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Mandela Egbo - gone to Colchester (p17)

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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,599
    Scoham said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Well thats a surprise - Didnt expect that name

    But not surprised we've gone for someone who was with Swindon last season.

    The fact he's a wing-back... the fact that O'Connell played centrally in a back three last season

    I'd be very surprised if we didnt play 3-5-2 next term.
    Still too early to tell for me, even in a flat back four you want full backs who offer something in attack.
    Certainly be better if we do have players who can adjust systems if needed

    Find someone like this on the left hand side, in a 4-3-3 type formation, and there might be hope for Kirk yet
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,239
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Callumcafc said:
    I don't think much of the new away shirt.
    Looks more like a Harlequins shirt.
  • Lordflashheart
    Lordflashheart Posts: 5,623
    Well I suppose I can regard this as my birthday present from CAFC - I’m 52 years young today

    Welcome Mandela - please be a good present 
  • king addick
    king addick Posts: 3,716
    Macronate said:
    Never thought I’d see the day when CAFC mimicked Love Island. Love it.

    ❤️ 
    Least we won't lose him to acting career 😂 made me laugh though!
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,215
    edited June 2022
    Admin, change my username to Blackbox_Addick please:


  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,075
    DamoNorthStand said:
    Lets' all be honest, nobody really has any idea whether these players will be any good or not (unless you spend your spare time watching mid table of League 2).

    So anyone saying 'Great Signing' or 'He's Rubbish' is frankly guessing at this stage.

    I haven't a clue how this is gonna work out - all we can do is wish the new players luck and see how they look.

    Remember, we are aiming for promotion and so need players ready for the top of league 1. Not just bog standard league 1.
    You're right but surely the best judge here is Garner.

    In any walk of life if you move companies and want to take a fellow employee with you, it's fair to say you'd probably rate that employee as being good at their job.

    Garner absolutely won't have signed him if he didn't think he was good enough.
  • grumpyaddick
    grumpyaddick Posts: 6,597
    How many goals did we  concede via the RB channel last season ?

    Possibly our most important signing. 
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,320
    Another that went straight under the radar. Glad we're going about our business quietly. 
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,334
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Well thats a surprise - Didnt expect that name

    But not surprised we've gone for someone who was with Swindon last season.

    The fact he's a wing-back... the fact that O'Connell played centrally in a back three last season

    I'd be very surprised if we didnt play 3-5-2 next term.
    I’d be surprised if we played 3-5-2 but probably too early to tell. If we start selling wingers and signing strikers and more centre backs then maybe. I think we would have kept Washington if 3-5-2 was the plan.

    A New LB, O’Connell, Lavelle and Egbo will work fine as a back 4 and hopefully another centre back, 2 left backs and maybe another right back to be added as well to those options. 4-3-3 will be the main formation I reckon but culd see us also using 3-5-2 as Garner did a bit for Swindon last season but from what their fans have said about him he didn’t really get that to work for them and they returned to form once he switched back to his favoured 4-3-3

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  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,482
    Athletico Charlton said:
    Did I read somewhere before he has spent a fair amount of time out injured or was that someone else we were linked to?
    If it wasn't him, it soon will be no doubt.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,904
    Can someone insert 3 '+' symbols at the beginning and end of the thread title, otherwise this signing doesn't mean as much or attract the eye as much as Eoghan O'Connell's.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,361
    We are signing players with a big ego....

    Mandela EGbO
    EGOhan O'Connell
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,704
    Hopefully a major improvement on Matthews and Gunter. 
    Welcome to the club and good luck.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,818
    The guy is a Love Island super fan judging by his Twitter feed, no wonder he was up for that embarrassing announcement video 🤣
  • grumpyaddick
    grumpyaddick Posts: 6,597
    Quite an impressive quote from young Mandela.

    Hitting the ground running, forwards, upwards, one direction etc.

    At least it's dynamic. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,704
    Lordflashheart said:
    Well I suppose I can regard this as my birthday present from CAFC - I’m 52 years young today

    Welcome Mandela - please be a good present 
    Happy birthday mate.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,769
    I must be the only one who hadn’t got a clue what that introduction video was all about 🤷🏼‍♂️

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  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,968
    Wonder if Garner is going to go after McKirdy too?

  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,599
    cafc999 said:
    Wonder if Garner is going to go after McKirdy too?

    Depends how many Swindon vouchers we have left.

    We've already used a few on Jaiyesimi and Egbo, there is rumour of Louis Reed joining too

    Their fans are going to hate us soon
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,215
    Turning up in that shirt, doing the love island intro vid and speaking the way he does, excellent stuff exactly what I wanna see from a young player, loaded with confidence, good luck to the lad 👏🏻  
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,818
    Bedsaddick said:
    I must be the only one who hadn’t got a clue what that introduction video was all about 🤷🏼‍♂️
    https://www.myimperfectlife.com/features/love-island-quotes-phrases

    13. I’VE GOT A TEXT

    The most iconic phrase of all. When the islanders shout “I've got a text” it means the Love Island gods (aka show producers) are intervening and something is about to go down. It's either a recoupling or elimination night announcement, news of a new arrival, a challenge or a date. You never know what you're going to get! 

  • ElliotCAFC
    ElliotCAFC Posts: 2,553
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Well thats a surprise - Didnt expect that name

    But not surprised we've gone for someone who was with Swindon last season.

    The fact he's a wing-back... the fact that O'Connell played centrally in a back three last season

    I'd be very surprised if we didnt play 3-5-2 next term.
    I’d say 3-4-3 is more likely, can’t see Garner suddenly not playing with wingers. 
  • ozaddick
    ozaddick Posts: 2,852
    edited June 2022
    BR7_addick said:
    Turning up in that shirt, doing the love island intro vid and speaking the way he does, excellent stuff exactly what I wanna see from a young player, loaded with confidence, good luck to the lad 👏🏻  
    I thought that too.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,818
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  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,814
    Strong Quaser logo vibe to that shirt, knows his kit history

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