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Offline OCD

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #165 on: August 01, 2021, 10:10:22 PM »
Good point :)

To clarify, Gabby said Bailey could play up front.

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #166 on: August 01, 2021, 10:10:23 PM »
Baddum tish!

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #167 on: August 01, 2021, 10:11:16 PM »
cdb proving to be a good finisher.

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #168 on: August 01, 2021, 11:10:35 PM »
Impressed that Gabby had heard of him. "Yeah...erm, I've been watching the Bundesliga regularly since I retoired."

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #169 on: August 02, 2021, 07:54:43 AM »
Spent his formative years at Trenčín, like our Wes.
An unusual stopping off point for a Brazillian and Jamaican, I'd have thought.
And then Genk, which isn't so unusual.
Someone mentioned elsewhere that it's worth looking in to the backstory of how Bailey came over to European football and before that why he ended up being adopted by his football coach.
it is some story
Thanks for sharing the link, Ger. Fascinating story, and he seems to demonstrate a real purpose about his career decision-making, and a level-headedness.
Takes free kicks, too.

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #170 on: August 02, 2021, 10:17:16 AM »
My contribution to the reggae adaptations that will never in a million years be sung at a football stadium…

Out on the wing
it’s Leon bai-ley!

(Out on the streets they call it murda- Ini kimoze /Damian Marley

Goals goals goals -
what a play-er — Leon Bailey!

(No no no - dawn penn)

Stick it in the top bins
Golden pen
Bailey scores goals for the villa men
Sometimes 9 and sometimes ten…

(Tenor saw - golden hen obviously)

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #171 on: August 02, 2021, 11:46:27 AM »
Reports that his medical all happened without a hitch last night.

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #172 on: August 02, 2021, 12:01:27 PM »
Amazing this signing has hardly caused a ripple whereas normally there would be massive excitement.

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #173 on: August 02, 2021, 12:04:22 PM »
its caused plenty of resentment on other fans forums - pareticularly Everton and Newcastle.

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #174 on: August 02, 2021, 12:17:21 PM »
The Canadian guy on The Holy Trinity has done a good piece on Leon Bailey and his back story - Dad getting kidnapped in Mexico etc.

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #175 on: August 02, 2021, 12:32:24 PM »
Welcome to Aston Villa, Leon. We're all a bit distracted at the moment (I'm sure you can appreciate why, and not take it personally!), but we're so pleased you've come to join us, the most beautifully named football club in the world (TM John Gregory)! X

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #176 on: August 02, 2021, 12:34:25 PM »
The Canadian guy on The Holy Trinity has done a good piece on Leon Bailey and his back story - Dad getting kidnapped in Mexico etc.

He's very interesting to listen too I listen to a lot of Villa podcast and his is a very good listen.

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #177 on: August 02, 2021, 02:05:54 PM »
Gabby suggesting he could play as a centre forward if Watkins missed any games.
we’ve already got Davis and Wesley who can pretend to be centre forwards if Watkins is out….

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #178 on: August 02, 2021, 03:10:19 PM »
its caused plenty of resentment on other fans forums - pareticularly Everton and Newcastle.

Nowhere in that backstory Ger posted did it say Leon Bailey had been kicked in the head by a horse.

So why would he join Newcastle.

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Re: Leon Bailey - agreed.
« Reply #179 on: August 02, 2021, 04:35:48 PM »
Spent his formative years at Trenčín, like our Wes.
An unusual stopping off point for a Brazillian and Jamaican, I'd have thought.
And then Genk, which isn't so unusual.
Someone mentioned elsewhere that it's worth looking in to the backstory of how Bailey came over to European football and before that why he ended up being adopted by his football coach.
it is some story
Thanks for sharing the link, Ger. Fascinating story, and he seems to demonstrate a real purpose about his career decision-making, and a level-headedness.
Takes free kicks, too.

Yes thanks from me too. Quite a story. Not sure what alleged ”attitude issues” allegedly put Arsenal off, but  can imagine giving someone the benefit of the doubt given such a back story.

 

 


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