Darren Pratley (Page 25 - Detailed interview with the SLP pre Leyton Orient match )

killerjerrylee

With both Pratley and Hylton teaching the dark arts, our young players would be unstoppable.

aliwibble

killerjerrylee said:

With both Pratley and Hylton teaching the dark arts, our young players would be unstoppable.

But the number of yellow cards would probably increase exponentially

thenewbie

killerjerrylee said:

With both Pratley and Hylton teaching the dark arts, our young players would be unstoppable.

Pearce teaching the defenders, Pratley the midfielders and Hylton the forwards would mean we'd have Darker Arts than Voldemort....

Bod

I was very discombobulated when he left. Absolutely ridiculous decision. Maximum respect to him.

IR94

still awful to watch, credit to him for carving out a career with his level of ability 

ForeverAddickted

Credit to him as an individual, two huge games for Leyton Orient in the space of a few days, and he's just played the full match in both of them!!

Maybe its something that cost them today, a younger version of Pratley would have managed, and should have been replaced before FT

killerandflash

After the game he clapped our supporters, a top pro.

Talal

Will always think fondly of him 

Chunes

A top pro and someone who always gives 100%. But not a player I have ever enjoyed watching. 

IdleHans

Chunes said:

A top pro and someone who always gives 100%. But not a player I have ever enjoyed watching. 

except against Doncaster Rovers

se9addick

killerandflash said:

After the game he clapped our supporters, a top pro.

Yep, very classy guy. He’s had a great career, he must have looked after his fitness to a level that others wouldn’t given he’s still playing 90 mins in professional football at his age. 

One we let go too early. 

Bostonaddick

Seeing him accidentally head it backward off the post was just like old times.

EugenesAxe

Bostonaddick said:

Seeing him accidentally head it backward off the post was just like old times.

Yeah the old fellas still got it 😂

JustFloydRoad

Hopefully he gave Anderson some lessons today (Anderson looked out of place).

thenewbie

se9addick said:

killerandflash said:

After the game he clapped our supporters, a top pro.

Yep, very classy guy. He’s had a great career, he must have looked after his fitness to a level that others wouldn’t given he’s still playing 90 mins in professional football at his age. 

One we let go too early. 

I don't think we did honestly. Great guy, decent player but I genuinely don't think he's what we needed then or now. He does what he does extremely well but pure athleticism while very useful can only take you so far.

That said he's definitely one I can see ending up on the coaching side one day and if he did end up back at The Valley in that capacity I'd be pretty happy.