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[QUOTE="WH_Stag, post: 146683, member: No he wasn't. He's played upfront since he was a kid.[/QUOTE]

He was on about professional career.

Green was converted to a striker at Mansfield, something people like to forget ;)
 

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Green is a good signing for Mansfield, has he suffered from injuries at Birmingham or is it just a case of not making the step up?
 

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Green is a good signing for Mansfield, has he suffered from injuries at Birmingham or is it just a case of not making the step up?

Nice one, Gashead! :2thumb:

Interesting to note that a fair few teams seem to be trying to get a lot of their transfer business done early. With Rovers only getting promoted last Sunday, we are a little bit behind everybody else (bar Southend and Wycombe) in terms of preparations, but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. Clarke wants 4/5 'quality' additions and whilst getting your top targets signed up early would be ideal, the better players are always likely to hold out a little while at the end of a season.
 

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Nice one, Gashead! :2thumb:

Interesting to note that a fair few teams seem to be trying to get a lot of their transfer business done early. With Rovers only getting promoted last Sunday, we are a little bit behind everybody else (bar Southend and Wycombe) in terms of preparations, but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. Clarke wants 4/5 'quality' additions and whilst getting your top targets signed up early would be ideal, the better players are always likely to hold out a little while at the end of a season.
We got all our targets very early last season and look how well that turned out. I'm not worried if we take our time as traditionally our first signing has always turned out to be a flop, not a good omen for our ex Mansfield striker.
 

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I think Oliver will do well for you. He's not a bad player and will score a decent amount of goals.
 

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I think Oliver will do well for you. He's not a bad player and will score a decent amount of goals.
You seem to be in the minority with that opinion. We need someone that compliments Hyde regardless of the ability to score 20 plus goals a season because with the right partner he's capable of a good few. I think we probably have a bang average league two player but frankly that's probably enough just now. The hope is the new stadium is the catalyse for a brighter future with next seasons agenda just surviving as a league club as far as I'm concerned. I'm not expecting a play off push, we're a long way off that as a club with a new assistant manager and coaching staff just in place.
 

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Oliver clearly lost confidence in a shite team, he's nothing special but he can do a job and maybe he will reach 10 but can't see any more than that.

I've read Stags fans say he's lazy... That's bullshit, he's definitely not.

Green is 4 times the player Oliver is though, whether his injury has affected him that much that he isn't anymore we will have to see, I very much doubt that. I've seen enough of them both to confidently say that.
 

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Rakish Bingham is better than both, hence why he got his own thread.
 

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Mental how he wasn't too fast and too good before he joined Mansfield. Must have fitted a jet engine in him or something

He got better in all aspects of his game while he was with us. I thought he was decent but not great when he played on the right wing of a three-pronged attack for Oxford in the Conference. Playing him through the centre made him much more effective. It was simple but a bit of a masterstroke from Paul Cox - and then he improved even further in the two seasons that we had him.

The great thing about Matt Green in my opinion that he can play as a lone striker. He has the pace to run the channels and the strength and first touch to hold up the ball. I always thought he was at his best when he played up front on his own.
 

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Oliver clearly lost confidence in a shite team, he's nothing special but he can do a job and maybe he will reach 10 but can't see any more than that.

I've read Stags fans say he's lazy... That's bullshit, he's definitely not.

Green is 4 times the player Oliver is though, whether his injury has affected him that much that he isn't anymore we will have to see, I very much doubt that. I've seen enough of them both to confidently say that.
There's no doubt if you want to make comparisons between the two that Green has the potential to score far more goals next season, Oliver is a one in four/ five performer so that unlikely to change. Thing is there is no massive expectation from our fanbase about the guy. Everyone tries to talk up a player they have just signed regardless of feedback, God we did it with Meikle and one or two Mansfield fans are doing the same with Benning. Just a case of hoping he fits in to a hard-working squad and does ok. Hope Green stays fit by the way, I don't like to see any player end a career early.
 

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[QUOTE="WH_Stag, post: 146683, member: No he wasn't. He's played upfront since he was a kid.

He was on about professional career.

Green was converted to a striker at Mansfield, something people like to forget ;)[/QUOTE]

From Newport county in 05 to today he's played upfront as a striker. Cox didnt convert him to anything.
 

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Matt Green came from Oxford playing out wide (in a front three i believe) Green transition to a proper striker was at Mansfield, I don't think he was even full-time at Newport although he might of played in a striker role back then.

Cox deserves credit for giving Green a proper full on striker role, he flourished.
 

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Massive LOL at Mansfield creaming themselves into a frenzy over a crocked 28 year old striker who's scored 1 Football League goal in his entire career.

I predict that this time next year he'll have made about two appearances all season, be inexplicably offered a new contract since everyone at the club thinks it's it's still 2011, and then turn it down to sign for Lincoln.
 

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Yeah, Matt Green was known as a forward when we first signed him, but it was a wide forward rather than a centre forward. Oxford's front three was usually Midson - Constable - Green, and we expected that Green would play a similar role for us. If I remember rightly, Cox was a keen admirer of Aaron O'Connor and wanted someone in similar mould to play the central striker role, hence Green's conversion.
 

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Massive LOL at Mansfield creaming themselves into a frenzy over a crocked 28 year old striker who's scored 1 Football League goal in his entire career.

I predict that this time next year he'll have made about two appearances all season, be inexplicably offered a new contract since everyone at the club thinks it's it's still 2011, and then turn it down to sign for Lincoln.

Still better than Oliver though, so you lot must be in a shitstorm!
 

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Bingham has the potential to be a 28 year old L2 striker?!

We're making an announcement tomorrow which 'bodes well for the future' and concerns a 'top European club'. Sounds exciting, probably won't be.
 

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More monopoly money or something? Might be swapping leagues with Juventus? They need a new challenge, four title wins on the trot!
 

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It's probably that old we'll get some Juve youngster rubbish that circles every now and again
 

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Fully expect it to just be a friendly but the cause for confusion comes from the wording by the journo referring to one of Europe's biggest clubs (which to me is Juve, Real etc...not Galatasaray, Benfica etc...) and the whole 'bodes well for the future'.

If I were to make a prediction it'll be a friendly against Juve where they send over an alright-to-shit-reserve side to play us and the 'bodes well for the future' comment is just concerning the fact our relationship with Juve remains fairly solid and I guess could always lead to potentially more.

The Agnelli family should just buy us and do a Udinese/Watford or Standard Liege/Charlton type thing where we get a smattering of weird fringe players and rejects on loans and 3 year deals. That to me is footballing heaven. Enigmatic foreigners playing at tinpot lower league venues is the most attractive thing in this fine sport. I know the Trews have a fairly good relationship with Andrea Agnelli too ever since they got on at the friendly and he sent that nice message over for our anniversary.
 

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Elliot Lee got on for West Ham yesterday - don't think that does our chances of resigning him much good!
 

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We've signed Marc Roberts from fleetwood on a two year deal, big giant of a centre back if it's the same one I'm thinking off?

anyone remember those celebrations after the first leg against Stevenage!!!
 

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Mark Roberts - promising start to building that defence. Always impressed when I saw him for Stevenage. Marc Roberts, Halifax, would be a nice addition and a significant step forward from Coulson, Nelson and Miller.
 

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Good signing for The U's that is. Would have liked to have seen Roberts at our place. A proper leader.
 

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Massive LOL at Mansfield creaming themselves into a frenzy over a crocked 28 year old striker who's scored 1 Football League goal in his entire career.

I predict that this time next year he'll have made about two appearances all season, be inexplicably offered a new contract since everyone at the club thinks it's it's still 2011, and then turn it down to sign for Lincoln.

That'll give you something to look forward to all season then won't it pal. Though a bit disappointing if it doesn't work out that way.

There seems to be a bewilderment about the happiness at the Green signing by Mansfield supporters.
Well, this guy has been our best player in the last decade. Yes, he's had a bad injury, but after a season when we've had three players get serious ACL injuries I'd doubt that we'd gamble on someone who's a major risk.

So I'd ask those dismissing it - would you welcome the return of your best player of the last ten years, who scored you 60 goals in 2 seasons and helped create great memories, no matter what the division?

Yes, it seems that the Stags fans on this website can go on a bit, but I don't blame their enthusiasm after one of our worst seasons in the modern era.
Christ on a rollerskate, we need some good news more than most.
 

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We've signed Marc Roberts from fleetwood on a two year deal, big giant of a centre back if it's the same one I'm thinking off?

anyone remember those celebrations after the first leg against Stevenage!!!
Excellent signing on paper. Him and Legge will make a giant pairing!
 

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Roberts is a great signing if he is still as good as he was a few years ago. Not sure how well he and Legge will compliment one another as Fleetwood fans seem to think Roberts's legs have gone a bit, but pace isn't all that important in League Two I don't think. On paper, both are big upgrades over what you had last season, and Roberts is a proper influential captain too which is a big plus.
 

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Gary Roberts is now following half of Portsmouth on Twitter, although Bury are said to be interested.
 

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Mark Roberts will prove to be a great signing if he's anything like he was when he left us. Can't believe he's gone to Cambridge though, surely he can remember how those c*** acted after the play-off semi final, now he'll be playing for them against us, some sort of sick joke.
 

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Would be a good signing for you even if he's a total bell piece.
 

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