Loan Report

[2b2bdoo]

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He wasn't great last season but he came into it injured and just never got going. Even then, League 1 clubs wanted to take him on loan and, while it's hard to judge the level he's playing at in Belgium, he doesn't seem to be doing himself any harm at all out there. I'd like to have seen him brought back in January but the way things are going he's better off where he is.

These are big ifs but if the manager believes in him and if we play in a way that suits him I still think he's got a big part to play here but I respect your opinion and only time will tell.

I would love him to do well, I really thought at one point he was the next big thing for us, but I’ve not seen the step up at all. I know the team in Belgium are struggling but Ugbos record out there was very impressive. I’m not sure 6 goals is enough. Time will tell, I hope he makes it with us, he has pace which we badly need. He certainly has enough to make a decent career.

[the other bob wilson]

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I think of all those out on loan he’s the most likely to come back and be in contention.

There could be quite a few more depending on what division we're in.

[jon1959]

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Not our loan any more, but Jonathan Panzo seems to be struggling at Liege.

https://www.nottinghamforest.news/2024/02/19/not-convinced-national-media-underwhelmed-by-23-year-old-nottingham-forest-loanee/

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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Fagan-Walcott with another goal for Dunfermline.

[2b2bdoo]

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Fagan-Walcott with another goal for Dunfermline.

Jeezz he’s not far off our top scorers now.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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Jeezz he’s not far off our top scorers now.

2 in 2. Unheard of.

https://twitter.com/AboutScotlandd/status/1761126417004146872

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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Now Benjamin's scored for them.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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https://twitter.com/BBCSportScot/status/1761137205408366918

[Loramski]

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https://twitter.com/BBCSportScot/sta...37205408366918

Love the celebration, good stuff.

Not much else to report. Starts for Adams and Rinomhota plus 90 minutes for Isaak Davies and Tsunoda but all in losing causes. Kortrijk lost the battle of best named subs too. They confidently brought on Kings Kangwa only for Mechelen to hit them with Nikola Storm, Boli Bolingoli, Bilal Bafdili and Patrick Phlucke. What can you do up against weaponry like that?

Keiron Evans started in another good win for Gateshead. Up to fifth now, just 6 points off second place with a game in hand (and now only 26 points off top spot with a game in hand. Stranger things have happened, although not that many).

James Crole has gone off the radar at Queen's Park. Having got a minute under his belt against Inverness he hasn't been in the squad since. Eli King was back for Ross County though, coming off the bench in a vital 3-2 win over Livingston. Having outplayed every Old Firm player in recent away defeats, according to the BBC reports, it should have been pretty straightforward to do the same against the bottom team, even with only twenty odd minutes on the pitch. And so it proved. The reporter gives a knee jerk man-of-the-match to someone just for scoring two goals halfway down this report but when it comes to the ratings at the end he realises his mistake and rightly gives it to Eli instead.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68324335

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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Love the celebration, good stuff.

Not much else to report. Starts for Adams and Rinomhota plus 90 minutes for Isaak Davies and Tsunoda but all in losing causes. Kortrijk lost the battle of best named subs too. They confidently brought on Kings Kangwa only for Mechelen to hit them with Nikola Storm, Boli Bolingoli, Bilal Bafdili and Patrick Phlucke. What can you do up against weaponry like that?

Keiron Evans started in another good win for Gateshead. Up to fifth now, just 6 points off second place with a game in hand (and now only 26 points off top spot with a game in hand. Stranger things have happened, although not that many).

James Crole has gone off the radar at Queen's Park. Having got a minute under his belt against Inverness he hasn't been in the squad since. Eli King was back for Ross County though, coming off the bench in a vital 3-2 win over Livingston. Having outplayed every Old Firm player in recent away defeats, according to the BBC reports, it should have been pretty straightforward to do the same against the bottom team, even with only twenty odd minutes on the pitch. And so it proved. The reporter gives a knee jerk man-of-the-match to someone just for scoring two goals halfway down this report but when it comes to the ratings at the end he realises his mistake and rightly gives it to Eli instead.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68324335

Superb sub names in the Kortrijk match!
Looks like it could be another disappointing loan for Crole.

[Loramski]

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Superb sub names in the Kortrijk match!
Looks like it could be another disappointing loan for Crole.

Just seen that Crole got injured in a B team game for them a couple of weeks ago so I'll assume that's the reason for his absence but the fact he was playing for the reserves in the first place isn't encouraging.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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Just seen that Crole got injured in a B team game for them a couple of weeks ago so I'll assume that's the reason for his absence but the fact he was playing for the reserves in the first place isn't encouraging.

No, not great.

[PhyllisStant]

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Love the celebration, good stuff.

Not much else to report. Starts for Adams and Rinomhota plus 90 minutes for Isaak Davies and Tsunoda but all in losing causes. Kortrijk lost the battle of best named subs too. They confidently brought on Kings Kangwa only for Mechelen to hit them with Nikola Storm, Boli Bolingoli, Bilal Bafdili and Patrick Phlucke. What can you do up against weaponry like that?

Keiron Evans started in another good win for Gateshead. Up to fifth now, just 6 points off second place with a game in hand (and now only 26 points off top spot with a game in hand. Stranger things have happened, although not that many).

James Crole has gone off the radar at Queen's Park. Having got a minute under his belt against Inverness he hasn't been in the squad since. Eli King was back for Ross County though, coming off the bench in a vital 3-2 win over Livingston. Having outplayed every Old Firm player in recent away defeats, according to the BBC reports, it should have been pretty straightforward to do the same against the bottom team, even with only twenty odd minutes on the pitch. And so it proved. The reporter gives a knee jerk man-of-the-match to someone just for scoring two goals halfway down this report but when it comes to the ratings at the end he realises his mistake and rightly gives it to Eli instead.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68324335

Sounds like Eli King is going to be challenging for a starting spot next season (and probably would be if he were here now)

[jon1959]

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Xavier Benjamin at Dunfermline:

https://dafc.co.uk/xav-continues-his-scottish-tour/

[Loramski]

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Sounds like Eli King is going to be challenging for a starting spot next season (and probably would be if he were here now)

If the guy who does the BBC ratings was picking the team he'd be captain here already. I'd like to think Eli will be there or thereabouts next season but the central midfield situation will take a bit of sorting out.

Siopis lost his form quite early on, Wintle hasn't had the best of seasons and Ralls never seems fully fit these days. Even so, Adams and Rinomhota weren't able to dislodge them but the fact they've been picked up by (and are starting for) clubs not far below us on the EFL 'ladder' shows they're not total patzers. They both have a year left on their contracts, Wintle and Siopis two, Ralls' is up at the end of the season.

I've no idea how this will get resolved. It feels like we need a refresh there but I also feel King and Joel Colwill (if that ends up being his position) will have to show a lot from now and into pre-season if they want to make a spot their own. If Bulut's still here it's hard to imagine him blowing all the other five out to make room for them. I think I'd rather bet on Gateshead making up the 26 points gap on Chesterfield.