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I heard a rumour a while ago that two players had left. Nat Watson and another first team regular. When time passed without any announcement  I thought it must be untrue. Nat Watson was one of my favourite players so I'm disappointed that he has left. It seems incredulous that Carlton with gates of around 100 could persuade one of our top players to join them.  

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CARLTON TOWN MEDIA GO INTO OVERDRIVE FOLLOWING NAT WATSON SIGNING


FROM CARLTON'S WEBSITE


FANTASTIC NEW SIGNING GOES DOWN A TREAT WITH SPECTATORS!

Carlton Town were delighted earlier today to announce the signing of one of the areas outstanding footballing talents in forward Nat Watson. The announcement was made on the club’s social media platforms today and as gone down a treat with supporters with overwhelming positive responses. The Millers are delighted to have got this signing over the line with several other clubs interested in securing the services of a special talent. Nat who feels in his prime at 30 years old was keen to work again with Mark Harvey and Tommy Brookbanks and both have been instrumental along with Chairman Mick Garton and Vice Chairman Barry North in getting this deal completed.
The management duo have described Watson as the best player they have worked with and he was instrumental in getting Coalville promoted to the Northern Premier League under their stewardship. It is arguably the biggest signing in the club’s history and follows hot on the heels of the announcement earlier in the week of the signing of former Mansfield Town youngster James Matthews. If supporters were sad with the departure of Ollie Clark, any disappointment must have been replaced with real optimism following the two signings this week.
Carlton Town Tv are catching up with Nat and and an exclusive interview with our vey own Josh Hodgson will be on our You Tube Channel tomorrow evening.


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The club are delighted to announce the signing of Prolific striker Nat Watson Welcome to the club 

a great signing congratulations to everyone involved in getting it over the line 



 

Last edited by Matchman (13/5/2021 10:17 AM)

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Here is the interview :

https://youtu.be/l6VkXvqXOfQ


Kev is right. The mannerisms of the interviewer are very funny and I like the way Nat says the Carlton pitch needs a bit of work.

We still don't know the reason why Nat Watson left ambitious Ilkeston for supposedly low budget Carlton as that question was not asked. 
It was a major coup for Tommy Brookbanks and Mark Harvey to pull off such a prestigious signing.
However, Carlton were previously successful on a low budget and if they're now paying Nat a wage that is disproportionate compared with other players, it could cause resentment and problems.
But good luck to Carlton. They've signed a very good player. Goalscorers are gold and an injury free Watson may well score the 25 goals he says he is aiming for.

From Ilkeston's point of view, injury prevented Watson from scoring the goals we expected but he always looked a quality player. The question is, who will replace him?  As Zane has said, good players will always come and go and we need to trust our owners to improve the team.
There's exactly three months before the new Northern Premier League season starts on 14th August. Time for a new pitch and time to fine tune a promotion chasing team.
Finishing in a playoff position would be a major achievement in what looks like being a highly competitive league.

 

Last edited by Matchman (14/5/2021 8:44 AM)

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There seems to be an ever increasing hope that Elliott Reeves may return. I would love it to be true but I fear that it is unlikely. Elliott is so revered by Ilkeston fans that it could persuade him to come back but if he is ambitious it is only natural for him to want to play at a higher level. As far as I'm aware he did well at Alfreton in the National League North so why would he take two steps back. However, if he came back to Ilkeston for the coming season and scored 30 plus goals in a successful side, which I think he is quite capable of doing, it would do his career no harm. Clubs higher up looking for better players always look at teams who have done well. So if Elliott Reeves scored 30 goals in a promotion winning team then his career ambitions would be back on track and so would Ilkeston's. 



 

Last edited by Matchman (15/5/2021 10:29 AM)