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James Beattie has completed the loan signing of the former Barnsley and Colchester United striker Kayode Odejayi.

The 31-year-old has signed a three month deal at the Store First Stadium from League One outfit Rotherham United.

Now there's a guy who knows where the back of the net is! Well done JB (in whom we trust)

:D:D:D

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Good lad James - seems like he's just the ticket :D

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He is a 6' 3" powerful striker as I remember....& will hopefully be a handful for opposition defences.....Webber should love playing off him....:D

Now for a real combative midfielder....somebody who will get a grip of the middle of the park...and we should start getting some positive results!!!:o

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Thats the guy i'd heard James was after last week, but i couldn't pronounce his name, so just told mates twas someone beginning with O.:D Thats a good start.:)

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Welcome Kayode Odejayi, you may just be the guy Stanley need right now.
Good luck.

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Welcome on board :)

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Olly begins with an "O" ................. :D

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Well done JB.:)
Sounds just like the sort of signing we need. Experienced lad, tall and strong and a good scoring record I presume. Good luck to him and the team on saturday which is already a clear 6 pointer!:hothothot
I fully agree with comments about the need for one, possibly two, combative midfield players. Then with others returning to fitness, and JB himself possibly putting on the red shirt again, we should get this season on the move...the main deal being a move up the table.:alright:
COME ON THE REDS:jimbo:

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Welcome

We need at least 2 central midfielders.

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Welcome on board the Stanley rollercoaster.

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1 Goal in every 6 games according to wiki...not good enough for a striker in my honest opinion.

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"Odejayi was named as Colchester United's official player-of-the-season for the 2011–12 season, having led the front-line with power and strength all campaign"

Makes good reading ................................ :D:D:D

Welcome aboard .............. :):)

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[QUOTE=Mr Matthew;1075235]1 Goal in every 6 games according to wiki...not good enough for a striker in my honest opinion.[/QUOTE]

Jings, give the guy a break; he hasn't even put his boots on yet! You make Dav007 seem like a naïve optimist!

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Never mind the goal ratio. A player of Odejayi's size, stature, power, presence and experience is a fantastic signing for us. Great piece of work by the manager. Welcome to the club Kayode.

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He sounds like a very positive guy to me.:) Delighted to have him onboard.

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400+ games, and an International (ok, only one cap, but that's one more than I've got!)

And built like a brick outhouse to boot ..............

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[QUOTE=Exile on Spencer St;1075238]Pessimist or realist??? Just quoting stats.

Not saying he won't be a good player for us who could be great, but a goal scorer he ain't & that's what we're crying out for.

Someone to stick it in the back of the net.

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Way i see it is hes a big striker who can score n provide goals, That will do fer me, How many teams can yeh reel off, thats got a "Prolific" goalscorer? certainly i dont know in any of the poorer clubs.:confused:

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Not many with a prolific striker that is true. But if 1 in 6 equates to 6 goals this season. Murph will get us that.

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11 career goals in 133 appearances

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Murph will, but we got no-one who can actually win the ball in the box,am thinking this is the guy.:)

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its not necessarily the amount of goals he scores himself, its the set up play for others that's important. If Webber and Naismith can use him as a foil to get 15 goals a piece then he's done his job in my opinion.

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Exactly me point.;)

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kayode will be a threat bringing a lot of other players into play in the last third of the field, now move Naismith back onto the right for him to cut in and have a pop, positive signing for the shape of the team

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Well said Sparkie.

Looks like we've got a centre forward who is a presence in the box rather than a striker who has the knack to get on the end of the chance.

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Seems yeh can snare his shirt at end of season,it says on fishy.:confused: As hes on a 3 months loan, does that mean were likely to be keeping the lad?

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Maybe - but at least if he does go back at the end of 3 months you'd probably stand more chance of actually getting the shirt as the season would still be in full swing & you could pester for it at every home game :rolleyes:

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Seems that this is the guy who JB tried to sign permanently just before the window closed .......... didn't happen, as I read it, because too much else going on at home club (ie Millers). If JB wanted him permanently, and it was only time that fustrated the deal, I'd imagine - come January - that we'll look to get him full-time. :)

Really pleased at this; we've not had a "proper Nat Lofthouse" for ages; Webber, Naismith and Mahoney (and won't he learn a lot!) playing off him? League One here we come ............ :D:D:D

You heard it here first! :o

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Odejayi is a great signing, just the type of player we need right now. I bet he'll score on saturday, and then stanley will go on to win our first league game.

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This is the lad I was talking to you about a few weeks ago,he was coming in on a full transfer,so it must be financial reasons that's held everything up.As for his scoring record I'm going 5 nil on Saturday for Stanley one goal and I think the flood gates will open.

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How can you criticise JB for bringing in a striker who has played at this level for enough time and has scored goals plus he has power, height and pace, funnily enough all the things we are lacking at the minute. Its not just about goals it's about having a presence up front to bring players like Webber and Naismith into the game. We have nothing up top at the minute and we are not scoring goals, to address that issue first is more important than midfield. Scoring goals is more important to us with our current situation.

We have a big list of injuries and financial issues again, we are lucky to have signed anyone let alone someone who will add value to the team.

Some quotes about him on wiki:

His goals and work ethic have made him a fan favourite at the New York Stadium.

Odejayi was named as Colchester United's official player-of-the-season for the 2011-12 season, having led the front-line with power and strength all campaign.

When the January transfer window opened, Odejayi's loan form resulted in him being signed by Aidy Boothroyd on a permanenet deal, thus also becoming Aidy's first permanent signing for Colchester United.

I despair sometimes :rolleyes:

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Coley didnt sign Mullin to score goals...Just a thought!

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JB has improved the team/squad with this signing without a shadow of a doubt, and that's all you can ask.

He's totally different from all our other forwards and will surely give us the physical presence we've been lacking up front.

Would like to see him and gray up front sat (assuming webbers not going to be fit) and let Kal stay wide where he's at his best.

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Don't think it was money that caused the delay ...............



James Beattie: Accrington manager lines up loan additions

Beattie revealed deals for two players fell through on deadline day.

"We tried to add to the squad in the window and things just didn't quite work out," the 35-year-old told BBC Radio Lancashire

Beattie added that the collapse of a permanent signing was due to people at the other club involved in the transfer being "extremely busy", while a separate loan deal was not completed as the parent club wanted Accrington to contribute a high percentage of the player's wages.

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Webber, Naismith and Odejayi; all "JB signings" - and I'm prepared to bet that if we didn't have JB we wouldn't have any of them :D

In James We Trust! ;)

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If that aint money reasons,what is?:confused::confused::confused:

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Two separate deals; one was halted by money, but the "permanent signing" - Odejayi, surely - wasn't

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The permanent transfer stumbled over money,the loan deal also over salary contributions,if that's not money I give up.

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Ah see what yer saying now, us owd farts are slow on uptake sometimes.:D

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James said; " .........the collapse of a permanent signing was due to people at the other club involved in the transfer being "extremely busy""

He never mentioned money in relation to THAT signing ...........only in relation to the other one

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I don't know what all the debate is about. Stanley has no money! Where's the news in that?
Given no money is a given, it's a miracle what Mr Beattie has managed to do thus far with bringing in new players and holding onto existing ones.
It remains a long season and, thus far, it's been as much luck that's been missing, and that's one of many things that money can't buy.

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Have to disagree Exile, Whats been missing to me has been decent officials, the standard has been utterly abysmal.:( The clowns at Bury cost us 3pts no question at all, The Cheltenham goal from a freekick that never was, The blatant penalty (Radio commentator said) against the snake last sat, That aint bad luck, its rank bad officials.

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When have I ever criticised JB?? Just said the guy's not an out & out goalscorer to date in his quite lengthy career & this is an area we need to look at.

I'm sure JB will be a great success & keep us up just as our previous managers have on the smallest budget in league football.

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[QUOTE=cashman;1075353].... That aint bad luck, its rank bad officials.[/QUOTE]

Take your point, Cashers, but, as Stanley have no control over the officials and not every ref is a duffer, I put it down to bad luck that they appear to have suffered more than their fair share of duffers.

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Rochdale fans are clamouring for Hill to sign up Kayode. I would hate that to happen!
By the way, Football19, how did Carver do at Chester? I know he scored both the goals for Barrow.

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He did Ok and scored two "sniffers" goals.
Think he was carrying a injury,so was surprised to see him start and was up against Danny Higginbottom (what's he doing playing at that level?)
It was a real nasty game,with a lot of verbals.
Interesting to see he played much better when he played off the no9,ie facing goal.
Miller was nice and tidy,but just not match fit.
Like all our fringe players,they need game time,was surprised at the standard of play,good at times.
Ps - Those Barrow fans are crackers !!,reminded me of Ultras years ago

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Cheers. Sounds like an interesting day out.

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so has Wily gone back to Rotherham then? I think the loan window closed the other day and there was no news of an extension to the loan. So the only way we could get him now would be as a free agent n'est pas?

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The transfer and long term window closed at the end of August (or thereabouts, ages ago!)

The emergency loan period then re-opened in September and closed again last Thursday.

You need to have to have an "emergency" to bring somebody in and the maximum you can have an "emergency loan" for is 93 days. Kay will be with us for the full 93 days.

The whole routine starts again an midnight on New Years Day!!

At this stage you can buy.sell, swop, loan and have unexplained "emergencys"!!;)

Confused??

For once I'm not!!:)

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I am, has he not had his 93 days then?:confused:

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Me too, Cashy!

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The BBC reported that he'd signed for us on 10 September; 93 days later would be 12 December which is before our next match. So does that mean we won't be seeing him again in 2013 and have to hope for a further deal in 2014?

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Is it midnight on New Year's Eve or on New Year's Day? It could be very handy to have Kay in the team against Fleetwood on New Year's Day itself!

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The "windows" re-open with the "bells" at midnight; ie; 00-01 Jan 1st.

For those with good memory's didn't Hunty make his debut against Chesterfield??

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Barrow fan likes Marcus:-

"Marcus Carver is giving a striker masterclass every week and it so refreshing to see someone so young applying themselves with great skill and determination and something we have not seen all season. Several times Carver has won balls upfront and got his head up only to see the midfield lumbering forward in slow motion to try and give an impression of supporting the front players. The lack of midfield energy is one of the more noticeable faults in Barrow’s recent league performances in my opinion. Ironically it is the easiest thing to instil in a team.

As you know Carver is a loan player and when he goes so will our goals threat"

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As far as I understand it Kay's loan is up and cant be renewed until the loan window opens again in Jan.

I would be very happy if I have misunderstood the terms and he is available through Dec

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His first game was 14th Sept, if the paperwork was done for 13th Sept he will be okay for Exeter on 14th Dec.

The first game for any new loans on 4th Jan as the first date any new players could be registered is 2nd Jan in effect even if the deal was done in advance (from past experience).

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Sir, pray where is the source of your informaton?

Your 100% wrong on the first dates and could you please enlighten me on your past experinces on the 2nd date??:confused:

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Could you not have just said "the info given is wrong", rather than responding in such a patronizing way ?. :(

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Hear hear! And why has there not been any info on the subject on the fishy site??? It's like getting blood out of a stone.

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There's no informationon the Official site as there's nothing "official" to say.

Was just trying to be helpful.

Happy to say nowt!!

One of my comments was to ensure that my beliefs are correct as i'm often wrong!! I'm always happy to learn from those that no more than me!!


Apologises if it came across wrongly!!:)

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You're not going to improve things by getting narky with the one person who does give us what information he can from time to time, are you??

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I'm very sorry if that's the way I came across, but surely it would be possible for an item on the fishy to the effect that Kay's loan spell has finished, or that he is available for the Exeter game, whichever is the case?

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But Kayode's loan spell hasn't finished yet; hence no "official" word

I'll ask the media department to keep us all up to speed in what is rather a quiet news week!!

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OK, cheers, Mr.T!

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So, is it just me that's none the wiser. What date does the loan finish if it is not renewed?

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No mate it's not just you, but I'm keeping schtum from now on!

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OK now i,m even more confused, when does the full 93 days end?:confused:

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I would presume the 10th December

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leave mr t alone, when odejayi's name is not on the teamsheet then he's gone, good enough for me, mr t

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Mike A was correct earlier, 12th December.

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It is clear when his first game was, he would only have to be registered the day before. However whether or not this happened I don't know, I was just guessing that the dates of the 93 day loan would have been picked to maximise games as it seems common sense.

As for the second date, the registration has to be approved by the football league and to do this they need to be open.

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Turns out it's 07/12/13. Rubbish.

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Whats in a few days? when we got no matches,gone is gone, aint a shooting offence getting date wrong.:rolleyes:

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There is now! Kay says he'd like to come back:
Odejayi Looking to Return - Accrington Stanley FC

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Just exclaiming my general disappointment at him leaving, seemed to get better the more he played. Glad he seems keen on a return.

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Glad to hear the player is keen to return in the New Year. Here's hoping. Certainly become a fans favourite in recent weeks.

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Liking how he refers to the squad as 'we' rather than Accrington.

Sounds like he genuinely wants to come back.

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Sounded that way to me, lets hope it can be done.

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It is a shame, but if players do too well someone else comes in for them with more money as always.

The sending off disrupted his spell, but he looks like the best threat we have/had up front.

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I am told Lee McEvilly is available on a free, no one ever questioned his ability.

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he will be going to southport, with craney, cavanagh, robbie williams, jerome fitzgerald, paul howarth, andy todd, and just about anybody else that is still playing from 2004/05 season

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no mention of the big man getting a game in the team news

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Isn't that because he can't return on loan until January?

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Seem to recall that Beatts was somewhat miffed that another club had failed to get paperwork done before a deadline and screwed a move to us earlier this season. Wasn't that Rotherham ? And if so, was it to have been a free transfer or a non-emergency loan ? Hope we get a chance of a permanent freebie in January - only seen Kayode for half a game down south here at Wimbledon, but saw enough to think he should be offered a decent contract if given the chance.

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His link refers to at Rotherham.;)

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The Observer yesterday says that a deal has been agreed to bring Kayode back in January and that he is still training with us.