mhs Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) http://ptfc.co.uk/ne...gns_for_thistle Signed for the season, best of luck to him! Edited September 1, 2014 by mhs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Nixon Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Welcome to Firhill! Let's hope he's not a McGovern! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Just saw him being interviewed on SSN. Take away the bit of bum fluff he has, he looks and talks like Lyle Taylor....let's hope he can score goals like him as well!! Edited September 1, 2014 by Lindau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andynptfc Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Just saw him being interviewed on SSN. Take away the bit of bum fluff he has he looks and talks like Lyle Taylor....let's hope he can score goals like him as well!! Just said this to my mate in work when I seen the picture of him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Wecome Nathan and good luck. I hope you brought your shooting boots with you. Edited September 1, 2014 by Dick Dastardly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Welcome to Firhill Nathan. A nice place to prove you're good enough to make it. Let's do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Welcome Nathan and all the best at firhill mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillresigned Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hope he cuts the mustard, wishing him all the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andynptfc Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hope he cuts the mustard, wishing him all the best. Do you not spread mustard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Roy Keane as mustard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 On paper, an absolutely tremendous bit of business by Archie. The guy has played in the Premiership and the Europa League. If we're being honest, we have no right to be signing guys like this and it shows how far the team have come in the last 2 years. We all know that the policy of waiting until the last day and picking up guys who aren't wanted down south isn't an ideal strategy, but if we can keep picking up the likes of this guy and Higgy then I don't think anyone can have any complaints. I'm quite happy that we waited and picked up a player of this calibre at the last minute, rather than picking up the likes of Baird in plenty of time for the new season. Well done Archie. He's answered all the critics of his transfer policy with a good few hours to spare. He's filled all the positions that we all said he had to. Whether the players work out or not is out of his control but on paper the signings are of proven quality. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andynptfc Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 On paper, an absolutely tremendous bit of business by Archie. The guy has played in the Premiership and the Europa League. If we're being honest, we have no right to be signing guys like this and it shows how far the team have come in the last 2 years. We all know that the policy of waiting until the last day and picking up guys who aren't wanted down south isn't an ideal strategy, but if we can keep picking up the likes of this guy and Higgy then I don't think anyone can have any complaints. I'm quite happy that we waited and picked up a player of this calibre at the last minute, rather than picking up the likes of Baird in plenty of time for the new season. Well done Archie. He's answered all the critics of his transfer policy with a good few hours to spare. He's filled all the positions that we all said he had to. Whether the players work out or not is out of his control but on paper the signings are of proven quality. Absolutely.....people dismissing his goal scoring record are forgetting he's played at a much higher level than us for most of his career. I definitely think our signings this window have been far better than at this time last year. There have been no "wasted signings" and I think this shows how much Archie is learning. Hopefully the players he has signed, as you say, will live up to their promise and prove to be as good as they appear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Can't imagine anyone can be dissatisfied with Osman. Seaborne looks a commanding figure. We know what Stevenson's capable of in this division. Carroll made a more than decent debut despite only being signed late in the week and playing away against perhaps the second best team in the league. A 2nd centreback picking up good reviews, which if they continue will likely have him ready to challenge for a place in January. And a forward who has played at higher level. Omitting Ben Hyphen that's five players brought in and it's still not good enough for some! It's my guess Archie wanted to bring in another couple of loanees to allow perhaps the likes of Duggan and McDaid to go out on loan. Perhaps that's now on hold. Meantime just as he did with Keenan I don't think Archie would fear in necessity playing any of four other youngsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabbath Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 So long as he’s over 6’ plus, mad mental with more tattoos than Stevenson, got a bit of pace, knows where the goal is and shoots instead of passes in the box he’ll not go wrong. 32 goals in his debut season would be nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legend Blows Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I still fail to see where he's going to fit into our team when we have a manager who will never play 2 strikers. If he becomes first pick, who gets dropped to accommodate Stevenson? Doolan is reduced to a bench warming supersub from now on? As for Duggan, he should forget it for this season. Would not get a start even if Doolan, Eccleston and Stevenson were out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tura Satana Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Always glad to see someone whose job description is to score goals...Welcome to Firhill!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I still fail to see where he's going to fit into our team when we have a manager who will never play 2 strikers. If he becomes first pick, who gets dropped to accommodate Stevenson? Doolan is reduced to a bench warming supersub from now on? As for Duggan, he should forget it for this season. Would not get a start even if Doolan, Eccleston and Stevenson were out. Are you saying we have an embarrassment of riches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlsarmy Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 On paper, an absolutely tremendous bit of business by Archie. The guy has played in the Premiership and the Europa League. If we're being honest, we have no right to be signing guys like this and it shows how far the team have come in the last 2 years. We all know that the policy of waiting until the last day and picking up guys who aren't wanted down south isn't an ideal strategy, but if we can keep picking up the likes of this guy and Higgy then I don't think anyone can have any complaints. I'm quite happy that we waited and picked up a player of this calibre at the last minute, rather than picking up the likes of Baird in plenty of time for the new season. Well done Archie. He's answered all the critics of his transfer policy with a good few hours to spare. He's filled all the positions that we all said he had to. Whether the players work out or not is out of his control but on paper the signings are of proven quality. Think we're pushing it a little bit with the proven quality quote , Ecclestone has scored 6 times since 2009 but he's obviously been coached well at Liverpool so he's probably worth a punt , Carroll has played most of his career in the league of Ireland which probably isn't too far off the standard of the SPFL, so I'm a little bit unsure where you get the proven quality from .Hopefully both players turn out to be great players for the club and help us push on . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Just found match report from Archie testimonial v Liverpool XI in August 2009 featuring a scoring performance by Nathan Eccleston, a tribute to Archie the player (free of any managerial perspective), a first goal in quasi-serious Thistle action by Chris Erskine, and a halftime crossbar challenge involving Chic Charnley and the then just departed Gary Harkins and Marc Twaddle, not to mention some contemporary references that now seem incredibly dated! What a difference 5 years makes. No idea how to link to this and certainty too long to paste here, but in the unlikely event that anybody would like to read this, please PM me with an email address and I will email it to you. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Just found match report from Archie testimonial v Liverpool XI in August 2009 featuring a scoring performance by Nathan Eccleston, a tribute to Archie the player (free of any managerial perspective), a first goal in quasi-serious Thistle action by Chris Erskine, and a halftime crossbar challenge involving Chic Charnley and the then just departed Gary Harkins and Marc Twaddle, not to mention some contemporary references that now seem incredibly dated! What a difference 5 years makes. No idea how to link to this and certainty too long to paste here, but in the unlikely event that anybody would like to read this, please PM me with an email address and I will email it to you. . Harkins and Twaddle had just left the club to move on to bigger and better things. Who can forget the incredulity at the announcement of these 'special guests'? Of course, only one of the three hit the crossbar from the halfway line. No prize for guessing who! Edited September 1, 2014 by BowenBoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 On paper, an absolutely tremendous bit of business by Archie. The guy has played in the Premiership and the Europa League. If we're being honest, we have no right to be signing guys like this and it shows how far the team have come in the last 2 years. We all know that the policy of waiting until the last day and picking up guys who aren't wanted down south isn't an ideal strategy, but if we can keep picking up the likes of this guy and Higgy then I don't think anyone can have any complaints. I'm quite happy that we waited and picked up a player of this calibre at the last minute, rather than picking up the likes of Baird in plenty of time for the new season. Well done Archie. He's answered all the critics of his transfer policy with a good few hours to spare. He's filled all the positions that we all said he had to. Whether the players work out or not is out of his control but on paper the signings are of proven quality. I hope that Eccleston finds his feet at the club and is a good fit for us and vice versa. He is still relatively young and this could be a chance for him to get his career back on track. I have to disagree though when you say on paper this is a tremendous piece of business. It could end up that way but this guy has score just six goals in just under 50 League One games for six different clubs. Not Premiership or Championship but League One clubs. A lot of these could be substitute appearances but, none the less, not great statistics on paper. With regards to having no right to sign him - I would imagine we wouldn't have had much competition for his services. All that said, I'm sure all of us would have Lyle Taylor back and he can't get a game for Scunthorpe at the moment.. I really hope he comes in and does well for us and proves to be an inspirational signing. I'm just not getting carried away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Bit of a meh signing. Basically all summer has been meh! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand2 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 For those doubting Eccleston's abilities, a certain Lyle Taylor managed the princely sum of six goals whilst rattling about at a level well below what our new signing has been used to. I wouldn't read too much into his goal return especially considering his career up until this point has been composed of mainly loan spells - and we, of all folk, should know that those sort of deals aren't always reflective of a player's capability. An important thing to take note of with this signing is that it would never have happened had we not had access to decent training facilities. If you can't get excited about the individual, you might at least find some encouragement in the fact that the calibre of player we're able to attract is increasing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiThistle Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 I think this signing shows a bit of growth since last season as Eccleston seems, on paper at least, a more active Liverpool prospect than Mukendi. At this rate, maybe we'll get Coutinho in two years. Anyway, it seems to me that Eccleston is the kind of "shop window" player we should get used to signing. I know Owen Coyle gets mentioned a lot, but at Bolton he tried to adopt a strategy of signing young talent and developing it with the plan to sell back to parent club with a markup if the player panned out. Seems like a strategy we'd be smart to pursue. Anyway, good luck Nathan and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbank boy Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 For those doubting Eccleston's abilities, a certain Lyle Taylor managed the princely sum of six goals whilst rattling about at a level well below what our new signing has been used to. I wouldn't read too much into his goal return especially considering his career up until this point has been composed of mainly loan spells - and we, of all folk, should know that those sort of deals aren't always reflective of a player's capability. An important thing to take note of with this signing is that it would never have happened had we not had access to decent training facilities. If you can't get excited about the individual, you might at least find some encouragement in the fact that the calibre of player we're able to attract is increasing. Good point, well made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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