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As with Eisa, my daughter's chap used to play with Lee Angol in the National League South. Both were in the Boreham Wood team that won the (then) Conference South playoff final against Whitehawk in 2015. In the couple of games I saw, he looked several classes apart from everyone else playing. He was razor sharp and a clinical finisher. He was undoubtedly much too good to be stuck in non- league football
Clearly his career has been badly hampered by injury. I've no doubt that he has the ability to be an effective L2 player if he is anything like the young player I saw six years ago. Let's hope that he can now get back to full fitness and thrive under Adams who, presumably, must believe he can get a tune out of him.

 

Once again a player we know very little about really except what we read and view on social media.
Derek Adams said there will be a lot of emphasis on running in pre season.
If Lee Angol is over his injuries he will certainly be up to speed before we start the season just like the rest of the squad.
Adam's tried and tested methods of squad fitness will be applied at City and any shirkers will be weeded out very quickly.
I would like to think at 25 Lee Angol's recent fitness setbacks are well and truly behind him.
Good Luck to the lad hope this move works out for him and City.

 

This is a real Bradford City striker signing, injury prone and a poor scoring record.

 

. Adams said, he had the final word on signings. Turnbull’s job is “to identify” potential signings. A million miles apart. Adams can choose to reject or accept Turnbulls recommendations. Clearly Adams has identified him if not, gone along with Turnbulls recommendation because he’s seen him play pretty recently. Let’s see how he fares before pointing fingers peeps.

 

Love how its not a name anyone recognises so have decided its poor. By the looks of his record he can score goals. Has a decent goal ratio at a couple of the clubs he's been at but looks to have suffered with injuries over the past couple of seasons.
Cheap backup and if fit can clearly score. A decent, no thrills signing from Adams. No issue with this at all.

 

He’s a 1 goal in every 3.5 games striker by the looks of it. I doubt he will be first choice but he gives us another option.

I think some people forget we are a 4th division side.

Let’s welcome the lad FFS.

 

If Adams can get a tune from Mellor and NKP, we have to hope he can do similarly with this lad. Good luck to him, he could be 3rd choice with the 2nd striker still to be signed.

 

We can’t afford to take punts if we are serious.

 

Could be an acute signing. Sorry - a bit obtuse of me!

 

Agree, Adams made it quite clear in the interview I posted, no if's of but's promotion is the goal, he's laid his marker down, so not sure the lad Angol is going to be a bit part player.
Were a strange breed us football fans Adams has been in the managers seat for 2 weeks and were questioning a guy with his CV, maybe just maybe he knows a little bit more about football as player and manager than we do.
Just out of curiosity his win ratio at Morecambe yes little Morecambe was 43% that alone says to me Adams deserves a little respect, only Cambridge and Exeter scoring more goals than Morecombe I'm sure most City would take that this coming season.

 

Are you suggesting we sign players to fill quotas so we can tick off little boxes to feel all warm and fuzzy inside?

Call me old fashioned but signing players on footballing merit alone is my preferred method.

 

Adams loves a player with something to prove. Let's hope he can get the best out of him.

 

It’s not the name, it’s the 11 goals in his last 63 appearances over three seasons that makes me wonder what the thinking behind this signing is. It’s got Guthrie written all over it.

 

well he cant be as bad as Ismail can he lads...... can he....... CAN HE ........

 

Like the Eisa signing, completely out of the blue for City fans with no rumours at all. I like the way they are doing their business.

It would appear the lad has a bit to prove but I trust Adams to get the best our of him

 

I agree with you, to a degree anyway.

 

Know absolutely nothing of this lad but that's a decent understanding of his background. If the so called 24 man squad is to materialise, then Adams must have faith in the lad, both from a fitness and skillset angle.

I guess from my point of view, injuries can curtail a player both ability wise and mentally. We shall see.

 

Its the athletic centre forward !

Surprised, but many will be disappointed . I’m happy to see how he does

 

Not the most inspiring of signings on paper but we do need to give him a chance. No point in writing him off before he’s even kicked a ball for us.

I’ve seen people on here saying they’d rather have kept Donaldson or Novak however I don’t think they were good enough for us to challenge for promotion so change was needed.

Maybe Angol won’t be as good as Donaldson or Novak but he has been signed by Adams/Turnbull and we should trust them to build a squad and see where it takes us.