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Ricky Holmes (ed. Pg 9 - interview with Rich Cawley)

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  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    I swear I read somewhere that Bowyer thought Holmes was a trouble maker and didn't want him?
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Good player when we had. Not sure he's the same player, suspect we had him at his peak the first time around. Wanted out when we needed him, don't see we owe him any favours. Don't need him anymore anyway.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008

    I swear I read somewhere that Bowyer thought Holmes was a trouble maker and didn't want him?

    I swear I read somewhere that Bowyer thought Holmes was a trouble maker and didn't want him?

    He said something like, Holmes wasn't that popular in the dressing room.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955

    I swear I read somewhere that Bowyer thought Holmes was a trouble maker and didn't want him?

    I don't believe he implied trouble maker, just Billy Big Bollox.

    But you're right, having been given the opportunity to bring back Holmes, Bowyer passed on him.


  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    Not to mention all the injuries that he caused with players slipping on rogue alice bands!
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    Let it go. We had him at his best. He's done now.
  • cafcnick1992
    cafcnick1992 Posts: 7,413
    Holmes fit would walk into our side. Class player.
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    Maybe I just have poor/selective memory but I'm having a hard time remembering if a player coming back for a second spell with us has ever really been successful or anywhere near as good as the first spell?
  • Miss his free kicks but he wouldn’t get in our first 11 now in my opinion, despite how well he played against us this season.
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  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,224
    In the diamond formation that we play he would not get in the team ahead of Jonny Williams... But lets not kid ourselves, any formation with a wider player (i.e. 4-4-2,4-3-3 etc) he would be one of the first names on the team sheet.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    Good God......how,many fucking midfielders do you want. We already have Williams, Reeves, Clarke, Fosu, Aribo, Lapslie & Morgan. That's without the defensive ones in Cullen, Beliek & Pratley.

    Holmes hardly set Oxford alight either. Give it a break lads. He left. He's gone. Get over it.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    Man bun.

    Enough.
  • Great for us, wish him well. Don’t need him now (may next season if RD is still about and most of our team have left on free’s though!)
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,568

    Maybe I just have poor/selective memory but I'm having a hard time remembering if a player coming back for a second spell with us has ever really been successful or anywhere near as good as the first spell?

    Roger Johnson?
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330

    Redrobo said:

    Holmes just behind Taylor and Grant would be magical.

    I don’t want to see him anywhere near our club.
    Why because a 30 year old wanted a chance to play in the championship for the first time. Ricky Holmes was excellent until the last six weeks when he was average.
    He Didn't deserve abuse when he came back.

    Ricky time has gone now at Cafc but I for one wish him well.
    No. You are wrong in guessing what I meant.

    Because we have better players in his position, he is over 30, I do not think his personality fits our team, and he is now injury prone and we have enough of those.

    I applauded his name when announced at the game as he was fun to watch when he played and I didn’t blame him for wanting a chance in the Championship, just didn’t think he would be good enough.
  • Holmes is on a two and a half year deal at SUFC - so he still has 18 months left on pretty decent coin.

    Nobody else is going to pay him what he is on there so he may as well sit it out and collect the cash as he will be 32-33 by the time his deal ends there.

    Excellent player on his day but it's pretty clear that we got the best out of him whilst he was here.
  • Daarrzzetbum
    Daarrzzetbum Posts: 1,236
    Liked him, saw him possibly at his peak, lets move on, although best wishes Ricky.
  • Maybe I just have poor/selective memory but I'm having a hard time remembering if a player coming back for a second spell with us has ever really been successful or anywhere near as good as the first spell?

    Killer
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,930

    Maybe I just have poor/selective memory but I'm having a hard time remembering if a player coming back for a second spell with us has ever really been successful or anywhere near as good as the first spell?

    Killer
    Powell
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  • Maybe I just have poor/selective memory but I'm having a hard time remembering if a player coming back for a second spell with us has ever really been successful or anywhere near as good as the first spell?

    David Whyte
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330

    Maybe I just have poor/selective memory but I'm having a hard time remembering if a player coming back for a second spell with us has ever really been successful or anywhere near as good as the first spell?

    Eddie Fermani.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    Redrobo said:

    Maybe I just have poor/selective memory but I'm having a hard time remembering if a player coming back for a second spell with us has ever really been successful or anywhere near as good as the first spell?

    Eddie Fermani.
    Eddie Firmani.
  • Maybe I just have poor/selective memory but I'm having a hard time remembering if a player coming back for a second spell with us has ever really been successful or anywhere near as good as the first spell?

    Paul Mortimer. But then he is the greatest player to have ever donned a pair of football boots
  • Maybe I just have poor/selective memory but I'm having a hard time remembering if a player coming back for a second spell with us has ever really been successful or anywhere near as good as the first spell?

    Some have done well in their second spell, e.g. Killer or Mortimer though I'm not sure if it exceeded their first spell
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070

    Maybe I just have poor/selective memory but I'm having a hard time remembering if a player coming back for a second spell with us has ever really been successful or anywhere near as good as the first spell?

    Chris Powell? Twice came back as a player and was alright.

    Him scoring against Coventry was one of the best loopy moments I've had as a Charlton fan albeit a meaningless goal
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    Joe Gomez.

    It's just not happened yet. :smile:

  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,481
    Redrobo said:

    Maybe I just have poor/selective memory but I'm having a hard time remembering if a player coming back for a second spell with us has ever really been successful or anywhere near as good as the first spell?

    Eddie Fermani.
    Eddie Fermani........who he?

  • Spanish
    Spanish Posts: 856

    Maybe I just have poor/selective memory but I'm having a hard time remembering if a player coming back for a second spell with us has ever really been successful or anywhere near as good as the first spell?

    If extended to management then surely Karel Fraeye would top the charts ??