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[Zico]

47 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Yes. He gets the benefit of the doubt from me that he's just been unlucky, can return to full fitness long term, and is not actually a crock. That's what 'benefit of the doubt' means.

ok, but be aware that you are giving him the benefit of the doubt based on a match performance from 2.5 years ago

[Cheese]

3 minutes ago, Zico said:

ok, but be aware that you are giving him the benefit of the doubt based on a match performance from 2.5 years ago

Why do I need to "be aware"? Supporting a football team is not a rational persuit. Players become legends for tiny moments that become embedded in supporters minds. If everyone started thinking about football logically, nobody would bother watching.

[Rival Son]

1 hour ago, Zico said:

ok, but be aware that you are giving him the benefit of the doubt based on a match performance from 2.5 years ago

A single match? There is no doubt that Dempsey has had injury problems over the last 12 months, but whenever he’s turned out in white, both before the injury problems and in the small number appearances last season, there’s no doubt he gives us something completely different as an attacking midfielder (dare I say number eight) to anyone else in our squad, over the last three seasons. Moreover, he always leaves everything on the pitch.

[Zico]

20 minutes ago, Rival Son said:

A single match? There is no doubt that Dempsey has had injury problems over the last 12 months, but whenever he’s turned out in white, both before the injury problems and in the small number appearances last season, there’s no doubt he gives us something completely different as an attacking midfielder (dare I say number eight) to anyone else in our squad, over the last three seasons. Moreover, he always leaves everything on the pitch.

nah, I meant Cheese was giving him the benefit of the doubt that he isn't now a crock because of his efforst in the PJ final

he was great last season when he was fit, that's not in doubt, nor is his effort and determination he puts into playing for us

but he's now starting to find himself more injured than not over the last 2 years

personally I'd forget about him coming back and staying fit and playing to the levels required on a regular basis

he's had two years of injury starting with his back and then his knee, a reoccurence of his knee, and then another recoccurenece of the same knee

previous good performances don't make me think he'll come back fitter and stronger than ever

 

[Rival Son]

34 minutes ago, Zico said:

previous good performances don't make me think he'll come back fitter and stronger than ever

If you watched the video posted by @desperado, you’ll know that he’s back in full-contact training this week, and possibly in contention for the matchday squad by the end of the month. He sounded confident that he’s now fit.

[Zico]

1 hour ago, Rival Son said:

If you watched the video posted by @desperado, you’ll know that he’s back in full-contact training this week, and possibly in contention for the matchday squad by the end of the month. He sounded confident that he’s now fit.

I hope he is

I think he could do better as the #10 than we've seen from McAtee and Randall

I'm not pinning any hopes on him though, because of the last 2 years of injuries

[Kane57]

Heard a few people talking about Dempsey playing as a no10. What's this based on? For me he was always best at playing deeper and then running on to the ball, rather than holding it up or being a playmaker. He definitely doesn't have the flair aspect that role demands

[desperado]

16 minutes ago, Kane57 said:

Heard a few people talking about Dempsey playing as a no10. What's this based on? For me he was always best at playing deeper and then running on to the ball, rather than holding it up or being a playmaker. He definitely doesn't have the flair aspect that role demands

He has.

Done it for us a few times.

And from the horses mouth:

‘He has also played in a couple of different midfield positions for the Whites, from a deeper-lying number eight to a number 10 behind the front two.

“I like to receive the ball around the halfway line and drive with the ball and bring everyone else into play,” he explained. “I enjoy playing 10, especially in the way this team plays.’

Although he’s probably played more games as an 8.  

 

[Pablo]

Excellent tiktok / Youtube account just started to get some views.....calling our ex-players and ex-managers lies in podcasts.

Its brilliant....they cant really lie anymore in the modern game with all the gamees and stats tracked and available at finger tips.

99% of after dinnner speakers are telling lies.

[burnden]

 

[burnden]

 

[RONNIE PHILLIPS]

4 hours ago, burnden said:

 

Is it in 11 parts?

[Cheese]

 

[L/H White]

3 minutes ago, Cheese said:

 

was my left CB in the charity game at the reebok this summer alex, with me LB

a formidable partnership we were

[medwaywhite]

Still sits with his dad a few rows in front of us in north lower 

[Krimzon]

 

[Cheese]

 

[Cheese]

 

[Krimzon]

 

[Krimzon]

 

[Clarence Carter]

 

[Kane57]

I thought "he looks old" but then it was almost 30 years ago that he signed for us

[ph31]

On 09/04/2026 at 16:20, Clarence Carter said:

 

Never knew he scored the 1st goal at the Reebok*. Good watch / listen overall.

 

*in open play and not including goals for the opposition 

[victor meldrew]

3 minutes ago, ph31 said:

Never knew he scored the 1st goal at the Reebok*. Good watch / listen overall.

 

*in open play and not including goals for the opposition 

Overpaid tosser , never forgive him for Wembley. Used to shag Lindsey Dawn Mackenzie (think that was her name) massive udders porn star

[DirtySanchez]

7 minutes ago, victor meldrew said:

Overpaid tosser , never forgive him for Wembley. Used to shag Lindsey Dawn Mackenzie (think that was her name) massive udders porn star

His free kick at somewhere I don't want to remember was sublime 

Might have been play offs 

He was very good in that league