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Post by ricardo on Jan 12, 2015 11:47:45 GMT
On Twitter, website update to follow.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2015 11:53:17 GMT
On Twitter, website update to follow. Welcome jermaine!! Attachments:
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jan 12, 2015 12:02:28 GMT
www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/rovers-sign-jermaine-easter-2197974.aspxWelsh International joins the Gas! Bristol Rovers manager Darrell Clarke has today signed Welsh international striker Jermaine Easter in a permanent deal, subject to a satisfactory medical. Cardiff born Easter has recently been released by Millwall and his move to the Memorial Stadium sees him link up again with Darrell. The two of them were team mates at Hartlepool, whom Easter joined in 2001after being released by Wolverhampton Wanderers. Since leaving Hartlepool, for whom he made 29 league appearances, Jermaine has played for Cambridge United, Boston United, Stockport County, Wycombe Wanderers, Plymouth Argyle, Colchester United, MK Dons, Swansea City, Crystal Palace and, of course, Millwall. His most prolific spell in club football came with Wycombe Wanderers and he scored 61 goals in 61 league appearances whilst at Adams Park. He has twice been a Football League Cup semi-finalist, with Wycombe and with Crystal Palace and was in the PFA Team of the Year in 2006/07. He has made nine appearances in the Championship for Millwall this season, the last of which was on Boxing Day when he scored a consolation goal for The Lions as they crashed to a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Norwich City. His career has taken in over 350 first class games, almost 100 goals, and 12 full international caps for Wales, for whom he made his debut in a friendly match against Northern Ireland in January 2007. Speaking of his new signing, Darrell said; "Although Jermaine was keen to move to a club closer to his Cardiff home, he has come to us for all the right reasons. However the fact that he was keen to be closer to home, it gave us an advantage when it came to signing a player of his calibre. He had a number of league clubs interested in signing him and the fact that I know him from our days at Hartlepool was a big help. He’s enjoyed a good career since then but still has a lot to offer and it’s a really good signing for us. He will give our strikeforce a bit of a boost as they are all young lads who will benefit from his experience and also add competition for places. Chairman Nick Higgs added; "I would like to welcome Jermaine to Bristol Rovers and wish him every success during his time with us. Jermaine and the club have initially agreed an 18 month contract, with the ability to extend further. "Darrell has brought in a player who has shown a willingness and a desire to play for this football club. "A Welsh international, Jermaine has played Championship football with Millwall this season and is a very experienced and powerful striker. "I think it's quite a coup, for Darrell and for us as a club, to bring a player of Jermaine's calibre to the Memorial Stadium and I am sure that our supporters will enjoy seeing him wearing the blue and white quarters. "I believe that both of today’s signings show that we are backing Darrell as he bids to strengthen his squad for the final 16 games of the season and that it also sends out a message to the other sides in our league that we are doing all we can to secure a return to the Football League at the first time of asking." Read more at www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/rovers-sign-jermaine-easter-2197974.aspx#WIWX1lQSpJwJ551U.99
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jan 12, 2015 12:04:39 GMT
His most prolific spell in club football came with Wycombe Wanderers and he scored 61 goals in 61 league appearances whilst at Adams Park. That should be 21, I imagine. |
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Post by michaelb on Jan 12, 2015 12:06:08 GMT
www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/rovers-sign-jermaine-easter-2197974.aspxWelsh International joins the Gas! Bristol Rovers manager Darrell Clarke has today signed Welsh international striker Jermaine Easter in a permanent deal, subject to a satisfactory medical. Cardiff born Easter has recently been released by Millwall and his move to the Memorial Stadium sees him link up again with Darrell. The two of them were team mates at Hartlepool, whom Easter joined in 2001after being released by Wolverhampton Wanderers. Since leaving Hartlepool, for whom he made 29 league appearances, Jermaine has played for Cambridge United, Boston United, Stockport County, Wycombe Wanderers, Plymouth Argyle, Colchester United, MK Dons, Swansea City, Crystal Palace and, of course, Millwall. His most prolific spell in club football came with Wycombe Wanderers and he scored 61 goals in 61 league appearances whilst at Adams Park. He has twice been a Football League Cup semi-finalist, with Wycombe and with Crystal Palace and was in the PFA Team of the Year in 2006/07. He has made nine appearances in the Championship for Millwall this season, the last of which was on Boxing Day when he scored a consolation goal for The Lions as they crashed to a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Norwich City. His career has taken in over 350 first class games, almost 100 goals, and 12 full international caps for Wales, for whom he made his debut in a friendly match against Northern Ireland in January 2007. Speaking of his new signing, Darrell said; "Although Jermaine was keen to move to a club closer to his Cardiff home, he has come to us for all the right reasons. However the fact that he was keen to be closer to home, it gave us an advantage when it came to signing a player of his calibre. He had a number of league clubs interested in signing him and the fact that I know him from our days at Hartlepool was a big help. He’s enjoyed a good career since then but still has a lot to offer and it’s a really good signing for us. He will give our strikeforce a bit of a boost as they are all young lads who will benefit from his experience and also add competition for places. Chairman Nick Higgs added; "I would like to welcome Jermaine to Bristol Rovers and wish him every success during his time with us. Jermaine and the club have initially agreed an 18 month contract, with the ability to extend further. "Darrell has brought in a player who has shown a willingness and a desire to play for this football club. "A Welsh international, Jermaine has played Championship football with Millwall this season and is a very experienced and powerful striker. "I think it's quite a coup, for Darrell and for us as a club, to bring a player of Jermaine's calibre to the Memorial Stadium and I am sure that our supporters will enjoy seeing him wearing the blue and white quarters. "I believe that both of today’s signings show that we are backing Darrell as he bids to strengthen his squad for the final 16 games of the season and that it also sends out a message to the other sides in our league that we are doing all we can to secure a return to the Football League at the first time of asking." Read more at www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/rovers-sign-jermaine-easter-2197974.aspx#WIWX1lQSpJwJ551U.99 The second signing he talks of not confirmed yet, but, fair do's to sign a ex international from a championship club must send out a message to Barnet and the likes. |
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Post by a more piratey game on Jan 12, 2015 12:08:45 GMT
The second signing he talks of not confirmed yet, but, fair do's to sign a ex international from a championship club must send out a message to Barnet and the likes. I see your John Akinde and raise you a Jermaine Easter |
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Post by gashead1979 on Jan 12, 2015 12:16:19 GMT
Would be nice to see one live up to the hype for once, following the successes of O'Riordan and Clarkson
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Post by a more piratey game on Jan 12, 2015 12:19:10 GMT
Would be nice to see one live up to the hype for once, following the successes of O'Riordan and Clarkson tis a fair point |
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Post by michaelb on Jan 12, 2015 12:28:57 GMT
Would be nice to see one live up to the hype for once, following the successes of O'Riordan and Clarkson tis a fair point Alan Ball and Terry Cooper did ok  |
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Michael Smith
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Post by Royal Blue on Jan 12, 2015 12:34:53 GMT
Would be nice to see one live up to the hype for once, following the successes of O'Riordan and Clarkson Good point. I think Easter will have a much better chance than Clarkson because I don't think Darrell will play him out of position on the wing. I am pleased with this, I must say. No guarantees in football, of course, but it is undoubtedly a huge boost to have a player of his calibre in our squad and as you can see on social media, fans are delighted and will turn up to see how he does for us. The rest of the league, including Barnet, will look at the signing and think 'sh*t, they're going to be a force during the run-in'. Good luck, Jermaine and well done to DC. |
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Post by creationblue on Jan 12, 2015 12:38:00 GMT
Cracking signing for Non-League BRFC, definitely makes a statement of intent not only to the rest of the league but to us the hard suffering fans!
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Lindsay Parsons
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Post by brizzle on Jan 12, 2015 12:41:29 GMT
Would be nice to see one live up to the hype for once, following the successes of O'Riordan and Clarkson tis a fair point It's more than a fair point as regards Derek Riordan, who was a complete and utter waste of time and money because he wasn't interested and didn't appear to make too much effort. But I think that it's a harsh judgement in regards to David Clarkson, just my opinion of course. But we've gone off-topic, so welcome to our new signing Jermaine Easter. I hope that it goes well for you at BRFC.  |
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Post by Peter Parker on Jan 12, 2015 13:04:10 GMT
potentially a cracking signing and one that sends out a positive message on the pitch at lease to the fans and opposition.
welcome aboard Jermaine.
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Post by Bristol Rovers on Jan 12, 2015 13:16:39 GMT
Excellent news. Now for LDV please.
The squad Clarke is building will IMO not need much adding to next season when were back playing league footy.
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Post by 1883 on Jan 12, 2015 13:21:04 GMT
Excellent news. Now for LDV please. The squad Clarke is building will IMO not need much adding to next season when were back playing league footy. LDV isn't coming back according to James McNamara from the BEP. |
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Post by Bristol Rovers on Jan 12, 2015 13:23:22 GMT
Excellent news. Now for LDV please. The squad Clarke is building will IMO not need much adding to next season when were back playing league footy. LDV isn't coming back according to James McNamara from the BEP. OK cheers pal. Shame as I thought he was a decent player. Hopefully DC has a back-up in mind. |
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Michael Smith
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Post by Royal Blue on Jan 12, 2015 13:23:45 GMT
Excellent news. Now for LDV please. The squad Clarke is building will IMO not need much adding to next season when were back playing league footy. LDV isn't coming, he says on Twitter he still isn't fit. Certainly hasn't ruled himself out of coming back here though - I get the impression he'd return if he was given the opportunity and Fulham were prepared to let him. Edit: Just seen 1883's post, apologies. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2015 13:23:59 GMT
It's the young nippy lad Dawson from Leicester.
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Post by Westcountry Gas on Jan 12, 2015 13:32:42 GMT
Don't care if being positive offends anyone so, Superb bit of business by DC & the board, nothing like the signing of Riordan, this bloke has been playing on a regular basis this season and last season in 3 divisions above ours, he's living nearby and has the quality to lead an exciting strikeforce. Dawson also seems to be an exciting signing to, time to push forward and keep ticking those games off.
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Post by bstokegas on Jan 12, 2015 13:36:40 GMT
Great signing, well done DC!
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