kumnio Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Signed for Dortmund for between £25 and £30 million as a 17 year old, unbelievable price. Receives racist abuse, sadly believable. Birmingham retire his number as a mark of respect, WTF 😂 Englands talent in the teens and early 20s is quite staggering unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 The club said: “In such a remarkably short space of time Jude has become an iconic figure at Blues, showing what can be achieved through talent, hard work and dedication. “His caring, humble and engaging off-the-field demeanour has also made him such an impressive role model. “The No 22 shirt has become synonymous with Jude, his rise to the first team aged just 16 years and 38 days and these qualities. As such the Club have decided it would be fitting to retire this number, to remember one of our own and to inspire others.” 44 games and 4 goals 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 “black people only think about money” Sure it’s racist but hardly the worst thing you’ll read on social media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 23 minutes ago, ParisInAKilt said: “black people only think about money” Sure it’s racist but hardly the worst thing you’ll read on social media. Is that seriously it? Thats 1/10 on the scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I’d imagine the decision to retire his jersey probably went through a few people and possibly even a board before getting signed off. That means several people had the chance to say “don’t be so fucking stupid” and no one did. An absolutely ridiculous decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, ParisInAKilt said: The club said: “In such a remarkably short space of time Jude has become an iconic figure at Blues, showing what can be achieved through talent, hard work and dedication. “His caring, humble and engaging off-the-field demeanour has also made him such an impressive role model. “The No 22 shirt has become synonymous with Jude, his rise to the first team aged just 16 years and 38 days and these qualities. As such the Club have decided it would be fitting to retire this number, to remember one of our own and to inspire others.” 44 games and 4 goals 😂😂 Raul getting his Schalke number retired (lasted 1 season) was bizarre but he scored a shit load and helped win two trophies and a year later it got unretired. Fuck, Matt Le Tissier number never even got retired. Edited July 24, 2020 by phart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey Jim Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Load of Americanised Pish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 7 hours ago, kumnio said: Is that seriously it? Thats 1/10 on the scale. I think so, I had a similar reaction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 1 hour ago, phart said: Raul getting his Schalke number retired (lasted 1 season) was bizarre but he scored a shit load and helped win two trophies and a year later it got unretired. Fuck, Matt Le Tissier number never even got retired. Didn’t know about Raul, that’s very strange considering his legacy is with Madrid and not Schalke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Motherwell retired the number 10 for Phil O’Donnell (after David Clarkson had worn it for a season IIRC?). This would be the equivalent of retiring Turnbull’s number when he leaves. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThistleWhistle Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) Played v Stoke a couple of games back and was looking forward to watching him. Did nowt but moan throughout and didn't really stand out although he was playing within himself to protect against injury. His touch was decent and he's a big youth but the game passed him by. Had a look for youtube highlights after expecting see the reincarnation of the Kaiser but even his six minutes on there repeats the same stuff umpteen times. However, my scouting prowess vs Dortmund's mean he's probably going to be an absolute monster by the time he's 21. England's team could be scary if they can uncover a decent centre half. GK - Henderson RB - TAA/James/ Wan Bissaka CB - Gomez LB - Shaw/Chilwell/ Williams (looks like won a raffle to me but seem to rate him at United) CM - Rice/ Bellingham / Foden / Skipp / Willock FW - Sancho/ Greenwood/ Rashford/ Hudson Odoi/ Brewster/ Nelson/ Sessegnon/ Elliott Some of them will not make it and some will be proper over rated but that is a scary amount of young talent available. Edited July 24, 2020 by ThistleWhistle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in5omniac Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1285137895712600064 😐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolling hIlls Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 1 hour ago, in5omniac said: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1285137895712600064 😐 That made me chuckle. What football should be all about. A laugh and friendship. Right. Away to give a driving lesson to son. Stand on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolling hIlls Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Ramy. You been banned again already?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 20 minutes ago, Rolling hIlls said: Ramy. You been banned again already?? Can you not keep the Ramy pish to the one thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolling hIlls Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, ParisInAKilt said: Can you not keep the Ramy pish to the one thread? Going to start a thread about having a sense of humour. Can I count you in? You can get this in Boots nowadays seemingly. Stand on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 2 hours ago, ParisInAKilt said: Can you not keep the Ramy pish to the one thread? It has entered 'grooming' territory at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 An absolute riddy for Birmingham. Even more so if his career doesn't develop much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/24/2020 at 9:35 AM, Jersey Jim said: Load of Americanised Pish I think it should only ever be done if a club legend passes away whilst still playing. Although sometimes you look at someone wearing a number at a club after a legend has left and think it just doesn't look right. When Puyol retired im sure Dani Alves took the number 5 which was weird then busquets ended up with it. Just didnt seem right. Or anyone at Celtic wearing the number 7 after Larrsson but again this will have happened over the years for each generation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLT NY Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 7:30 AM, Kirk said: I think it should only ever be done if a club legend passes away whilst still playing. Although sometimes you look at someone wearing a number at a club after a legend has left and think it just doesn't look right. When Puyol retired im sure Dani Alves took the number 5 which was weird then busquets ended up with it. Just didnt seem right. Or anyone at Celtic wearing the number 7 after Larrsson but again this will have happened over the years for each generation The way it's supposed to work in football is that a legend makes the shirt a special number that other special players inherit... Man Utd number 7 is probably one of the best examples. This decision is outrageous on numerous levels. As for England's current youthful talent, I think Chilwell and TAA are genuinely good fullbacks, Foden's got potential and some of they're strikers are pretty good (but that's always the case with England). We are likely to have a massively overinflated opinion of English youngsters for three reasons... - We get English TV commentary where every good thing they do is magnified beyond belief and every bad thing is completely overlooked - They command inflated transfer rates because of the massive amounts of money floating around English football - We're comparing them against Scottish youngsters. They're sourcing from the Chelsea and Man United youth systems, we're sourcing from Motherwell and Hamilton mainly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 18 hours ago, COLT NY said: The way it's supposed to work in football is that a legend makes the shirt a special number that other special players inherit... Man Utd number 7 is probably one of the best examples. This decision is outrageous on numerous levels. As for England's current youthful talent, I think Chilwell and TAA are genuinely good fullbacks, Foden's got potential and some of they're strikers are pretty good (but that's always the case with England). We are likely to have a massively overinflated opinion of English youngsters for three reasons... - We get English TV commentary where every good thing they do is magnified beyond belief and every bad thing is completely overlooked - They command inflated transfer rates because of the massive amounts of money floating around English football - We're comparing them against Scottish youngsters. They're sourcing from the Chelsea and Man United youth systems, we're sourcing from Motherwell and Hamilton mainly. Yeah I know what you mean, probably why I question certain guys taking numbers at certain clubs. I think Chilwell is good but overrated, TAA is a cracking player without doubt. Foden should be a great player if he sticks at it and bides his time. Rashford to me is just meh, hes clearly good but he's not outstanding and Kane is worth fuck all if he doesnt go and play in a team where he might win something. The money is just daft though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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