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Nardiello boosts Latics front line
Reporter: Kevin Richardson
Date online: 04 March 2010
ATHLETIC have signed Blackpool striker Daniel Nardiello on loan to the end of the season.
The 27-year-old frontman, who spent his early career at Manchester United, will go straight into the squad for Saturday’s trip to Exeter City in Coca-Cola League One.
Athletic manager Dave Penney has been eager to bolster his firepower and will look to Nardiello to provide much-needed goals in the fight against relegation. He has scored 36 goals in 156 league appearances.
The Welshman was a product of the Wolverhampton Wanderers academy, before joining United in 1999.
He made his Red Devils debut in November 2001 in a Worthington Cup tie against Arsenal and later played in a Champions League game against Israeli side Maccabi Haifa.
Nardiello had loan spells at Swansea and Barnsley, before making the move to Oakwell permanent in 2005. He helped Barnsley, then under former Athletic manager Andy Ritchie, achieve promotion to the Championship via the play-offs in 2006.
He went on to play for a season at QPR in 2007/08, before returning to Barnsley on loan.
The Wales international signed for Blackpool in 2008, but has since had temporary spells at Hartlepool United and more recently Bury, where he scored four goals in six appearances for the League Two promotion-chasers.
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Another day, another loanee. Let's hope he's better than the mob brought in so far. Can't be any worse. Can he?
Is this DP saying: 'Just one Nardiello, give him to me. Just save my job son before I'm 'history'?
best news for weeks, though penney will tell you he needs time to adjust to rest of the players.
watch his career spiral lol.
did a good job at bury though
Not quite what one might have expected given what was published in an earlier article "The most likely route for Athletic to go down in the hunt for a goal scorer is young players in the reserves ranks of Premier League and Championship clubs."
I still cannot understand the logic of another loan player at this point in the season - Latics need an instant success and history is clearly telling us that it doesn't come via this route. Let's persevere with what we already have in a stable team.
Good signing. Those who are pro the ground move need take a look no further than Exeter's St. James' Park on Saturday. It makes BP look like the San Siro - we don't want to end up with a non-atmosphere Huish Park like Yeovil.
Hope he does the business Ritchie must have rated him as a striker.
The phonecalls have paid off, in comes Blackpool reserve striker, Nardiello, a goal poacher and a good class player at lower division levels. He scored 4 times in six games for Bury this season and obviously knows where the net is BUT so does O'Grady and he was already in situe!!!! There seems to be a renewed optimism amongst the players lets hope that this trancends into a victory this weekend. I do hope that Penney & Co will select the right team for Exeter as time is draining away rapidly
Just what we need - a striker with a truly outstanding career record to assist our goal drought!! 27 years old, only 156 career appearences (a third of which were as substitute)and a whopping 36 goals scored in what will be his 10th season as a professional footballer. He should certainly be fresh having played so few games but somehow I don't think divsion 1 defenders are trembling at the thought of our latest recruit. Another gem from Penny.
He as scored 36 goals in 156 league appeaarance according to the Chron, that works out a goal for every 5 games. to bolster much needed firepower?? Lets hope he doesn't fire blancs then. I see O'Grady scored again taking his tally for the season up to 19. Not bad for a latics reject Mr Penny!!
Good signing... but 6 years too late !.....and of course what will happen to the Penney Saviour - Jason can't hit a barn door Price now ?..... another of Mr Penney's total failures, but with great respect to Mr Price...he is in fact a midfielder and only became "A STRIKER" when DP brought him in, huge success as usual !
The guy (DP and his back up Team) either has something seriously wrong with him or he has no idea what he's doing at this level.
Temporary spells at Hartlepool and Bury says it all really,Another prolific goalscorer,with a goal every 4.33 games or every 393 minutes of football,oh dear oh dear.Hope you prove me wrong though.
Since 2001 when he was at UTD he has for various clubs, started 88 games,appeared as sub in 74 times,scored not 36 but 34 goals,think these stats say it all yet another loanee striker that doesnt hit the back of the net due to being on the bench more or less most of his career,that tells me he isnt good enough.Why dont they just stick Eaves and Brooke up front and use Abbot as a holding midfielder,there you go Dave just given you a decent idea why dont you use it.
this must be a first! no one has an oppinion!
Here's an idea.......let's give the guy a chance before condemming him!
Look at Heskey's goals to games ratio, but I bet most English clubs would have him in their team.
Statistics can be misleading, if he sets up two goals on Saturday but doesn't score himself nobody will be complaining.
I'm not inspired but I will reserve my judgement for when he's actually played a game. I thought Price has looked pretty good, but I think we should of brought in a midfielder because that where we're going wrong, with exception to Taylor and the hopeless Joe Colbeck the midfield is too negative
All the loan strikers in the world ( how many have we had in the last 2 years?)are no good if the service is not there and there is a futile insistance on playing one twos through the middle. Get Whitaker back for God's sake! We know he's inconsistent but when he on song his quality of delivery at least ensures that some chances are created.
Give him a good "Nar di el lo. Nar di el lo" etc chant which seems to spur him on. You've got him at the best possible time too because he always plays better in the second half of seasons when he needs to impress for a new contract. It's when he gets contract he doesn't play as well so if you do sign him in the summer i'd bet on him starting next season not as well as he finishes this one.
I'll always remember him for the good stuff. His goal at Walsall last match of the season that guaranteed
Why do some of you continue with the O'Grady saga?, he's GONE get over it!..DramaSingapore...you are as your name suggests somewhat of a drama queen, why dont you try offering encouragement to the team instead of constantly criticising them?. Latics observer...your endless derogatory piffle says it all really, you obviously have as much idea about football as my 3 yr old son. Football pundit role for you mate. KTF - we're stayin up!!!!
Can he be any worse than our goal-shy "strikers"? Give the lad a chance.
I think its a good move he is a reasonable goalscorer and will benefit from playing more regularly. Plus we dont have anyone else.
That having been said bring back Ritchie and lets call it a day with DP who has to be the most clueless manager we have ever had
According to the official club website Nardiello has scored 41 goals in 98 starts for various clubs. His goal ratio is certainly better than all of Latics current squad, apart from Abbott. How about giving the lad a chance?
Clueless, absolutely clueless...a house of cards built on sand.
I wish people would stop going on about Chis O'Grady - he didn't score in all the time he was at Latics. He didn't score on loan at Bradford or Bury either so if we got ten bob for him it is better than paying his wages for no goals. Nardiello is a handful for defences and any improvement in pace and vision can only help! With a bit of luck he'll get a goal or two and we can pick up a few points. We need to stay up and build for next year.
Having read the further story on Latics website i'm a little concerned, he has not played much football this term due to an operation on his groin/hip at the begining of this season, i hope this is not another crock, what happened to the stories of Fabien Brandy coming, is this another panic Penney signing.
Find Roger Palmer.
Yorkshire Latic! O'Grady probably didn't score at these clubs because the relevant managers couldn't work out a system that suited him and that includes Sheriden and Penney. Maybe if we had played with wingers who can cross a ball instead of the mighty 'hoof'!!! I think it speaks volumes about Keith Hill as a manager that he has seen a way to get O'Grady to score goals.
Mikejh45, Perhaps its the manager we need from 'Dale then rather than the player. Our managers couldn't get the best out of him so in the end he didn't want to play for us and you don't get anything from a dissatisfied player - just look at Craig Davies and Lee Hughes.
Mr Positive (you seem as if you could be connected to someone at the club. I have been a Latics fan for over 50 years and have hitch-hiked in my youth to places like Bournemouth, Newport, Peterborough and have been through the good and bad days. Seems that you can't find anything to say but can make personal insults. I think you'll find almost all the posts on Latics are critical (not negative) and are from true supporters who love their club. See! No insult from me.
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WOW what a swoop!! Problem solved...not good enough for either Hartlepool, Bury or Blackpool...but deemed good enough by DP to save our season. Makes my eyes water :(((
By MrTick @ 04/03/2010 12:56:30