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Re: Ex Players

by MouldyRoyal » 14 Mar 2024 12:39

elrey Lawson D'Ath (who never actually played for us, but was a youth player for four or five years, is playing for Banbury United... scored 2 goals this season, which is his second highest tally at a club with Northampton and his 11 goals there being the most. Scored one goal for each club he played for while on loan from Reading.


He's also a bit of a conspiracy theorist. Anti-vaxxer etc

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Re: Ex Players

by JedMaxwell » 14 Mar 2024 13:02

MouldyRoyal
elrey Lawson D'Ath (who never actually played for us, but was a youth player for four or five years, is playing for Banbury United... scored 2 goals this season, which is his second highest tally at a club with Northampton and his 11 goals there being the most. Scored one goal for each club he played for while on loan from Reading.


He's also a bit of a conspiracy theorist. Anti-vaxxer etc


Just had a look at his Twitter. Scrolled for approximately half a second before seeing Le Tissier honking on about some irrelevant shit. Yeesh.

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Re: Ex Players

by Sutekh » 14 Mar 2024 14:42

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elrey Lawson D'Ath (who never actually played for us, but was a youth player for four or five years, is playing for Banbury United... scored 2 goals this season, which is his second highest tally at a club with Northampton and his 11 goals there being the most. Scored one goal for each club he played for while on loan from Reading.


He's also a bit of a conspiracy theorist. Anti-vaxxer etc



Oh dear, quick cancel him as obviously everything he believes and says must be a load of cr@pola :roll:

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Re: Ex Players

by MouldyRoyal » 14 Mar 2024 15:11

That's a bizarre overreaction to a minimal comment about an ex player. I have never called for him to be "cancelled" (not that he has a public facing role that would make that even feasible) nor did I even state anything particularly negative about him. He's entitled to his views, as ill informed as they are.

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Re: Ex Players

by Orion1871 » 14 Mar 2024 15:13

MouldyRoyal That's a bizarre overreaction to a minimal comment about an ex player. I have never called for him to be "cancelled" (not that he has a public facing role that would make that even feasible) nor did I even state anything particularly negative about him. He's entitled to his views, as ill informed as they are.


Sutekh is a nut who just happens to write a good match preview.


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by Sutekh » 14 Mar 2024 15:32

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MouldyRoyal That's a bizarre overreaction to a minimal comment about an ex player. I have never called for him to be "cancelled" (not that he has a public facing role that would make that even feasible) nor did I even state anything particularly negative about him. He's entitled to his views, as ill informed as they are.


Sutekh is a nut who just happens to write a good match preview.


Just making the point that clear, open and fair debate should be had on many things rather than one sided narratives that may or may not be being used to fill some agenda somewhere.

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Re: Ex Players

by Winston Biscuit » 14 Mar 2024 18:33

Dave Kitson gets the Nauru International Manager job

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Re: Ex Players

by SCIAG » 14 Mar 2024 22:52

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MouldyRoyal That's a bizarre overreaction to a minimal comment about an ex player. I have never called for him to be "cancelled" (not that he has a public facing role that would make that even feasible) nor did I even state anything particularly negative about him. He's entitled to his views, as ill informed as they are.


Sutekh is a nut who just happens to write a good match preview.


Just making the point that clear, open and fair debate should be had on many things rather than one sided narratives that may or may not be being used to fill some agenda somewhere.

Calling someone an anti-vaxxer isn't at odds with supporting clear, open, and fair debate.

The issue is that one side has facts, evidence, and logical reasoning, while the other side has "grr you'd agree with me if you didn't all have an agenda!"

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Re: Ex Players

by elrey » 15 Mar 2024 04:31

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elrey Lawson D'Ath (who never actually played for us, but was a youth player for four or five years, is playing for Banbury United... scored 2 goals this season, which is his second highest tally at a club with Northampton and his 11 goals there being the most. Scored one goal for each club he played for while on loan from Reading.

He did play for us, one cup match.

As a young man he had a goalscoring knack from midfield, can't say I've followed him closely but I'd guess he's had cause to slow down.


Well, he's lucky he got away from Reading's mess... only to be at Banbury, I keep getting things popping up on Facebook about them (a local-ish club for me, you can, or could, get there on the bus from where I grew up) and they're falling apart due to bad management.


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Re: Ex Players

by Winston Biscuit » 15 Mar 2024 08:30

Former youth player Matt Partridge announced his retirement earlier this season after tearing his ACL

Will be remembered more for other things here I guess


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Re: Ex Players

by Sutekh » 15 Mar 2024 12:38

Prefer to remember former world cup referee Pat Partridge



Generally a talented family, the Partridges though


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Re: Ex Players

by JedMaxwell » 15 Mar 2024 12:59

Sutekh Prefer to remember former world cup referee Pat Partridge



Generally a talented family, the Partridges though



I'm Alan's biggest fan.

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Re: Ex Players

by Clyde1998 » 20 Mar 2024 20:49

Andre Burley has just scored his first international goal for St Kitts & Nevis to put them 2-1 up against San Marino.


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Re: Ex Players

by Hendo » 21 Mar 2024 13:19

Interesting read on Greg Halford and his autism diagnosis.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68617366

His Premier League break came at Reading, becoming their record signing in January 2007.

However, a first transfer was always going to be tricky.

"It was the first move to Reading where I'd finish training and I'd literally go home after that - I didn't want to go into the cafeteria, I didn't want to have lunch, I didn't want to chat with people," Halford remembers.

"Ultimately that was the reason I was sold from Reading because they told me that I didn't fit in personality wise, which was tough. But it was something that I learned from."

Reading's then director of football Nicky Hammond said at the time that Halford hadn't made the impact he and the club would have liked and that "players do move on quite quickly if it's felt that the fit isn't quite right".

"This is absolutely no reflection on Greg as a person or a player and he has been a very good professional during his short time with us," Hammond added.

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Re: Ex Players

by SCIAG » 21 Mar 2024 16:00

Hendo Interesting read on Greg Halford and his autism diagnosis.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68617366

His Premier League break came at Reading, becoming their record signing in January 2007.

However, a first transfer was always going to be tricky.

"It was the first move to Reading where I'd finish training and I'd literally go home after that - I didn't want to go into the cafeteria, I didn't want to have lunch, I didn't want to chat with people," Halford remembers.

"Ultimately that was the reason I was sold from Reading because they told me that I didn't fit in personality wise, which was tough. But it was something that I learned from."

Reading's then director of football Nicky Hammond said at the time that Halford hadn't made the impact he and the club would have liked and that "players do move on quite quickly if it's felt that the fit isn't quite right".

"This is absolutely no reflection on Greg as a person or a player and he has been a very good professional during his short time with us," Hammond added.

And people say players aren’t relatable any more.

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Re: Ex Players

by Franchise FC » 21 Mar 2024 16:08

SCIAG
Hendo Interesting read on Greg Halford and his autism diagnosis.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68617366

His Premier League break came at Reading, becoming their record signing in January 2007.

However, a first transfer was always going to be tricky.

"It was the first move to Reading where I'd finish training and I'd literally go home after that - I didn't want to go into the cafeteria, I didn't want to have lunch, I didn't want to chat with people," Halford remembers.

"Ultimately that was the reason I was sold from Reading because they told me that I didn't fit in personality wise, which was tough. But it was something that I learned from."

Reading's then director of football Nicky Hammond said at the time that Halford hadn't made the impact he and the club would have liked and that "players do move on quite quickly if it's felt that the fit isn't quite right".

"This is absolutely no reflection on Greg as a person or a player and he has been a very good professional during his short time with us," Hammond added.

And people say players aren’t relatable any more.

Nothing to do with the drug taking, then ?

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Re: Ex Players

by Mr Angry » 21 Mar 2024 16:21

Jordan Obita has signed an extension at Hibernian to keep him in Edinburgh until 2026; seems to be settled in well there.

Jordan Obita says his move to Hibs has been "perfect" after signing a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2026.

The 29-year-old is now eyeing a strong end to his first full season at Easter Road as his side look to remain in the top six and finish in the European places.

"I'm really happy," the defender told club media, external. "I've been enjoying myself here. It was really easy. When they came to me and offered a new deal, I was really happy because I've only been here seven months.

"I've been playing a lot of minutes, so I was really proud that the club wanted to offer me an extension.

"It was a big move, I'd never moved from more area in Reading. It was a big step up here to Scotland but I've settled in really well. It's been perfect.

"In England, you don't get to play against Celtic and Rangers. That'd be the equivalent of playing against a Premier League team. We've progressed really well and hopefully we can finish the season well."

Obita's family have also settled down in the capital, but the dad-of-three admits juggling professional football with fatherhood comes with it's challenges.

"[It's] difficult. You get home but you've got to deal with the three kids - they keep you busy. They're really enjoying it here too."

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Re: Ex Players

by MartinRdg » 21 Mar 2024 16:39

Mr Angry Jordan Obita has signed an extension at Hibernian to keep him in Edinburgh until 2026; seems to be settled in well there.

Jordan Obita says his move to Hibs has been "perfect" after signing a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2026.

The 29-year-old is now eyeing a strong end to his first full season at Easter Road as his side look to remain in the top six and finish in the European places.

"I'm really happy," the defender told club media, external. "I've been enjoying myself here. It was really easy. When they came to me and offered a new deal, I was really happy because I've only been here seven months.

"I've been playing a lot of minutes, so I was really proud that the club wanted to offer me an extension.

"It was a big move, I'd never moved from more area in Reading. It was a big step up here to Scotland but I've settled in really well. It's been perfect.

"In England, you don't get to play against Celtic and Rangers. That'd be the equivalent of playing against a Premier League team. We've progressed really well and hopefully we can finish the season well."

Obita's family have also settled down in the capital, but the dad-of-three admits juggling professional football with fatherhood comes with it's challenges.

"[It's] difficult. You get home but you've got to deal with the three kids - they keep you busy. They're really enjoying it here too."


Can't believe he's still only 29...

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Re: Ex Players

by Snowflake Royal » 21 Mar 2024 17:19

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Hendo Interesting read on Greg Halford and his autism diagnosis.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68617366


And people say players aren’t relatable any more.

Nothing to do with the drug taking, then ?

Yeah, at the time it was widely shared he was coked up to the eyeballs.

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Re: Ex Players

by From Despair To Where? » 21 Mar 2024 17:46

Didn't Roy Keane allegedly lose his shit over us knowingly selling him a cokehead and neglecting to mention it?

Like you'd fcuking mention that.

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