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Post by bigal00 on May 14, 2016 9:03:07 GMT
Swindlehurst signs permanently for Storm. I didn't think he'd be back to be honest.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on May 14, 2016 9:11:06 GMT
He was never coming back
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2016 9:19:11 GMT
Paul, is it?
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Post by dill1015 on May 14, 2016 10:14:47 GMT
I didnt think he'd be back. But this puts big preasure on us to Myers and Clarke sorted.
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Post by BigLad on May 14, 2016 10:15:59 GMT
He'll be back in the future...if he stays in the UK.
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Post by panthers4ever on May 14, 2016 10:39:40 GMT
Not surprised
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Post by PantherB on May 14, 2016 11:07:22 GMT
Not surprised. If we don't re-sign Oakford then we're up the creek without a padle for sure.
I'd have liked to have kept Swindlehurst, give him a chance.. Oakford wasn't brilliant in his first season with us, but excelled in his second and was a lot better than Lee. If we'd have kept the 3 of them that means we'd only use 3 Imports on D, perhaps 4. Allowing us to get 2 more Import Forwards, at least.
He'll do well with Storm anyway, never bought all of that 'loan' stuff, and it's clear how much he features in those 'future plans' with us seeing as he's been transfered to Storm now, permenently.
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Post by Yotes on May 14, 2016 11:17:02 GMT
I'm pretty unimpressed with how we handled him tbh. Whether we like it or not, we need Brits to make a roster and, to my mind, we've shunted out a promising young defenseman with a lot of upside.
If he develops at Storm, I think it just as, or even more, likely that he'll be off to Sheffield, Cardiff or Belfast next, rather than coming back here.
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Post by Shaggy on May 14, 2016 11:38:05 GMT
I'm pretty unimpressed with how we handled him tbh. Whether we like it or not, we need Brits to make a roster and, to my mind, we've shunted out a promising young defenseman with a lot of upside. If he develops at Storm, I think it just as, or even more, likely that he'll be off to Sheffield, Cardiff or Belfast next, rather than coming back here. Pretty much sums up my thoughts on the matter... could have been handled a fair bit better. Think we've lost out on a good future long-term piece of the puzzle here. |
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Post by nate24 on May 14, 2016 12:35:06 GMT
Ah well. IF the rumours are true about his attitude are true I am happy and good riddance.
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Post by Zukiwskyfan on May 14, 2016 14:24:09 GMT
Average Brit with a reported bad attitude, I really don't get the love in with him.
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Post by bigal00 on May 14, 2016 14:36:58 GMT
I'm disappointed to be honest. I'd hoped the loan would enable him to mature in stature and return to us a more complete player after plenty of ice time with Storm.
He never really did feature in "future plans" but I suppose it onwards & upwards.
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Post by Pies on May 14, 2016 15:21:19 GMT
I never took to him to be quite honest. I've seen us lose better Brits. I preferred Oakford.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on May 14, 2016 15:40:36 GMT
I'm pretty unimpressed with how we handled him tbh. Whether we like it or not, we need Brits to make a roster and, to my mind, we've shunted out a promising young defenseman with a lot of upside. If he develops at Storm, I think it just as, or even more, likely that he'll be off to Sheffield, Cardiff or Belfast next, rather than coming back here. Pretty much sums up my thoughts on the matter... could have been handled a fair bit better. Think we've lost out on a good future long-term piece of the puzzle here. I think he is the best young Brit prospect out there by a long way as far as defenders go. So much crap about developing Brits and we let a real possible star go midway through his first season. |
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Post by Peacock on May 14, 2016 17:48:27 GMT
He was let go by the management he dealt with on a daily basis for a reason.
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Post by PantherB on May 14, 2016 18:03:34 GMT
it's a shame to see 'attitude issues' cropping up, not that i disbelieve the accusations but just because he's young and got a lot of potential, so it's such a shame for such potential talent to have gone to waste.
We need to do more with young brits so they're just about ready to step to the plate when the likes of Clarke, Myers, Lee etc.. either retire or move on. Betteridge didn't get a fair chance and i think he'll be another hitting the 'one that got away' classification. It can't be too difficult to set a link up between Lions and EPL Team (Peterborough/Swindon?) and us, a full development system.
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Post by spik on May 14, 2016 20:12:10 GMT
Perhaps best the club should have said ' released through indirrences ' if true about intolerance with each other (club and player)because things can come back on you and it's better to be as near frank without giving all the facts.
Thought it odd 'loaning' him out.
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Post by thebestpanthers on May 14, 2016 20:53:06 GMT
To be honest I was very disappointed with most of the Brit Pack last season, the people we have relied on in the past did not live up to expectations - Think that the team in general needs a new captain next year (No offence to Clarkie) but we need someone who can motivate the team more and help progress the youngsters (if we sign any that is)
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Post by shmyrohdear on May 14, 2016 20:55:10 GMT
Corey said he coukd be there for a couple of seasons, this doesn't surprise me one bit and it's not a cause for concern this was always the plan as soon as we sent him to Manchester. If Storm don't out up cup challenges in the next three seasons i fully expect his return given he progresses.
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Post by PantherB on May 15, 2016 9:02:26 GMT
He's essentially tore up his 2 year deal with us and made a permenant move to Storm. Come the end of April again, he'll be a Free Agent but i'd expect him to be Storm's top British earner and i think he'd be better off with them, adds stability to the club.
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Post by Bolts on May 18, 2016 21:00:38 GMT
Not good enough. Move on.
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