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Cullen's loan

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  1. RicardoHCAFC

    RicardoHCAFC Well-Known Member
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    Played the second half on his debut as Bradford gave up a 1-0 HT lead to lose 3-1 to Barnet (first away win of the season).
    Played the first half at Oxford as they lost 2-1.
    Played the last ten minutes against Aldershot as Bradford lost 1-0
    Unused sub tonight as they lost 2-1 against 10 man Crewe. (Clayton Donaldson getting sent off on the stroke of half-time with it being 2-1 at the time)

    I'm guessing they're not all that taken with him which gives us a slight problem when he gets back (I assume they won't extend it once PT is sacked). How has he gone from scoring a PL goal on his debut to being a reserve for a L2 side in the space of less than a year?
     
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  2. St-Louis Tiger

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    We were a really poor prem team to be fair... <laugh>
     
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  3. Amin Yapusi

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    The kid needs alot of work, I don't think this loan was really the right move for him. He's got a bit of technique, and an eye for goal but thats about it. No positional sense, height, strength, not very quick either, he really needs some top coaching if he's ever going to be succesful. He needs to go on loan to a better side with better players around him if he's going to improve.
     
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  4. jayc89

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    Going on loan to a team down on confidence is never a good idea anyway
     
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  5. BrAdY

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    True
     
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  6. Quill

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    Thanks Brady, now go back to sleep.
     
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  7. BrAdY

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    Bit early
     
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    Now at Blackpool, dropped into 3rd choice striker now. He did alright at Luton and his first season at Blackpool. Needs to move on again for the sake of his career.
     
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  10. SW3 Chelsea Tiger

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    Why drag up a thread from 7.5 years ago that has zero relevance to anything that’s happening right now
     
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  11. hullborn

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    Or start him in a premier league game if your Dowie.
     
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  12. Quill

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    His first start for us in the PL was when we were pretty much already relegated AND HE ****ING SCORED.

    You actually cannot have a go at Dowie for playing Cullen. The other choices were players like Altidore ffs.
     
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  13. Steven Toast

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    Atkinson scored in that game too. Was a weird one for sure. Although it just sort of highlighted how ****e Wigan were.
     
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  14. DJBlackandamberarmy(No4)

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    I remember commenting after that game how much I liked Cullen's goal , it was a poachers finish on the six yard box and that's what we had been missing for ages , and I thought we had a talent on our hands. So basically just disregard everything I say in future <laugh>
     
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  15. GLP

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    Holy thread resurrection.
     
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    I remember being impressed, as it was the one and only time he stayed onside.
     
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  17. Deano's Volley

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    He learnt from the best...Caleb Folan! Wasn't a bad player but **** me I don't think he ever knew how the rule worked.
     
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  18. BrAdY

    BrAdY Well-Known Member

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    Always liked folan

    First £1m signing

    Scored some great goals

    That goal v wba that made us believe we might actually get promoted

    The goal v watford to make the wembley dream certain, even with the lead it felt like with city the worst would happen

    The winning goal in our first ever top flight game

    Last i seen he was playing for colarado
     
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  19. Deano's Volley

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    Yeah not saying I didn't like or rate him cos I did it was just frustrating how often he was offside
     
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  20. BrAdY

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    I think he ran diagonally instead of directly forward
     
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