Greg Sloggett from Cheltenham Town.

Strengthening where we need and a good age, good luck sloggert !
6ft 2 as well which doesn’t hurt

Only played 2 games for Cheltenham after signing in February and then got released at the end of the season.

Was he one of the trialists or has he come in out of the blue?

DS had been speaking with him for the past month or so it seems - think he was on DS list as a player of interest.

Played top level in Ireland which i believe is alot better standard than the Scottish level we got players from so shouldnt have too many issues with this lad.

Good signing - right age etc. Lets hope he can adapt and do the business in the NL. Last Irish CM we had wasnt so bad now was he

And hes already got his own tune (well borrowed)

Hope he does well he sounds like a character from Score or Scorcher comics.

So he has, to be sure

Says he wanted to come and play in England to be closer to his girlfriend... in Bristol.

Interview says the initial conversation took place a month ago.

It's one more piece of evidence that the rumour mill hasn't got a clue...if there were prizes for keeping transfer business secret, Pools would definitely be up for one.

tbh the lad i get my info from has 2 sources which i know of.

one of them being Maiden castle in durham where his mate works, so get told all kinds of stuff. Some of it is just what he sees too hence why alot of the stuff i do let people know about on here (wether it fact or fiction) ends up being bollox. But its what Forums are all about ?

another source - man down the pub usual chit chat with someone who always has a mate who works at Pools or the ground etc...

Pools are very good though at not letting much slip - even more so under DS by the looks

When he was at Cheltenham that would be a fair call but its a heck of long way from Hartlepool to Bristol. I guess he has decided a regular wage packet is better than regular nooky.

Or he's binned the gf and Gavs recommended the town for finding a new one?

Sounds like a bright lad in the OS interview.

He isn't here for rocket science.

Sounds like a local league cricketer but hey let’s give the kid a chance. However, is it just me or does anyone else have concerns regarding where Mancini will fit into the overall scheme of things?

Isn't that what squad depth is all about? Anyway Hunter, Sherron and the new bloke all say they can double as defenders. Further up the pitch I reckon Mancini will be competing with Joe Grey and Charman, as Sarll has indicated he's looking at Mani D and Campbell as his front two.

Not really bothered as long as Sarll makes way more use of substitutes than his recent predecessors - which you'd think he's bound to do if he wants to play a high press.

My take on lads with a little more grey matter is they take on tactical instructions better.

The lad has played in European competitions when playing in Ireland.

Europa league qualifiers , getting the run around off part
Timers from Albania and Cyprus is hardly cutting edge European competition

Let’s hope he’s more of a Holohan than a Joe GAmble or Dennis Behan
anyway

That lot in Germany must be as think as 2 short planks then.

And Arsenal, That London pub team.

Dundalk reached the group stages of the Champions League in 20/21, the group featured Arsenal, Rapid Wien, and Celtic so underrating them a bit saying they were cannon fodder for teams from Cyprus and Albania I'd say.

They were in a group with Arsenal, Rapid Vienna and Molde after coming through the qualifying round.

Yeah Molde not Celtic but Champions Leagu group stage not Europa qualifiers. Huge difference.

Champs league you sure ?
Arsenal hadn’t been there in years before last year

But yes higher quality teams they got piped off

Will reserve judgement until I see him play

Exactly, but does depend on what instructions Southgate was giving them I suppose.

Southgate was giving them instructions? I wonder what they were as there didnt seem to be any obvious game plan apart from concede then bring on subs.

I never said it was, pull your neck in.
He did mention Arsenal, never knew they were based overseas, swear I thought they had a ground in London you could see on the train into kings Cross….I must have dreamed it…silly me.
You do like to … ‘ emphasise the negative’.

He's unproven at any level of English football. Definitely a gamble, definitely not a flashy signing or owt to start fawning over Raj for (see FB in the last few weeks for reactions to other signings).

But the CTFC forum has some mildly positive comments on it. There was some kind of mystery and surprise going on as to why he was suddenly not selected in squads but not named as an injured player but it was definitely an all round troubled season for them so I dunno. Could be good.

He's played a lot of games at a higher level than NL which should be a good thing, definitely look to be building a more combatative midfield with real competition for places in that area which also has to be a good thing after a number of seasons of the same old ineffective midfielders turning out every game.
The signings so far give cause for optimism but a few more are still needed imo. Only time will tell if the optimism will be rewarded with results.

The Scottish players supposedly came from a higher level too.

There isn't a pre-season goes by without optimism. Not seeing anything special about this preseason so far. No hang on maybe, Chesterfield came and beat us 1-0. Their team was full of big lads who pressed like hell. Not pretty but effective. If that's where we are headed I'll take it.

I really sympathise if you can't see reason for optimism looking at the pedigree of the signings so far. Maybe Champions League group stages isn't good enough for NL who knows, but it should be better than the Dog and Duck players we were going to sign according to a few on here.
As I said time will tell at least the next few months should see us try a new (for us) which in itself is something to look forward to imo.

Is he rapid and can he pin point quality crosses to ManiDs napper.
If yes then he's Ellish.
UTP.

Id just like to point out we had the best manager ever who had european experience with TNS im afraid it means nowt really when they are pretty much given europe on a plate. Surely we are not going to get carried away over some irish lad thats made 2 appearances for Cheltenham now? Have we really sunk this low thatg every signing is now seen as some sort of major coup.

Proof will be in the pudding when they go to the likes of Yeovil im sure what we have signed must be better than last season? Surely its got to be ? Anyway im looking forward to watch these new lads in action tonight see how we get on against a bit better oposition. I must have more optimism i vowed never to watch a friendly again.

again its wait and see but hope he plays better than his geography by being close to his girlfriend in bristol from hartlepool. mind you there will be plenty of lasses in the town to turn his head for something closer on tap.

Bet he wishes the Cotton Club was still open.

with a name like he,s got i hope he has no ambitions to play in the premiers league as you cannot imagine the big boys signing someone with a name like that.

Agreed ……..but it’s a darn sight quicker and cheaper than getting the ferry across to Dublin, take option from me.To be fair our lass got moved to Norway but I sold our house up the Fens and moved down Caledonian Road to nearer to her.

And its a longer drive to Torquay from the Headland than the town centre.!!

I think it is clearly about how low we've sunk. Everyone is just being positive and hopeful (which I get and I'm trying to join in with) but nobody, well is under any illusions.... well almost nobody!

No, it’s a normal reaction for normal people, no one is going mad about the signing.
The only people with the hump are the ‘Glums’…..

Same as everyone else in the squad, if he is fit, playing/training well and giving the team what Sarll wants him to give, then he will play. If there is more than one player in a position who is doing all these things, then Sarll has a difficult decision to make, but it’s a long time since a Pools manager has had to deal with that type of problem.

It’s nice to see that Sarll isn’t building the team around one player, he’s building it how he wants them to play and getting players in who are suited to that style.

These signings would have got the same reaction a few years ago?

The biggest reaction to the signings seems to be coming from those who predicted we be signing pub players and triallists. People have said they look to be better than what's gone and they do. They may be good they may be bad, more likely a mix of good bad and average.
As for a few seasons ago, we were playing at a higher level with a different manager and coaches so hardly a comparison to be made.

So it IS about how low we've sunk? Right.

We've been lower so you could say we're on the up right?

Bless your optimism. I really hope it doesn't get shat upon because that means Pools are doing well.

And…? Your point is?
These signings of which no one on here has any real knowledge of …may be good signings or shit signings, it’s a lottery.
But…to denounce every bleedin signing out of hand is demented ….
Mani and Mancini were dismissed…it’s just a knee jerk reaction that defies logic…. aided by long term RDS.
I’ve had the jab, I’m covered.