The manager who brought him to CCFC had a good eye for a quality player, or was it the owner who found him? mmm
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The manager who brought him to CCFC had a good eye for a quality player, or was it the owner who found him? mmm
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I liked Malone. Took a lot of stick before he came to us, still is, and didn't seem to let it affect his performances.
He has kicked on since he left us (not least due to the very negative way of playing whilst here :tongue:).
I think he'd do okay in the premiership but, as with anybody, will need the right players around him in order to reach his potential.
£100k is all Slade paid for him, Trollope preferred declan john to malone so we swapped him for the "supposed" welsh international Jazz??
Malone went to a well managed club and may have shown enough to get his prem opportunity and Fulham get a decent fee..............and we have Declan and Jazz!!!
I was always surprised at the stick Malone got, I thought he was a decent full back.
When our idiot fans make you a scapegoat though there's usually no coming back.
No mate he has often listened to the advice of agents in getting players in.
I know Jorge Mendes had his ear at one time (not sure if still does).
I believe Mendes was instrumental in the signing of Velikonja.
Do you honestly think Slade signed Saadi and Zohore?
To give Slade a break as well mind, i don't believe he had anything to do with the signing of Doyle.
Malone can't defend for shit the reason he was constantly caught out was because he simply has no positional sense and just left a permanent gap at lb
I always thought Malone was decent enough. He wasn't a great defender but Slade's rigid 4-4-2 was hardly suited to a wing back
One thing I know an Ex City player is now in the premiership and for all the experts on CCMB , managers/scouts see something we dont and lets be fair he's heading upwards not downwards , isn't he, so we may have this one wrong ?
Bob, sorry to disagree with such a respected sage, but most of the time Whittingham played left midfield with Malone at left back. Every game I make a note of formation and who played in each position. That said there were some times when Ralls played left midfield.
StT.
I didn't realise they completed the deal yesterday, I wonder if we had a sell on clause :biggrin:
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