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Title: Alfie May
Post by: Alan Southstand on August 11, 2024, 08:19:04 am
Scored a penalty on his debut to get Birmingham a home point v Reading.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: Jimmydee on August 11, 2024, 08:45:00 am
There was 20+ debut scorers in the EFL, including 2 of the rovers.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: drfchound on August 11, 2024, 08:47:33 am
Great stat.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: RoversInSpain on August 11, 2024, 08:51:48 am
Watched Alfie yesterday, looked like an 8 year old in an over 18’s match.
Barely touched the ball.
Prefer Billy all day long.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: NickDRFC on August 11, 2024, 09:01:34 am
There was 20+ debut scorers in the EFL, including 2 of the rovers.

Something that irritates me is calling Sharp’s appearance yesterday a “debut”. How can you have a second first appearance? (or in this case a third or fourth?)
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on August 11, 2024, 09:03:56 am
He's already a fans favourite after scoring two in their friendly win v West Brom last week.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: Jimmydee on August 11, 2024, 10:10:55 am
There was 20+ debut scorers in the EFL, including 2 of the rovers.

Something that irritates me is calling Sharp’s appearance yesterday a “debut”. How can you have a second first appearance? (or in this case a third or fourth?)

Sorry, I’ll rephrase it,  one of our players scored on hi re-debut.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: NickDRFC on August 11, 2024, 10:17:48 am
There was 20+ debut scorers in the EFL, including 2 of the rovers.

Something that irritates me is calling Sharp’s appearance yesterday a “debut”. How can you have a second first appearance? (or in this case a third or fourth?)

Sorry, I’ll rephrase it,  one of our players scored on hi re-debut.

Wasn’t a dig at you Jimmy, was on the commentary yesterday and it’s a common thing these days.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: In the box on August 22, 2024, 05:22:40 pm
He’d like to thank everyone at Doncaster Rovers for making this possible ..from  £5k to £500k .
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: glosterred on August 22, 2024, 05:53:36 pm
That trophy is almost as big as him


COYR
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: idler on August 22, 2024, 06:07:03 pm
He’d like to thank everyone at Doncaster Rovers for making this possible ..from  £5k to £500k .
Maybe he would be better thanking Cheltenham. That is when he really started kicking on.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: LincsRover on August 22, 2024, 07:17:51 pm
Good luck to him, he’s made a couple of great moves and gained himself a fantastic opportunity all down to his hard work and commitment. He was one of the really nice guys at rovers and I don’t begrudge him his success in any way.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: drfchound on August 22, 2024, 07:24:18 pm
Very good player and a really top bloke.
Well done Alfie.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: Bentley Bullet on August 22, 2024, 07:52:43 pm
A legend in waiting at Rovers, disregarded by so many but appreciated by the few with a trained eye for talent.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on August 22, 2024, 08:03:29 pm
A legend in waiting at Rovers, disregarded by so many but appreciated by the few with a trained eye for talent.


Those with a trained eye for talent and those without, didn't have a say in his future so while your fishing might catch the odd bite, it's a mute point really.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: NickDRFC on August 22, 2024, 08:17:58 pm
A legend in waiting at Rovers, disregarded by so many but appreciated by the few with a trained eye for talent.


Those with a trained eye for talent and those without, didn't have a say in his future so while your fishing might catch the odd bite, it's a mute point really.

Wish it was a “mute” point, I’m bored of hearing it!  :zzz:
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: Bentley Bullet on August 22, 2024, 08:21:30 pm
A legend in waiting at Rovers, disregarded by so many but appreciated by the few with a trained eye for talent.


Those with a trained eye for talent and those without, didn't have a say in his future so while your fishing might catch the odd bite, it's a mute point really.
It was meant as a tongue-in-cheek, light-hearted post. If you didn't see it like that, that's your problem.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: BigH on August 22, 2024, 11:01:57 pm
He’d like to thank everyone at Doncaster Rovers for making this possible ..from  £5k to £500k .
Maybe he would be better thanking Cheltenham. That is when he really started kicking on.
Tend to agree. That goal that he scored against Man City seemed to give him proper self-belief.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on August 22, 2024, 11:20:30 pm
A legend in waiting at Rovers, disregarded by so many but appreciated by the few with a trained eye for talent.


Those with a trained eye for talent and those without, didn't have a say in his future so while your fishing might catch the odd bite, it's a mute point really.
It was meant as a tongue-in-cheek, light-hearted post. If you didn't see it like that, that's your problem.

My reply was tongue in cheek too. If you can't see that, that's your problem. Ha.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: Bentley Bullet on August 22, 2024, 11:27:00 pm
A legend in waiting at Rovers, disregarded by so many but appreciated by the few with a trained eye for talent.


Those with a trained eye for talent and those without, didn't have a say in his future so while your fishing might catch the odd bite, it's a mute point really.
It was meant as a tongue-in-cheek, light-hearted post. If you didn't see it like that, that's your problem.

My reply was tongue in cheek too. If you can't see that, that's your problem. Ha.
It's no problem to me, owd lad. I've got a sense of humour.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: In the box on July 22, 2025, 12:07:08 am
FLW has been informed that May is on the verge of becoming a Huddersfield player after Grant's side agreed a £1.2 million deal with Birmingham.

The Blues striker is now expected to sign for Huddersfield imminently, and FLW understands that 32-year-old May is set to undergo a medical in West Yorkshire today in order to complete the move.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: Nudga on July 22, 2025, 06:17:19 am
FLW has been informed that May is on the verge of becoming a Huddersfield player after Grant's side agreed a £1.2 million deal with Birmingham.

The Blues striker is now expected to sign for Huddersfield imminently, and FLW understands that 32-year-old May is set to undergo a medical in West Yorkshire today in order to complete the move.

What's Feo Lortune West got to do with this?
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: tommy toes on July 22, 2025, 07:32:35 am
Had a long chat with Leo the other day at a mutual friend’s funeral reminiscing about his time at the Rovers.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: RobTheRover on July 22, 2025, 07:42:01 am
FLW has been informed that May is on the verge of becoming a Huddersfield player after Grant's side agreed a £1.2 million deal with Birmingham.

The Blues striker is now expected to sign for Huddersfield imminently, and FLW understands that 32-year-old May is set to undergo a medical in West Yorkshire today in order to complete the move.

What's Feo Lortune West got to do with this?

Makes a change from Sharpe and McGammon
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: IDM on July 22, 2025, 07:55:16 am
FLW has been informed that May is on the verge of becoming a Huddersfield player after Grant's side agreed a £1.2 million deal with Birmingham.

The Blues striker is now expected to sign for Huddersfield imminently, and FLW understands that 32-year-old May is set to undergo a medical in West Yorkshire today in order to complete the move.

Yesterdays news.. didn’t you see the thread on here?
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: The Beast on July 22, 2025, 08:33:26 am
FLW has been informed that May is on the verge of becoming a Huddersfield player after Grant's side agreed a £1.2 million deal with Birmingham.

The Blues striker is now expected to sign for Huddersfield imminently, and FLW understands that 32-year-old May is set to undergo a medical in West Yorkshire today in order to complete the move.

This is a club that lose over a million a month. How can we have a sport where that’s acceptable in the third tier ?
They bought Dion Charles in Jan for reportedly 750k, he contributed a grand total of zero goals!
No wonder that we hear another story every week about a club that is on the brink!
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: BobG on July 22, 2025, 10:35:22 am
The whole philosophy underpinning football today is corrupt, broken. There's not even a semblance of fair competition at any PL or FL level. Shit management is one thing. But Huddersfield losing over a million a month and seriously endangering their own future is another. How can any sensibly run club compete with that short term? Football has become a power game, not a sport. Half the PL owned now by those famously generous Yanks. Sheikh and oligarchs owning plenty of the remainder. Are they in it for the sport? Because they love Arsenal? Like hell they are.

BobG
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on July 22, 2025, 06:32:43 pm
Interesting article posted in Feb 2025 when they were expecting another substantial loss (£15m)....

Huddersfield Town FC owner Kevin Nagle predicts further big financial losses but sets out stadium development plans | Insider Media https://share.google/GteRjnrt5nI3xAtmn

Summary: "The club's nominal debt to its owners increased from £30,482,651 to £47,382,651, indicating a further investment of £16.9 million by Kevin Nagle"

Revenue will have to increase by some margin to cover those losses, but depends what losses Nagle believes are sustainable going forward and what his long term intentions are.
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: In the box on July 22, 2025, 07:12:54 pm
FLW has been informed that May is on the verge of becoming a Huddersfield player after Grant's side agreed a £1.2 million deal with Birmingham.

The Blues striker is now expected to sign for Huddersfield imminently, and FLW understands that 32-year-old May is set to undergo a medical in West Yorkshire today in order to complete the move.

Yesterdays news.. didn’t you see the thread on here?
But it’s worth a note that Rovers get a little slice of this I understand. News to you  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Alfie May
Post by: IDM on July 22, 2025, 08:59:11 pm
Nope.. not at all.