Last weekend, Joselu played in the Champions League final, ending on the winning side

8 years ago he played in another final; the Development League Cup final

Both sides are packed with interesting players; but the question is, where are they now? 🤔

[THREAD] 🧵 Dale Eve
Age: 29
Position(s): GK
Nation: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Club: Walsall Wood

We start off in non league, with Walsall Wood stopper Eve

He’s also a Bermudan international, and has had 18 clubs in his career so far

They’ve signed players from 1, 2 & 3 leagues below

Brought players in from the 2nd tier of Denmark & USA

Everyone had them tipped to finish bottom

Yet Crawley Town are now on the cusp of the playoffs

Here is the story of arguably the best recruitment in League 2

[THREAD] 🧵 Rome wasn’t built in a day. A playoff achieving squad isn’t built overnight.

It takes several windows at this level to get it right

As a result we will be going through the last 2 seasons to see how Crawley have crafted this squad

🧵DANIEL CROWLEY - #Notts

Luke Williams’ latest recruit is attacking midfielder Crowley

He’s especially interesting as he’s spent much of his career in the Netherlands

Here is a thread on the new man, and what we can expect from him 👇 The Key Stats

Age: 25
Height: 5ft9
Last Club: Morecambe
Position: AM (as shown in graphic)

22/23 (League One):
Games: 21
Goals: 2
Assists: 5
1.25 Chances Created per 90
671 passes completed (87% accuracy)
8 tackles won (73% accuracy)

🧵When Cole Stockton (@cstockton94) signed for #BAFC I expected the reaction to be overwhelmingly positive

It was in fact mixed, which surprised me

So here is a thread showing why I believe Burton fans should be optimistic about their new signing 👇 Firstly, he is a player capable of the spectacular. He’s able to grab the game and win points single handedly with moments like this

7 of his 11 goals came in his final 4 games; he almost single handedly kept Morecambe up

🧵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England play against North Macedonia tonight. England aren’t adverse to former Non-League players, with Mings in the current squad potentially playing tonight

So here is an XI of players in Non-League who I feel could one day pull on the famous 3 Lions Shirt 👇 Owen Foster

Scunthorpe’s 18 year old keeper Foster had a brilliant stint when called upon last season, so much so that he is now going on trial at several Championship clubs

A brilliant shot stopper, Foster has massive potential. Needs the right development

🧵Sensible Transfers: #swfc

Promoted side Sheffield Wednesday were requested yday afternoon. So here are 5 players they could look at based on YOUR suggestions

Remember to comment your team + 5 positions below 👇 GK: Josh Vickers

Wednesday rotated their keepers last season, so you’d expect them to need to add another safe pair of hands

Vickers is exactly that. He’s based fairly locally, so geography works, and he’s shown over a number of years he’s a very capable keeper

🧵Sensible Transfers: #LOFC

Newly promoted Leyton Orient will need to strengthen ahead of their return to League 1

Here are 5 players they should sign based on YOUR suggestions

Remember to comment your team + 5 positions below 👇 GK: Joe Wollacott

Charlton are supposedly listening to offers for the Ghanaian international, a keeper who not only has good experience but is also comfortable on the ball

At 26 he’s the perfect age for a keeper, and location works perfectly here too

Following my #EFL thread yday, here are 10 #NationalLeague players who need a move to revitalise their career

These are mainly players who 12 months ago had a very high stock, and who I believe are capable of hitting those levels again 🧵👇 Cal Roberts

This one is the epitome of what this thread is all about. I have no doubt Cal Roberts is still a top, top player; he just needs the move to show it

He’s had an unlucky time in Scotland, & 12 months ago he was one of the best in the NL. A technically gifted attacker

🧵Sensible Transfers: #rufc

One of the most highly requested teams has been Rotherham United

So here are 5 players they should look at based on YOUR suggestions

Remember to comment your team + 5 positions below 👇 CB: Di’Shon Bernard

One of the players I feel Championship clubs should be all over is 22 year old defender Bernard.

He’s just been released by Man Utd, so the geography works well. He had a strong loan in L1, has Championship experience and has room to grow too

🧵Sensible Transfers: #ReadingFC

Recently relegated Reading will be keen to bounce back amidst a backdrop of uncertainty

Here are 5 players they could look at based on YOUR suggestions

Comment what team + 5 positions I should do next! 👇 CB: Michael Hector

One player I believe could make a return to Reading this summer is Michael Hector. He’s out of contract following a short spell at Charlton, where he looked comfortable at the level

I’m unsure if wages would be a problem, but he’s a good defender, knows club

🧵Sensible Transfers: #wafc

With the good news this week I thought it was time Wigan Athletic got a go

So here are 5 players they could sign based on YOUR suggestions

Comment what team + 5 positions I should do next 👇 RB: Kane Vincent-Young

I may have suggested him for a few teams now, but he’s undoubtedly the League 1 free agent right back to look out for, and he remains on the market

He had a good season with promoted Ipswich, but is likely to remain in the division.

Jodi Jones - v Luxembourg 🇲🇹v🇱🇺
(@JodsJones)

We’ve got a couple of players away on international duty at the moment, one of which is Jodi Jones with Malta

A lot of us will watch him again England tomorrow - but here’s how he got on earlier in the week The first thing to note is Jodi played up front for Malta. They played a 3-5-2 system, with JJ high up the pitch

He’d often be the striker to drop in. His play with back to goal was surprisingly very strong. Here brings his team mate into play, playing round the corner superbly

🧵Sensible Transfers: #cafc

League One outfit Charlton Athletic are next up

Here are 5 players they could look at based on YOUR suggestions

Comment what team + 5 positions I should do next! 👇 CB: Nando Pijnaker

A player I recently featured in my Transfer Recruitment Doc (pinned tweet), New Zealand international Pijnaker has had an exceptional season in Ireland

A progressuve ball carrier, the left sided centre back is just 24, so has room to develop

It’s been a year since Luke Williams was announced as boss.

It’s also a year since I produced my first thread on him, and some of it really rang true

Some of it also gave me the idea to take a look at how the next 12 months may pan out 🧵👇 Firstly, I’d like to say this is just speculation/a bit of fun. I don’t even expect this to happen

But watching how his Swindon side played gave me an idea of how we might evolve

Crucially, the idea that the next step could be a transition to a 4 at the back system

https://twitter.com/tomhwilliams23/status/1536698793252495360

🧵Sensible Transfers: Solihull Moors

#NationalLeague side Solihull are one of the few I haven’t done for this level

Here are 5 players they could look at based on YOUR suggestions

Remember to comment what team + 5 positions I should do next below! 👇 GK: Tiernan Brooks

Neal Ardley likes his side to play out from the back, and with Boot potentially off they might need a new keeper

Solihull aren’t adverse to a loan keeper and Brooks will be looking for a full time senior loan. Local enough too so I like the fit all round

🧵Sensible Transfers: #Millwall

The latest instalment is Championship side Millwall

Here are 5 players they could look at

Remember to comment what team I should do next plus 5 positions! 👇 GK: Ethan Horvath

Promotion winner Horvath is likely to be available again, as Forest are stacked in the keeper department. I also feel Luton will look at an experienced PL stopper

This means the big American could be available, either on loan or on the cheap

🧵Sensible Transfers: #ITFC

Newly promoted side Ipswich Town are the most recent focus of this series

For a full breakdown check out the brilliant document produced by @Thomas_Lane11

Remember to comment your team + 5 positions below! 👇 LCB: Eiran Cashin

Derby have already lost a key player, so they’ll be reluctant to let go of Cashin too. But there are scarce few better left sided centre backs than the young Irishman

I’m a big fan of sides recruiting players from the division they’ve been promoted from

🧵David McGoldrick - #Notts

A thread I wasn’t sure I’d be making at the start of the summer. But he’s here, and so is the thread!

Here we look at McGoldrick’s style, and how he will fit into Luke Williams’ system You’re going to see throughout this thread the immense quality he possesses

But I wanted to start with something else; his work ethic and ability to press

McGoldrick is a tireless worker, one who has the quality to produce when he turns the ball over high up

🧵Sensible Transfers: #BCFC

Championship side Birmingham City have been highly requested

So here are 5 players they could look at based on YOUR suggestions

Remember to comment your team + 5 positions below 👇 CB: Julio Pleguezuelo

Picked out by @ as being one to make the move across to the EFL, former Arsenal youth Pleguezuelo is available on a free after his contract expired with FC Twente

A capable ball player, I feel he would be perfect in a back 3,making him an attractive option

🧵Sensible Transfers: #UTS

League 2 side Morecambe were highly requested

So here are 5 players they could look at based on YOUR suggestions

Remember to comment your team + 5 positions below 👇 GK: Jonathan Mitchell

Morecambe will need a new stopper, one with EFL experience and Mitchell has that in abundance. He didn’t have his strongest campaign, but I still believe there’s a keeper in there

A commanding keeper, Mitchell is still only 28 and is available on a free

🧵Sensible Transfers: Chorley

NLN club Chorley have been highly requested

Here are 5 players they could look at based on YOUR suggestions

Remember to comment your team + 5 positions below 👇 RB: Oscar Threlkeld

This may seem like an ambitious one, but Threlkeld only managed 8 games during his loan at Oldham. He’s been let go by Bradford but at 29 I believe he still has a lot to offer

He is comfortable both right back & central midfield so covers 2 needed positions