{"id":555845,"date":"2020-06-29T09:54:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T13:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=555845"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:27:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:27:33","slug":"keshi-anderson-blackpool-sign-forward-on-free-transfer-from-swindon-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/06\/29\/keshi-anderson-blackpool-sign-forward-on-free-transfer-from-swindon-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Keshi Anderson: Blackpool Sign Forward on Free Transfer From Swindon Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blackpool have made their first signing of the summer by bringing in Swindon Town&#8217;s Keshi Anderson on a two-year contract. The 25-year-old was out of contract with the League Two champions and the Seasiders have moved to snap up the forward on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year.<\/p>\n<h2>Keshi Anderson Joins Blackpool From Swindon Town<\/h2>\n<h3>Career So Far<\/h3>\n<p>Anderson&#8217;s career started in non-league with Bedfordshire side Barton Rovers before he was snapped up by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crystal Palace<\/a> academy. He did not make a senior appearance for Palace in his three years at the club, but did have loan spells in the EFL with Doncaster Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Northampton Town and Swindon.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017\/18 spell at Swindon prompted the Robins to take him on a permanent deal at the start of the 2018\/19 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He played 43 times in that season, scoring four goals. He upped his tally to six this season, despite featuring in almost half the amount of games.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said?<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the Blackpool club website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackpoolfc.co.uk\/news\/2020\/june\/keshi-anderson-becomes-blackpools-first-summer-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anderson said of the move<\/a>: \u201cThe head coach was a big reason in why I moved here. I\u2019ve spoken to a few of the lads that I\u2019ve previously played with, such as Sullay Kaikai and Gary Madine, and they had nothing but good things to say about Neil\u2019s approach to the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis club is definitely moving in the right direction and there are some big plans for the future. I\u2019m really excited to see where we can go, and I can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Neil Critchley added: \u201cI think he will be a real asset to the squad going forward. 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The 25-year-old was out of contract with the League Two champions and the Seasiders have moved to snap up the forward on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year. 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