York City’s rivals sign six ahead of big opener (From York Press)
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York City rivals Wycombe Wanderers sign six ahead of big opener
12:02pm Monday 9th July 2012 in Sport
By Dave Flett, Sports reporter
WYCOMBE Wanderers have made six new signings ahead of their League Two curtain raiser with York City at Bootham Crescent on Saturday, August 18.
Experienced striker Richard Logan has joined the Chairboys after his five-year spell with Exeter came to an end, while Adams Park chief Gary Waddock has also secured the services of Charlton centre-back Gary Doherty, Leyton Orient midfielder Matthew Spring, Brentford winger Sam Wood and Gillingham striker Dennis Oli.
Teenage attacker Lee Angol, meanwhile, has been recruited from Tottenham’s youth academy.
Elsewhere, former Minsterman Byron Webster has joined Yeovil after leaving Northampton, who have brought in left-back Joe Widdowson from Rochdale after their recent captures of Chris Hackett and Ishmel Demontagnac from Millwall and Notts County respectively, as the Cobblers look to rebuild following midfielder Michael Jacobs’ departure for Derby.
Rochdale have made a triple swoop for Liverpool youngster Joe Rafferty, Blackburn loan signing Ryan Edwards and Kevin McInytre, formerly at Accrington Stanley, who have added Preston midfielder Luke Clark, Liverpool midfielder Lewis Hatch and defender Toto Nsiala to their squad.
The Minstermen’s Yorkshire rivals Bradford City, meanwhile, have bolstered their ranks further with the arrivals of right-back Stephen Darby, midfielder Garry Thompson and Will Atkinson from Liverpool, Scunthorpe and Plymouth respectively.
Former Bantam Guy Branston has moved on to Aldershot, where he will be joined by midfielder Craig Stanley after his switch from Bristol Rovers, who have reinforced that area of the pitch with Preston’s Seanan Clucas and Oliver Norburn, from Leicester.
But Shots left-back Anthony Straker has left for Southend, who have snapped up striker Gavin Tomlin and defender Ryan Cresswell from Dagenham and Rotherham.
Port Vale have taken advantage of the lifting of their transfer embargo to swoop for Exeter centre-back Richard Duffy, Shrewsbury goalkeeper Chris Neal and Crewe centre-back David Artell, as well as Stevenage pair Jennison Myrie-Williamson and Ashley Vincent and Darren Murphy, from Colchester.
At Exeter, manager Paul Tisdale has lost 16-year-old Sean Goss to Manchester United in a £100,000 deal and defender Troy Archibald-Henville to Swindon but strengthened his midfield with the capture of Arron Davies from Northampton.
Tommy Doherty, Pat Baldwin and Kevin Amankwaah have also joined the Grecians from Bath, Southend and Rochdale respectively.
Devon neighbours Plymouth have made Watford goalkeeper Rene Gilmarton only their second summer signing while Torquay welcomed striker Billy Bodin in a £70,000 deal with Swindon, Arsenal left-back Tom Cruise, Brighton goalkeeper Michael Poke and Dunfermline’s Craig Easton but Mark Ellis has left the Gulls for Crewe.
Barnet have taken on West Ham youngsters Oliver Lee and Jordan Brown, while Cheltenham have recruited Bees midfielder Sam Deering, which will compensate for Luke Summerfield’s move to Shrewsbury.
Other transfers have seen Dagenham left-back Damien McCrory switch to Burton, Sam Togwell swap Scunthorpe for Chesterfield and Wimbledon bring in Warren Cummings from Bournemouth following Sam Hatton’s departure for Grimsby.
Off the pitch, ex-Barnet and Notts County chief Martin Allen has taken over as manager of Gillingham.
Comments(24)
YoRkIe59
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12:42pm Mon 9 Jul 12
Yorkie41
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1:18pm Mon 9 Jul 12
Eric Style
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1:40pm Mon 9 Jul 12
Brodes
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3:12pm Mon 9 Jul 12
The above is not a story, simply cut and pasted from the Transfer section of BBC website and then the vague link to any League 2 teams.
If there's no news, just say!
P.S. Please not Facey, defines the word journeyman. 70 goals in 14 years, not good enough for us.
duffy
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6:02pm Mon 9 Jul 12
OB-1 wrote:Smith is as good as ours I'm told.
Interesting I'm sure ........ any news anyone on Smith & mystery striker?
daveymcgurk
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6:18pm Mon 9 Jul 12
any more news on the striker front?
is the smith transfer taking so long because of wages etc?
circuitous route dorset
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8:11pm Mon 9 Jul 12
Daley Mayall
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12:10am Tue 10 Jul 12
bartsimmo
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5:17am Tue 10 Jul 12
henleazeyorkie
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12:47pm Tue 10 Jul 12
Me? 83/84, Aldershot, who were like us flying high with a cracking home record. Long journey. Sunny spring afternoon. 4-1 York, get in! Avoiding squaddies blending into the surrounding "park" intent on GBH. Getting slaughtered in a pub somewhere near Reading that evening. Marvellous.
You?
Now I've posted this, look out for 3 immediate signings
robiniorocks
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1:02pm Tue 10 Jul 12
robiniorocks
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1:02pm Tue 10 Jul 12
yorko66
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1:31pm Tue 10 Jul 12
yorko66
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1:36pm Tue 10 Jul 12
Southern Exile
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1:46pm Tue 10 Jul 12
Steve Senior goal to win 4-3?? Vague memories... or was it a dream? Exelby with a blow up parrot on his shoulder...
Southern Exile
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1:48pm Tue 10 Jul 12
YoRkIe59
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1:49pm Tue 10 Jul 12
Southern Exile
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1:51pm Tue 10 Jul 12
Southern Exile
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1:53pm Tue 10 Jul 12
YoRkIe59 wrote:Are you Scarborough in disguise...?
h,mm i beleive the post was best away day with city,though yorko66 reminded me of a similar cold journey home from liverpool after the 7 nil thrashing with 2 of the coach windows put through,following time when we got robbed 3 1 id discharged myself from hospital that day and my idiot mate that drove my car shot the gearbox.But to come back to the posts question best away experience other than wembly its got to be away at old trafford in 95 sadly likited chance to get suitably blathered on the way home but we had a good go in Bury on the way back.
Sir Alex
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2:44pm Tue 10 Jul 12
arsene.about.york
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6:30pm Tue 10 Jul 12
Southern Exile wrote:Was that the one where our player lobbed the Hull goalkeeper from inside the centre circle ? I think his name was Warren Ward, am I right ? I remember hugging a young lady I had never met before (or since) when that went in. Hull were celebrating winning the league and we somewhat pi--ed on their party.
Hull away final game of the season, won 2-0, Hull fan in our end threatened to stanley knife my mate... Did we celebrate at the end??
boyerforengland
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8:55pm Tue 10 Jul 12
Jimmy Seal scored a screamer to equalise, turned in the penalty area and smashed the ball into the top corner - an absolutely glorious goal. We were having a great celebration until some of our coloured cockney friends appeared behind us with very large knives and put a bit of a damper on things!
Southern Exile
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11:55pm Tue 10 Jul 12
arsene.about.york wrote:It certainly was... I think Ward got both? We were up on the barriers celebrating at the end until the Hull fans celebrating on the pitch decided to charge...
Southern Exile wrote:Was that the one where our player lobbed the Hull goalkeeper from inside the centre circle ? I think his name was Warren Ward, am I right ? I remember hugging a young lady I had never met before (or since) when that went in. Hull were celebrating winning the league and we somewhat pi--ed on their party.
Hull away final game of the season, won 2-0, Hull fan in our end threatened to stanley knife my mate... Did we celebrate at the end??
OB-1 says...
12:14pm Mon 9 Jul 12