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Some of us older O's will remember Alex being hailed as a big prospect during the Tommy Taylor era but didnt get first team opportunities under Taylor had a stand up row with him (that I saw first hand) and left to join Bolton Wanderers.

Playing for Eastbourne against Truro on Tuesday night he sustained a very serious knee injury, he could not be moved until an ambulance and specialist trauma team arrived and the game ended up being abandoned - wish him well after what sounds like a horrible injury.

Truro still have 13 games to play in National league South after the weather caused several postponements so far this season. They were tennant's at Taunton Town but the pitch there is an a terrible state too so they are now playing at Gloucester City for the foreseeable future.


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Don't think it could've been Tommy Taylor's era. Finney's only 27.

Admin wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:34 am Don't think it could've been Tommy Taylor's era. Finney's only 27.

No you are right the old grey matter is playing tricks on me it was Danny Webb I think who was coaching the under 18's who Finney argued with. Slade might even have been there too watching the game. Finney was playing for the under 18's on a Saturday morning but thought he should have been in the first team, he got substituted and went off on one.

Yeah he was here in 2014..

Baldy, wasn't he?

DuvB wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:26 pmBaldy, wasn't he?

Yes.

I think Andy Edwards was our YT coach at the time. Finney played in the YT team with Sam Ling, Freddy Moncur and Scott Kashket.