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    Loan Watch (23/4)

    'So how are you voting then?'. You're probably sick of being asked that question already but you'd better get used to it because it's all people are going to be talking about for the next few weeks. You won't be able to get away from it on TV or radio, in the papers or on social media, it'll be everywhere. It just goes to show how big the Loan Watch Player of the Season Award has become since its humble beginnings in 2015. While Kennedy, Huws and Saadi are the bookies' favourites for now, it was interesting to see Rhys Healey out campaigning this week (against doctor's orders I might add). If Newport can stay out of the relegation zone there's a strong case for saying that Rhys's spell there will be the most significant of our loans this season. Of course, the Player of the Season Award won't be the only one open to a vote. I'm particularly looking forward to Jon Parkin and Guido Burgstaller's televised debate as the two main challengers for the Former Player of the Season Award go head to head. Parkin says he's going to eat Burgstaller alive, hopefully that's just a figure of speech.

    An odd weekend for our big hitters. Matty Kennedy missed Plymouth's draw at Colchester with food poisoning and Emyr Huws was left out as Mick McCarthy made nine changes to the Ipswich team to play Rotherham. Even Idriss Saadi was left on the bench this week but he still had a part to play after coming on in the 74th minute for Kortrijk against Eupen. In a frantic finish, Kortrijk came back from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with two goals in injury time. That would be considered dramatic at most levels of football but it's pretty routine when it comes to the Belgian play-offs.

    The Rotherham/Ipswich game still held an interest for Loan Watch, even with Huws missing and Semi Ajayi no longer a City player (he had another excellent game for Rotherham before going off injured). Tom Adeyemi has been playing well lately and delivered again yesterday, an 8/10 performance capped with the only goal of the game late on as Rotherham won to ensure they don't become the least successful team in English Football League history (in a 46 game season, Doncaster still hold that record). Ipswich will now finish the season as the only Championship team who failed to beat Rotherham (whose only away point of the season so far was at Ipswich).

    Another catastrophic day for Gillingham. While manager Ady Pennock was quick to blame his players after the game, two substitutions he made in the 80th minute appear to have been costly. Gillingham were 2-1 up and on top but Cody McDonald and Lee Martin were withdrawn in an attempt to hold what they had .That backfired as Gillingham lost 3-2 with Fleetwood's winner coming in injury time. They may be safe anyway by next weekend but the pressure will be on if Port Vale win at Walsall on Tuesday. Their last game of the season will be at Northampton next Sunday. If it turns out to be Deji Oshilaja's last game as a Cardiff City player then it will complete the circle for him, he made his debut for us at Northampton in a League Cup tie in 2012.

    Fleetwood's late winner had a knock-on effect for Adam le Fondre's Bolton as it meant they weren't automatically promoted yesterday, despite a 2-0 win at Port Vale and some premature celebrations from their fans that led to a delay in the game (Bolton ended up making a substitution in the 14th minute of 'injury' time). No goal for Adam but yet another hard working performance from him and he won the free kick that led to the first goal. A point at home to Peterborough next Sunday should take them up. A heavy defeat for Stuart O'Keefe's MK Dons at home to Sheffield United but that's happened to plenty of other teams this season. Ben Wilson was on the bench again for Rochdale.

    In the non-leagues, Cinderford (for whom youngsters Jarrad Welch and Isaac Kelly have been playing this season) finished with a 2-0 loss at Dunstable while Theo Wharton started for Weston-Super-Mare as they beat Eastbourne, also by 2-0. Rather disappointingly, Weston had no one named Jake or Jacob on the bench this week, maybe they've reached their EU quota for the season. Roll on Brexit.

    A familiar ring to our former players who scored this week. Jon Parkin and Guido Burgstaller (of course), Javi Guerra, Conor McAleny (2) and Scott Malone. Parkin's heroics at York (he's scored 11 in 22 appearances) still may not be enough to save them from the drop, it looks like they'll need to beat Forest Green next week to have a chance of staying up. A mention for Sheffield United keeper Simon Moore, who made the PFA team of the season for League 1. Good to see him finally fulfilling the potential he showed when he helped the Isle of Wight to 10th place in the 2009 Island Games. I imagine the locals still talk about the 5-1 victory over Saare County to this day.

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    Remarkable research. Thankyou.
    I heard the been have threatened to empty chair Parkin if he continues to refuse to take part on the debate. Bloody Tory!

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    A criminal lack of replies to the best weekly football round up on this board - apart from TOBW's of course. (And maybe MM's)

    Perhaps an inclusion of a story about crisps or some guy taking a short cut will increase its commercial value.

    Better still, post your appreciation you ungrateful bastards before another fine poster gets poached by redbluebirds.com

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    Loan Watch is so good it's fan base (which dwarfs Leeds' home and away) is often speechless and post-less with admiration.

    Excellent quality report again and very enjoyable. My votes for the eand of season awards:

    Loanee of the season: Deji Oshilaja for doing the loan thing properly for a whole season, and managing the good, the bad and the ugly!

    Former player of the season: Ross McCormack for draining the coffers of two rival clubs for so little return. Agent Ross!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr Lecter View Post
    A criminal lack of replies to the best weekly football round up on this board - apart from TOBW's of course. (And maybe MM's)

    Perhaps an inclusion of a story about crisps or some guy taking a short cut will increase its commercial value.

    Better still, post your appreciation you ungrateful bastards before another fine poster gets poached by redbluebirds.com
    I feel terrible now.
    I have a feeling that some may think, rightly or wrongly, that they need to add something more than just saying thanks.

    Completely agree that it is reporting at it's best.
    Well researched, humorous and succinct.

    Big up for Loramski

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    Quote Originally Posted by MacAdder View Post
    I feel terrible now.
    You must be feline terrible.

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    My lack of response does not signify that I am unappreciative of Loramski's articles. My silence is due to the fact I am left speechless by Loan Watch's excellence.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vindec View Post
    My lack of response does not signify that I am unappreciative of Loramski's articles. My silence is due to the fact I am left speechless by Loan Watch's excellence.
    Ooh good one, yes me too

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    Thanks guys, appreciate it. This board has always been diverse (and been the better for it) but there does seem to be a big tailing off of interest in City related stuff on here lately. Hardly surprising, we've been drifting along for a month or two with nothing to get too excited or angry about, what is there to say? Friday should be a good night and the close season will be interesting as soon as all the comings and goings begin so we may see City making a bit of a comeback on here in the near future.

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    Have you fallen out with Etien Velikonja? I know he's gone for good but seems to have disappeared in to the abyss. Is Saadi the new Velikonja? Will he be back here next season? And where are all your helpers scoring the EFL and Europe for the reports? Have you sacked them? Have I used enough question marks?

    I expect the answers will be in next week's thrilling instalment.

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    I propose that loan watch should be made a sticky every week in recognition of its splendidness.

    All in favour say 'aye'

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    Aye.

    If it's a sticky at the top, makes it easy for ***** to find and copy it.

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    Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye....

    Vote early, vote often!

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    Apparently Saadi has won third place in the "lion belge" award, which as far as i can make out goes to the best Arabic players playing in Belgium.
    Hopefully the award ceremony doesn't clash with the loanwatch awards as he would have a difficult decision to make.

    The winner was apparently ishak belfodil.
    Last edited by Rjk; 25-04-17 at 12:05.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cardiff55 View Post
    Have you fallen out with Etien Velikonja? I know he's gone for good but seems to have disappeared in to the abyss. Is Saadi the new Velikonja? Will he be back here next season? And where are all your helpers scoring the EFL and Europe for the reports? Have you sacked them? Have I used enough question marks?

    I expect the answers will be in next week's thrilling instalment.
    I think of Loan Watch as coruscating but thrilling will do. No idea about Saadi's future, the last interview I saw with him seemed to indicate he was totally open-minded but the general consensus of opinion is that he won't be coming back here. As Rjk says, he's just picked up third place for the 'Lion Belge', the trophy awarded to the best player of Arab origin in the Belgian League. He's hot favourite for this category in the Loan Watch awards.

    I'm not sure if Malky has taken over at Genclerberligi but Velikonja is struggling for pitch time there. No worries, it'll just make it easier for us to bring the great man home in the summer. He's struggling to settle since leaving here, he's obviously homesick so will want to return. I think it's now a question of 'when' rather than 'if' he'll rejoin us.

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    Can we CrowdFund a live text of the Belgian play-offs please?

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    This and Bob's reports...Highlights of the message board week.
    Thanks for going to all this effort both of you.

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