Tom Hopper

[Shrimper]

Anyone know if we have any clauses that gives us money after potential promotion?

 

[Chapperz]

Anyone know if we have any clauses that gives us money after potential promotion?

Doubt it, we weren't in a great negotiating position.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Any news on Tom, he hasn't featured for LC for several games, not even bench.
Good player, good guy.

 

[WhiteNoise]

Any news on Tom, he hasn't featured for LC for several games, not even bench.
Good player, good guy.

He's coming back from a stress fracture

 

[Chrisb]

Any news on Tom, he hasn't featured for LC for several games, not even bench.
Good player, good guy.

Apparently been out for 4 months with a stress fracture but working his way back to fitness now - what an unlucky guy for injuries.

 

[Rob1920]

I often wonder if we'd be where we are now without his injury. I mean there was plenty of other serious injuries after him, but his always seemed like the one where it all started to go wrong. We'll never know.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

He was a player to build a team and style of play around. Intelligent and diligent.

 

[londonblue]

I often wonder if we'd be where we are now without his injury. I mean there was plenty of other serious injuries after him, but his always seemed like the one where it all started to go wrong. We'll never know.

I also think his injury was the one that hit us the hardest.

 

[fredheim_holm]

He was a big loss, and maybe I'm looking at the current squad with rose tinted glasses, but was he much of a better player than Cardwell? Cards is a big, strong, fit, quick lad who has excellent technique and work rate.

Honestly think Cardwell is the most likely to get a £500k fee in this squad, he makes very intelligent runs and once the other players get on his wavelength I can see him scoring 1 in 2 here.

Realise this is a thread on Hopper, but I do see similarities in these players and their importance to the team.

 

[Colchester and proud!]

Sounds like Hopper might be signing for Colchester today from Lincoln, we shall see!

 

[Mad Cyril]

He was a big loss, and maybe I'm looking at the current squad with rose tinted glasses, but was he much of a better player than Cardwell? Cards is a big, strong, fit, quick lad who has excellent technique and work rate.

Honestly think Cardwell is the most likely to get a £500k fee in this squad, he makes very intelligent runs and once the other players get on his wavelength I can see him scoring 1 in 2 here.

Realise this is a thread on Hopper, but I do see similarities in these players and their importance to the team.

Hopper scored goals two division higher though.

 

[dusterman]

Hopper was a fantastic player. Surprised he’s dropping to League Two. Always thought he had the game to play in Championship. Had a bit of everything…

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

He was a big loss, and maybe I'm looking at the current squad with rose tinted glasses, but was he much of a better player than Cardwell? Cards is a big, strong, fit, quick lad who has excellent technique and work rate.

Honestly think Cardwell is the most likely to get a £500k fee in this squad, he makes very intelligent runs and once the other players get on his wavelength I can see him scoring 1 in 2 here.

Realise this is a thread on Hopper, but I do see similarities in these players and their importance to the team.

Whilst I agree with your positive judgement of Cardwell (he certainly is a good player), you're definitely looking through rose-tinted glasses. Hopper was top drawer at that level, a level that is incidentally two divisions higher than our own.

I think further injuries have hindered his progress and it may well be why he might drop to league 2. As Cardwell knows, injuries can really affect your progress.

 

[RHB]

Sounds like Hopper might be signing for Colchester today from Lincoln, we shall see!

If he does @Colchester and proud! that could be a tremendous signing for you if you can keep him fit. His technique and positioning oused class and I absolutely loved the bloke when he was here, but we needed the dosh (when don't we?) and off he went.

 

[Colchester and proud!]

If he does @Colchester and proud! that could be a tremendous signing for you if you can keep him fit. His technique and positioning oused class and I absolutely loved the bloke when he was here, but we needed the dosh (when don't we?) and off he went.

We shall see RHB he does have injury issues at times, but if we can keep him fit he seems like another decent signing, we have had a lot this window, no doubt a few players will be leaving shortly!

 

[The Big Dady]

Tom! don't do it!

 

[Zeuss]

Tom! don't do it!

His injuries must be a lot worse than anyone thought.

 

[Holy Joe]

His injuries must be a lot worse than anyone thought.

They do say heading the ball can cause brain damage

 

[Colchester and proud!]

They do say heading the ball can cause brain damage

I hear Ron M was a great centre half in his day.........

 

[MisterStubbs]

Has today joined that lot up the road and as such is dead to me.