Josh Parker interview after Doncaster 1st leg

Keep doing what you're doing Josh and the goals will come. 


He'll never play like Lyle, but if he can continue to drag players out wide or get the odd shot off... He'll be good enough.

4 year contract for the boy. 

ForeverAddickted said:

Nice interview with him

I was really pleased when Sky talked about his troubles with Red Star Belgrade during the Doncaster match, for all the fans in the country who say that players should go abroad; Parker is one of those where you'd whisper a word of caution

The commentators were excellent, I thought; they really do their research.  Quite refreshing when compared with the premier league lot, who largely just pitch up

I'd like to know the full story of how he got to Red Star in the first place. To be honest, he is not their level. They expect to qualify for the Europa League at least, each season. I smell a rat, spelt a-g-e-n-t.

You can reverse the argument too. I often wonder whether if he had his time again, Igor would have resisted the move to Charlton. Let's face it, it has royally fecked up a very promising career.

Ah, right, that path to Red Star makes sense, and I guess at that age they saw potential to develop. They must have seen a footballer in him. Red Star gave Arsenal a game, in the home leg at least, was it this season? It's off the pitch that I'd expect things to be a bit weird. Red Star was the recruiting ground for Milosevic's militia thugs in in the Balkan Wars.

ForeverAddickted said:

PragueAddick said:

ForeverAddickted said:

Nice interview with him

I was really pleased when Sky talked about his troubles with Red Star Belgrade during the Doncaster match, for all the fans in the country who say that players should go abroad; Parker is one of those where you'd whisper a word of caution

But to be fair, Red Star Belgrade is an odd choice all round. Actually was it at Red Star where they would not let him train properly? I though that was Aberdeen but maybe I misunderstood what they were saying. 

Yeah was Red Star who made him train at night (without floodlights on) and on his own

only because he kept banging on about being vegan

ForeverAddickted said:

PragueAddick said:

ForeverAddickted said:

Nice interview with him

I was really pleased when Sky talked about his troubles with Red Star Belgrade during the Doncaster match, for all the fans in the country who say that players should go abroad; Parker is one of those where you'd whisper a word of caution

But to be fair, Red Star Belgrade is an odd choice all round. Actually was it at Red Star where they would not let him train properly? I though that was Aberdeen but maybe I misunderstood what they were saying. 

Yeah was Red Star who made him train at night (without floodlights on) and on his own

And he only had 1 ball, which they took off him in the end as well.

Couldnt believe it when I heard how they treated him

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paulie8290 said:

ForeverAddickted said:

PragueAddick said:

ForeverAddickted said:

Nice interview with him

I was really pleased when Sky talked about his troubles with Red Star Belgrade during the Doncaster match, for all the fans in the country who say that players should go abroad; Parker is one of those where you'd whisper a word of caution

But to be fair, Red Star Belgrade is an odd choice all round. Actually was it at Red Star where they would not let him train properly? I though that was Aberdeen but maybe I misunderstood what they were saying. 

Yeah was Red Star who made him train at night (without floodlights on) and on his own

And he only had 1 ball, which they took off him in the end as well.

Couldnt believe it when I heard how they treated him

Rather pathetic treatment from Red Star

Is a sign of how useless the Football Governing bodies are from the top to the bottom where they cant protect players from this properly as imagine Josh Paker is far from alone

I am afraid that in Serbia there are a lot more professions than footballers that don't get the protection you might expect. I wouldn't live there. Neither would my Serbian buddy. He got out to Prague in 93 and he ain't goin' back. 

I didn't mean to suggest that Parker played against Arsenal, simply that this is the level Red Star are at in Europe. Well above Championship level, even though their many youth stars get snapped up quickly by richer European clubs. 

Think the Rochdale game gave him confidence, despite the miss.  We had Andy Marshall on the LoveSport radio show last week and he was full of praise for his work ethic, said Bowyer thinks so too.  I think he can come good on Friday and at Wembley if we get there.  His role enables Aribo to push further forward and I think Aribo is revelling in beign the one at the tip of the diamond 

There is a place in the team for that work rate. We didn't see it when he joined us, but we are seeing it now and the ovation he got when he walked off speaks volumes. Well done Josh.