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Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:15 pm
by Currywurst and Chips
Can't really compete when a League 1 side comes knocking
Have faith in the Watford Wenger
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:24 pm
by Cheshunto
RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:10 pm
Max B Gold wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:45 pm
Cheshunto wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:44 pm
This is a bigger blow than DJ going to Mansfield
Disagree. A very limited player. There's better out there.
I agree Max but it’s getting them to sign for us , that’s the problem. Good players will always be in demand by everybody
I’ve not seen many players in L2 who can beat a player and run with the ball for fun like Brophy.
Admittedly his end product was missing sometimes, but I always enjoyed watching him play and Cambridge obviously rate him.
Yes Max there is better out there, but will they come to Orient ??
Hopefully we will forget about those leaving soon as we get some better players in.
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:24 pm
by Bergen
Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:15 pm
Can't really compete when a League 1 side comes knocking
Have faith in the Watford Wenger
I agree, but pre-season is just three weeks away and it would be nice to resign a few of the out-of-contract players. Lets hope we can keep Happe and Vig.
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:31 pm
by BIGRON
Bergen wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:24 pm
Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:15 pm
Can't really compete when a League 1 side comes knocking
Have faith in the Watford Wenger
I agree, but pre-season is just three weeks away and it would be nice to resign a few of the out-of-contract players. Lets hope we can keep Happe and Vig.
Id rather keep Vig , I just don't rate Happe ☹
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:38 pm
by gshaw
Again no real surprise, his dad's comments on FB said he was going without ever stating it directly. The point about finding a manager he can trust speaks volumes too.
There were two key factors - I wanted to come back into League One and I wanted to find a place and a gaffer that I can relate to and that I felt he had trust me in and I had trust in him.
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:38 pm
by redintheface
Rather disappointing imho. A very good and versatile player who I think would have continued to be an asset for us. Looks like KJ is going to have a bit more work than expected this close season in filling the gaps - especially down the left hand side of the team.
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:48 pm
by Jack
Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:58 pm
Well getting Jacket in seems to have worked a treat
Thats a tad unfair Monkey boy. Negotiations with these payers started at the turn of the year, way before KJ came to the club.
I think they had made their minds up they were going a while ago, and waited for their agents to get the best deal.
Playing under Ross and then Jobi ( or was it Ling) must have been frustration for any forward player, as they played such a cautious negative way.
Im a bit upset with Brophs and DJ, but i didnt like Wilko. he has an attitude problem IMO
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:54 pm
by Hedmans Header
Very good player who was failed by
Leyton Orient probably the best
left winger the club has had since Alan
Comfort..
And Frank Clark certainly wouldn’t
have wasted Comfort’s ability and
development to ask him to play left
back ..
Good luck to Brophy as he’s only wasted
the past 3 years in E10..
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 5:36 pm
by Top of the JES
Whatever the merits of James Brophy and wherever he played he gave us Four years decent service, won a promotion and ended up getting a three year deal on League One wages, good luck to him.
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 6:06 pm
by WhetstoneO
Will remember Brophy scoring at Northampton in front of us to give us the win a couple of years ago, the only time I was sure he was going to finish it. Not enough end product and frustrating as he is nearly a very good player but nowhere near the same class as Comfort or Otto. More Greg Berry!
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:18 pm
by Monkey Boy
Jack wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:48 pm
Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:58 pm
Well getting Jacket in seems to have worked a treat
Thats a tad unfair Monkey boy. Negotiations with these payers started at the turn of the year, way before KJ came to the club.
I think they had made their minds up they were going a while ago, and waited for their agents to get the best deal.
Playing under Ross and then Jobi ( or was it Ling) must have been frustration for any forward player, as they played such a cautious negative way.
Im a bit upset with Brophs and DJ, but i didnt like Wilko. he has an attitude problem IMO
What I was getting at is,you would have thought working with KJ might have persuaded them a little more.but this seems to have had the reverse affect? Perhaps some of them have been coasting over the last season or two and now they might actually have to work for there place?
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:20 pm
by Smendrick Feaselberg
Hedmans Header wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:54 pm
Very good player who was failed by
Leyton Orient probably the best
left winger the club has had since Alan
Comfort
What about Dean Cox?
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:36 pm
by Ronnie Hotdogs
Hedmans Header wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:54 pm
Very good player who was failed by
Leyton Orient probably the best
left winger the club has had since Alan
Comfort..
And Frank Clark certainly wouldn’t
have wasted Comfort’s ability and
development to ask him to play left
back ..
Good luck to Brophy as he’s only wasted
the past 3 years in E10..
He’s nowhere near the player Coxy was, just for starters.
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:55 am
by BiggsyMalone
Dean Cox did nothing of note at Orient. Yeah he scored some nice goals and had a lovely song but Brophy delivered success
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 8:19 am
by Ronnie Hotdogs
BiggsyMalone wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:55 am
Dean Cox did nothing of note at Orient. Yeah he scored some nice goals and had a lovely song but Brophy delivered success
Cox lead Orient to a higher finish in every single season he was here.
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:23 am
by BiggsyMalone
I must have imagined him getting relegated then.
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:44 am
by Ronnie Hotdogs
BiggsyMalone wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:23 am
I must have imagined him getting relegated then.
No, we were relegated.
Still finished in a higher position in the league, though.
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:59 am
by BiggsyMalone
James Brophy never finished 23rd or lower
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:25 am
by RedDwarf 1881
BiggsyMalone wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:55 am
Dean Cox did nothing of note at Orient. Yeah he scored some nice goals and had a lovely song but Brophy delivered success
You must be joking mate . Brophy couldn’t even tie Coxy’s boot laces. IMO ,Coxy was one of the best players Orient have ever had in it’s history. A real terrific little player who always wore his heart on his sleeve. I think Brighton made a big mistake letting him go when they did .
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:29 am
by BiggsyMalone
RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:25 am
BiggsyMalone wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:55 am
Dean Cox did nothing of note at Orient. Yeah he scored some nice goals and had a lovely song but Brophy delivered success
You must be joking mate . Brophy couldn’t even tie Coxy’s boot laces. IMO ,Coxy was one of the best players Orient have ever had in it’s history. A real terrific little player who always wore his heart on his sleeve. I think Brighton made a big mistake letting him go when they did .
Brophy made history at Orient. Cox played well.
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:30 am
by Wally Banter
Stop feeding the troll, guys.
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:33 am
by Currywurst and Chips
Sad how Dean's career has nosedived after leaving the club.
Couple of seasons in League 2 then non league in the Isthmian and Conference South
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:17 pm
by Bergen
Successful dribbles (League One: 2021/22)
164 - Oladapo Afolayan
135 - Chiedozie Ogbene
126 - James Brophy 
92 - Barry Bannan
92 - Teddy Bishop
90 - Theodor Corbeanu
87 - Jay Matete
87 - Wes Burns
86 - Ethan Hamilton
86 - Panutche Camara
The boy has done well.
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:14 pm
by orient4life
probably as he is playing in his normal position.....
Re: Brophy gone to Cambridge
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 11:05 pm
by Max B Gold
Bergen wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:17 pm
Successful dribbles (League One: 2021/22)
164 - Oladapo Afolayan
135 - Chiedozie Ogbene
126 - James Brophy
92 - Barry Bannan
92 - Teddy Bishop
90 - Theodor Corbeanu
87 - Jay Matete
87 - Wes Burns
86 - Ethan Hamilton
86 - Panutche Camara
The boy has done well.
Interesting.
Can you run the numbers for the same players but this time for "assists". Cheers.
