| He who shall not be named.. 18:04 - Sep 13 with 13696 views | connell10 |
....came on as 2nd half sub for the Dev team against Fleetwood.Whivh we won 4-1 ....Sutton got 3 goals... nice .
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| He who shall not be named.. on 18:10 - Sep 13 with 7564 views | Boston |
erm...named a number of times already, Connell old chap. |  |
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| He who shall not be named.. on 18:24 - Sep 13 with 7499 views | connell10 |
| He who shall not be named.. on 18:10 - Sep 13 by Boston |
erm...named a number of times already, Connell old chap. |
Shhhh i don't want to he accused of starting another thread about you know who  | |
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| He who shall not be named.. on 18:25 - Sep 13 with 7484 views | DWQPR |
| He who shall not be named.. on 18:24 - Sep 13 by connell10 |
Shhhh i don't want to he accused of starting another thread about you know who |
Who? Nigel Spackman? | |
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| He who shall not be named.. on 19:42 - Sep 13 with 7214 views | Superhoops2808 |
| He who shall not be named.. on 18:25 - Sep 13 by DWQPR |
Who? Nigel Spackman? |
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| He who shall not be named.. on 20:30 - Sep 13 with 6956 views | colinallcars |
I know…..it's Slarty Bartfast. |  | | |
| He who shall not be named.. on 21:05 - Sep 13 with 6791 views | loftus77 |
| He who shall not be named.. on 20:30 - Sep 13 by colinallcars |
I know…..it's Slarty Bartfast. |
Those Norwegian fjords..... | | | |
| He who shall not be named.. on 08:21 - Sep 14 with 6035 views | stevec |
Thing is, he’s not a winger, he can’t play in between those wingers and the fella on his own, up front, is making a pretty good fist of it.
When we revert to two up front it’s largely about putting pressure on defenders and the one who can’t be named doesn’t fill that criteria at all.
Unless we change a system that’s got us into the top 5, exactly where do we put him?
He’s another one designed in the no 10 production department in an era where no 10’s predominantly don’t fit in.
Simon Stainrod was a great no 10, John Byrne was a great no 10, neither of them would have fitted in this team either.
The ultimate no 10 now would have worn a no 8 shirt back in the day and called himself Gerry Francis. |  | | |
| He who shall not be named.. on 08:40 - Sep 14 with 5971 views | RBlock |
| He who shall not be named.. on 08:21 - Sep 14 by stevec |
Thing is, he’s not a winger, he can’t play in between those wingers and the fella on his own, up front, is making a pretty good fist of it.
When we revert to two up front it’s largely about putting pressure on defenders and the one who can’t be named doesn’t fill that criteria at all.
Unless we change a system that’s got us into the top 5, exactly where do we put him?
He’s another one designed in the no 10 production department in an era where no 10’s predominantly don’t fit in.
Simon Stainrod was a great no 10, John Byrne was a great no 10, neither of them would have fitted in this team either.
The ultimate no 10 now would have worn a no 8 shirt back in the day and called himself Gerry Francis. |
You bring him on as an impact sub - he's not going to lock down a starting spot with Burrell and Kone kicking about, but if you're chasing a game and you need someone to bag a goal it makes sense to bring on one of the best finishers at the club.
Don't have to talk about changing systems at this stage, just have a different option off the bench compared to the huff and puff of Alfie Lloyd. |  | | |
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| He who shall not be named.. on 08:43 - Sep 14 with 5959 views | Spaceman_P |
Quick question the unspeakable one is managed by his Dad right? |  | | |
| He who shall not be named.. on 11:22 - Sep 14 with 5679 views | wombat |
| He who shall not be named.. on 08:40 - Sep 14 by RBlock |
You bring him on as an impact sub - he's not going to lock down a starting spot with Burrell and Kone kicking about, but if you're chasing a game and you need someone to bag a goal it makes sense to bring on one of the best finishers at the club.
Don't have to talk about changing systems at this stage, just have a different option off the bench compared to the huff and puff of Alfie Lloyd. |
in the games ive seen him i have always thought is best postion is just behind a striker trying to find pockets to work in pick up loose balls etc hes not got the pace to play on the wings and needs to up his work rate chasing back to help out on any breaks he can hit a ball thats for sure but the set up needs a bit more than that at the moment , he will prob get on the bench sat id imagine |  |
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| He who shall not be named.. on 12:22 - Sep 14 with 5504 views | JamesB1979 |
| He who shall not be named.. on 11:22 - Sep 14 by wombat |
in the games ive seen him i have always thought is best postion is just behind a striker trying to find pockets to work in pick up loose balls etc hes not got the pace to play on the wings and needs to up his work rate chasing back to help out on any breaks he can hit a ball thats for sure but the set up needs a bit more than that at the moment , he will prob get on the bench sat id imagine |
Yeah agree with that. I think (if people are fit and assume Chair is out for a few weeks or more) then the back 4, goalie, x2 central midfielders are pretty settled. And to me are strong. We then have Burrell up top and Poku on the right. The issue does come in that number 10 or 3rd midfielder. Maybe Kolli could take that role? Vale has been a bit hit and miss. Chair injured. For me, Kolli, Saito and Dembele are other options there. | | | |
| He who shall not be named.. on 14:33 - Sep 14 with 5241 views | connell10 |
| He who shall not be named.. on 12:22 - Sep 14 by JamesB1979 |
Yeah agree with that. I think (if people are fit and assume Chair is out for a few weeks or more) then the back 4, goalie, x2 central midfielders are pretty settled. And to me are strong. We then have Burrell up top and Poku on the right. The issue does come in that number 10 or 3rd midfielder. Maybe Kolli could take that role? Vale has been a bit hit and miss. Chair injured. For me, Kolli, Saito and Dembele are other options there. |
You just named he who shall not be named ....im telling the death eaters !! | |
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| He who shall not be named.. on 14:54 - Sep 14 with 5151 views | Boston |
| He who shall not be named.. on 08:43 - Sep 14 by Spaceman_P |
Quick question the unspeakable one is managed by his Dad right? |
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| He who shall not be named.. on 15:07 - Sep 14 with 5121 views | Stainrod |
| He who shall not be named.. on 08:21 - Sep 14 by stevec |
Thing is, he’s not a winger, he can’t play in between those wingers and the fella on his own, up front, is making a pretty good fist of it.
When we revert to two up front it’s largely about putting pressure on defenders and the one who can’t be named doesn’t fill that criteria at all.
Unless we change a system that’s got us into the top 5, exactly where do we put him?
He’s another one designed in the no 10 production department in an era where no 10’s predominantly don’t fit in.
Simon Stainrod was a great no 10, John Byrne was a great no 10, neither of them would have fitted in this team either.
The ultimate no 10 now would have worn a no 8 shirt back in the day and called himself Gerry Francis. |
The situation/ debate has moved on a tad, surely?
You can think he is a future superstar or a disruptive, lazy waste of space, or something in between.
But the fact is one of strikers never plays, another never scores, another is injured and the one (very good, fit, in form) striker we do have is in danger of being flogged to death due to lack of decent bench options.
To me it’s a no brainer he is put on the bench.
And incidentally, if it is true that other players have complained about his training methods and don’t want him in the team it is noticeable that a positive post about the unmentionable striker with the hair got “likes” from much of the first team this morning… | | | |
| He who shall not be named.. on 15:49 - Sep 14 with 5007 views | connell10 |
| He who shall not be named.. on 15:07 - Sep 14 by Stainrod |
The situation/ debate has moved on a tad, surely?
You can think he is a future superstar or a disruptive, lazy waste of space, or something in between.
But the fact is one of strikers never plays, another never scores, another is injured and the one (very good, fit, in form) striker we do have is in danger of being flogged to death due to lack of decent bench options.
To me it’s a no brainer he is put on the bench.
And incidentally, if it is true that other players have complained about his training methods and don’t want him in the team it is noticeable that a positive post about the unmentionable striker with the hair got “likes” from much of the first team this morning… |
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| He who shall not be named.. on 16:19 - Sep 14 with 4943 views | Stanisgod |
| He who shall not be named.. on 08:21 - Sep 14 by stevec |
Thing is, he’s not a winger, he can’t play in between those wingers and the fella on his own, up front, is making a pretty good fist of it.
When we revert to two up front it’s largely about putting pressure on defenders and the one who can’t be named doesn’t fill that criteria at all.
Unless we change a system that’s got us into the top 5, exactly where do we put him?
He’s another one designed in the no 10 production department in an era where no 10’s predominantly don’t fit in.
Simon Stainrod was a great no 10, John Byrne was a great no 10, neither of them would have fitted in this team either.
The ultimate no 10 now would have worn a no 8 shirt back in the day and called himself Gerry Francis. |
If you can bring Lloyd on, you can bring Kolli on. |  |
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| He who shall not be named.. on 17:00 - Sep 14 with 4828 views | ViewFrom165 |
| He who shall not be named.. on 08:43 - Sep 14 by Spaceman_P |
Quick question the unspeakable one is managed by his Dad right? |
If by managed you mean is his Dad his Agent, no he's not. His agent was Shree Usher when he renewed his contract in Jan 2025, and he's most recently been represented by Philippe Piola at Deal With My Agent, he's no longer listed as a client on Transfermarkt though so something may have changed there very recently.
All this information is out there and available for everyone to look up. |  | | |
| He who shall not be named.. on 17:05 - Sep 14 with 4801 views | ViewFrom165 |
To add, was encouraging to see him get some minutes yesterday, hopefully the start of him being reintegrated in to the Squad rather than a calculated move by Nourry to have an answer if the question is allowed at the Fans Forum.
Might be looking in to things too much myself, but his Instagram post yesterday was very interesting in terms of tagging the location as 'Home', the lyrics of the accompanying song, positive interactions from the Squad that supposedly hate him, and a lot of comments from ex Academy Teammates suggesting he's been locked/chained up. | | | |
| He who shall not be named.. on 18:31 - Sep 14 with 4618 views | easthertsr |
I think he's still playing cricket for India! | | | |
| He who shall not be named.. on 18:50 - Sep 14 with 4547 views | Stocktake |
He may not fit with our current style of play but he is good in the air which is gold dust in squad with so many 5 ft 7 inchers. If we can't accommodate him in some way we can't call ourselves a development club. [Post edited 14 Sep 18:51]
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| He who shall not be named.. on 19:05 - Sep 14 with 4488 views | QPRJill |
Someone should swallow their pride and play him because we need goals. | | | |
| He who shall not be named.. on 19:48 - Sep 14 with 4400 views | Superhoops2808 |
| He who shall not be named.. on 18:50 - Sep 14 by Stocktake |
He may not fit with our current style of play but he is good in the air which is gold dust in squad with so many 5 ft 7 inchers. If we can't accommodate him in some way we can't call ourselves a development club. [Post edited 14 Sep 18:51]
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Not sure where you got that info, just 2 goals scored with his head but if it fits the narrative I guess stick with it | | | |
| He who shall not be named.. on 19:55 - Sep 14 with 4371 views | Loyalitat |
| He who shall not be named.. on 19:48 - Sep 14 by Superhoops2808 |
Not sure where you got that info, just 2 goals scored with his head but if it fits the narrative I guess stick with it |
By my reckoning, that's two more than Burrell and Kone in league games. Rather pertinent observation made by Stocktake, I'd say.
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| He who shall not be named.. on 20:35 - Sep 14 with 4265 views | Hunterhoop |
| He who shall not be named.. on 15:07 - Sep 14 by Stainrod |
The situation/ debate has moved on a tad, surely?
You can think he is a future superstar or a disruptive, lazy waste of space, or something in between.
But the fact is one of strikers never plays, another never scores, another is injured and the one (very good, fit, in form) striker we do have is in danger of being flogged to death due to lack of decent bench options.
To me it’s a no brainer he is put on the bench.
And incidentally, if it is true that other players have complained about his training methods and don’t want him in the team it is noticeable that a positive post about the unmentionable striker with the hair got “likes” from much of the first team this morning… |
Yeah, I don’t know where this narrative about other players complaining about him has come from and why it has taken hold. Well, I can hazard a guess but let’s park that.
From what I had heard he’s quite popular and liked. |  | | |
| He who shall not be named.. on 20:58 - Sep 14 with 4196 views | kensalriser |
The very idea that players would go running to teacher about another player's attitude strikes me as somewhat implausible. |  |
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