Harry Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Someone that was mentioned in the pinned recruitment thread a few weeks back. Josh Stokes. Attacking midfielder from Aldershot. There’s been a number of Championship clubs taking a very keen interest in him. I understand we are one of those clubs who are very very interested. He’s a number 10. So maybe someone to compete with Twine if he signs permanently in the summer. An understudy perhaps until Stokes matures enough for Champ football? Anyway; here’s an obligatory YouTube vid. Anyone who watched the fa cup match Stockport v Aldershot on BBC the other week will have been suitably impressed at how he dispatched top of league 2 defenders so easily. 5 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderarmy23 Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Deal is close to being completed. 4 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Just 19 years old. Looks good and promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziderarmy Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Done deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 The guy who does the “sensible transfers” piece on Twitter (TomhWilliams - worth a follow) is absolutely mental on this guy. Quick link to an interview with the current Aldershot boss: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Island Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 22 minutes ago, Harry said: Someone that was mentioned in the pinned recruitment thread a few weeks back. Josh Stokes. Attacking midfielder from Aldershot. There’s been a number of Championship clubs taking a very keen interest in him. I understand we are one of those clubs who are very very interested. He’s a number 10. So maybe someone to compete with Twine if he signs permanently in the summer. An understudy perhaps until Stokes matures enough for Champ football? Anyway; here’s an obligatory YouTube vid. Anyone who watched the fa cup match Stockport v Aldershot on BBC the other week will have been suitably impressed at how he dispatched top of league 2 defenders so easily. Seen enough sign him pronto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firstyardleftinbed Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Seen very little of him but like the strength he shows for someone relatively small and the fact he shoots well off both feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol_Badger Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Is he one for now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFCGav Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 If this is on the cusp as reported it looks as though we'll stick with the 4-3-3 and the 3-4-3 on Tuesday was a quick fix. Can't see we'd sign Twine and Stokes if we're considering not utilising a 10. Anyone, this kid looks really bright. Fingers crossed we get him. Twine, Stokes and Benarous to come back, it's an area we'd suddenly be very strong in and Knight would be free to play deeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 43 minutes ago, Harry said: There’s been a number of Championship clubs taking a very keen interest in him. I understand we are one of those clubs who are very very interested. 40 minutes ago, Ciderarmy23 said: Deal is close to being completed. 26 minutes ago, Ziderarmy said: Done deal. From interested to completed in 17 minutes - and people say we're not fast enough negotiators! 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Betty Swallocks Posted January 18 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, LondonBristolian said: From interested to completed in 17 minutes - and people say we're not fast enough negotiators! And now he’s been sold to Bournemouth, some day for young Josh Stokes. 36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Heard of him 14 minutes ago but… He is class. Carrying us to the prem on his back. What a signing!!! 2 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 9 minutes ago, Bristol_Badger said: Is he one for now? No. I think part of any deal might be that Aldershot want him loaned back for the rest of this season. They still want to get into the playoffs and Stokes will be integral to them achieving that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 10 minutes ago, BCFCGav said: If this is on the cusp as reported it looks as though we'll stick with the 4-3-3 and the 3-4-3 on Tuesday was a quick fix. Can't see we'd sign Twine and Stokes if we're considering not utilising a 10. Anyone, this kid looks really bright. Fingers crossed we get him. Twine, Stokes and Benarous to come back, it's an area we'd suddenly be very strong in and Knight would be free to play deeper. Idk I looked at it more as 3421. Yes Mehmeti ended up wide more but natural for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip City Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Hopefully we’re not heading back to the future and collecting number 10’s…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 He has the Same agents as Scott Twine, Rob Atkinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol_Badger Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 13 minutes ago, Harry said: No. I think part of any deal might be that Aldershot want him loaned back for the rest of this season. They still want to get into the playoffs and Stokes will be integral to them achieving that. I hope we've got another incoming in that case. Great prospect nether the less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Possible that Manning has contacts at his old club AFC Sudbury too for a character reference if nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFCGav Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 13 minutes ago, JoeAman08 said: Idk I looked at it more as 3421. Yes Mehmeti ended up wide more but natural for him. Good note. So sort of split 10's. That would open up a wealth of new possibilities behind Tommy and solve our lack of wide cover. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Island Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 25 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said: From interested to completed in 17 minutes - and people say we're not fast enough negotiators! and still on page 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted January 18 Admin Report Share Posted January 18 6 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Possible that Manning has contacts at his old club AFC Sudbury too for a character reference if nothing else. Could he have been at Ipswich at the same time as Manning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bcfc24 Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 27 minutes ago, Harry said: No. I think part of any deal might be that Aldershot want him loaned back for the rest of this season. They still want to get into the playoffs and Stokes will be integral to them achieving that. This would be really disappointing if he isn’t involved straight away, especially as the rumoured fee is £1 million 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, Bcfc24 said: This would be really disappointing if he isn’t involved straight away, especially as the rumoured fee is £1 million Nowhere near £1m. Sorry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyAB Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, Bcfc24 said: This would be really disappointing if he isn’t involved straight away, especially as the rumoured fee is £1 million £1m would be some fee for that level Transfermarkt National League record departures: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 15 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Possible that Manning has contacts at his old club AFC Sudbury too for a character reference if nothing else. I’m led to believe that Manning had his eye on him when he was at Oxford, and at a guess that likely derives from ‘contacts’ at either Sudbury or Ipswich academy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Crayola Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Is this the player Ian Gay refused to name I wonder?! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted January 18 Admin Report Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, TammyAB said: £1m would be some fee for that level Transfermarkt National League record departures: Where's Vardy on that list? I thought he was £1m? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOZZYBCFC Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Where has this been confirmed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen hump Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Just now, Crimson Crayola said: Is this the player Ian Gay refused to name I wonder?! He refused to name names because he didn’t have a clue who it was. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, DOZZYBCFC said: Where has this been confirmed? It hasn’t. yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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