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saints_x_torquay wrote:Tom Mc Manus is a name I have not heard in years. He was touted as being a great talent in the Scottish game but I thought he had fallen off the radar in recent times. Any word if he is signing for Torquay?

Hey, good rumour, perhaps you could start a thread......

No pal, not as yet, if there had been, you'd have heard it here.

Matt.

Tom Mc Manus is a name I have not heard in years. He was touted as being a great talent in the Scottish game but I thought he had fallen off the radar in recent times. Any word if he is signing for Torquay?

jocktheknife wrote: ...Can't be him - TUFC legend......end of.

I'll raise you Habib Sissoko.

You could well be right there, fits the description of tall, french, black, rubbish goalscorer and just generally rubbish. Only a year or so outside of my guess too.

He's better than our other wingers.

But yes, I'm not sure about his Daddy coming back..

yellowforever wrote:Jack Compton's a good shout actually.

No thanks!

Plus we'd get the bad penny that is our worst ever manager popping up again!

Thing is with DT is, that he could very well simply be surmising that we are looking t'up north, because of the obvious connections.

Matt.

Jack Compton's a good shout actually.

Good spot Chris B.

McManus' time in the States and then Ireland suggests he wasn't in Scotland when Ling was scouting for Hibs. That said, Dave Thomas seems to think we're still looking north of the border, so you never know.

As for McManus himself, it's hard not to be impressed by some of the finishes on the Youtube videos. It is, though, worth noting (as with the Atieno montage) the age of some of the footage. The stunning volley at Ibrox, for instance, is 8 years old.

If there is some truth in Ling pursuing Scottish-based players, I wonder if we might be looking at Falkirk's Jack Compton. I hasten to add this is totally unsubstantiated, but we've had more unlikely targets than a Torquay-born left-winger at a cash-strapped club.

I'm hoping we'll see Kee, McFree and "Tia-wow" supplemented by at least two more "goal getters" before we play Exeter City a week on Wednesday.

And a second goalkeeper.

Would love to see McManus put pen to paper. Just the type of striker you need, whether starting alongside a big man, or coming on when we're chasing the game.

With McManus and Kee, all we would need is a targetman, and we'd have most bases covered up front.

However, at this stage, we have only Kee and a lower league reject on trial, so anything more is just a pipe dream at the moment.

jocktheknife wrote: ...Can't be him - TUFC legend......end of.

I'll raise you Habib Sissoko.

No argument from me. He still fits the description! =D

As for Sissoko, the only thing i remember about him is when he strode onto the Pop side in a huge white jumper to watch a game. He'd either been left out, or he might even have been released by then.

looks good enough for me
quality goals and knows where the net is;maybe also some one who can get it to him
but he looks like if not no matter i will just get it and stick it in anyway

ideal
bring it on
please sign please please

keeper looks and sounds good to soz

Fonda wrote:Jean Pierre Simb!

...Can't be him - TUFC legend......end of.

I'll raise you Habib Sissoko.

Jean Pierre Simb!