Shaik_Ma_Heid wrote:

Has anyone checked if he’s Richard Odada in disguise?

 
What a stupid remark, would you say that if we signed a white player?

21?

#SaudiUnder16s

Last edited by David_Blunkett (02/2/2026 10:05 pm)

“We’re confident he’ll adapt well to the demands of Scottish football and give us energy, composure and athleticism in the middle of the park, but the statistical evidence supports our view"

Translated 

'We've never seen him play and until about 20 minutes ago i'd never even heard of him, but fuck me, if Ross throws enough shite at the wall, surely some of it has to stick?"

Not upset about getting more quality in a position that's a bit of a problem, but would've preferred (on paper)  a guy ready to hit the ground running.

Would've preferred ahead of that, someone to put the ball in the net.

Looking at Wikipedia Pappoe played for the same team in Israel as him, I wonder if he gave us a pointer?

Last edited by David_Blunkett (02/2/2026 10:21 pm)

and the windae SLAMS SHUT once more

JerryDungle wrote:

https://x.com/alanftemple/status/2018390862065963429?s=46&t=o2np0Z11VCW7dNgi80rfpA

Noticed United didn't announce how long his contract length was.

I'm wondering if it's only till the seasons end.
 

Just thinking out loud here...

Most of us would've looked at Falkirk and Motherwell and not trying to be disrespectful, we would turned our nose up at quite a few/most of their players as we were recruiting,  but what they both are, are a unit, a team, not a collection of rag tag individuals signed in the hope they'll get us a transfer fee down the line, with managers who aren't afraid to lose from the first whistle.

Motherwell's squad is mostly from these shore's sprinkled with some foreign talent, Falkirk's is entirely Scots and English, we have two Scots, Sibbald and Graham, SCH and Stirton i'm not including because had our signings paid off, they'd both be nowhere near the squad unless required as some sort of quota.

Could we have looked around our league, the championship, lower level English, Irish leagues and done any worse than the contributions thus far from Essenlink, Eskenen, Keresztes, Trapanovski, Moller, Kucherenko, Dolcek, Fatah, Naamo, Iovu, Watters?

Maybe harsh on a couple, but that's not to suggest whoever played instead wouldn't score a goal, make a save, do a block.

Our squad should be a core of home grown guys who'll stay 3,4,5 years with a foreign player here and there, that bit of flair or quality we can't maybe get here.

Yet we've brought in a Ghanian and a New Zealander thus far, the pattern looks like it's gonna repeat.

Ultimately I don't care where players are from, if they're delivering, but if we're honest we're probably about where most of us feared, plodding along, a rag tag bunch with no real identity, style of play and the season is gonna be one big wet fart.

Sapsford, Camara, Sevelj, those three, fit and on form that's something to build around, a base, Stephenson i'd include but he'll never be our player.

Big changes ahead in the summer another big turn around in staff, maybe it's time for the coaching staff to start taking in games, rather than doing a football version of a Pokèmon hunt.

 

Good post by DB thinking out loud.
Some very valid points, hope the Goodwins read it. (You might be surprised).
There were only 4 of our 14 worldwide summer signings in the starting XI on Saturday night.
When we were on our Euro cup run (!) you would have thought that 4 would have been 11.
It has not worked out and now it's a case of getting rid then having another go at assembling a squad a la Falkirk & M'well as DB points out.

Last edited by United Arab Emarite (03/2/2026 9:28 am)

David_Blunkett wrote:

Just thinking out loud here...

Most of us would've looked at Falkirk and Motherwell and not trying to be disrespectful, we would turned our nose up at quite a few/most of their players as we were recruiting,  but what they both are, are a unit, a team, not a collection of rag tag individuals signed in the hope they'll get us a transfer fee down the line, with managers who aren't afraid to lose from the first whistle.

Motherwell's squad is mostly from these shore's sprinkled with some foreign talent, Falkirk's is entirely Scots and English, we have two Scots, Sibbald and Graham, SCH and Stirton i'm not including because had our signings paid off, they'd both be nowhere near the squad unless required as some sort of quota.

Could we have looked around our league, the championship, lower level English, Irish leagues and done any worse than the contributions thus far from Essenlink, Eskenen, Keresztes, Trapanovski, Moller, Kucherenko, Dolcek, Fatah, Naamo, Iovu, Watters?

Maybe harsh on a couple, but that's not to suggest whoever played instead wouldn't score a goal, make a save, do a block.

Our squad should be a core of home grown guys who'll stay 3,4,5 years with a foreign player here and there, that bit of flair or quality we can't maybe get here.

Yet we've brought in a Ghanian and a New Zealander thus far, the pattern looks like it's gonna repeat.

Ultimately I don't care where players are from, if they're delivering, but if we're honest we're probably about where most of us feared, plodding along, a rag tag bunch with no real identity, style of play and the season is gonna be one big wet fart.

Sapsford, Camara, Sevelj, those three, fit and on form that's something to build around, a base, Stephenson i'd include but he'll never be our player.

Big changes ahead in the summer another big turn around in staff, maybe it's time for the coaching staff to start taking in games, rather than doing a football version of a Pokèmon hunt.

 

I’m not so sure it’s anything to do with the players we have, more to do with how they are deployed. 

Conway11 wrote:

Arabdownsouth wrote:

Shaik_Ma_Heid wrote:

 
I’d probably make a similar comment if we’d signed a player in a similar position.

The similarity reference was nothing to do with race but based on Richard Odada (Kenyan International) came in with potential which alas he did not live up to and is no longer with the club.

Not every thing is about racial discrimination. It was due to a previous poster hoping that our new signing lives upto the potential and has a successful career at the club.

 
Aye ok

That's shocking even from you - what are you getting at?
 

If you can't work it out I'm not wasting my morning explaining it to you

Not our transfer news but might cool the beans on here.
James Wilson of Hearts has gone down to Spurs til the end of the season.
He's 18 and may get the occasional game for their U/21s, maybe not.
Despite being a Scottish cap, OMG.
He wasn't on the bench on Saturday night, must have been protecting him.
He might get to see bits of London anyway.

I'm assuming we weren't able to come to an agreement to end Pappoe's loan deal.  Or did I miss that in the press?