Thank you for your concern, but I'm not struggling. If I thought that the posts on here made no difference then I wouldn't care, but I do think they make a difference. If a lot of people on here slag a player off, that easily ends up at the stadium and effects how the player feels. O'Grady only had a few brief appearances for us, nothing like enough to get some form going, and he was written off, which was daft IMO.
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COG on his way then....
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Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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I was told on Friday that his family is back down here. They must be starting to feel like Yoyos
Dub-67
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Spot on. We gotta keep him!! He is only going to get better now he has some confidence...
Written off? You appear to be getting sensitive on the players' behalf. I suppose a minority of people might have written him off, but I think it's more accurate to say that the vast majority of people have merely expressed their opinions of his own performance to date in an Albion shirt, and have largely gone back on that as he has proved his worth to the team. I fail to see what is wrong with that. And that is what this forum is all about - opinions. Acting like a happy-clappy seal is considerably more boring, not particularly constructive, and appears to be the reserve of high and mighty types on here who think they're above it all.
(Incidentally, I've never been of the opinion that COG is gash, I'm just standing up for those who did so on here and have changed their opinion of him)
Him, his girlfriend and young children are still here, the property they moved into days before his loan to Sheffield. They went back up north when he went on loan and moved back into it a week after he got back from his loan. By all accounts they will support him whatever is good for his career, and their issue when he moved here is being put first in a hotel, then moving to (apparently) a damp infested property setup by club. So them being unsettled was due to having to move a number of times in a short space of time and finally settling to then be moved on loan. I don't care how much you are on, that would suck.
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mona
The Glory Game
It's rather worrying that comments from some of our goonish fans have upset players like Barnes and O'Grady. Perhaps not the main reason for them wanting out but certainly a factor.
T.G
Well-known member
Just to say his family were still here this morning. I spoke to his wife and there didn't seem to be any immediate plans to leave. I am fully aware that the last few days of the window can be unpredictable but they don't seem to be going anywhere
?I think they do matter, too often the comments of a few posters get taken as commentary for all supporters. As with all aspects of the internet, it's the 1 bad review in 100 that gets weighted more than the other 99 - or the silent 400.
Silverhatch
Well-known member
Spot on here. He's actually a bloody good footballer. He's got great feet, a good first touch and is built like a BSH; Koscielny certainly knew he'd been in a game yesterday.
I dunno, suspect rough patch or not, I would still be logging into ScandinavianCumbathLesboAnalFilth.com for the latest posts
symyjym
Banned
He doesn't look like a player who has a problem playing for us, in fact quite the opposite. I remember the Micky Thomas fiasco and COG doesn't even figure on that spectrum.
symyjym
Banned
Yep was strong in the wall and probably saved us from another goal from Arsenal's free kick.
It's been closed down .......... or so I heard
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
Hands up Im a convert. He started against Sheff Wed in our first home game but to be fair no one pulled up any trees in that game. He also started against BURTON AWAY. At this game he looked like a L2 striker, much like CMS did to be frank and based on that game I thought he wasnt very good. After this COG didnt feature much. Maybe because of Burton, maybe Sami didnt fancy him, or whatever. However like any player its all about confidence and he has that now and when you have confidence you generally play better.
Hove Seagull
Well-known member
Had to read that a couple of times, but you did say world-beater!
BensGrandad
New member
I would think that Koscienly would hope that every games is as easy for him as this one was. COG hustled and bustled but actually won very few balls and virtually none in the air. His persistence on thd ground was good. This is where I dont think he is good enough, if they drop the ball short he will win it but in an outright jump he will always come off 2nd best
Failing memory on my part, but I thought, for example, when he came on at Fulham he won absolutely everything in the air.