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Post by Captainslapper on Apr 19, 2023 10:14:39 GMT 1
Didnt know we had members of towns medical team on here!
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Post by Mastercracker on Apr 19, 2023 10:16:13 GMT 1
Didnt know we had members of towns medical team on here! He was pretty much called out on it by Corberan in a presser at one point. |
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Post by Captainslapper on Apr 19, 2023 10:28:31 GMT 1
Didnt know we had members of towns medical team on here! He was pretty much called out on it by Corberan in a presser at one point. I can understand managers being frustrated by it.. a player unavailable especially if theyre using up a big chunk of the wage budget. But hes never struck me as the sort off player who wouldn't want to play if he could. Like I said, IMO he never hid in games even when it wasnt going for him. If you've got a cyst in your knee joint, then what is he supposed to do? Hobble through games? Im certainly not going to use Corboran as some sort of judge on commitment or repaying a clubs faith in you with dedication to the cause! |
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Post by Mastercracker on Apr 19, 2023 10:33:24 GMT 1
Ok so Corberan all but said there was nowt wrong with him, presumably because thats what the medical team had told him, but you'll know best because "he's never struck me as the sort".
But then he left and magically so did the cyst when he needed to find a club!
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Post by Tinpot on Apr 19, 2023 10:36:18 GMT 1
I could at the time. He was a standout player in the championship for Norwich. The abuse he gets is unwarranted IMO. Not his fault we wanted to buy him and make him our highest paid player. Not his fault he had so many injury issues whilst he was here. I suppose he just represents the frustration of all that money blown on various players for almost no return. I never though he was a player who wasnt trying in any way..He never hid during games, like some others did. It just wasnt happening for him. Couldn't get any sort of run of games going to build up any form. Never fully fit. Wouldn't have thought he was bothered by the 'bants' he was getting last night at all. I was just waiting for him to score and rub the town fans noses in it...again,,, but thankfully didnt happen. Agreed - don't quite understand the hate he gets from our fans, certainly no more so than the rest of our uninspiring PL signings. I can understand us not looking on him positively, but he was no worse than the rest of the crap we signed whilst up there. The only difference being he stuck around, but what are you supposed to do with a vastly overpriced and underperforming asset? He was hardly going to go abroad like the likes of Depoitre, Mounie, chuckle brothers etc For avoidance of doubt, I'd boo Kongolo, Diakaby and Mbenza as well. Not quite sure why Mounie is getting lumped in with those chumps though. |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Apr 19, 2023 11:15:29 GMT 1
Agreed - don't quite understand the hate he gets from our fans, certainly no more so than the rest of our uninspiring PL signings. I can understand us not looking on him positively, but he was no worse than the rest of the crap we signed whilst up there. The only difference being he stuck around, but what are you supposed to do with a vastly overpriced and underperforming asset? He was hardly going to go abroad like the likes of Depoitre, Mounie, chuckle brothers etc For avoidance of doubt, I'd boo Kongolo, Diakaby and Mbenza as well. Not quite sure why Mounie is getting lumped in with those chumps though. Agree re Mounie. His attitude was always spot on and if the club had bothered to sign a player who could provide him with service he would have scored a bag full of goals for us. |
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Post by Sio on Apr 19, 2023 11:19:44 GMT 1
Agreed - don't quite understand the hate he gets from our fans, certainly no more so than the rest of our uninspiring PL signings. I can understand us not looking on him positively, but he was no worse than the rest of the crap we signed whilst up there. The only difference being he stuck around, but what are you supposed to do with a vastly overpriced and underperforming asset? He was hardly going to go abroad like the likes of Depoitre, Mounie, chuckle brothers etc For avoidance of doubt, I'd boo Kongolo, Diakaby and Mbenza as well. Not quite sure why Mounie is getting lumped in with those chumps though. FWIW I wasn't intending to suggest Mounie was bad like the rest - just he had the luxury of being able to leave for France. |
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Post by teddytheterrier on Apr 19, 2023 11:29:56 GMT 1
Can’t imagine we will ever see these three back ever again Kongolo, Diakaby and Mbenza.
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Post by teddytheterrier on Apr 19, 2023 11:30:51 GMT 1
According to Diakabys wiki he now applies his trade in Kazakhstan. Maybe one for the ex player fred.
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Post by Captainslapper on Apr 19, 2023 11:36:46 GMT 1
Ok so Corberan all but said there was nowt wrong with him, presumably because thats what the medical team had told him, but you'll know best because "he's never struck me as the sort". But then he left and magically so did the cyst when he needed to find a club! Show me the quote where he 'all but said' theres nothing wrong with him... which presumably by 'all but' means he wasnt actually saying theres nothing wrong with him. And no, when Ive seen him play, he hasnt looked like a player who wouldn't want to play if he could. |
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Post by Captainslapper on Apr 19, 2023 11:37:58 GMT 1
For avoidance of doubt, I'd boo Kongolo, Diakaby and Mbenza as well. Not quite sure why Mounie is getting lumped in with those chumps though. Agree re Mounie. His attitude was always spot on and if the club had bothered to sign a player who could provide him with service he would have scored a bag full of goals for us. If he could put the effort in to get himself in the box perhaps. |
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Post by efesodje23 on Apr 19, 2023 11:43:06 GMT 1
I didn't think he was that bad last night for them. There was a moment when he had a great opportunity to score coming into the box but opted to pass it and the move broke down.
As to the people asking ''I don't get why we boo him''. People have given enough reasons, and yes some of those might not of been his fault. Price, wage, injuries etc.
But the interview he gave one he left us slating us to absolute fuck absolutely unprompted? Nah, you reap what you sow.
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Post by Mastercracker on Apr 19, 2023 11:46:30 GMT 1
Ok so Corberan all but said there was nowt wrong with him, presumably because thats what the medical team had told him, but you'll know best because "he's never struck me as the sort". But then he left and magically so did the cyst when he needed to find a club! Show me the quote where he 'all but said' theres nothing wrong with him... which presumably by 'all but' means he wasnt actually saying theres nothing wrong with him. And no, when Ive seen him play, he hasnt looked like a player who wouldn't want to play if he could. I'm not bothered enough to start trailing back through examiner press conference coverage from 2 or 3 years ago. You can claim the points. |
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Post by Baby Ate My Eight Ball on Apr 19, 2023 11:54:54 GMT 1
I was a bit of in two minds about booing Pritchard - seems as though he might have had mental health issues which I have sympathy with. He didn't take that money from us, we gave it to him, also football is a huge confidence game and his would've been knocked with the relegation and the turmoil around the club. I didn't see him as a pure mercenary that deserves getting shredded.
I didn't boo him in the game (I always think it's likely to motivate the player anyway) and felt fairly apathetic about him.
But I thought it odd that he lingered on the pitch until it was almost empty. He didn't get his head down and go into the tunnel, he instigated that situation at the end and then provoked and revelled in the abuse he was getting. He didn't look like a poor, vulnerable little lamb trapped in a successful football career, but a chippy little egotist. Shame Kasumu didn't give him a trademark Hogg reducer (Arter at Forest) within 30 seconds that he might have have got away with.
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Post by Terrier Ramone on Apr 19, 2023 11:56:17 GMT 1
For avoidance of doubt, I'd boo Kongolo, Diakaby and Mbenza as well. Not quite sure why Mounie is getting lumped in with those chumps though. Agree re Mounie. His attitude was always spot on and if the club had bothered to sign a player who could provide him with service he would have scored a bag full of goals for us. Pilks & Roberts would have been ideal for him, though Roberts's all round game wasn't Premier league quality. |
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Apr 19, 2023 11:59:21 GMT 1
The cyst wasn’t the problem. The medics were concerned that removing the cyst (the size of a grapefruit by all accounts), would have carried the risk of losing 40% of the blood from the Pritchard that was attached to the cyst.
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Post by terriersyndrome on Apr 19, 2023 11:59:34 GMT 1
The Pritchard last night was the Pritchard I remember in town colours.
Shite!
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Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Apr 19, 2023 12:28:14 GMT 1
I couldn't have seen Warnock falling for the Pritchard cyst shenanigans. Ward & Helik were supposedly injured according to our medical team when Warnock took over, but miraculously they've both played in just about every game since he arrived.
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Post by Porrohman on Apr 19, 2023 12:50:29 GMT 1
He was pretty much called out on it by Corberan in a presser at one point. I can understand managers being frustrated by it.. a player unavailable especially if theyre using up a big chunk of the wage budget. But hes never struck me as the sort off player who wouldn't want to play if he could. Like I said, IMO he never hid in games even when it wasnt going for him. If you've got a cyst in your knee joint, then what is he supposed to do? Hobble through games? Im certainly not going to use Corboran as some sort of judge on commitment or repaying a clubs faith in you with dedication to the cause! The cyst that, it was reported at the time, he'd had all his career ? It wasn't something that had just occurred. |
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Post by Porrohman on Apr 19, 2023 12:51:47 GMT 1
According to Diakabys wiki he now applies his trade in Kazakhstan. Maybe one for the ex player fred. Quarabag, he played against Depoitres Gent in the Europa Conference a couple of weeks ago |
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Post by wigster on Apr 19, 2023 12:53:09 GMT 1
There is a thread on their forum and they are absolutely slating him. Didn’t think he had a bad game personally. His set pieces were shite though. Can’t believe we paid what we paid for him. I could at the time. He was a standout player in the championship for Norwich. The abuse he gets is unwarranted IMO. Not his fault we wanted to buy him and make him our highest paid player. Not his fault he had so many injury issues whilst he was here. I suppose he just represents the frustration of all that money blown on various players for almost no return. I never though he was a player who wasnt trying in any way..He never hid during games, like some others did. It just wasnt happening for him. Couldn't get any sort of run of games going to build up any form. Never fully fit. Wouldn't have thought he was bothered by the 'bants' he was getting last night at all. I was just waiting for him to score and rub the town fans noses in it...again,,, but thankfully didnt happen. Once again Captain you seem to revel in going against the views of the vast majority on this board (cf all Dean Hoyle posts)- you're obviously entitled to do this, but I'm entitled to suspect your motives. "He never hid during games" - bloody hell Cap'n he hid during most games, after the initial 3 matches when he joined. He was almost invisible, "Couldn't get any run of games - never fully fit" - this was because of a number of "mystery" illnesses and injuries he apparently suffered. You mentioned in a later post that we supporters are not medical experts - no, but two different managers publicly stated that he'd been passed fully fit but he himself said he wasn't. This is not including the cyst farce. "It just wasn't happening for him" - oh so true. I genuinely can't think of a game - perhaps you can - when he seemed to be trying like hell and it just wasn't coming off. Perhaps you could point me to those matches. I've hammered your hero Dean for the Mbenza ,Diakhaby etc signings but they were totally motivated desperately trying players compared to this horrible little man. Pritchard rarely, if ever, showed any enthusiasm for playing for Huddersfield Town. I genuinely find your support of the little sh$t amazing. Equally it seems that the Sunderland supporters, after his usual initial efforts, have also seen through the waste of space. |
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Post by Porrohman on Apr 19, 2023 12:54:27 GMT 1
Agree re Mounie. His attitude was always spot on and if the club had bothered to sign a player who could provide him with service he would have scored a bag full of goals for us. If he could put the effort in to get himself in the box perhaps. Fuck me rigid. Slags of Mounie but sticks up for the frigging smurf 🙄 |
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Post by Tinpot on Apr 19, 2023 13:33:31 GMT 1
According to Diakabys wiki he now applies his trade in Kazakhstan. Maybe one for the ex player fred. Quarabag oshite, he played against Depoitres Gent in the Europa Conference a couple of weeks ago Corrected |
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Post by Captainslapper on Apr 19, 2023 14:27:18 GMT 1
Show me the quote where he 'all but said' theres nothing wrong with him... which presumably by 'all but' means he wasnt actually saying theres nothing wrong with him. And no, when Ive seen him play, he hasnt looked like a player who wouldn't want to play if he could. I'm not bothered enough to start trailing back through examiner press conference coverage from 2 or 3 years ago. You can claim the points. Whatever,. Sorry my opinion annoys you so much once again! |
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Post by Captainslapper on Apr 19, 2023 14:28:01 GMT 1
If he could put the effort in to get himself in the box perhaps. Fuck me rigid. Slags of Mounie but sticks up for the frigging smurf 🙄 Yup, one lacked effort in my view. And it wasnt Pritchard. |
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Post by Jello Biafra on Apr 19, 2023 14:30:35 GMT 1
The cyst wasn’t the problem. The medics were concerned that removing the cyst (the size of a grapefruit by all accounts), would have carried the risk of losing 40% of the blood from the Pritchard that was attached to the cyst. A grapefruit? Fucking Pritchard himself isn't much bigger than a grapefruit! |
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Post by Captainslapper on Apr 19, 2023 14:39:55 GMT 1
I could at the time. He was a standout player in the championship for Norwich. The abuse he gets is unwarranted IMO. Not his fault we wanted to buy him and make him our highest paid player. Not his fault he had so many injury issues whilst he was here. I suppose he just represents the frustration of all that money blown on various players for almost no return. I never though he was a player who wasnt trying in any way..He never hid during games, like some others did. It just wasnt happening for him. Couldn't get any sort of run of games going to build up any form. Never fully fit. Wouldn't have thought he was bothered by the 'bants' he was getting last night at all. I was just waiting for him to score and rub the town fans noses in it...again,,, but thankfully didnt happen. Once again Captain you seem to revel in going against the views of the vast majority on this board (cf all Dean Hoyle posts)- you're obviously entitled to do this, but I'm entitled to suspect your motives. "He never hid during games" - bloody hell Cap'n he hid during most games, after the initial 3 matches when he joined. He was almost invisible, "Couldn't get any run of games - never fully fit" - this was because of a number of "mystery" illnesses and injuries he apparently suffered. You mentioned in a later post that we supporters are not medical experts - no, but two different managers publicly stated that he'd been passed fully fit but he himself said he wasn't. This is not including the cyst farce. "It just wasn't happening for him" - oh so true. I genuinely can't think of a game - perhaps you can - when he seemed to be trying like hell and it just wasn't coming off. Perhaps you could point me to those matches. I've hammered your hero Dean for the Mbenza ,Diakhaby etc signings but they were totally motivated desperately trying players compared to this horrible little man. Pritchard rarely, if ever, showed any enthusiasm for playing for Huddersfield Town. I genuinely find your support of the little sh$t amazing. Equally it seems that the Sunderland supporters, after his usual initial efforts, have also seen through the waste of space. haters got to hate havent they? Someone to blame for things not going how they'd have liked. We're seeing things different ways...none of the lads I go with thought he wasnt putting the effort in, though we were all disappointed in what we got from the player....... to me youre just re-writing his performances to suit the hatred. Im not so bothered about people agreeing with me that I'll just go along with the flow.. |
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Post by ageingterrier on Apr 19, 2023 14:43:04 GMT 1
I’m with the Captain. It seems to me that booing a former player will do nothing to detract from his performance and if anything, encourage him to do better.
I was disappointed that, unlike players at the end of the match who put on field activities behind them, the hostility intensified when he applauded us from a distance.
Perhaps I have a different perspective as I live locally up here and a good friend who is a Sunderland supporter and closely involved with good causes, speaks very highly of Pritchard and his willingness to involve himself. I agree that he rather let us down and we didn’t get value for the fee paid, but I’m sure he didn’t set out to do a bad job and we should at least acknowledge his olive branch when the match is over.
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Post by Mastercracker on Apr 19, 2023 15:03:42 GMT 1
I’m with the Captain. It seems to me that booing a former player will do nothing to detract from his performance and if anything, encourage him to do better. I was disappointed that, unlike players at the end of the match who put on field activities behind them, the hostility intensified when he applauded us from a distance. Perhaps I have a different perspective as I live locally up here and a good friend who is a Sunderland supporter and closely involved with good causes, speaks very highly of Pritchard and his willingness to involve himself. I agree that he rather let us down and we didn’t get value for the fee paid, but I’m sure he didn’t set out to do a bad job and we should at least acknowledge his olive branch when the match is over. I'd left and its also miles away so this may be bollocks but according to the Sunderland forum he was doing 'make it rain' gestures not applauding. Which tbh amuses me, don't give it if you can't take it. |
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Post by allan 1958 (OAF-WROY)(SSLFF) on Apr 19, 2023 15:11:02 GMT 1
Agreed - don't quite understand the hate he gets from our fans, certainly no more so than the rest of our uninspiring PL signings. I can understand us not looking on him positively, but he was no worse than the rest of the crap we signed whilst up there. The only difference being he stuck around, but what are you supposed to do with a vastly overpriced and underperforming asset? He was hardly going to go abroad like the likes of Depoitre, Mounie, chuckle brothers etc For avoidance of doubt, I'd boo Kongolo, Diakaby and Mbenza as well. Not quite sure why Mounie is getting lumped in with those chumps though. Mounie was a good player. Big heart always committed, i'd shake his hand and buy him a pint. |
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