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Post by Junior on May 24, 2017 7:23:27 GMT
So overrated that a championship side is taking him on. Are you lot serious? Which championship side will that be? Birmingham, can't see it personally.
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Post by yellowandbluearmy on May 24, 2017 7:55:15 GMT
Would say someone like Walsall is a realistic move for him, local and about his level, really can't see him going up a division
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Post by petechilton on May 24, 2017 12:35:20 GMT
Mixed comments on here regarding Dunkley.
For me he's had a strange time, going from fringe player to nervous first choice CB (both in L2) to amazingly accomplished, dominating in L1 before dipping somewhat in the latter half of the season.
Has done well for us and weighed in with his fair share of goals (which, alongside Nelson's contribution, has been much better than we've had in years from CBs).
Lots of potential reasons for his decision and will no doubt be doing what's best for his him.
Good luck Chey.
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Post by oufcyellows on May 24, 2017 12:37:49 GMT
His dip in form comes at the exact time he rejected his contract if it was offered 6 months ago. Trying to force a Jan move maybe? Either way I'm surprised that raglan didn't get brought back in sooner knowing that
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Post by Gary Baldi on May 24, 2017 12:44:40 GMT
Which in itself says a lot
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Post by oufcyellows on May 24, 2017 13:22:50 GMT
Which in itself says a lot How do u mean? They were trying to show dunks that he was wanted by playing him? Or making him prove he was worth more?
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Post by ZeroTheHero on May 24, 2017 14:46:05 GMT
I'd imagine Gary B was saying that once he rejected the contract and thus was likely to leave, his heart wasn't in it so much and thus his form suffered. I'm not suggesting for a moment that he did that deliberately, but it must have an effect mentally if you know that your future lies elsewhere.
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Post by Gary Baldi on May 24, 2017 14:57:52 GMT
There was a definite shift in his body language on the pitch and clearly MAPP was chippier about Dunkley's mentality. It is what it is, but it was clear he didn't quite look as comfortable in the latter part of the season as he did in the first.
Maybe OUFC stiffed him on the contract offer or it wasn't as long as he had hoped. Who knows
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Post by bazzer9461 on May 24, 2017 15:07:12 GMT
If he doesn't want to sign a contract then off you go Dunks and thanks. Now let's move on I am wondering if Raglan has been spoken to
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Post by oufcyellows on May 24, 2017 16:02:58 GMT
There was a definite shift in his body language on the pitch and clearly MAPP was chippier about Dunkley's mentality. It is what it is, but it was clear he didn't quite look as comfortable in the latter part of the season as he did in the first. Maybe OUFC stiffed him on the contract offer or it wasn't as long as he had hoped. Who knows Which makes it stranger that raglan didn't replace him earlier
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Post by grenobleroad on May 24, 2017 16:05:26 GMT
I would be surprised if raglan joined us now. If we wanted him we would of offered by now and after his comments about his experience here he would of jumped at the chance.
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Post by bigfella72 on May 24, 2017 19:22:42 GMT
Nobody knows what contracts these guys are on, maybe Nelson came in on X amount and Dunks thinks he's worth the same but hasn't been offered that?
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Post by moroccanyellow on May 24, 2017 19:41:28 GMT
People saying "League 2 is Dunkley's level" are either bitter or haven't watched us at all this season. We conceded the fifth least amount in League 1 with Dunkley and Nelson as our starting centre back partnership, one of which has never played in League 1 before and the other hasn't played in the division since 2011.
Personally, if I were in Dunkley's position, I would opt to stay at a club pushing for promotion from League 1 and continue to learn under Mapp. But, it's a short career and I can't blame any footballer for having ambition to play at the highest possible level. To me, he has every attribute to become an outstanding centre back. I hope he picks the right team and right coach this summer.
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Post by moroccanyellow on May 24, 2017 19:42:38 GMT
Nobody knows what contracts these guys are on, maybe Nelson came in on X amount and Dunks thinks he's worth the same but hasn't been offered that? I think that this may well be what has happened.
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Post by oufcyellows on May 24, 2017 19:45:45 GMT
People saying "League 2 is Dunkley's level" are either bitter or haven't watched us at all this season. We conceded the fifth least amount in League 1 with Dunkley and Nelson as our starting centre back partnership, one of which has never played in League 1 before and the other hasn't played in the division since 2011. Personally, if I were in Dunkley's position, I would opt to stay at a club pushing for promotion from League 1 and continue to learn under Mapp. But, it's a short career and I can't blame any footballer for having ambition to play at the highest possible level. To me, he has every attribute to become an outstanding centre back. I hope he picks the right team and right coach this summer. I watched a fair bit of dunks this season, his positioning is still as poor, he's clumsy to say the least in his distribution. He can't play on the left, and Nelson is worse when he has to.
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Post by moroccanyellow on May 24, 2017 19:47:42 GMT
People saying "League 2 is Dunkley's level" are either bitter or haven't watched us at all this season. We conceded the fifth least amount in League 1 with Dunkley and Nelson as our starting centre back partnership, one of which has never played in League 1 before and the other hasn't played in the division since 2011. Personally, if I were in Dunkley's position, I would opt to stay at a club pushing for promotion from League 1 and continue to learn under Mapp. But, it's a short career and I can't blame any footballer for having ambition to play at the highest possible level. To me, he has every attribute to become an outstanding centre back. I hope he picks the right team and right coach this summer. I watched a fair bit of dunks this season, his positioning is still as poor, he's clumsy to say the least in his distribution. He can't play on the left, and Nelson is worse when he has to. He doesn't play for Juventus.
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Post by oufcyellows on May 24, 2017 19:49:58 GMT
I watched a fair bit of dunks this season, his positioning is still as poor, he's clumsy to say the least in his distribution. He can't play on the left, and Nelson is worse when he has to. He doesn't play for Juventus. Didn't say he has to, did u see many home games in the second half of the season? He didn't have many great ones. People say about his threat in the other box, yet Edwards actually scored more from corners and he's a lot smaller. He's an ok, l1 player. We need better to challenge
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Post by sarumox on May 24, 2017 19:52:53 GMT
I will not knock Chey because for all his faults he never gave anything less than his all and the importance of that goal against Wycombe should not be underestimated. Little surprised he has made this decision but wish him well wherever he ends up.
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Post by Bue Guado on May 25, 2017 10:00:30 GMT
Mixed comments on here regarding Dunkley. For me he's had a strange time, going from fringe player to nervous first choice CB (both in L2) to amazingly accomplished, dominating in L1 before dipping somewhat in the latter half of the season. Has done well for us and weighed in with his fair share of goals (which, alongside Nelson's contribution, has been much better than we've had in years from CBs). Lots of potential reasons for his decision and will no doubt be doing what's best for his him. Good luck Chey. Yeah, but in fairness Jake Wright was particularly poor in in that aspect. 0 goals in 6 and a half seasons at the club? He's currently only managed 2 in 451, and they were both in the 6th-tier of English football...
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Post by dabigfella on May 25, 2017 14:06:35 GMT
People saying "League 2 is Dunkley's level" are either bitter or haven't watched us at all this season. We conceded the fifth least amount in League 1 with Dunkley and Nelson as our starting centre back partnership, one of which has never played in League 1 before and the other hasn't played in the division since 2011. Personally, if I were in Dunkley's position, I would opt to stay at a club pushing for promotion from League 1 and continue to learn under Mapp. But, it's a short career and I can't blame any footballer for having ambition to play at the highest possible level. To me, he has every attribute to become an outstanding centre back. I hope he picks the right team and right coach this summer. I watched a fair bit of dunks this season, his positioning is still as poor, he's clumsy to say the least in his distribution. He can't play on the left, and Nelson is worse when he has to. And Nelson was so bad when he played on the left that Appleton quickly pushed Dunkley back on to the left.
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Post by dabigfella on May 25, 2017 14:09:54 GMT
Nobody knows what contracts these guys are on, maybe Nelson came in on X amount and Dunks thinks he's worth the same but hasn't been offered that? I thought that as soon as I heard he had rejected the contract. I also thought his rejection was the opening move to increase the offer. But it looks as though the club wont do that and want Dunkley away.
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Post by The Fence End on May 25, 2017 17:07:15 GMT
Hardly a way to show gratitude to the club that gave him his big break in league football. I think all the adoration he's received has gone to his head and he thinks he's better than he is.
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Post by ryaniobirdio on May 25, 2017 17:26:50 GMT
He's been gone ever since he celebrated scoring the winner at Gillingham by shushing his own team's supporters, IMO. Whatever the exact reasons for and nature of his feelings something hasn't been right for months.
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Post by socrates on May 25, 2017 18:51:24 GMT
Mixed comments on here regarding Dunkley. For me he's had a strange time, going from fringe player to nervous first choice CB (both in L2) to amazingly accomplished, dominating in L1 before dipping somewhat in the latter half of the season. Has done well for us and weighed in with his fair share of goals (which, alongside Nelson's contribution, has been much better than we've had in years from CBs). Lots of potential reasons for his decision and will no doubt be doing what's best for his him. Good luck Chey. Yeah, but in fairness Jake Wright was particularly poor in in that aspect. 0 goals in 6 and a half seasons at the club? He's currently only managed 2 in 451, and they were both in the 6th-tier of English football... wright never scored for us because he never had the opportunity. he didn't come up for corners or free kicks because of his pace on the break.
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Post by socrates on May 25, 2017 18:53:08 GMT
Personally I'm amazed we offered one. ANy prospective clubs watching the performance at home to Bolton, for example, will steer well clear. I think it was the worst cb dispaly I've ever seen in a yellow shirt on that ground
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Post by The Fence End on May 25, 2017 19:13:04 GMT
He's been gone ever since he celebrated scoring the winner at Gillingham by shushing his own team's supporters, IMO. Whatever the exact reasons for and nature of his feelings something hasn't been right for months. Couldn't take the justified critism.
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Post by MJB on May 25, 2017 23:01:35 GMT
Personally I'm amazed we offered one. ANy prospective clubs watching the performance at home to Bolton, for example, will steer well clear. I think it was the worst cb dispaly I've ever seen in a yellow shirt on that ground Somewhere out there, a small smile breaks across the face of Ben Futcher,
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2017 7:54:12 GMT
I wouldn't mind if Dunkley stayed. For me he was popular more as a cult figure than for his footballing prowess, he was a little too error prone to really play much higher but I hope he proves me wrong.
If given the choice I would rather we went all out to find a very good young left sided centre half to compliment Nelson who is head and shoulders above many Centre Halves at this level IMO.
Raglan would be a nice consolation.
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Post by finlandia on May 26, 2017 8:00:27 GMT
New CB with Raglan as back-up would be fine
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Post by Denissmithswig on May 26, 2017 8:05:27 GMT
Am I the only one who thinks Dunks didn't actually have a dip in form this season, he has just been poor all season?
We can do an awful lot better than him. Don't get me wrong, he is a bit of a cult hero but that doesn't mean he is any good. The guy's positioning is all over the place, strikers at this level are smarter than him and drag him all over the place. I get worried every time he has the ball at his feet and he wants to try and play football. He wins a lot of headers but nobody knows where the ball is going to end up.
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