Michael David Ault www.thevillan.co.uk :
Hassan Kachloul is not popular with Villa fans as he kept playing like a
headless chicken. He work hard but not a useful player. However he did
score a nice goal against Leeds United. He also was rarely used by
Graham Taylor. Maybe he will be better in new season. I think he prefer
to play in left wing with a right foot, I would like to see him play in
right midfield as he might be more effective there.

Martin at www.rageonline.co.uk on Gibbens at Oxford:
I can't really comment on Kevin Gibbens. I think he played about one and a half reserve games for us while he was here.  I saw the half a game he
played and thought he looked slow and overweight - that was before he was given his contract and I have to say I was surprised when United took him on, even if it was only for four weeks.

Dave Timms www.bedfordeagles.net :
Mark has played for Bedford Town of the Ryman League for the last 2 seasons; he is a fast tricky forward. When he played for us last season in THE FA CUP against Peterborough United in front of the match of the day cameras Barry Davies said he was the best player on the pitch and should be playing at higher standard.

Brian at (www.signingtheblues.co.uk ):
Solid and consistent, Kenna has been an ever-present in the Blues team since his free transfer from Blackburn last season.
He took over the captaincy for the last few games of last season, skippering the side to the play-off final success over Norwich in Cardiff.

Tony Scholes http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/  :
It feels now as though there has always been a Steve Davis in the centre of our defence as one followed another.

Steve Davis Mark II came on loan from Southampton in 1989 and partnered Steve Davis Mark I at the back, he looked a reasonably good player at fourth division level but there were no tears shed when he was shipped back to the south coast after a month.

Eighteen months later he came back permanently to replace Steve Davis Mark I who had gone to Barnsley and he had an exceptional first season as we won the 4^th Division Championship. Over the four years with the club he became more and more popular as we climbed two divisions. He took over the captaincy from his defensive partner John Pender and he picked up player of the season awards from various supporters groups every year.

He left after relegation in 1985 but the love affair between Steve and the Burnley fans continued. He never missed the opportunity to say good things about the club and the fans would give him an incredible reception every time he played against us for Luton much to the amazement of the Luton fans.

There were rumours that we wanted him back but we couldn’t afford him but at the end of 1998 with the arrival of a new chairman he was back. Graham Branch made his debut on the same day as Steve’s first game back and you had to feel sorry for Branch. He was completely ignored as the red carpet was rolled out by the fans for the return of the prodigal son.

He again became captain, due to Gordon Armstrong losing his place through injury, and still retains the arm band. He was missing through injury during 2001/02 for four months. We won seven of the first eight games and nobody said anything but when there were defeats the words on everyone’s lips were, “We are missing Davis”.

He would almost certainly (in fact no he would certainly) win any vote for Burnley’s player of the 1990s and that despite local born and Burnley fan Andy Payton scoring goals for fun for three years.

There is no doubt that but for a lack of pace he would have been a Premiership player but thankfully that lack of pace has allowed him to be a Claret for much of the last eleven years.

Jamie Dyer www.cambridgefansunited.org  :
Very poorly in a word (or two).  He was brought in by John Beck who also bought several other defenders and was later sacked.  John Taylor, our new manager appears not to rate him, giving him a shirt number higher than the first year pros and having never played him last season.  However he did appear in a friendly last week, but so did all the first years pros.

Consensus of fans is that he's capable, but comparable to those who do play, so we feel for him but don't get too upset about it.

Justin Johnson: www.bluesweb.co.uk 
Jim Magilton joined Ipswich from Sheffield Wednesday in 1999 for £682,500, and was a key man in the 1999/200 promotion season, and also the 2000/2001 Premiership season. 33-year-old Jim Magilton dropped back in the pecking order at Town last season and looks likely to have to make a move in order to get first team football. The Ex Northern Ireland international has been told he can leave on a free transfer by Ipswich Town manger George Burley after he rarely featured in the second half of last season.

I feel that Magilton's lack of form this year is a major reason for Town's poor performance and relegation The former Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton man was key to our success as we were promoted and then achieved an excellent fifth place in the Premiership.

Jim is a great character and an inspirational player with a good range of passing skills, but unfortunately the pace of top flight football seemed to catch up with him in the season just passed, which could lead to his exit this pre-season.

Ivar Tisthammer (http://www.leicestercity-mad.co.uk):
At the moment it isn't much to say really, he has been a total waste of money, and together with Ade Akinbiyi the worst buy done by Peter Taylor.

Ivar Tisthammer (http://www.leicestercity-mad.co.uk):
He has done well in Leicester, and never let anyone down. Peter Taylor decided to buy Ian Walker because he was unshure about Flowers fitness and last season he was out with injuries both at Leicester and when he was loaned out to Stockport. He was part of the Leicester team that won the Worthington Cup in 2000, and he will always be remembered as a good goalkeeper among all the others we have had including Banks, Shilton, Wallington, Keller and Walker.

Paul Neve: (www.hof.org.uk) At best, Gilkes was solid without being inspiring. At worst, mediocre. Well past his best when he came to Millwall, he was part of a transitional team under Keith Stevens and Alan McLeary that half consisted of the exciting youngsters that now comprise our team, and the utter load of auld shite that had been brought in by Jimmy Nicholl and Billy Bonds previously. He never really let the club down, but never really shone either. In the end, he probably outstayed his welcome, starting just two games in his last season at the club (2000/2001), and being substituted in both of them.

Tom Loakes www.nottscounty-mad.co.uk  :
Ian was signed by Jocky Scott just before the start of the 2000-2001 season, signing a 2 year contract after appearing in some trial games for Notts. He gave a number of good performances, but never really stood out in the side and not doing anything spectacular.
His best display game in the final game of the season, in a 2-1 win over
Oxford.

At the start of the 2001-2002 season, he was out injured after picking up an injury in pre-season, which was disappointing after he had given some strong displays and linked up well with Darren Caskey. However, he struggled to hold a place in the side, and when Gary Brazil took over as Head Coach Ian did not feature at all. Soon after Brazil decided to reduce the age of the squad, and let Hamilton leave on a free transfer to Lincoln City.

Martin at www.rageonline.co.uk :
Moods, on the other hand, was a bit of a hero, although in his second spell here he was starting to receive criticism for his general slowness to react and general inability to run. He still ended last season as leading scorer, although a few of them were penalties, and when he could be bothered to jump he won just about everything in the air, although he failed to forge a decent partnership with any of our other strikers (such as they are).  He will be better remembered for his first spell here, when his blistering shot and occasional mazy runs took us to promotion back to division one in 1996. His away goal at Cardiff (the first of a hat-trick) came second in a best-ever United goal poll recently, and I will always remember when he came off the bench against Burnley with 15 minutes to go and hammered in a hat-trick (including one shot from 15 yards that was so hard that it was blurred even on the slow-mo). It's a shame that he has left, although on the other hand he was almost
certainly our best paid player and would probably not have featured in more than about half of our games next season, due to his ongoing injuries and general lack of fitness. So from the club's point of view I can see that it made sense but, coming so soon after the similar departure of Joey Beauchamp, I think it's all a bit sad.

Paul Neve (www.hof.org.uk) on Moody at Millwall:
Moody was well liked at Millwall -- a real consummate professional. Never seemed 100% fit in his first season at the Den, but in our promotion season his partnership with Neil Harris was the perfect big man-little man combination, scoring a very healthy 15 goals. Harris got the headlines as the nippy, skilful young striker, but the "Human Battering Ram" more than played his part. 

Most Lions fans were disappointed when he signed for Oxford early last season, but wished him well and knew he had to go for his own career's sake -- we were looking to youth and we simply weren't going to offer him as lengthy a contract as a lower league team.

Personally -- and speaking as someone who was once his shirt sponsor! -- I'd
have Moody back, even now. Top lad.

Trevor Scallon:
Since Micky has returned to Argyle he has been in superb form. He has mainly played the crucial role of lone front-man in a 4-5-1 formation which pretty much won us the Third Division. When required he has also played the support role to younger, uicker men brilliantly and has chipped in with some crucial goals as well. He has returned a far better and more influential player.

Trevor Scallan:
Neil has been very unlucky with injuries since he joined us and only managed one start last season. A second knee operation at the end of the season was supposed to cure the problem but the latest news is that there are still major worries that the injury could end his career. Unfortunately we haven't seen enough of him to form an opinion about his talents ! (Here's hoping for a miracle though).

Joe Michalczuk www.portsmouth-mad.co.uk :
A completely overrated and cocky goalkeeper who ironically made a name for himself making mistakes but was seen as Pompey's goalkeeping saviour when he arrived after the death of Aaron Flahavan. Far too old to cope with the first division, Beasant ostracised Kawaguchi and survived as Pompey's number one due to his presence in the dressing room.

Joe Michalczuk www.portsmouth-mad.co.uk :
A solid performer who added composure to the back line. Never flustered Hiley would always play the ball out of the defence as well as being a quietly effective captain. A lack of height and pace meant he was quite often caught out at the back though and it seems his days in the first division are numbered - a fantastic third division player.

Stuart McLaren www.qosfan.co.uk :
Derek struggled to establish himself in the Queen's first team last season, largely due to injury, he missed much of pre season and then found it difficult to break into the team, when he finally did he was again injured around Christmas and again found it difficult to get back in. He has had a good pre season this time around and looks like he is in poll position for a starting place, although the guy looking to get back into the team after injury is the club captain, so he will have another battle on his hands.

Darrin www.thecasbah.org :
Ronnie has been an excellent addition to our club.  He runs the midfield with American Richard Mulrooney, one of our World Cup alternates.  We miss him when he is not in there as he holds the ball well and distributes well to our forwards like Landon Donovan.

Ronnie was instrumental in getting us a win in our championship game (we have a playoff format here in MLS rather than a single table).  I believe his contract expires this year.  San Jose would do well to resign him.

Lee Court http://www.forzacounty.btinternet.co.uk/: 

Danny Coyle http://www.palace-mad.co.uk/:-
He was fat, overweight, overpaid and over rated! Got himself sent off and booked God knows how many times and was issued with an ultimatum to lose weight or be sacked.................. He went to Swindon.

As far as I know he is still there, and the further away from Selhurst Park he is the better as far as I and most other Palace fans are concerned.

Not one of our better signings, you will have gathered. About on a par with Ade Panicbiyi !!!!!!!!!

Paul from www.wiganer.net :-
Alan doesn't play for us anymore. He left in the close season last season
and joined Rochdale for 6 month's towards the end of the season last year.

However he was released by them at the end of that season and has recently joined Forest Green Rovers.

While at Latics he was given the nickname, Glass Back. This was down to his terrible pace and old-man-like body shape. He played towards the end of the season in which we lost to Gillingham in the play-off final and wasn't really a fans favourite. He cost the club £275,000 from Portsmouth, who must have been laughing all the way to the bank.

Jason Baskaran www.wimbledon-mad.co.uk :-
Personally, I had always admired Shipperley for his talent at Southampton, when he was to come to Wimbledon FC I knew that it could only be to strengthen the Dons' attack, and indeed he did. His performances are very consistent, and his attitude is sound. In Finland he scored 5 goals in two games, and is hoping to have a successful campaign in Division one. He is also keen to become captain after the departure of Cunningham, and I think the Wimbledon FC fans feel his captaincy is for the better. With him being captain he will mature even more, give authority, and bulge the net even more than he has done. Good luck Neil!

Beck Kingsworth:-
David Piper signed for us this at the start of last season, and he was the only Woking player to start all 42 league games in 2001/2002. He was quite steady I thought, but he did come in for a bit of stick for being weak defensively. He plays at right back and is very good going forward, sometimes gets caught defensively but I think he's fairly consistent and works hard, and we'll see better from him next season.

Beck Kingsworth:-
We've also just signed Chris Collins, who I've heard is very good. Not seen him play yet but the club he was with (Newport IOW) rate him very highly and put a sell on clause in the deal, thinking he will go higher than the Conference.