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Josh Hawkes

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  1. C19RK73

    C19RK73 Red & White army!

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    Sunderland AFC are pleased to confirm the signing of former Hartlepool United attacking-midfielder Josh Hawkes.

    The 21-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the Lads following the expiration of his contract at Pools and becomes the Under-23s’ seventh addition of the summer.

    Hawkes made his first-team debut back in 2017 and has already made 63 career appearances for the National League side, scoring 13 goals in that time.

    The midfielder has also enjoyed loan spells with Northern Premier League sides Marske United and Dunston UTS

    After putting pen to paper on a deal at the Academy of Light, Hawkes said: “I’m over the moon. It’s been in the pipeline for a while now, so to get it finally sorted is great. I can’t wait to get started.”

    Head coach Elliott Dickman added: “We’re really pleased with this signing. He has lots of National League experience with Hartlepool and that will really benefit him and the younger lads in the group. Our job is to improve him further and hopefully he will progress with us.”
     
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  2. Blond Bombshell

    Blond Bombshell Well-Known Member

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    Good signing, good luck to the lad
     
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  3. MrRAWhite

    MrRAWhite Well-Known Member

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    Best of luck to the young lad..
     
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  4. Vincemac

    Vincemac Well-Known Member

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    Good luck to the the lad
    However I feel we are a revolving door for all our kids
    Very few make the first team and after a year os there moved on
    Time for changes and try and introduce these kids into the first team set up
     
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  5. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    Proper rated this lad apparently, Championship interest.

    Looks a savvy move.
     
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  6. Dorset

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    Which makes you wonder why he's gone into the under 23's? We are crying out for a decent attacking midfielder in the first team
     
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  7. Billy Batts

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    This. U23s will just ruin him.
     
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    We already have exciting young attacking midfield players, products of the academy at the club. Hope they are not pushed further back and that selection is on merit and ability alone, not always the case here in the past few years imo.
     
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  9. cumbrianmackem

    cumbrianmackem Well-Known Member

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    Could this lad be related to Warren Hawkes who was on our books in the 80/90a iirc then went to ply his trade in Scotland?
     
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    Good luck to the lad, hope it goes well for him.
     
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    Think it was Warren Hawke (not Hawkes) mate?
     
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  12. Dorset

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    I asked my Hartlepool supporting mate what he’s like. He said he’s got a goal and a pass in him but doesn’t graft.

    That’s him never getting in the team with Parky the dinosaur here.
     
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    Appears to be a lot more interest in bringing in players of a better calibre for the U23 side this close season , hopefully this is a step in the right direction after last years humiliation and badly needed .
     
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    Front three whoever they are should be showing the way, Hume had as many shots as the three central strikers on Saturday judging by the highlights. Add goals to his game and he will be off to the Championship by January, if so I wont be wondering why, or blaming SD if he is still here.
     
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  17. Vincemac

    Vincemac Well-Known Member

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    Every player we bring in first team or under 23
    There all should be better than we have
    Otherwise what’s the point
    We already have squad fillers throughout the whole set up of the club
     
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    Vincemac Well-Known Member

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    Just an example
    We have Grigg and wyke
    We bring in graham and O’Brien are there better ..??
     
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    And further more out there most certainly has to be more better players than wyke
     
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    Its a scatter gun approach, hoping to strike lucky, no real planning at all imo.
     
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