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Reply | Jimmy Dunne - our third choice keeper
at 17:04 28 Sep 2026
Racist chants you consider to be 'bad'?
Monkey chants by the selected small band of invited Israeli fans consider maybe 'very bad'?
Macabbi fans marauding through Amsterdam (before getting their arses handed to them) chanting 'there are no schools in Gaza because there are no children left' maybe 'very very bad'?
Sky Sports pulled that footage fairly quickly and re-edited their initial report, so you'll need to move quickly before the monkey chanting at Idah is similarly edited and removed. |
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Reply | Jimmy Dunne - our third choice keeper
at 16:01 28 Sep 2026
Hypocrisy and double-standards being your strong point,
Any thoughts on the monkey chants directed at Adam Idah by the Israeli fans last night? |
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Reply | Jimmy Dunne - our third choice keeper
at 15:15 28 Sep 2026
Shlomi Barzel, Israel FA Head of Communications, quoted in Haaretz in October 2007....
'I'm surpised we're still part of international tournaments'....
'Historically countries have been suspended for much less'...
'If there had been a free vote, we would'nt have survived it'.....
And that was in 2007, before the 75,000 deaths, no such thing as a free vote in 2026, everyone in the FAI, UEFA & FIFA have been bought and that's before you start with political parties and governments. |
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Reply | Jimmy Dunne - our third choice keeper
at 14:59 28 Sep 2026
Did'nt realise Sharon Davies the Olympic Swimmer lived in Beckenham, unless by pure coincidence your first thought last night was exactly as per Sharon's, heh, what about the Afghan cricket team, lol.
The clues could be this is a football not cricket forum, Jimmy Dunne plays football for our football club and not cricket for the Irish national cricket team....
And very very few follow the Irish cricket team, likely single figures and likely few on this forum could name a single current Irish cricketer.
No doubt you will be equally outraged and hold both the Israeli fans and their government equally responsible for the appalling monkey chants directed at Adam Idah last night? |
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Reply | Isak Alemayehu - A Real Prospect
at 15:32 2 Aug 2026
Yes it was his composure that really stood,
Just seemed to know when to run with the ball, when to go long and when to 'recycle' it as they say with a few short passes, also possibly only lost possession once in the whole game,
Really dictated the tempo of our game which is an innate ability all really good Centre Midfielders have, I'd like to see him stay and not go on loan as I like Morgan but this lads a similar age without the Premier League club apprenticeship but it all just seemed so natural to him. |
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Reply | Phil Sanyaolu
at 14:18 1 Aug 2026
Agree, looks a very decent prospect, good touch, sees a pass and has power and more importantly skill. |
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Thread | Isak Alemayehu - A Real Prospect
at 14:14 1 Aug 2026
First pre-season last night & first time I've seen this lad play,
Lots of great posts about his performance last night on the Match Thread but thought he deserved his own thread,
I get its pre-season, I get it was'nt necessarily Bromley's Starting XI, but Alemayehu absolutely ran the game and there were so many stand-outs in his play,
To keep in context I first saw Chair in a pre-season @ Peterborough and thought a decent prospect (right on that one) and Bettache in a pre-season @ Leyton Orient and thought the same (wrong on that one) but Alemayehu last night showed all the skill-sets needed to play as a Centre Midfielder for the R's, with stand-outs being:
1) Showing & wanting the ball the whole game
2) Non-stop movement to be in a position to receive the ball
3) On receiving the ball knowing what he was going to do with it, quick pass or surge
4) Passing the ball in front of the receiver so they could run onto it and not break stride
6) Passing and moving for the return ball
7) Passing short or long and drilling quick passes into feet in and around their penalty box
8) Getting into good shooting positions on the edge of the box
9) Decent shimmy receiving the ball leaving defenders 2nd guessing direction of half-turn
10) Decent leap on him to challenge for headers
The prospect of Alemayehu playing in the 2 beside a more defensive-minded CDM is one I'd like to see this year, so imo, I hope we don't loan him out but develop him ourselves as turning 20 in a month or so and Morgan proved on arrival no harm being thrown in at the deep-end.
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Reply | GAA 2026
at 12:30 28 Jul 2026
Yes, harsh to say given they were the better team but Mayo almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the those last 5 minutes.
Midwest Radio's commentary in that final minute is hilarious, the two commentators forgot they were broadcasting and were screaming hysterically like fans,
One was screaming 'hold it, hold it, hold it' to play keep ball and was'nt sure the point was enough,
So reminded me of a few youth games playing Gaelic in London where our Coach only had two words when in possession of the ball 'drive it, drive it', Arsene Wenger he was'nt. |
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Reply | GAA 2026
at 11:15 27 Jul 2026
100%, his hand-pass into space for their goal was brilliant,
Slight shame Conroy did'nt have that same vision to return the pass to McDonald for an easy side foot into the goal for that last score,
That would have been the ending of all endings.
Brilliant to see the GAA in some great shape, just hope the Allianz row does'nt cause a long-term rift and Burns can do the right thing and quickly. |
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Reply | GAA 2026
at 17:51 26 Jul 2026
Delighted for Mayo,
Recent rule changes make for a more free-flowing attacking game, great watch,
Really feared when Mayo hit the bar and missed that 2 point free, and they deserved slice of luck in last few minutes with Clifford missing 2 pointer to draw level,
Fair play, best team won, as were on the front all game and really took risks to win the game. |
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Reply | Cooky Monster
at 10:01 3 Feb 2026
Haha, that's one way of reading it,
We've likely all played in teams with players far better than us and a few far weaker than us,
If I know my right-back is positionally suspect, prone to a rush of blood etc, when I play him the ball I'm giving him the first option for the return pass,
Cook when passing to Kakay, Dunne whoever rarely does this, which is why I've never seen a real team player in him by comparison to Dunne,
I posted in response to a post comparing the two as Captain material, watch Cooks reaction to Bennie, Walshy (maybe Edwards & Dunne?) for Coventrys goal
And compare that to how Dunne is always the first to congratulate his Goalkeeper on a good save, a new lad scoring his 1st goal etc
One of the reasons I always posted in defence of Dunne, he's here for the team & us, you can build a team around characters like him. |
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Reply | Cooky Monster
at 15:59 1 Feb 2026
Saw Teddy Sheringham explaining Gyokeres role & value to the Arsenal team the other day, even though he's missing chances and scoring very few goals,
Not being a smart arse but it was word for word what I saw Dykes role being for us, as Clarke saw his role for Scotland,
It was'nt a blind obsession, it was a fear that without that type of player in a bottom 8 Championship Squad of players we would get relegated, I think we were fortunate not to when we ended up with Frey & Sinclair leading our line,
Defended Dunne to the hilt when the consensus of many on this forum was he could'nt play Centre Half, I mean, who could with Dozzell as your CDM,
Said at the time Dunne is a player we should build our Squad around as 100% committed and a great club man, watch Cook's reaction yesterday when we conceded, I'm not sure it did Walsh & Bennie's confidence much good. |
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Reply | Madsen
at 13:42 1 Feb 2026
Agree, a horrible cross to try to defend, especially against a Centre Forward as physical & strong as Kone
Defender actually closed the space well but great improvising from Kone and a superb finish,
Other Kone highlights yesterday were:
1) 96th minute defensive run across the pitch to pressure left back who shanked the ball out rather than play a dangerous hail mary diagonal into our box; Kone knew that was his and their last effort and dug deep for the team
2) Pressing, not natural to him like Burrell, but him & Vale were first line of defence yesterday and never let Coventry's defenders step up & break the line
3) Actually quicker than I thought, unless their Centre Half was Rob Dickie'esque, but after first 5 yards, once he's get going, he's not as slow as I thought |
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Reply | Madsen
at 12:32 1 Feb 2026
Fair play to Kone for saying that, it was a cross fired in so gave him something to attack, which is what all Centre Forwards want as gives him something to attack,
If you watch it Kone still had so much to do and I re-watched it as I could'nt work out live how Kone converted it,
What he did was so good as ball was bobbling (on our pitch its bound to!) but Kone used that to his advantage and jumped off his his left foot and flicked it with his right, probably only option he had and a brilliant finish. |
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Reply | Madsen
at 12:28 1 Feb 2026
If he can consistently put together 90 minutes like the 1st Half 45 minutes against Wrexham that will transform us into a proper top half side and he'll have justified his fee and some,
And even those still not totally won over, like myself, will be proved wrong and gladly so. |
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Reply | Cooky Monster
at 12:24 1 Feb 2026
I have called Cook out on this from Day 1, it is not behaviour becoming of a Captain, especially in a team likely to be at the wrong end of the table,
I expect a senior pro & Captain to take responsibility, motivate & show leadership to the lesser able & younger players,
I've seen Dunne tell him to fxxk-off before but how did Walsh & Bennie feel yesterday after getting that reaction?
Cook is a decent player, no doubt a model pro, came here for a payday and has covered his wages,
From the early days of his hospital balls to Kakay, not showing for a return pass, passing to Dunne to step-up with the ball rather than do so himself, and particularly always looking to blame others for his mistakes, I see a player who plays for himself and not a leader of our club.
Just a different opinion. |
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Reply | Cooky Monster
at 11:44 1 Feb 2026
A video I saw on Twitter taken from the Coventry end yesterday explains why an opinion I have long held is that Cook should not be our Captain and Dunne is an excellent candidate,
We conceded a goal yesterday to a worldie of a cross, should Walsh have come? was it Edwards man? was it Bennie's man? in reality it was just quality piece of play and no-one was at fault,
Cook as his way, immediately starts looking for a scape-goat, throwing his arms up in the air, angrily gesticulating at others, something he's done since Day 1 at our club, be it his mistake or Ossie Kakay's, who-ever, Cook always plays the blame game,
Dunne by comparison is a team player and a QPR man in a way Cook is not, hence getting Madsen & other overseas players out for coffee & / or a few beers in Chiswick regularly, something crucial in helping us get the best out of these players,
Cook's playing well for sure, Dunne is a better Captain. |
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Reply | Madsen
at 11:36 1 Feb 2026
I been very critical of Madsen due to the price we paid & his abysmal 1st season, which but for Morgan stepping up and a very weak division could have seen us relegated, as we spent maybe half our meagre budget on his fee and he didnt merit a starting place in a very average championship squad,
I believe, rightly or wrongly, some on this Forum are going way over board as I'm yet to see him 'run or dominate a full 90 minutes', as opposed to have good 15 minute spells or an excellent whole half as he did in 1st Half Half v Wrexham,
Either they are seeing something I am not, or the bar was set so low in that first season the transition is generating the hyperbole,
Madsen played much better in the 1st Half versus Wrexham that yesterday but we lost, however, the whole team were excellent yesterday, we won and he did two things which I see as real positives and maybe those hyping him could be proved right:
1) Assist: - decent pacy cross but left it all to do for Kone as ball was bobbling & Kone came up with a bit of magic, but Madsen's movement was good as he was attacking the space and inter-changing well with Vale
2) Goal :- even I wanted to see that ball drop to Madsen (or Vale) but the fact Madsen was attacking from the edge of the box was a real positive and something we have not done for so long.
Ironic Frank Lampard made a career doing what Madsen did for that 2nd goal yesterday. |
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Reply | Frey
at 11:41 27 Jan 2026
I never rated Michi Frey and really think we got away with one when relying on him to lead the line & keep us up, somehow we stayed up in the seasons of the Rotherham's & Barnsley's where we just had to be the 4th worse team,
For a guy who's not short, he just could'nt seem to jump & win headers with his back to goal, which is a must for a Championship level target man,
Ridiculously slow and just could'nt lead an effective press, did'nt rate his physicality either, always reminded me of a WWE Wrestler, all bulk and no real strength,
However...chipped in with a few key goals and did his best with his very limited skill-set, so wish him all the best,
£ 500k heh? does Christian Nourry write for West London Sport under the Dave Mc pseudonym, as would definitely explain some of his post match ratings. |
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