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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Drummond on January 08, 2026, 02:03:33 PM
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From the tap-in merchant..
🚨🟣🔵 EXCLUSIVE: Aston Villa agree deal to sign 16 year old talent Brian Madjo from Metz, here we go!
€12m deal agreed for 2009 born gem with surprise move orchestrated by #AVFC behind the scenes.
Contract valid for 5 years. Medical booked. 💣
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
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3 Goals in 7 Games for the England U17 side.
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A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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The fact that we've reached the stage in life whereby it costs more to buy an England Under 17 player than it did to buy Stan Collymore makes me feel old.
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
that song wont catch on
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The fact that we've reached the stage in life whereby it costs more to buy an England Under 17 player than it did to buy Stan Collymore makes me feel old.
the born in 2009 didnt help !
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Oh, ho, ho,
it's Madjo, you know,
Never believe it's not so.
He's magic, you know.
Never believe he'll not score.
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Another PSR purchase, wonder who they will loan him out to?
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
Wikipedia reckons he's a Luxembourg international:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Madjo
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A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Doffs cap.
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
Wikipedia reckons he's a Luxembourg international:
If he's a success in Birmingham, he'll look past the Duchy.
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Ah, so you’re expecting him to play on the left hand side?
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2009 born!? That was only yesterday.
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Christ, I've just realised both my nephews are older than him.
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
Wikipedia reckons he's a Luxembourg international:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Madjo
U16 for Luxembourg but U17 for England
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Born 2009 is hard to fathom. Hope he’s great.
He’s the 5th Villa player with Mad in his name.
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
Wikipedia reckons he's a Luxembourg international:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Madjo
U16 for Luxembourg but U17 for England
3 caps for the first team according to that (last one in the summer against RoI). Confused as to how he can then play for England U17, mind.
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They were friendlies.
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
Wikipedia reckons he's a Luxembourg international:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Madjo
U16 for Luxembourg but U17 for England
3 caps for the first team according to that (last one in the summer against RoI). Confused as to how he can then play for England U17, mind.
Would they have been friendlies? I think you can change provided you haven't played a competitive game like Declan Rice Ireland to England.
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Would they have been friendlies? I think you can change provided you haven't played a competitive game like the traitor Deco Rice, Ireland to England.
Yes, that's my understanding too.
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2009 born!? That was only yesterday.
..I'll be on 'Top of the World' if he's any good....gets coat...
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Would they have been friendlies? I think you can change provided you haven't played a competitive game like the traitor Deco Rice, Ireland to England.
Yes, that's my understanding too.
Think you've added a few words to my post there BV
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He'll be 17 on Monday 12th January. Built like the proverbial brick S*** house! Very strong and athletic according to reports....
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Ooh, maybe we do have some money? Welcome, Brian.
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I've got socks older than him.
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Born 2009 is hard to fathom. Hope he’s great.
He’s the 5th Villa player with Mad in his name.
That's a madjic stat.
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I've got socks older than him.
My socks have got holes older than him.
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
he is indeed and very raw
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He's Madjo
He's in the claret and blue
Madjo, Madjo
And he's gonna score one or two
Bob Marley - Jammin
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
he is indeed and very raw
I think that was the least excited i have ever been with a footballers showreel
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Would they have been friendlies? I think you can change provided you haven't played a competitive game like the traitor Deco Rice, Ireland to England.
Yes, that's my understanding too.
Think you've added a few words to my post there BV
Sorry about that, must be the bloody autocorrect.
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
he is indeed and very raw
I think that was the least excited i have ever been with a footballers showreel
😂 He lost the ball most times.
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
he is indeed and very raw
I think that was the least excited i have ever been with a footballers showreel
😂 He lost the ball most timeHe's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
he is indeed and very raw
I think that was the least excited i have ever been with a footballers showreel
they can be misleading anyway
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"Modern" things that are older than Madj.
The Credit Crunch
The iphone
Bitcoin
Spotify
The Inbetweeners
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (Iron Man)
Barack Obama winning The Presidency (though was inaugurated 8 days after he was born)
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I'm sure he'll be fine, but if I was him I'd be getting my team to get that 'highlights' video taken down.
Does look a big strong chap though.
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2009 born!? That was only yesterday.
I hope he passed his GCSE's last year?
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
Yes but he's no Crouch.
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Hugely exciting 24 hours for him. Signing for the Villa AND potential snow day tomorrow.
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Hugely exciting 24 hours for him. Signing for the Villa AND potential snow day tomorrow.
in his contract , no snow ball fights or sledging
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"Modern" things that are older than Madj.
The Credit Crunch
The iphone
Bitcoin
Spotify
The Inbetweeners
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (Iron Man)
Barack Obama winning The Presidency (though was inaugurated 8 days after he was born)
Getting worringly close to the point I have to look my daughter in the eye - and say - "he's younger than you - and hes already worth x million, and you cant even put your plate in the F***ing dishwasher"
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Does signing him and yer man from Brazil mean we can't buy any proper grown-up players this January?
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
Jesus Mary, the fucking size of him.
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Does signing him and yer man from Brazil mean we can't buy any proper grown-up players this January?
Well, you'd think it'd suggest we can, as if we were strapped for available money, we surely wouldn't be wasting it on him and Alysson who aren't first team potentials for a while.
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
Jesus Mary, the fucking size of him.
He's the perfect height at 6' 4", he only looks massive in the video because he's playing against Scotch people.
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
Jesus Mary, the fucking size of him.
Even if he turns out to be total d0gshit, David Moyes will still give us £25m for him.
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
Jesus Mary, the fucking size of him.
I wonder what he wants to be when he grows up?
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
Jesus Mary, the fucking size of him.
I wonder what he wants to be when he grows up?
I hope it's "on loan to VVV Venlo" or he's going to be disappointed based on recent history.
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Looks like he's attending the Ollie Watkins school for finishing though. Unai will sort him. Welcome Brian, please don't hit me.
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I didn't think people in 2009 called their babies Brian. I thought it was one of those names that people stopped using like Keith and Norman.
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My understanding is that he was named after Brian Molko.
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He had solid cheekbones.
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He’s a beast of a boy. Imagine how big he’ll be when he grows up!
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I hope, with that build, he doesn't grow in to Ade Akinfenwa.
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I didn't think people in 2009 called their babies Brian. I thought it was one of those names that people stopped using like Keith and Norman.
And Dave? ;)
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There is no one younger than 50 in England called Dave. I have 12 friends called Dave, they are early to late 60's
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He was born 2 days after we beat Smethwick with a team which included Ashley Young and James Milner.
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The clip reminds me of the Jonah Lomu video where he was a schoolboy, just miles bigger and stronger than all the other kids his age.
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I loved the last Brian who played for us . Lets hope he is 20% as good.
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I know this kid is a few years off but I would love for us to find a current day Benteke. That fucking beast would massacre teams in this Emery side.
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I loved the last Brian who played for us . Lets hope he is 20% as good.
But he was Small...
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I know this kid is a few years off but I would love for us to find a current day Benteke. That fucking beast would massacre teams in this Emery side.
Nail on the head. It would be spell binding.
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I didn't think people in 2009 called their babies Brian. I thought it was one of those names that people stopped using like Keith and Norman.
I have a Forest supporting friend who named their son born around this time Brian.
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Looks like Heskey in those clips. He also makes the ball look very small.
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
Jesus Mary, the fucking size of him.
I wonder what he wants to be when he grows up?
Looked like he was playing against a team of Alan Wright’s.
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Doesn't matter how good he turns out to be. The signing has been more than justified by this thread.
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There is no one younger than 50 in England called Dave. I have 12 friends called Dave, they are early to late 60's
I'll have you know I'm a sprightly 42 years old.
You're not too old to be put over my knee, young man.
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Looks like Heskey in those clips. He also makes the ball look very small.
Harder for the keeper to save if it's smaller, clever lad.
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Most boys stop growing by 18 years old, so at very nearly now17, Brian could still grow a bit taller!
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Best of luck hopefully see you in the first team by 2030
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Most boys stop growing by 18 years old, so at very nearly now17, Brian could still grow a bit taller!
Looks like he needs to fill out a bit.
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It's going to be interesting seeing what happens when they let this lad loose in an U18's match. It'll look like a one-man assault charge against a team of six-year-olds.
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It's going to be interesting seeing what happens when they let this lad loose in an U18's match. It'll look like a one-man assault charge against a team of six-year-olds.
It'll be like watching Jonah Lomu back in the day.
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Most boys stop growing by 18 years old, so at very nearly now17, Brian could still grow a bit taller!
Looks like he needs to fill out a bit.
There's a bit of Rooney about him at 16, as he was physically bigger than anyone else. Just that Rooney tended to fill out in the wrong areas
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Moen wi aset Brian
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He looks about as 16 as Luke Littler did when he burst onto the scene, the perfect answer to our right sided attacking problem 😂😂
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He's not 16 surely?!
I'm getting George Weah v Verona vibes already.
Its reminded of a PE lesson at school once where for the first (and only) time we were told we'd be playing rugby for an hour.
The biggest kid powering forward with a virtual entire opposition on his back still.makes me smile when I recall it.
Luckily I was on his team and just handed the ball to him when we had possession of it.
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Medical today according to Fabrizio
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Hope our medical bed is long enough.
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He's not 16 surely?!
I'm getting George Weah v Verona vibes already.
Its reminded of a PE lesson at school once where for the first (and only) time we were told we'd be playing rugby for an hour.
The biggest kid powering forward with a virtual entire opposition on his back still.makes me smile when I recall it.
Luckily I was on his team and just handed the ball to him when we had possession of it.
This reminded me when I coached youth football and we had a coloured centre forward who was about 6 foot, built like a wall and ran like the wind. The coaching strategy was hoof the ball down the pitch for him to chase, never failed, he scored loads, we won the league two seasons in a row. I advised him to give up football as he had no chance of making it, as he had no real football ability and go into athletics, never knew if he took my advice!
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'Coloured'?
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Madjo will not be part of our European squad so not on the books according to UEFAs rules. Strikes me this is the owners using their money to exploit every possible loop hole.
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Great to see young players being brought into the club but where does that leave the likes of Rory Wilson who is 20, has been breaking scoring records for fun at all ages yet does not get a look in around our first team.
This kid will be years and years away surely?
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Great to see young players being brought into the club but where does that leave the likes of Rory Wilson who is 20, has been breaking scoring records for fun at all ages yet does not get a look in around our first team.
This kid will be years and years away surely?
It leaves Rory Wilson going to somewhere like Everton for £10m in a dodgy deal…
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I loved the last Brian who played for us . Lets hope he is 20% as good.
10th March 1980. The last time the name Brian appeared on a Villa 1st team sheet.
https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3583
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I loved the last Brian who played for us . Lets hope he is 20% as good.
I love this website.
Got all the info I wanted about my first ever visit to VP.
August 28th 1974
Aston Villa 6 Hull City 0.
Can anyone share memories?
Sorry its off topic!
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'Coloured'?
When I was 6, I covered myself in brown poster paint because I thought that’s what I needed to do to become a shit hot winger like Tony Daley (who I idolised). My mum gave me a right bollocking, took ages to get it out of my clothes & the carpet.
As a kid I was thick as pig shit.
Anyway, maybe that’s what was meant? The forward made the same mistake but used crayola crayons or something to colour himself in?
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A bit worse than a young Olof's Beard who put a mop on his head and pretended to be Tony D.
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He's not 16 surely?!
I'm getting George Weah v Verona vibes already.
Its reminded of a PE lesson at school once where for the first (and only) time we were told we'd be playing rugby for an hour.
The biggest kid powering forward with a virtual entire opposition on his back still.makes me smile when I recall it.
Luckily I was on his team and just handed the ball to him when we had possession of it.
I had similar, we played rugby against another school with a player called Big Bill. Guy was a monster. It's like when a dad is playing with his kids and they're all over him, hanging on his back, one round each leg, and still he plods forward.
All you could hear was their PE Teacher "give it Bill, GIVE IT BILL!"
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Back in the day I volunteered to play in a School staff rugby match.
I had no idea about rugby.
I was a new, young member of staff and fit so they put me on the wing.
The other school had a monster playing for them called Derek Nutt....any rugby fans of a certain age on here will know he played for Moseley when Moseley were good.
He broke with the ball and came running towards me with arms and legs pumping like a steam train, the ball like a boiled egg in one mighty hand....I shaped up to tackle him head on, took a second look and thought "F**k this, I've got to turn up for work in the morning". He didn't sidestep me, I sidestepped him! I stretched my arms out a bit to make it look like a bit of an effort but clearly lacking conviction!
Tbf, the rugby playing guys said after the game that if it had been them they would have done the same!
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He's not 16 surely?!
I'm getting George Weah v Verona vibes already.
Its reminded of a PE lesson at school once where for the first (and only) time we were told we'd be playing rugby for an hour.
The biggest kid powering forward with a virtual entire opposition on his back still.makes me smile when I recall it.
Luckily I was on his team and just handed the ball to him when we had possession of it.
I had similar, we played rugby against another school with a player called Big Bill. Guy was a monster. It's like when a dad is playing with his kids and they're all over him, hanging on his back, one round each leg, and still he plods forward.
All you could hear was their PE Teacher "give it Bill, GIVE IT BILL!"
Sounds like a complete tactical masterclass from Mr PE teacher there.
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I know what you men Frank. Before one rugby match where our opponents seemed two years older and 20% bigger than us our pre-match coaching was being told "don't forget lads ,the bigger they are the lower you tackle them". I regarded this as an instruction to throw myself to the ground at the first sign of potential contact and survived unscathed.
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'Coloured'?
Terminology changes with the times SE
I think most of us of a certain age will remember Basil D’Olveira, the great all rounder cricketer who played for England in the 60/70s, born in South Africa
He was routinely referred to by the media as “the Cape Coloured Cricketer” and no one took offence at the phrase
In years to come, it would not surprise me if the term “people of colour” was deemed to be unacceptable
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In North America "coloured" as a term isn't looked upon the same way. I would consider myself a person of colour or if referred to that way wouldn't be offended. Doesn't hold true everywhere I'm sure based on what is considered acceptable.
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Great to see young players being brought into the club but where does that leave the likes of Rory Wilson who is 20, has been breaking scoring records for fun at all ages yet does not get a look in around our first team.
This kid will be years and years away surely?
It is great to see young players being signed, but at 10ML?, really, at 16, more importantly and getting back to reality whats being done about the present season for the senior squad depth, wafer thin squad, we hit a raw patch in the coming months and things could easily turn arse about face in an instant, if we have any chance of firming up our top 4 spot, winning the Europa and possibly the FA Cup we need quality players.
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Back in the day I volunteered to play in a School staff rugby match.
I had no idea about rugby.
I was a new, young member of staff and fit so they put me on the wing.
The other school had a monster playing for them called Derek Nutt....any rugby fans of a certain age on here will know he played for Moseley when Moseley were good.
He broke with the ball and came running towards me with arms and legs pumping like a steam train, the ball like a boiled egg in one mighty hand....I shaped up to tackle him head on, took a second look and thought "F**k this, I've got to turn up for work in the morning". He didn't sidestep me, I sidestepped him! I stretched my arms out a bit to make it look like a bit of an effort but clearly lacking conviction!
Tbf, the rugby playing guys said after the game that if it had been them they would have done the same!
Must have been Cockshut Hill school you were playing?
I know a few guys from when I played who were taught by Derek Nutt. He still goes to Moseley.
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Could have been Sheldon Heath
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In North America "coloured" as a term isn't looked upon the same way. I would consider myself a person of colour or if referred to that way wouldn't be offended. Doesn't hold true everywhere I'm sure based on what is considered acceptable.
Yeah, a good friend of mine is a black guy from New York, and I once referred to someone (else) being black. His response was, "I think you meant to say coloured".
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Back in the day I volunteered to play in a School staff rugby match.
I had no idea about rugby.
I was a new, young member of staff and fit so they put me on the wing.
The other school had a monster playing for them called Derek Nutt....any rugby fans of a certain age on here will know he played for Moseley when Moseley were good.
He broke with the ball and came running towards me with arms and legs pumping like a steam train, the ball like a boiled egg in one mighty hand....I shaped up to tackle him head on, took a second look and thought "F**k this, I've got to turn up for work in the morning". He didn't sidestep me, I sidestepped him! I stretched my arms out a bit to make it look like a bit of an effort but clearly lacking conviction!
Tbf, the rugby playing guys said after the game that if it had been them they would have done the same!
Must have been Cockshut Hill school you were playing?
I know a few guys from when I played who were taught by Derek Nutt. He still goes to Moseley.
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Could have been Sheldon Heath
Yes....Sheldon Heath and another school combined....I think!??? Broadway?
Probably 1975/76ish
We didn't win.
Thanks nigel!
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Back in the day I volunteered to play in a School staff rugby match.
I had no idea about rugby.
I was a new, young member of staff and fit so they put me on the wing.
The other school had a monster playing for them called Derek Nutt....any rugby fans of a certain age on here will know he played for Moseley when Moseley were good.
He broke with the ball and came running towards me with arms and legs pumping like a steam train, the ball like a boiled egg in one mighty hand....I shaped up to tackle him head on, took a second look and thought "F**k this, I've got to turn up for work in the morning". He didn't sidestep me, I sidestepped him! I stretched my arms out a bit to make it look like a bit of an effort but clearly lacking conviction!
Tbf, the rugby playing guys said after the game that if it had been them they would have done the same!
Must have been Cockshut Hill school you were playing?
I know a few guys from when I played who were taught by Derek Nutt. He still goes to Moseley.
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Could have been Sheldon Heath
So talking football now not Rugby, not much on Rugby but actually I wasn't allowed to play after a certain age, ( football) so Cockshot Hill, wow theirs a blast from the past and Sheldon Heath Comp, they developed some seriously good players (football), think it was Sammy Cousins (think that was his name) shit he was such a talented lad, and Southerns he was from another school at region level and England schoolboy level, so I went on to play for Stanley Star, the then Villa academy, and England schoolboy level, eventually signed for Wolves as a youngster, injury forced me out, played for various Semi Pro sides until the finish Stafford Rangers, Solihull Borough, Moor Green, Paget Rangers, over by Sutton way, highlight was the Jeff Hall trophy as a youngster at Villa Park, which we won. Great times.
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In North America "coloured" as a term isn't looked upon the same way. I would consider myself a person of colour or if referred to that way wouldn't be offended. Doesn't hold true everywhere I'm sure based on what is considered acceptable.
Edited to be less antagonistic.
Line dancing is acceptable in North America.