Adam El Abd joins Swindon

swindonseagull

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• Oct 11, 2015

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Adam El Abd has joined Swindon on aloan..

Good luck to one of my favourite ex Seagulls.

 

GT49er

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• Oct 11, 2015

• #2

Seconded.

 

Don Tmatter

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• Oct 11, 2015

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Saw him in Hurstpierpoint High Street the other Saturday afternoon.

 

Beach Hut

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• Oct 11, 2015

• #4

My accounts person at work will be very pleased as a season ticket holder there, mind you he rates Obika........

 

swindonseagull

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• Oct 11, 2015

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Obika is doing suprisingly well at Swindon..hes popular here.

 

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BensGrandad

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• Oct 11, 2015

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He is an accomplished lower league centre back who will not let them down .

 

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• Oct 11, 2015

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Good luck to him.
I met him on a recent trip to Bristol, very nice bloke.

 

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severnside gull

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• Oct 11, 2015

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Genuinely smashing bloke. Hope it works out for him.

 

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• Oct 11, 2015

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Ex-Brighton players that have played for/joined Swindon in the last three seasons:

Alan Navarro
Raphael Branco
Yaser Kasim
George Barker
John Obika
Ryan Harley
Anton Rodgers
Bradley Barry
Grant Hall
Jeremy Balmy (Technically, as we had him on trial twice)
Adam El-Abd

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and all that.

 

Easy 10

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• Oct 12, 2015

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He is a genuinely nice fella, who is good friends with my nephew. I had a chat with him a few years back at a BBQ at my sisters. This would have been in the Withdean years, when the Gus revolution was just starting. I was amazed when he said "so what do you think my best position is then ?". I refrained from saying the obvious answer, which was "well lets face it Adam, you are a carcrash waiting to happen at fullback". I may not have woken up till Tuesday. Instead I said "well, I think you're a centreback all day long" (which is exactly where Gus had been playing him). It was really surprising to hear that question though.

I guess he'd been messed around positionally most of his career under numerous managers, maybe he'd lost sight of what he was best at. Gus soon sorted that out though.

 

edna krabappel

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I bet Swindon consider it a sideways move.

 

OzMike

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• Oct 12, 2015

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Should have been given more time at BC I reckon.
They didn't play him very much.

 

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BensGrandad

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OzMike said:

Should have been given more time at BC I reckon.
They didn't play him very much.

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Cos that dumbo Cotterell wanted him to playon the right of a back three not in the centre, his most effective position.

 

OzMike

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BensGrandad said:

Cos that dumbo Cotterell wanted him to playon the right of a back three not in the centre, his most effective position.

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I will never understand playing people out of their natural position.
Cotterell must have known Adam's best position to be played in when he bought him, surely.

 

Simster

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• Oct 12, 2015

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Easy 10 said:

He is a genuinely nice fella, who is good friends with my nephew. I had a chat with him a few years back at a BBQ at my sisters. This would have been in the Withdean years, when the Gus revolution was just starting. I was amazed when he said "so what do you think my best position is then ?". I refrained from saying the obvious answer, which was "well lets face it Adam, you are a carcrash waiting to happen at fullback". I may not have woken up till Tuesday. Instead I said "well, I think you're a centreback all day long" (which is exactly where Gus had been playing him). It was really surprising to hear that question though.

I guess he'd been messed around positionally most of his career under numerous managers, maybe he'd lost sight of what he was best at. Gus soon sorted that out though.

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I'd say one of Gus's finest accomplishments was to turn El Abd into the best version of El Abd that we could have hoped for. Under Poyet, gone was the "utility defender" and in was the centre-back who no-longer backed off from anybody running at him. Then after two or three absolutely stellar performances, Gus felt compelled to go to the media and announce "Adam is the best defender at the club". And the funny thing is, at the time, he was right. Nobody would have believed it six months previously though.

 

Easy 10

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Simster said:

I'd say one of Gus's finest accomplishments was to turn El Abd into the best version of El Abd that we could have hoped for. Under Poyet, gone was the "utility defender" and in was the centre-back who no-longer backed off from anybody running at him. Then after two or three absolutely stellar performances, Gus felt compelled to go to the media and announce "Adam is the best defender at the club". And the funny thing is, at the time, he was right. Nobody would have believed it six months previously though.

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Agreed. Gus actually said that pretty early on in his tenure, to much guffawing and laughing up sleeves at the time.

Soon shut us up though didn't he.

 

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MattBackHome

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• Oct 12, 2015

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Wonderful player. Love the bloke.

 

Simster

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• Oct 12, 2015

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Easy 10 said:

Agreed. Gus actually said that pretty early on in his tenure, to much guffawing and laughing up sleeves at the time.

Soon shut us up though didn't he.

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He did. He said it during his first season (the last third of 2009/10).

 

Thunder Bolt

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• Oct 12, 2015

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OzMike said:

I will never understand playing people out of their natural position.
Cotterell must have known Adam's best position to be played in when he bought him, surely.

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Cotterell & Adam fell out. He basically said he would not ever play him again. I bet Adam can't wait to get to the end of his contract.

 

Moshe Gariani

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• Oct 12, 2015

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Best wishes as always to El Hab.

News of another old boy came from a Coventry City supporting friend this week. "Romain Vincelot is a very good player - making a difference".

Nice to hear about. Fond memories of one of my Top 3 all time headed Albion goals (the other two are Gordon Smith at Wembley and Nobby Horton at Newcastle).