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I dont know if anyone has put this down. But Morccambe have confirmed that he will be with us untill the start of may. And they can recall him if need be. Im very happy as hes been class from what i have seen

Now we need bucks to bring in one or 2 more and were sorted.

Personally, I think we'll fall just short of the top 7, so I'm just glad we have him now!

We're throwing away far too many points late on to have a proper push at the playoffs.

Richinns wrote:Can Morecambe not cancel his contact and we sign him up? I think he is out of contract in the summer and would be great to have him signed sealed and delivered early!
Would also mean he could play in the playoffs if we make it.

Yes they could but no we can't

Can Morecambe not cancel his contact and we sign him up? I think he is out of contract in the summer and would be great to have him signed sealed and delivered early!
Would also mean he could play in the playoffs if we make it.

Great news ...

"Bak to torquay for month! Glad everything sorted now! "

according to his Twitter.

The Herald suggested we wanted him for another two months (i.e to take us up to the max 93 days) but I think we can still extend it next month if we (and Morecambe) want to. The only downside with doing it now (rather than letting him go back for a while) is that he will not be eligible for the play offs should we make them.

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More info on the reasons of his move. Sounds like he is enjoying playing here. Hope he stays for more than a month and gets a permanant deal sorted asap!

Trojan 67 wrote:Played the simple ball first half and pass completion was excellent. Certainly has the physique to play centre midfield.

Again impressed with his pass completion and overall effort. Has a shot in him too.

More than an able replacement for NW.

Well done so far "Accrington".

He was excellent yesterday - even when we were against the wind he pressed well to keep the ball in the opposition 1/3rd and his passing was assured and that volley was class - as was the save.

He was well supported by Oastler but is potentially a much better bet than Nicky Wroe.

Played the simple ball first half and pass completion was excellent. Certainly has the physique to play centre midfield.

My understanding is that any 'emergency loan' (that being outside of the normal transfer windows) can only last for up to a max of 93 days.
Thus this initial month loan that he is on at the moment is not part of this 93, as is not an emergency loan.

Doing things this way would allow morecambe to have a 24 hr recall clause in the contract (i believe you can't in normal loans) so they would prefer to do it this way rather than a straight loan to the end of the season, and we benefit too as we can have him if we make the play offs?

though i may be mistaken...

Jeff wrote: I'm not sure we can do that. The maximum any player can be on a short term loan for is 93 days, so if we were to extend Stanley's loan it would only be able to run up to the end of April.

I'm not sure either which is why I put a ? after, but it was mentioned to me that the deals were structured as they were to keep them beyond play-off dates. I had such a busy evening I can't remember all of what was said so posed it as a question.

Southampton Gull wrote:If followed by a 93 day loan that takes him to the end of May?

I'm not sure we can do that. The maximum any player can be on a short term loan for is 93 days, so if we were to extend Stanley's loan it would only be able to run up to the end of April.

If followed by a 93 day loan that takes him to the end of May?

This is all very well - but a one month loan? Hardly a ringing endorsement for him as our saviour or the start of a new tactical approach as you suggest GB

A very interesting signing. If Buckle's been after him for a while, then he should have plans for how he wants to use him, and with Wroe gone there's room for him. Mansell and Stanley sounds like a very solid middle of the pitch - two players who give everything and cover a lot of ground, working hard for the team. That possibly leaves room for O'Kane to have a totally free role and drift wherever he wants.

It should give us some more options too. The 4-2-3-1 formation is very popular nowdays, and we could have the players to make it work:

Robinson

O'Kane - Kee - Zebroski

Mansell - Stanley

Manse and Stanley sit in front of the defense and cover the middle of the field. Leaving O'Kane and Zebroski free to play as creative attacking midfielders, picking up the ball in advanced positions and running with it. Kee as a deep-lying striker, picking it up and running at defenders to pass or shoot from distance, as he's done quite well in recent games (from the highlights) and a poacher type striker up front to feed off the scraps and through balls.

Or the classic 4-3-3/4-5-1:

................Robinson/Kee..............

Stevens...........................Zebroski

......Mansell - O'Kane - Stanley...........

Mansell and Stanley again give us a solid middle, so O'Kane can play in the middle and we don't get over-run. Then you have 3 totally forward minded players to cause the opposition problems.

We could possibly do with another addition or two (some of the names mentioned on here would be ideal!), but things are looking better than they were earlier today...

And of course it also means Mansell could play at right back if required and we have a similar player to come into midfield.