I suppose this deserves a thread of it's own, but was anyone else surprised to open the squad list page in Saturday's programme to see a new name on there? Apparently, ICT have signed Portugese winger/striker Andre Martins. I remember he was on trial a few months ago and I think I spotted him at an U20 game a few weeks back (see a post about a man with a funky hair do!). Was anyone else totally unaware that he had signed?

Previously he's been at Fulham, Club Bolivar in Bolivia, Caracas in Venezuela and Syrianska in Sweden, where going by my information has made a grand total of one appearance in that time. He was also on trial with Dundee United at one point but deemed not good enough. A few months ago Butcher said the signings were over for this year and the pot was empty, but we'd now signed two players since then (George Brislen-Hall as well who's never played and Roberts and Blackman on loan [these two though both cost nothing]). So here's my questions; What type of player is he? Do we need him? And most importantly, is he any good?

Will he also be picking up his liver salts?

And his sisters?

I'm going to be totally honest here. I don't think we're going to sign Marvin Andrews.

I'm going to be totally honest here. I don't think we're going to sign Marvin Andrews.

Ahh Chris ya WUM!

We're not going to sign him.

I heard we've balked at his demands for three lesbians to be delivered to his digs every Sunday morning to be 'cured'.

Can someone please explain to me what's happening because I'm confused, are we after Marvin Andrews or is it a wind up :/?

Can someone please explain to me what's happening because I'm confused, are we after Marvin Andrews or is it a wind up :/?

I'm going to be totally honest with you here.

We're probably not going to sign Starvin' Marvin the Ethiopian from South Park.

Can someone please explain to me what's happening because I'm confused, are we after Marvin Andrews or is it a wind up :/?

I'm going to be totally honest with you here.

We're probably not going to sign Starvin' Marvin the Ethiopian from South Park.

He's still got 18 months left on his contract and South Park want too high a fee.

Looks like Marvin Andrews signing might not be until January now.

He can't get someone to look after his cat.

Can someone please explain to me what's happening because I'm confused, are we after Marvin Andrews or is it a wind up :/?

I'm going to be totally honest with you here.

We're probably not going to sign Starvin' Marvin the Ethiopian from South Park.

He's still got 18 months left on his contract and South Park want too high a fee.

Looks like Marvin Andrews signing might not be until January now.

He can't get someone to look after his cat.

He will be free for weddings from January as well KB. ;)

Someone told me that he was the male offspring of Hank Marvin and Julie Andrews, both formerly in the music industry so there might be some truth in the suggestion eh?

Mmmmm?

I don't think we should even consider signing Hank Marvin. He is a shadow of the player he once was.

I thought the shadows were over the bridge?

Hank's shadows are over the hill

Hank's shadows are over the hill

Really? Has wee adams tried to sign them then?

No, 'cos when he went to the bank

He found his overdraft balance was in the tank

And the Bank Manager told him "Just go out and sign so and so

To which Adams replied "Jeez, that's a really low blow."

.............................To be continued by A.N. Other .........................

I see he hasn't featured in any form since that U20 game about a month ago and is no longer down on the squad lists in the programme.

 

Has he left the building?

I see he hasn't featured in any form since that U20 game about a month ago and is no longer down on the squad lists in the programme.

 

Has he left the building?

 

Yes

ICTFC website player database confirms "Joined November 2012, Left December 2012"

http://ictfc.com/stats/player.php?id=235

 

So what the heck went went wrong in the space of 3 about weeks?

He must be one of the few professional players to have had more clubs than they've had altogether appearances.  Going by Wikipedia, he seems to have a habit of either failing on trials or as in this case, signing and quickly being punted thereafter.  Wonder if he has some underlying issues that come to the forefront after a while?

 

I will also add, I must one be one of the few ICT fans who actually has seen this guy play (in an U20 game about a month ago).  He wasn't very good.

I heard a suggestion that because of fitness and injury problems he just wasn't likely to feature before his contract ran out, so I guess it was best for everyone just to let him go home.

The lads at EA have managed to sneak him into our squad, rated at 57. He'll be there until the end of January I'de imagine. Hehe