Apparently his previous manager Neil Aspin QUOTE: 'Hung him out to dry' by playing him out of position as a fullback.
Vale fans seem to be fairly complimentary about him - or let's put it another way they're not saying he was sh!te...!
https://www.onevalefan.co.uk/forum/t...ge/3/#comments
Good attitude, good header of the ball and a good age (27).
Promising ???
Personally, I find these signings worrying. Most have been released by football league clubs because they weren't upto standards. I was hoping with the new owners we would look to bring some youngsters in on the way up, from other NL teams. Add 1 or 2 in on loan and then add a couple of experienced free transfers. Seems like we're just copying past mistakes. Hope I'm wrong...
That’s your opinion jscarr, others would ask for experienced players and you only get that with age. We are not yet in a position to give too many fresh youngsters a regular place in the team. Notts, Ardley and most of the squad are in terra nova and it’s not a great place to take chances.
Had a year left, was told he was free to leave.
Supposedly capable of doing a job in the FL after being POTY and well thought of at TNS but didn’t really work out to the level expected.
Good move for all parties, should be ok in NL. After Duffy (one man penalty conceding machine) and Jones (****er in general, only player I’ve seen play 65 minutes without moving faster than a slightly intense walk) you couldn’t possibly get a third bad one off us.
I think that would have to come in time and not in the short term. Perhaps next summer? A week ago we had not signed anyone so this summer we have had to try and find the most experienced players of what are left available.
It also sounds like short term we are trying to get players in with football league experience from listening to interviews.