Nathan Elder

Nathan Elder

markbfc said:
We don't want to stay in League Two, this is my point.
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True, but another years contract for Callum would probably have meant that there was no need for Lee Thorpe. Which in hindsight would've been A Good Thing.
 

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homelessbee said:
True, but another years contract for Callum would probably have meant that there was no need for Lee Thorpe. Which in hindsight would've been A Good Thing.
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Look at the scoring ratio - Thorpe's is miles better for us. Callum is crap and you know it. If he had not done it in eighteen months of trying at BFC there was no way he would lazurus-like spring to 20 goals for us this campaign. He's gone. Get over it.
 

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SmiffyBee said:
that would be Calum Willock...career stats 103 games, 34 goals

In the last 2 years, since he signed for Bees, 33 starts , 8 goals.

Decent stats IMHO.....easy to deride a player playing in a poor team, on the bench for most of his time a GP. Signed as a replacement for the prolific DJ Campbell..yet not the same type of player, his reputation suffered by comparision to DJ.

Still, I suppose it's easy to critisize :sorted:
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there's 2 'Ls' in Callum. (as you keep pointing out to others about Osbo(U)rne ! :D

his stats for BFC were sh*te. 4 goals in 23 starts. or 4 goals in 41 games however you want to look at it. He was cack. :wave:
 

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markbfc said:
Look at the scoring ratio - Thorpe's is miles better for us. Calum is crap and you know it. If he had not done it in eighteen months of trying at BFC there was no way he would lazurus-like spring to 20 goals for us this campaign. He's gone. Get over it.
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Quite right Mark. Willock is now where he belongs in the Blue Square, and I believe I'm right in saying he was on the bench for Stevenages last game.
To me that says it all. Nice chap and all that.
Thorpe now IMO should be ****ed off now asap.
 

Nathan Elder

markbfc said:
Look at the scoring ratio - Thorpe's is miles better for us. Calum is crap and you know it. If he had not done it in eighteen months of trying at BFC there was no way he would lazurus-like spring to 20 goals for us this campaign. He's gone. Get over it.
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Willock's goals where scored at a level above where we currently are. I reckon he could've done a job for us in this league, this year. Rather than spunk a 2 year contract on somebody older than him, worse than him and very probably more expensive than him.

I know he's gone. I am over it. Try growing some manners. :shake: :)
 

Nathan Elder

daveyp123 said:
are you saying you would enjoy seeing callum back at GP based on the stats then?
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no.
but I am pigeonholing you in the "Bees Fans who think players are either dog sh1t or world class" category

:wave:
 

Nathan Elder

markbfc said:
I suggest not based on goal ratio and the fact Lee Thorpe is still in League football.
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:imwith: Thorpe isn't prolific but has achieved his career 1 in 4 so far with us, which is all that can be expected of a 30+. He also knows how to break up a game and rough up defenders, Willock knew how to run about like a headless chicken and score the occasional tap-in (although admittedly Thorpe has missed his fair share of sitters this season).
 

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"He's young, with no league experience, but we believe with full-time training we can help him become better player," said Brighton boss Dean Wilkins."

Were they not @rsed helping him then or was Lg.1 to much of a jump for him from non lg ??? :scratch:
 

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anyway....I feel lots of good vibes from this new Elder chap...I reckon he could fit in very nicely....:owusu:
 

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nice flowers me old petal

He should of signed for our Lancashire league 2 chums,then he'd be Elder Bury
 

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beeeehive said:
Willock turned down a contract at port Vale to play for Stevenage :shrug:
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I think it's a sensible move for him:
a) Port Vale (ie. The Potteries) is a dump
b) Stevenage is much closer to home

but probably more decisively

c) they may well both be in the same div next year (Vale deffo)
 

Nathan Elder

SmiffyBee said:
Good Work FlyBee :sorted:
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Thanks Smiffy. Not sure I'm quite in your league yet! :D It was a straight fight between the Neanderthal gag or saying that being a Brighton boy he's an anagram of 'the anal nerd'...d'oh! :cool:
 

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The signing of Elder appears to be fantastic news. It is promising to see that a conscious decision has been made to pay small amounts for young players with growth potential. The policy of signing late-20s and early-30s clapped-out rejects was steering Brentford Football Club down the road to ruin. Take away the transfer fees, and the club would have been ruined ages ago. It must have been noted that Brentford have been most successful with players when purchased from other clubs for a modest amount. Of course, the exception to that is Willock.

I know markbfc said something about Willock being crap at L1 level, but the stats suggest that Mark didn't go anywhere near far enough in his criticism. His 4 goals in 23 starts is almost an appalling 1 in 6. And if you stretch that to appearances, that is 4 in 41 - just over 1 goal in 10 matches. It doesn't matter how sh*te the players around him were, there is no positive spin that can be put on that.

Elder on the other hand, is still (what the racing folk would describe as) an unexposed perfomer. There is no way Brighton fans could make a conclusive judgement of his abilities when starting from so few starts. I don't know about anyone else, but I have my fingers crossed that Brighton have dropped a huge clanger here.

Other than that, my pick of the quotes from this thread is this one:-

North London Bee said:
Thanks God, we are now sticking to the policy of signing young players who can improve and see their value appreciate.

A few months ago the only assets we possessed with a likely resale value were Ide and Osbourne.

Now we can add Elder and Dickson plus maybe even Connell and Poole.

This is the only way forward for a club in our position and I am delighted that sense has prevailed.
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Sums things up nicely for me.
 

Nathan Elder

All this thread needs is a bring back the trolley post.........

wonder if Nathan will start on Sat? or will he keep the same 11? thinking about it bet the game wont even be on!

Welcome Nathan.
 

Nathan Elder

Brighton have sold 3 players and failed with all 3 attempts to sign replacements. rofl
 

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The mystery of Calum's missing letter can now be solved.

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...................a cool finish from the Elderman.....................
 
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