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George Dobson - Gone to Wrexham p136, farewell message p142
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@Ollywozere back from leave today.
A player signs
Coincidence? 😂
Welcome George, local, young, combative, free transfer, knows the division, Gallen et al wanted him. What's not to like.11 -
A photo of George in front of a playoff winners flag for the museum would be nice for our Sunderland friends to see. 👍Henry Irving said:@Ollywozere back from leave today.
A player signs
Coincidence? 😂
Welcome George, local, young, combative, free transfer, knows the division, Gallen et al wanted him. What's not to like.7 -
I really don't get some of our fans!! FFS give the guy a chance! If Adkins etal wanted him for their rebuild that's good enough for me!
I don't think we should judge good or bad on other teams fans...it seems as though the Mackems didn't rate him but the Wimbledon fans did!
So let's judge him when he's had a dozen or so games in an Addicks shirt!9 -
If he can move faster than Captain Tom Moore & pass a ball 5 yards he will be a huge improvement on Watson & Pratley.
Have a good feeling about him.10 -
That quality pass, run and 1st time shot/goal makes him a box to box midfielder, rather than merely a defensive shield.Cafc43v3r said:He doesn't look slow in this
Reminds me of Carrick for Swindon. He did alright for himself.
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If, as Sandgaard says, Dobson was "one of our priorities", I really hope that the likes of Watson had input here. Let's get some value out of the one-year extension to his contract.
This holding midfield role is key. Getting that right will take us a long way forward ... and I'd like to think that Adkins has asked Watson for his input into any potential successor.
"Mornin', Watso. Troost you slept well. The behrds are singin' an' I fancy buying that Dobson out of Wimbledon. Let's go for our walks and 'ave a chat."2 -
The spine of the team is taking shape.4
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Play offs!! wheres your ambition! Besides the last thing you need in a play off winning team is Sunderland players!T_C_E said:
A photo of George in front of a playoff winners flag for the museum would be nice for our Sunderland friends to see. 👍Henry Irving said:@Ollywozere back from leave today.
A player signs
Coincidence? 😂
Welcome George, local, young, combative, free transfer, knows the division, Gallen et al wanted him. What's not to like.3 -
Until 2/3 days ago I had never heard of him. Hopefully he works out, but not really one to get overly excited about.
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I've never heard of two-thirds of the players we sign these days, doesn't mean much either way.Clem_Snide said:Until 2/3 days ago I had never heard of him. Hopefully he works out, but not really one to get overly excited about.4 -
So, importantly, the nickname.
Dobbie, Dobbin or Dobbo?
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..and lets not even begin the non-scientific link between the above and all those worldies we had no chance in stopping.AFKABartram said:I agree with that @Grapevine49
A key failing for us for a chunk of last season was how easily teams literally walked through our central midfield, despite filling it with cloggers like Watson and Pratley.0 -
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I’m assuming this is a signing to just pad out the squad rather than anyone with a serious chance of influencing a promotion winning starting eleven?
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Call it my own ignorance but I hadn't heard of Cullen or Bielik before we signed them and they turned out alright.Clem_Snide said:Until 2/3 days ago I had never heard of him. Hopefully he works out, but not really one to get overly excited about.8 -
Oh dear. Not Dobbie then, unless we are making some obscure reference to his ability to magically appear out of nowhere and f*** you up...North Lower Neil said:0 -
I've tried navigating the AFC Wimbledon forum type thing for some positive comments as a balance:
"Sorry but I’d have Dobson as player of the year even for his half a year. The difference having a link man has made is massive, we stopped aimlessly hoofing once we had someone to join things up. He even managed to take enough passing off Woodyard to turn a player who looked a liability into a key part of the team. "
"Dobson staying would be a massive coup, his partnership with Woodyard in midfield has pushed us onto another level. Please footballing gods let him sign for us next season. "
"Dobson adding some much needed bite in the midfield. I like that 👍🏼"
"something I do like about Dobson is he makes mistakes but really works to make up for them"
"Seems the stories about Sunderland playing Dobson out of position and not rating him would be accurate. Cos he’s very good in the role he plays for us which apparently is where he is used to playing."
"Dobson was maybe less noticeable today as other players stepped up but I thought he kept things ticking over in midfield well. Also did some really important defensive covering when Accy got the better of our centre backs."
"Agree with the earlier comments on Dobson. Loads of great performances today but in most of the last 6-8 games he's been comfortably our best player"
HOWEVER, if you go back a little further, comments aren't quite so glowing:
"Woodyard, Dobson and Reilly run around and put their foot in but have little quality on the ball"
"But how long it will take to get players like Rudoni, Woodyard, Dobson, Chislet etc to actually take a shot, never mind get them on target, is a different matter entirely."
"Dobson in general looks better but again his strength is not on the ball."
"Why we have kept on both Woodyard and Dobson, neither who can play a pass 5 metres in front of them is beyond me"
"I mean Dobson yesterday was on the ball a huge amount, some of his stuff was woeful, only a couple of bits were very good. But the majority was decent. He looks like someone with mental strength."16 -
If he is a good player, then why did they release him from his contract. Are we just picking up other teams duds to make up the numbers on the cheap.4
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Some players don’t work at some clubs. It happens. We’ve also released some decent players for free over the years. Don’t understand the thought process that a player whose contract ends is a dud.msomerton said:If he is a good player, then why did they release him from his contract. Are we just picking up other teams duds to make up the numbers on the cheap.11 - Sponsored links:
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I was thinking more along the lines of.............."This is what you could have won"Hal1x said:
Play offs!! wheres your ambition! Besides the last thing you need in a play off winning team is Sunderland players!T_C_E said:
A photo of George in front of a playoff winners flag for the museum would be nice for our Sunderland friends to see. 👍Henry Irving said:@Ollywozere back from leave today.
A player signs
Coincidence? 😂
Welcome George, local, young, combative, free transfer, knows the division, Gallen et al wanted him. What's not to like.
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I wouldn't go that far, I expect him to be starting most games of available. He's likely to be the Danny Hollands type midfielder who doesn't rack up huge numbers of goals or assists directly but allows the other midfielders to play with more freedom.DamoNorthStand said:I’m assuming this is a signing to just pad out the squad rather than anyone with a serious chance of influencing a promotion winning starting eleven?
Probably not going to be the kind of player to get crowds off their feet often but very likely to be important to the ones who do.0 -
Redmidland said:I really don't get some of our fans!! FFS give the guy a chance! If Adkins etal wanted him for their rebuild that's good enough for me!
I don't think we should judge good or bad on other teams fans...it seems as though the Mackems didn't rate him but the Wimbledon fans did!
So let's judge him when he's had a dozen or so games in an Addicks shirt!⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️As if there's not enough pressure on the NHS!
Who the feck set him off again ? 😂4 -
And they didn't even announce to turn up at a certain time this time, just chucked it on there, love that. Welcome to Charlton Dobby, let's hope you can create some real moments of magic for us0
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His pedigree seems good and he has good experience for his age and knows the division - if the recruitment team want him, that's good enough for me2
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How tall is he?0
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Depends on the circumstances .Johnnie Jackson was similarly released by Notts County in 2010 . That hasn't turned out badly .msomerton said:If he is a good player, then why did they release him from his contract. Are we just picking up other teams duds to make up the numbers on the cheap.
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seems a bit of gamble, and hopefully one of our (11 or so) priorities
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1.85m, so 6 ft, sounds good, should do nicelycantersaddick said:How tall is he?
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