CONFIRMED Romelle Donovan joins on Season Long Loan

[Blade In Flame]

Favourite Food? Steak and Chips
Most Difficult Opponent? Larry Lloyd
Favourite TV Programme? Morecambe and Wise
Favourite Sexual Position? Doggy
If you weren't a footballer, what do you think you'd be? A postman or roofer. Anything working outside

Anyone else remember 'Focus On....' in Shoot?

 

[Greenwich Blade]

Favourite Food? Steak and Chips
Most Difficult Opponent? Larry Lloyd
Favourite TV Programme? Morecambe and Wise
Favourite Sexual Position? Doggy
If you weren't a footballer, what do you think you'd be? A postman or roofer. Anything working outside

Anyone else remember 'Focus On....' in Shoot?

How else do you think a generation learned what "miscellaneous" meant?

 

[Blade In Flame]

How else do you think a generation learned what "miscellaneous" meant?

That was my Achilles heel in reading tests. I couldn't get around it not being pronounced 'Mischelnious'. That and Egypt, which I always thought was pronounced 'Eggy-tuppy'. In fact I still call it Eggytuppy to this day. As in "Hello librarian. I'm looking for a book on the ancient Eggytupians. Yes, that's right, the Eggytupians. You know, they built the permyads, those big triangular things".

 

[1973Blade]

He's a bit more cheerful than Brooks!

 

[pollster]

Have the feeling that I know him as I saw a bit of the cup tie at Wendy.
I was right about him being left footed so maybe I am thinking about the same guy.
I have the impression I was impressed with him going forward
AGAINST a weakened team of THE WORST TEAM in 2nd division history
but that he was basically doing so from a left sided position (no 10 in a 2-3-5))
AS HE SHOULD BE PLAYED
Either wide or as a 10 type
ie sub for Chong as a left sided attacker
or Hamer as a no 10 but sadly much more likely to be Wilders mate floorboards OHare
(Please Soton, just please!)

But I said this time last year with Barry
I DO NOT WANT HIM HERE TO PLAY AS A (NON TACKLING!) INVERTED WINGER!
IT WILL BE A TOTAL DISASTER
AS WAS BARRY
Not everyone is a Blackman of Blackburn was here
Or a valid right winger as Saka despite being left footed
IT IS THE EXCEPTION THAT PROVES THE RULE
Not the fashion or 'the emperors new clothes'

The Village idiot on RS tonight says he is going to be wide right in place of Brooks.
FFS
It's going to be like going from TC to Mick Heaton!
But with no guarantee of 100% effort 100% of the time

I don't think if Sereki is still here and not replaced in the team short term by some 30yo Wilder Journeyman
he will get any of the defensive support Brooks offers as an experienced genuine midfielder.
Sereki will be as isolated on the right as McCallum and Burrows are on the left.
It will be like Gilchrist and Jesurun who I can only remember making one defensive contribution when an opponent cut inside and he got a massive left boot in the way.
But Gilchrist was always at the back as he was not quick, could not dribble or pass water

Imagine Brooks attacking down the left with any decent left sided player against Seriki on his own
When he (Sereki) is also supposed to be the teams main byline crosser

Going to be down the right (and left) like Syd Peck as the sole mid fielder was last season under Selles.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

He's a bit more cheerful than Brooks!

All of the posters on here are more cheerful than Brooks!

 

[MKY]

Favourite Food? Steak and Chips
Most Difficult Opponent? Larry Lloyd
Favourite TV Programme? Morecambe and Wise
Favourite Sexual Position? Doggy
If you weren't a footballer, what do you think you'd be? A postman or roofer. Anything working outside

Anyone else remember 'Focus On....' in Shoot?

I remember it was more often than not:
Favourite food: steak dianne.
Favourite drink: lager & lime
Car: ford cortina.
Tv show: the professionals.
Music: Shirley bassey
Cigs: 20 Bensons.

 

[I should coco]

I remember it was more often than not:
Favourite food: steak dianne.
Favourite drink: lager & lime
Car: ford cortina.
Tv show: the professionals.
Music: Shirley bassey
Cigs: 20 Bensons.

Most difficult opponent: My wife
Favourite musician: Dianna Ross

 

[Speedracer]

Have the feeling that I know him as I saw a bit of the cup tie at Wendy.
I was right about him being left footed so maybe I am thinking about the same guy.
I have the impression I was impressed with him going forward
AGAINST a weakened team of THE WORST TEAM in 2nd division history
but that he was basically doing so from a left sided position (no 10 in a 2-3-5))
AS HE SHOULD BE PLAYED
Either wide or as a 10 type
ie sub for Chong as a left sided attacker
or Hamer as a no 10 but sadly much more likely to be Wilders mate floorboards OHare
(Please Soton, just please!)

But I said this time last year with Barry
I DO NOT WANT HIM HERE TO PLAY AS A (NON TACKLING!) INVERTED WINGER!
IT WILL BE A TOTAL DISASTER
AS WAS BARRY
Not everyone is a Blackman of Blackburn was here
Or a valid right winger as Saka despite being left footed
IT IS THE EXCEPTION THAT PROVES THE RULE
Not the fashion or 'the emperors new clothes'

The Village idiot on RS tonight says he is going to be wide right in place of Brooks.
FFS
It's going to be like going from TC to Mick Heaton!
But with no guarantee of 100% effort 100% of the time

I don't think if Sereki is still here and not replaced in the team short term by some 30yo Wilder Journeyman
he will get any of the defensive support Brooks offers as an experienced genuine midfielder.
Sereki will be as isolated on the right as McCallum and Burrows are on the left.
It will be like Gilchrist and Jesurun who I can only remember making one defensive contribution when an opponent cut inside and he got a massive left boot in the way.
But Gilchrist was always at the back as he was not quick, could not dribble or pass water

Imagine Brooks attacking down the left with any decent left sided player against Seriki on his own
When he (Sereki) is also supposed to be the teams main byline crosser

Going to be down the right (and left) like Syd Peck as the sole mid fielder was last season under Selles.

Chill out, man.

 

[Blade In Flame]

 

[flyingmonkeyuk]

Steak, fish and chips would be quite a heavy meal.

 

[Bladesman]

 

[Bladesman]

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Steak, fish and chips would be quite a heavy meal.

Elton John and Leo Sayer? Tone.

 

[I should coco]

Elton John and Leo Sayer? Tone.

They were big in the early 70s.
No wonder punk came along!

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

 

[Tony Currie]

Linked up well with Seriki yesterday - new partnership in the making.

 

[radio]

I remember it was more often than not:
Favourite food: steak dianne.
Favourite drink: lager & lime
Car: ford cortina.
Tv show: the professionals.
Music: Shirley bassey
Cigs: 20 Bensons.

Food , , greasy chip buttie
Drink ,, gallon of magnet
Car ,, owt that's red
TV Show ,, MOTD
Music ,, John Denver
Cigs ,, packet of woodbine

 

[Ron_Justice]

Linked up well with Seriki yesterday - new partnership in the making.

Also thought he linked well with Hamer in the final third, already looked to have an understanding of each others game.

Credit where it's due, if this is the type of player we're capable of spotting and bringing in, I'm more hopeful about the loans etc.

 

[Captain Obvious]

I remember Barry looking good in preseason against Chesterfield last season, and he turned out to be useless. Far too early to judge if he’s any good.

 

[radio]

I remember Barry looking good in preseason against Chesterfield last season, and he turned out to be useless. Far too early to judge if he’s any good.

Fair point but on the flip side there might have been some saying how rubbish he was and what a waste of a loan if he had played badly , he didn't he played well so it's so far so good

 

[Kona]

I remember Barry looking good in preseason against Chesterfield last season, and he turned out to be useless. Far too early to judge if he’s any good.

I agree it’s too early to say but think the difference is that (from what I recall) the reviews for Barry were quite mixed, whereas Donovan’s seem consistently positive.

Fingers crossed!

 

[Flakey]

Don't worry, Wilder will having play at CB before the season is done.
And we can all say how crap he is.

 

[jono_t2000]

Just watching the friendly highlights...hoping hes not the new Oliver Burke.. runs fast but can't shoot or cross to save his life.

His conversion record historically isn't that great

 

[Chimpan-A]

That was my Achilles heel in reading tests. I couldn't get around it not being pronounced 'Mischelnious'. That and Egypt, which I always thought was pronounced 'Eggy-tuppy'. In fact I still call it Eggytuppy to this day. As in "Hello librarian. I'm looking for a book on the ancient Eggytupians. Yes, that's right, the Eggytupians. You know, they built the permyads, those big triangular things".

The Eggytupians sound like they could be little characters on In the Night Garden. Perhaps new neighbours for the Pontypines.
Or even have their own kids show: little egg shaped people who get into all sorts of scrapes so that little kids can learn that acting the c*** gets you in trouble!

 

[Stretch]

Just watching the friendly highlights...hoping hes not the new Oliver Burke.. runs fast but can't shoot or cross to save his life.

His conversion record historically isn't that great

We definitely need another winger by the looks of it, if we are to replace Brook's goal contributions.

That being said it was only last season that he consistently started getting the last part of things right. Up to that point he would do all the hard work and get into the box, only to have a total brainfart. Used to drive me nuts

 

[Geordie Blade]

Favourite Food? Steak and Chips
Most Difficult Opponent? Larry Lloyd
Favourite TV Programme? Morecambe and Wise
Favourite Sexual Position? Doggy
If you weren't a footballer, what do you think you'd be? A postman or roofer. Anything working outside

Anyone else remember 'Focus On....' in Shoot?

I remember:

Favourite match? Swan Vesta.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

He's a bit more cheerful than Brooks!

Hey, most on here are more cheerful than Brooks!

 

[fifty shades of blade]

I remember:

Favourite match? Swan Vesta.

Favourite game? Venison, hung for 1 week

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Biggest drag in soccer (soccer?!?) - when danny la rue played in a celeb charity match at Camp David