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Target Wallace Will Benefit From Falkirk Loan
Target Wallace Will Benefit From Falkirk Loan
Tuesday, 31st Jan 2012 08:36

Blues boss Paul Jewell says prospective signing Murray Wallace will benefit from returning to Falkirk once he has decided which club to join for the longer term. Town, Brighton, Huddersfield and probably other clubs have agreed a fee of £300,000 plus add-ons for the 19-year-old central defender, who was at the club for talks yesterday.

Jewell confirmed that part of the deal agreed with the Scottish League Division One club is that Wallace will rejoin them on loan until the end of the season: “I think that’s what’s going to happen wherever he goes.

“But I think that will be beneficial to the player. He’s not quite ready to play Championship football yet, but I think he will be, he just needs developing.

“I think he’ll develop more playing against men, it’s a tough league that he’s playing in. He played against Celtic [on Sunday], which will probably be the toughest game he’s ever played in and he’ll learn more.”

The Town manager admits that the Blues face strong competition for the one-time Rangers trainee, who held talks with Brighton last week and will speak with other clubs in the days to come. He says Town put no pressure on him to come to a quick decision: “There are a few in for him, whether we get him is debatable but we’d like to.

“We’ve shown him around and it’s up to the lad. You don’t want to rush the lad, he’s only a young boy and he wants to make the right decision and I respect that.

“Sometimes you’ve got to say ‘Look, I need a decision now’, but I think with this young lad, if we forced him into something it wouldn’t be quite right.”

Jewell says he and his scouts have been impressed with the talent on show north of the border, having signed Ryan Stevenson from Hearts over the weekend: “Years ago every top team had two or three Scots in it but then there seemed to be a bit of a barren spell, but I think they’re coming back. I don’t know why that is, but certainly we’ve been impressed with what we’ve seen up in Scotland.”

The likes of Gary Teale and Lee McCulloch were vital members of Jewell’s Wigan side and he says his acquisitions from Scottish football have generally done well for him, including a certain ex-Town and Latics centre-half: “I got Jason De Vos from Dundee United, even if he wasn’t exactly Scottish, he was a good signing for us. Most of the Scots have done well for me.”


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Stato added 08:47 - Jan 31
I know Evans is busy but as anyone told him where we are in the league ?
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jas0999 added 09:21 - Jan 31
... we would benefit from 2 x CB's and a RB! WHERE ARE THEY?
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ElginCityBlue added 09:29 - Jan 31
The quality of Scottish football outside of the Old Firm isn't great, League One equivalent at the highest. Seeing Aberdeen against Hibs last season was one of the worst matches I've ever been to (and I was at the Hull cup match a few weeks ago!) I'm sure that given the right coaching they can up their game, but given that Town players don't seem to have played as a unit for years, I worry that the coaching here isn't what it used to be.
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wherescounago added 10:44 - Jan 31
It's all very well signing someone like Wallace and loaning him back when you are at the top of the league and see him as one for the future, but when you are in a relegation battle and desperately need points you want someone who can improve you now not two years down the line. Wake up Evans, Clegg and Jewell and smell the coffee. Spend decent money today to get the right players in before 11pm or we are doomed!
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simonsays added 13:18 - Jan 31
Pointless. We need to sign people we intend to play, not loan out. We may as well sign William Wallace!
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newboy added 14:18 - Jan 31
Strange isnt it that lavery goes to scotland and everyone says he has found his level not good enough and all we seem to be able to sign is players FROM scotland
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