Hakeeb Adelakun

[pl00peh91]

Starting up front for Gillingham against Leicester on BBC1 in a few minutes. Didn’t realise he’d gone there. Gillingham are bottom of League Two! Strange what’s happened to his career, he looked promising at Scunthorpe in League One before we apparently ruined him. Hopefully he plays well today on the telly against a leaky Leicester defence.

[Vidal]

3 minutes ago, pl00peh91 said:

Starting up front for Gillingham against Leicester on BBC1 in a few minutes. Didn’t realise he’d gone there. Gillingham are bottom of League Two! Strange what’s happened to his career, he looked promising at Scunthorpe in League One before we apparently ruined him. Hopefully he plays well today on the telly against a leaky Leicester defence.

Clubs don’t ruin players - players ruin players.

[Gillies Downs Leeds]

4 minutes ago, pl00peh91 said:

Starting up front for Gillingham against Leicester on BBC1 in a few minutes. Didn’t realise he’d gone there. Gillingham are bottom of League Two! Strange what’s happened to his career, he looked promising at Scunthorpe in League One before we apparently ruined him. Hopefully he plays well today on the telly against a leaky Leicester defence.

On loan from Lincoln I think.

[BigTone]

9 minutes ago, pl00peh91 said:

Starting up front for Gillingham against Leicester on BBC1 in a few minutes. Didn’t realise he’d gone there. Gillingham are bottom of League Two! Strange what’s happened to his career, he looked promising at Scunthorpe in League One before we apparently ruined him. Hopefully he plays well today on the telly against a leaky Leicester defence.

Forgotten we even had him here TBH so that's the lasting impression of his impact.

[Sir Geoff]

I'm sure JP will give us a mention at some time........Just as I was typing there it is.

[Red Army 75]

16 minutes ago, BigTone said:

Forgotten we even had him here TBH so that's the lasting impression of 

Edited January 7, 2023 by Red Army 75

[BigTone]

Just now, Sir Geoff said:

I'm sure JP will give us a mention at some time........Just as I was typing there it is.

He's a legend

[Red Army 75]

18 minutes ago, BigTone said:

Forgotten we even had him here TBH so that's the lasting impression of his impact.

He played 7 games apparently for us . 

[David Brent]

“Chase him down!”

[ExiledAjax]

Have opted for Pompey v Spurs and Joe Morrell.

[Red Army 75]

1 minute ago, ExiledAjax said:

Have opted for Pompey v Spurs and Joe Morrell.

Yep same. Over 8k Pompey there. Would like to visit Tottenhams new ground

[slartibartfast]

Didn't take long for JP    " ...played against Millwall for Bristol City in an FA cup 3-0 away win "

[glynriley]

13 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

He played 7 games apparently for us . 

Wonder what he cost in wages for that meagre output. Boils my piss when you think of what Lansdown,Ashton and Johnson pissed up the wall

 

Edited January 7, 2023 by glynriley

[Olé]

True story when we signed him the fee could not be agreed and went to a tribunal.

He'd played his first couple of games under LJ before the tribunal sat, at which point they decided how much Scunthorpe should pay us.

[elhombrecito]

This might be the lowest camera angle I've ever seen. The complete opposite of Ashton Gate.

[Selred]

3 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

Yep same. Over 8k Pompey there. Would like to visit Tottenhams new ground

Very nice ground. I went in the away end when Middlesbrough played them in the cup (friend is a Boro fan) and it was like being in a proper European stadium. Would recommend. 
 

Pompey are doing okay, some good balls from Morrell. Shame Pack and Towler are out. 

[Port Said Red]

Just watching the game. Typical League 2 fare, one dimensional, lacking skill and devoid of ideas....... And Gillingham aren't much better.

[Lew-T]

2 minutes ago, elhombrecito said:

This might be the lowest camera angle I've ever seen. The complete opposite of Ashton Gate.

This is the only negative of the Gate development for me. The camera is so far away!

[ExiledAjax]

14 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

Yep same. Over 8k Pompey there. Would like to visit Tottenhams new ground

Nearly 9k apparently. Impressive. I'd imagine we'd do 5-6k for a similar London game at a big place like that. Pompey have been solid but with only a little threat. Spurs sending everything through Son on the left and he's not quite got the deliver correct yet.

Morrell's been solid if unspectacular.

[BigTone]

Gillingham game about as exciting as watching a skin forming on a custard

[BigTone]

28 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

He played 7 games apparently for us . 

He did ? Must be due a testimonial.

[redsapper]

11 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Nearly 9k apparently. Impressive. I'd imagine we'd do 5-6k for a similar London game at a big place like that. Pompey have been solid but with only a little threat. Spurs sending everything through Son on the left and he's not quite got the deliver correct yet.

Morrell's been solid if unspectacular.

Due to it being a new ground that none of us City fans have watched our club at I would hope for a lot more than that. 

[ExiledAjax]

1 minute ago, redsapper said:

Due to it being a new ground that none of us City fans have watched our club at I would hope for a lot more than that. 

7.5k to the Etihad for a cup semi-final. 4.5k to Fulham a few years back (but Fulham's normally more like 2-3k). 1k average away following this season. I think 6k would be about what should be expected tbh, and I think that's a good number. It coould well be more as you say, but I'd be pleasantly shocked if we got up near 9k like Pompey.

1-0 to Spurs. Kane from the edge of the box.

[mikep]

17 minutes ago, BigTone said:

Gillingham game about as exciting as watching a skin forming on a custard

But you get to eat he custard!

[chinapig]

43 minutes ago, glynriley said:

Wonder what he cost in wages for that meagre output. Boils my piss when you think of what Lansdown,Ashton and Johnson pissed up the wall

 

I always thought you could tell which players were out and out Ashton punts as LJ didn't pick them. Which suggests Adelakun was one of them.

He would sign players gambling that transfer market inflation would lead to a profit regardless I felt.

[BigTone]

16 minutes ago, mikep said:

But you get to eat he custard!

Good point. Mmm banana custard.

Edited January 7, 2023 by BigTone

[ExiledAjax]

10 minutes ago, chinapig said:

I always thought you could tell which players were out and out Ashton punts as LJ didn't pick them. Which suggests Adelakun was one of them.

He would sign players gambling that transfer market inflation would lead to a profit regardless I felt.

But which player actually made the one huge profit? Webster - the guy that LJ specifically demanded be signed as a condition of letting Flint go. The guy LJ then played as much as he could (I mean which of us wouldn't have done that!?). He's the one who went for 1000% more than we bought him for.

[Major Isewater]

45 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Morrell's been solid if unspectacular.

That is Morrell full stop. Does what it says on the tin , the John Smiths of footballers but a player managers love. 

[Bristol Oil Services]

46 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Nearly 9k apparently. Impressive. I'd imagine we'd do 5-6k for a similar London game at a big place like that. Pompey have been solid but with only a little threat. Spurs sending everything through Son on the left and he's not quite got the deliver correct yet.

Morrell's been solid if unspectacular.

 

34 minutes ago, redsapper said:

Due to it being a new ground that none of us City fans have watched our club at I would hope for a lot more than that. 

 

28 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

7.5k to the Etihad for a cup semi-final. 4.5k to Fulham a few years back (but Fulham's normally more like 2-3k). 1k average away following this season. I think 6k would be about what should be expected tbh, and I think that's a good number. It coould well be more as you say, but I'd be pleasantly shocked if we got up near 9k like Pompey.

1-0 to Spurs. Kane from the edge of the box.

Tickets for all parts of the ground -

Adults: £20

U18s: £10

2 Adults + 2 U18s: £40

[chinapig]

1 minute ago, ExiledAjax said:

But which player actually made the one huge profit? Webster - the guy that LJ specifically demanded be signed as a condition of letting Flint go. The guy LJ then played as much as he could (I mean which of us wouldn't have done that!?). He's the one who went for 1000% more than we bought him for.

Exactly, hence my reference to gambling.

[Major Isewater]

46 minutes ago, BigTone said:

Gillingham game about as exciting as watching a skin forming on a custard

Someone’s been on YouTube. 

[BigTone]

4 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Someone’s been on YouTube. 

Give me the link Your Maj.

[italian dave]

Good to see Adelukan showing the art of short corners - he must have learnt that while he was with us, if nothing else!

[Super]

Really poor today

[BilboBaggins05]

Apparently adelakun had a shocking attitude, would go partying before games and trainjng

[Kid in the Riot]

2 hours ago, Olé said:

True story when we signed him the fee could not be agreed and went to a tribunal.

He'd played his first couple of games under LJ before the tribunal sat, at which point they decided how much Scunthorpe should pay us.

 

37 minutes ago, BilboBaggins05 said:

Apparently adelakun had a shocking attitude, would go partying before games and trainjng

100% a Mark Ashton "agent-led" signing. LJ did not want him at all. 

[Mendip City]

6 hours ago, glynriley said:

Wonder what he cost in wages for that meagre output. Boils my piss when you think of what Lansdown,Ashton and Johnson pissed up the wall

 

That was another £1m wasn’t it? Or have I dreamt that up?? No doubt it would have been I’m that region by the time we settled his wages/contract.  
 

I’m sure MA would claim we got our money back! 

[redsquirrel]

8 hours ago, BigTone said:

Good point. Mmm banana custard.

mint on a chocolate sponge pudding for me 

[GrahamC]

3 hours ago, Mendip City said:

That was another £1m wasn’t it? Or have I dreamt that up?? No doubt it would have been I’m that region by the time we settled his wages/contract.  
 

I’m sure MA would claim we got our money back! 

£650k, but still a shocking waste of money.

Started 5 games in his time with us.

[Mendip City]

20 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

£650k, but still a shocking waste of money.

Started 5 games in his time with us.

Yeah as you say, what a  waste. Presumably hundreds of thousands in wages on top.
 

There was a tendency to sign players on the up and then just stunt their progress in our reserves before chucking them out on loan. Current financial issues have stopped that… let’s hope the club remember when times get easier! 

[Major Isewater]

10 hours ago, redsquirrel said:

mint on a chocolate sponge pudding for me 

School dinners.