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An apology to Kitching (1 Viewer)

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skyblue_55

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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I’ve stated my dislike for this lad & thought his days were numbered at City , but what a transformation he has made to our defence, since coming back in .
A tough cookie & may he continue this good form , with Lampard hopefully making him into a Fadz if possible .
CTID
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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Classy centre back who should have in the team all season.
Also not buying the itk stuff about him being disruptive.
 
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Malaka

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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I heard from a very good source that he was an arsehole in the changing room, with a toxic personality. Hopefully this has changed under the new management
 
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stevefloyd

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  • Jan 26, 2025
  • #4
He's doing ok at the minute for us apart from having bandy legs and letting the ball defelct of them
 

Saddlebrains

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  • Jan 26, 2025
  • #5
TomRad85 said:
Classy centre back who should have in the team all season.
Also not buying the itk stuff about him being disruptive.
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He was. That's come from more than 1 or 2 people, it's pretty well known

Seemingly knuckled down and shown a better side to himself staying in the team, fair play to him
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Jan 26, 2025
  • #6
I heard the worst about him however I was convinced that using it could get the best out of him. Now would give him the armband. First name on the team sheet arm behind Dovin of course.
 

Otis

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  • Jan 26, 2025
  • #7
Ha, that's funny. Both posting at the same time, saying the complete opposite of each other.









This "trouble/disruptive" tag has been alluded to by quite a number of posters on here over a good period of time, so I am leaning to that being the truth.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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Saddlebrains said:
He was. That's come from more than 1 or 2 people, it's pretty well known

Seemingly knuckled down and shown a better side to himself staying in the team, fair play to him
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Nah sorry. Unless disruptive means he was pissed off at not playing, in which case fair play, he was right wasn't he?
Imagine knowing you're a decent CB and watching us piss away goals every week.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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I still don't think he's brilliant defensively. He's a very flat footed defender who's vulnerable to players running in behind and doesn't anticipate danger all that well. Case in point thought he was slow to react to the shot yesterday. His aggression did help against what was a physical Watford side though.

His ability to thread a pass through the midfield and carry the ball forward from defence does offer something different as well.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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TomRad85 said:
Nah sorry. Unless disruptive means he was pissed off at not playing, in which case fair play, he was right wasn't he?
Imagine knowing you're a decent CB and watching us piss away goals every week.
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Maybe he was just a prick who's grown up a bit.
McFadzean has admitted to being the same when he was younger but turned himself round.

I know they're friendly, perhaps he's mentored him?
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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clint van damme said:
Maybe he was just a prick who's grown up a bit.
McFadzean has admitted to being the same when he was younger but turned himself round.

I know they're friendly, perhaps he's mentored him?
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I don't think your entire personality can change in the space of a few weeks. The logical conclusion is that he was being mismanaged.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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TomRad85 said:
I don't think your entire personality can change in the space of a few weeks. The logical conclusion is that he was being mismanaged.
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Like I say, read McFadzeans interviews, he was the same.
It's very hard to draw definitive conclusions about whats gone on with him based on when he been picked/dropped.

Played by Robins, part of a great run, dropped by Robins.
Brought back for 1 game by Carr, dropped by Carr.
Not picked byLampard, picked by Lampard after enforced formation change and been superb.

Not difficult to imagine that at 25 he's thought to himself time to knuckle down.
 
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Hoofhearted

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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"An Apology to Kitching " The Specials lesser known follow up to "A Message to you, Rudi"
 
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Evo1883

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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Him and Thomas are our 2 best defenders .. said it for ages
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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Evo1883 said:
Him and Thomas are our 2 best defenders .. said it for ages
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Also the only 2 CBs we own that I would trust in a back 4. Credit where its due I think Binks and even our mate Joel are ok in a 5, but either in a 4 scares the shite out of me.
 
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False9

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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There's going to be a lot of these apology threads
 
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covcity4life

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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Evo1883 said:
Him and Thomas are our 2 best defenders .. said it for ages
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You also been very down on lati. Got to admit he's a decent player and playing for lampard alot so it can't be down to being robins favourite ?
 

Evo1883

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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covcity4life said:
You also been very down on lati. Got to admit he's a decent player and playing for lampard alot so it can't be down to being robins favourite ?
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I still feel the same about lati
 

covcity4life

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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Evo1883 said:
I still feel the same about lati
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You haven't seen any improvement even recently?
 

Evo1883

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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covcity4life said:
You haven't seen any improvement even recently?
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we have better CBs
 

covcity4life

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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Evo1883 said:
we have better CBs
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Yeah I know. And I agree. But latis been very good last few months
 

Evo1883

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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covcity4life said:
Yeah I know. And I agree. But latis been very good last few months
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*games
 
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gspotgaz

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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I’d be interested to see how we’re defining this alleged toxic behaviour?

for example, is bollocking a teammate in the changing room now defined as ‘toxic’?

He seems to genuinely care and is one of those gritty battlers that you want when going to war. He’s proven a lot of people wrong last few weeks.
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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Evo1883 said:
*games
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I think he's been putting in some decent performances since November, (with a few duff ones thrown in).
But if/when we return to 4 at the back, would you trust him centrally in a 2 or at RB?

Don't think I would.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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clint van damme said:
I think he's been putting in some decent performances since November, (with a few duff ones thrown in).
But if/when we return to 4 at the back, would you trust him centrally in a 2 or at RB?

Don't think I would.
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He's just OK for me , I'd always play thomas and kitching ahead of him in a back 4 ..but I'm not the gaffa
 
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Hobo

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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skyblue_55 said:
I’ve stated my dislike for this lad & thought his days were numbered at City , but what a transformation he has made to our defence, since coming back in .
A tough cookie & may he continue this good form , with Lampard hopefully making him into a Fadz if possible .
CTID
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It was a sparky game yesterday and he showed a level head, which he didn't last season and got involved in too much needless stuff.

To me his ability has never been the issue, it has always been his temperament. Yesterday showed he can do it.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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Still stand by that if we can get a couple million for Lati I’d take it
 
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clint van damme

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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Evo1883 said:
He's just OK for me , I'd always play thomas and kitching ahead of him in a back 4 ..but I'm not the gaffa
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I think we'll return to the 4 eventually and recruit another CB in the summer and I can't see Lati getting in ahead of the new guy, Thomas and Kitching.
Not sure where that would leave him, or Binks.
 

Evo1883

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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Ccfcisparks said:
Still stand by that if we can get a couple million for Lati I’d take it
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If I could give him some credit it would be that he's definitely good at the dark arts
 
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Evo1883

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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clint van damme said:
I think we'll return to the 4 eventually and recruit another CB in the summer and I can't see Lati getting in ahead of the new guy, Thomas and Kitching.
Not sure where that would leave him, or Binks.
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Binks is a strange one , I don't want to pass judgement on him just yet .. he has some very good attributes
 
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Seymour_East

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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gspotgaz said:
I’d be interested to see how we’re defining this alleged toxic behaviour?

for example, is bollocking a teammate in the changing room now defined as ‘toxic’?

He seems to genuinely care and is one of those gritty battlers that you want when going to war. He’s proven a lot of people wrong last few weeks.
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Agreed mate, too many Chinese whispers around this place, if he was ‘toxic’ I doubt he’d even make the squad and be offloaded whatever the price received.
He’s a grafter as far as I’m concerned and works well with Thomas.
 

Mr Panda

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  • Jan 26, 2025
  • #32
Maybe he’s just more suited to Lampard’s managerial style - seems like an arm over the shoulder kind of guy.

As much as I love Robins, he was known for being a bit of a grump, a straight talker, more in the mould of a no nonsense old style manager - doesn’t suit everyone, staff as well as players.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Jan 26, 2025
  • #33
Ccfcisparks said:
Still stand by that if we can get a couple million for Lati I’d take it
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Agreed

I’ve only recently discovered his twitter though, and he’s quite funny. So wouldn’t mind keeping him for that.
 

covcity4life

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  • Jan 26, 2025
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Ccfcisparks said:
Still stand by that if we can get a couple million for Lati I’d take it
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Didn't you say 10 million in another thread?
 
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SkyBlueSam01

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  • Jan 26, 2025
  • #35
Mr Panda said:
Maybe he’s just more suited to Lampard’s managerial style - seems like an arm over the shoulder kind of guy.

As much as I love Robins, he was known for being a bit of a grump, a straight talker, more in the mould of a no nonsense old style manager - doesn’t suit everyone, staff as well as players.
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Take your point but feel that is a bit unfair on Robins who was second to none in terms of recognising the human side of management
 
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