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Adam Matthews - Jan 2025 Joined Shamrock Rovers (p8)

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  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,651
    Valley11 said:
    Feels like we’re a proper club again. Building a squad, with Bowyer picking the players he wants. 
    No Belgian second division players signed by FIFA boy. 

    And sensible appointments made off the field.

    I can’t believe we’re out of the nightmare to be honest. Exciting times ahead I think.  
    This aged well!
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    Someone needs to change the title f the thread pretty damn quick.......nearly gave me a heart attack !!
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,955
    golfaddick said:
    Someone needs to change the title f the thread pretty damn quick.......nearly gave me a heart attack !!
    Google doesn't help, either:


  • JustFloydRoad
    JustFloydRoad Posts: 1,621
    edited January 29
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  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,291
    golfaddick said:
    Someone needs to change the title f the thread pretty damn quick.......nearly gave me a heart attack !!
    Sorry, only just seen this. Done now.
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,961
    Played over 80 matches for us. Wow
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,638
    A Shamrock supporting mate sent me the news and he used to play for Charlton. I actually had to check on google and replied that he played over 80 games and I couldn’t actually remember him and that said a lot about him. 
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,359
    Another one I never rated
  • Comeonyoureds
    Comeonyoureds Posts: 175
    guinnessaddick said:
    A Shamrock supporting mate sent me the news and he used to play for Charlton. I actually had to check on google and replied that he played over 80 games and I couldn’t actually remember him and that said a lot about him. 
    I remember he was decent in the Championship, until the team lost confidence, and then he was never quite as good in League One.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,349
    edited January 30
    Redhenry said:
    Another one I never rated
    Same. Him and Purrington were both painfully average. 

    Now we've finally got very good full-backs, it highlights it even more.
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  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,230
    edited January 30
    He was poor but seem to improve for a few games when a new contract was on offer.
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,656
    Chunes said:
    Redhenry said:
    Another one I never rated
    Same. Him and Purrington were both painfully average. 

    Now we've finally got very good full-backs, it highlights it even more.

    I feel bad for Purrington. He doesn't deserve to get bracketed with the version of Matthews who walked through his last season with us.
  • GNelson
    GNelson Posts: 564
    I thought Purrington was a consistent, reliable full back in the promotion season. Rarely did anything overly exciting going forward, but he certainly wasn't a weak link and was solid defensively.
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    Adam had a fascinating career and he was credited with marking Messi out of the game as a right footed left back when Celtic beat Barcelona.Apparently Neil Lennon earmarked him for the role

    Interestingly four of that Celtic team later played for the Addicks. The parallels in his career with Chris Gunter are interesting as they both started at Cardiff played internationally for Wales and had a spell with Charlton.

    I agree that he was better for us in the Championship.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,171
    North Lower Neil said:
    golfaddick said:
    Someone needs to change the title f the thread pretty damn quick.......nearly gave me a heart attack !!
    Google doesn't help, either:


    Number 2 as well, which means we've flogged Ramsay and not told anyone. Bastards.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,349
    edited January 30
    GNelson said:
    I thought Purrington was a consistent, reliable full back in the promotion season. Rarely did anything overly exciting going forward, but he certainly wasn't a weak link and was solid defensively.
    I think that's a fairly accurate description of being average.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,852
    The most notable thing about his time with us, was that he played for us for 3 seasons, but each was a separate 1 year deal, with gaps in between.

    Whether it was from our side or his, there was a definite feeling of "you'll have to do" about both contract renewals.
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,902
    Got the impression that he was never really trying that hard .Think he had the talent but not the application or the hunger ,maybe lacked a bit of pace 
  • Comeonyoureds
    Comeonyoureds Posts: 175
    GNelson said:
    I thought Purrington was a consistent, reliable full back in the promotion season. Rarely did anything overly exciting going forward, but he certainly wasn't a weak link and was solid defensively.
    I agree with this assessment, although the one moment I will always remember going forward was his goal in the playoff final!
    He was solid in League One but the Championship was a level too high for him.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited January 31
    GNelson said:
    I thought Purrington was a consistent, reliable full back in the promotion season. Rarely did anything overly exciting going forward, but he certainly wasn't a weak link and was solid defensively.

    This is a myth:
    Remember Wembley ?
    Also he had games where he was attacking and having chances.
    The problem with steady Eddie Purrington, it took him an age to get back to the defence !

    I agree Mathews was decent at first but fell away quite badly as the team faded.
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  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,565
    guinnessaddick said:
    A Shamrock supporting mate sent me the news and he used to play for Charlton. I actually had to check on google and replied that he played over 80 games and I couldn’t actually remember him and that said a lot about him. 
    Four of us were in a place in Sidcup before a home game having a late breakfast and on the way out bumped into Stockley, Inniss and some other guy they were with. Had a good chat with Jayden and Ryan whilst this other guy sat there supping a pint. When we have left and were outside we all asked each other who the other guy was. None of us knew. Turned out later it was Adam Matthews. Says it all really.

    (None of the above were available that day due to injury, Inniss and Matthews, and suspension, Stockley. It was a week after he’d been sent off for an elbow at, I think, Port Vale).

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