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Post by hollyhillgas on Jul 27, 2024 15:14:14 GMT
Very good performance, not too sure of the standard in Portugal but made a club that was in their top flight last season look very ordinary. Bit annoyed that despite tickets being included with our hotel the stadium staff made us pay on the gate, but the hotel has been unreal for the money so can't really complain too much! UTG That used to happen on football day trips to London in the 60s, when you went to Soho clubs after the match. |
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Post by Marshy on Jul 27, 2024 17:27:53 GMT
Very good performance, not too sure of the standard in Portugal but made a club that was in their top flight last season look very ordinary. Bit annoyed that despite tickets being included with our hotel the stadium staff made us pay on the gate, but the hotel has been unreal for the money so can't really complain too much! UTG That used to happen on football day trips to London in the 60s, when you went to Soho clubs after the match. It still does mate, you can’t beat a good titty bar after a Rovers win 👍. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 27, 2024 18:45:13 GMT
Just watched the YouTube highlights and Griffiths made two outstanding saves. Attacking wise we didn't seem to create a lot from the highlights, with LT looking a class above the rest.
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Post by mftc on Jul 27, 2024 23:17:44 GMT
A good headed goal v Bromley and won a penalty today. Maybe Jerry might feature in the squad as an impact sub. I would expect him to feature at least in the matchday squad in some of the EFL Trophy games and possibly early FA cup if against non league. Seems strange he did not get a few minutes at the end of last season when others were only going through the motions if he was going to get a contract extension. |
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Post by phillistine on Jul 27, 2024 23:36:56 GMT
A good headed goal v Bromley and won a penalty today. Maybe Jerry might feature in the squad as an impact sub. I would expect him to feature at least in the matchday squad in some of the EFL Trophy games and possibly early FA cup if against non league. Seems strange he did not get a few minutes at the end of last season when others were only going through the motions if he was going to get a contract extension. You can never tell . i thought that Ryan Jones looked very promising last summer but look what happened there. i notice that he captained Aldershot against a strong Birmingham side today and by all accounts scored a good goal |
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Post by gasify on Jul 28, 2024 8:27:14 GMT
A good headed goal v Bromley and won a penalty today. Maybe Jerry might feature in the squad as an impact sub. I would expect him to feature at least in the matchday squad in some of the EFL Trophy games and possibly early FA cup if against non league. Seems strange he did not get a few minutes at the end of last season when others were only going through the motions if he was going to get a contract extension. You can never tell . i thought that Ryan Jones looked very promising last summer but look what happened there. i notice that he captained Aldershot against a strong Birmingham side today and by all accounts scored a good goal I wonder if there was non football reasons for getting rid. Going on loan to Bromley, only playing 4 games in itself is a bit strange. Then add the fact Bromley sent him back to us early and said that they will continue to pay for him until the end of the season is also very strange. It feels like there was a personality clash or something else that happened at Bromley that has lead to us ditching him. Not itk. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 28, 2024 8:35:14 GMT
You can never tell . i thought that Ryan Jones looked very promising last summer but look what happened there. i notice that he captained Aldershot against a strong Birmingham side today and by all accounts scored a good goal I wonder if there was non football reasons for getting rid. Going on loan to Bromley, only playing 4 games in itself is a bit strange. Then add the fact Bromley sent him back to us early and said that they will continue to pay for him until the end of the season is also very strange. It feels like there was a personality clash or something else that happened at Bromley that has lead to us ditching him. Not itk. He was injured in his first spell and even so they still extended his contract before they sent him back, given he's now already been made captain by Aldershot it hardly seems likely that he's a hot head. The way he's going he'll be back in the football league by January. |
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Post by gasify on Jul 28, 2024 18:05:10 GMT
I wonder if there was non football reasons for getting rid. Going on loan to Bromley, only playing 4 games in itself is a bit strange. Then add the fact Bromley sent him back to us early and said that they will continue to pay for him until the end of the season is also very strange. It feels like there was a personality clash or something else that happened at Bromley that has lead to us ditching him. Not itk. He was injured in his first spell and even so they still extended his contract before they sent him back, given he's now already been made captain by Aldershot it hardly seems likely that he's a hot head. The way he's going he'll be back in the football league by January. Do you not think that is strange? |
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 28, 2024 19:24:05 GMT
He was injured in his first spell and even so they still extended his contract before they sent him back, given he's now already been made captain by Aldershot it hardly seems likely that he's a hot head. The way he's going he'll be back in the football league by January. Do you not think that is strange? It was all a bit odd but I just assumed they thought they would need then realised after they had extended his contract he was surplus to requirements. |
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Post by rememberhalifax on Jul 28, 2024 19:36:42 GMT
Very surprised Jones was released, looked an outstanding prospect , probably why I am not a football manager!
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Post by mftc on Jul 28, 2024 21:44:07 GMT
A good headed goal v Bromley and won a penalty today. Maybe Jerry might feature in the squad as an impact sub. I would expect him to feature at least in the matchday squad in some of the EFL Trophy games and possibly early FA cup if against non league. Seems strange he did not get a few minutes at the end of last season when others were only going through the motions if he was going to get a contract extension. You can never tell . i thought that Ryan Jones looked very promising last summer but look what happened there. i notice that he captained Aldershot against a strong Birmingham side today and by all accounts scored a good goal Probably showing my age but after relegation was confirmed in 81, pretty sure Ollie, Slatter and Curle were given opportunities, similarly Mike Wyatt, Mike Davis from Yate in 93 v Millwall, yet in recently recent years we have had this respect other clubs view and played experience at the tail end of the season. I mean Scott Sinclair's transfer fee might have been increased, but Atkins played Jefferson Louis, Matt Macey could have made his debut in a nothing end of season game, Shaquille Hunter could have played so he would have experience of real football, without constant protection from the ref in youth team football and might have built himself up, similarly Jones and Lawrence could have a bit if experience and the manager could have looked at them and see if they sink or swim. |
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Post by bidefordgas on Jul 29, 2024 7:09:56 GMT
You can never tell . i thought that Ryan Jones looked very promising last summer but look what happened there. i notice that he captained Aldershot against a strong Birmingham side today and by all accounts scored a good goal Probably showing my age but after relegation was confirmed in 81, pretty sure Ollie, Slatter and Curle were given opportunities, similarly Mike Wyatt, Mike Davis from Yate in 93 v Millwall, yet in recently recent years we have had this respect other clubs view and played experience at the tail end of the season. I mean Scott Sinclair's transfer fee might have been increased, but Atkins played Jefferson Louis, Matt Macey could have made his debut in a nothing end of season game, Shaquille Hunter could have played so he would have experience of real football, without constant protection from the ref in youth team football and might have built himself up, similarly Jones and Lawrence could have a bit if experience and the manager could have looked at them and see if they sink or swim. Hunter was played and he was absolutely useless. Nearly as bad as the then manager who played him if I am correct Mark ( mines a double scotch) McGhee. |
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Post by joefrankie on Jul 30, 2024 10:54:11 GMT
You can never tell . i thought that Ryan Jones looked very promising last summer but look what happened there. i notice that he captained Aldershot against a strong Birmingham side today and by all accounts scored a good goal Probably showing my age but after relegation was confirmed in 81, pretty sure Ollie, Slatter and Curle were given opportunities, similarly Mike Wyatt, Mike Davis from Yate in 93 v Millwall, yet in recently recent years we have had this respect other clubs view and played experience at the tail end of the season. I mean Scott Sinclair's transfer fee might have been increased, but Atkins played Jefferson Louis, Matt Macey could have made his debut in a nothing end of season game, Shaquille Hunter could have played so he would have experience of real football, without constant protection from the ref in youth team football and might have built himself up, similarly Jones and Lawrence could have a bit if experience and the manager could have looked at them and see if they sink or swim. Totally agree re Scott Sinclair. At the time, I was (in my head) screaming at Atkins to play him. It was clear that we would be off at the end of the season. Our season was over. Scotty could have played the last 15 games that season and we could have said he was a first team regular. instead he got about three lots of ten minutes and went for peanuts. All these years later, I still don't understand. |
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