Ex-Player update: May 2022

[rosemaryj]

I believe that you can wear hearing aids and play. However all noise tend to get picked up and may not be of help in hearing any shouts directly aimed at you from say behind or to the side.
So that may not be a solution if hearing has deteriorated, also, of course, it takes time to adjust.
Loss of hearing can also affect balance.
Rosemary

[Cardinals Rule]

Ince has been in demand ever since we got him. I don't think we will get a fee, but as he wasn't getting into match day squads, I assume he'd look at offers where he's going to play.

Depends how much we're paying him and how bad this rumoured issue with his hearing is. He might well stick it out.

It can't be easy playing with such an issue, so credit to Rohan. I think he also had injury issues this season just gone.

[Amanda]

Depends how much we're paying him and how bad this rumoured issue with his hearing is. He might well stick it out.

Also he doesn't drive, so tends to play for clubs who are local to him (Maidenhead, us).

He does drive. Has a red BMW with a personalised number plate.

[Amanda]

Depends how much we're paying him and how bad this rumoured issue with his hearing is. He might well stick it out.

It can't be easy playing with such an issue, so credit to Rohan. I think he also had injury issues this season just gone.

I think his main issue is his knee. Hadn't recovered fully all season since being off for 6 weeks.

[Adrian]

Louie Theophanous scores for AFC Croydon against Knaphill in their 2-1 win in the Combined Counties South Division Playoff Final.

[Adz]

Louie Theophanous scores for AFC Croydon against Knaphill in their 2-1 win in the Combined Counties South Division Playoff Final.

Also Michael Kamara is a coach at Croydon, Sean Swift came on as a second half sub for Knaphill (ex Woking academy)

[Midland Card]

Damon Lathrope assistant to Tom Cleverly at Watford.

[CardinalChunder]

Joey Jones released by Altrincham

[GU21_Cardinal]

Scott cuthbert returns to Stevenage as a first team coach

[GlenH]

Scott cuthbert returns to Stevenage as a first team coach

Damn, that's a big loss

[Kanu's Nan]

Scott cuthbert returns to Stevenage as a first team coach

Damn, that's a big loss

Right there's two sides to this, depending on how sunny you are.

Option a) Cuthbert at 37 should not have been an option in much more than an emergency. Sarll signed him to play far less games than he did in Y1 and he's played a damn sight more in Y2. Yes it's a credit to Scott, but it's an indictment on how poor the rest of the recruitment was. Therefore whilst he's a big loss as a voice and a leader, realistically, this is something that we probably needed to do anyway.

Option b) Doyle has now seen his captain and his de-facto captain reject terms to go back to being part-time and to go into coaching, which suggests that the terms we were offering were not juicy enough and therefore somewhat token. Maybe both players recognised they had gone past their point of being able to help. On top of that, the only players he's optioned were at best a surprise and at worse a massive fucking shock and he's released a fan favourite excellent midfielder who cost a lot but he'd not really seen play.

I'm probably more option a) myself at this present moment because it's still bloody May, but I'm pretty confused about our activity thus far!

[GlenH]

Damn, that's a big loss

Right there's two sides to this, depending on how sunny you are.

Option a) Cuthbert at 37 should not have been an option in much more than an emergency. Sarll signed him to play far less games than he did in Y1 and he's played a damn sight more in Y2. Yes it's a credit to Scott, but it's an indictment on how poor the rest of the recruitment was. Therefore whilst he's a big loss as a voice and a leader, realistically, this is something that we probably needed to do anyway.

Option b) Doyle has now seen his captain and his de-facto captain reject terms to go back to being part-time and to go into coaching, which suggests that the terms we were offering were not juicy enough and therefore somewhat token. Maybe both players recognised they had gone past their point of being able to help. On top of that, the only players he's optioned were at best a surprise and at worse a massive fucking shock and he's released a fan favourite excellent midfielder who cost a lot but he'd not really seen play.

I'm probably more option a) myself at this present moment because it's still bloody May, but I'm pretty confused about our activity thus far!

I think it's probably somewhere between the two. If either Cuthbert or Casey were expected to be first choice next season it would have been a worry, but, as you to say, to lose your captain, vice-captain, and POTY is not a great start to the recruitment drive and will potentially give others doubts about joining/renewing too. Hopefully Doyle has some aces up his sleeve and if it means we sign Odusina, Berkoe, or a similar calibre of player as replacements then we'll all feel more positive.

[AshWFC]

At least people won't be claiming we're paying £2k+ a week to every other player they think is underperforming this season, if Doyle is being thrifty in the terms being offered to retain some of the squad.

I wouldn't have retained Cuthbert as a starting centre half, simply due to age not past performance. But yes, with Casey leaving as well, does leave us seriously needing of a positive recruitment turnover in terms of the leaders within the squad.

[wokingcardinal]

Right there's two sides to this, depending on how sunny you are.

Option a) Cuthbert at 37 should not have been an option in much more than an emergency. Sarll signed him to play far less games than he did in Y1 and he's played a damn sight more in Y2. Yes it's a credit to Scott, but it's an indictment on how poor the rest of the recruitment was. Therefore whilst he's a big loss as a voice and a leader, realistically, this is something that we probably needed to do anyway.

Option b) Doyle has now seen his captain and his de-facto captain reject terms to go back to being part-time and to go into coaching, which suggests that the terms we were offering were not juicy enough and therefore somewhat token. Maybe both players recognised they had gone past their point of being able to help. On top of that, the only players he's optioned were at best a surprise and at worse a massive fucking shock and he's released a fan favourite excellent midfielder who cost a lot but he'd not really seen play.

I'm probably more option a) myself at this present moment because it's still bloody May, but I'm pretty confused about our activity thus far!

I think it's probably somewhere between the two. If either Cuthbert or Casey were expected to be first choice next season it would have been a worry, but, as you to say, to lose your captain, vice-captain, and POTY is not a great start to the recruitment drive and will potentially give others doubts about joining/renewing too. Hopefully Doyle has some aces up his sleeve and if it means we sign Odusina, Berkoe, or a similar calibre of player as replacements then we'll all feel more positive.

maybe we are waiting for the Director of Football to start....

[Chobham Card]

Jack Cook signs on at Wealdstone. Max and Allarakhia have been offered new deals too.

David Longe-King released by Dagenham.

[RedRich]

Jack Roles has scored for Crawley at MK in the play offs.

[Meerkat]

Jack Roles has scored for Crawley at MK in the play offs.

Lofthouse on the losing side

[wokingcardinal]

Ricky has signed for Livingston in Scotland

[Card Sharp]

Ricky has signed for Livingston in Scotland

It shows the standard of Scottish football doesn't it!?

Same division as George Oakley next season?

[Chobham Card]

Leo Hamblin sings a new one-year deal at Weymouth.

Jayden Wareham had an option activated on his deal at Reading. He'll stay there another year.

Charlie O'Connell transfer listed by Peterborough, who do that for all of their players with one year left on their deals. (That includes Tshimanga this year!)

[Red and White Army]

Leo Hamblin sings a new one-year deal at Weymouth.

Jayden Wareham had an option activated on his deal at Reading. He'll stay there another year.

Charlie O'Connell transfer listed by Peterborough, who do that for all of their players with one year left on their deals. (That includes Tshimanga this year!)

Wareham left Woking 3 seasons ago. And has still played more league games for us (17) than his other clubs combined (12).

His 7 sub appearances at Reading amount to <90 mins of actual pitch time.

Hes 21 today. Surely he should actually play some first team football rather than academy stuff?

[Red and White Army]

James Daly has become a weird Jake Humphrey style LinkedIn high performance bro these days:

https://x.com/thejamesdaly/status/17903 ... K8m1hVGRcw

[wokingcardinal]

James Daly has become a weird Jake Humphrey style LinkedIn high performance bro these days:

https://x.com/thejamesdaly/status/17903 ... K8m1hVGRcw

What's the issue? At least he is actually being thoughtful, rather than the usual tripe footballers spew on social media

[Meerkat]

James Daly has become a weird Jake Humphrey style LinkedIn high performance bro these days:

https://x.com/thejamesdaly/status/17903 ... K8m1hVGRcw

What's the issue? At least he is actually being thoughtful, rather than the usual tripe footballers spew on social media

Is it thoughtful, or parroting stuff he has read? Sounds pretty generic

[Red and White Army]

James Daly has become a weird Jake Humphrey style LinkedIn high performance bro these days:

https://x.com/thejamesdaly/status/17903 ... K8m1hVGRcw

What's the issue? At least he is actually being thoughtful, rather than the usual tripe footballers spew on social media

“#1 - The Advantage Of Availability

A pivotal attribute in high-performing environments whether it be in sport or business. These include:

- Enhanced reputation
- Increased dependability
- More opportunity for growth and learning”

So thoughtful. Absolute word salad which could just say “it’s better not to be injured”.