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Downes, and out 16:58 - Nov 27 with 11088 viewsAndyCole

A waste of a midfield slot behind Grimes

We are so too defensive with Downes anchoring Grimes.

In the 94rd minute today he was our last man defender, wtf.

He had moments previously flunked his lines in a 'Back 4 ', gifting Reading a corner in the dying minutes.

Yet some on here have wanted him to replace our very Best player, captain and leader. Grimesy. Twp as.

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Downes, and out on 09:58 - Dec 1 with 1581 viewsTreforys_Jack

Agreed, Grimes is a much better player when he has Downes in the same midfield. Rocket science it ain't to people without agendas.
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Downes, and out on 17:44 - Dec 1 with 1492 viewsBrynmill_Jack

Nonsense, his corners can’t usually beat the first man anyway. I doubt Andy Carroll wouldn’t get a headed goal from a Grimes set piece .

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Downes, and out on 17:58 - Dec 1 with 1485 viewsOptimisticJack

Downes is a quality player.
Sweeps up so much in midfield similarly to the way that Leon Britton did.
Appreciate Flynn whilst he's here folks.
He is Premier League quality and I will stick my neck out by saying he could one day play for England.

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Downes, and out on 18:24 - Dec 1 with 1455 viewsTreforys_Jack

Not such a mad prediction tbh, very talented player and destined for the PL in my humble opinion.
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Downes, and out on 21:41 - Dec 1 with 1407 viewsFireboy2

Oh eck fellas, you might have rattled the cage that belongs to the ex yernited and newcastle striker.
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Downes, and out on 21:54 - Dec 1 with 1401 viewsDr_Winston

He doesn't care.

Did a good enough job initially of portraying himself as someone of sensible, if alternative beliefs. The increasingly unhinged output of the last few weeks paints him as nothing other than a Troll, and not a particularly good one at that.

Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.

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Downes, and out on 21:59 - Dec 1 with 1400 viewsFireboy2

That's a good explanation of what he is and what has been going on 👍
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Downes, and out on 23:20 - Dec 1 with 1377 viewsAndyCole

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Oh dear.

A thread about Downes and the best the Downesists can do is ....slag off Martin's pick for captain and leader.

Some folk didn't get no proper education, or should Of listened in class. RTFQ - read the flippin question. Nul Points, not even half a mark for trying.

And still not one single cogent case for the inclusion of Downes, the best we get is: he's a decent lackey for Grimes.


(On a side note - it's as clear as Keith's best Vodka who the Grimes bashers are - clearly never kicked a ball in earnest, certainly never played CM at any level, and never post anything of note about football).

C'mon Flynnedine, it's now only Down to you, your moment to shine and eloquently live up to your perverse internet persona.


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Downes, and out on 23:22 - Dec 1 with 1375 viewsFireboy2

Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo.
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Downes, and out on 23:55 - Dec 1 with 1367 viewsTreforys_Jack

Any comment on our talisman contributing 3 goals and 3 assists in the last 70 games despite being on freekick & corner duty?
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Downes, and out on 13:31 - Dec 2 with 1302 viewsAndyconky

I genuinely can't understand why anyone would have a negative opinion of Downes. Having watched him closely this season I think he gives us grit AND style. We should appreciate him whilst he's here. Also I played Centre midfield for Fishponds Athletic in Bristol & District League 6 so feel very qualified to give an opinion!

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Downes, and out on 13:50 - Dec 2 with 1293 viewsmagicdaps10

I can answer why people would have a negative opinion of Downes.

It is because he was signed by Russell Martin and since day 1 certain posters on here have been against Martin.

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Downes, and out on 14:43 - Dec 2 with 1262 viewsFlynnidine_Zidownes

“ And still nothing of substance from the Downesists here. Not even his uber fan”

“Come on Flynnedine, it’s now only Down to you, your moment to shine and eloquently live up to your perverse internet persona.”


I may be reading between the lines a bit here, but is this thread a clandestine endeavour to goad some attention out of me? Have I done something naughty to make you feel this way?
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Downes, and out on 15:04 - Dec 2 with 1243 viewsFireboy2

Your username Derrrr 🤣
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Downes, and out on 12:56 - Dec 3 with 1162 viewsTreforys_Jack

Bump
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Downes, and out on 23:12 - Dec 3 with 1129 viewsAndyCole

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Maybe because you have missed the context, Conkers.

Downes was (and very often is) the wrong bloke at the wrong time. A decent enough, athletic, tough DCM but not what what we need , most of the time. He flails, he panics, he lunges. He's not a thinking DCM in the mould we need.

A horrendous decision by Martin to bring on such a deep-lying DCM in a game we desperately needed to get on the front foot in the opposing half. We sank deeper, and deeper with Downes, we were Down 'n out. Downes fluffed his lines, we had no go-fwd momentum, we were backpedalling.

Walsh was a far better option.

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Downes, and out on 00:33 - Dec 4 with 1119 viewsFireboy2

And he has summoned enough strength to crawl from under his stone.

Now then, are we going to lose today, therefore be graced by your unfortunate presence or are we going to win and you crawl back under?

Who knows? Who cares 🤷‍♂️
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Downes, and out on 08:33 - Dec 4 with 1091 viewsBrynmill_Jack

A question that will never directly be answered by Andy Dole as he can’t argue against facts. Take Grimes out of the equation and I bet Downes scores sooner or later. And collectively as a team we start scoring far more freely.

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Downes, and out on 09:29 - Dec 4 with 1065 viewsCatullus

A fair, if quite generous comment!

He should try playing with his marbles, if he can find them.

Just my opinion, but WTF do I know anyway?
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Downes, and out on 19:32 - Dec 4 with 1024 viewsAndyCole

Update:

- An utter waste of a midfield slot behind Grimes.

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Downes, and out on 19:38 - Dec 4 with 1020 viewsDJack

I was playing with my marbles today... apparently you are not allowed to do that in a public place.🤣

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Downes, and out on 19:49 - Dec 4 with 999 viewsTreforys_Jack

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Downes, and out on 19:55 - Dec 4 with 985 viewsonehunglow

Downes is wasted with this coach.
Grimes is amongst the wort captains we have ever had
He is amongst the worst tacklers,shooters and tacticians.
He i our most overated player of all time,unquestionably .He literally hides when things get tough as they did today.
He slows us down and offers nowt YET,this coach sees him as an architect;enough reason alone to wonder just wtf Martin is about.
When will the penny drop?

I am even more fearful as more fans are being taken in by this deeply devious narrative. Long term project it is not as he wont be around .Results will see to that.

We will be losing a decent prospect in Whittaker,are ruining Cabango and farking Bennett about-a solid enough defender. We are playing Rhys Williams who is 6-5 ,built like a locust with no pace at all.Managers and players are targetting him and we suffer. He will go back but we still have the same issue;a coach who is clueless,arrogant and manipulative. Ive never felt such anger towards a coach of my club.

My people are being taken for a ride.

It hurts like hell.

If I were Downes,I d take the first offer than comes along in January and then we would would really see the damage Martin is doing. As for Hamer- looks like he'll be replaced by a MK Dons kid who's not seen as a very goo shot stopper. And we're happy with this?

A tip for Russy. Go back to a back 4 and dump the fey Kyle Naughton a a centre half .He aint. Boot the ball forward instead of backwards and make sure the excellent Piroe gets chances .This fella could well be off in January knowing our clowns for owners .

Right now, we're an Eton Mess.

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Downes, and out on 20:39 - Dec 4 with 974 viewsFireboy2

He was far far far better than grimsey today, I should know because I went to the game unlike yourself.

He did 90 mins, put himself about, didn't give the ball away and especially in the second half he drove forward looking to create an opening, he did far more than your beloved grimesey,
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Downes, and out on 20:46 - Dec 4 with 970 viewsBrynmill_Jack

If only RM could see it but he’s not got the guts to drop his captain. How Rhys Williams got another game also bemuses me if I’m honest.

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