Remember Armand Gnanduillet ?

[Sid Bishop]

Armand Gnanduillet....not a crowd favourite in his time at Leyton Orient, doing ok now.

Armand Gnanduillet scored his 10th goal of the season as Blackpool beat Morecambe 4-1 to reach the FA Cup second round.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50290264

[Long slender neck]

Knew where the goal was. Hounded out by racists.

[Sid Bishop]

Knew where the goal was. Hounded out by racists.

Hounded out by certain sections in the crowed..........without a doubt !! IMO, also perhaps disliked by some due to his playing style, some thought him a bit lazy. Then again, many good players did not play well when Bechetti has the owner, then did well once they moved to other clubs.

[Chief crazy horse]

He has a slow languid style, but he was very useful and I remember saying so at the time. I always look out for Blackpool to see if he's scored. Yes, he was more or less hounded by some who couldn't see his merits. But to say he was hounded out by racists is a ridiculous comment to make.

[Sid Bishop]

He has a slow languid style, but he was very useful and I remember saying so at the time. I always look out for Blackpool to see if he's scored. Yes, he was more or less hounded by some who couldn't see his merits. But to say he was hounded out by racists is a ridiculous comment to make.

Agree.

[point nine one eight]

Armand Gnanduillet....not a crowd favourite in his time at Leyton Orient, doing ok now.

Armand Gnanduillet scored his 10th goal of the season as Blackpool beat Morecambe 4-1 to reach the FA Cup second round.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50290264

Yeah remember him, tall guy, jet black, midfield player, once he got going not many guys could catch him let alone trying to tackle him. Unfortunately came to us in our worst history, good guy liked him just wish he could have arrived at a better time for him and us, remember him at blackpool game, paid his respect to us, dam fine bloke.

[Constantine]

He was only at the club what 3 years ago? It's hardly a stretch to remember him, although apparently some have forgotten he played up front.

[Sid Bishop]

Armand Gnanduillet....not a crowd favourite in his time at Leyton Orient, doing ok now.

Armand Gnanduillet scored his 10th goal of the season as Blackpool beat Morecambe 4-1 to reach the FA Cup second round.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50290264

Yeah remember him, tall guy, jet black, midfield player, once he got going not many guys could catch him let alone trying to tackle him. Unfortunately came to us in our worst history, good guy liked him just wish he could have arrived at a better time for him and us, remember him at blackpool game, paid his respect to us, dam fine bloke.

That was a really nice post that you have written about Armand Gnanduillet, after the nastiness you sometimes come across on this forum, so good to come across a post like this, well written and nice thoughts at the end, well done !
I remember seeing a cracking goal by him at home when he played for us, cant recall who we were playing at the time ?

[EastDerehamO]

Have noticed he's been doing well at Blackpool, and last season too.

Never really cut it here, but that could be said of a number of players, was a bad time for the club and it's difficult to thrive in that atmosphere.

[Thor]

He was only at the club what 3 years ago? It's hardly a stretch to remember him, although apparently some have forgotten he played up front.

It is a period of time that most orient fans would want to forget. There were some decent players during the madman’s reign only to be messed around for one reason or another by his crazy excess.

[Long slender neck]

Remember him scoring in that game Vs Dagenham and being booed by our own fans.

[Sid Bishop]

Remember him scoring in that game Vs Dagenham and being booed by our own fans.

Correct on both counts, i was there at that game and as I recall that was Dagenhams last game in division 2 before being relegated to the national league.

[Redcard]

Prestige, why introduce racism claims. He was disliked by some because he was lazy and didn’t produce the goods , end of.
There has never been a history of us abusing our black players so give it a rest.

[Sid Bishop]

Prestige, why introduce racism claims. He was disliked by some because he was lazy and didn’t produce the goods , end of.
There has never been a history of us abusing our black players so give it a rest.

Agree that many who booed him did it more because his style of playing was seen by some as a bit lazy and unmotivated. But he was one of many who at that time did not produce their very best and that was due the the malign and toxic atmosphere at the club at that time.

[Scuba Diver]

Remember him scoring in that game Vs Dagenham and being booed by our own fans.

Was roundly coated by the experts/morons on here, who decided in about ten minutes he was crap.

See also:
John Marquis
Charlie Daniels

and last season, many were ripping into Macauley Bonne at various times also.

[OyinbO]

Gnanduillet was always compared unfavourably to Palmer, who played to 100% of his ability but wasn't as good. Gnanduillet may have been frustrating, but I'd still rather have him in the side - playing at 80% he was still the superior player.

[Highwood Man]

Do remember him scoring a wonder goal in one game. Ball came to him, he just turned and lashed it into the top corner. Unstoppable. As others have said, sadly played in the Beelzebub era with all that that entailed.

[gshaw]

Remember him scoring in that game Vs Dagenham and being booed by our own fans.

Was roundly coated by the experts/morons on here, who decided in about ten minutes he was crap.

See also:
John Marquis
Charlie Daniels

and last season, many were ripping into Macauley Bonne at various times also.

Marquis was played on the wing for reasons only the manager at the time knows - he's played upfront ever since and been a success there... no surprise a player in their correct position does better

Daniels I can only think you're going as far back as his initial Spurs loan with us when he was pretty lightweight?

As for Bonne I said at the time we'll miss his contribution when he's gone and couldn't understand anyone giving him flak last season. Definitely being proved right on that front as we're a much poorer side without his work rate and goals.

[JimbO]

He has a slow languid style, but he was very useful and I remember saying so at the time. I always look out for Blackpool to see if he's scored. Yes, he was more or less hounded by some who couldn't see his merits. But to say he was hounded out by racists is a ridiculous comment to make.

That's pretty spot on.

[Sid Bishop]

Remember him scoring in that game Vs Dagenham and being booed by our own fans.

Was roundly coated by the experts/morons on here, who decided in about ten minutes he was crap.

See also:
John Marquis
Charlie Daniels

and last season, many were ripping into Macauley Bonne at various times also.

Marquis was played on the wing for reasons only the manager at the time knows - he's played upfront ever since and been a success there... no surprise a player in their correct position does better

Daniels I can only think you're going as far back as his initial Spurs loan with us when he was pretty lightweight?

As for Bonne I said at the time we'll miss his contribution when he's gone and couldn't understand anyone giving him flak last season. Definitely being proved right on that front as we're a much poorer side without his work rate and goals.

I have never seen an Os forward work as hard off the ball as Bonne, come to that exceptional work rate compared to any player at any team you can think of !) Charlton got a real bargain at £200,000 but we had no choice in the matter other than to let him go, perhaps if a sell in clause has been put in, more money may come if he gets sold on by Charlton for a big fee.