New Signings

[ronin]

Paul Gibbs

 

http://www.soccerbase.com/footballlive/?MIval=players_details&playerid=2841

 

Dave McGhee

 

http://www.soccerbase.com/footballlive/?MIval=players_details&playerid=5099

 

 

[CIFC - Y.A]

Another two defenders? Wonder what Cowan and Theo are gonna think... <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[FleetFanatic]

Gibbs is the one who got sent off in our live FA Cup match against Notts County and was never seen again.

 

Looked a good player until then, plenty of football league experience.

 

Should be an interesting visit back to Stonebridge Road for the twat next season if he's still there.....

 

.....btw, we believe he still has a 3 match ban to serve, seeing as it was implied by the FA at the start of march, although we're not sure completely.

[Mark (Flag) Braintree]

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CIFC - Y.A said:
Another two defenders? Wonder what Cowan and Theo are gonna think... <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Do you think Cowan might come back to the Iron? <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Matt H]

I've got a feeling that these defenders might be here to replace the ones that won't be able to make the Conference away games next season.

 

I'm sure Wardy and probably Chenners can't make the long distant trips on Tuesday nights, leaving work at lunch-time etc.

 

Anyone know if these two new blokes can play left-back? I think we need a natural one of them incase we change to 4-4-2 - which we might, seeing the prefered Conference state of play - Long 'Hoof' etc.

[ronin]

McGhee can play leftback,also striker, midfield and his usual centre-half. Very useful player..

 

Found a piece about Gibbs here http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/gibbs.htm

 

[Staying-up]

It looks we are already building for next season with these signing.

It will be a really sad day when Steve Ward wont play for Canvey anymore. I really hope he stays at Canvey in some sort of role.

[FleetFanatic]

Quote:

Matt CIFC said:
.....seeing the prefered Conference state of play - Long 'Hoof' etc.

We prefer our team to pass the ball about - but yes, there is TOO MUCH long hoof plays in the conference.

[YELLOW]

I think Gibbs can play left back. Also think he is a decent penalty taker. Seem to remember him taking penalties when he was at Plymouth and then Brentford. Could be a great signing.

[Matt H]

McGhee was the Orient Captain for this season too.

[Stu M]

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YELLOW-ARMY-2003 said:
I think Gibbs can play left back. Also think he is a decent penalty taker. Seem to remember him taking penalties when he was at Plymouth and then Brentford. Could be a great signing.

Providing he sticks around. He was looking to get back in the Football League when he was at Fleet and showed himself to be a Big-Time Charlie in our FA Cup game against Notts Co. Then he just disappeared off the face of the earth... still, at leats he can replace Miller and Stimson in our affections next season... I was beginning to wonder who I'd hurl abuse at when you came to town... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Fat Boy Fat]

McGhee is a great signing, I doubt there will be many tougher players in the Conference. I played alongside Dave for local teams in Cornwall after leaving school before he joined Brentford. He's a great centre half and also very good at holding the midfield and he'll get a few goals.

[CANV EFM]

i have always felt (and often said ;-) ) that we have missed having a bodders trpe character in the middle at the back since, well bodders got crocked actually

[Taking the Mick]

I have it on good word that Wardy will be joining Grays next year.

 

When I have seen him play he has been outstanding, one of them players you would really hate to play against.

 

 

[Phil Old Boy]

Can't see what incentive Wardy may have for joining Grays. Sure he would like to give the Conf a crack next season. With his job, there may be occasions when he cannot play away midweek but there will be some fairly local away games as well, Daggers, Aldershot, Farnboro, Gravesend, Margate, Crawley? others I may have missed.

 

With our recent signings, we don't know what their role will be and that's if they come up to the standard. A couple of years ago, we signed players who had a good CV but failed to deliver for the club. The new guys will have to prove themselves as well that they are up to it.

 

Can see the opportunity for quite a bit of squad rotation at the back but we should have good cover always.

[Exile]

Sorry but Wardy's contract says he is not allowed to leave the club until he has scored a goal for us - in the right end !

[Taking the Mick]

I didnt think he could play in the Conference, isnt he one of them players who made a claim.

 

Minton cant play in the league becuase of an Insurance claim

[ronin]

What players are you on about? Ty Gooden is the only one of our players i know of who`s made an insurance claim.

 

You can play in the Conference after making a claim but not the football league.

[TACKLE1000]

Hate to put a spanner in the works but Wardy has already been awarded a goal, in the right end. Can't remember who it was against, can say it was a tuesday night, we won 2-0, wardys goal was a cross that their defender got a foot to, completely wrong footing the keeper, own goal to me, but wardy's goal to the announcer and i assume the ref!

[TACKLE1000]

P.S. Really hope i'm wrong as i've always fancied a 35 yard thunderbolt from the SEX GOD to break his duck!!