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  • LittleAddick
    LittleAddick Posts: 944
    I think the Pratley comparison when it comes to being limited technically isn't doing Darren justice - always thought he was more tidy than people gave him credit for.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 73,264
    LittleAddick said:
    I think the Pratley comparison when it comes to being limited technically isn't doing Darren justice - always thought he was more tidy than people gave him credit for.
    Pratley played in a very technical Swansea side, that tried to pass the ball like prime Barcelona. Even if his role in the side was a defensive one, you don't get to play in such a team if all you can do is run and tackle.
  • LittleAddick
    LittleAddick Posts: 944
    killerandflash said:
    LittleAddick said:
    I think the Pratley comparison when it comes to being limited technically isn't doing Darren justice - always thought he was more tidy than people gave him credit for.
    Pratley played in a very technical Swansea side, that tried to pass the ball like prime Barcelona. Even if his role in the side was a defensive one, you don't get to play in such a team if all you can do is run and tackle.
    Exactly, while nearly getting into double figures from midfield.

    He very rarely gave the ball away for us.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 19,000
    edited July 23
    I don't think he was that good technically, and I heard him say it himself a few times, but it's all about opinions at the end of the day. And he was good for us.

    Still, I know people don't enjoy NJ's brand of football, but I've never disliked watching us more than the Pratson era...
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,560
    Chunes said:
    I don't think he was that good technically, and I heard him say it himself a few times, but it's all about opinions at the end of the day. And he was good for us.

    Still, I know people don't enjoy NJ's brand of football, but I've never disliked watching us more than the Pratson era...
    Not sure Pratley deserves to be in the same breath as Watson.  I’ll give you foley and crofts as an even worse era . 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 24,620
    LittleAddick said:
    killerandflash said:
    LittleAddick said:
    I think the Pratley comparison when it comes to being limited technically isn't doing Darren justice - always thought he was more tidy than people gave him credit for.
    Pratley played in a very technical Swansea side, that tried to pass the ball like prime Barcelona. Even if his role in the side was a defensive one, you don't get to play in such a team if all you can do is run and tackle.
    Exactly, while nearly getting into double figures from midfield.

    He very rarely gave the ball away for us.
    This is some genuinely breathtaking revisionism lmao. You should be forced to watch every game we played in that era with your eyes held open like in A Clockwork Orange 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 24,620
    wmcf123 said:
    Chunes said:
    I don't think he was that good technically, and I heard him say it himself a few times, but it's all about opinions at the end of the day. And he was good for us.

    Still, I know people don't enjoy NJ's brand of football, but I've never disliked watching us more than the Pratson era...
    Not sure Pratley deserves to be in the same breath as Watson.  I’ll give you foley and crofts as an even worse era . 
    This was worse though, yes. And Gilbey/Arter was somehow even worse than that 
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 19,000
    wmcf123 said:
    Chunes said:
    I don't think he was that good technically, and I heard him say it himself a few times, but it's all about opinions at the end of the day. And he was good for us.

    Still, I know people don't enjoy NJ's brand of football, but I've never disliked watching us more than the Pratson era...
    Not sure Pratley deserves to be in the same breath as Watson.  I’ll give you foley and crofts as an even worse era . 
    Granted I missed that era. Was living abroad and that was before the days of watching games on a stream. Seems I did myself a favour there.
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,560
    Leuth said:
    wmcf123 said:
    Chunes said:
    I don't think he was that good technically, and I heard him say it himself a few times, but it's all about opinions at the end of the day. And he was good for us.

    Still, I know people don't enjoy NJ's brand of football, but I've never disliked watching us more than the Pratson era...
    Not sure Pratley deserves to be in the same breath as Watson.  I’ll give you foley and crofts as an even worse era . 
    This was worse though, yes. And Gilbey/Arter was somehow even worse than that 
    Was it against Portsmouth when Arter, Watson and Gilbey all played .  Somehow we didn’t lose .  
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 10,496
    Getting a perm with dreadlocks. :open_mouth:

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  • LittleAddick
    LittleAddick Posts: 944
    Leuth said:
    LittleAddick said:
    killerandflash said:
    LittleAddick said:
    I think the Pratley comparison when it comes to being limited technically isn't doing Darren justice - always thought he was more tidy than people gave him credit for.
    Pratley played in a very technical Swansea side, that tried to pass the ball like prime Barcelona. Even if his role in the side was a defensive one, you don't get to play in such a team if all you can do is run and tackle.
    Exactly, while nearly getting into double figures from midfield.

    He very rarely gave the ball away for us.
    This is some genuinely breathtaking revisionism lmao. You should be forced to watch every game we played in that era with your eyes held open like in A Clockwork Orange 
    Think it's a shame we're only remembering Pratley for his last season when he was 36 by the end of it! And not the two before that where he played a crucial role.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 16,825
    They're loving him at the seaside: https://www.facebook.com/bfcgazette/posts/pfbid0BKK85NNUjVpJxzv3zd1J2aCZ2HvCtshmaBKLagep45h13cHJH87De451JaZT8LTil
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 14,790
    Sad to lose Karoy and i'm sure we wouldn't have let him go if we were in league one which is about hai standard now. He definitely needed and needs regular first team league one football.

    Wouldn't be at all surprised to see him jn the championship next season or the season after. If we are super lucky he won't get to play against us....as we will have been promoted 😃
  • Watameire
    Watameire Posts: 173
    I can see him rejoining us in the future 
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 13,550
    Think it’s not beyond the realms of possibility he will be playing on the champ next year if he carries on. If not with them - can see someone taking a punt on him 
  • Crispywood
    Crispywood Posts: 2,891
    AddicksAddict said:
    They're loving him at the seaside: https://www.facebook.com/bfcgazette/posts/pfbid0BKK85NNUjVpJxzv3zd1J2aCZ2HvCtshmaBKLagep45h13cHJH87De451JaZT8LTil
    Was generally loved here but he couldn’t play with the ball which is why he is a L1 footballer, but has every attribute for fans to love him not surprised he’s getting on well and very much glad he is 
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,309
    AddicksAddict said:
    They're loving him at the seaside: https://www.facebook.com/bfcgazette/posts/pfbid0BKK85NNUjVpJxzv3zd1J2aCZ2HvCtshmaBKLagep45h13cHJH87De451JaZT8LTil

    Swap him back for Apter!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 73,264
    A good league one player, and one who can do a job for a scrapping Championship side. Which was us last season, but hopefully won't be going forward.
  • WoolwichAddick
    WoolwichAddick Posts: 87
    Can’t help but think he’s a real NJ player and would have liked him over JRC on weekend for example. Better engine than all our midfielders 
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,560
    I suspect he wanted to go to play games regularly and not just 7-10 minutes here and there .  

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  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 32,362
    NabySarr said:
    ElliotCAFC said:
    NabySarr said:
    wmcf123 said:
    Swisdom said:
    I’m a bit disappointed in truth - I was hoping the Blackpool loan would be his “Scott Parker Norwich City loan” moment and he’d come back as a man.

    i think his physicality will mean he has a decent career and if he has a good, full season in League 1 with a promotion chasing team he would then make the step up.  He’s still only 21 so game time will improve him

    all the best Karoy, wherever you’re off to.  
    You can’t sadly learn technical ability at his age . You can learn nous and experience and so, with a good attitude and his mobility, he should have a league one career 
    I’m sorry what! You can’t get better technically after the age of 21??? That is a ridiculous thing to say. Of course you can get much better at his age 

    He can 100% still improve technically, and he can also improve his decision making which will mean he makes the right decisions on the ball more often. He needs to play regularly to do this though which is why he needed the move. 

    Can easily see Karoy becoming a championship footballer but I think the judgement we’ve made is he won’t get there in the next 2 years which means we’re better off getting rid 
    I see both points, you will definitely get better tactically as you age and play more games. Technically I’m not so sure, you kind of have what you have by the age of 20, the rest is mostly in-game intelligence. 

    Karoy’s issue has never been his technique, its decision making and handling the ball under pressure. I expect that to improve over the years and I think he will be in the Championship at some point. 
    There are countless examples of players getting better at finishing, crossing, set piece delivery, passing range, heading etc and these are all technical skills. The idea you don’t improve much technically after 20 is just wrong, why are players practicing all these skills all week if it isn’t to get better at them?  
    Johnnie Jackson arrived as a left back and developed into the goal scoring midfield legend we all remember.
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,560
    LenGlover said:
    NabySarr said:
    ElliotCAFC said:
    NabySarr said:
    wmcf123 said:
    Swisdom said:
    I’m a bit disappointed in truth - I was hoping the Blackpool loan would be his “Scott Parker Norwich City loan” moment and he’d come back as a man.

    i think his physicality will mean he has a decent career and if he has a good, full season in League 1 with a promotion chasing team he would then make the step up.  He’s still only 21 so game time will improve him

    all the best Karoy, wherever you’re off to.  
    You can’t sadly learn technical ability at his age . You can learn nous and experience and so, with a good attitude and his mobility, he should have a league one career 
    I’m sorry what! You can’t get better technically after the age of 21??? That is a ridiculous thing to say. Of course you can get much better at his age 

    He can 100% still improve technically, and he can also improve his decision making which will mean he makes the right decisions on the ball more often. He needs to play regularly to do this though which is why he needed the move. 

    Can easily see Karoy becoming a championship footballer but I think the judgement we’ve made is he won’t get there in the next 2 years which means we’re better off getting rid 
    I see both points, you will definitely get better tactically as you age and play more games. Technically I’m not so sure, you kind of have what you have by the age of 20, the rest is mostly in-game intelligence. 

    Karoy’s issue has never been his technique, its decision making and handling the ball under pressure. I expect that to improve over the years and I think he will be in the Championship at some point. 
    There are countless examples of players getting better at finishing, crossing, set piece delivery, passing range, heading etc and these are all technical skills. The idea you don’t improve much technically after 20 is just wrong, why are players practicing all these skills all week if it isn’t to get better at them?  
    Johnnie Jackson arrived as a left back and developed into the goal scoring midfield legend we all remember.
    He had been a premier league midfielder with spurs though, albeit briefly .  Not really sure why he ended up at Colchester 
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 32,362
    wmcf123 said:
    LenGlover said:
    NabySarr said:
    ElliotCAFC said:
    NabySarr said:
    wmcf123 said:
    Swisdom said:
    I’m a bit disappointed in truth - I was hoping the Blackpool loan would be his “Scott Parker Norwich City loan” moment and he’d come back as a man.

    i think his physicality will mean he has a decent career and if he has a good, full season in League 1 with a promotion chasing team he would then make the step up.  He’s still only 21 so game time will improve him

    all the best Karoy, wherever you’re off to.  
    You can’t sadly learn technical ability at his age . You can learn nous and experience and so, with a good attitude and his mobility, he should have a league one career 
    I’m sorry what! You can’t get better technically after the age of 21??? That is a ridiculous thing to say. Of course you can get much better at his age 

    He can 100% still improve technically, and he can also improve his decision making which will mean he makes the right decisions on the ball more often. He needs to play regularly to do this though which is why he needed the move. 

    Can easily see Karoy becoming a championship footballer but I think the judgement we’ve made is he won’t get there in the next 2 years which means we’re better off getting rid 
    I see both points, you will definitely get better tactically as you age and play more games. Technically I’m not so sure, you kind of have what you have by the age of 20, the rest is mostly in-game intelligence. 

    Karoy’s issue has never been his technique, its decision making and handling the ball under pressure. I expect that to improve over the years and I think he will be in the Championship at some point. 
    There are countless examples of players getting better at finishing, crossing, set piece delivery, passing range, heading etc and these are all technical skills. The idea you don’t improve much technically after 20 is just wrong, why are players practicing all these skills all week if it isn’t to get better at them?  
    Johnnie Jackson arrived as a left back and developed into the goal scoring midfield legend we all remember.
    He had been a premier league midfielder with spurs though, albeit briefly .  Not really sure why he ended up at Colchester 
    He scored his only premier league goal against us! 

    However he was only a reserve at Spurs so played few Premier League games and descended the pyramid becoming a left back prior to Parky bringing him in.
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 8,425
    LenGlover said:
    wmcf123 said:
    LenGlover said:
    NabySarr said:
    ElliotCAFC said:
    NabySarr said:
    wmcf123 said:
    Swisdom said:
    I’m a bit disappointed in truth - I was hoping the Blackpool loan would be his “Scott Parker Norwich City loan” moment and he’d come back as a man.

    i think his physicality will mean he has a decent career and if he has a good, full season in League 1 with a promotion chasing team he would then make the step up.  He’s still only 21 so game time will improve him

    all the best Karoy, wherever you’re off to.  
    You can’t sadly learn technical ability at his age . You can learn nous and experience and so, with a good attitude and his mobility, he should have a league one career 
    I’m sorry what! You can’t get better technically after the age of 21??? That is a ridiculous thing to say. Of course you can get much better at his age 

    He can 100% still improve technically, and he can also improve his decision making which will mean he makes the right decisions on the ball more often. He needs to play regularly to do this though which is why he needed the move. 

    Can easily see Karoy becoming a championship footballer but I think the judgement we’ve made is he won’t get there in the next 2 years which means we’re better off getting rid 
    I see both points, you will definitely get better tactically as you age and play more games. Technically I’m not so sure, you kind of have what you have by the age of 20, the rest is mostly in-game intelligence. 

    Karoy’s issue has never been his technique, its decision making and handling the ball under pressure. I expect that to improve over the years and I think he will be in the Championship at some point. 
    There are countless examples of players getting better at finishing, crossing, set piece delivery, passing range, heading etc and these are all technical skills. The idea you don’t improve much technically after 20 is just wrong, why are players practicing all these skills all week if it isn’t to get better at them?  
    Johnnie Jackson arrived as a left back and developed into the goal scoring midfield legend we all remember.
    He had been a premier league midfielder with spurs though, albeit briefly .  Not really sure why he ended up at Colchester 
    He scored his only premier league goal against us! 

    However he was only a reserve at Spurs so played few Premier League games and descended the pyramid becoming a left back prior to Parky bringing him in.
    Think it was in the fa cup replay
  • EpsomAddick
    EpsomAddick Posts: 2,823
    Scored today in a 4-0 win over Peterborough
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 18,059
    edited August 29
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  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 18,059
    edited August 29
    I need to stop it with this wrong thread bollocks. Still waking up here. Like the players. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 67,419
    Wore the captain’s armband today. Unfortunately they could only manage a 2-2 draw against Bromley.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 53,256
    WoolwichAddick said:
    Can’t help but think he’s a real NJ player and would have liked him over JRC on weekend for example. Better engine than all our midfielders 
    His engine wasn't the problem.
    It's his lack of ability to pass to a team mate unless he knocked it 5 yards backwards that is his biggest area to work on.
    I wish him the very best. Nice lad.

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