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Author Topic: Simon Dawkins (Loan)  (Read 37561 times)

Offline ktvillan

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #90 on: February 01, 2013, 10:02:01 AM »
At least it looks like he has some pace and isn't afraid to take a shot from distance.  Which is something I suppose. But as Paulie said, unless he can double as a centre back, dominant midfielder or left back he isn't really what we needed.

Offline JUAN PABLO

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #91 on: February 01, 2013, 10:05:07 AM »
It was pretty amusing that the club tweeted we were expecting a 'promising' player and we end up with a 25 year old. Good luck to him though.

The club tweets are an embarrassment.

they have posted a video of sylla ball juggling now

Offline onje_villa

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #92 on: February 01, 2013, 10:06:55 AM »
I remember watching lots of goals from Delph on You Tube before we bought him.

KEA was a fucking monster on YouTube

Offline JUAN PABLO

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #93 on: February 01, 2013, 10:08:48 AM »
I remember watching lots of goals from Delph on You Tube before we bought him.

KEA was a fucking monster on YouTube

yeah  so was Balaban

Offline VillaAlways

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #94 on: February 01, 2013, 10:11:06 AM »
It was pretty amusing that the club tweeted we were expecting a 'promising' player and we end up with a 25 year old. Good luck to him though.

The club tweets are an embarrassment.

they have posted a video of sylla ball juggling now
I actually believed it,when somebody tweeted the official twitter account had been hacked

Offline eastie

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #95 on: February 01, 2013, 10:13:17 AM »
The french reporter on radio 5 reckoned we paid well over the odds for sylla - he reckons hes not good enough for french league 1 and not worth £2 m - hardly inspiring.

Offline VillaAlways

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #96 on: February 01, 2013, 10:27:47 AM »
The french reporter on radio 5 reckoned we paid well over the odds for sylla - he reckons hes not good enough for french league 1 and not worth £2 m - hardly inspiring.
People were saying that about Benteke.We can only hope that he proves them all wrong like he did

Offline Ron Manager

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #97 on: February 01, 2013, 10:32:39 AM »
Obviously our main problem is at centre back.Perhaps Lambert will play Baker and Vlarr and move Clark to either defensive/attacking midfield and if Dawkins can go down the wings and belt it across for Benteke and especially Bent we might have a bit of success.

Not that Lambert will do that of course.

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #98 on: February 01, 2013, 10:48:06 AM »
It's a pity he didn't play for New York Red Bulls. Because it would have been a Manhattan Transfer.

Offline The Left Side

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #99 on: February 01, 2013, 11:01:16 AM »
Best of luck Simon

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #100 on: February 01, 2013, 11:04:30 AM »
I remember watching lots of goals from Delph on You Tube before we bought him.

KEA was a fucking monster on YouTube

yeah  so was Balaban

On YouTube? I doubt it.

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #101 on: February 01, 2013, 11:05:11 AM »
It's a pity he didn't play for New York Red Bulls. Because it would have been a Manhattan Transfer.

They play in Newark (well, Harrison technically), so it would have been a Noo Joisey Transfer; which hasn't got the same 70s vocal ring to it.

BTW, there's a anecdote in Danny Baker's book when his housemates tell the blokes from Manhattan Transfer to keep quiet because they wanted to watch the TV

Offline JUAN PABLO

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #102 on: February 01, 2013, 11:06:14 AM »
The french reporter on radio 5 reckoned we paid well over the odds for sylla - he reckons hes not good enough for french league 1 and not worth £2 m - hardly inspiring.
People were saying that about Benteke.We can only hope that he proves them all wrong like he did

Belgium International thou

Offline JUAN PABLO

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #103 on: February 01, 2013, 11:07:19 AM »
I remember watching lots of goals from Delph on You Tube before we bought him.

KEA was a fucking monster on YouTube

yeah  so was Balaban

On YouTube? I doubt it.

no but JG watched enough Videos

Offline eastie

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Re: Simon Dawkins (Loan)
« Reply #104 on: February 01, 2013, 11:10:21 AM »
Six years at spurs without starting a game isnt exactly a glowing reference - best of luck though !

 


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