Paul Cooks 1st Transfer Window rumour thread.

[Bluemike]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rPVV7ru4uuU

Penney likes a shot great left foot I know it's only under 23s but could be ok on a free.

He sure has a fab left foot and eye for goal, doesn't matter what level it's at it looks handy

[Tangfastic]

Have to say I don’t know anything about these players. It’s in Paul Cook we trust territory.

TBH - Harper is not a dead-cert. Kid who never realised his potential at a higher level, but hopefully will kick on at this level. Bonne looks like he’s someone still to find his level so there’s question marks over him. This Penney is another who hasn’t cracked it in the Championship, but looks like he’s got a great left foot.
The GK sounds like he’s decent and too good for L2.
Not being negative, but wouldn’t mind seeing more decent established L1 players like Evans and Burns come our way. Not exactly sure what we’re getting here and if these are squad fillers..

[hallamblue]

Here’s a bit about our potential new GK. someone has suggested that him playing for Salford might be a bit of a red herring as far as his capabilities are concerned, and that we may have unearthed a real gem here. Anyway have a read …..


https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/17 ... st-league/

[Tangfastic]

Ex St Mirren keeper. Looks like he did well there. Where’s ValleyRoad when he can give us some insight into him.

I think we’d have to pay a fee for him - contract runs out next year. Surprised he ended up at Salford. They must pay well.

[hallamblue]

Salford do pay well. Very well backed club by all accounts .

[Bluemike]

Ex St Mirren keeper. Looks like he did well there. Where’s ValleyRoad when he can give us some insight into him.

I think we’d have to pay a fee for him - contract runs out next year. Surprised he ended up at Salford. They must pay well.

VR was at a BBQ at MM's at the weekend.

[Bluemike]

Duo Set For Town Medicals
Monday, 28th Jun 2021 10:31

TWTD understands incoming duo Vaclav Hladky and Matt Penney are set to undergo medicals at Town today with confirmation of their signings expected this afternoon or this evening.

Yesterday afternoon, TWTD revealed that the Blues were closing in on the signing of 30-year-old keeper Hladky from Salford City, where he was contracted for another year.

Left-back or midfielder Penney, 23, left Sheffield Wednesday at the end of last season and is a free agent.

The pair will become Town's fifth and sixth signings of the summer as Paul Cook's recruitment drive gathers pace with pre-season training now under way. It's expected that further additions will be made before the end of the week.

Hladky was ever-present for Salford during 2020/21, his first season at the club, making 53 appearances, including their victory in the delayed 2019/20 EFL Trophy final.

Capped by the Czech Republic at U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20 levels, Hladky claimed the League Two Golden Glove award in 2020/21 after keeping 22 clean sheets, a place in the PFA League Two Team of the Year and was named the Ammies’ fans’ Player of the Year.

Hladky was a young player with hometown club Zbrojovka Brno, featuring for their B side and then their first team and spending loan spells with MSK Breclav, Sparta Brno, Lisen and Town’s 2002 UEFA Cup opponents Slovan Liberec, a move which became permanent in 2015.

After four years largely as second-choice at Liberec, the 6ft 2in tall keeper moved on to St Mirren in January 2019 where he made 59 starts before departing for Salford in August last year, signing a two-year deal.

Penney made 10 starts and five sub appearances for the Owls during 2020/21 having been at the club since he was eight years old, although having spent time on loan at Bradford in 2016/17, Mansfield in 2017/18 and in Germany with St Pauli in 2019/20.

In total, he made 22 starts and 10 sub appearances for the Owls without scoring.

[Tangfastic]

Ex St Mirren keeper. Looks like he did well there. Where’s ValleyRoad when he can give us some insight into him.

I think we’d have to pay a fee for him - contract runs out next year. Surprised he ended up at Salford. They must pay well.

VR was at a BBQ at MM's at the weekend.

He couldn’t have been. He was dusting Lambert’s Champions League medal over the weekend.

[marko69]

Really is excellent to read that the keeper position is being taken seriously and two keepers being looked at.
Hate going back over old ground, but fk it, …… a 7ft 17” goalkeeper being released by say, Liverpool, yep fair enough……. But Gillingham? Alarm bells rung (for me) from the very start. And after 5 or 6 ten quid viewings, opinion was correct. Fat Geoff; goalie in my under 17 team from the 80s would be an improvement on Holy.

Great work Cookie. Hopefully one of these guys sign.

[marko69]

Double numbskull burger with cheese & extra onions.

[Tangfastic]

Really is excellent to read that the keeper position is being taken seriously and two keepers being looked at.
Hate going back over old ground, but fk it, …… a 7ft 17” goalkeeper being released by say, Liverpool, yep fair enough……. But Gillingham? Alarm bells rung (for me) from the very start. And after 5 or 6 ten quid viewings, opinion was correct. Fat Geoff; goalie in my under 17 team from the 80s would be an improvement on Holy.

Great work Cookie. Hopefully one of these guys sign.

I think Holy might stay, now that he’s got a checkmate.

[Kerry Blue]

The soon to be new keeper looks very good so I can't see the Dundee Utd keeper coming, I've seen people saying that Penney is lightweight for a full back but we will see I like the look of him.

[Bluemike]

Ex St Mirren keeper. Looks like he did well there. Where’s ValleyRoad when he can give us some insight into him.

I think we’d have to pay a fee for him - contract runs out next year. Surprised he ended up at Salford. They must pay well.

VR was at a BBQ at MM's at the weekend.

He couldn’t have been. He was dusting Lambert’s Champions League medal over the weekend.

[Kerry Blue]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR ... e=youtu.be

Vaclav our new keeper

[Frosty]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR ... e=youtu.be

Vaclav our new keeper

Some brilliant saves in those highlights KB

[Tangfastic]

Some amazing saves in the clips, but I wouldn’t mind knowing what he’s like at crosses.

Our GK’s of late have been terrible dealing with crosses. Even Holy at 6ft 9” often stayed on his line.

[valleyroad]

Hladkey was St Mirren keeper for 2 seasons and was outstanding for us. Top class goalkeeper who if Town get will be a great addition.
If this is the quality of signing Town are making then looking good.

[Tangfastic]

Apparently stepping up with the pursuit of Matt Crooks.

https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town

If we get him, this would be a real statement signing. Championship clubs after him. Feels a bit like the Sonny Bradley business where we’re going to have to pay serious money and convince him to drop a division.

[Kerry Blue]

Amos to Wigan and MacGillvary to Charlton hopefully we have the best of the three.

[hallamblue]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR ... e=youtu.be

Vaclav our new keeper

I LOVE how quick he is off his line! He’s certainly not afraid to c9me for the ball is he.

[hallamblue]

Hladkey was St Mirren keeper for 2 seasons and was outstanding for us. Top class goalkeeper who if Town get will be a great addition.
If this is the quality of signing Town are making then looking good.

He’s having his medical at the club as we post VR

[marko69]

Hladkey was St Mirren keeper for 2 seasons and was outstanding for us. Top class goalkeeper who if Town get will be a great addition.
If this is the quality of signing Town are making then looking good.

He’s having his medical at the club as we post VR

Aw no! A medical? I hope he's not been loading up on the cholesterol at "Castelvecchi" in Paisley.

Great place by the way.

[hallamblue]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR ... re=youtube


Have been trying to copy and paste the link for the new keep YouTube, but I just won’t work…so just trying to paste it he4e to see if it works.

[Tangfastic]

Drinan move to Orient confirmed for an undisclosed fee. Have to say I’m impressed we’re getting any kind of cash for these players. Couldn’t work it out why we triggered his contract - but seems to be working. Have to say there’s a definite change in how we do business. Jackson the big one to shift.

[shabba]

I wonder if some are going pretty much for free but with sell on fee?

That way you don’t get any real fee upfront. It have the chance to make money down the line if the player ups his game and gets sold for a fee. Slightly Better than just releasing for nothing.

[Tangfastic]

I wonder if some are going pretty much for free but with sell on fee?

That way you don’t get any real fee upfront. It have the chance to make money down the line if the player ups his game and gets sold for a fee. Slightly Better than just releasing for nothing.

Could be right. Maybe Drinan will find a purple patch season and he’s suddenly hot property. Wouldn’t put any money on it, but he’s an honest trier and glad he’s found a club.

I was just concerned we would have trouble shifting players ie them sitting on contracts. Seems like we know what we’re doing.

[Kerry Blue]

l.https://m.facebook.com/officialitfc/?__tn__=C-R

[Bluemike]

The keeper has signed

[Kerry Blue]

l.https://m.facebook.com/officialitfc/?__tn__=C-R.

So that's the keeper deal done.

[Bluemike]

3 year contract