Pugwash
Viv Anderson
He’s playing well. There was a long spell when he wasn’t playing this well. Good for him and for us.
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Tobias Figueiredo
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GreeksBearingGifts
Stuart Pearce
I had read in your comments that he's improved but I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. He did not have much to do yesterday, but I was impressed by how confident he was with the ball in comparison to what I remembered of him. A couple of timely interceptions and a lot of elbow pushing against Carroll weren't bad either.
Mr. Blonde
Jack Burkitt
I think the fact he's playing a CB and yet you don't really notice him shows the good job he's doing
Ashley
Steve Chettle
Solid again, which is great because it means we don't have to rush Cook back. Figs place to lose now, and he's done his case no harm since stepping up.
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Grenville Morris
Interesting isn't it that another one the "fans" loved to hate is showing hes actually a decent player.
So much for many of these lads is about being supported by the manager, believed in and empowered to actually play the game (and the ball) as they see it. I think that's what we are seeing with Figs. That and the fact that the "counter attack" formations we played for years was an abomination if you are a proper defender. It got to the point under Hughton (and Lamouchi for that matter) that our game plan was to wear teams out letting them batter us around our 18 years box in the hope we would get 30 clear yards of grass to run into at the other end. It was f'ing stupid and I never want to see it again...
Lard
Banned
Should have got his deckchair out last night as he bossed it all match.
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Trents
John Robertson
Rumour is that he cracked a smile when Colback scored. I don't believe it though.
Dan_Bristol
Grenville Morris
The way Carroll was rolling about, you'd have thought Figs cracked more than a smile!
Eddie Yates
Steve Chettle
Has he let Andy Carroll out of his pocket yet
Steve B
Jack Armstrong
Got bits of man bun stuck in his teeth.
Red Ray's Redlist
Viv Anderson
Fans didn't love to hate Figs but realised that he'd become a liability. But Super Cooper has worked a way out to cover his flaws, and more importantly Figs has evidently worked on his game whilst he's been out the side, much as Yates has done. He's come back a better player and has looked fantastic.
He does have a habit if slipping over every time he has to turn too sharply. But even so I think he's been the most solid of the centre halves since he got back in the team.
adam09
Super Koopa
He was sound when he first joined us. He just had a bad patch where he was panicky and making rash fouls, not thinking about things etc. Perhaps not the best coaching or tactics at that point in time but he’s come through it.
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Grenville Morris
Hmmm. I’ll give you that the fans at the CG were ok with him, but on this forum he got alot of abuse.
I’d say his performances have pretty much paralleled Ryan albeit with fewer opportunities on the pitch.
Master Yates
John Robertson
f***ing love this man
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FBS
Steve Chettle
I'm guessing Toby won't be staying for next season?
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congo_red_49
Ale Ape
The consensus opinion of those ITK, is he wants to move back to Portugal. The fact he's out of contract and no negotiations have taken place seem to support this.
Mr RayReardon
Jack Burkitt
Think he's gone, pal. The occasional error that you'd expect from a 2nd tier defender but a good servant and one of our more successful signings of 'that' period.
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FBS
Steve Chettle
You can't begrudge anyone wanting to go back home. Especially if he has family there.
All the best to the guy.
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Any Time Now
Grenville Morris
Think there's a good chance he'll be heading to Vitória SC in Portugal, they have Tiago Silva and Semedo, also tried to sign Ribeiro
Bit of an ex-forest Portugese reunion
Bit of an ex-forest Portugese reunion
GOBIAS
Ian Bowyer
Hugo Porfirio will have an box there. Just hangs over the balcony drinking and being generally mental
ubik
Geoff Thomas
If he leaves, so long and thanks for all the defending.
A few own goals, some bad mistakes...but overall, a fantastic servant to the club (as they say). A warrior.
A few own goals, some bad mistakes...but overall, a fantastic servant to the club (as they say). A warrior.
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
Have been critical of him for a long time but lost six months when he stepped in he was solid, and that was immediately after a transfer out in January collapsed last. Fair play to him, been a good pro, wish him well wherever he ends up as glad he could celebrate with us in the end.
Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
Was it just coincidence that since Aitor Karanka moved on, he played his best football under Steve Cooper.
Omar Devone Little
Mr Realistic
Decent enough 2nd tier CB but not for a team chasing promotion and certainly not in the PL.
Throw in the factor that his family are back home and the exit makes sense for all parties. Always given his all to be fair to him so I wish him well.
Throw in the factor that his family are back home and the exit makes sense for all parties. Always given his all to be fair to him so I wish him well.
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Grenville Morris
I don't agree that he wasn't good enough in the Championship but I do think the prem is a step too far for him. As before I think his main problem was he suffered from the terrible management/systems he was expected to play in and that magnified mistakes that were always in his game but probably wouldn't have been anywhere near so obvious if our tactic wasn't to use our defence as a punch bag.
The good thing is I think hes made HIS mind up about where he wants to be (Portugal) and that's a positive decision for him. Hope it all works out for the lad.