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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: belton rover on October 23, 2021, 08:38:11 pm
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What a thoroughly good bloke (as Tim-Nice-But-Dim might say)
I’m a little biased, as he is/was my daughter’s favourite player. I was really pleased he got such a warm reception from our fans. The way he reacted to his goal was ‘keep away, I don’t want to celebrate’. Lovely to see.
Well done Alfie May!
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What a thoroughly good bloke (as Tim-Nice-But-Dim might say)
I’m a little biased, as he is/was my daughter’s favourite player. I was really pleased he got such a warm reception from our fans. The way he reacted to his goal was ‘keep away, I don’t want to celebrate’. Lovely to see.
Well done Alfie May!
I saw him go over to the West Stand at the end of the game, it looked like he embraced a young lad over there. Class. A nice bloke and a very good player. I wish he was still with us.
He made a big difference to Cheltenham’s improvement when he came on.
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As Wellens says in his interview, we should n’t be clapping ex players onto the pitch and chanting their names giving them a confidence boos
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Richie seemed quite taken with him on the pitch at the end too
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If there's one player who would never celebrate a goal scored against us, it's Alfie; he's too nice a kid for that.
Unlike Danny Andrew and Connor Grant, who both celebrated like they'd won the FA Cup, after scoring against us.
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As Wellens says in his interview, we should n’t be clapping ex players onto the pitch and chanting their names giving them a confidence boos
I completely disagree.
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The whole not celebrating against your old team thing is one of the worst things in football. Absolute load of b*llocks.
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As Wellens says in his interview, we should n’t be clapping ex players onto the pitch and chanting their names giving them a confidence boos
I completely disagree.
Yep, it’s called respect.
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Not celebrating is a weird one I don't really like it tbh. You can show respect but still celebrate with your team mates. Going mental would be in bad taste but there's an in-between. It's become a way of showing respect though so it's now seen as celebrating is disrespecting the old club by some. Also easier when there's a few hundred away fans. Try doing that in a full house
Wellens is wrong too. We get too many mercenaries come and go every year it's just the way this industry is. So when you get players who the fans remember fondly long after leaving it's pretty special. Especially when they also seem to have a lot of love for the club.
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I was gutted when he left. He put his heart and soul into the club both on and off the pitch, and his performances on the pitch were improving all the time. Unfortunately, he was in my opinion made a scapegoat far too often when playing for us, often being subbed irrespective of his performance.
Dead pleased he's still proving himself.
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The whole not scoring against your old team thing is one of the worst things in football. Absolute load of b*llocks.
I don't see your point, Gaz. Alfie did score, he made sure of that, and almost had another.
He just didn't celebrate it. A show of respect in gratitude of the ovation we gave him when he came on.
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Not celebrating is a weird one I don't really like it tbh. You can show respect but still celebrate with your team mates. Going mental would be in bad taste but there's an in-between. It's become a way of showing respect though so it's now seen as celebrating is disrespecting the old club by some. Also easier when there's a few hundred away fans. Try doing that in a full house
Wellens is wrong too. We get too many mercenaries come and go every year it's just the way this industry is. So when you get players who the fans remember fondly long after leaving it's pretty special. Especially when they also seem to have a lot of love for the club.
I remember a certain Dennis Law not celebrating in front of a full house when his goal for Man City relegated United.
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Class today after he scored ... and let's face it even though he was not celebrating he was STILL busting a gut to try and get another SO he can make the distinction between the two
Wonder what Wellens thought at Derby when we paid the most touching tribute I have ever seen to Paul Green after his move there ?
Surely nobody in that ground was not moved by that
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Not celebrating is a weird one I don't really like it tbh. You can show respect but still celebrate with your team mates. Going mental would be in bad taste but there's an in-between. It's become a way of showing respect though so it's now seen as celebrating is disrespecting the old club by some. Also easier when there's a few hundred away fans. Try doing that in a full house
Wellens is wrong too. We get too many mercenaries come and go every year it's just the way this industry is. So when you get players who the fans remember fondly long after leaving it's pretty special. Especially when they also seem to have a lot of love for the club.
I remember a certain Dennis Law not celebrating in front of a full house when his goal for Man City relegated United.
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Not celebrating is a weird one I don't really like it tbh. You can show respect but still celebrate with your team mates. Going mental would be in bad taste but there's an in-between. It's become a way of showing respect though so it's now seen as celebrating is disrespecting the old club by some. Also easier when there's a few hundred away fans. Try doing that in a full house
Wellens is wrong too. We get too many mercenaries come and go every year it's just the way this industry is. So when you get players who the fans remember fondly long after leaving it's pretty special. Especially when they also seem to have a lot of love for the club.
I remember a certain Dennis Law not celebrating in front of a full house when his goal for Man City relegated United.
Don't worry I celebrated for weeks on his behalf ... great back heel Denis
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Alfie is a good player and lad. Very classy.
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As Wellens says in his interview, we should n’t be clapping ex players onto the pitch and chanting their names giving them a confidence boos
Got a link to RW interview...?
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As Wellens says in his interview, we should n’t be clapping ex players onto the pitch and chanting their names giving them a confidence boos
It’s because Rovers fans are the best and recognise the hero’s of the past . Wellens is just an idiot !!
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As Wellens says in his interview, we should n’t be clapping ex players onto the pitch and chanting their names giving them a confidence boos
Got a link to RW interview...?
It will be on football heaven website
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Every fan loved and wanted Alfie to succeed, it was really Roy of the Rovers stuff with his back story, we gave him the dream,
Wellens ought to listen to Alfies parting interview he did for us.
I came here to Doncaster and left has a Yorkshireman. God bless Alfie.
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As Wellens says in his interview, we should n’t be clapping ex players onto the pitch and chanting their names giving them a confidence boos
It’s because Rovers fans are the best and recognise the hero’s of the past . Wellens is just an idiot !!
Could be wrong but posts that this make u look the idiot not him
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I’m really pleased he scored and even more pleased it didn’t cost us. The fact he didn’t celebrate shows he’s a class act who knows we gave him his big break and I applaud him for that. He was having loads of pics taken with rovers fans before and after the game, and is a thoroughly good bloke. He was my late mums favourite player (bar Copps of course) who looked after her when she was a Mother’s Day mascot and received one of the 12 gifts of Christmas. I hope he has loads of success and wish he was still here - I genuinely think he’s better than we currently have.
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I didn't go today but was delighted when Alfie scored, and equally as delighted that we won the game. A perfect scenario for me, if only to stick one up those who disputed his ability when he was here.
Most of us loved Alfie when he was here, and obviously still do now.
Not in a gay way, like.
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As Wellens says in his interview, we should n’t be clapping ex players onto the pitch and chanting their names giving them a confidence boos
Wellens should concentrate on motivating his own players irrespective of what his own team's fans think. Appears to me that there’s a great gap in personality’s between Alfie and Wellens. Keep going Alfie having met you you’re a great bloke and a great asset to the game.
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As Wellens says in his interview, we should n’t be clapping ex players onto the pitch and chanting their names giving them a confidence boos
Wellens should concentrate on motivating his own players irrespective of what his own team's fans think. Appears to me that there’s a great gap in personality’s between Alfie and Wellens. Keep going Alfie having met you you’re a great bloke and a great asset to the game.
I’ve no doubts he’s a great bloke, but for 98 minutes he’s playing for the opposition, trying to score against us, we should n’t be geeing him up by clapping him on to the pitch and chanting his name, save that for afterwards, I don’t get our fans hankering for former players, concentrate more on our present players
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Not good enough - the stats bear that out. Our fans applaud mediocrity...
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Mediocrity is an improvement in our current predicament.
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Goole, there might be a big difference in personalities as there certainly was in ability at playing the game of football to Richie's advantage and I didn't hear many complain of his personality when he did play for us far from it. Why want a player back who is now a regular substitute for a team we have just beaten? its hardly a great advertisement of ability.
I don't see many extolling Ronaldo's personality but we would all like him in our team rather than invite him for tea every weekend.
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Filo. Do you really think us applauding Alfie onto the pitch made him think ‘Right. I’m even more determined to score against these bas**rds.
That’s actually more likely to happen if he was booed on.
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As Wellens says in his interview, we should n’t be clapping ex players onto the pitch and chanting their names giving them a confidence boos
Wellens should concentrate on motivating his own players irrespective of what his own team's fans think. Appears to me that there’s a great gap in personality’s between Alfie and Wellens. Keep going Alfie having met you you’re a great bloke and a great asset to the game.
I’ve no doubts he’s a great bloke, but for 98 minutes he’s playing for the opposition, trying to score against us, we should n’t be geeing him up by clapping him on to the pitch and chanting his name, save that for afterwards, I don’t get our fans hankering for former players, concentrate more on our present players
A polite respectful clap was fine but chanting his name was a bit OTT. Save it for the end of the game to show our appreciation as you said.
I think Wellens said as much in that we should be encouraging our own players whilst he also recognised Alfie as being a good player and a top lad.
It was the best move for him at the time as the manager and we perhaps didn't see him representing where we wanted to go but, I'm sure we'd all have him in our team right now.
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There is a good question here, McKindoe was probably the worst personality off the field that has pulled on a Rovers shirt in our recent history.
If a straight choice was to be made between Alfie May and McKindoe when he played for us, who would pick Alfie May.
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Filo. Do you really think us applauding Alfie onto the pitch made him think ‘Right. I’m even more determined to score against these bas**rds.
That’s actually more likely to happen if he was booed on.
Absof**kinglutely
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There is a good question here, McKindoe was probably the worst personality off the field that has pulled on a Rovers shirt in our recent history.
If a straight choice was to be made between Alfie May and McKindoe when he played for us, who would pick Alfie May.
Seeing as Alfie was about 10 then, I'd probably plumb for McIndoe, but to actually compare Alfie now to McIndoe then is a great compliment to him.
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There is a good question here, McKindoe was probably the worst personality off the field that has pulled on a Rovers shirt in our recent history.
If a straight choice was to be made between Alfie May and McKindoe when he played for us, who would pick Alfie May.
That’s quite an extreme comparison, Selby.
Almost as extreme as comparing May with Bogle.
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There is a good question here, McKindoe was probably the worst personality off the field that has pulled on a Rovers shirt in our recent history.
If a straight choice was to be made between Alfie May and McKindoe when he played for us, who would pick Alfie May.
That’s quite an extreme comparison, Selby.
Almost as extreme as comparing May with Bogle.
Absof**kinglutely
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BB I would let you pick my dinner party list, but leave the football alone.
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Not celebrating is a weird one I don't really like it tbh. You can show respect but still celebrate with your team mates. Going mental would be in bad taste but there's an in-between. It's become a way of showing respect though so it's now seen as celebrating is disrespecting the old club by some. Also easier when there's a few hundred away fans. Try doing that in a full house
Wellens is wrong too. We get too many mercenaries come and go every year it's just the way this industry is. So when you get players who the fans remember fondly long after leaving it's pretty special. Especially when they also seem to have a lot of love for the club.
I remember a certain Dennis Law not celebrating in front of a full house when his goal for Man City relegated United.
Wasn't it a back Heel goal as i seem to remember.
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I was more surprised at Williams’ warm welcome. But again, good to see.
Today was a good day for DRFC in more ways than just 3 points.
We are a good club.
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. Why want a player back who is now a regular substitute for a team we have just beaten? its hardly a great advertisement of ability.
He may well have been a substitute , but he was far more of a threat than Vaseel of Joseth were, but that's down to their manager's decision.
Any way as an advertisement of ability ,i'd take these two lads appraisal of Alfie over any one on here.
Phil Foden and Pep Guardiola heap praise on Cheltenham Town striker Alfie May after Man City's FA Cup fourth round win.
"He's their most influential player "
"I told him he was great," Foden told Match of the Day.
Man City Boss Pep Guardiola Labelled An ‘Exceptional Player’
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I clapped Alfie when he came on. Didn't celebrate or react in any form of jubilation when he scored. That's too much.
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Not celebrating is a weird one I don't really like it tbh. You can show respect but still celebrate with your team mates. Going mental would be in bad taste but there's an in-between. It's become a way of showing respect though so it's now seen as celebrating is disrespecting the old club by some. Also easier when there's a few hundred away fans. Try doing that in a full house
Wellens is wrong too. We get too many mercenaries come and go every year it's just the way this industry is. So when you get players who the fans remember fondly long after leaving it's pretty special. Especially when they also seem to have a lot of love for the club.
I remember a certain Dennis Law not celebrating in front of a full house when his goal for Man City relegated United.
It wasn't his goal that relegated them. They still could have stayed up but didn't manage it.
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As Wellens says in his interview, we should n’t be clapping ex players onto the pitch and chanting their names giving them a confidence boos
It’s because Rovers fans are the best and recognise the hero’s of the past . Wellens is just an idiot !!
Those best fans who booed Marquis and even booed Wellens when he played against us.
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Just like our team, we are too soft as fans. We shouldn’t be clapping apposing players on to the pitch. I agree with wellens. We are in a relegation fight for ffs.
Show respect after the game. Even Akinfenwa got an ovation when he went off and he only played about 9 games for us.
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As Wellens says in his interview, we should n’t be clapping ex players onto the pitch and chanting their names giving them a confidence boos
It’s because Rovers fans are the best and recognise the hero’s of the past . Wellens is just an idiot !!
Those best fans who booed Marquis and even booed Wellens when he played against us.
Wellens said in his interview he got booed but was sold for a million so was harsh. It's a weird one. Marquis did way more for the club than May so should really get a good reception. I think it's how players leave the club. May & Blair clearly wanted to stay but Marquis wanted to leave. I guess it shows that fans just want players who want to be at the club and put 100% in every game. We always knew that this just highlights it.
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Just like our team, we are too soft as fans. We shouldn’t be clapping apposing players on to the pitch. I agree with wellens. We are in a relegation fight for ffs.
Show respect after the game. Even Akinfenwa got an ovation when he went off and he only played about 9 games for us.
Or perhaps we are reasonable human beings who appreciate / like / respect the efforts of former players and have every right to show our appreciation on the odd occasions that they return to our home ground.
What a bleak and unhappy world it would otherwise be, ffs.
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Filo. Do you really think us applauding Alfie onto the pitch made him think ‘Right. I’m even more determined to score against these bas**rds.
That’s actually more likely to happen if he was booed on.
My Dear Friend Selby,
If anyone had applauded you onto the field at Askern it would have made me more determined to kick seven bells out of you. If that kind of greeting affects Wellen's team there something wrong with their motivation they should "man up". Sorry if the last statement offends the brigade.
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To be fair to Richie, what he said was very tongue in cheek and was followed by, “when I left the first time for one and a half million, first game back at KMS I was booed every time I touched the ball” (or words to that effect)
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Just like our team, we are too soft as fans. We shouldn’t be clapping apposing players on to the pitch. I agree with wellens. We are in a relegation fight for ffs.
Show respect after the game. Even Akinfenwa got an ovation when he went off and he only played about 9 games for us.
That baffled me last week as well. Played less than ten games for us 17 years ago before promptly toddling off to be closer to London by signing for Torquay.
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When we played Spurs in the League Cup Jermaine Defoe got a round off applause when was warming up as a sub, I can’t remember him every playing for us !!!
As I’ve mentioned before a lot of supporters took to Alfie May when he was here because of his willingness to do non playing duties and because he had worked in the “ real world “ and supporters can relate to that
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Alfie May was a good servant to this club on and off the field and would of made more of an impression if not for that useless clown moving him on. He deserved his greeting and was very respectful after scoring, as was Williams.
What i don't agree with his players like Bostock getting an ovation when coming to take a corner kick in the south west corner? the jury is still out on him and he's still in negative equity with us at this time, need to see much more from him before he gets any plaudits.
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Alfie May was a good servant to this club on and off the field and would of made more of an impression if not for that useless clown moving him on. He deserved his greeting and was very respectful after scoring, as was Williams.
What i don't agree with his players like Bostock getting an ovation when coming to take a corner kick in the south west corner? the jury is still out on him and he's still in negative equity with us at this time, need to see much more from him before he gets any plaudits.
On the other side of the coin, when the players come out for the warm up and the game Bostock is the only player to run up to the Black Bank and applaud the fans before turning to the East and West Stands
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Alfie May was a good servant to this club on and off the field and would of made more of an impression if not for that useless clown moving him on. He deserved his greeting and was very respectful after scoring, as was Williams.
What i don't agree with his players like Bostock getting an ovation when coming to take a corner kick in the south west corner? the jury is still out on him and he's still in negative equity with us at this time, need to see much more from him before he gets any plaudits.
On the other side of the coin, when the players come out for the warm up and the game Bostock is the only player to run up to the Black Bank and applaud the fans before turning to the East and West Stands
I understand that sentiment but i don't want to be mates with him, i just want him to play really well then i will applaud him wholeheartedly till the cows come home.
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Alfie May was a good servant to this club on and off the field and would of made more of an impression if not for that useless clown moving him on. He deserved his greeting and was very respectful after scoring, as was Williams.
What i don't agree with his players like Bostock getting an ovation when coming to take a corner kick in the south west corner? the jury is still out on him and he's still in negative equity with us at this time, need to see much more from him before he gets any plaudits.
On the other side of the coin, when the players come out for the warm up and the game Bostock is the only player to run up to the Black Bank and applaud the fans before turning to the East and West Stands
I understand that sentiment but i don't want to be mates with him, i just want him to play really well then i will applaud him wholeheartedly till the cows come home.
But you’d like to be mates with a player that no longer plays for us and is trying to beat us?
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Just like our team, we are too soft as fans. We shouldn’t be clapping apposing players on to the pitch. I agree with wellens. We are in a relegation fight for ffs.
Show respect after the game. Even Akinfenwa got an ovation when he went off and he only played about 9 games for us.
Or perhaps we are reasonable human beings who appreciate / like / respect the efforts of former players and have every right to show our appreciation on the odd occasions that they return to our home ground.
What a bleak and unhappy world it would otherwise be, ffs.
Like I said, show respect after the game has finished. This is professional sport and we aren’t in any position to give marginal gains away. Given we will get most of our points at home, we need to make it as hostile as possible for away teams regardless of whether they played for us or not
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RW is jealous because no matter how good a player he was and how mich he achieved in the game he'd never beloved like Alfie May, someone he considers to be a much inferior player to himself.
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Alfie May was a good servant to this club on and off the field and would of made more of an impression if not for that useless clown moving him on. He deserved his greeting and was very respectful after scoring, as was Williams.
What i don't agree with his players like Bostock getting an ovation when coming to take a corner kick in the south west corner? the jury is still out on him and he's still in negative equity with us at this time, need to see much more from him before he gets any plaudits.
On the other side of the coin, when the players come out for the warm up and the game Bostock is the only player to run up to the Black Bank and applaud the fans before turning to the East and West Stands
I understand that sentiment but i don't want to be mates with him, i just want him to play really well then i will applaud him wholeheartedly till the cows come home.
But you’d like to be mates with a player that no longer plays for us and is trying to beat us?
I think there's a difference with applauding a returning player like Alfie May who we plucked from none league and gave his heart and soul for the club both on and off the pitch, we probably paid him peanuts in comparison to John Bostock who still needs to prove himself to us. I know who we could do with right now as things stand but we don't have.
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RW is jealous because no matter how good a player he was and how mich he achieved in the game he'd never beloved like Alfie May, someone he considers to be a much inferior player to himself.
Different types of players, but lets be honest, if Richie considers that he would be correct, Alfie couldn’t lace Richies boots
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I cannot understand the mentality of people who applaud ex players before or during a game? It’s completely bizarre! I could almost understand it (but not agree with it) if it was a Marquis, Sharp or Stock for example. You know, players who actually performed well for us. But Alfie May? A nice guy, a trier for sure but pretty mediocre as a player.
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Some sad t**ts even clapped when it was announced that he had scored their first goal!
What the hell is that all about?
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Alfie as a player is a very small part of the reason he was applauded (for me, at least), although he would be an asset to the team right now. It’s more about him as a person. He conducted himself impeccably on and off the pitch during his time with us was an absolute credit to the club. He was not wanted by the manager at the time and left quietly and respectfully. He is a superb role model for any kids starting out in terms of how a professional footballer should conduct themselves. That is why I applauded him. If that makes me a sad t**t, then thanks, I take it as a compliment.
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I cannot understand the mentality of people who applaud ex players before or during a game? It’s completely bizarre! I could almost understand it (but not agree with it) if it was a Marquis, Sharp or Stock for example. You know, players who actually performed well for us. But Alfie May? A nice guy, a trier for sure but pretty mediocre as a player.
Please don't put Marquis in the same league as Sharp and Stock. I scored one goal in five years when playing in the Donny Senior League and I could have put away 10 of his he had unbelievable service.
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Some sad t**ts even clapped when it was announced that he had scored their first goal!
What the hell is that all about?
I actually booed when he came on and Williams, loads round me clapping etc. not for me, not like he's a legend like Copps or owt.
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I cannot understand the mentality of people who applaud ex players before or during a game? It’s completely bizarre! I could almost understand it (but not agree with it) if it was a Marquis, Sharp or Stock for example. You know, players who actually performed well for us. But Alfie May? A nice guy, a trier for sure but pretty mediocre as a player.
Please don't put Marquis in the same league as Sharp and Stock. I scored one goal in five years when playing in the Donny Senior League and I could have put away 10 of his he had unbelievable service.
Easy to say that until you're up against professional defenders in a match situation.
I really will never understand the derision some of our fans treat John Marquis with.
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I cannot understand the mentality of people who applaud ex players before or during a game? It’s completely bizarre! I could almost understand it (but not agree with it) if it was a Marquis, Sharp or Stock for example. You know, players who actually performed well for us. But Alfie May? A nice guy, a trier for sure but pretty mediocre as a player.
Please don't put Marquis in the same league as Sharp and Stock. I scored one goal in five years when playing in the Donny Senior League and I could have put away 10 of his he had unbelievable service.
Easy to say that until you're up against professional defenders in a match situation.
I really will never understand the derision some of our fans treat John Marquis with.
No, nor me. Marquis record was something like 60 goals in 130 games wasn’t it? They’re top stats for any striker.
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Goole old friend, you Mickey Thomas, and Barry Duffield kicked players for just standing near you whether they were nice people or not, and then Hadge Jackson would have lined you up for a good old fashioned hard tackle.
In fact I think we would have got a dig standing in a bus que. Good times though.
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I cannot understand the mentality of people who applaud ex players before or during a game? It’s completely bizarre! I could almost understand it (but not agree with it) if it was a Marquis, Sharp or Stock for example. You know, players who actually performed well for us. But Alfie May? A nice guy, a trier for sure but pretty mediocre as a player.
Please don't put Marquis in the same league as Sharp and Stock. I scored one goal in five years when playing in the Donny Senior League and I could have put away 10 of his he had unbelievable service.
Would you have got in the positions he got in? Please put some respect on the mans name. He worked his b*llocks off for us every time he pulled on the shirt and scored a bucket load of goals.
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When we played Portsmouth I took my 6 year old grandson for his first ever Rovers game (catch ‘em young!).
Sat in the row & directly behind us were 6 or 7 academy players in their smart Rovers tracksuits. I couldn’t help but think ‘by you look the part boys, I hope I see one of you in the first team one day’.
Ten minutes into the game & I’d heard a 3rd lot off ‘effing’ from a blonde, blue eyed, ‘tanned up’ academy player so I turned around, looked him in the eye, shook my head & nodded to my grandson.
No more swearing, but regrettably no apology either.
When Marquis was substituted I, along with a good few others around me, clapped him off. The academy players, to a boy, booed loudly.
I was disappointed, no disgusted actually that as ‘whanabee’ professional footballers they saw fit to boo a player whose 26 goals ensured Rovers promotion to League 1 & whose 21 goals ensured we made the League 1 play offs the season after.
Shame on them & everyone else who booed him off that day.
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Goole old friend, you Mickey Thomas, and Barry Duffield kicked players for just standing near you whether they were nice people or not, and then Hadge Jackson would have lined you up for a good old fashioned hard tackle.
In fact I think we would have got a dig standing in a bus que. Good times though.
My Dear Old Friend,
Barry, Mick and you played at an higher level than me, I’ve still got the marks on my hip from a clash with a forward playing for Askern Welfare I think his Dad was a referee. Hadge was a “gentleman” ha ha. But seriously referring to Marquis I could run my self silly but it didn’t make me as good as you boys.