The overiding sentiment seems to be one of positivity and well-wishes for the guy throughout the thread so I fail to see the miserable sod comment holding much water btw.
As for my cynicism, I'd say its well founded and my view, on this specific case, is that we should be concentrating all of our efforts on pushing for 7th which would be a fantastic return by anyone's expectations. To achieve this, we'll need more than one body in January.
Therefore, I'm not all that bothered about 'thinking outside the box' if it means nicking a kid from under Eastleigh's noses. That said, if we go on to strengthen the first team squad with a minimum of two bodies this Jan, then I'm happy for this lad to trial his socks off, so long as it doesn't impact our moves elsewhere.
Wouldn't surprise me if they're looking for the next Loven though ahead of the summer, which would frustrate me if done 'on the cheap' due to the Carroll move - hence the earlier comments.