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Post by Fetch on Jul 15, 2017 10:36:42 GMT
No one seemed to be that upset when we saw how Sweeney performed, and many would have had him back again this season without caring at all about him not being ours, because he was so good. If Bola turns out to be fantastic, how is loaning a defender from Arsenal any different to loaning one from Stoke?
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Post by popuppirate on Jul 15, 2017 10:42:03 GMT
Anyone know if he's playing either friendly today?
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Post by pirate on Jul 15, 2017 10:43:23 GMT
Anyone know if he's playing either friendly today? In the squad to face Gloucester.
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Post by garystash on Jul 15, 2017 10:43:57 GMT
Here's my opinion, fwiw. I wish the lad well, I really do, but he is brought in as cover. DC has certain undroppable players, and Lee Brown is one of them. Lee Brown is also rarely injured, so chances for the new lad will be sparse.
I fully expect Marc Bola to be recalled in January, having hardly kicked a ball for us.
I may be wrong - but just my opinion.
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Post by popuppirate on Jul 15, 2017 10:44:46 GMT
Anyone know if he's playing either friendly today? In the squad to face Gloucester. Nice, that's me going then 😊
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 10:49:25 GMT
It's good to see Rovers helping with the Development of another Premiership clubs young players. Why have your own youth set up when you can just borrow one for the season from one of the big boys who are threatening the future of lower league football? In fairness the new owner is addressing the young player issue,there are numerous changes and appointments to that end and im sure we will see the benefits from that in the near future.
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Post by DTGas on Jul 15, 2017 10:51:45 GMT
Here's my opinion, fwiw. I wish the lad well, I really do, but he is brought in as cover. DC has certain undroppable players, and Lee Brown is one of them. Lee Brown is also rarely injured, so chances for the new lad will be sparse. I fully expect Marc Bola to be recalled in January, having hardly kicked a ball for us. I may be wrong - but just my opinion. This lad looks like he's going to be much more suited to the wing back position than Brown is. I think they'll be changed up depending on formation
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Post by RetroGamer on Jul 15, 2017 10:52:12 GMT
This lad was left back when Arsenal kids ran us ragged and passed the ball around us making our players look daft. That must have been pre season a few years back. Good to see DC making good contacts and tracking players that catch his eye over a long term period.
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Post by Jomo on Jul 15, 2017 10:53:14 GMT
Because arsenals youth players happen to be a hell of a lot better than ours? Like I said, why have a youth set up when you can get one from the big boys and develops theirs? Do you not think that with O Clarke, Ellis, Lines, Lockyer regularly in our starting line up, this shows we do better than most in giving our own youth players a chance? Healthy compromise.
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Post by keygas on Jul 15, 2017 10:54:30 GMT
I was at the friendly when we played the young Arsenal which included our new signing Marc Bola, but I never kept the team sheet. Does anyone know what the Arsenal side was that day as I would be interested to see what became of some of the other members of that team?
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 15, 2017 10:55:18 GMT
I like the sound of this signing for 2 main reasons.
1) All Notts County fans seem to rste him highly.
2) We have never had another option at LB. This guy sounds quick so completely different to Lee Brown and I'm sure DC will find a few projects to use him in. We now look very balanced in the FB positions.
Oh there is a 3rd I guess too, someone has got to come up with a chant to The Kinks "Lola"!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 11:08:54 GMT
Here's my opinion, fwiw. I wish the lad well, I really do, but he is brought in as cover. DC has certain undroppable players, and Lee Brown is one of them. Lee Brown is also rarely injured, so chances for the new lad will be sparse. I fully expect Marc Bola to be recalled in January, having hardly kicked a ball for us. I may be wrong - but just my opinion. Although lee brown is a fantastic athlete i reckon there were times last season when he could have been left out if we had had decent cover at left back especially on the saturday/tuesday match situations. Of course it all depends on dc trusting bola to do the job required to make that work but here is hoping.
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Post by pirate on Jul 15, 2017 11:13:49 GMT
I was at the friendly when we played the young Arsenal which included our new signing Marc Bola, but I never kept the team sheet. Does anyone know what the Arsenal side was that day as I would be interested to see what became of some of the other members of that team? Macey - RELEASED Eyoma - LOAN TO DUTCH 2ND TIER FC VOLENDAM Da Graca - RELEASED Pleguezuelo - LOAN TO 3RD TIER MALLORCA Bola - Kamara - RELEASED, JOINED DUNDEE Sheaf - STILL AT ARSENAL Reine-Adelaide - STILL AT ARSENAL Hinds - JOINED WOLFSBURG ON PERMANENT DEAL Robinson - RELEASED, JOINED BRADFORD Mavididi - STILL AT ARSENAL, PLAYED ON LOAN AT CHARLTON Iliev - STILL AT ARSENAL Mourgos - STILL AT ARSENAL Pileas - RELEASED Donovan - RELEASED, JOINED MILLWALL Chatzitheodoridis - RELEASED, JOINED BRENTFORD Dragomir - STILL AT ARSENAL
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Post by gretschgas on Jul 15, 2017 11:13:56 GMT
I guess this means our Jordanian left back isn't seen as good enough yet to act as cover. I like this signing though, good to have a different option on that side. As good as Brown has been over the years it's nice to actually be able to have an alternative. It looks like he's a quicker more skillful attacking fullback probably more suited to wing back than Browner is and we know DC loves to use that system. Who knows, if he is really good and we do actually make the playoffs and beyond as a Championship club we might be able to sign him permanent as I doubt he's going to break into the Arsenal side, when do young players actually do that at clubs like Arsenal..
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Post by keygas on Jul 15, 2017 11:16:29 GMT
I was at the friendly when we played the young Arsenal which included our new signing Marc Bola, but I never kept the team sheet. Does anyone know what the Arsenal side was that day as I would be interested to see what became of some of the other members of that team? Macey - RELEASED Eyoma - LOAN TO DUTCH 2ND TIER FC VOLENDAM Da Graca - RELEASED Pleguezuelo - LOAN TO 3RD TIER MALLORCA Bola - Kamara - RELEASED, JOINED DUNDEE Sheaf - STILL AT ARSENAL Reine-Adelaide - STILL AT ARSENAL Hinds - JOINED WOLFSBURG ON PERMANENT DEAL Robinson - RELEASED, JOINED BRADFORD Mavididi - STILL AT ARSENAL, PLAYED ON LOAN AT CHARLTON Iliev - STILL AT ARSENAL Mourgos - STILL AT ARSENAL Pileas - RELEASED Donovan - RELEASED, JOINED MILLWALL Chatzitheodoridis - RELEASED, JOINED BRENTFORD Dragomir - STILL AT ARSENAL Thank so much for your reply & saving me the time of looking these players up. utg
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Jul 15, 2017 11:35:41 GMT
I like the sound of this signing for 2 main reasons. 1) All Notts County fans seem to rste him highly. 2) We have never had another option at LB. This guy sounds quick so completely different to Lee Brown and I'm sure DC will find a few projects to use him in. We now look very balanced in the FB positions. Oh there is a 3rd I guess too, someone has got to come up with a chant to The Kinks "Lola"! To be fair, it's not that hard! Bola, B-O-L-A Bola, B-O-L-A Bola (na na na na, na na) I would write a verse to it but our fans don't have the patience to learn anything long anyway!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 11:40:50 GMT
I was at the friendly when we played the young Arsenal which included our new signing Marc Bola, but I never kept the team sheet. Does anyone know what the Arsenal side was that day as I would be interested to see what became of some of the other members of that team? Macey - RELEASED Eyoma - LOAN TO DUTCH 2ND TIER FC VOLENDAM Da Graca - RELEASED Pleguezuelo - LOAN TO 3RD TIER MALLORCA Bola - Kamara - RELEASED, JOINED DUNDEE Sheaf - STILL AT ARSENAL Reine-Adelaide - STILL AT ARSENAL Hinds - JOINED WOLFSBURG ON PERMANENT DEAL Robinson - RELEASED, JOINED BRADFORD Mavididi - STILL AT ARSENAL, PLAYED ON LOAN AT CHARLTON Iliev - STILL AT ARSENAL Mourgos - STILL AT ARSENAL Pileas - RELEASED Donovan - RELEASED, JOINED MILLWALL Chatzitheodoridis - RELEASED, JOINED BRENTFORD Dragomir - STILL AT ARSENAL Macey released? Still an Arsenal player on their website.
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Post by madgas on Jul 15, 2017 11:42:48 GMT
Here's my opinion, fwiw. I wish the lad well, I really do, but he is brought in as cover. DC has certain undroppable players, and Lee Brown is one of them. Lee Brown is also rarely injured, so chances for the new lad will be sparse. I fully expect Marc Bola to be recalled in January, having hardly kicked a ball for us. I may be wrong - but just my opinion. This lad looks like he's going to be much more suited to the wing back position than Brown is. I think they'll be changed up depending on formation I agree. Also- don't believe Roberts quite fitted. DC dropped Taylor a few times. He does not have unstoppables. Brown is just a consistent performer. Since the conference I cannot remember a game - whereby I thought- we lost that because of Browner. Admittedly, Wembley was close. Thought he had a ropey game there. It's good to have cover. And options at LB.
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Post by pirate on Jul 15, 2017 11:45:47 GMT
Macey - RELEASED Eyoma - LOAN TO DUTCH 2ND TIER FC VOLENDAM Da Graca - RELEASED Pleguezuelo - LOAN TO 3RD TIER MALLORCA Bola - Kamara - RELEASED, JOINED DUNDEE Sheaf - STILL AT ARSENAL Reine-Adelaide - STILL AT ARSENAL Hinds - JOINED WOLFSBURG ON PERMANENT DEAL Robinson - RELEASED, JOINED BRADFORD Mavididi - STILL AT ARSENAL, PLAYED ON LOAN AT CHARLTON Iliev - STILL AT ARSENAL Mourgos - STILL AT ARSENAL Pileas - RELEASED Donovan - RELEASED, JOINED MILLWALL Chatzitheodoridis - RELEASED, JOINED BRENTFORD Dragomir - STILL AT ARSENAL Macey released? Still an Arsenal player on their website. My mistake. He's under contract until 30.06.2018.
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Post by Wembley_Gas on Jul 15, 2017 11:48:39 GMT
Here's my opinion, fwiw. I wish the lad well, I really do, but he is brought in as cover. DC has certain undroppable players, and Lee Brown is one of them. Lee Brown is also rarely injured, so chances for the new lad will be sparse. I fully expect Marc Bola to be recalled in January, having hardly kicked a ball for us. I may be wrong - but just my opinion. I think Browner's been largely undroppable because the competition for his place (Harris, Greenslade) really was not competition at all for Mr Consistency, but DC has shown us before that if a loan player is better than what we have permanently signed on the books and proves that with high standard performances in the shirt then they play. Bola has the opportunity but he does have stiff competition from Browner so whoever gets the nod will have to play well to keep possession of the place in the side.
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