Loan Report

[Jimmy the Jock]

I picked up on Ashford and Joel Colwill not going on loan, against Bulut's apparent wishes, at the time but I haven't heard any more about that. It looks like the scenario you suggest, I agree, but at the same time I've no idea what (if any) loan offers were made and who turned them down. The club, Bulut, the players themselves? It does seem odd but I wouldn't like to draw a conclusion without more info.

I made a point about training in my post but you've still reduced it all down to goals scored again. I'm not saying it's irrelevant but just that it's a smaller part of the overall picture than I used to think. If Ashford is struggling to impress against the senior players in training, or struggling to take ideas in, or struggling with strength and fitness etc then that has to be taken into account along with the fact that he ran 60 yards to score in an under-21 game.

Players like Velikonja, Healey and even Danny Johnson scored for fun at that level, it didn't mean the red carpet was laid out for them at first team level. Sawyers also scored for the u-21s recently, that didn't mean Bulut started him next game either. I'd love to see Ashford and Colwill get some game time but, with Bulut's contract up in a month or so, I can understand why the long term future isn't as much of a concern for him as it is for us.

Hes gone...get over it.

[Loramski]

Hes gone...get over it.

Gone? Yes. Forgotten? No.

[City123]

Gone? Yes. Forgotten? No.

Still only 35, still time for one last dance

Go on Erol bring him home!

[jon1959]

Still only 35, still time for one last dance

Go on Erol bring him home!

'Still only 35'.

Another great opportunity to discuss those two same-age titans of European strikerdom: Etien Velikonja and Robert Lewandowski.

For me, Velikonja just shades it!

[City123]

'Still only 35'.

Another great opportunity to discuss those two same-age titans of European strikerdom: Etien Velikonja and Robert Lewandowski.

For me, Velikonja just shades it!

I hear Haaland had posers of our Etien on his wall growing up

[Citizen's Nephew]

'Still only 35'.

Another great opportunity to discuss those two same-age titans of European strikerdom: Etien Velikonja and Robert Lewandowski.

For me, Velikonja just shades it!

As someone who is an obsessive football video game collector (not just FIFA) the last time he was ever mentioned was FIFA 18 and this is his ratings breakdown and stats when he was 28 yrs old. I think he was retired in FIFA 19. But it's worth noting that when he was with us, he was really sh*t in FIFA 14. In fact, I think I still have a collection of spectacular misses by him in my (sad) gaming archives!

https://sofifa.com/player/193930/eti...80084?hl=en-US

[Loramski]

Still only 35, still time for one last dance

Go on Erol bring him home!

Funny you should say this. After the Sheffield Wednesday cup game I wrote to the club suggesting we bring Velikonja back as a full-time penalty taking coach. They must've lost my contact details because I still haven't heard back but I'll chase it up.

[Citizen's Nephew]

Funny you should say this. After the Sheffield Wednesday cup game I wrote to the club suggesting we bring Velikonja back as a full-time penalty taking coach. They must've lost my contact details because I still haven't heard back but I'll chase it up.