[Albion] Matt O Riley [26/08/24 - sings on a 5-year deal]

[southstandandy]

No-one on here knows what the exact injury is, let alone exactly what surgery is needed or how long before he’s back. Fab has already said they don’t know how long it’ll be. As usual with our injured players, expect to hear very, very little until he’s seen back at Lancing in the gym with a smiley photo.

He'll be back in 3 months 5 days and 22mins.

 

[ChickenBaltiPie]

So I’m Palace am I?

You absolute clown.

You certainly act like it, hence why you’ve been put on ignore by over a dozen members for your ‘contributions’ to this thread alone, let alone others, continuously.

I’m not a bully, Infact I feel sorry for you and the reactions you get for the attention you crave. You have my sympathies for whatever troubles you and the substance that is clearly missing from your life that drives your behaviour, so I will simply ignore your continuous, weak attempts to insult me. I will get no satisfaction out of lowering myself to your level little man.

 

[Dibdab]

It is the kind of challenge we sent Andone packing for

I think we sent Andone packing because it was a wild challenge that got him sent off and Potter didnt want a liability like him in the squad.

 

[Professor Plum]

So if you dont get the apologist approach what are you going to do about it? In fact there is nothing anyone can do about it so we carry on crying or move on.

What do you mean, what am I going to do about it? There’s nothing I can do about except express my anger and my opinion. And where’s a good place to do that? I know, how about a football forum, in a thread discussing that very topic? For heaven’s sake. That’s what we’re all here for surely? To express opinions and emotions.

What’s really bloody annoying though is to find the place infected by trolls from Palace and Crawley whose only purpose seems to be 1) inflame and agitate other people and then 2) pretend to be so bored and pissed off with people who feel agitated as a result.

 

[SeagullinExile]

You certainly act like it, hence why you’ve been put on ignore by over a dozen members for your ‘contributions’ to this thread alone, let alone others, continuously.

I’m not a bully, Infact I feel sorry for you and the reactions you get for the attention you crave. You have my sympathies for what ever troubles you and the substance that is clearly missing from your life that drives your behaviour, so I will simply ignore your continuous, weak attempts to insult me. I will get no satisfaction out of lowering myself to your level little man.

Like I’ve said before, I couldn’t give a shit what you and your little clique think, you are irrelevant. I will voice my opinion when I feel like it. It seems your type want everything your way or the highway, no room for other opinions. If you don’t like it, ignore me like the rest of your little minions!

 

[Professor Plum]

Anyone can think of similar ankle surgeries and their timeframes? Does it tend to be a 3 6 or 12 month thing?

Every case is different and, as a very wise doctor/runner once said “Every athlete is an experiment of one.”

 

[Dibdab]

What do you mean, what am I going to do about it? There’s nothing I can do about except express my anger and my opinion. And where’s a good place to do that? I know, how about a football forum, in a thread discussing that very topic? For heaven’s sake. That’s what we’re all here for surely? To express opinions and emotions.

What’s really bloody annoying though is to find the place infected by trolls from Palace and Crawley whose only purpose seems to be 1) inflame and agitate other people and then 2) pretend to be so bored and pissed off with people who feel agitated as a result.

Expressing anger an opinion is fine, we are all frustrated, but the crusade against Williams and Crawley demanding some form of retribution is way OTT. It happens, its annoying, we need to move on.

 

[jcdenton08]

Expressing anger an opinion is fine, we are all frustrated, but the crusade against Williams and Crawley demanding some form of retribution is way OTT. It happens, its annoying, we need to move on.

People are just understandably angry. Not just at the (extremely dangerous and IMHO malicious) foul, but the general attitude from Crawley Town FC. The coach’s gloating comments, the non-apologies, the wink from the player, the fans gloating and defence of the player who has a shocking disciplinary record.

It will indeed pass, but for now being angry at this stuff is what being a passionate football fan is all about.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

It is the kind of challenge we sent Andone packing for

Andone's wasn't as bad as Williams'

 

[Guinness Boy]

People are just understandably angry. Not just at the (extremely dangerous and IMHO malicious) foul, but the general attitude from Crawley Town FC. The coach’s gloating comments, the non-apologies, the wink from the player, the fans gloating and defence of the player who has a shocking disciplinary record.

It will indeed pass, but for now being angry at this stuff is what being a passionate football fan is all about.

Spot on.

A tackle, cheer and tweet all born out of pure jealousy.

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Andone's wasn't as bad as Williams'

In all honesty, I think Andone's was worse. It happened right in front of where I was sitting.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

It is the kind of challenge we sent Andone packing for

Andone's wasn't as bad as Williams'

In all honesty, I think Andone's was worse. It happened right in front of where I was sitting.

It depends how you classify worse.
Andone's could have been very nasty, but he wasn't deliberately throwing his entire body weight straight through another player.
It was an attempt to force himself between man and ball and win the ball. Badly executed for sure, and potentially very dangerous.
But it was the type of challenge that players make all the time.



Williams' knew exactly what he was doing, he hoped to get away with a Man and ball foul (which is effectively how the ref saw it) but because he's so shit, he just ploughed straight through O'Riley without getting any of the ball,

 

[Thunder Bolt]

In Williams' defence, he's never been sent off for Crawley for violent conduct and I'm pretty sure has never injured a player off the pitch before while playing for them. But having seen him play a few times, his tackling technique is questionable - he's often late with tackles and goes in very hard. He was signed from Banbury, who play at the equivalent level of Whitehawk and Lewes, that's where his speed or lack of it comes from. Eventually it was going to hurt someone and now it has.

I think referees are a community and they will now have Williams on their radar after this incident. It's up to the Crawley manager to get the message to him that it will cost Crawley very dearly if they go down to ten. He'll just be under much greater focus.

Are you sure about that?

As an aside, Williams picked up an impressive 16 yellows and one red card from 44 appearances last season. In 2022-24, his record at Banbury in National League North was an even more astonishing six yellows and two reds in 10 matches.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

It's a tackle. He a tackling midfielder whose job it was to disrupt us. I don't think his job was to seriously injure one of our players, he just got that wrong. He did it, but that doesn't in my view justify the meltdown on here about him as a player and his character. It's just a tackle that went wrong.

He has form, lots of it.

As an aside, Williams picked up an impressive 16 yellows and one red card from 44 appearances last season. In 2022-24, his record at Banbury in National League North was an even more astonishing six yellows and two reds in 10 matches. The man is clearly unhinged.

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Andone's wasn't as bad as Williams'


It depends how you classify worse.
Andone's could have been very nasty, but he wasn't deliberately throwing his entire body weight straight through another player.
It was an attempt to force himself between man and ball and win the ball. Badly executed for sure, and potentially very dangerous.
But it was the type of challenge that players make all the time.



Williams' knew exactly what he was doing, he hoped to get away with a Man and ball foul (which is effectively how the ref saw it) but because he's so shit, he just ploughed straight through O'Riley without getting any of the ball,

Think we have to agree to disagree on this. You definitely don't see players doing what Andone did, all the time.

This isn't to take away from how bad Williams' tackle was btw.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

If that's 10 yards then I need you tell my wife what 6 inches is.

A still before the actual contact with the ball travelling at speed.

Why does your wife need convincing?
Don’t answer that!

 

[London Irish]

Are you sure about that?

As an aside, Williams picked up an impressive 16 yellows and one red card from 44 appearances last season. In 2022-24, his record at Banbury in National League North was an even more astonishing six yellows and two reds in 10 matches.

Yes, the red card he got last season was a second yellow for dissent to ref. No red card for violent conduct in what must be around 50 games for Crawley now. But what I said about flaws in his tackling technique stand

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Andone's wasn't as bad as Williams'


It depends how you classify worse.
Andone's could have been very nasty, but he wasn't deliberately throwing his entire body weight straight through another player.
It was an attempt to force himself between man and ball and win the ball. Badly executed for sure, and potentially very dangerous.
But it was the type of challenge that players make all the time.



Williams' knew exactly what he was doing, he hoped to get away with a Man and ball foul (which is effectively how the ref saw it) but because he's so shit, he just ploughed straight through O'Riley without getting any of the ball,

To be fair, Andone didn't go into that red card game in the best frame of mind, thanks to the fuckwit Bernardo. Hope Andone kicked the shit out of him after the game

 

[jcdenton08]

To be fair, Andone didn't go into that red card game in the best frame of mind, thanks to the fuckwit Bernardo. Hope Andone kicked the shit out of him after the game

I miss Andone.

Absolute f***ing nutcase. Mad as a box of frogs.

 

[Skaville]

Not one to post this kind of thing, but I have a very good source who tells me he’s expected back in 3 months, so this side of Christmas.