Reply With QuoteGood news ! Are we just being teased again ? Good looking squad, new season, hopes raised. Or more pain ahead.
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Central defender Sam Graham has returned to us on loan from Sheffield United.
The 20-year-old, who will be with us until January initially, put in a number of impressive performances for us at the beginning of last season before suffering an Achilles injury which ruled him out of the rest of the campaign.
He’s since made a strong recovery, returning to training with parent club Sheffield United before the coronavirus lockdown and more recently playing 90 minutes in a friendly against Stoke City’s Under 23s.
“I’ve been working hard over the past eight months to get fit and now I’m back,” said Graham, who trained with us today and hopes to play some part in Saturday’s behind-closed-doors friendly at Alfreton Town.
“I started training two weeks before lockdown and then had a hard programme to do at home every day.
“I’ve been training with the first team, which has been a great experience, and now it feels good to be back at Notts.
“As soon as I knew there was potential for me to come back I’ve been excited because I really enjoyed it.
“I know I’ve got strong competition for my place and that we’ll always be pushing each other.”
Our manager Neal Ardley added: “We looked at several options but kept coming back to Sam because we feel like he’s got unfinished business.
“We loved him last season – he started really, really well and I think the fans liked him too.
“It'll be a smooth transition for him - he knows me and the players and what we’re trying to achieve.
“His injury has repaired and he’s had minutes, so he may even be a touch ahead of our lads. He did some fitness with the boys today and his arrival means we have a little more time to get Alex Lacey and Ben Turner fit again.
“Ben’s getting the strength back into his calf so he can come back without any mishaps, while Alex has been doing bits with the lads but is still two-and-a-bit weeks behind. He’s a naturally fit boy but it’s not ideal, so we’ll build him up gradually.”
https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news...-signs-080920/
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Good news ! Are we just being teased again ? Good looking squad, new season, hopes raised. Or more pain ahead.
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Thought Graham was getting better each match for us before his injury. Glad he's back.
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Surprised Sheff Utd are loaning him to a non league club. Good signing from our perspective though.
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I suppose he's effectively "lost" a year of professional development and is restarting where he left off. Good news though, because Sam was looking a good player before the injury.Originally Posted by Bartlett's Dust
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This is excellent news. I’d mentioned on a thread last week that it would be good for Sam Graham to return to the club to continue where he left off. So it’s pleasing this has happened.
As others have said he looked solid and composed and was getting better each game before injury.
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Great news, welcome back Sam. Let's get up now, no more messing about.
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More quality looking transfer dealings by the club.
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