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Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 3:15 pm
by faith1234
Anyone got any news on another forward
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 4:32 pm
by gshaw
Pugwash wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 12:27 pm
Get Pigott back then, screaming for a forward when weve let forwards like Smith & Pigott go already, we dont need any type of the shiteloads out of contract. Wellens wants a specific type. Fans freaking out does nothing
No recall clause in Pigott's loan, speaks volumes about just how much the club wanted him off the books
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 5:26 pm
by LittleMate
Pugwash wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:26 pm
LittleMate wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:20 pm
Pugwash wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 12:27 pm
Get Pigott back then, screaming for a forward when weve let forwards like Smith & Pigott go already, we dont need any type of the shiteloads out of contract. Wellens wants a specific type. Fans freaking out does nothing
Your statement is illogical. Get Pigott back - who's clearly not the specific type Wellens wants..
He's a sh*t forward.Some are crying like a baby with a soiled nappy. The right type of forward is what Wellens has consistantly said, not any Joe willy or Harry. Did you miss the comma?
I've FYP
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 6:50 pm
by WilliamTell
Wellens said post Stevenage that a bid had been turned down so they were moving on. By who and for who remains a mystery.
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 7:04 pm
by Pugwash
gshaw wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 4:32 pm
Pugwash wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 12:27 pm
Get Pigott back then, screaming for a forward when weve let forwards like Smith & Pigott go already, we dont need any type of the shiteloads out of contract. Wellens wants a specific type. Fans freaking out does nothing
No recall clause in Pigott's loan, speaks volumes about just how much the club wanted him off the books
And we dont want another mistake
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 7:21 pm
by Berin
I don't fully understand the timings of this signing. I get it that Warrington hasn't worked out yet, Pratley may retire soon, Galbraith could be off in the summer, and we still need a replacement for El Mizouni. So it makes sense if we're building for next season.
But surely wingers and a number 9 are the priority right now? Abdulai is described by himself and his former manager as a box to box midfielder who's suffered from playing out of position, yet RW was going to play him in the 10 role against Stevenage.
Building for next season - great signing. I was under the impression that we were going for a play-off push this season though.
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:58 pm
by PKM
Let’s see him play a few times before we write off his abilities to help us this season.
It sounds like a very decent signing to me, time will tell as ever.
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:24 pm
by faith1234
Looking forward to seeing him play but not being funny but we need a forward
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:28 pm
by Pugwash
faith1234 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:24 pm
Looking forward to seeing him play but not being funny but we need a forward
Barry Poundhill
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 6:14 am
by faith1234
What anyone things of my silly post but at th end of the day the facts are kelman gets injured we are f*cked we need another forward and an less we recall Pigott which we are know that the club won't so we have to wait to see if ling does his job
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:00 am
by essexfootball
Azeem Abdulai (CM) - [Swansea - Leyton Orient] - Undis
The 22-year-old has been handed minutes here and there as a winger for Swansea, but that’s not where Luke Williams saw him playing in the long-term – neither out wide, nor at Swansea. He signs a three-year deal at Orient, and it looks like he’ll be taking up more a box-to-box role for the O’s.
Richie Wellens’ squad is a thin one, and Abdulai not only adds another body into the mix, but an athletic body at that. He has a powerful build and the physical attributes needed to make a fist of League One and beyond – it’s no surprise that he played a lot of his youth football at centre-half. He was once courted by top-flight sides, and if he can show his strong technique at Orient, this could be a very smart signing for the League One play-off hopefuls.
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:47 am
by Hoover Attack
essexfootball wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:00 am
Richie Wellens’ squad is a thin one
Don’t forget about Moncur, he’s only out on loan.
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 10:27 am
by faith1234
Yeh if Pigott has no return ffs release him sell or release moncur
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 12:08 pm
by RedDwarf 1881
essexfootball wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:00 am
Azeem Abdulai (CM) - [Swansea - Leyton Orient] - Undis
The 22-year-old has been handed minutes here and there as a winger for Swansea, but that’s not where Luke Williams saw him playing in the long-term – neither out wide, nor at Swansea. He signs a three-year deal at Orient, and it looks like he’ll be taking up more a box-to-box role for the O’s.
Richie Wellens’ squad is a thin one, and Abdulai not only adds another body into the mix, but an athletic body at that. He has a powerful build and the physical attributes needed to make a fist of League One and beyond – it’s no surprise that he played a lot of his youth football at centre-half. He was once courted by top-flight sides, and if he can show his strong technique at Orient, this could be a very smart signing for the League One play-off hopefuls.
If he's seen as a box to box midfielder then he could be our replacement for El-Miz . Please God he ends up being as good . Obviously he will need some time to bed in and get up to speed .
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 12:14 pm
by faith1234
Looks a good player anyone know when he will be cleared to play
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 12:25 pm
by Hoover Attack
Berin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 7:21 pm
I don't fully understand the timings of this signing. I get it that Warrington hasn't worked out yet, Pratley may retire soon, Galbraith could be off in the summer, and we still need a replacement for El Mizouni. So it makes sense if we're building for next season.
But surely wingers and a number 9 are the priority right now? Abdulai is described by himself and his former manager as a box to box midfielder who's suffered from playing out of position, yet RW was going to play him in the 10 role against Stevenage.
Building for next season - great signing. I was under the impression that we were going for a play-off push this season though.
It gives us other options - different formations, freeing up other midfielders.
Genuinely can't understand people querying this.
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 12:26 pm
by faith1234
Great idea but qe are still short in the forward line
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 12:42 pm
by Hoover Attack
Yes we are and this is not relevant to that fact.
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 1:17 pm
by RedDwarf 1881
faith1234 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 12:14 pm
Looks a good player anyone know when he will be cleared to play
Surely, he will be able to play tomorrow.
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 7:29 pm
by gshaw
Fixed that for you, harsh truth is he didn't even impress at NL level in the first half of his loan so career trajectory only headed downward at this point. A great shame given his talent but that's how it's ended up.
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 7:59 pm
by Scuba Diver
Did really well today, especially for a debut...
A powerful and combative presence - and a real pest for Reading I thought..
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 8:02 pm
by Hoover Attack
Looks too good for L1 already and Richie hasn’t even started working with him. Really excited to see him develop.
Re: Azeem Abdulai - set to sign?
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:41 pm
by aylesburyos
He was excellent