BromleyMonkey
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- Location
- Sittingbourne,Kent
- Country
England
I think most people felt the same about Sam, trouble is despite some thinking they do, none of us know what goes on behind the scenes, especially with players private lives. Maybe Sam wasn’t fully committed and had privately said that he’d like to move on if we got an acceptable offer, or maybe it’s because he couldn’t or wouldn’t play out from the back as many keepers have to do these days. Sitting behind the goal at the Whitehorse we used to comment how many times guehi and Andersen used to stand either side of him waiting for the ball and he’d just wave them away and launch it up fieldWhat's interesting to me is how many of our signings have looked very puzzling at the time and even for a year or so after they join and then come good. I was baffled when we signed him but, of course, he now looks a huge upgrade on Johnstone and Guaita before him.
Same with Hughes and Mateta who I must admit I didn't rate at all at certain points but now are integral. Some will scoff but I've even seen shoots of hope with Kamada at times who I wouldn't be surprised if suddenly came good next season and became important too.
The recruitment team overall do have a very, very high success rate in my opinion compared to a lot of other clubs.