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You'll Never Beat McPake

You'll Never Beat McPake

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Watching Ireland v Czech Rep u19 UEFA championship QF.
Young player Afolabi just scored a very good goal. Looks quicker than Thomas and is looking for a club. He's worth a punt from what I've seen and could pick him for nothing
 
Saddlebrains

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Did anyone else have to have a double take that didn't say Jonathan Aloisi or am i losing my sight?
 
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Saddlebrains said:
Did anyone else have to have a double take that didn't say Jonathan Aloisi or am i losing my sight?
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John Aloisi was a good player and very underrated, I think he was just unfortunate to be at Coventry City the same time as Dion Dublin and was therefore often left on the bench.
 
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skyblueelephant76 said:
They weren't at the club at the same time.
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As soon as I posted that I suddenly started thinking I had probably got my seasons wrong, was it John Hartson then? I seem to remember Aloisi was used more of a squad player then a regular starter, but always looked like he had potential. Who was getting picked ahead of him?
 
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Exit Stage Left said:
As soon as I posted that I suddenly started thinking I had probably got my seasons wrong, was it John Hartson then? I seem to remember Aloisi was used more of a squad player then a regular starter, but always looked like he had potential. Who was getting picked ahead of him?
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Huckerby, Keane, Roussell, Hartson all there at some point during his time with us. Always thought we should of kept him when we got relegated.
 
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skyblueelephant76 said:
Huckerby, Keane, Roussell, Hartson all there at some point during his time with us. Always thought we should of kept him when we got relegated.
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Again I may have got my facts wrong, but didn't he also score a shed load of goals at Portsmouth the year before we signed him and also looked good playing for Australia in the World Cup? A old school centre-forward who liked an aerial duel with defenders. Ironically we could do with a player like that now.
 
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I'm on holiday this week. Just been chatting to a Baggies fan. He said ' you bought one of our best ever strikers from us '. Was expecting him to say Cyrille but no, it was Lee Hughes.

Although he didn't look it I reckon he must have been a few years younger than me, as when I told him I saw them put 7 past us wearing shit brown he knew nothing about it.
 
Terry_dactyl

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Exit Stage Left said:
Again I may have got my facts wrong, but didn't he also score a shed load of goals at Portsmouth the year before we signed him and also looked good playing for Australia in the World Cup? A old school centre-forward who liked an aerial duel with defenders. Ironically we could do with a player like that now.
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Scored 20+ (I think) in a season for Pompey and should’ve been retained in order to fire us back to the prem. Absolutely no need to sign Lee Hughes.
I saw him play a few times for Pompey before signing for us and was well pleased when we got him. Had a decent career. Including playing in serie A if memory serves me correctly.
 
baldy

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Terry_dactyl said:
Scored 20+ (I think) in a season for Pompey and should’ve been retained in order to fire us back to the prem. Absolutely no need to sign Lee Hughes.
I saw him play a few times for Pompey before signing for us and was well pleased when we got him. Had a decent career. Including playing in serie A if memory serves me correctly.
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Yeah he played for Cremonese & was the youngest ever player to score in Serie A at one point
Really rated him & should've played more often...was pleased when we signed him from Pompey as he always seemed to be banging them in for them
 
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Exit Stage Left said:
As soon as I posted that I suddenly started thinking I had probably got my seasons wrong, was it John Hartson then? I seem to remember Aloisi was used more of a squad player then a regular starter, but always looked like he had potential. Who was getting picked ahead of him?
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Whelan, Huckerby, Roussel, Keane. He had a few injuries whilst here as well tbf
 
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Terry_dactyl said:
Scored 20+ (I think) in a season for Pompey and should’ve been retained in order to fire us back to the prem. Absolutely no need to sign Lee Hughes.
I saw him play a few times for Pompey before signing for us and was well pleased when we got him. Had a decent career. Including playing in serie A if memory serves me correctly.
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We signed him in December 1998 and he had scored 17 by that point of the season
 
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Magwitch said:
John Aloisi left ccfc for none football reasons.
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CanadianCCFC

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You'll Never Beat McPake said:
Watching Ireland v Czech Rep u19 UEFA championship QF.
Young player Afolabi just scored a very good goal. Looks quicker than Thomas and is looking for a club. He's worth a punt from what I've seen and could pick him for nothing
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This thread did not go the way you wanted it to.
Saddlebrains said:
Did anyone else have to have a double take that didn't say Jonathan Aloisi or am i losing my sight?
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You managed to ruin an entire thread.
 
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CanadianCCFC said:
This thread did not go the way you wanted it to.

You managed to ruin an entire thread.
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Yes, but talking about John Aloisi and our days in the Premier League is far more enjoyable then talking about a Irish under-19 player I have never seen play or even heard of..........and you can't beat a good bit of nostalgia.
 
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Staying gloriously off-topic, I loved Aloisi. If only for slapping Danny Mills in this match. This video is a joy to watch, btw. 20,000 inside Highfield Road for a glamour tie with Charlton. Paul Williams showing his trademark pinpoint punts forward. Paul Telfer accidentally assisting a goal as only he can. Trond Soltvedt! And the fantastic moment as Danny Mills deflects in the winner. What a time to be alive.

 
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