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FAO Whammers
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Lewis is starting... happy now.
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"He's getting game time and scoring - recall him immediately! We need him!"
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EFL Trophy
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Only the second time we have topped the group, and only the second time we have won all three matches.
Scored 12 goals in the group, which is five more than our best in the previous nine years of there being a group stage.
Three debutants today and two players scoring their first goal for the club.
£50k won in prize money.
A home tie in the next round, to be drawn in November and played in December.
Edit: The only downside is Butler being booked, meaning he is suspended for the next round.
Edited by Chuds at 21:19:31 on 21st October 2025
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Jovan Malcolm has something - a touch of class. Good athlete. Takes up good positions. Good on the turn, and a direct runner
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Hard to tell against these type of sides in this type of game but took his goal well, and looked to have something there. Tried a bit too hard at times I felt. Not sure he'll have an amazing career with us, but nice option to have and hopefully pushing the likes of Reid in training to higher standards.
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Re: EFL Trophy
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Aye, him and Lubala both starting to get up to speed and look like a couple of good signings now.
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Is the the prize for coming top? A home tie.
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£20k for competing.
£10k per win (£5k if a draw) in the group stage.
£20k if we win the next round.
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Realistically when you take accounts of player win bonuses, security, staff and Keith's laundry bill, £10k probably doesn't even cover the cost of hosting a game.
How much are tickets and how many are we getting now at these games?
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Usually 600-900 at home. £12/£10/Free.
All expenses are covered (including away travel) prior to any gate receipts then being shared between the clubs, and the central pool.
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Kids were free tonight. Attendance 617 inc 83 away
Edited by AndyC at 22:55:22 on 21st October 2025
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Would be £260k prizemoney if we win the whole thing, plus a nice share of Wembley gate receipts.
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Re: FAO Whammers
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I'll say it now, he's not the next Rice.
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If he was, he wouldn't be on loan to us!
He's here for a reason. Probably to experience first team football for a few months.
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Can't see him breaking into the first team any time soon based on that performance.
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Not watched the game but a goal and two assists appears to contradict the above views on LO. Not a reflection of his overall performance?
Edit: just realised the comments may be to wind up Whammers!
Edited by NorfolkIAN at 20:59:48 on 21st October 2025
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Had a quiet first half, but was fantastic 2nd half.
Always supporting the ball carrier, worked hard, ran with the ball well, won fouls and popped up with 3 goal contributions.
Does make me chuckle that there is praise for Malcolm on here (who was fine) and not Orford.
Borochat much prefers a plucky non league work horse as opposed to a flash young academy lad.
Doherty looked good too. Fantastic on the ball, work to do defensively, plenty good enough for a L2 loan spell.
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Having had time to reflect and sleep on it I would like to apologise to absolutely fookin' nobody. 🤣
I guess there is an expectation influence on how players are viewed. Malcolm from non league I expected to be average, so if he does something well it would be a positive.
Having heard how Orford is the second coming of Jesus for weeks I expected him to be amazing, so whilst he had a good debut, it was a bit like "oh is that it".
That is not to say Orford is rubbish, far from it. He was clearly better than the Palace U21s. My reaction was more to people suggesting he is a better option than White currently.
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Is anyone suggesting that?
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On Twitter some suggested starting lineups including him instead of White because he put in such a dazzling display last night with two assists and a goal. (Ignoring that the assists were simple passes and the goal was a scuffed shot anyone could score - but you do have to be on the right place and he was, probably one of his strengths reading the game and positioning)
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"Borochat much prefers a plucky non league work horse as opposed to a flash young academy lad"
This!
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Admittedly we haven’t had many good academy cast offs/loans.
White is starting to come good. TAH was good (what the fuck has happened to him though) Ogilvie was good.
Can’t think of anyone else.
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Luke Amos was quality. Injuries have ruined his career I feel.
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God yeah I loved Amos, was so excited for him getting minutes in the Premier League the same year he was with us, now he's in Australia.
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Boydy, Luke Freeman
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Jack Jebb. Must be good, Arsenal academy after all 😂
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Tommy Smith and Jamal Lascelles on other hand.
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No wind up.
Looked a bit nervy early on. Heavy touches, didn't really do a lot.
Fairly simple assist for Phoenix goal which was all about the finish. Don't recall another.
His goal was basically a tap in after great work from Doherty and even then I think he miss-hit it against the defender but luckily creeped in.
He wasn't bad, but against an open, fairly average U21 side he didn't stand out as anything special. Phoenix stood out as being far better than that level.
He's a bit like White when we first got him. Will need a year or two to develop and become accustomed to men's football in League One.
Why anyone would want him in ahead of White I do not know, after White is having his best season so far. It'd be backwards step.
Edited by Sev at 21:13:03 on 21st October 2025
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Yeah I said the same to my dad, very much like White when he first came to us.
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Nah, he genuinely did not impress me at all.
White and Houghton miles ahead of him.
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Doherty as well on that showing.
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Yep, our group all said Doherty was the standout midfielder today, ahead of Phillips and Orford.
Deserved that goal after doing all the hard work too, shame it was saved for Orford to then score instead.
Don't get me wrong, Orford obviously has talent and it was his first game, but I am seeing a lot of our mostly younger fans raving about him today, but he didn't stand out for me and made a lot of errors. Reminds me of Finlay Burns, who our younger fans raved about but who I thought was actually quite shit (not saying Orford is) and worse than what we already had (Louis Thompson) so shouldn't have started ahead of them. On that showing, we ought to stick with Houghton and White in midfield.
Edited by Chuds at 21:16:06 on 21st October 2025
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Today reminded me of why I dislike Sweeney and Phillips so much.
That said a good work out for the second XI.
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The pace and intensity of a League One game would leave Orford for dead right now. Docherty has made a few first tema appearances and is beginning to look the part. It takes time...
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Obviously you can’t go by match stats alone. The Hammers fans complaining about him not starting should read this thread.
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The way Hammers are playing at the moment he would probably walk into their first team.
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Same for TAH.
Crazy dash out of his box. Too desperate to impress maybe?
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He had to come out. If he doesn't it's a goal, he had zero cover that would have got there.
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Something has happened to Taye (maybe to be expected after hardly playing for two years).
I am not sure either of our GKs is good enough. If we want to be promoted anyway. They are fine to just exist in League One.
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Luckily we have an exceptional back line to protect the keeper from a lot. But I agree, I'd much rather have Murphy Cooper or Taye from two years ago.
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They really have unnecessarily riled you, you childish buffoon.
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12 different scorers in 15 matches for us thus far this season, not including own goals.
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So far missed a good headed chance and a heavy first touch to lose possession 🤣
I'm sure he'll grow into it.
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And the belated return of Saxon Earley!
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He played two weeks ago.
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But can see even Young made a fleeting appearance but assume M Roberts not on bench so.assume another long term injury.
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he is loaned out to Bedford Town for a month
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What is our obsession with playing Young on the left wing? Surely that isn't where he wants to play...
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Last season I could get the "obsession" but not now with our wingers .That being said just nice he is around as another option come injuries to others etc.
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Roberts was sent out on loan, to Bedford I think.
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https://x.com/StevenageFC/status/1974459719986372771
Yeah your right ,not sure why this was not announced though on main website.
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Yep, against Bromley. Is he playing centre back again?
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He is, with Butler at left back.
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God I love watching Pheonix.
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