Wiseman was a close
season signing from Darlington in the Summer of 2008.
Described as a versatile player, he can play in defence
or in midfield, though his preferred position is
definitely right back meaning he will come to Spotland
looking to put pressure on Simon Ramsden for his
starting position.
Dale supporters will
remember Wiseman from his performances for Darlo in the
2007-8 League Two Play Offs. Wiseman played both legs
against Dale, and was remembered for one particular run
at Spotland which almost saw the right back score after
a long run.
His career began
with his hometown club when he signed for Hull City.
Indeed, it's been claimed that in one way or another,
he'd been involved with Hull City from six years of age,
and it was no surprise when he was given his league
debut by the Tigers at just eighteen.
He played for Hull
during their ascent up the leagues, making appearances
in Leagues Two and One before a number of games for them
at Championship level. He did enough to attract a fair
bit of attention, being called up to play for England at
U-20 level.
However, Hull's
success probably counted against him, as he found it
difficult to secure a regular first team spot, and he
was farmed out on loan to the likes of Rotherham and
Boston, and it was during another loan spell at Darlo in
which he impressed enough to secure a permanent move in
the Summer of 2007.
That permanent
switch didn't work out as well as it could have. He
wasn't given the opportunity to force his way into the
first team as a regular until the last couple of months
of the season, though when he did, he did well enough to
raise a few eyebrows when he was released as part of a
cost cutting exercise at the North East club.
He joins Dale on a
six month deal which will see him try and win a longer
deal. Reports from previous clubs suggest that we've
signed a player with plenty of potential, and given the
track record of Hill and Flicker working with young
players and bringing them on, we might be seeing quite a
bit of Wiseman over this next season.
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