Simon Church (signs - confirmed)

[ealinggreen]

Excellent signing.Just what we need.Welcome now a decent midfielder.

 

[lyndhurst green]

Why are we 3rd choice? Who was second?

Was poised to sign for a Polish team yesterday. That fell through, though not on medical grounds. Their loss, our gain.

 

[lyndhurst green]

Why are we 3rd choice? Who was second?

Lechia Gdnask in Poland.

The Sun

Bless you.

 

[PlymOdi]

Perhaps he chose us over the Polish side to be closer to home?

 

[X Isle]

Welcome aboard son.

Don't pay much attention to the naysayers, just do your stuff and they'll soon fall in line.

 

[warney]

A good player with a proven track record. Welcome Simon Church.

Looking at his 8mins of highlights on youtube, it looks like he is a player similar to Taylor, but you'll also see that he gets wide and provides crosses too so they could possibly fit in the same team? But for that to happen Lameiras would be dropped and I can't see that happening at the moment. Maybe if we're chasing a game?? A good option to have for sure.

"Proven track record"? He hasn't scored for 2 years!

He's hardly played for two years, though! (which admittedly could also be cause for concern).
He does have the potential to be a really good signing, though, if he can regain his earlier form.

 

[mervyn]

I cannot for the life of me understand the mind-set of any supporter worried that we weren’t his first choice. We don’t know what was happening with his personal/family life when he last considered us, what salary we offered compared to the current deal he has accepted, and a whole host of other consideration which rightly remain private.

Supposing any of you rejected one company’s offer of employment one year, only to accept it the following year because it was a later, better fit, wouldn’t you feel it odd if on arrival there were any residual bad feelings?

Get real.

 

[Argyle Casual]

Decent signing, holds the ball up well and can bring the more important players into the game. Cant see him being of the standard of Taylor at present but I am more than happy that we have an able replacement if Taylor gets injured/suspended. Now to acquire a box to box midfielder with a bit of bite to replace Diagouraga.

 

[lyndhurst green]

I cannot for the life of me understand the mind-set of any supporter worried that we weren’t his first choice. We don’t know what was happening with his personal/family life when he last considered us, what salary we offered compared to the current deal he has accepted, and a whole host of other consideration which rightly remain private.

Supposing any of you rejected one company’s offer of employment one year, only to accept it the following year because it was a later, better fit, wouldn’t you feel it odd if on arrival there were any residual bad feelings?

Get real.

Or house buying. You see a house, you want to buy the house, your offer is rejected and the house is marked as sold. Three months later, you still want a house and the one you wanted is for sale again. Does anybody realistically say, no, they turned my offer down so I don’t want it anymore?

 

[PL2 3DQ]

It will be interesting to see what happens with Taylor now that Church has signed because if the previous reports/speculation are to be believed we were waiting for a replacement before selling Taylor to Bradford.

 

[kernow19]

Far rather we were the player's 3rd choice than the player was our 3rd choice.

 

[vibratingspider]

A good player with a proven track record. Welcome Simon Church.

Looking at his 8mins of highlights on youtube, it looks like he is a player similar to Taylor, but you'll also see that he gets wide and provides crosses too so they could possibly fit in the same team? But for that to happen Lameiras would be dropped and I can't see that happening at the moment. Maybe if we're chasing a game?? A good option to have for sure.

"Proven track record"? He hasn't scored for 2 years!

He's hardly played for two years, though! (which admittedly could also be cause for concern).
He does have the potential to be a really good signing, though, if he can regain his earlier form.

I hate to be "that guy", but when you're talking about "earlier form" he's only ever reached double figures for a season once in his career. And that was 9 years ago. I know it's not just about scoring goals but this, coupled with the fact he's already rejected us and we're obviously not his preferred option just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It's unrealistic to expect players to tattoo the Mayflower on their sleeve when they sign but equally, this signing is totally underwhelming for me.

For the love of all things sacred Derek, please do not send Taylor to Bradford based on the signing of Simon Church.

 

[lyndhurst green]

It will be interesting to see what happens with Taylor now that Church has signed because if the previous reports/speculation are to be believed we were waiting for a replacement before selling Taylor to Bradford.

I have heard nothing like this at all. We have rejected an offer and DA has stated publicly that he is not for sale. There are no reports to the contrary, just speculation.

 

[StevePAFC]

Its worth remembering though at the time Scunthorpe were in a much better position than us.

Also who's to say he didn't turn down that polish club in favour of us?

Welcome and good luck Simon.

 

[999mattyg]

It will be interesting to see what happens with Taylor now that Church has signed because if the previous reports/speculation are to be believed we were waiting for a replacement before selling Taylor to Bradford.

If Taylor goes it will only be because a club has matched our valuation. If that is the case then fair enough because every player has a price. Adams has already stated that he a valued player so the valuation would be good value for us. I can't see anyone in league paying for him.