Incoming.

[Wartman]

The only reason Williams has a contract offer is for compensation reasons he would have been released had that not been the case.

As for Tracey we are a club with little money as it is cut him loose and wish him all the best

I personally think they will find it hard to offload a rank average defender with a poor attitude, I hope the do find some fool to sign him i personally will be glad to see the back of him.

[gazan]

Tom Lowery

I disagree. IF the Alex were set up to attack, then Lowery would be a real asset. Lowery didn't fulfil his early loan potential because the management forced him to play deeper. If he were to adopt the same role as in the latter stages of last season, then I agree it would be a waste.

[Harlzed]

I would say Lowery signing would be a real positive. He had no-one to play with at that stage of the season. Lowery and Lankester together for an extended period would be good to see.

I think Williams must have a hopeful agent because he?s being touted as a L1 or even Championship player. If that happens then other teams are clearly seeing something I can?t. He?s becoming increasingly ill disciplined and has plateaued performance wise. I can imagine he could get higher wages at another L2 club but so could most of them.

[ShropshireAlex]

Yes can't put time limit on Williams or we lose the chance of compensation if he lets it run down. On the other hand, sounds like someone does want to sign him, what else are they talking about? They'll want him for pre-season if possible you'd think, though he can't play a league game for us or them in first two, last 2 of the red card at the end of last season, so that might hold things up a bit.

[gazan]

So 2, maybe 1 incoming this week. Remembering this time last year, what are the chances of anyone appearing this week? I'm not holding my breath!

[ShropshireAlex]

Reece Hutchinson, LB, aged 25, signed this morning. I guess the one LB was sure of - though nice if not!

[gazan]

Nice to be wrong in this way

[gazan]

But any sign of the 2nd?

[gazan]

MeForCrewe, have you heard any more gossip about incoming?

[ShropshireAlex]

And now, as expected, a loan keeper in - 21 year old Sam Waller from Burnley, under contract to them till end of season, with option of another year. I do hope Booth gets a genuine chance to compete with him, and we do play whichever seems the better option.

As said above surely Moult will only play today at Ashton if they are thinking of signing him - and Turton? Strange KO time, 1.30??

[Harlzed]

I know a few Rochdale fans and they all think Waller was very good, sadly for Booth I think he might be looking at another season on the bench while we develop someone else?s player.

[ShropshireAlex]

Tommi O?Reilly on loan from Aston Villa.

The 21-year-old midfielder has penned a season-long agreement after a deal was reached with the Premier League side.

O?Reilly, a creative and attacking player, spent the first half of last season on loan with Shrewsbury in League One and the second half with MK Dons in League Two.

[gazan]

Not incoming but staying. Shilow has signed again for up to 2 years. I'm sort of glad that it has been done but for human reasons rather than football ones. Although he clearly made a difference in getting the ball forward, I don't see his signing as progress unless his decision making/final ball can be seriously worked on. The other point is that we probably won't see him until next year.
What do other people think? 🤔

[Harlzed]

Hopefully the structure of the deal is such that we are not paying full wages until back fully. If this was purely a business decision you would likely have helped from a medical perspective but waited to see if full fitness was achieved before offering a contract. Lots of players are not the same after major injury. I think all he had was pace, as said above, no end product, so if that pace is diminished by injury then it may prove a mistake, but it is an arrangement we can end after a year. I suspect it will be early 2026 before we see him back fully to make an assessment. Let us hope it is not a years wages for little. Saying all of that, the above is a commercial view. I personally wish him all the very best, hope he gets back to his best and uses the months of injury to work on the mental aspects of the game - he could be a fantastic addition to the squad in the second half of the season.

[Gobstopper]

Hopefully the structure of the deal is such that we are not paying full wages until back fully. If this was purely a business decision you would likely have helped from a medical perspective but waited to see if full fitness was achieved before offering a contract. Lots of players are not the same after major injury. I think all he had was pace, as said above, no end product, so if that pace is diminished by injury then it may prove a mistake, but it is an arrangement we can end after a year. I suspect it will be early 2026 before we see him back fully to make an assessment. Let us hope it is not a years wages for little. Saying all of that, the above is a commercial view. I personally wish him all the very best, hope he gets back to his best and uses the months of injury to work on the mental aspects of the game - he could be a fantastic addition to the squad in the second half of the season.

If the club can see that Shilow will make a full recovery then its a reasonable deal to make, obviously a one year deal would not work as we won't see Shilow until next year and he may only be available for the final few games of the season, if he is available for the second half of the season that would be a bonus, so realistically only a two year deal is an option.