Walsall have signed Rory Holden on a season-long loan from Bristol City.
The winger has been on trial with the Saddlers and travelled with Darrel Clarke’s squad to their pre-season training camp in Poland. His capture his Clarke’s twelfth summer signing.
The twenty-one-year-old signed for Bristol City from his hometown club Derry City in 2017 but he’s yet to make a senior appearance for the Robins. Last season he did enjoy loan spells at Barrow in the National League, and Rochdale in League One where he made seven outings.
Robins manager Lee Johnson highly rates Holden who signed a new two-year contract at Ashton Gate earlier in the summer. However, judging by the reaction of some Walsall fans on social media, they do not seem to share Johnson’s high opinion of the Northern Ireland Under-21 international.
The club’s promise of a busy day of signings did not get off to a good start, as you will see from the reaction of these fans on Twitter to the news that Holden will spend next season at the Bescot.
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Sorry Holly but seeing him play when on trial he has shown nothing. Nuneaton for example was prob the worse player for me. Looked very weak not the type of player you want in league 2.
— Lee (@Leewfc09) July 26, 2019
@WFCOfficial hope to god the other two make up for this?!!!!! Not happy with this we sell Dobbo for peanuts and bring in someone who as looked awful in trial games? #scratchingheadindisbelief
— Lee (@Leewfc09) July 26, 2019
The word underwhelmed springs to mind yet again, he didnt impress in his trial, not what we need, we need some experience for gods sake
— Neil Brookes (@rushallsaddler) July 26, 2019
Didnt show enough for me in the friendlies. Looked nervous and scared to run at defenses and make crosses looked for the easy option
— Luke Jones (@LUKEYWFCJONES94) July 26, 2019
Wasn't impressed with what I've seen of him but DC obviously thinks he's talented. In DC with trust!
— 30 (@wfcjep) July 26, 2019
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Uncle Jeff enjoying spending the money, why we get players that aren't anygood didn't look nothing special in pre season
— Andy B (@AndyBullock20) July 26, 2019
