Lyle Taylor - August 2025 signed for Chelmsford City (p295)
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Cambridge is a great away day, pretty much as good as you’ve got in league one at the moment, barring maybe Pompey. Decent trip, decent fans. Much, much rather they stay up than Fleetwood or burton or Cheltenham or port vale.Blucher said:I’d personally like to see Cambridge stay up. A mate of mine is involved with their supporters’ trust and it’s an excellent away trip (although a pity about the rail replacement service next month). Taylor is on a short-term deal with Cambridge and, like Bonne, who is on loan from Gillingham, won’t be there after the end of this season. I don’t suppose either of them give a toss about the fortunes of Cambridge United.4 -
I hope rather than expect us to ignore him. He thrives on the hostile atmosphere and just a so what attitude would hurt him more IMO.3
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Another Cambridge player got plenty of stick back in the day....Tommy Finney.8
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Getting my bet on him to score lined up as we speak0
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Athletico Charlton said:It'll be a hollow victory because we are safe so if he scores and gets lary at us, so what. He also won't give two shits if Cambridge stay up or not.
Couldn't care less how he reacts to chants against him tbh, footy is theatre and entertainment. Do you really expect fans to not join in. The partisan atmosphere is one of the things that makes it such a great game. The joy and despair. Embrace it.
All he would have to do is wave his wallett at us.
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For those going to the Cambridge match, don’t forget you can get these on Amazon to take along.
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I personally can't wait to boo the tosser. Most exciting game left of the season for me. Get to potentially send the pair of snakes down.
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Times article today on how Taylor was responsible for Bowyer managing Montserrat. Unbelievable ….2
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For those that haven't/can't read the article in question, here are the pertinent bits relating to his appointment:masicat said:Times article today on how Taylor was responsible for Bowyer managing Montserrat. Unbelievable ….
It began with a phone call from Cassell (the Montserrat FA President) to Lyle Taylor, the captain of the national team, then at Nottingham Forest, who had played under Bowyer at Charlton and Birmingham. “Mr Cass said to me, ‘I want your man.’ ” Taylor explains. “And I said, ‘Who’s my man?’ And he said, ‘Lee Bowyer.’ ”Some of the players have hinted, I tell Taylor, that it is because Bowyer is in charge that they have committed to represent Montserrat. “Yes, and that was why Mr Cassell and myself worked so hard to get him to be the manager,” Taylor says. “I played for him and we’ve been close since to the point where he trusts me and he took time out of his summer to see what we were talking about. He’s leaned on me as I expected. The way the Caribbean works is different to how football is in England.
“We have conversations at least five times a week. He was badgering me about tactics and sent me a video on YouTube and kept badgering me to see if I had watched it. So I started to, and the next time he called I could say, ‘I am watching it right now’. He’s a brilliant person, I’ve got a lot of love for him and the fact he trusts me enough to take this job says a lot for our relationship.”
Bowyer and Taylor, who is now at Cambridge United, share an agent who initially laughed at Taylor when he told him of Montserrat’s interest. But he spoke to Bowyer and Bowyer was not dismissive.
“It took an age,” Taylor says. “At times it felt like I was negotiating with my own agent on behalf of the Montserrat FA for Lee Bowyer to be my international manager! It was just a little bit mad but Mr Cass gave me authorisation to offer a contract. It was highly unusual but the best way to get it done.”
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Feck me, he just can’t help himself can he 🤣🤣5
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.....and then everyone in the ground applauded me.Addick Addict said:
For those that haven't/can't read the article in question, here are the pertinent bits relating to his appointment:masicat said:Times article today on how Taylor was responsible for Bowyer managing Montserrat. Unbelievable ….
It began with a phone call from Cassell (the Montserrat FA President) to Lyle Taylor, the captain of the national team, then at Nottingham Forest, who had played under Bowyer at Charlton and Birmingham. “Mr Cass said to me, ‘I want your man.’ ” Taylor explains. “And I said, ‘Who’s my man?’ And he said, ‘Lee Bowyer.’ ”Some of the players have hinted, I tell Taylor, that it is because Bowyer is in charge that they have committed to represent Montserrat. “Yes, and that was why Mr Cassell and myself worked so hard to get him to be the manager,” Taylor says. “I played for him and we’ve been close since to the point where he trusts me and he took time out of his summer to see what we were talking about. He’s leaned on me as I expected. The way the Caribbean works is different to how football is in England.
“We have conversations at least five times a week. He was badgering me about tactics and sent me a video on YouTube and kept badgering me to see if I had watched it. So I started to, and the next time he called I could say, ‘I am watching it right now’. He’s a brilliant person, I’ve got a lot of love for him and the fact he trusts me enough to take this job says a lot for our relationship.”
Bowyer and Taylor, who is now at Cambridge United, share an agent who initially laughed at Taylor when he told him of Montserrat’s interest. But he spoke to Bowyer and Bowyer was not dismissive.
“It took an age,” Taylor says. “At times it felt like I was negotiating with my own agent on behalf of the Montserrat FA for Lee Bowyer to be my international manager! It was just a little bit mad but Mr Cass gave me authorisation to offer a contract. It was highly unusual but the best way to get it done.”
Sounds like a DHOTY entry.12 -
Bowyer or Taylor? To be honest, I am losing respect for Bowyer the more I read about his relationship with the snake. He let Bowyer and the team down in their hour of need. Some would say 'thats football' but I would not forgive Taylor for his actions (I know they were at Birmingham together also, but only solidifies my loss of respect for Bowyer)KBslittlesis said:Feck me, he just can’t help himself can he 🤣🤣18 -
Bowyer spoke about Taylor on the pod episode he did with Rich Cawley. He was pretty understanding of his decision not to play at the end of the season with us. He went through so many bonkers things as Charlton manager I feel like he was just able to take anything on the chin.0
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Ah, they share an agent. No wonder neither has done anything wrong in their career (of late).1
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When Bowyer decided to lump Solly and Davis in with Taylor it smacked of creating a siege mentality in blaming the three of them even though the circumstances of the other two were somewhat different. To Bowyer, they were a means to an end and he did not hesitate, despite what happened with us, to sign Taylor at Birmingham. Now we find that they share the same agent and that Taylor has reciprocated in getting him an international job. It sort of all fits into place.BalladMan said:
Bowyer or Taylor? To be honest, I am losing respect for Bowyer the more I read about his relationship with the snake. He let Bowyer and the team down in their hour of need. Some would say 'thats football' but I would not forgive Taylor for his actions (I know they were at Birmingham together also, but only solidifies my loss of respect for Bowyer)KBslittlesis said:Feck me, he just can’t help himself can he 🤣🤣4 -
While most of the football community were quick to disapprove snakes actions I always found it strange Bowyer was reluctant to do so . The pieces are now coming together.4
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I understand why he didn't tear him apart as football is a small world and burning bridges isn't a sensible thing to do, one week Lee Bowyer is our hero, fast forward 9 months and people are wanting him sacked so if I'm being totally objective, I get that. Privately I bet he wanted to strangle him at the time and as much as we can say that with our hands on hearts, Lee Bowyer probably couldn'tMintoHumbugs said:While most of the football community were quick to disapprove snakes actions I always found it strange Bowyer was reluctant to do so . The pieces are now coming together.2 -
He also didn't make anything of Taylor's injury with Montserrat on sub standard pitches and the decision for him to return back by plane/train via Ebbsfleet. Bang went our hopes of staying in the Championship.
The irony is that they both consider themselves to be the people's person!2 -
This is actually perfectCarter said:For once I'd like to see a banner at football. And that banner to read
"LYLE TAYLOR PUSSY AND BOTTLE JOB"0 -
Letting Taylor play for Montserrat was what got us relegated and was probably the stupidest decision made by the club - apart from letting Yann go - in the last 20 years.
Notts Forest didn’t let him go and nor should we.2 - Sponsored links:
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Barnsley scoring in injury time in the last game of the season at Brentford relegated us, not anything Taylor might have done had he been playing for us, but didn't. Fact versus conjecture.alburyaddick said:Letting Taylor play for Montserrat was what got us relegated and was probably the stupidest decision made by the club - apart from letting Yann go - in the last 20 years.
Notts Forest didn’t let him go and nor should we.12 -
Even that Barnsley goal looked like it could have potentially been offside too, everything just went against us that season.swordfish said:
Barnsley scoring in injury time in the last game of the season at Brentford relegated us, not anything Taylor might have done had he been playing for us, but didn't. Fact versus conjecture.alburyaddick said:Letting Taylor play for Montserrat was what got us relegated and was probably the stupidest decision made by the club - apart from letting Yann go - in the last 20 years.
Notts Forest didn’t let him go and nor should we.2 -
What Lee bowyer loves a pound note more than Charlton who’da thought it , they chase the dollar , let’s not pretend there’s any bullshit affinity .. they go where the money is
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No club should be able to stop a player representing their country.alburyaddick said:Letting Taylor play for Montserrat was what got us relegated and was probably the stupidest decision made by the club - apart from letting Yann go - in the last 20 years.
Notts Forest didn’t let him go and nor should we.14 -
Don't be silly, Taylor's goals would have kept us up, the Barnsley game would have been irrelevant.swordfish said:
Barnsley scoring in injury time in the last game of the season at Brentford relegated us, not anything Taylor might have done had he been playing for us, but didn't. Fact versus conjecture.alburyaddick said:Letting Taylor play for Montserrat was what got us relegated and was probably the stupidest decision made by the club - apart from letting Yann go - in the last 20 years.
Notts Forest didn’t let him go and nor should we.17 -
I can understand Swordfish's point. Dealing with the 'there and now'. But I'd still like to take this opportunity to label Taylor an absolute bell.3
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Not really his country but yeah, obviously.Stu_of_Kunming said:
No club should be able to stop a player representing their country.alburyaddick said:Letting Taylor play for Montserrat was what got us relegated and was probably the stupidest decision made by the club - apart from letting Yann go - in the last 20 years.
Notts Forest didn’t let him go and nor should we.1 -
And the kit man wiped a tear from his eye.SuedeAdidas said:
.....and then everyone in the ground applauded me.Addick Addict said:
For those that haven't/can't read the article in question, here are the pertinent bits relating to his appointment:masicat said:Times article today on how Taylor was responsible for Bowyer managing Montserrat. Unbelievable ….
It began with a phone call from Cassell (the Montserrat FA President) to Lyle Taylor, the captain of the national team, then at Nottingham Forest, who had played under Bowyer at Charlton and Birmingham. “Mr Cass said to me, ‘I want your man.’ ” Taylor explains. “And I said, ‘Who’s my man?’ And he said, ‘Lee Bowyer.’ ”Some of the players have hinted, I tell Taylor, that it is because Bowyer is in charge that they have committed to represent Montserrat. “Yes, and that was why Mr Cassell and myself worked so hard to get him to be the manager,” Taylor says. “I played for him and we’ve been close since to the point where he trusts me and he took time out of his summer to see what we were talking about. He’s leaned on me as I expected. The way the Caribbean works is different to how football is in England.
“We have conversations at least five times a week. He was badgering me about tactics and sent me a video on YouTube and kept badgering me to see if I had watched it. So I started to, and the next time he called I could say, ‘I am watching it right now’. He’s a brilliant person, I’ve got a lot of love for him and the fact he trusts me enough to take this job says a lot for our relationship.”
Bowyer and Taylor, who is now at Cambridge United, share an agent who initially laughed at Taylor when he told him of Montserrat’s interest. But he spoke to Bowyer and Bowyer was not dismissive.
“It took an age,” Taylor says. “At times it felt like I was negotiating with my own agent on behalf of the Montserrat FA for Lee Bowyer to be my international manager! It was just a little bit mad but Mr Cass gave me authorisation to offer a contract. It was highly unusual but the best way to get it done.”
Sounds like a DHOTY entry.2 -
Totally agree. Charlton 1 - 0 Birmingham. Nice ball pulled back across the goal to an unmarked Bonne 6 yards out with the goal at his mercy. He put it straight at their keeperJ BLOCK said:
Don't be silly, Taylor's goals would have kept us up, the Barnsley game would have been irrelevant.swordfish said:
Barnsley scoring in injury time in the last game of the season at Brentford relegated us, not anything Taylor might have done had he been playing for us, but didn't. Fact versus conjecture.alburyaddick said:Letting Taylor play for Montserrat was what got us relegated and was probably the stupidest decision made by the club - apart from letting Yann go - in the last 20 years.
Notts Forest didn’t let him go and nor should we.
i would put my house on the snake burying that chance. That two points would have kept us up.
there were lots of factors why we went down, such as Southall, Gallagher being recalled but the snake also played a massive part by refusing to play.21 -
Like I say. I'm stating fact, not guessing.J BLOCK said:
Don't be silly, Taylor's goals would have kept us up, the Barnsley game would have been irrelevant.swordfish said:
Barnsley scoring in injury time in the last game of the season at Brentford relegated us, not anything Taylor might have done had he been playing for us, but didn't. Fact versus conjecture.alburyaddick said:Letting Taylor play for Montserrat was what got us relegated and was probably the stupidest decision made by the club - apart from letting Yann go - in the last 20 years.
Notts Forest didn’t let him go and nor should we.6
