Had to stop playing on doctor’s advice to let his heart heal - it didn’t heal as expected on its own so they fixed it surgically instead about a year ago and he hasn’t had any heart problems since.
He has a defib in his chest as a back up just incase. Eriksen and Blind are two examples of footballers at an elite level who can still perform despite dealing with the same.
He could be extremely undervalued right now for exactly those reasons.
Had to stop playing on doctor’s advice to let his heart heal - it didn’t heal as expected on its own so they fixed it surgically instead about a year ago and he hasn’t had any heart problems since.
He has a defib in his chest as a back up just incase. Eriksen and Blind are two examples of footballers at an elite level who can still perform despite dealing with the same.
He could be extremely undervalued right now for exactly those reasons.
Hopefully the guy leads a long and healthy life in the future.
If we are really in the hunt for a big physical striker there is a lad called Stockley who may be available now Fleetwood have gone down.
I think I’d hand back my season ticket if we re-signed him. Pre injury, or not pre injury.
Nearly threw up at the thought it. If he wasn't 8ft 10, he'd struggle to get into most pub teams.
Always felt he'd make a decent centre back.
Apart from having a top acceleration just under that achieved by a wounded snail over gravel, and the turning circle of a super tanker i make you right.
Joe Wildsmith and Conor Hourihane among a few who have been released by Derby. Would both be good options.
Where did you hear that rumour?
Both confirmed released.
Hourihane started his career at Barnsley and is currently coaching there In the youth system, id be very surprised to see him go anywhere else but there this summer.
First signing or two are going to be interesting clues as to our window I guess. Really no idea of we will go for it or not, absolutely no expectations either way which is unusual. With the end to their seasons that Millwall and Palace have mustered it really has bought home to me how awful we have become and how far left behind we get as each season passes.
First signing or two are going to be interesting clues as to our window I guess. Really no idea of we will go for it or not, absolutely no expectations either way which is unusual. With the end to their seasons that Millwall and Palace have mustered it really has bought home to me how awful we have become and how far left behind we get as each season passes.
I've 'liked' that on first glance, then thought about it a bit more. I don't like that whatsoever. I merely agree. Can't we have an 'agree' tab for anything involving 'their' success.
First signing or two are going to be interesting clues as to our window I guess. Really no idea of we will go for it or not, absolutely no expectations either way which is unusual. With the end to their seasons that Millwall and Palace have mustered it really has bought home to me how awful we have become and how far left behind we get as each season passes.
I've 'liked' that on first glance, then thought about it a bit more. I don't like that whatsoever. I merely agree. Can't we have an 'agree' tab for anything involving 'their' success.
maybe a “mustard” tab, German, english and wasabi depending on how much of the post you agree with?
I see Millwall have released Abdul Abdulmalik….thst really surprises me because whenever I’ve seen him he’s looked excellent. he was very highly thought of a while back. short and stocky but extremely strong and a traction engine of a shot
I see Millwall have released Abdul Abdulmalik….thst really surprises me because whenever I’ve seen him he’s looked excellent. he was very highly thought of a while back. short and stocky but extremely strong and a traction engine of a shot
I see Millwall have released Abdul Abdulmalik….thst really surprises me because whenever I’ve seen him he’s looked excellent. he was very highly thought of a while back. short and stocky but extremely strong and a traction engine of a shot
Sign him up
Takes you back to the good old days, when we seemed to sign a lot of Millwall rejects like Harry Cripps and Phil Walker.
Carlisle did the same last season and plenty on here weren’t happy we hadn’t done the same. Didn’t work out too well for them.
JCH, Joe Rafferty and Shaun McWilliams are all experienced players who have played to a higher level than our squad last season. Rotherham making good early moves, unsurprisingly with Evans in charge
Carlisle did the same last season and plenty on here weren’t happy we hadn’t done the same. Didn’t work out too well for them.
JCH, Joe Rafferty and Shaun McWilliams are all experienced players who have played to a higher level than our squad last season. Rotherham making good early moves, unsurprisingly with Evans in charge
Carlisle did the same last season and plenty on here weren’t happy we hadn’t done the same. Didn’t work out too well for them.
JCH, Joe Rafferty and Shaun McWilliams are all experienced players who have played to a higher level than our squad last season. Rotherham making good early moves, unsurprisingly with Evans in charge
All decent league one signings, but none that I'm disappointed we didn't get.
Quite an easy job for Rotherham this year in the transfer market. They went down last season because they had the absolute League One-est squad imaginable. Filled with players who have done it at a higher level previously (sometimes very previously) and players who can look very good in L1 but aren't good enough for the Championship. No-one in that team scored more than 4 goals all season and 37 year old Lee Peltier had their third highest goal total with 2. They were ripe for coming back down but their squad will look a lot more comfortable at L1 level, they just have to add a few players. Hugill, Eaves and Nombe up front got 9 goals between them last season so they just need to add a finisher; JCH is available, in he comes. They don't have to rebuild the whole thing into a new style, they just need to pinch some more decent L1 players to replace the waning journeymen they currently have and they'll be fine. I wouldn't look at them and compare to us at all because they have a very different job ahead of them this window, and much less complex.
I also wouldn't want to live like them because this method of having a team that is always capable of going up but never equipped beyond that never allows them to make progress. I'd hope for more
Carlisle did the same last season and plenty on here weren’t happy we hadn’t done the same. Didn’t work out too well for them.
JCH, Joe Rafferty and Shaun McWilliams are all experienced players who have played to a higher level than our squad last season. Rotherham making good early moves, unsurprisingly with Evans in charge
All decent league one signings, but none that I'm disappointed we didn't get.
Not a dig at you but I read a lot of similar comments last summer about the Pompey business, along the lines of them going so early they were mopping up average players and not waiting for the better ones than apparently appear later in the window.
Carlisle did the same last season and plenty on here weren’t happy we hadn’t done the same. Didn’t work out too well for them.
JCH, Joe Rafferty and Shaun McWilliams are all experienced players who have played to a higher level than our squad last season. Rotherham making good early moves, unsurprisingly with Evans in charge
All decent league one signings, but none that I'm disappointed we didn't get.
Not a dig at you but I read a lot of similar comments last summer about the Pompey business, along the lines of them going so early they were mopping up average players and not waiting for the better ones than apparently appear later in the window.
Yeah I get that point, I guess it will all come down to who we manage to bring in. I would hope we are aiming slightly higher than those three.
JCH - very decent at this level in the past but seems to be on a downward trajectory and certainly wouldn't fit our style under NJ.
Rafferty - again good player at this level but entering his 30's and only played as much as he did last season due to injuries, probably an improvement on what we currently have at CB but that isn't hard.
Mcwilliams - good defensive midfielder, would have added bite to our midfield but if he was to replace Dobbo in the 8 role (where NJ was playing him) he isn't good enough going forward. Would have been a decent signing if we didn't have Coventry in the 6.
Carlisle did the same last season and plenty on here weren’t happy we hadn’t done the same. Didn’t work out too well for them.
JCH, Joe Rafferty and Shaun McWilliams are all experienced players who have played to a higher level than our squad last season. Rotherham making good early moves, unsurprisingly with Evans in charge
All decent league one signings, but none that I'm disappointed we didn't get.
Not a dig at you but I read a lot of similar comments last summer about the Pompey business, along the lines of them going so early they were mopping up average players and not waiting for the better ones than apparently appear later in the window.
Ultimately it’s not going to be solely about when you sign your players but who and the quality. Signing early certainly has its advantages but if you need to wait in order to get the right player that’s probably more important in the long run.
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Had to stop playing on doctor’s advice to let his heart heal - it didn’t heal as expected on its own so they fixed it surgically instead about a year ago and he hasn’t had any heart problems since.
He has a defib in his chest as a back up just incase. Eriksen and Blind are two examples of footballers at an elite level who can still perform despite dealing with the same.
He could be extremely undervalued right now for exactly those reasons.
under that achieved by a wounded snail over gravel, and the turning circle of a super tanker i make you right.
I prefer to remember him for how he was.
With the end to their seasons that Millwall and Palace have mustered it really has bought home to me how awful we have become and how far left behind we get as each season passes.
he was very highly thought of a while back.
short and stocky but extremely strong and a traction engine of a shot
Not a dig at you but I read a lot of similar comments last summer about the Pompey business, along the lines of them going so early they were mopping up average players and not waiting for the better ones than apparently appear later in the window.
JCH - very decent at this level in the past but seems to be on a downward trajectory and certainly wouldn't fit our style under NJ.
Rafferty - again good player at this level but entering his 30's and only played as much as he did last season due to injuries, probably an improvement on what we currently have at CB but that isn't hard.
Mcwilliams - good defensive midfielder, would have added bite to our midfield but if he was to replace Dobbo in the 8 role (where NJ was playing him) he isn't good enough going forward. Would have been a decent signing if we didn't have Coventry in the 6.