Baillie back at
City
4th July
City
boss Gary Roberts has made his second signing of the summer by
capturing the services of highly rated Heybridge Swifts midfielder
Lewis Baillie. The left-sided player is no stranger to Milton
Road, having spent a short spell as a first-team fringe player
during the Graham Daniels era. Baillie had graduated from the
youth team ranks and was, as now, a very good prospect. With
the Swifts last season he ended an impressive season by being
named Players-Player-of-the-Year. Baillie will link up with what
now looks to be an exciting looking City midfield that already
includes Rob Miller and Robbie Nightingale.
Miller signs
2nd June 2003
Cambridge City completed the
transfer of midfielder Rob Miller over the weekend. He becomes
manager Gary Roberts' first summer signing as he builds for the
forthcoming season. Miller joins on a one-year contract and I
have to say, from a supporters point of view, he seems to be
the calibre of player we are looking for in order to strengthen
the team to make sure we have a successful season in 2003/4 instead
of the seemingly annual struggle. The signs are good, and it
will be a pleasure to prove wrong the "know-nothings"
from other clubs who are so quick to put the Lilywhites down
as no-hopers. City are on the up, and the Roberts Renaissance
starts here
City swoop for Miller?
Speculation
is rife this weekend and it surrounds the possible signing of
Bedford Town midfielder Rob Miller (pictured left). Miller was
voted Player of the Year last season by both supporters and players
and is very much the "fans favourite" at the New Eyrie.
Despite this, the player has already been written off on the
Bedford Town messageboard as being amongst other things "not
that special". A classic case of Kings Lynnesque sour grapes
from the bitter Bedford supporters. Miller is a left-sided midfielder
and would certainly compliment the midfield players already at
Milton Road and give the team some welcome balance down that
left side. It also appears that 23 year-old Miller has a very
good workrate, another aspect of his game that will appeal to
the Milton Road faithful. Meanwhile there is no news, not even
any rumours, concerning the Grantham trio of Gary Bull, Ray Ranshaw
and Stuart Wilson and their possible switch to City. Amusingly,
word has reached the Neanderthals at Welling that their new manager
Paul Parker has expressed an interest in Bull. that is as good
as the player being signed according to the scribblings on the
Welling forum. I don't think this saga is finished yet.
