New deal for U21s striker Cannon

Because, at 56 I could displace him.

Yes, forget any chance at all of younger lads coming through. Logical conclusion is close down all the squads below first team. Simples.

It's the hope that kills you...

Target man? Fox in the box? Speed merchant? Skilful? Tricky? Natural finisher?

Is he a better prospect than the ones we've allowed to go out on loan? Any good on the (Bobby) Ball?

A year ago i'd have said I don't think he is cut out for the PL but I think he has improved a fair bit and seems a bit better now at linking play and holding it up which was a bit of a weakness. Not sure i'd expect to see him in the first time anytime soon but you never know if he keeps scoring.

I imagine like the others that he'll get a loan either now or in January and if he can score some goals in the championship of league 1 then maybe he'll get a shot next year if he keeps progressing.

I'm quite sceptical and have had reservations about Cannon, but he is a dogged and durable performer who is improving. How far can he go is the next question.

Always seems available and always seems to win a selection. So he must show up well in training. It's obvious that he is single-minded and determined to be a success. What I like about him is what Sam says, he seems to find good positions and is not afraid to finish like some forwards.

If he gets his chance he will connect with the ball and ram it home. I don't watch as much as Brent, Dave, Phill, Michael, Robert and others so their take will be interesting. Especially on whether a loan would be beneficial.

Scoring goals will get Cannon banished to the Championship or League One under our new pragmatic health care policy where it's deemed that such undue excitement can be the cause of heart attacks and strokes among supporters and should, therefore, be avoided. We bought Rondon to avoid putting any strain on healthcare services.

Exactly, get him on the bench. I would love to ask Frank just one question: What the fuck has Rondon got that neither Simms, Dobbin or Broadhead do not? Because it ain't pace.

Bold shout but not sure I see very much of Nick Barmby in Tom Cannon.

I think of Cannon as quite an old-fashioned type of player, who runs the channels pretty well and looks to play on the shoulder of the last defender. He also seems to have something of a shoot-on-sight policy which is working for him at the minute.

If I was going to compare him to current players, I'd probably say he's more of an Ollie Watkins or Callum Wilson type, but without their extra yard of pace.

Giving a young player a chance doesn't mean that you can then never put them back into development squads.

Give him a few sub appearances and see how he gets on. He cannot be any less effective than Rondon or McNeil

Fleetwood is an ideal opportunity to give him some minutes to see what he can do.

When I have watched him in the past he was a hard worker with decent control and scored a few goals, some of them outstanding but he didn't seem, to me, to be a player who have a good career in football, but he looks like he has improved, even though I have only seen the highlights of his games this season.

I'd put him on the bench tonight not necessarily to play but to boost his confidence for the future or if we are three goals up put him on for the last twenty minutes.

The Road Map is here for Tom: 1) Try to dominate the U21s this season; 2) Get a full season loan of 1st team football (ideally 3000+ minutes) with a Football League Club, like Simms, Broadhead, Onyango, Tyrer & Dobbin this season; 3) Fight to get into First Team.

(Quick tangent: Simms and Dobbin are already having a blast at Sunderland and Derby respectively so far this season. These are the low-profile dividends that can lead to exponential growth.)

Fingers crossed that all things go as planned and we should have an in-house First Team member who will be at a position to get a contract extension towards the end of this deal!

A couple of dodgy photos of Frank my guess.