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Ben Purrington - signed for Ross County (p23)
Realise this has been well covered in the Summer Transfer thread but thought it was some good news( that we all need right now) and deserves its own thread.
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Pleased by this. Lots of potential. Can't get all of the band back together now that Pat and Joe have scarpered but it's something.1
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Yep. An unexciting yet very satisfying signing.1
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Very good news that, solid LB for us last season.0
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Not on the OS yet0
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Good. He had pace, common sense and tenacity. Also barely ever got booked, despite being quite physical, which is a good sign8
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Great news0
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It would be great news if he had actually signed, but he hasn't (hopefully will).0
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Very good signing and good to have such options at full back. We will play at least 48 games maybe more can see Page and Purrington being used well what with the midweek scheduled matches.0
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Theoretically we will pay a fee for him as he was still under contract
Hapy nonetheless though as I feel he is a decent option at LB and good competition for Pagey....who might just get pushed forward a bit to give us an extra midfielder2 - Sponsored links:
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Great news if true. He provided stability last season and can only get better with his attacking game.0
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Not 100% convinced he is a Championship full back but with our budget we could do a lot worse.11
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I thought he lacked paceLeuth said:Good. He had pace, common sense and tenacity. Also barely ever got booked, despite being quite physical, which is a good sign5 -
He gained some in June.oohaahmortimer said:
I thought he lacked paceLeuth said:Good. He had pace, common sense and tenacity. Also barely ever got booked, despite being quite physical, which is a good sign1 -
REALLY hope he comes back .. had a very good season with us and an underrated contributor to our success .. the type that Bowyer likes7
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This I have said it many times on here but he made a massive difference to our balance when he arrived and for me a big part of or success from Feb - May.Lincsaddick said:REALLY hope he comes back .. had a very good season with us and an underrated contributor to our success .. the type that Bowyer likes8 -
Lincsaddick said:REALLY hope he comes back .. had a very good season with us and an underrated contributor to our success .. the type that Bowyer likesEqualising goal at Wembley helped. Good end to a good loan spell.3
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has a good background .. his uncle is Richard Hill, a massive yet below the radar contributor to the England RFU World Cup winners in 2003 .. Hill is currently the England men's RFU international manager, working alongside Eddie Jonesroseandcrown said:
This I have said it many times on here but he made a massive difference to our balance when he arrived and for me a big part of or success from Feb - May.Lincsaddick said:REALLY hope he comes back .. had a very good season with us and an underrated contributor to our success .. the type that Bowyer likes
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Took me quite a long time to “get” Ben but he grew on me as the season progressed. Not totally convinced he is a championship quality left back but he has the chance to turn into one with is. I’m delighted if true to have him on board permanently given Page’s frailty. He also seems to be a good solid guy and a proper team player.7
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Would be pleased with that. Page is better offensively, Purrington is a better defender. Different full backs for different occasions.8
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Agreed, think we will have similar over the other side. Solly is fading as an attacking option but solid as ever. Dijksteel will make the spot his own in my opinion but Solly is a good reliable experienced option.SouthWest_Addicks said:Would be pleased with that. Page is better offensively, Purrington is a better defender. Different full backs for different occasions.2 -
I think Purrington was growing offensively. Started to get more balls in the box as he was getting further forward more often, and obviously his goal at Wembley.SouthWest_Addicks said:Would be pleased with that. Page is better offensively, Purrington is a better defender. Different full backs for different occasions.
In the short time he was with Bowyer and co, he really started to improve.
Another season like that, and the lad may nail that position down as his own with Page an excellent sub.8 -
My feelings exactly 1990. Definitely picked it up toward the end of the season. Still gets beaten too easily on backpost headers for me, and gets caught out positionally, but the potential is there and think he's a good acquisition for the squad.cafcfan1990 said:Not 100% convinced he is a Championship full back but with our budget we could do a lot worse.2 -
Page may be better as the left side of the diamond, he can tackle and cross.0
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It'll be great to have 2 left backs born on the same day!5
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I had my doubts about him but I didnt want any other Left-Back to come in from League One
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If we play a diamond midfield, (which seems to be Bows preference) width needs to be supplied by the fullbacks...Southbank said:Page may be better as the left side of the diamond, he can tackle and cross.
If we play the diamond, Page is by far the better option as left back, as he gets up and down the pitch more.
This is part of the reason Purrington took time to settle last season. He's more the old fashioned full back, and had to be coached to bomb up and down the wing more.
If it happens, a very good signing. He knows what is expected of him this time.1 -
Be great to get him back. Was getting better with each game5
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Yes, I was a doubter but am glad to be proven wrong. If you look at his last few games a lot of the time he was as advanced as anyone on the pitch, it's no fluke that he scored the Wembley goal at the back post.cabbles said:Be great to get him back. Was getting better with each game0
