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Offline Rotterdam

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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #150 on: May 01, 2022, 08:54:02 AM »
Tim is a tall CM and can play the 6 or 8 role. Probably better at 8. A good shot from distance, and moves really well with the ball. He has a good touch and is able to pick a pass. I liked him as he had a bit of an edge, not a nasty streak, but would take a yellow card without worry. He won't be phased by playing first team football.
Last year he was WBA Academy PoY by a distance.


I said he was a decent player. I'm chuffed for him.


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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #151 on: May 01, 2022, 11:09:00 AM »
Needs to go out on loan to learn the game in front of a crowd

Didn't he do that today?

I can't see him being given too much game time at the Villa right now.  Gerrard was obviously checking and examining how much of an influence he could be.  A bit daft if you ask me, you need an old head beside you when making your debut at senior level.  Didn't help with a referee who was card happy.

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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #152 on: May 01, 2022, 11:16:55 AM »
Playing against a poor team as good as relegated was the prefect time to give him a start. He did ok, nothing more.

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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #153 on: May 01, 2022, 05:16:54 PM »
Playing against a poor team as good as relegated was the prefect time to give him a start. He did ok, nothing more.

For an 18 year old kid making his full Premier League debut, I thought he was bloody marvellous. Quick, tough and determined.

Online Dante Lavelli

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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #154 on: May 01, 2022, 09:25:49 PM »
Playing against a poor team as good as relegated was the prefect time to give him a start. He did ok, nothing more.

For an 18 year old kid making his full Premier League debut, I thought he was bloody marvellous. Quick, tough and determined.

Jeeze is he only 18? 

I thought he was okay, solid, but that’s impressive given he’s 18.  He demonstrated how much we’ve missed a player that is happy to sit and tackle.  After a loan you’d hope he’d be better at demanding the ball off the CBs and helping us break the press.

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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #155 on: May 01, 2022, 09:29:09 PM »
Depends what we do in the summer.

He seems to have leapt above Nakamba in the pecking order which is interesting considering everyone was pining for Marvellous return so perhaps he could be backup to the new DM in the summer but I think it's just a case of us having some dead rubbers and Gerrard just testing him out.

I think we'll loan him out start of next season otherwise he'll just be warming the bench and getting the odd sub cameo whereas starting 20 + games could really kick him on as we've seen with other players out on loan this season.

First half he gave the ball away a few times which a better team would've exposed but when we were sitting on the lead he did fine so that probably shows where he is currently and we're slowly bring him in which is the correct way.

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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #156 on: May 01, 2022, 09:43:56 PM »
Naka may still not be match-fit, so I wouldn't take it as a given that Tim has leapfrogged him. I'd keep Marv as back-up to a summer signing and get Tim loaned-out to a decent Ch'ship side like Preston whose manager had a good relationship with Gerrard.

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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #157 on: May 02, 2022, 01:03:17 AM »
Naka may still not be match-fit, so I wouldn't take it as a given that Tim has leapfrogged him. I'd keep Marv as back-up to a summer signing and get Tim loaned-out to a decent Ch'ship side like Preston whose manager had a good relationship with Gerrard.

BINGO.  Exactly how I see it.

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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #158 on: May 02, 2022, 08:41:43 AM »
Naka may still not be match-fit, so I wouldn't take it as a given that Tim has leapfrogged him. I'd keep Marv as back-up to a summer signing and get Tim loaned-out to a decent Ch'ship side like Preston whose manager had a good relationship with Gerrard.

Or back to Albion 😎. Sorry, you said decent championship team.

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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #159 on: June 23, 2022, 06:31:41 AM »
Played well again last night although the yellow card hampered his game a little. Has played really well in both games so far.

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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #160 on: June 23, 2022, 12:47:59 PM »
Naka may still not be match-fit, so I wouldn't take it as a given that Tim has leapfrogged him. I'd keep Marv as back-up to a summer signing and get Tim loaned-out to a decent Ch'ship side like Preston whose manager had a good relationship with Gerrard.

I would not want any of our young uns any where near that Shit bag Bruce. Apart from adjusting socks and sleeves they would learn bugger all

Or back to Albion 😎. Sorry, you said decent championship team.

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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #161 on: June 24, 2022, 12:49:26 AM »
Rumours of him going on loan to QPR.

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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #162 on: June 24, 2022, 08:45:23 AM »
Rumours of him going on loan to QPR.
Potentially a good move for half a season, as long as they pick him. Beale knows what he's getting and that is helpful.

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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #163 on: June 25, 2022, 07:46:37 AM »
Will be a few linked to QPR now that Michael Beale is the manager

A loan will be the best thing for him, get some games under his belt

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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
« Reply #164 on: June 26, 2022, 07:19:29 PM »
I don't reckon Iroegbunam will go on loan, Gerrard clearly thinks he's ready, having used him a few times last year.

 


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