ZoomWoodsyGreen":3toapg7w said:And if we've announced his signing that surely means he's already been in the country for the negotiations, logistics etc.
Argylegames":3fc01lvf said:ZoomWoodsyGreen":3fc01lvf said:And if we've announced his signing that surely means he's already been in the country for the negotiations, logistics etc.
Nobby":10gp37u5 said:Pottypilgrim":10gp37u5 said:Dublin Green":10gp37u5 said:WoodsyGreen":10gp37u5 said:cheshiregreen":10gp37u5 said:What standard is the A league equivalent to here?
(Know we have few posters who are based there so would welcome their opinions)
I've watched a bit of A-League football due to having relatives over there. It's difficult to compare it to a league over here because there is a real mixed bag of ability, but I would expect Argyle to beat most of the teams in the league based on what I've seen.
Most of the best players are foreign 'stars' in their 30s, most of whom you'll have never heard of.
None of the above is to disparage our latest signing, by the way.
I was a season ticket holder at OGC Nice for 5 seasons when a player called Eric Bautheac was there. He went to play for Brisbane Roar for 2 seasons when 29 years of age. He would walk into any Argyle team even now at 33 years of age. Currently at Omonia Nicosia.
It seems Brisbane Roar managed to find a nice wedge to persuade his defensive partner Tom Aldred to extend but couldn't put much together to make him a decent offer. Looking at Aldreds history, it seems he is a lower league player in the UK which I guess could be used to gauge how good/bad Gillesphey is considering he hasn't played much in the UK. The thing is though, Roar, play in a league which someone else has said is full of teams which Argyle should easily beat and yet they appeared to want Aldred more :think:
I know we need to see him first before commenting on his ability but the fact that Roar seem to prefer Aldred more than Gillesphey is not a good start imo.
They were both offered terms. How could you possibly know the details of the relative contract offers? Or are you just twisting the facts you don’t have, to be critical before he’s even kicked a ball because you have an issue with our recruitment strategy?
Maybe after two years on the opposite side of the world to his family in a global pandemic, he just fancied coming back to England to play?
Pottypilgrim":gj3y4hvt said:After reading what Lowe said about how he came to be on our radar, I am actually ok with the way he seems to have been recruited. As you rightly observe, I am no fan of recruiting using data analytics but Gillesphey seems to have been recruited by word of mouth which I think is a much better way especially when the plaudits come out of the mouths of people that are considered decent players.
Like I said, cant really comment on his ability until we see him but based on how he was recruited, I'm more inclined to think he may be a good acquisition after all. Time will tell.
It'll be interesting for me, to see how he actually compares to Scarr and Wilson especially when data analytics seem to have played a large part in recruiting the two of them but not so with Gillesphy :think: