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Keenan Gough signs new long term contract (Nov 2025)

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  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 27,179
    He can be proud of himself today. Looked composed and not out of place at all. 
  • 2121
    2121 Posts: 1,487
    Lets hide him and fullah away! Until we are good
  • PhilFor54
    PhilFor54 Posts: 208
    Got outpaced a couple of times today but thought he did really well. A great prospect. Prepared to surge forward and looked good when doing so. Like him a lot from his two 1st team appearances.
  • FinlandMatt
    FinlandMatt Posts: 40
    We've seen recently why Southampton were happy to loan him out 
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 18,046
    edited December 2025
    There was a moment on 40 minutes where he misread the game and got caught behind Makama with Norwich breaking out wide. But it was happening behind the ref's back, so Gough grabbed Makama and pulled him back. Makama wasn't happy but it was an impressive use of the dark arts for a youngster making his debut. 
  • jose
    jose Posts: 1,034
    Just got back from Norwich, and I thought Gough did really well.
  • RugbyAddick
    RugbyAddick Posts: 2,109
    Really good. Definitely able to fill in for the odd game here and there. Can see why he’s captain of the U21s. Knew when to step in and try and win the ball. Looked knackered towards the end of the game but he’s short of match sharpness as he’s not been playing for the 21s whilst with the first team. Looks more comfortable than Fijian Josh but has size on his side. 

    Saw him in a curry house in Maidstone at the start of of the season… don’t know why that’s relevant. It’s not…
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 5,191
    RugbyAddick said:
    Really good. Definitely able to fill in for the odd game here and there. Can see why he’s captain of the U21s. Knew when to step in and try and win the ball. Looked knackered towards the end of the game but he’s short of match sharpness as he’s not been playing for the 21s whilst with the first team. Looks more comfortable than Fijian Josh but has size on his side. 

    Saw him in a curry house in Maidstone at the start of of the season… don’t know why that’s relevant. It’s not…
    Think this was what he was best at, defending on the front foot and stepping in. A couple of times he looked more vulnerable when he had to run the other away. Overall a very encouraging debut 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 38,546
    From Cawley’s latest article:

    He was top for defensive contributions and interceptions as well as joint first for most tackles and passes into the final third.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 71,196
    RugbyAddick said:

    Saw him in a curry house in Maidstone at the start of of the season… don’t know why that’s relevant. It’s not…
    So he presumably likes Tikka-taka football?

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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,496
    Did very well yesterday, but I hope we don’t put too much on him too soon. He still needs (a lot) of time to develop and we need to manage that development properly. 
  • Addicksi
    Addicksi Posts: 118
    A few more performances like that and we'll definitely see bigger fish interested. Would like to hang on to him and Fullah, they look very promising. 
  • CafcSteve
    CafcSteve Posts: 920
    Been our best right centre-half these past few months when he’s played.
  • YannTheMann
    YannTheMann Posts: 1,351
    CafcSteve said:
    Been our best right centre-half these past few months when he’s played.
    Yeah he's been punished for being a good player, can't have this in the side at the moment 
  • Gisappointed
    Gisappointed Posts: 1,147
    More recently until the 1st XI hed been a CDM. Puzzling that Coventry was dropped and neither him or Zach were tried there. 
  • Diebythesword
    Diebythesword Posts: 651
    Solid defensively, good on the ball and can pick a pass, so naturally he’s been taken out of the match day squad
  • Crowbarcafc
    Crowbarcafc Posts: 11
    He should have besn in the team saturday as ramsey is regressing fast and lacked any passion for the fight. Gough will bring passion and some stabilty on that side which we need big time.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 27,179
    Another one that came in, played well, got dropped.
  • StanTheMan
    StanTheMan Posts: 318
    Should have been stayed the squad for match days. LJ could have mentored the lad.

    Shame when NJ comes out with we have to protect the players. If he has the ability then play him, no it's or buts!

    There are players in the top 3 divisions who are showing their worth, as the same we did with Joe Gomez!
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,731
    The Red Robin said:
    Another one that came in, played well, got dropped.
    Still baffled as to why he wasn't brought on against Blackburn. Burke gets injured so we move Bell to RCB instead. Another one for the strange decisions list.

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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 38,546
    Talal said:
    The Red Robin said:
    Another one that came in, played well, got dropped.
    Still baffled as to why he wasn't brought on against Blackburn. Burke gets injured so we move Bell to RCB instead. Another one for the strange decisions list.
    Jones has arguably been too loyal to senior players at times. Bringing on Godden on Saturday over Leaburn, Berry getting a run of starts, Fullah not playing for a while after Birmingham etc. Gough not coming on at Blackburn was just another example.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 27,179
    Talal said:
    The Red Robin said:
    Another one that came in, played well, got dropped.
    Still baffled as to why he wasn't brought on against Blackburn. Burke gets injured so we move Bell to RCB instead. Another one for the strange decisions list.
    He’s objectively better than Macca.
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 5,191
    Crowbarcafc said:
    He should have besn in the team saturday as ramsey is regressing fast and lacked any passion for the fight. Gough will bring passion and some stabilty on that side which we need big time.
    I’m sorry but if that Millwall striker was bullying Ramsay then Gough would have been no better. Could have been a real setback in confidence playing in a game like that and struggling 

    Burke should have started but unfortunately he can’t start 2 games in a week 
  • AberystwythAddick
    AberystwythAddick Posts: 1,325
    Is he related to Conor Gough, I remember he was a youth player here a while ago?
  • Bostonaddick
    Bostonaddick Posts: 896
    Here we go again.  One of our youth players is decent for 15 minutes of playing time and now he should be either starting or one of the first players off the bench according to our fans. It is too small a sample size to judge how good he is going to be yet.  Has Charlie Barker. Deji, Richard Chin etc taught us nothing?  There is a proper progression for a youth player and throwing him into a relegation battle without having played in any of the lower levels is generally not advisable.  Loans, cup games and then slow introduction to the first team
  • 2121
    2121 Posts: 1,487
    He will learn nothing on the bench beng protected. Get him in (looks capable enough) or on loan to league 1 

    pointless him and fullah on the bench
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,687
    Gough looks promising.

    Playing him against one of the most physical strikers in the Championship in Josh Coburn would have been utterly mental.
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,707
    Have to agree with Athletico and Naby here. I thought Gough looked alright against Pompey, but it's a whole other kettle of fish against Josh Coburn and potentially Neghli. I know both Burke and Ramsay had off days, but to start Gough over the two of them would have been mental. 

    Hopefully Saturday was the nadir for Ramsay and Burke. On their day they're two very good RCB options. Unfortunately, both are working their way back from injury and in Ramsay's case he's looked poor since he did his calf/hamstring. 

    I said at the time that I thought Gough looked promising, and that I hope we don't have to see him again this season. It'll be interesting to see where he ranks versus Zach Mitchell, and if Gough is allowed to go out on loan given Mitchell can't. Think it would be good for his development to play week in and week out. He looked a bit ropey defending facing his own goal, scuffed a clearance or two and looked a bit nervy defending overall. Still, the future is bright, I just hope Ramsay and Burke stay fit and in form so that Gough is needed in the future, not the present.
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,707
    2121 said:
    He will learn nothing on the bench beng protected. Get him in (looks capable enough) or on loan to league 1 

    pointless him and fullah on the bench
    Agree re Gough, re Fullah I think he has enough that he can potentially impact the last 20-30 minutes of games AND we've just lost Knibbs to injury so I expect Ibby will stick around. Next season might be the loan season for Fullah. He looked lost on Saturday, though he wasn't the only one. But it didn't feel like a game for him to play 45 minutes in, thought Jones got that substitution (and ensuing formation change) wrong.
  • 2121
    2121 Posts: 1,487
    Agreed

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