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Alan Smith

Gravesend_Addick
Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,300
edited January 2012 in General Charlton
Newcastle United's Alan Smith has joined League One Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the rest of the season.

Interesting move to 1 of our rivals. Surely too good to be playing at this level??

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16780757.stm
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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,651
    Never really rated him and can't see why MK feel he will add anything other than depth to their squad. Not concerned by this one bit in fact quite the reverse.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,712
    good signing for a League 1 club and although he has been out injured & not my favourite player I'm sure he should be playing at least Championship level.

    Hopefully he will play well for them (except against us in 2 weeks time) and will help MK Dons to take points off our rivals.......
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,585
    When did he last actually play? Seems like the forgotten man of football
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,651
    When did he last actually play? Seems like the forgotten man of football
    There's always a reason.
  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    wasnt he the guy the done Rufus ? when he was a Leeds player.
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,847
    Yes, he was on the floor and got Rufus as he went past. Hateful piece of work.
  • cblock
    cblock Posts: 1,962
    Yep, that's the one. Wish nothing but ill fortune to him in a footballing sense.
  • Fiiiiiish
    Fiiiiiish Posts: 1,671
    An overrated n0bhead.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,967
    wasnt he the guy the done Rufus ? when he was a Leeds player.
    Yep. Finished his career after stamping on his ankle. Didn't have much sympathy when he broke his leg for Man U.
  • NorthumberlandAddick
    NorthumberlandAddick Posts: 300
    I remember when we played leeds in the prem and both him and david batty surrounded john robinson after a hefty tackle. Smith & Batty were pushing robinson about until andy todd steamed in and went face to face with the both of them. Thought they were hard men until they met toddy!

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  • Deadred
    Deadred Posts: 1,514
    edited January 2012
    Already a thread going on this! Started by Curb it she won't be happy!

    http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/45808/alan-smith
  • Holdkneebomb
    Holdkneebomb Posts: 1,265
    says he's not the kind who just stays and picks up his wages but i'm guessing that's exactly what he has been doing until his 60k per week contract is almost up
  • Fiiiiiish
    Fiiiiiish Posts: 1,671
    says he's not the kind who just stays and picks up his wages but i'm guessing that's exactly what he has been doing until his 60k per week contract is almost up
    That's what i thought. Only now playing on loan as his contract is nearly up.

    Also one of the pictures on the BBC article is him lunging in with some ogre challenge, only thing he ever does.
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,300
    Sorry I hadn't seen the other thread. How do I close this one??
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,902
    Sorry I hadn't seen the other thread. How do I close this one??
    It's too late - you can't.

    All you can do now is beg Curb_It for forgiveness and pray she's not had a few today and feeling vengeful.
  • JorgeCosta
    JorgeCosta Posts: 1,035
    Is this the duplicate name thread?
  • jakecafc
    jakecafc Posts: 2,071
    He will get sent off at least twice before his loan ends which will benefit us. Especially his challenges and the way tackles are dealt with now.
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,748
    wasnt he the guy the done Rufus ? when he was a Leeds player.
    That's what I remember him for, Goonerhater . Nasty piece of work in my book.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,694
    Retires aged 37.

    Nobodies favourite player, but to be fair played at the very top. Achieved 19 England caps and played in Europe for Leeds United and Manchester United. Picked up some pretty horrific injuries, but soldiered on (against medical advice) just for the love of the game. He also played for Newcastle and turned out for M.K. Dons and Notts County as he dropped through the divisions from Championship to League 1 and League 2.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,439
    Fucking state of him in that photo. He looks like he's on the way to the night's watch

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  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,964
    Yes he was the bloke who effectively cut short rufus career.It was at Elland Road, a shockingly late tackle.I wish him all the worst in life,a horrrible nasty git who every time he played I was praying for a career ending injury.
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,585
    Remember him and Bow as two nasty snarly ferral players!
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,709
    Kap10 said:

    Remember him and Bow as two nasty snarly ferral players!

    Absolutely not to be compared.
    Bowyer is a legend
    Smith is a cnut
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,439
    blackpool72 said:

    Kap10 said:

    Remember him and Bow as two nasty snarly ferral players!

    Absolutely not to be compared.
    Bowyer is a legend
    Smith is a cnut
    Hmmm

    Only cos Bowyer is ours. He was a horrible shitbag of a player too, tbf
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,709
    Leroy Ambrose said:

    blackpool72 said:

    Kap10 said:

    Remember him and Bow as two nasty snarly ferral players!

    Absolutely not to be compared.
    Bowyer is a legend
    Smith is a cnut
    Hmmm

    Only cos Bowyer is ours. He was a horrible shitbag of a player too, tbf
    With the possible exception of Rob Lee Bowyer was the best young player I have ever seen.
    If only our present bunch of players showed as much desire as he did we would not keep dropping points from winning positions like we have in our last 3 games.
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,300
    I don't even remember starting this thread. Must've been pissed!
  • AddickFC81
    AddickFC81 Posts: 4,053
    He scored in his home debut for Leeds against us. When he left for Man United he still looked about 14.

    But reading between the lines many Leeds fans still feel very bitter about him.
  • Rudders22
    Rudders22 Posts: 3,875
    Not suprised. There was (and I am sure is still) a big rivarly between the 2 clubs. Also remembering Cantona going from Leeds to Man U. There was a big rivarly there before. Leeds fans hated Man Itd fans. (yeah I know ost of the country hated Man Utd).
  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,964
    Further to my previous post,one of my most happy moments in football was when he was in a wall at united and the free kick broke his leg.joyous retribution
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,866
    AddickFC81 said:

    He scored in his home debut for Leeds against us. When he left for Man United he still looked about 14.

    But reading between the lines many Leeds fans still feel very bitter about him.

    He was sold to Man Utd for the same reason that Cantona was - because Leeds were in dire financial difficulty and Man Utd were the only club happy to pay everything up front.

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