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The whisper story that no one actually tells. The injuries. The always in the pre-season training pictures only to disappear. Not put out to a League 1 club for a season to get game time. 23 6 foot 2. I saw him play a few cameos when he came and he looked half decent.
Yet no one ever says why he doesn't play, why he hasn't come through, been let go or what the hell 'that' story ever was?
Out of all of those, I would really have liked Ball to stay.
But it may be that he was one who made the decision to leave, rather than the club. You couldn’t blame him for wanting to move to play regularly. (Although a new manager might have rated him.)
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And so, the churn begins on 12:50 - May 6 with 2717 views
And so, the churn begins on 11:47 - May 6 by bosh67
In regards to Amos and Field being better than Ball...
This is based on Field and Amos completing one season after both have suffered repeated serious injuries. I agree Field is possibly a better player but Amos isn't even the same type of player. We needed a tough player in midfield and Ball always gave us that option. As others have said, Ball goes, Shodipo stays... very QPR!
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"I agree Field is possibly a better player"
Come on now - you love Dom Ball, I love Dom Ball, but to suggest he is anywhere near the level of Sam Field is crazy talk.
Dom has shown enough when on the pitch that he is so much better than any of us dreamed he'd be given his track record before he came to us. He is a great option to have on the bench because of his versatility and is a natural replacement for Field when Field is injured. I'd have renewed personally...
I would like to thank Dom Ball, if nothing else, for that absolutely blooter vs Cardiff. It was a really dark time, and going mad in my badroom watching on a laptop got me through a really rough week
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And so, the churn begins on 13:02 - May 6 with 2626 views
I feel a bit for Ball. When we signed Hendricks I thought we were getting an upgrade but it didn't feel like it at all. Ball could have easily slipped in to the team at that point allowing Field more space.
Would have renewed Ball’s contract for certain, a committed pro and can play multiple positions, but maybe he’s looking for more regular starts than we can offer him.
Albert’s a surprising one - if we’d been asking the question at Christmas then I’d have been happy to give him another year, but his form since then has been pretty dire. General consensus when we signed him was that we wouldn’t have been able to afford him unless he was a Rangers fan, so presume he’s on a decent whack, but he’s obviously a great person to keep around the club. If it’s one year on reduced wages with a nudge towards a coaching or ambassadorial role then that sounds smart.
The fact we’re finally talking to Barbet is great news. Presumably the fact we’re offering Odubajo a new deal means that we won’t be signing another RB / RWB, unless Kakay’s off.
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And so, the churn begins on 13:12 - May 6 with 2571 views
And so, the churn begins on 11:10 - May 6 by ozexile
Shodipo!! Surely that's a joke.
I don't understand why people have an issue with Shodipo. I thought he was excellent under Hasselbaink. Ollie would have used him more, but wasn't happy with his tracking back. Did well at Oxford on loan, and the hierarchy obviously feel he can recover from his present injury worries, as they clearly do with Charlie Owens.
Both of these players are now battle-hardened and still young. Isn't that the model we're supposed to be following?
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And so, the churn begins on 13:21 - May 6 with 2520 views
1 - I'd have kept Ball. Good pro, cheap, versatile.
2 - when they say "conversations are ongoing" I suspect it's "conversations haven't started yet". They started doing Zoom calls with them yesterday, and Austin basically went out as soon as his was over and said "i'm off" on social media which has kind of left them chasing their tales with fans asking "what about... what about... what about..." Some of those on the 'conversations' list I suspect haven't been spoken to yet. I also think they've seen the annoyance about barbet and will make him an 'offer' that would shame a checkout worker so they can say that they tried to keep him but he rejected the offer.
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And so, the churn begins on 13:26 - May 6 with 2493 views
And so, the churn begins on 13:21 - May 6 by Northernr
Couple of things.
1 - I'd have kept Ball. Good pro, cheap, versatile.
2 - when they say "conversations are ongoing" I suspect it's "conversations haven't started yet". They started doing Zoom calls with them yesterday, and Austin basically went out as soon as his was over and said "i'm off" on social media which has kind of left them chasing their tales with fans asking "what about... what about... what about..." Some of those on the 'conversations' list I suspect haven't been spoken to yet. I also think they've seen the annoyance about barbet and will make him an 'offer' that would shame a checkout worker so they can say that they tried to keep him but he rejected the offer.
1. Agreed. It's a no brainer for me, but perhaps he wants a move after the season he's had.
2. I hope you're wrong but fear you're right. The Barbet situation in particular is insane and I suspect we have a lot of disillusioned players.
Re Shodipo, if he's offered another contract I'm going to ask for a trial at Harlington.
Suffering since 1978.
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And so, the churn begins on 13:38 - May 6 with 2391 views
In my humble opinion a fit Shodipo would have been worthy of a place on the bench as back up for Willock and Chair. With a frugal transfer window beconning I believe there to be an even greater justification for him to hold a squad place. Apart from any other reason his loan spells have probably covered most if not all of his wages.
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And so, the churn begins on 13:40 - May 6 with 2372 views
And so, the churn begins on 13:01 - May 6 by robith
I would like to thank Dom Ball, if nothing else, for that absolutely blooter vs Cardiff. It was a really dark time, and going mad in my badroom watching on a laptop got me through a really rough week
... and yet, bizarrely, we did not vote that the goal of the season. Utterly perplexing...
And so, the churn begins on 13:42 - May 6 by sparkey
Who won goal of the season?
A Dickie Thunderbastard v 'Boro. Good goal, but the context of Dom' s when we spaffed a 2-0 lead away just before he let fly should have swayed the vote...
And so, the churn begins on 13:26 - May 6 by Superhoop83
1. Agreed. It's a no brainer for me, but perhaps he wants a move after the season he's had.
2. I hope you're wrong but fear you're right. The Barbet situation in particular is insane and I suspect we have a lot of disillusioned players.
Re Shodipo, if he's offered another contract I'm going to ask for a trial at Harlington.
Not a helpful comment for a young lad who it seems to me has always given 100% and is recovering from injury. I hope he gets cut some slack if kept on.
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And so, the churn begins on 14:01 - May 6 with 2190 views
And so, the churn begins on 13:49 - May 6 by davman
A Dickie Thunderbastard v 'Boro. Good goal, but the context of Dom' s when we spaffed a 2-0 lead away just before he let fly should have swayed the vote...
And so, the churn begins on 13:21 - May 6 by Northernr
Couple of things.
1 - I'd have kept Ball. Good pro, cheap, versatile.
2 - when they say "conversations are ongoing" I suspect it's "conversations haven't started yet". They started doing Zoom calls with them yesterday, and Austin basically went out as soon as his was over and said "i'm off" on social media which has kind of left them chasing their tales with fans asking "what about... what about... what about..." Some of those on the 'conversations' list I suspect haven't been spoken to yet. I also think they've seen the annoyance about barbet and will make him an 'offer' that would shame a checkout worker so they can say that they tried to keep him but he rejected the offer.
Oof. This does not make for enjoyable reading.
Sincerely hope you're wrong, and that maybe there's some collective over-correction going on amongst fans from "we're brilliantly run" to "we're a basket case again", but can also entirely see how you'd be right.
The other thing which strikes me is that this all feels a little theoretical when we don't know who the manager is going to be, what formation or style they'll want to play, or which players they'll get on with. I know the DOF setup is supposed to provide consistency regardless, but it would be very Rangers to extend a bunch of players who then don't get a look-in, and release those who would have been perfect for the new gaffer, and who we then have to replace at greater expense.
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And so, the churn begins on 15:08 - May 6 with 1840 views
And so, the churn begins on 14:54 - May 6 by ed_83
Oof. This does not make for enjoyable reading.
Sincerely hope you're wrong, and that maybe there's some collective over-correction going on amongst fans from "we're brilliantly run" to "we're a basket case again", but can also entirely see how you'd be right.
The other thing which strikes me is that this all feels a little theoretical when we don't know who the manager is going to be, what formation or style they'll want to play, or which players they'll get on with. I know the DOF setup is supposed to provide consistency regardless, but it would be very Rangers to extend a bunch of players who then don't get a look-in, and release those who would have been perfect for the new gaffer, and who we then have to replace at greater expense.
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I imagine the truth is in the middle in that we're not entirely mad but are sitting in our underpants whilst shouting at ourselves in the mirror a lot during the week.
I think Barbet will end up staying but won't have come cheap from Brentford wages wise and given what he's done will be wanting more money to stay
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