Theophile-Catherine gifts West Ham the opening goal yesterday...

1.20 in...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1hnPjA46Ag

He's 31 now, with Dinamo Zagreb; at City in 2013-15 including Premier League season.

Decent player too

Sorry it's 35 seconds into the clip - but there's a lot of replays and goes on till 1.10 :-)

Some of the blame has to go on the keeper, he looked hesitant and he swung at the ball half-heartedly.

A player from our past who’s, no doubt, made a hell of living out of the game. Was it him who should have cleared his lines before a Sunderland equaliser in the ‘red Premier League season’?

I always thought he was a good player, but a strange signing, we had just signed John Brayford for 1.5 million, who had been a top championship attacking right back for a few years and had earned a shot at the premier league, we still had McNaughton, and Matt Connolly who could play there. then we spend another couple of million on KTC.

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Originally Posted by Rjk

I always thought he was a good player, but a strange signing, we had just signed John Brayford for 1.5 million, who had been a top championship attacking right back for a few years and had earned a shot at the premier league, we still had McNaughton, and Matt Connolly who could play there. then we spend another couple of million on KTC.

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Jon Parkin thought it was KFC:getscoat:

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Originally Posted by Rjk

I always thought he was a good player, but a strange signing, we had just signed John Brayford for 1.5 million, who had been a top championship attacking right back for a few years and had earned a shot at the premier league, we still had McNaughton, and Matt Connolly who could play there. then we spend another couple of million on KTC.

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Then after all that didn't he start Connolly at right back lol.
Brayford was such a strange one.

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Originally Posted by 2b2bdoo

Then after all that didn't he start Connolly at right back lol.
Brayford was such a strange one.

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Matt Connolly playing right-back in the Premier? - Ouch!!... doesn't bear thinking of.

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Originally Posted by Rjk

I always thought he was a good player, but a strange signing, we had just signed John Brayford for 1.5 million, who had been a top championship attacking right back for a few years and had earned a shot at the premier league, we still had McNaughton, and Matt Connolly who could play there. then we spend another couple of million on KTC.

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My guess is that progressive hipster Brayford clashed with 70s man Malky and the former was booted out. I have no evidence for this; just surmising.

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Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five

Matt Connolly playing right-back in the Premier? - Ouch!!... doesn't bear thinking of.

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I'm sure I saw him play left back once in the championship, it was painful to watch. I thought he was great as a centre back and average as a right back, but he couldn't play left back.

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Originally Posted by RichardM

I'm sure I saw him play left back once in the championship, it was painful to watch. I thought he was great as a centre back and average as a right back, but he couldn't play left back.

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Connolly played left-back for us at Ipswich in 2017/18. We had Bruno Ecuele Manga at right-back as well, so four centre-backs in the back four.

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Originally Posted by LeningradCowboy

Connolly played left-back for us at Ipswich in 2017/18. We had Bruno Ecuele Manga at right-back as well, so four centre-backs in the back four.

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That was against a Mick McCarthy team playing a predictable 352, so our full backs probably had a quiet game 😁