Murphy gone to Oxford?

[Ninja]

Latest Wales Online article seems to suggest they've taken a punt on him.
Sounds like they've taken a hit to do so financially as well.
As Mr T once said, "I pity the fool!"

PS, how do you include smileys on here if posting via mobile phone? I don't seem to see an option.

[Citizen's Nephew]

Whatever's going on with him, I hope he sorts it out and wish him well. Players don't just plummet like this for no reason. Him and his twin brother were both flying high at one point. I hate seeing players end up like this.

[jeepster]

Whatever's going on with him, I hope he sorts it out and wish him well. Players don't just plummet like this for no reason. Him and his twin brother were both flying high at one point. I hate seeing players end up like this.

Hope he gets his head in the right place.

[Citizen's Nephew]

Hope he gets his head in the right place.

[Wales-Bales]

Hope he gets his head in the right place.

For some people it's just a job, and for others it's just a job that they don't particularly like, but the money is good. Not everybody enjoys playing football for a living.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Oxford obviously think he is worth a punt....

[olderblue]

I thought he'd gone to Derby?

[Citizen's Nephew]

I thought he'd gone to Derby?

No, he was sent to Coventry when he was recently with Preston but now he's studying Murphy's Law at Oxford.

[jeepster]

No, he was sent to Coventry when he was recently with Preston but now he's studying Murphy's Law at Oxford.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

No, he was sent to Coventry when he was recently with Preston but now he's studying Murphy's Law at Oxford.

Well, he couldn't cut the mustard at Norwich either..

[Citizen's Nephew]

Oxford obviously think he is worth a punt....

punning well this eventide sire!

[Wales-Bales]

punning well this eventide sire!

I thought he was pissed and trying to type .. he's a worthless ****!

[xsnaggle]

Oxford obviously think he is worth a punt....

Well at least I got that!

[MacAdder]

Glad he's an academic as I think his days of big time football are over.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Whatever's going on with him, I hope he sorts it out and wish him well. Players don't just plummet like this for no reason. Him and his twin brother were both flying high at one point. I hate seeing players end up like this.

He had the ability but maybe not the mental strength to fight back when the going got tougher and his confidence dropped, so much of becoming a good footballer is in the head and being strong enough to bounce back when it gets tough.

[Ninja]

Oxford obviously think he is worth a punt....

Could be a very expensive gamble. The comment from their gaffer suggests he was surprised the board sanctioned a deal. This would suggest they've agreed to a larger wage than their budget would normally allow for.

Can't help but think they're wasting money they can ill afford, he just doesn't look like he wants it. Much alike Tomlin, the ability is there for sure, but you can see that he's just not committed.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Could be a very expensive gamble. The comment from their gaffer suggests he was surprised the board sanctioned a deal. This would suggest they've agreed to a larger wage than their budget would normally allow for.

Can't help but think they're wasting money they can ill afford, he just doesn't look like he wants it. Much alike Tomlin, the ability is there for sure, but you can see that he's just not committed.

Whoosh.

[Moodybluebird]

Didn't think he was that bright...

[Ninja]

Whoosh.

Tired I am!

[J R Hartley]

Commit to a luxury player, who isn’t going to give you much when you haven’t got the ball, and you’ve got yourself a player.

Call me old fashioned, not quite as old fashioned as Colin, but wingers and forwards are in the team for what they can do with the ball not what they do without the ball.

If they excel at both they won’t be playing in league 1 that’s for sure.

Best of luck to him. Colin was a dinosaur who thinks slating the guy in public was the best way to get a tune out of him.

[Rjk]

I wonder if he's the type of player who needs to feel like the big star in the team to get the best out of him.

I can remember the same being said of Koumas, and players like Taarabt

[Citizen's Nephew]

I wonder if he's the type of player who needs to feel like the big star in the team to get the best out of him.

I can remember the same being said of Koumas, and players like Taarabt

I don't know, of course, but that's not how I've ever imagined him to be. Warnock was a master at buying the wrong players for his teams at hugely inflated prices and on big wages then being an unforgiving bast*rd when it didn't pay off. I think he destroyed him tbh. He was unlucky not to escape like Decordova-Reid managed to (for a tidy sum). Wrong club, wrong manager, wrong set up. What could possibly go wrong?

[Tuerto]

I don't know, of course, but that's not how I've ever imagined him to be. Warnock was a master at buying the wrong players for his teams at hugely inflated prices and on big wages then being an unforgiving bast*rd when it didn't pay off. I think he destroyed him tbh. He was unlucky not to escape like Decordova-Reid managed to (for a tidy sum). Wrong club, wrong manager, wrong set up. What could possibly go wrong?

Under Warnock, murphy would end up incredibly isolated when one of his runs hit a dead end, he was offered no support from his team mates. The ball was knocked in to him and nobody would follow the pass and offer support. He also struggled with the defensive side of the game as Warnock wanted him in the fullback position if we were out of possession. Hoilett adjusted better to it, he had better feet and better vision, his game wasn't all about carrying the ball, Murphy's was. NML was just a souped up Ford Orion with no brakes, indicators, hazard lights etc and was probably run on bent jet fuel.

[Citizen's Nephew]

Under Warnock, murphy would end up incredibly isolated when one of his runs hit a dead end, he was offered no support from his team mates. The ball was knocked in to him and nobody would follow the pass and offer support. He also struggled with the defensive side of the game as Warnock wanted him in the fullback position if we were out of possession. Hoilett adjusted better to it, he had better feet and better vision, his game wasn't all about carrying the ball, Murphy's was. NML was just a souped up Ford Orion with no brakes, indicators, hazard lights etc and was probably run on bent jet fuel.

Yeah, agree with that. Love this bit

NML was just a souped up Ford Orion with no brakes, indicators, hazard lights etc and was probably run on bent jet fuel.

[dml1954]

I don't know, of course, but that's not how I've ever imagined him to be. Warnock was a master at buying the wrong players for his teams at hugely inflated prices and on big wages then being an unforgiving bast*rd when it didn't pay off. I think he destroyed him tbh. He was unlucky not to escape like Decordova-Reid managed to (for a tidy sum). Wrong club, wrong manager, wrong set up. What could possibly go wrong?

On the other hand Warnock was also a master at picking up excellent players for nothing, turning them into club favourites and saving clubs a fortune in transfer fees, like Bamba, Hoilett, Etheridge and Nelson. We also sold Zohore for a large profit and got most of the money back for Decordova-Reid, so not all bad eh ?