Diego_Sideburns Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 In The Chron, LJ said he's pointed out to JC-H the need to add more finesse to his strikes in order to break his goal drought.“He is actually a very key part of our squad now. You stand or fall by your decision-making — and he blazes at everything, doesn’t he? Sometimes it’s better to have a bit of feel, to feel it in or bend it round to someone.....He is getting in a lot more through better movement and people picking him out. But I can’t be out there to whisper in his ear to calm down a bit in front of goal.” http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/10/oldham-athletic-news/84393/compose-yourself-manager-tells-striker From the Rhys Turner videos it looks as though he's already learned what is needed to take chances when created. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_bro Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 From what I have seen in the videos of this lad (nothing much I agree), I reckon if he had been on the end of some of the chances that JCH has had, most of them would have been put away, not blasted as hard as possible in any direction bar between the sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 So has LJ or PM said anything about whether this lad is a first team signing or will we not see him until next season? Looks like he can finish but League 1 is a big step up from what he is used to. Let's hope he is one of those gems that other teams always seem to sign while we look on wondering why its never us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 So has LJ or PM said anything about whether this lad is a first team signing or will we not see him until next season? Looks like he can finish but League 1 is a big step up from what he is used to. Let's hope he is one of those gems that other teams always seem to sign while we look on wondering why its never us. He's travelling to Swindon apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Successful strikers plucked from non-league, it's got me thinking. I wish we'd take this sort of risk more often; Ian Wright - Dulwich Hamlet to Crystal Palace. Les Ferdinand - Hayes to QPR. Kerry Dixon - Dunstable to Reading. Craig MacKail Smith - Arlesey Town to Dagenham & Redbridge. Stan Collymore - Stafford Rangers to Crystal Palace. Kevin Phillips - Baldock Town to Watford. Jason Roberts - Hayes to Wolverhampton Wanderers. DJ Campbell - Hayes & Yeading to Brentford. Jermain Beckford - Wealdstone FC to Leeds United. Charlie Austin - Poole Town to Swindon Town. Jamie Vardy - Fleetwood Town to Leicester City Dwight Gayle - Stansted to Dagenham & Redbridge. Matt Smith - Solihull Moors to Latics, you have to give Dickov some credit for this....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Interesting, though it extends over, what, 25 years? I doubt if there are stats on these successes as a percentage of non-league strikers taken on by FL clubs. And its becoming harder to attract non-league players because of the wages paid outside the FL , plus earnings from other jobs. I think Latics do keep an eye on non-league , it's discovering the gem at a price we can afford, that's the challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk200 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 If my memory serves me correctly...Wayne Andrews,Fitz Hall, Ernie,Ward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) If my memory serves me correctly...Wayne Andrews,Fitz Hall, Ernie,Ward Successful and Strikers? Wayne Andrews [Chesham to Latics] didn't really go on like the list above though did he? One good season with us, one with Colchester and after that not much else. Fitz Hall - Chesham to Latics - was a Centre Half. Ernie Cooksey - Crawley to Latics - was a midfielder. Mark Ward - Northwich Victoria to Latics - was a midfielder. One Size & Mark Ward went on to have decent careers, Ernie sadly had his peak with us. Edited February 4, 2014 by lookersstandandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 My cousin (he's a bit of a tvvat), Mark Williams was signed from Newtown (League of Wales) by Shrewsbury......before moving to Chesterfield when they had that Epic FA Cup Semi Final at OT, against the multi millionaires of Middlesborough with Juninho, Ravanelli and brigade. He then played for Northern Ireland and Watford / Wimbledon in the Prem before going onto marry the biggest porn star in the UK.....Linzi Dawn Mckenzie....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 "My cousin (he's a bit of a tvvat), Mark Williams was signed from Newtown (League of Wales) by Shrewsbury......before moving to Chesterfield when they had that Epic FA Cup Semi Final at OT, against the multi millionaires of Middlesborough with Juninho, Ravanelli and brigade. He then played for Northern Ireland and Watford / Wimbledon in the Prem before going onto marry the biggest porn star in the UK.....Linzi Dawn Mckenzie....!" That's more impressive than my football family relation. My mums aunt is married to Joe "judge me on my signings" Kinnear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Heck C-Beck Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 My cousin (he's a bit of a tvvat), Mark Williams was signed from Newtown (League of Wales) by Shrewsbury......before moving to Chesterfield when they had that Epic FA Cup Semi Final at OT, against the multi millionaires of Middlesborough with Juninho, Ravanelli and brigade. He then played for Northern Ireland and Watford / Wimbledon in the Prem before going onto marry the biggest porn star in the UK.....Linzi Dawn Mckenzie....! her website is hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Successful and Strikers? Wayne Andrews [Chesham to Latics] didn't really go on like the list above though did he? One good season with us, one with Colchester and after that not much else. Fitz Hall - Chesham to Latics - was a Centre Half. Ernie Cooksey - Crawley to Latics - was a midfielder. Mark Ward - Northwich Victoria to Latics - was a midfielder. One Size & Mark Ward went on to have decent careers, Ernie sadly had his peak with us. Wayne Andrews went to Palace and played in the prem. It may have been due to The Dowies but Chesham to the premier league within 4 years(?) Not many can say that I bet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngen Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Wayne Andrews went to Palace and played in the prem. It may have been due to The Dowies but Chesham to the premier league within 4 years(?) Not many can say that I bet... 2 people can in fact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Wayne Andrews went to Palace and played in the prem. It may have been due to The Dowies but Chesham to the premier league within 4 years(?) Not many can say that I bet... Yeah, but we was bobbins for Palace. Never scored in the Prem and only got 1 goal in the Championship for them before finding himself back in the lower leagues..... he was no Ian Wright, Les Ferdinand, Stan Collymore et al, that's for sure....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) "My cousin (he's a bit of a tvvat), Mark Williams was signed from Newtown (League of Wales) by Shrewsbury......before moving to Chesterfield when they had that Epic FA Cup Semi Final at OT, against the multi millionaires of Middlesborough with Juninho, Ravanelli and brigade. He then played for Northern Ireland and Watford / Wimbledon in the Prem before going onto marry the biggest porn star in the UK.....Linzi Dawn Mckenzie....!" That's more impressive than my football family relation. My mums aunt is married to Joe "judge me on my signings" Kinnear. All I can say is I remember Mark as a kid at Crewe, a very unassuming and polite lad. Edited February 4, 2014 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brierleys555 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 good luck to rhys. bang em in for us please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 He then played for Northern Ireland and Watford / Wimbledon in the Prem before going onto marry the biggest porn star in the UK.....Linzi Dawn Mckenzie....! Worth an upboat every day of the week that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 2 people can in fact Only one striker though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lags Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 My cousin (he's a bit of a tvvat), Mark Williams was signed from Newtown (League of Wales) by Shrewsbury......before moving to Chesterfield when they had that Epic FA Cup Semi Final at OT, against the multi millionaires of Middlesborough with Juninho, Ravanelli and brigade. He then played for Northern Ireland and Watford / Wimbledon in the Prem before going onto marry the biggest porn star in the UK.....Linzi Dawn Mckenzie....! You'll Stan then....small world. Used to play with Mark (and Stan) for the The Fleece in Hyde and district. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 You'll Stan then....small world. Used to play with Mark (and Stan) for the The Fleece in Hyde and district. I don't know him Lags. Mark is same age as me but he grew up with his grandma rather than my Aunty (my dad's sister). He then moved to Mid Wales (think he was late teens). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 All I can say is I remember Mark as a kid at Crewe, a very unassuming and polite lad. He was at Crewe BP. Definitely came out of his shell later on though... I remember playing Chesterfield at BP and him annoying the whole of the Chaddy by dragging an injured Latics player of the pitch..... Think it was Paul Reid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Worth an upboat every day of the week that.Haha, she is a bit of a moose I reckon. He was on some programme called Real Footballers Wives years ago with his ex Lellani Dowding (page 3 girl)... Now she was fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Successful strikers plucked from non-league, it's got me thinking. I wish we'd take this sort of risk more often; Ian Wright - Dulwich Hamlet to Crystal Palace. Les Ferdinand - Hayes to QPR. Kerry Dixon - Dunstable to Reading. Craig MacKail Smith - Arlesey Town to Dagenham & Redbridge. Stan Collymore - Stafford Rangers to Crystal Palace. Kevin Phillips - Baldock Town to Watford. Jason Roberts - Hayes to Wolverhampton Wanderers. DJ Campbell - Hayes & Yeading to Brentford. Jermain Beckford - Wealdstone FC to Leeds United. Charlie Austin - Poole Town to Swindon Town. Jamie Vardy - Fleetwood Town to Leicester City Dwight Gayle - Stansted to Dagenham & Redbridge. Matt Smith - Solihull Moors to Latics, you have to give Dickov some credit for this....! Ferdinand, Roberts and D J Campbell all from Hayes... ...now that's a pretty good production line if ever I saw one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/luton-town/striker-turned-hatters-down-to-join-oldham-1-5871422 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddySmoker Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/luton-town/striker-turned-hatters-down-to-join-oldham-1-5871422 I quoted this on another thread; A mate of mine who is a County fan really rates him as a good prospect! He is quite well in at Stockport and reckons that the 'undisclosed' fee was £20K and a bargain for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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