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Liam Eddy signs for AFC St Austell


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AFC St Austell are delighted to have secured the services of striker Liam Eddy from Truro City. Liam is a proven goal scorer and was Truro's 2nd highest goalscorer last season.

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome Liam to AFC St Austell and extend our best wishes to him for the coming season.

This hopefully will be the 1st of many high profile signings as we look to gain promotion.

Lea Cooper

Director of Football

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Rumour is £85 a game with potential for more on goal bonus etc. That information was from a player who has already been offered agood wedge himself by Town to join there revolution! Cant blame the boy eddy as he would struggle to get that elsewhere in cornwall. A big statement from st.austell in securing liams signature but remember they did same thing last season with the signing of tom smith etc. Liam will be a handful for most defenders each week. Maybe st.austell will be carrying the 'favourites' tag, as they did last pre season

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That was not a dig either before anyone starts! Just a point that money doesnt always guarantee success cos i cant imagen it was the poltair pitch that made him sign! Credit to st.austell & lets hope more cornish teams can get abit closer to parkway next season

Big investment already carried out on the pitch for the upcoming season leedsunited.

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Good signing.

Problem in Cornwall, is that it is a huge County in mileage from one end to the other, with very few quality players in a relatively small population. Any club who can generate a decent income through the gates, sponsorship or clubhouse, will have the advantage over most of the others when it comes to attracting the better players.

Plymouth has a population of 250,000 but just 4 SWPL sides, Cornwall has double the people but 7 times as many clubs, which makes the likes of Plymouth Parkway a disappointment. They should be getting crowds bigger than Truro city and have better players based on the figures quoted. Not going down the Argyle excuse route, anyone who has tried to cross the Tamar by bus, car or train when they are home, knows that 50% of PAFC fans travel from the Duchy.

Back to St austell, if they can move on a few older players who turn up for an envelope and attract players for the love of the game, they will become the top Cornish SWPL side for the next few years, before the wheel of fortune turns again, it always does.

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Some interesting & correct points above, obviously if st.austell want to win the league they have to get some better players in to achieve this, they may have a big budget, they might be joint favourites with parkway but its been proven before that lots of swag doesnt always buy the title.

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Great signings like this, and 2-3 local boys back from Truro and Bodmin will be enough to entice a good 50+ more spectators to home games. It works financially as long as they play attractive football and get the results to take the club onto the next level. Good work Lafs and team.

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Seems to be following a pattern from last seasons pre season .

So much was promised yet such a disappointing season for "Town"

That defeat to Goldolphin certainly set the scene for a poor season.

Defence definitely needs improving, but I still rate Dan Lean as one of the best defenders in the league.

Disappointing LEAGUE season - won the senior cup and lost in league cup final so hardly disappointing overall. However agree that Town must start the season well. Two home matches to start and, whilst tricky, they must return 6 points!!
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Great signing for town, hopefully this could push Carlo Ricks back out way lol

Is that wishful thinking Lee? I would have thought that a twin strike force with Carl and Liam would be just what Lafs is wanting!

Great signing for town, hopefully this could push Carlo Ricks back out way lol

Carl cud b daft 2 leave town wivwot laffs is offering money wise
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