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Post by 3Pipe on Mar 4, 2023 10:45:24 GMT 1
Nicholls, leader.
Pearson, semi-leader.
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Post by hthp on Mar 4, 2023 15:01:38 GMT 1
Did he say that? I think we all felt we lacked leaders, partly due to the general age of the team. We have some very experienced defenders so it is strange none of them take a lead. I think Nicholls is pretty vocal, which isn't much use at the moment. Perhaps if the confidence level of the team rises we could see more players stepping up to this. It is an issue. He said it in his1st interview. Something like 'we lack leaders apart from Hoggy' And he isn't even a leader! |
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Post by rothwellterrier on Mar 9, 2023 21:18:11 GMT 1
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Post by 3Pipe on Mar 9, 2023 21:53:14 GMT 1
No surprise there then. Was always going to be his likely destination. He'll do well there. |
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Post by townohiofan on Mar 9, 2023 22:35:19 GMT 1
I dont like the move for him. DC United is the most dysfunctional organization in MLS (players dont like each other/the talent is poor, manager eye out the door, fans disconnected, and lazy ownership). Also, if he decides that he'd be interested in coming back to this league in 8 years or something then DC United will retain his rights since he played for them and, based on the last decade, that organization will still be an unmitigated cluster. Hope he kills it and gets a good move from Forest due to his play but just as likely that his stock lowers from playing with that bunch.
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Post by brighousebandbred on Mar 10, 2023 23:56:55 GMT 1
No I wouldn't have agree with Hoyle about LOB. ( people picking themselves off the floor!  ) I thought we'd miss aspects of his game.. particularly the way he transitioned a defensive position into an attacking one with those bursts through the middle he did. Like anyone else I hoped the replacements, be they signings or lads from the B team would fill the gap. In some ways they have.. I think Rudoni is a better technical player on the ball...but overall we do miss him as we havent replaced that drive and energy LOB gave us with those runs. Not sure Hoyle himself actually believed we wouldn't miss LOB either to be honest. Bit of politics being played there perhaps? Trying to remain positive about a negative. Losing LOB was only a 'mistake' if you had a decision to make, and I dont think we actually did. The player was wanting to leave , understandably, and standing in his way when he had that opportunity to play at the top level and earn a fortune would have created more problems than it solved IMO..and we as a club had just had our income reduced by maybe 70% so really needed the money. Colwill certainly was on a different planet to Mbete. thats a really odd one though. Mbete should have been a step up from Colwill really. He was much nearer Man City first team than Colwill was to Chelseas .. and Man City are much stronger than Chelsea. For him to be so poor didnt make any sense. On Colwill, I dont know if we did have any arrangement with Chelsea over his game time, but id be surprised if we did. Im also not sure he would have played every game if he was available. Think Corboran really liked the Lees / Pearson duo at centre back. Colwill played most of his games in the first half of the season... but it was actually the 2nd half of the season when the side really performed well and moved up into those play off spots. Big reset coming up this summer whether we're in this division or league 1 I would imagine. I love this Rudoni a better technical player bit but dont understand it! He is neat and tidy on the ball and has a trick occasionally...........but consistently throughout the season has offered little and he hasn't as yet shown hes going to be anything other than mediocre at this level. Granted, hes played in a poor team and better players around him will help his development but we bought him to add goals from midfield - hes hasnt got one yet!!! Not one!!! Contrast that with LOB who like Van la Parra before him consistently drove us forward winning countless free kicks which we utilised to great effect in achieving a 3rd place finish. I genuinely hope Rudoni excels under Warnock - has a top attitude apparently and appears well liked but hes been a bit of a flop for me thus far. The recruitment this summer was generally appalling - Colwill, LOB and toffs all had mobility at this level and Sarr wasnt too shabby in that department either - we replaced em with Mbete, Boyle, Kasumu, Rudoni and kept faith with Ruffles, none of whom have very strong mobility at this level. Whilst the budgetary constraints were undoubtedly tight, thats simply piss poor recruitment imho and lots of us were worried early on when it was clear Schofield was just poor as manager/first team coach. Spot on a lot of fans think because a player as a nice touch they are technically better players. Many players have a lovely first touch but are shocking at being positionally savy in a game. So what is a good technical player. Someone who as a good touch a nice turn of the shoulder ? Or is it someone who reads the game well knows where to be on the pitch at the right time, because this to me is what he lacks just the knack ( reading of the game) to be in the right places on the pitch when required. The best players have this knack he at this moment in his career just doesn’t. So what is a good technical player, for me he’s a bit fancy Dan and even a lightweight in that department. Has he a bright future ? Possibly but far from certain and he definitely hasn’t made the jump upto championship level yet. |
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Post by philatrickstarbuck on Mar 11, 2023 0:47:12 GMT 1
Has got big ears.
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Post by Porrohman on Mar 11, 2023 10:33:44 GMT 1
Saw a post on FB the other day, from one of the papers about O'Brien and a move to the MLS. The photo they used was a face on, head shot. The comments from fans of loads of different clubs were just ripping the piss out of him for his ears, talk of swapping him for the FA Cup etc 🤣 |
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Post by 3Pipe on Mar 11, 2023 10:44:21 GMT 1
I dont like the move for him. DC United is the most dysfunctional organization in MLS (players dont like each other/the talent is poor, manager eye out the door, fans disconnected, and lazy ownership). Also, if he decides that he'd be interested in coming back to this league in 8 years or something then DC United will retain his rights since he played for them and, based on the last decade, that organization will still be an unmitigated cluster. Hope he kills it and gets a good move from Forest due to his play but just as likely that his stock lowers from playing with that bunch. He'll be alright if he pins his lugholes back and listens. |
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Post by alexdire on Mar 11, 2023 10:44:50 GMT 1
I dont like the move for him. DC United is the most dysfunctional organization in MLS (players dont like each other/the talent is poor, manager eye out the door, fans disconnected, and lazy ownership). Also, if he decides that he'd be interested in coming back to this league in 8 years or something then DC United will retain his rights since he played for them and, based on the last decade, that organization will still be an unmitigated cluster. Hope he kills it and gets a good move from Forest due to his play but just as likely that his stock lowers from playing with that bunch. Better for him than not playing again this season. |
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Post by runner76 on Sept 27, 2024 13:20:34 GMT 1
See he won the US open cup this week with MLS side LAFC. Some quality in that team - Lloris, Tillman, Giroud, Kamara…….
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Post by andre2000 on Sept 27, 2024 16:20:02 GMT 1
Never replaced him in our midfield.
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Post by jp on Sept 27, 2024 19:11:02 GMT 1
Super footballer who was terrific for us in our playoff final corruption robbery season. He’s in my best ever Town XI alongside Mooy & Billing..
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Post by efesodje23 on Sept 27, 2024 19:52:54 GMT 1
Super footballer who was terrific for us in our playoff final corruption robbery season. He’s in my best ever Town XI alongside Mooy & Billing.. A really good player. He could dribble, tackle and pass. Something that our current midfield trio can only manage one of each at best! |
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Post by kayeb222 on Sept 27, 2024 20:10:11 GMT 1
See he won the US open cup this week with MLS side LAFC. Some quality in that team - Lloris, Tillman, Giroud, Kamara……. Chris Kamara? Lol "We are joining Chris Kamara now where I believe there has been a sending off to report" "Has there?...erm .... Ah yeah I can actually remember him walking off the pitch... So yeah you're right, we've had a sending off"!!!. Lol. Classic |
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Post by jp on Sept 27, 2024 21:36:11 GMT 1
See he won the US open cup this week with MLS side LAFC. Some quality in that team - Lloris, Tillman, Giroud, Kamara……. Chris Kamara? Lol "We are joining Chris Kamara now where I believe there has been a sending off to report" "Has there?...erm .... Ah yeah I can actually remember him walking off the pitch... So yeah you're right, we've had a sending off"!!!. Lol. Classic Chris Kamara’s son went to my school. He was a fair bit younger than me but boy he was so good at football.. played above his age group, couldn’t get the ball off him.. Don’t think he ever went pro or anything tho… |
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Post by Detective Boyle on Sept 27, 2024 22:42:36 GMT 1
Never replaced him in our midfield. Apparently Rudoni was better LOL |
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Post by Convictatthemac on Sept 28, 2024 13:27:13 GMT 1
See he won the US open cup this week with MLS side LAFC. Some quality in that team - Lloris, Tillman, Giroud, Kamara……. Lol, lost me at Tillman being quality. |
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