Second OUFC link to Love island after Curtis Nelsons brother was on it while he played for us.
Ex-Player Thread Ex-Player Thread
- Thread starter brassmonkey
- Start date
Second OUFC link to Love island after Curtis Nelsons brother was on it while he played for us.
Nah, loads of semi pro footballers have been on it and done well, have to watch it as the missus and little un do so I am like the forum expert on it, they always give their occupations as footballer then you look who they play for and have to laugh, but a lot of semi pro footballers seem to double up as social media influencers now.
I shall be supporting our former academy players attempt to get his end away and form a fake relationship for money on national tv, come on Dejon.
Stranger
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
Curtis Nelson's brother played for us? Was his name Ben?
While Curtis was with us, forget as this forums love island’s correspondent I have to be clear with you lot. And no Andy Whing wasn’t on the first series.
bazzer9461
Level: Joey Beauchamp
(428 Apps, 79 Gls)
- Year of First Game
- 1968
One programme I can definitely tell you I will not watch a complete waste of money
SirAndyOfCrosby
Level: Dave Langan
(136 Apps, 3 Gls)
- Year of First Game
- 1980
Ah that old excuse. It's not like you could go and do something else or anything
If you like it, own it.
SirAndyOfCrosby
Level: Dave Langan
(136 Apps, 3 Gls)
Ironically that's the hook-up motto used by the contestants...
Ah that old excuse. It's not like you could go and do something else or anything
If you like it, own it.
That would mean getting off the sofa at 9pm, seems unlikely.
bazzer9461
Level: Joey Beauchamp
(428 Apps, 79 Gls)
- Year of First Game
- 1968
Uh they’ve paid to make this f*****g s**tIt's on ITV, not f*cking Pay-per-view!
SSO
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
If anybody off that programme walked past me in the street I wouldn’t know who they were. And long may it be that way. Actually if I found out I got one of these pricks as a new neighbour I would f*****g move out.
Steve Gilbert
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
Lee Bradbury is the new manager of Dagenham & Redbridge who will be in the National League South next season.
- Year of First Game
- 1998
I imagine Harvey might join him, he was at the same level with Havant and Waterlooville last season by the looks of things.
Belgium Yellow
Level: John Aldridge
(141 Apps, 90 Gls)
Nice article
www.bbc.co.uk
Jefferson Louis: Footballing journeyman retires from playing
Footballing journeyman Jefferson Louis calls time on his long career after 28 years and 51 transfers.
www.bbc.co.uk
Nice article
Jefferson Louis: Footballing journeyman retires from playing
Footballing journeyman Jefferson Louis calls time on his long career after 28 years and 51 transfers.
It's clear reading that that the Swindon/Arsenal games were the highlight of his career.
But he then went on to play for another 23 years after that!
greatunclekip
Level: Steve Basham
(189 Apps, 51 Gls)
Genuinely though, what a fantastic example of someone with morals in the right place and a love for the game.
And actually a really decent player
werthersoriginal
Level: James Constable
(280 Apps, 106 Gls)
He’s doing good in the world and having fun while he does, by the look of it. So different from the likes of Elon Musk, who could solve world poverty but instead just wants to get even more for himself.
And yes I thought he was quite good, I’m sure he could have played more in the EFL if he’d focused.
Danny777
Level: Mateo Corbo
(13 Apps, 8 Yellows, 1 Red)
I felt sorry for him in his time here, the fans used to moan at him and he was a bit of a scapegoat when things weren’t going well.
Thomas/Brock/Jones
Level: Steve Basham
(189 Apps, 51 Gls)
Glad of his time here but I know that he wasn't actually a wonderful person in his 20's .
He wasn’t football league standard, decent non league/semi pro standard journeyman but we should never have been playing him and it’s not surprising we fell out of the league eventually not long after making that sort of signing.
I dunno - it was Atkins that signed him, and Rix that shipped him out.......you could argue that he was part of the group that briefly arrested our decline, and we only went back into our Football League death spiral after he left.
He may not have had Football League skill levels (OK, he definitely didn't) - but he did have Football League level size, pace and power, and he could absolutely clobber a ball.
Belgium Yellow
Level: John Aldridge
(141 Apps, 90 Gls)
That's true but he's a good example of someone who turned it around and got his life together.
He didn’t even play conference level for a lot of his career, I think you are remembering him with rose tinted nostalgia, he was pretty bad and his physical strengths couldn’t hide the fact that he wasn’t up to it on the ball.
I know people who played against and with him at semi pro level who didn’t rate him and think they played with and against better forwards at that level, I think his strength and speed tempted us into thinking we could make a player out of him.
Don't necessarily disagree......
......but he also did score 10 goals in 22 starts + 42 sub appearances. And was voted Man of the Match on RageOnline eight times.
That's better than the likes of Lee Bradbury, Craig Davies, Manny Omoyinmi and Julian Alsop managed for us around the same time, and on a goals per minute basis about the same as Steve Basham or Andy Scott.
None of which is anything more than damning with faint praise - but he wasn't completely ineffective for us.
Steve Gilbert
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
He was always a limited footballer for us and I never actually thought he was good enough for us when ever he played.
Fair play to him for turning his life around and having a decent non league career but the only reason he is still thought of fondly here is a penalty against Charlton and dancing around a changing room naked when we got drawn against Arsenal.
Marked Ox
Level: Mickey Lewis
(351 Apps, 7 Gls)
Tbf also scoring the goal against Swindon that enabled him to dance naked around the dressing room.
J-Lo was a very rough-around-the-edges beanpole. No YTS done and just a few lower league skills to his name.
But he used them to his advantage and generally did his best with them. He had a fairly accurate header on him (he scored a really well timed one against Reading in a League Cup game) and could generally cause a bit of chaos. The FL was generally a bit of a stretch for him but even in 2007-08 Mansfield thought he was worth a go back in League 2.
Plenty of people who don’t know much about the lower leagues know the name Jefferson Louis due to his longevity and love of a move to a different club. If you can’t be good, be memorable and J-Lo is certainly that.
But he used them to his advantage and generally did his best with them. He had a fairly accurate header on him (he scored a really well timed one against Reading in a League Cup game) and could generally cause a bit of chaos. The FL was generally a bit of a stretch for him but even in 2007-08 Mansfield thought he was worth a go back in League 2.
Plenty of people who don’t know much about the lower leagues know the name Jefferson Louis due to his longevity and love of a move to a different club. If you can’t be good, be memorable and J-Lo is certainly that.
In other news, Ben Davis scored the first for Thailand in a 2-0 friendly win over India.
mooro
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
Still think we should have gone for Norman Sylla instead ..
