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Post by salaghaf on Feb 23, 2017 9:41:20 GMT
See O'Dowda can't even make the squad now at Bristol. Sat at home watching TV on matchdays.
Maybe that mysterious illness has struck again....??!?? He really should go and see a specialist (assuming his Dad's not available).
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Post by krissyallen on Feb 23, 2017 9:45:14 GMT
See O'Dowda can't even make the squad now at Bristol. Sat at home watching TV on matchdays. Maybe that mysterious illness has struck again....??!?? He really should go and see a specialist (assuming his Dad's not available). noticed that, could we see him back soon a-la Joey Beauchamp?
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Post by ZeroTheHero on Feb 23, 2017 9:54:06 GMT
Would we want him back? Both Hall and Johnson are better than him out wide, with both of them able to do other jobs as well (striker and full back respectively). Especially since he has played very little since he left - I suspect he has gone backwards.
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Post by foley on Feb 23, 2017 10:06:29 GMT
A shame. I reckon that he really needed a season where he played a lot of games. He would have got that at Oxford this season I reckon.
I assume that he has had a large pay rise, but the move at the moment does not look a good career one. Has he scored this season at all? He is a talented player but as a winger he needs to be handled well.
Ironically MAPP is very good at bringing on younger players ....
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Post by CheltenhamYellow on Feb 23, 2017 10:32:00 GMT
Would we want him back? Both Hall and Johnson are better than him out wide, with both of them able to do other jobs as well (striker and full back respectively). Especially since he has played very little since he left - I suspect he has gone backwards. No, we wouldn't.
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Post by chazzahoufc on Feb 23, 2017 11:26:38 GMT
I would want him back. He is a class player who could fill in a space on the left. Assuming that skarz goes in the summer due to Johnson taking his spot alot this season. Just imagine Johnson and Odowda on the left... WOW
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Post by petechilton on Feb 23, 2017 11:59:32 GMT
As of now it seems he's having a season similar to last (either sub or being subbed in most games) but presumably is getting paid much better for the privilege.
If you read the BCFC forum he seems to gain mixed opinions though has been praised for his defensive work.
Hopefully he will get more game time in the future rather than just a larger wallet.
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Post by lucabrasi on Feb 23, 2017 12:04:56 GMT
Can't say I'm sympathetic, what a catastrophic way it was to end his time at his boyhood club. Certainly don't want him back. Not a judas, but a bit of a snake.
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Post by Mark on Feb 23, 2017 12:10:45 GMT
It's also quite worrying when you look at the ground and money behind Bristol City to see them just one place above the relegation spots.
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Post by londonroader on Feb 23, 2017 12:25:17 GMT
It's also quite worrying when you look at the ground and money behind Bristol City to see them just one place above the relegation spots. Exactly, it's not everything...
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Post by Mark on Feb 23, 2017 12:38:13 GMT
It's also quite worrying when you look at the ground and money behind Bristol City to see them just one place above the relegation spots. Exactly, it's not everything... As we are all looking at a potential play-off charge, we would have to massively outperform our budget to have any chance in the Championship, if Bristol City are struggling. I could also imagine Ashton trying to tempt Appleton to Bristol City (assuming they stay up) with their bigger ground, better facilities etc.
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Post by dubaiyellow on Feb 23, 2017 12:43:58 GMT
Exactly, it's not everything... As we are all looking at a potential play-off charge, we would have to massively outperform our budget to have any chance in the Championship, if Bristol City are struggling. I could also imagine Ashton trying to tempt Appleton to Bristol City (assuming they stay up) with their bigger ground, better facilities etc. Budget obviously plays a big part but with a good manager and a young talented improving group of players who are very much together, which we do have, leaves me confident of holding our own. If we were to make it.
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Post by The Fence End on Feb 23, 2017 13:17:13 GMT
The Bristol City fan I work with and goes to their games said that the last time O'Dowda played he was used as a holding central midfielder!
We're spoilt for choice down the left hand side with Hall and Johnson. I don't think we need him back and I doubt Appleton will want him either after the way the O'Dowda's behaved.
I hope we're in the same league as Bristol City next season just to prove Callum and Matty Taylor made the wrong decision. However as I write that they will think they have as they are on higher wages now and that's all that matters to players these days. I must remember that players don't give a shit about playing for their home town clubs and it's all about the cash!
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Post by oufcyellows on Feb 23, 2017 13:20:47 GMT
Not so sure, obviously it's a major factor, but I think Calum also did it so that he could make the break into the full Ireland side, ironically he's probably further away from a call now than he was with us. Still don't wish him bad, for no other reason that I bet a pretty large chunk of that fee is still to be paid in clauses, appearances, promotion, maybe even international caps. Not to mention a sell on. To get all that we need him to do well.
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Post by bazzer9461 on Feb 23, 2017 13:37:49 GMT
See O'Dowda can't even make the squad now at Bristol. Sat at home watching TV on matchdays. Maybe that mysterious illness has struck again....??!?? He really should go and see a specialist (assuming his Dad's not available). noticed that, could we see him back soon a-la Joey Beauchamp? But would he start?
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Post by Young Money on Feb 23, 2017 13:42:07 GMT
He's actually played quite a few games this season but has been in and out of a struggling team.
I'd take him back in League 1, but not if we went up.
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Post by Gary Baldi on Feb 23, 2017 13:56:18 GMT
The problem at City is the manager, who was tactically inept at Barnsley and doesn't seem to have got better there.
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Post by londonroader on Feb 23, 2017 14:25:46 GMT
Exactly, it's not everything... As we are all looking at a potential play-off charge, we would have to massively outperform our budget to have any chance in the Championship, if Bristol City are struggling. I could also imagine Ashton trying to tempt Appleton to Bristol City (assuming they stay up) with their bigger ground, better facilities etc. The Mapp situation is a worry as sooner or later he will move on but I'm not sure what will trigger the move. With all the apparent cost cutting, the big promise from DE before xmas of buying in 3 players that didn't materialize I hope it doesn't unsettle Mapp... Callum is a young lad that I hope was poorly advised.
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Post by cj on Feb 23, 2017 14:42:00 GMT
You can't blame Callum for wanting to play in the next division, he had an agent who had pound signs in his eyes.
I was surprised to see James Constable not talking to Swindon when he had the chance. They were offering double the wages and now look at him in the conference. Football is a short career and the riches on offer must be tempting regardless of whether you were a boyhood fan?
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Post by salaghaf on Feb 23, 2017 14:55:07 GMT
I would want him back. He is a class player who could fill in a space on the left. Assuming that skarz goes in the summer due to Johnson taking his spot alot this season. Just imagine Johnson and Odowda on the left... WOW I do wish him well, and I would personally be happy to see him come back assuming we do not go up this year. (Please note: Skarz signed a new contract at the end of last season for 3 years I think.) Should we get promoted, I'm honestly not sure Callum would be up to it in the Championship. He has not even been making the bench in recent weeks, so we have to assume he has gone backwards. It's likely he is regretting the move, and I do feel a little sorry for him. I expect him to be playing in league 1 next season, but probably not for us. Can't see Appleton going to Bristol City, and especially if they get relegated. His next move will be to a bigger club, probably following our promotion to the Championship.
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Post by mooro on Feb 23, 2017 15:03:30 GMT
This permanent downer on COD is remarkable and in my opinion depressingly sad and unwarranted One of our players has taken the opportunity to join a club in a higher division - evil? He might get a bit more money for it - evil? The higher level may help his international aspirations - evil? Not played in a pre-season friendly due to being ill - evil?
Has anyone actually ever bothered to find out whether he was actually ill or not, or is it just the done thing nowadays to assume that he must be fibbing, because he is evil?
The lad has done great for us through the age groups and into the senior team, he's chosen to take a move to further his own career, just get over it FFS!
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Post by grenobleroad on Feb 23, 2017 15:03:35 GMT
You can't blame Callum for wanting to play in the next division, he had an agent who had pound signs in his eyes. I was surprised to see James Constable not talking to Swindon when he had the chance. They were offering double the wages and now look at him in the conference. Football is a short career and the riches on offer must be tempting regardless of whether you were a boyhood fan? A man of honour. Money isn't everything to every footballer. He fell in love with a club and refused to go to a team who only wanted to use him as a pawn to spite us. He had no future there.
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Post by krissyallen on Feb 23, 2017 15:05:12 GMT
noticed that, could we see him back soon a-la Joey Beauchamp? But would he start? at the moment no, but he would definitely add to the squad and provide a decent alternative to Hall/Johnson I always thought it was too soon for him to move, but I for one harbor no ill feelings towards him for giving it a go - but this summer he needs to make a big decision and coming back to Oxford wouldn't be a bad decision - i'm sure we'd all welcome him back with open arms. After all....he's one of our own!
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Post by oufc88 on Feb 23, 2017 15:21:51 GMT
Personally I want to see COD do well. I appreciate what he did for us on the pitch in his last 18 months at the club, albeit if the way he acted to get a move left a sour taste in alot of peoples mouths.
He is a good player with great potential but he doesn't seem to have turned it on for Bristol City. I am proud to talk about Roofe and should be proud to talk about what we did for Callum.
Lets face it, if Bristol City was always a decent move for him, he got a Championship club, Championship wages, and he probably thought at a club like Bristol City he would get some game time. Seems to have backfired with them being in a relegation fight but I still wish him well, especially with a % of an next sale
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Post by sussox on Feb 23, 2017 15:33:47 GMT
See O'Dowda can't even make the squad now at Bristol. Sat at home watching TV on matchdays. Maybe that mysterious illness has struck again....??!?? He really should go and see a specialist (assuming his Dad's not available). Apparently only goes if dad says so
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Post by londonroader on Feb 23, 2017 15:43:37 GMT
You can't blame Callum for wanting to play in the next division, he had an agent who had pound signs in his eyes. I was surprised to see James Constable not talking to Swindon when he had the chance. They were offering double the wages and now look at him in the conference. Football is a short career and the riches on offer must be tempting regardless of whether you were a boyhood fan? A man of honour. Money isn't everything to every footballer. He fell in love with a club and refused to go to a team who only wanted to use him as a pawn to spite us. He had no future there. Correct, I believe Beano was being touted about as KT and CW were desperate for the money.
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Post by ox4eva on Feb 23, 2017 16:00:13 GMT
Are we still due any money for him?
He was badly advised and has to live with it!
Its not our problem anymore...
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Post by bazzer9461 on Feb 23, 2017 16:02:19 GMT
at the moment no, but he would definitely add to the squad and provide a decent alternative to Hall/Johnson I always thought it was too soon for him to move, but I for one harbor no ill feelings towards him for giving it a go - but this summer he needs to make a big decision and coming back to Oxford wouldn't be a bad decision - i'm sure we'd all welcome him back with open arms. After all....he's one of our own! Couldn't see him get back in the side with Hall Johnson and tbh Skarz is a no nonsense LB
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Post by Yellow River on Feb 23, 2017 16:07:37 GMT
I'd welcome Callum back to the football club, yes the way he left left a bit of a sour taste but I suspect he regrets how the move was initially dealt with. Who knows what the future holds. Johnson is sold in the summer for 2 million (to help balance the books) and O'Dowda comes home for 500k. It wouldn't be the worse bit of business.
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Post by winchesterox on Feb 23, 2017 17:02:02 GMT
See O'Dowda can't even make the squad now at Bristol. Sat at home watching TV on matchdays. Maybe that mysterious illness has struck again....??!?? He really should go and see a specialist (assuming his Dad's not available). Apparently only goes if dad says so I think his Dad did/does post on here...?
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