Chris Francis

[Scarebus]

Isnt anel 6" 4 ?

Only when he's excited.

 

[Bergen Blade]

Anel is 6’2, and he’s clearly taller than Anel in that picture, even with the perspective.

Ahmedhodzic is just above 6'3 I think. Osula is about the same and Francis a bit shorter.

 

[Scarebus]

Ahmedhodzic is just above 6'3 I think. Osula is about the same and Francis a bit shorter.View attachment 164307

Norwood is 5'3 so now I'm really confused.

 

[nickwr37]

Ahmedhodzic is just above 6'3 I think. Osula is about the same and Francis a bit shorter.View attachment 164307

6.23 tall. 1.9m.

 

[KoppedOff]

I’ve no idea what he’s like as a player, but I would like to know why his hair is on back to front.

 

[Bergen Blade]

Norwood is 5'3 so now I'm really confused.

 

[Chief_Froley]

Norwood is 5'3 so now I'm really confused.

 

[Slabhead Revisited]

Norwood is 5'3 so now I'm really confused.

Edit: too late

 

[Scarebus]

Edit: too late

Still funny the second time

 

[Chief_Froley]

Edit: too late

Great minds

 

[SUFC Guy]

Any decent holiday deals knocking about?

 

[Balboni]

The exact type of academy signing we should be making, yet the exact type we’ve been missing out on getting for years up til recently. If he’s any good get it done.

 

[Sithblade]

I’ve no idea what he’s like as a player, but I would like to know why his hair is on back to front.

View attachment 164308

Hope he turns out as good as the other strange hair line central defender, Joleon Lescott.

 

[jt64]

At 5 foot 9 tall he's not a centre back.

The best centre back I've seen in my lifetime was (checks notes) 5'9"

 

[Bladesthorpe]

The best centre back I've seen in my lifetime was (checks notes) 5'9"

Joe Shaw ?

 

[jt64]

Joe Shaw ?

I was thinking more Cannavaro to be honest

Point is in the modern game at the highest levels, nobody really plays hoofball, and crosses put in (if anyone still crosses the ball) are much more often low driven crosses anyway. I'd much rather have a shorter centre back who can actually keep up with a modern striker, rather than having to try to take a red card for the team and, if not immediately sent off, merely watching the forward run into the distance from a slightly higher vantage point

 

[Houso]

The exact type of academy signing we should be making, yet the exact type we’ve been missing out on getting for years up til recently. If he’s any good get it done.

I don't know, who can forget that ill fated development side featuring luminaries such as Erik Tonne (calm down Foxy ), Conneely, Parino, Warren, McAllister et al.

 

[8lade]

The best centre back I've seen in my lifetime was (checks notes) 5'9"

Wasn't Alan Wright decent? 5'3" apparently (I too checked the notes on that and was surprised he is officially so small).

 

[Balboni]

I don't know, who can forget that ill fated development side featuring luminaries such as Erik Tonne (calm down Foxy ), Conneely, Parino, Warren, McAllister et al.

I enjoyed Tonne, if only for that goal

 

[jt64]

Wasn't Alan Wright decent? 5'3" apparently (I too checked the notes on that and was surprised he is officially so small).

What, the left back?

 

[mancunianblade]

I was thinking more Cannavaro to be honest

Point is in the modern game at the highest levels, nobody really plays hoofball, and crosses put in (if anyone still crosses the ball) are much more often low driven crosses anyway. I'd much rather have a shorter centre back who can actually keep up with a modern striker, rather than having to try to take a red card for the team and, if not immediately sent off, merely watching the forward run into the distance from a slightly higher vantage point

Shorter than that too. 5.7 wasnt he.

 

[jt64]

Shorter than that too. 5.7 wasnt he.

I'm just going off Wikipedia, so in reality he might be 5'9", 5'7", a badger, who knows

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

No chance. He's played 5 times for Weymouth and that's his entire career!

Maybe the U-21s are short of a LCB?

 

[YorkBlade]

Had a couple of decent showings now this lad, could he have a future at the Lane?

Here's a very quick video I made about Chris to share a bit more about him

 

[BrisBlade]

Had a couple of decent showings now this lad, could he have a future at the Lane?

Here's a very quick video I made about Chris to share a bit more about him

Thanks for this. Sounds (and looks) promising. I wonder why Bournemouth let him go. It would be a massive step up for him if he's looking to break into the first team. He hasn't looked out of place so far though, so who knows.

 

[Booker4]

Had a couple of decent showings now this lad, could he have a future at the Lane?

Here's a very quick video I made about Chris to share a bit more about him

Great work Hal on the video, love the humour also! He reminds me of least in terms of physical appearance of Tyrone Mings. This is definitely the type of signing I really like because whilst there isn't the excitement of signing players to go into the development team there is a year or two down the line potentially a really good player to come into the first team. I do wonder why Bournemouth released him and before that Swindon since physically he looks impressive and is left footed. However, he's clearly highly rated hence all the interest in him. If he does sign I'd hope we could loan him out to League One or Two perhaps to get first team football. I'd hope that for Frecklington again also.

 

[Balboni]

Had a couple of decent showings now this lad, could he have a future at the Lane?

Here's a very quick video I made about Chris to share a bit more about him

Why not?
Looks a good player, can never have too many of them

 

[Wards]

Can only assume he'd fill a Kean Bryan shaped hole for a year or slot into the U23s if we want to ship Freckleton out again. He's looked absolutely fine in the two friendlies, nothing made me think he looks any better than Freckleton but maybe we see the need to keep him playing mens football.

 

[Guesty]

What, the left back?

A Left Back yes, but he filled in superbly in the middle of the defence once after a red card. Perhaps when Jagielka got sent off away at Preston?

 

[Bergen Blade]

A Left Back yes, but he filled in superbly in the middle of the defence once after a red card. Perhaps when Jagielka got sent off away at Preston?

Wright played LCB several times for us. Warnock tried a 3-4-3 formation for a while.