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Aljofree boosts Latics options
Reporter: MATTHEW CHAMBERS
Date online: 04/02/2010
HASNEY ALJOFREE has boosted Athletic’s back-line options by signing a permanent deal with the club.
The 31-year-old defender had his contract at Swindon Town cancelled by mutual consent on Monday, allowing him to join a new club outside of the transfer window — and he is now set to be involved as Athletic travel to Tranmere this weekend for a crucial Coca-Cola League One relegation battle.
Aljofree’s agent Clive Hart said: “He’s delighted to have been given the opportunity to play for Oldham.
“He is looking forward to playing again in the first team.”
The versatile Blackley-born defender, brought in to provide cover for captain Sean Gregan and Reuben Hazell in the centre of defence as well as at left-back, has been absent from the first-team picture at Swindon for some time.
A serious knee injury severely restricted his opportunities at the County Ground. Out of action for 10 months from Boxing Day 2008, Aljofree — who has also played for Bolton, Dundee United and Plymouth, as well as having a five-game loan spell at Athletic under John Sheridan three years ago — has recently been unable to force his way into Town boss Danny Wilson’s plans.
Searching for first-team opportunities at another club, Aljofree played as a trialist for Athletic’s reserves in a 0-0 draw at Middlesbrough last week and has now agreed a deal which runs until the end of the season.
Aljofree is set to make a swift return to his former employers when Athletic travel south to take on Swindon next Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, Athletic have moved quickly to rearrange their away derby at Stockport County.
The match, postponed twice due to a frozen pitch and then waterlogging, will now be played on Tuesday, March 16 (7.45pm).
It means Athletic are facing the prospect of 18 matches inside the next three months, with the postponed home match against Brentford still to be given a new date.
Comments
Aljofree signed for us till end of the season lets hope he does better then the last spell he had at oldham.
Ohhh joy another crock, along with price, we are really scraping the bottom of the barrel, thats if we have left anything in it as we already have the dregs.
Pensioner!
Not good enough for Swindon's first team. Says it all.
This'll bring the punters flooding back through the gates.
We are going to need as many players as possible if we're going to be playing 3 games a week from now 'till the end of the season. The squad is a bit thin anyway.
whats wrong with the lad being signed for cover?the clubs going nowhere with fans like you not all DP, he doesnt help at time but clearly has no money to spend with his frees and loans, decent signings if u ask me, nohting wrong with cover at centre half better than having goodwin or marrow playing cntre half. sorry yeh you lot wouldnt be happy ubnless we would have snapped sol campbell up!!!!!!!!!!
wasnt good enough first time round why should this time be any different.
oh how we have fallen under the penney
ANOTHER defender, exactly what we need!!!
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Looks like there is already some differences on ideas as to if/when/or where Hasney plays or doesnay!... with his agent claiming he's looking forward to playing in the first team again and Mr Penney reportedly claiming he's good cover for Sean Gregan or Reuben Hazell.
Watch this space and you can bet your house that Mr Penney hasna na problem with putting him in the squad.
The B.P. Fairy stories are starting yet another edition.
By Latics Observer @ 04/02/2010 12:42:43
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