{"id":21928,"date":"2023-11-10T12:48:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T12:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtfc.sam-thorp.co.uk\/?p=21928"},"modified":"2023-11-10T12:48:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T12:48:59","slug":"collins-is-a-crow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtfc.sam-thorp.co.uk\/?p=21928","title":{"rendered":"COLLINS IS A CROW!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>We are pleased to announce that James Collins has joined the Crows on loan from Championship side Watford.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rtfc.sam-thorp.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/james-collins.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21929\" src=\"https:\/\/rtfc.sam-thorp.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/james-collins-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Striker James Collins joined Watford in January 2023 from Hertford Town.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2022\/23 campaign, Collins played for the Hornets\u2019 Under-18 and Under-21 sides, notching goals for both teams.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2023, the striker was an unused substitute in Watford\u2019s 1-0 defeat to Stoke City in the Sky Bet Championship.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rtfc.sam-thorp.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jc-watford-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21930\" src=\"https:\/\/rtfc.sam-thorp.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jc-watford-1-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>JC goes straight into the squad for tomorrow&#8217;s visit of Stourbridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Garden Walk James!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce that James Collins has joined the Crows on loan from Championship side Watford. \u00a0 \u00a0 Striker James Collins joined Watford in January 2023 from Hertford Town. 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