Struggling to remember him playing against us... though was he the one who literally was completely terrorised when Norwich ran amok there last season?
Yet another Dagger with a lot of potential and a nice price on his head. John Still should be sitting in Powell's chair now. He knows what he's doing at this level and has the ability to make silk purses from sow's ears and to polish rough diamonds into valuable gemstones. Excuse the mixing of metaphors
I remember him. He's the Colchester defender who is built like a brick outhouse. Always been impressed with him and is a bit quicker than what we have - would complement Doherty or Dailly well.
If John Still is so good - and has so many sought after players, how come they got relegated?
you could equally ask: how did they climb out of the conference and into the football league?. And, they were relegated along with a team who beat us in the play offs the previous year, And they ran on reportedly the lowest budget in the division, And, the fact that Still had continually to sell players to make ends meet fatally weakened the daggers survival prospects.
There's a limit to what he can do Vincenzo, this level was always going to be very tough for a club as small as Dagenham & Redbridge. Getting into it was a major achievement in the first place.
He seems to have the whiff of Sam Sodje about him, which may or may not be a good thing.
If John Still is so good - and has so many sought after players, how come they got relegated?
you could equally ask: how did they climb out of the conference and into the football league?. And, they were relegated along with a team who beat us in the play offs the previous year, And they ran on reportedly the lowest budget in the division, And, the fact that Still had continually to sell players to make ends meet fatally weakened the daggers survival prospects.
So does he have the ability to make silk purses out of sow's ears or not? At best unproven at this level, and certainly with the expectation being at a club like ours will bring.
Do you think that when his mum was pregnant with him, her & her husband were sitting playing scrabble whilst also deciding on a name for their future child?
If John Still is so good - and has so many sought after players, how come they got relegated?
you could equally ask: how did they climb out of the conference and into the football league?. And, they were relegated along with a team who beat us in the play offs the previous year, And they ran on reportedly the lowest budget in the division, And, the fact that Still had continually to sell players to make ends meet fatally weakened the daggers survival prospects.
So does he have the ability to make silk purses out of sow's ears or not? At best unproven at this level, and certainly with the expectation being at a club like ours will bring.
what's 'expectation' got to do with it? A manager selects a team to go out and win football matches. Said manager should expect his team to win be It Manchester United or the Dog and Piddle
Lets hope any 2nd bid we make for this guy comes off. It would send out a positive message to other potential signings i.e. the likes of Hayes & Wiggins etc if they see us strengthening the squad in other areas.
I remember him from Colchester - quite liked him at the time I remember. Might be an interesting physical defence with him, Mambo, Francis and Youga although I know many would question the quality.
There are as many wind-ups/know it all's in their bedrooms as there are on forums and on football rumours, but twitter is now a rolling news channel, a newspaper edition that comes out on the hour and every journalist's (from Henry Winter to the bloke who covers non-league in the local rag) "you heard it here first" platform - there is a lot of rubbish in it, but it's now the first place that news breaks
COLCHESTER United have rejected a low six-figure bid from Charlton for centre-back Magnus Okuonghae, the EADT understands.
Addicks boss Chris Powell is looking to completely overhaul his squad this summer in a bid to get the club promoted back into the Championship following a two year absence and has made the Nigerian-born defender one of his main targets.
The U’s are keen to keep hold of their key man and have rejected the bid, but – with the 25-year-old entering the last year of his contract – it is expected that the south London club will come back with an improved offer.
Colchester, who were forced to cash in on defenders Marc Tierney and Paul Reid this January to prevent them leaving for nothing this summer, now have to decide just what would represent an offer that would be too good to turn down.
Okuonghae missed the entire second half of the season just gone after undergoing surgery on a blood flow problem in his foot. He is on course for a return to pre-season training though and should be fit to start the 2011/12 campaign.
The 6ft 3in Nigerian-born defender was released by Fulham as a youngster and, after a brief spell in non-league, relaunched his career at Dagenham & Redbridge where he helped them finish eighth in League Two.
That persuaded Colchester manager Paul Lambert to bring him to Essex for a fee believed to be around £45,000 and his acquisition proved to be a bargain.
Affectionately nicknamed ‘Beast’ by the U’s fans, the strong and athletic Okuonghae barely missed a game in his debut season in League One and ended up skippering the side for most of the campaign, also signing a new deal.
His second season at The Weston Homes Community Stadium was effected badly by injury though, the aforementioned foot problem limiting him to just 17 appearances.
Colchester boss John Ward has poured cold water on reports claiming Charlton have made a bid for defender Magnus Okuonghae.
The 25-year-old centre-half has reportedly caught the eye of Addicks boss Chris Powell despite missing the second half of last season through injury. But Ward, who is just back from a two-week holiday, says he is unaware of any offers for his players. He told the Gazette: "I don't know where this report has come from. "I have not heard of any interest shown in any of my players and I know that kind of information would find me out wherever I am."
If John Still is so good - and has so many sought after players, how come they got relegated?
you could equally ask: how did they climb out of the conference and into the football league?. And, they were relegated along with a team who beat us in the play offs the previous year, And they ran on reportedly the lowest budget in the division, And, the fact that Still had continually to sell players to make ends meet fatally weakened the daggers survival prospects.
So does he have the ability to make silk purses out of sow's ears or not? At best unproven at this level, and certainly with the expectation being at a club like ours will bring.
what's 'expectation' got to do with it? A manager selects a team to go out and win football matches. Said manager should expect his team to win be It Manchester United or the Dog and Piddle
If John Still is so good - and has so many sought after players, how come they got relegated?
you could equally ask: how did they climb out of the conference and into the football league?. And, they were relegated along with a team who beat us in the play offs the previous year, And they ran on reportedly the lowest budget in the division, And, the fact that Still had continually to sell players to make ends meet fatally weakened the daggers survival prospects.
So does he have the ability to make silk purses out of sow's ears or not? At best unproven at this level, and certainly with the expectation being at a club like ours will bring.
what's 'expectation' got to do with it? A manager selects a team to go out and win football matches. Said manager should expect his team to win be It Manchester United or the Dog and Piddle
Quite right. John Still to replace Fergie.
By the time the senile old bugger retires (Lord Alexson that is) JS will be England manager and we'll have won the WC and maybe the chain as well.
Sky just put a story that Reading might be interested if Mills goes to Wolves .Ipswich were also mentioned along with us as having an interest.
I thought Jason Pearce was the one supposed to be on the verge of moving to Reading?? If we're against Ipswich or Reading I can't see us having much joy in getting him. At least we're after a decent level of player though.
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What about a decent cup run ? ;0)
East Anglian Daily Times reporter Stuart Watson doesn't think there's anything in this story and thinks its probably just talk from his agent.
Twitter is utter Tosh f f s, bullshit for bird brains
Like the look of him, certainly fits CP's vision of adding more 'physical presence' to the side.
Make another bid and sign him I say, unless they want stupid money, in which case. sod off.
Was an ankle injury that kept him out since November. We must be confident he will completely recover, doesn't look like he'll be cheap.
COLCHESTER United have rejected a low six-figure bid from Charlton for centre-back Magnus Okuonghae, the EADT understands.
Addicks boss Chris Powell is looking to completely overhaul his squad this summer in a bid to get the club promoted back into the Championship following a two year absence and has made the Nigerian-born defender one of his main targets.
The U’s are keen to keep hold of their key man and have rejected the bid, but – with the 25-year-old entering the last year of his contract – it is expected that the south London club will come back with an improved offer.
Colchester, who were forced to cash in on defenders Marc Tierney and Paul Reid this January to prevent them leaving for nothing this summer, now have to decide just what would represent an offer that would be too good to turn down.
Okuonghae missed the entire second half of the season just gone after undergoing surgery on a blood flow problem in his foot. He is on course for a return to pre-season training though and should be fit to start the 2011/12 campaign.
The 6ft 3in Nigerian-born defender was released by Fulham as a youngster and, after a brief spell in non-league, relaunched his career at Dagenham & Redbridge where he helped them finish eighth in League Two.
That persuaded Colchester manager Paul Lambert to bring him to Essex for a fee believed to be around £45,000 and his acquisition proved to be a bargain.
Affectionately nicknamed ‘Beast’ by the U’s fans, the strong and athletic Okuonghae barely missed a game in his debut season in League One and ended up skippering the side for most of the campaign, also signing a new deal.
His second season at The Weston Homes Community Stadium was effected badly by injury though, the aforementioned foot problem limiting him to just 17 appearances.
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Colchester boss John Ward has poured cold water on reports claiming Charlton have made a bid for defender Magnus Okuonghae.
The 25-year-old centre-half has reportedly caught the eye of Addicks boss Chris Powell
But Ward,
He told the Gazette: "I don't know where this report has come from.
"I have not heard of any interest shown in any of my players and I
know that kind of information would find me out wherever I am."
Sky just put a story that Reading might be interested if Mills goes to Wolves .Ipswich were also mentioned along with us as having an interest.
I thought Jason Pearce was the one supposed to be on the verge of moving to Reading?? If we're against Ipswich or Reading I can't see us having much joy in getting him. At least we're after a decent level of player though.