow are signing Cook, wouldn't surprise me after him being left out the squad today.
Amber Andy wrote:He used to play for them and was a fan's favourite.AlanStag wrote:Rumours on OFF that Barrow are signing Cook, wouldn't surprise me after him being left out the squad today.
Tippy Tappy Football wrote:part time pete wrote:Barrow have the £250k transfer fee for manager Evatt from Bolton.
That's ok for our transfer fee Pete but they will need another £250,000 for a signing on fee and to be able to pay Andy Cook for the season
lifestags wrote:It was obvious we didn’t play on having 5 “first team” strikers in our squad, it would be impossible to keep the other 3 happy, I think it had all come down to maynard, if he left Cook would have stayed if he stayed then cook would be the one to go.
He has impressed me during pre season but like I say I still think we’re a couple of positions short so if it means losing him to get them then it’s probably good for the squad.
MTFCMusings wrote:lifestags wrote:It was obvious we didn’t play on having 5 “first team” strikers in our squad, it would be impossible to keep the other 3 happy, I think it had all come down to maynard, if he left Cook would have stayed if he stayed then cook would be the one to go.
He has impressed me during pre season but like I say I still think we’re a couple of positions short so if it means losing him to get them then it’s probably good for the squad.
I disagree. We did plan to have 5 strikers and GC indicated much in one of his initial interviews. The season is going to be congested with a lot more midweek games. The manager has shown that two strikers will start every game, and somethings he’s had three on the pitch at the same time.
lifestags wrote:But looking at it positively IF it allows us to sign someone like ogogo and a left wing back then I think it’s a good move, wouldn’t surprise me if Knowles was being lined up to go out on loan, he hasn’t even been playing him upfront in pre season.
lifestags wrote:In a earlier interview when GC stated Nicky wanted to play at a higher level he said something along the lines of “the door is open but we’ve signed 2 others now so he will have to fight to win his place in the team”
I honestly think we expected Cook to leave early on, then probably thought about keeping him (ie starting him in a couple of friendlies” When it looked like Maynard was signing elsewhere, now he is back, Cook will be the one to go.
He wasn’t happy being on the bench last season, there’s nothing to suggest that this would change.
AlanStag wrote:Where does that leave Knowles and any other youth teamers though? I think 4 senior strikers and 1 or 2 youth teamers is more than adequate, especially when you're capped on how many players over 21 you can have in the squad.
MTFCMusings wrote:lifestags wrote:In a earlier interview when GC stated Nicky wanted to play at a higher level he said something along the lines of “the door is open but we’ve signed 2 others now so he will have to fight to win his place in the team”
I honestly think we expected Cook to leave early on, then probably thought about keeping him (ie starting him in a couple of friendlies” When it looked like Maynard was signing elsewhere, now he is back, Cook will be the one to go.
He wasn’t happy being on the bench last season, there’s nothing to suggest that this would change.
After signing Maynard, GC said ‘there’s now great competition for places up front and I’m excited to see how it pans out’. That doesn’t sound to me likes he’s itching to get rid of anyone.
Knowles will likely go on loan, which would be good for him. He needs to be playing games not sat on the bench for the first team every week.
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