Church never comes across as someone who would be frozen out for non-football reasons. he's a trier, and there's no hint of any bust-up, punching our keeper in training, etc. I think Bob has seen enough, basically, and would clearly rather risk an untried youngster rather than someone who he just knows isn't going to do the job.
Obviously a good loan spell can change everything, but the coaches see a lot in training and are entitled to make up their minds on that as well as 15-min cameos in matches
Church has lost it a few times on the pitch which suggests he can be a bit hot headed so could have led to a falling out for non-footballing reasons (I'm thinking of swinging a punch at the Watford player (a) last season at a corner and doing the "shush" finger gesture to the home fans in the cup in August...).
Although to be fair I've never seen him strike a ball in anger.
Really cant remember Bally Smart and what happened to Alex Stavrinou
Bally Smart Don't think he ever played a league game?
Alex Stavrinou I met at the player sponsor dinner, he replaced Shelvey because that little bugger was having his medical at Scouse team that steals the half decent charlton prospects FC.
When I spoke to him he was already quite interested in teaching P.E as a back up plan if he didn't make it. They showed me he wasn't probably competitive enough to make it big (also Jordan Cousins was already starting to make his name as a CDM where Stav liked to play).
Really cant remember Bally Smart and what happened to Alex Stavrinou
Bally Smart Don't think he ever played a league game?
Alex Stavrinou I met at the player sponsor dinner, he replaced Shelvey because that little bugger was having his medical at Scouse team that steals the half decent charlton prospects FC.
When I spoke to him he was already quite interested in teaching P.E as a back up plan if he didn't make it. They showed me he wasn't probably competitive enough to make it big (also Jordan Cousins was already starting to make his name as a CDM where Stav liked to play).
Seem to recall Bally Smart was massively hyped up by the club when we signed him. Like so many others he barely played a game for us. Guess he joins the ranks of Gibbs, Bagheri, Christensen, Alonso, Pouso, Blomqvist and so many others who rarely or never featured for us. Wonder how many of them would get a game for us now (if they were the age they were when they signed).
Really cant remember Bally Smart and what happened to Alex Stavrinou
Bally Smart Don't think he ever played a league game?
Alex Stavrinou I met at the player sponsor dinner, he replaced Shelvey because that little bugger was having his medical at Scouse team that steals the half decent charlton prospects FC.
When I spoke to him he was already quite interested in teaching P.E as a back up plan if he didn't make it. They showed me he wasn't probably competitive enough to make it big (also Jordan Cousins was already starting to make his name as a CDM where Stav liked to play).
Seem to recall Bally Smart was massively hyped up by the club when we signed him. Like so many others he barely played a game for us. Guess he joins the ranks of Gibbs, Bagheri, Christensen, Alonso, Pouso, Blomqvist and so many others who rarely or never featured for us. Wonder how many of them would get a game for us now (if they were the age they were when they signed).
He ended up in the crazy mixed up world of dyslexic entertainment and road kill forming Bally Smart's Carcus.
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Although to be fair I've never seen him strike a ball in anger.
Alex Stavrinou I met at the player sponsor dinner, he replaced Shelvey because that little bugger was having his medical at Scouse team that steals the half decent charlton prospects FC.
When I spoke to him he was already quite interested in teaching P.E as a back up plan if he didn't make it. They showed me he wasn't probably competitive enough to make it big (also Jordan Cousins was already starting to make his name as a CDM where Stav liked to play).
He ended up in the crazy mixed up world of dyslexic entertainment and road kill forming Bally Smart's Carcus.