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27 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

Just listened to the same clip and found a couple of points interesting. It was a wide player he went to see and a striker recommended to the club also played in the same game and did well, says other clubs are in the mix for them and can maybe offer more in terms of finances and playing time so we have to convince the clubs to loan to us. If it’s loan players that suggests prem or champ clubs right? 

Sounds like it could've been Wolves v Brentford. Olakigbe the wide player for Brentford and maybe Fraser the Wolves forward?

Who cares about Keogh, tell us more about the exciting "season ticket refund waiver day" sounds like fun family day out!

6 minutes ago, Returning ram said:

Reckon there will be as signing come through the back doors before Saturday...yet TBC though 😊

I see what you did there. How KTI are you though? 🙂 

45 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said:

"Unsavable"? You've never seen keepers stop similar shots before?

Goal 1 - Vickers' positioning was very good, but was too slow to get down

Goal 2 - He was hesitant at closing the attacker down, then too slow when he did. He needed to delay the closing down a bit longer, timing it so that he could instantly be at the attacker's feet as he arrived in the area. He gave far too much space to his right hand side then dived to his left. Both were contributory factors towards making an easy chance even easier.

I was quoting from the poster before me 🙂 

I'm happy with the quality of both keepers, but I laughed at the thought that the other teams were seemingly being able to take shots that no keeper could save.

15 hours ago, ram59 said:

Looking back, I don't think that Peter Shilton, would have stopped those 3 goals and he can't make any saves if the other teams don't give him savable attempts to stop.

That's the problem. The other teams need to stop taking unsavable shots at our goal... 😉 

Nice play from Fornah in the build up to the first goal. Would love him to find some form and show what he can do in the first team.

Double hatty incoming for Brown?

Just now, hintonsboots said:

Mascarell ?

He is an Omar, not an Oscar…

He was in weekend training pics on social media ahead of tonights match, so I'd expect him to still be available and perhaps that also means we're expecting him to stay.

2 hours ago, Mucker1884 said:

 

 

 

If this is the pub by Spider Island being referred to, then it's long been demolished, and replaced with a shiny new Starbucks.  

We’re talking about an old pub at Hatton Garden.

edit: didn’t realise this had already been clarified 😂

8 hours ago, CBRammette said:

Is the old Mitre pub still going strong?

Yeah it’s the one closest to my office 🥃

1 hour ago, Rev said:

Jack the Chipper, in that area, is outstandingly poor taste. 

 

I like it.

It's common around there TBF. Think there's a "Jack The Clipper" barbers among other cunning word plays...

1 hour ago, Carl Sagan said:

Good knowledge, and it was a day of wonder when Poppies opened on a street I used to live. Fascinating you worked around there - Sandra got a gong in the NY Honours. For running a pub! 

But you're right, very overrated, and has gone even further downhill since Pat who owned it died a year or so ago. I'd moved on to Jack the Chipper long before, but now have discovered the wonder of Wicked Fish. Try it if you're back in the area! 

Work around Hatton Garden now, so rarely go back there. Was there for a trade show in November, but chose to eat in Spitalfields Market after seeing the queue outside Poppies! 😂

I'm yet to find a suitable chippy for my East Midlands tastebuds down here (moved down in 2008), but I'll bear your suggestions in mind. 

2 hours ago, Carl Sagan said:

I applaud you Dean. It's very important to be precise about salt and vinegar in this context. I am a lover of malt vinegar. Might be a trip to a Spitalfields chippie tonight, so I'm tempted to ask for a pea mix and see what happens...

The staff in Poppies (very overrated IMO) won't understand any requests that aren't on the menu. I tried before when I used to work around there.

1 hour ago, Ghost of Clough said:

7 full 90s, subbed off in 8, subbed on in 4, and unused in 8.

The pedant in me wants to know where the missing game has gone? 😉 

But also, the numbers don't seem great at a glance, but that's 15 starts out of 20 (or 19 depending on which numbers are right) appearances. It's not the worst return from a loan spell ever.

If we get CBT then I’d be happy with that. Yes, as some have pointed out, he does look like he will have heavy touches and perhaps he is inconsistent with his form, but we are in League One with a modest budget and he has attributes that will help us and if he does gel with the team and continue his goal scoring this season then he would also be a decent option if we’re back in Champ next season.

28 minutes ago, QuitYourJibbaJivin said:

Interestingly Derby are saying it was Rochdale who chose to end his loan early. 
 

 

Maybe the player wanted to return or we've had an enquiry from a team higher up the leagues to take him for the second half of the season?

I too am surprised at some of the players we've released over recent years that I thought looked a great prospect coming through the youth ranks.

However, having been around some London youth team setups with my two young lads at the moment and talking with lots of scouts and coaches, it isn't just about what they do in one or two opportunities that they're given with first team/cup fixtures/loans that determines whether they get offered the contracts. They have to be consistent with their training, show the right attitude and prove they have all the non-physical attributes that are needed to deal with the pressures of being a professional footballer.

The coaches see them a lot more than us fans do and will know exactly what their character is like. A lot of young players move around academies at younger ages as their attitude can see them fall out with coaches or not be able to keep up with the demands required. Over time players can develop these mental skills and it helps them later in their career to settle down, but for some these changes can be too little too late, and even the most skilful players can just fade away, never to be seen again.

Ravel Morrison as a United youth player is a famous example of this. Obviously, by the time he came here he was late in his career and had a reputation that followed him like a bad smell. If only he could've developed his attitude and applied himself at a younger age then his career trajectory would've been very different.

Cashin feels like it's the other way around. Not necessarily the most skilful player earlier in his development, but he's applied himself well, earned his pro contract and his first team opportunity and is now reaping the rewards of being the first name on the team sheet and a possible big move in the future for him.

Wasn't the original tweet a play for him to get a job as a pundit because he is so useless as a manager and perhaps the worst option to become a coach with his training ground history?

Of all the people in the world, the one I would least like to listen to talk about football is Joey Barton.

On 08/01/2024 at 09:35, richinspain said:

They can always send the 35 players who didn't make their named squad.

Think they've got enough Donkeys up there already without sending more.

3 hours ago, Leicester Ram said:

More likely

Ravas

Bogle Cash Buchanan Lowe

Bird Knight Hughes

Whittaker Delap Ebiowei

Admittedly you’d invest in a keeper and a CB, with that I think they’d finish somewhere in mid-table 

Would also add our very own Thommo to the list and Dylan Williams as our fifth left back

Why would you take Ebosele out? He's a first team regular in Serie A now. Mainly playing as right mid/wing back in a 3-5-2. I'd think he's be one of the most valuable on current market value.

18 minutes ago, Magicman said:

I don't rate JJ as good enough . He tends to fall on his backside too easily when challenged.

Is he better or worse than Dobbin? In your opinion

1 hour ago, caymanram said:

TJJ certainly has talent but with this window being so important and with funds limited, he’s too much of a risk. He hasn’t played 60 mins in a game with us yet and his injury record really does have him down as ‘fragile’ or at worst a ‘sick note’.

Too risky/ let’s look at other alternatives.

With his past injury record he will always be a risk, but without those issues he would be playing at a much higher level and we wouldn’t have a chance of signing him.

While we are playing at this level we need to take a few (educated) risks on signing players that have had setbacks, but have the potential to play at a higher level.

TJJ is ideal for us right now. We need forwards that give us a different dimension from Collins and with him only having 6 months left on his contract then we can potentially get a bargain deal on someone with his attributes. Arsenal won’t be offering him a new deal now, it’s up to the player to find a club that will help his career take off. I hope it’s with us and he goes on to get back to full fitness.

1 minute ago, REDCAR said:

You just know Ferguson will come out saying “we deserved the 3 points”

(Hope I’ve not cursed it with 2 mins to go!)

 Curse you

14 minutes ago, i-Ram said:

Bad news guys.  I am watching it today. Purposely not watched a game since Stevenage. What could possibly go wrong?

Scapegoat for this afternoon sorted. Cheers