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roboto got a reaction from Scott129 in Corey Blackett-Taylor - Signed on Loan/Permanent in Summer
There's pictures leaked of him in a derby kit having his press photos taken. I'm pretty sure the fee and medical would've been sorted before that. This is just a PR delay for whatever reason, could be at the request of Charlton or our own timeline.
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roboto got a reaction from Comrade 86 in January Reinforcements
Sounds like it could've been Wolves v Brentford. Olakigbe the wide player for Brentford and maybe Fraser the Wolves forward?
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roboto got a reaction from Comrade 86 in Richard Keogh
Who cares about Keogh, tell us more about the exciting "season ticket refund waiver day" sounds like fun family day out!
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roboto got a reaction from Derby4Me in January Reinforcements
Sounds like it could've been Wolves v Brentford. Olakigbe the wide player for Brentford and maybe Fraser the Wolves forward?
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roboto got a reaction from Eoghan1884 in January Reinforcements
Sounds like it could've been Wolves v Brentford. Olakigbe the wide player for Brentford and maybe Fraser the Wolves forward?
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roboto got a reaction from Caerphilly Ram in January Reinforcements
Sounds like it could've been Wolves v Brentford. Olakigbe the wide player for Brentford and maybe Fraser the Wolves forward?
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roboto reacted to JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta in Richard Keogh
They do it in the car park and it's always a sell out.
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roboto got a reaction from NG2Ram in Richard Keogh
Who cares about Keogh, tell us more about the exciting "season ticket refund waiver day" sounds like fun family day out!
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roboto got a reaction from Andrew3000 in January Reinforcements
I see what you did there. How KTI are you though? 🙂
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roboto got a reaction from Ghost of Clough in Wildsmith
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.
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roboto reacted to WystonRam in January Reinforcements
Unlikely as he now has a disabled parking badge.
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roboto got a reaction from therealhantsram in Derby V Burton match day thread
He is an Omar, not an Oscar…
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roboto got a reaction from hintonsboots in Derby V Burton match day thread
He is an Omar, not an Oscar…
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roboto got a reaction from RadioactiveWaste in Tyreece John-Jules - joined on a 6-month loan, extended to end of season
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.
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roboto got a reaction from Mucker1884 in Corey Blackett-Taylor - Signed on Loan/Permanent in Summer
We’re talking about an old pub at Hatton Garden.
edit: didn’t realise this had already been clarified 😂
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roboto got a reaction from CBRammette in Corey Blackett-Taylor - Signed on Loan/Permanent in Summer
Yeah it’s the one closest to my office 🥃
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roboto got a reaction from Carl Sagan in Corey Blackett-Taylor - Signed on Loan/Permanent in Summer
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.
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roboto got a reaction from Carl Sagan in Corey Blackett-Taylor - Signed on Loan/Permanent in Summer
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.
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roboto reacted to Ghost of Clough in Derby V Burton match day thread
That wasn't the only mistake I made 🥴
20 appearances out of 28, left on the bench for the remaining 8.
11 starts, with 7 full 90s and subbed off in 4 games
Came off the bench 9 times
An average of 57.5 mins per appearance, or 41 mins per matchday squad.
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roboto got a reaction from Ghost of Clough in Derby V Burton match day thread
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.
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roboto got a reaction from Gerry Daly in Academy thread 23/24
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.
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roboto got a reaction from TheHomunculusLives in Academy thread 23/24
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.
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roboto got a reaction from Comrade 86 in Joey Barton sacked
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.