Mandy is doing OK: further updates.

[Alickismyhero]

Just been chatting on the Morecambe forum and asked for their opinions on Mandy so far.


with comments like:

"Looked a bit lazy first couple of games, but has dug in and is now looking fitter. He's been playing most of the time and for me, is putting a real shift in.
Jim Bentley is good at handling these type of lads and he seems to be enjoying it and behaving himself"




"He is beginning to look a quality player and his fitness seems to improve with each game"


No bad comments so far........Mandy is doing OK...........I intend to watch him play in Sept

[Campsall rover]

That’s good to hear. I do think with the right attitude and the right manager pushing him he will be a very good player. Ability is not in question imo

[Alickismyhero]

Camps,

I totally agree.

[selby]

  Well, when we sent him out, we got rid of the best finisher at the club ( Fergies words not mine by the way ) and we could have done with a good finisher last weekend.

[Bentley Bullet]

Yes, he's scored 1 goal in 6 appearances. How shit must McCann be to miss out on such a prolific scorer, despite it being in a lower league.

f**king rubbish Bramhall!

[Bristol Red Rover]

If Mandy is losing a bit of his excess weight, getting sharper, getting his head together, he could come good. It was the best move for him to go on a season loan where he could get that regular game time. He's a fair bit to go before he'd be in contention for a contract extension, assuming he wanted it.

[selby]

  Reel em in, Don't bother with the bait.

[Bentley Bullet]

In all seriousness, I don't think Mandeville is dedicated to the cause of professional football. I don't even think it was his main ambition to be a professional footballer. Isn't he more into law or something?

I get the impression he's just going through the motions of an easy life in professional football and when he's too old for that he'll go into his main ambition.

[selby]

  You could be right BB, i was told he had a law degree qualification, but don't really know.
   Probably why him and Fergie didn't understand each other.

[richtherover]

Maybe he is a law unto himself

[drfchound]

He obviously has ability but in all honesty, he never did enough consistently at DRFC to impress me.

[selby]

  That goal he scored for them in the cup game at Preston was class though, very well taken.

[drfchound]

  That goal he scored for them in the cup game at Preston was class though, very well taken.

Yes it was.
That turn and shot at the Emirates was as good as anything you are likely to see too.
But as I said, he didn’t show any consistency.
Harry Forrester used to do brilliant stuff now and again but he got moved on too.

[German Rover]

  You could be right BB, i was told he had a law degree qualification, but don't really know.
   Probably why him and Fergie didn't understand each other.

Or why Fergus felt threatened by him?

[selby]

  You may have a point hound, but when they have that class in them, do you just blank them, make life difficult, give up on them, or man manage them and try and get the best out of them?
  I don't have much admiration of Fergie's treatment of some of the younger players who were coming through while he was here, it did not only affect their play, it affected them off the field as well, and not just the youngsters, older players like Williams were treated badly, and to the cost of the club.
  Grant cannot be held responsible for anything with regard to what he inherited on this matter.
   Having said that, Mandeville for an intelligent lad should have had more about him as to get into the situation in the first place. He had it all in front of him and has let us the supporters down.

[Alickismyhero]

There is something wrong with Mandy is it lack of maturity? could it be he is an intelligent boy who is difficult to cope with in debate? who knows.

When it comes to lack of consistency in the clips of games I have seen he looks fine to me but I will get a better picture when I hope to watch him play on the 8th September. If you read the comments made by Morecombe supporters they don't mention lack of
consistency they say...

                           ….."Puts a shift in"

                              "Looks a quality player"
                   
                               "Fitness improving"

 The kid has got his head down and my fingers are crossed that he stays clear of injury because I think he can prove a lot of doubters on this forum wrong.

[GazLaz]

Player playing regularly improves fitness and consistency shocker. 

[NickDRFC]

  You could be right BB, i was told he had a law degree qualification, but don't really know.
   Probably why him and Fergie didn't understand each other.

I don’t think he’s actually got any sort of qualification, more that he was just quite academic at school and didn’t expect to have a possible career in football until late on:

“I actually wanted to be a lawyer or an investment banker. I did all right at school and I thought I'd go down that route”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38307096

What strikes me most looking back at that article is the mutual respect that DF and Mandeville seemed to have at one point - Ferguson praises Mandeville’s attitude, work rate and mentality, all of which have been questioned on here since, even in this thread. That respect seemingly went sideways pretty quickly.

[DonnyOsmond]

Maybe that award went to his head.

"I've made it" mentality.

[Bristol Red Rover]

Will be very interesting to hear his take on what's happened. One day...

[Bentley Bullet]

I feel a bit sorry for Mandy. He came and he gave without taking, and then they sent him away.

[The Red Baron]

To think we let him go and kept that waste of space Kiwomya!

[Chris Black come back]

Have yet to see anything in Kiwomya - granted he had that very serious illness - but this looks like another questionable legacy from our former manager.

[BillyStubbsTears]

I feel a bit sorry for Mandy. He came and he gave without taking, and then they sent him away.

Genius.

[steve@dcfd]

Have yet to see anything in Kiwomya - granted he had that very serious illness - but this looks like another questionable legacy from our former manager.

He’s certainly not the same player I saw on videos before his illness. Whether it’s all about confidence or ability or he’s still not physically right I’m not sure but it appears the decision DF made to sign him was dubious.

[dickos1]

Have yet to see anything in Kiwomya - granted he had that very serious illness - but this looks like another questionable legacy from our former manager.

Similar to...
Mason, Andrew, marquis, whiteman, Blair, wright, Rowe,

Bloody rubbish signings fergie

[drfchound]

Have yet to see anything in Kiwomya - granted he had that very serious illness - but this looks like another questionable legacy from our former manager.

The lad is nesh in the highest degree, pulls out of 50/50 challenges all the time and appears to be lazy too.
None of these traits can be put down to his illness of last season.

[Alickismyhero]

More comments on Mandy from Morecombe. I have noticed there has not been one bad comment about him, the kids doing great, as the saying goes.

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Improving in fitness with every game. Looks dejected when we don't deserve to be defeated ie v Oldham.
Get the impression that he's the type of player who needs a managerial cuddle every now and then. Seem low on confidence at the start but is now gaining more in every game knowing that he will be in the starting 11 for every game.

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Not had a player like Manderville for years, very comfortable on the ball, controlling the ball, reminds me a little of Carl Baker , and has a couple of his “moves”,

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[Copps is Magic]

All of these comments from the Morecombe fans just confirm what we already knew. He needs to put in some consistent performances and show a consistent improvement in attitude.

[bpoolrover]

We could of done with him last night, would have given us a different option upfront