Gorman Goes Back To Wolves

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Feel a bit sorry for the lad - he was never really given the chance to show us what he could do. Undoubtedly for the best though.

I wonder if the penny has finally dropped that taking teenagers on loan from Championship clubs doesn't work.

Seems a shame he wasn't given a far crack at first team football and with this ridiculous idea of the club not to have a reserve team there was little to no point him trying to win his way back into favor with no opportunity to do so.

Probably for the best he went back to Wolves.

Reading between the lines it also appears that Wolves weren't happy with him being on the bench - maybe a sign that a bit more thought needs to go into who we sign on loan, as well as the parent club's expectations for the loan period.

Andy_Symons wrote:

Reading between the lines it also appears that Wolves weren't happy with him being on the bench - maybe a sign that a bit more thought needs to go into who we sign on loan, as well as the parent club's expectations for the loan period.

exactly, what is the point in sending them out on loan and them not play him it wastes everyone's time at the end of the day.

Andy_Symons wrote:

Reading between the lines it also appears that Wolves weren't happy with him being on the bench - maybe a sign that a bit more thought needs to go into who we sign on loan, as well as the parent club's expectations for the loan period.

You can see Wolves' point, if you loan a player out to a team who aren't paying much (or any) of his wages, you are going to be expecting him to be getting game time. Doesn't really reflect well on the Argyle management team when they've bought a player in, given him a handful of starts, and then just left him on the bench.

I believe the parent club's expectations are always that the youngster gets match practice at our expense... we are the new Barnet.
This failure highlights the lack of homework, if any, done by Fletcher. Virtually everyone of Holloway's loans added to our team's performance. And Pulis's loans.

Penzance wrote:

I believe the parent club's expectations are always that the youngster gets match practice at our expense... we are the new Barnet.
This failure highlights the lack of homework, if any, done by Fletcher. Virtually everyone of Holloway's loans added to our team's performance. And Pulis's loans.

Spot on there PZ.

Do we even have a scout at the club? surely watching the player that carl is interested in twice would have been a good idea before submitting a bid!

How much more evidence do we need that the squad is completely mismanaged. Put together a rookie manager with limited contacts and a merchant banker who proudly says "I know nothing about football and what do you get?. Answers on a postcard please.

I can't add anything further to the rest of the comments really. I thought it was a promising signing when it was announced, and his shot/cross against Portsmouth signalled good attacking intent and then ....... Nothing!

He'll probably end up on load at another League 2 club and tear us a new one when he plays against us.

Ffarquhar wrote:

Penzance wrote:

I believe the parent club's expectations are always that the youngster gets match practice at our expense... we are the new Barnet.
This failure highlights the lack of homework, if any, done by Fletcher. Virtually everyone of Holloway's loans added to our team's performance. And Pulis's loans.

Spot on there PZ.

Yep.We can only dream of players like Ward,Jarrett,Sinclair,Gallen and Martin these days.Not to mention Bobby signing Dodd,Blackstock and Derbyshire.

Did I see Matt Derbyshire was playing for Oldham, or some such, now?