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Post by foxtrot666 on Jan 25, 2024 19:10:10 GMT 1
Must be 20 years since he was playing and this was the reason that was brought up back then when the subject came up. Obviously cant have changed much since! Weird really as so many asian lads play football. The PL and EFL is about as diverse as anything there is in terms of different nationalities, religions and races, even more so now than it was back in Adnan's days. Yet you've got two hugely populated countries like India and Pakistan who have barely produced a player between them, despite also having such huge immigrant populations all around the world. It is odd. This, most Asian kids would much rather be the next Virat Kohli than the next David Beckham. |
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Post by waggers on Jan 25, 2024 19:14:12 GMT 1
My main memory is of him getting sent off at Doncaster Rovers in the first game at their new stadium on NYD 2007. Town obliged by losing 3-0. Abbott also got sent off. I seem to remember him being a fairly tidy midfielder, showed some promise but never really progressed and his career just meandered about down into non-league. He was fairly small but wasn’t afraid to get stuck in. Did he suffer with injuries? Never player a load of games for any club. |
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Post by Convictatthemac on Jan 25, 2024 21:54:39 GMT 1
Cricket explains part of it too. This, most Asian kids would much rather be the next Virat Kohli than the next David Beckham. Except the kids from Pakistan 😉 They’d most likely want to be Waqar Younis or Imran Khan. |
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Post by impact on Jan 27, 2024 13:37:24 GMT 1
Soccer AM did an interview with the town players before we played Chelsea. Who they are, position, a good thing and a bad thing. Adnan's bad thing about himself was "timing of the tackle".
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Post by Champers on Jan 27, 2024 15:53:15 GMT 1
I think I've been on the pitch at Town more times than Adnan Ahmed.
No, I have no memories of him.
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Post by efesodje23 on Jan 27, 2024 17:38:02 GMT 1
I think I've been on the pitch at Town more times than Adnan Ahmed. No, I have no memories of him. Wow. You're clever. What a needless comment. He played 41 games for us. So if you have been on any form of football pitch at any form of decent level in your lifetime either equalling or bettering that number, congratulations. I bet more people have memories and recollections of Ahmed than they do of you however. |
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Post by theravymoomin on Jan 27, 2024 23:25:36 GMT 1
Came and went and did nothing depaite getting sent off in my eyes
A fair few have done that so it’s no badness from me towards him
Reminds me of the Paul Scott era
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Post by Champers on Jan 28, 2024 9:03:53 GMT 1
I think I've been on the pitch at Town more times than Adnan Ahmed. No, I have no memories of him. Wow. You're clever. What a needless comment. He played 41 games for us. So if you have been on any form of football pitch at any form of decent level in your lifetime either equalling or bettering that number, congratulations. I bet more people have memories and recollections of Ahmed than they do of you however. 41 games? Wow. Alex Pritchard's cyst left a greater legacy. |
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Post by The Sheriff Strikes Back on Jan 28, 2024 9:16:57 GMT 1
Cricket explains part of it too. This, most Asian kids would much rather be the next Virat Kohli than the next David Beckham. Tbf I'd rather be the next Kohli than the next Beckham. |
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Post by efesodje23 on Jan 28, 2024 12:17:36 GMT 1
Wow. You're clever. What a needless comment. He played 41 games for us. So if you have been on any form of football pitch at any form of decent level in your lifetime either equalling or bettering that number, congratulations. I bet more people have memories and recollections of Ahmed than they do of you however. 41 games? Wow. Alex Pritchard's cyst left a greater legacy. Did you hear that everyone? Champers doesn't like this planned interview and must let everyone know. Better knock this heritage program on the head to appease him. Or... Maybe if he can't remember players or has no interest in them he could just keep schtum. Just an idea. |
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Post by Champers on Jan 28, 2024 17:06:36 GMT 1
41 games? Wow. Alex Pritchard's cyst left a greater legacy. Did you hear that everyone? Champers doesn't like this planned interview and must let everyone know. Better knock this heritage program on the head to appease him. Or... Maybe if he can't remember players or has no interest in them he could just keep schtum. Just an idea. Or I can exercise my right to have an opinion on anything I feel like. You sure as fuck aren't going to stop me. "Did you hear that everyone?"....you sound like a right little girl. |
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Post by tepidterrier on Jan 28, 2024 17:16:56 GMT 1
Did you hear that everyone? Champers doesn't like this planned interview and must let everyone know. Better knock this heritage program on the head to appease him. Or... Maybe if he can't remember players or has no interest in them he could just keep schtum. Just an idea. Or I can exercise my right to have an opinion on anything I feel like. You sure as fuck aren't going to stop me. "Did you hear that everyone?"....you sound like a right little girl. Free speech! I will defend to my dying breath your right to say that you can't remember Adnan Ahmed and make snarky comments about him! |
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Post by teddytheterrier on Jan 28, 2024 18:57:35 GMT 1
Better than some of the lads that play for us now. Always gave 100% when he wore the town shirt.
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Post by impact on Jan 28, 2024 19:48:26 GMT 1
Better than some of the lads that play for us now. Always gave 100% when he wore the town shirt. He really isn't better than the lads playing for us now. |
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Post by efesodje23 on Jan 28, 2024 22:03:29 GMT 1
Did you hear that everyone? Champers doesn't like this planned interview and must let everyone know. Better knock this heritage program on the head to appease him. Or... Maybe if he can't remember players or has no interest in them he could just keep schtum. Just an idea. Or I can exercise my right to have an opinion on anything I feel like. You sure as fuck aren't going to stop me. "Did you hear that everyone?"....you sound like a right little girl. Sorry princess, forgot you've graced the pitch more and made more of an impact/lasting legacy x |
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Post by teddytheterrier on Jan 29, 2024 0:47:21 GMT 1
Better than some of the lads that play for us now. Always gave 100% when he wore the town shirt. He really isn't better than the lads playing for us now. He is though. Look at our playing squad it’s shite. There’s probably 4 or 5 players with any genuine championship quality. Rest are a mix of league 1/2 standard. |
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Post by impact on Jan 29, 2024 1:37:12 GMT 1
He really isn't better than the lads playing for us now. He is though. Look at our playing squad it’s shite. There’s probably 4 or 5 players with any genuine championship quality. Rest are a mix of league 1/2 standard. Adnan Ahmed barely got into league 2 teams. He made 120 appearances in his entire career. It's not even close. |
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Post by Gold Coast Terrier on Jan 29, 2024 3:17:42 GMT 1
He could whip a corner in better than most I’ve seen at Town.
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Post by Champers on Jan 29, 2024 12:29:56 GMT 1
Or I can exercise my right to have an opinion on anything I feel like. You sure as fuck aren't going to stop me. "Did you hear that everyone?"....you sound like a right little girl. Sorry princess, forgot you've graced the pitch more and made more of an impact/lasting legacy x Impact and lasting legacy, eh? Come on then, what impact and lasting legacy do you think Adnan Ahmed left during his 41 unmemorable appearances, before spending the rest of his days playing semi pro for some nondescript Lancashire part timers? And whereabouts do you think we should put the statue up? I reckon right in between the Anthony Lloyd and Matty Young ones would be perfect, personally. |
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Post by ibby on Jan 29, 2024 17:40:02 GMT 1
Good character he was. What is he up to now.
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Post by htafcokay on Apr 17, 2024 17:33:13 GMT 1
 This will be published in the Birmingham programme. |
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Post by Wingman on Apr 18, 2024 2:33:18 GMT 1
This will be published in the Birmingham programme. Interesting to see Chris Brandon in his weekend attire. 🤠 |
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Post by mosher on Apr 18, 2024 8:23:21 GMT 1
This will be published in the Birmingham programme. Some of them look well impressed with the theme of the photoshoot  |
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Post by htafcokay on Apr 18, 2024 8:50:30 GMT 1
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Post by mosher on Apr 18, 2024 10:07:42 GMT 1
Ha I don't remember the Brokeback comparisons, the guys (and girls) around me were all quoting Village People lyrics and that kind of thing. One of them (tall, lanky, bi fella) was going to ask Jon McAliskey if he could borrow his outfit next time he went to that "alternative" pub (Rainbow/Unicorn?) in Wakefield. |
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Post by tepidterrier on Apr 18, 2024 14:30:38 GMT 1
Does anyone actually have the young guns calendar? Asking for a friend...
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Post by mosher on Apr 18, 2024 15:13:18 GMT 1
Does anyone actually have the young guns calendar? Asking for a friend... Until recently I had ALL the merch I'd bought since I came back to the UK in 93. Had a massive clearout last month but I'll have a look and see if that's one of the few things I kept. Just to help "your friend" of course  |
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Post by htafcokay on Apr 18, 2024 15:16:12 GMT 1
I preferred that naked one they did in 2009, personally...
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Post by Huddy Town Black Sox on Apr 18, 2024 18:28:14 GMT 1
Is it Lucas Akins next to Brandon ?
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Post by efesodje23 on Apr 18, 2024 18:31:24 GMT 1
Does anyone actually have the young guns calendar? Asking for a friend... Yep... slight stainage though on some of the pages. |
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