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Post by Cantankerous Gas on Aug 26, 2014 21:01:25 GMT
Came on in the 70th minute against Charlton in the Capital One Cup. They won 1-0. Always said he was brilliant.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 21:19:28 GMT
Seems he impressed, one of football's great mysteries.
Then again I've always said he's the sort of player who will impress more at the top levels than the lower levels, ironically. Just not cut out for the physicality of lower league football.
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Post by Cantankerous Gas on Aug 26, 2014 21:24:06 GMT
Wonder if we got a League Cup Appearance Clause in the sale agreement.  |
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 26, 2014 21:27:24 GMT
Or at least a 1st team appearance clause?
I bet even Alfie is pinching himself tonight!
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Post by Jon the Stripe on Aug 26, 2014 21:43:58 GMT
Chatted with Alfie Saturday at the match, great lad coming back to support his former team mates. Says a lot about him.
Well done Alfie!.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 22:24:59 GMT
A few comments from one of the Derby County forums:
New boys Santos impressed, and whitbread
This Santos lad sounds good. Sounds kick ass all round on RD
Santos 8 - Absolutely fearless with the ball. Showed some nice skills and beat his man all ends up on a couple of occasions. Crossing looked good too.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 26, 2014 23:09:27 GMT
A few comments from one of the Derby County forums: New boys Santos impressed, and whitbread This Santos lad sounds good. Sounds kick ass all round on RD Santos 8 - Absolutely fearless with the ball. Showed some nice skills and beat his man all ends up on a couple of occasions. Crossing looked good too. Twas obvious Santos had something. Unfortunately some of our knowledgable fans judged that he couldn't cross a ball for sh**. |
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Post by blackthorngas on Aug 27, 2014 6:19:32 GMT
Good for Alfie. I wish him all the best. Some individuals on the original forum (a couple of which are members of this one) posted numerous poisonous comments about him. He has answered in the best possible way.
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Post by Rovers 12th Man on Aug 27, 2014 6:51:11 GMT
Fair play to him. You could always see he had talent but I always worried his size (or lack of it!) would let him down. It appears not.
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Post by socrates on Aug 27, 2014 7:01:10 GMT
I thought he was brilliant in those couple of friendlies against championship opposition beginning of last season / season before ?
Seemed to have time to control the ball and look up at where was going to run into where in league 2 he never had the time and once a defender got close that was it , muscled off.
Good luck to him.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 7:43:28 GMT
Both JW and DC play hoofball largely so he was never going to look good for us.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Aug 27, 2014 8:23:29 GMT
I thought he was brilliant in those couple of friendlies against championship opposition beginning of last season / season before ? Seemed to have time to control the ball and look up at where was going to run into where in league 2 he never had the time and once a defender got close that was it , muscled off. Good luck to him. His best game I seen was against Oxford away. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 9:20:28 GMT
Young ex Rovers player impresses at new club shock horror?!
I think some of our fans need to look a little closer to home to discover why this keeps happening...
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Post by socrates on Aug 27, 2014 19:36:34 GMT
Young ex Rovers player impresses at new club shock horror?! I think some of our fans need to look a little closer to home to discover why this keeps happening... I don't think it's our fault it never really worked out for him. At Derby he's probably had a few decent through balls to run onto. At Rovers he'd receive the ball with his back to goal because that's how we played. Didn't suit him at all. |
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Post by Gas-Ed on Aug 27, 2014 20:15:12 GMT
Young ex Rovers player impresses at new club shock horror?! I think some of our fans need to look a little closer to home to discover why this keeps happening... I don't think it's our fault it never really worked out for him. At Derby he's probably had a few decent through balls to run onto. At Rovers he'd receive the ball with his back to goal because that's how we played. Didn't suit him at all. But the toxic atmosphere around the club over the last few years has probably made it a less than enjoyable place to learn your trade. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 20:21:36 GMT
If you have better players around you......
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