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Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Apr 20, 2023 17:14:38 GMT 1
You can’t be serious with that comment, right? You’re taking the piss, yeah? Absolutely I am. If the ball was anywhere near Mounie's head then he was a fine forward, but he lacked the effort and commitment to get himself into the areas where he could score IMO. I found it really frustrating how many times we'd get in good positions out wide, put a decent cross in and Mounie would be slowly ambling into the area , practically marking their centre back rather than the other way round. Pritchard was very disappointing in what he gave us.. it wasnt anywhere close to the player I thought we'd signed.. but I dont remember thinking that he wasnt trying in any way. People cant seem to differentiate between being crap and not trying...its always been the same on here. Other than Lowe, who were these people who were putting decent crosses in? VLP wasn't one of them, hence we bought three wingers in during the summer of 2018 and we all know how that turned out. Mounie lacked pace and wasn't the sharpest in the box, put to say he didn't put the effort in is bollox. When you play one up front, the least that you should expect is that your wide men find their target more often than not and that was a big failure on our part. Pritchard might have run around a lot, but as soon as anybody went near him he invariably fell on his arse. |
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Post by Captainslapper on Apr 20, 2023 17:25:33 GMT 1
They'd have stood a better chance of finding a target if the target had worked hard to get himself into the area and even better tried to lose his marker if he had!!
Mounie was idle a lot of the time.
I found him really frustrating because if the ball was anywhere near on his head, he was really dangerous. But too much of the time he didnt want it enough to put that bit of extra movement in.
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Post by turbo2 on Apr 20, 2023 17:30:38 GMT 1
They'd have stood a better chance of finding a target if the target had worked hard to get himself into the area and even better tried to lose his marker if he had!! Mounie was idle a lot of the time. I found him really frustrating because if the ball was anywhere near on his head, he was really dangerous. But too much of the time he didnt want it enough to put that bit of extra movement in. I’m with you slaps. Pritchard just wasn’t good enough. Mounie had everything to make it apart from heart. I know a lot didn’t like VLP. But I honestly thought first season he was good. Worked really hard and we spent a fortune trying to replace him but didn’t manage to. |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Apr 20, 2023 17:34:37 GMT 1
They'd have stood a better chance of finding a target if the target had worked hard to get himself into the area and even better tried to lose his marker if he had!! Mounie was idle a lot of the time. I found him really frustrating because if the ball was anywhere near on his head, he was really dangerous. But too much of the time he didnt want it enough to put that bit of extra movement in. I’m with you slaps. Pritchard just wasn’t good enough. Mounie had everything to make it apart from heart. I know a lot didn’t like VLP. But I honestly thought first season he was good. Worked really hard and we spent a fortune trying to replace him but didn’t manage to. Liked only because of the kind words for VLP! 😁 |
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Post by detox on Apr 20, 2023 17:37:39 GMT 1
They'd have stood a better chance of finding a target if the target had worked hard to get himself into the area and even better tried to lose his marker if he had!! Mounie was idle a lot of the time. I found him really frustrating because if the ball was anywhere near on his head, he was really dangerous. But too much of the time he didnt want it enough to put that bit of extra movement in. Mounie was like Gorgeous Gus...he wanted the ball 'on the spot'..otherwise he'd just stand there.. He was that type of player..and given the right (accurate) service would have scored more goals like that opener at Crystal Palace..Unfortunately we never found a winger that could drop a ball 'on the spot' did we...the cross at Palace was from Mooy.. I liked Mounie, but I too got frustrated that he was always behind the defenders and never attempted a late dash in front of them to get on the end of a cross.. he's no workhorse like Ward...but we must have known that when we bought him..so not really his 'fault'.. |
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Post by Porrohman on Apr 20, 2023 17:37:59 GMT 1
Is this a Slapps parody account? I think Slapps might just be the "Awkward Sean" of DATM You think he lives in Haverford-east ? |
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Post by Captainslapper on Apr 20, 2023 17:46:13 GMT 1
I didnt mind VLP. Had his faults but was an exciting player to watch I thought. Always thought he was about to do something either really bad or really good!
Looked him up.. plying his trade in the dutch 2nd tier at the moment for Almere City FC in front of about 2000 crowds most games.
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Post by Huddy Town Black Sox on Apr 20, 2023 18:10:55 GMT 1
Absolute nonsense. You do seem to have an abundance of bad takes, but this one is rather special — in how far from the truth it rests. Well done in thinking your take is the 'truth' !  So, Fotheringham is a relation on your Dads side, Pilchard is a second cousin once removed on your Mums side, and you are not related whatsoever to Big Steve from Benin. |
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Post by allan 1958 (OAF-WROY)(SSLFF) on Apr 20, 2023 18:34:31 GMT 1
Well done in thinking your take is the 'truth' ! So, Fotheringham is a relation on your Dads side, Pilchard is a second cousin once removed on your Mums side, and you are not related whatsoever to Big Steve from Benin. ,6 degrees of separation to 8 billion we are all related |
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Post by rockwall on Apr 20, 2023 18:50:28 GMT 1
This has to be one of the most incorrect statements in DATM history. Mounie worked his socks off, always gave 110% effort too. Didn't sulk after relegation. Got on with it in the Championship. Pritchard, seen more effort from a nun in a brothel. Its funny how history gets re written to suit. there were big discussions on here about Mounies lack of effort at the time... lack of desire to get into scoring positions.. but now any suggestion he didnt work his socks off and give 100% is the most amazingly wrong thing anyones ever said! Personally, I never doubted it. I can see why people did. With some like Mounie, it is no good playing a pressing game. Get balls into the box and he will do the business a la Palace Away! He wasn't the most mobile, granted, but I never saw a lack of effort. |
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Post by bells ringing :) on Apr 20, 2023 18:56:08 GMT 1
I do not care what league we were in, for 12 million we got seen off with Pritchard. His quaility for us wasn't great, when he was on the field and the amount of times he didn't play was a joke. If at any point in the future, Town spend upwards of 10 million on a footballer again, probs not in my liftime but still i hope to god we do a better job of spending than we did on this guy.
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Post by turbo2 on Apr 20, 2023 20:16:32 GMT 1
I do not care what league we were in, for 12 million we got seen off with Pritchard. His quaility for us wasn't great, when he was on the field and the amount of times he didn't play was a joke. If at any point in the future, Town spend upwards of 10 million on a footballer again, probs not in my liftime but still i hope to god we do a better job of spending than we did on this guy. Went to Cardiff the day of the penalty/no penalty. Drove and got to the ground for 2:15 ish. So not drinking we took our seats to watch the warm up. Our shooting practice was pathetic and Pritchard shone out as being the worst. From 20 yards each effort was like a back pass. Out of all our signings he was the most disappointing. Not the worst but most disappointing |
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Post by Orinoco on Apr 20, 2023 20:42:04 GMT 1
I was quite impressed when we signed him, he was a stand out player in the Championship at the time and if we did go down would be a key player to getting us straight back up, unfortunately a bad gamble, he went from us to league 1, if Sunderland do go up will they keep him?, if they don't what are posters thoughts on what will await him?
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Post by schindlersmissed on Apr 20, 2023 22:23:48 GMT 1
They'd have stood a better chance of finding a target if the target had worked hard to get himself into the area and even better tried to lose his marker if he had!! Mounie was idle a lot of the time. I found him really frustrating because if the ball was anywhere near on his head, he was really dangerous. But too much of the time he didnt want it enough to put that bit of extra movement in. Mounie was like Gorgeous Gus...he wanted the ball 'on the spot'..otherwise he'd just stand there.. He was that type of player..and given the right (accurate) service would have scored more goals like that opener at Crystal Palace..Unfortunately we never found a winger that could drop a ball 'on the spot' did we...the cross at Palace was from Mooy.. I liked Mounie, but I too got frustrated that he was always behind the defenders and never attempted a late dash in front of them to get on the end of a cross.. he's no workhorse like Ward...but we must have known that when we bought him..so not really his 'fault'.. I thought that cross was from Mooy? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2023 8:05:58 GMT 1
They'd have stood a better chance of finding a target if the target had worked hard to get himself into the area and even better tried to lose his marker if he had!! Mounie was idle a lot of the time. I found him really frustrating because if the ball was anywhere near on his head, he was really dangerous. But too much of the time he didnt want it enough to put that bit of extra movement in. Mounie was like Gorgeous Gus...he wanted the ball 'on the spot'..otherwise he'd just stand there.. He was that type of player..and given the right (accurate) service would have scored more goals like that opener at Crystal Palace..Unfortunately we never found a winger that could drop a ball 'on the spot' did we...the cross at Palace was from Mooy.. I liked Mounie, but I too got frustrated that he was always behind the defenders and never attempted a late dash in front of them to get on the end of a cross.. he's no workhorse like Ward...but we must have known that when we bought him..so not really his 'fault'.. Going a bit off topic now, but I see fat Laurent Depoitre made a second half appearance at West Ham last night for Gent. Surprised he's still plying his trade for a top tier side... |
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Post by Captainslapper on Apr 21, 2023 9:26:13 GMT 1
I was quite impressed when we signed him, he was a stand out player in the Championship at the time and if we did go down would be a key player to getting us straight back up, unfortunately a bad gamble, he went from us to league 1, if Sunderland do go up will they keep him?, if they don't what are posters thoughts on what will await him? If they go up and keep him in that pivotal midfield role then they really would be doomed for relegation! I think he'd most likely be sold and id imagine a few championship clubs would want to take him. |
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Post by detox on Apr 21, 2023 10:25:03 GMT 1
Mounie was like Gorgeous Gus...he wanted the ball 'on the spot'..otherwise he'd just stand there.. He was that type of player..and given the right (accurate) service would have scored more goals like that opener at Crystal Palace..Unfortunately we never found a winger that could drop a ball 'on the spot' did we...the cross at Palace was from Mooy.. I liked Mounie, but I too got frustrated that he was always behind the defenders and never attempted a late dash in front of them to get on the end of a cross.. he's no workhorse like Ward...but we must have known that when we bought him..so not really his 'fault'.. I thought that cross was from Mooy? eh ?.... |
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Post by detox on Apr 21, 2023 10:26:24 GMT 1
Mounie was like Gorgeous Gus...he wanted the ball 'on the spot'..otherwise he'd just stand there.. He was that type of player..and given the right (accurate) service would have scored more goals like that opener at Crystal Palace..Unfortunately we never found a winger that could drop a ball 'on the spot' did we...the cross at Palace was from Mooy.. I liked Mounie, but I too got frustrated that he was always behind the defenders and never attempted a late dash in front of them to get on the end of a cross.. he's no workhorse like Ward...but we must have known that when we bought him..so not really his 'fault'.. Going a bit off topic now, but I see fat Laurent Depoitre made a second half appearance at West Ham last night for Gent. Surprised he's still plying his trade for a top tier side... yeah but those goals against Manchester Utd...and Chelsea.... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2023 10:44:16 GMT 1
Going a bit off topic now, but I see fat Laurent Depoitre made a second half appearance at West Ham last night for Gent. Surprised he's still plying his trade for a top tier side... yeah but those goals against Manchester Utd...and Chelsea.... Granted, but hard to overlook just about every minute he shuffled around the pitch when he could be arsed turning up during 18/19 season. |
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Post by brighousebandbred on Apr 21, 2023 10:48:14 GMT 1
They'd have stood a better chance of finding a target if the target had worked hard to get himself into the area and even better tried to lose his marker if he had!! Mounie was idle a lot of the time. I found him really frustrating because if the ball was anywhere near on his head, he was really dangerous. But too much of the time he didnt want it enough to put that bit of extra movement in. Totally agree with you and told my lad the same many times over when he played for us. A bang average low end championship/ div 1 striker who somehow was idolised by many town fans. |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Apr 21, 2023 12:24:20 GMT 1
Going a bit off topic now, but I see fat Laurent Depoitre made a second half appearance at West Ham last night for Gent. Surprised he's still plying his trade for a top tier side... yeah but those goals against Manchester Utd...and Chelsea.... ….. gave us some of our greatest moments as Town fans and I’ll always be grateful for that. I think some people must sit at a game with a permanent miserable expression on their faces. Criticising players who combined to create life long memories for us. |
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Apr 21, 2023 12:34:29 GMT 1
Mounie was like Gorgeous Gus...he wanted the ball 'on the spot'..otherwise he'd just stand there.. He was that type of player..and given the right (accurate) service would have scored more goals like that opener at Crystal Palace..Unfortunately we never found a winger that could drop a ball 'on the spot' did we...the cross at Palace was from Mooy.. I liked Mounie, but I too got frustrated that he was always behind the defenders and never attempted a late dash in front of them to get on the end of a cross.. he's no workhorse like Ward...but we must have known that when we bought him..so not really his 'fault'.. Going a bit off topic now, but I see fat Laurent Depoitre made a second half appearance at West Ham last night for Gent. Surprised he's still plying his trade for a top tier side... The way he fell off in the second season was almost as disappointing as how shite Pritchard turned out to be after his first two or three games. When he was on form he was a real handful because of his build and strength but when he wasn't he was like a shitter version of Andy Payton... and his ridiculous dive at Turf Moor in the second season was embarrassing. Seems to be a recurring thing with him, a one-season wonder at pretty much every club he's been at. |
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Post by Captainslapper on Apr 21, 2023 12:43:53 GMT 1
I sat on the table next to Depoitre in a restaurant in Huddersfield during that relegation season. He was with this REALLY attractive lass but totally ignored her all night. Barely said a word to her all the way through their meal. Just gawped at his phone instead. wanted to invite her to dump him and join our table instead, but not sure the wife would have been overly thrilled with that. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2023 13:27:53 GMT 1
yeah but those goals against Manchester Utd...and Chelsea.... ….. gave us some of our greatest moments as Town fans and I’ll always be grateful for that. I think some people must sit at a game with a permanent miserable expression on their faces. Criticising players who combined to create life long memories for us. Of course those memories are cherished.... but equally, it's fair to assess his career at Town and conclude that he couldn't really be arsed and turned up on a few big moments that the opposition/occasion motivated him to. His critique about the changing rooms and car park was priceless. |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Apr 21, 2023 13:53:02 GMT 1
….. gave us some of our greatest moments as Town fans and I’ll always be grateful for that. I think some people must sit at a game with a permanent miserable expression on their faces. Criticising players who combined to create life long memories for us. Of course those memories are cherished.... but equally, it's fair to assess his career at Town and conclude that he couldn't really be arsed and turned up on a few big moments that the opposition/occasion motivated him to. His critique about the changing rooms and car park was priceless. Agree that was shameful. |
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Apr 21, 2023 15:25:10 GMT 1
I sat on the table next to Depoitre in a restaurant in Huddersfield during that relegation season. He was with this REALLY attractive lass but totally ignored her all night. Barely said a word to her all the way through their meal. Just gawped at his phone instead. wanted to invite her to dump him and join our table instead, but not sure the wife would have been overly thrilled with that. He must have been Belgium's answer to Danny Williams... |
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Post by brighousebandbred on Apr 21, 2023 17:15:00 GMT 1
yeah but those goals against Manchester Utd...and Chelsea.... ….. gave us some of our greatest moments as Town fans and I’ll always be grateful for that. I think some people must sit at a game with a permanent miserable expression on their faces. Criticising players who combined to create life long memories for us. You do realise we are talking Mounie and bar Crystal Palace I struggle to remember him creating any memorable moments , he scored the odd goal but they were very odd. |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Apr 21, 2023 17:23:02 GMT 1
….. gave us some of our greatest moments as Town fans and I’ll always be grateful for that. I think some people must sit at a game with a permanent miserable expression on their faces. Criticising players who combined to create life long memories for us. You do realise we are talking Mounie and bar Crystal Palace I struggle to remember him creating any memorable moments , he scored the odd goal but they were very odd. Get your point. Memorable moments to me include witnessing an incredible atmosphere in our ground. The likes of which I’ve never seen before. Mounie was a part of this and unlike lots of others I like him. We never saw the best of him because we weren’t able to provide the type of service he needs. We all have our own opinions of course. |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Apr 21, 2023 17:55:50 GMT 1
I sat on the table next to Depoitre in a restaurant in Huddersfield during that relegation season. He was with this REALLY attractive lass but totally ignored her all night. Barely said a word to her all the way through their meal. Just gawped at his phone instead. wanted to invite her to dump him and join our table instead, but not sure the wife would have been overly thrilled with that. He must have been Belgium's answer to Danny Williams... Like a babbies arm. |
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Post by Tez on Apr 21, 2023 18:02:18 GMT 1
I sat on the table next to Depoitre in a restaurant in Huddersfield during that relegation season. He was with this REALLY attractive lass but totally ignored her all night. Barely said a word to her all the way through their meal. Just gawped at his phone instead. wanted to invite her to dump him and join our table instead, but not sure the wife would have been overly thrilled with that. What restaurant was this? Da Sandro’s? |
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