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View Qwijibo's Profile Qwijibo Flag Bournemouth 14 May 23 1.25pm Send a Private Message to Qwijibo Add Qwijibo as a friend

Apparently he was the best player on the pitch throughout, a class above.

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I realise he's moved on and we've moved on, and everyone's agreed that in hindsight the Spurs move was a terrible decision.

But it only occurred to me yesterday that he's just a year older than Wilf.

There's a parallel universe where he's had a decade in the Premier League playing in unison with Zaha, Clyne, AWB etc.

He's been married for years, and has lived in a variety of countries with fulfilling life experiences, so good luck to him. I doubt he has any regrets.

 

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View Pete53's Profile Pete53 Flag Hassocks 14 May 23 5.21pm Send a Private Message to Pete53 Add Pete53 as a friend

Didn't he play at Selhurst a few seasons back in a pre-season friendly for Toulouse?

 

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View Uphill's Profile Uphill Flag Bedford 14 May 23 5.26pm Send a Private Message to Uphill Add Uphill as a friend

Originally posted by Pete53

Didn't he play at Selhurst a few seasons back in a pre-season friendly for Toulouse?

Yes, he did and at the time I commented on here he looked the best player on the park - only to be shot down in flames !

 


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View iheartcpfc's Profile iheartcpfc Flag SE25 14 May 23 9.08pm Send a Private Message to iheartcpfc Add iheartcpfc as a friend

Originally posted by Uphill

Yes, he did and at the time I commented on here he looked the best player on the park - only to be shot down in flames !

Agreed, he was very tidy on the ball

 

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View Pete53's Profile Pete53 Flag Hassocks 16 May 23 10.04pm Send a Private Message to Pete53 Add Pete53 as a friend

Originally posted by Uphill

Yes, he did and at the time I commented on here he looked the best player on the park - only to be shot down in flames !

Ha yes. There are plenty on here who never forget let alone forgive.

 

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View Robk's Profile Robk Flag 17 May 23 6.41am Send a Private Message to Robk Add Robk as a friend

Still has the ability..you never lose that....Terrific free kick in the semi final...he’ll be playing there next season too I expect ..

 

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View Tickled pink's Profile Tickled pink Flag Cornwall 17 May 23 7.32am Send a Private Message to Tickled pink Add Tickled pink as a friend

The anger aimed at him was because of the way he departed our club after all the work developing him and mostly as I recall the amount in compensation we received, at the time no one had really mentioned his step dads involvement.


 

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View Badger11's Profile Badger11 Flag Beckenham 17 May 23 7.49am Send a Private Message to Badger11 Add Badger11 as a friend

Originally posted by Robk

Still has the ability..you never lose that....Terrific free kick in the semi final...he’ll be playing there next season too I expect ..

At the lower league level yes. He has had ample opportunities since he left Spurs to re-build his career at a higher level and couldn't cut it.

We will never know if he had stayed what his career would have been like but I still suspect he would have been an average Championship level player who showed early promise but never kicked on.

I think about players like Wayne Routledge he came into our team at a young age and I thought wow this guy will really kick on in 2/3 years. He was a decent player who had a decent career but he matured young and never achieved the early promise.

Edited by Badger11 (17 May 2023 7.52am)

 


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View palace99's Profile palace99 Flag New Mills 18 May 23 12.03pm Send a Private Message to palace99 Add palace99 as a friend

Originally posted by Badger11

At the lower league level yes. He has had ample opportunities since he left Spurs to re-build his career at a higher level and couldn't cut it.

We will never know if he had stayed what his career would have been like but I still suspect he would have been an average Championship level player who showed early promise but never kicked on.

I think about players like Wayne Routledge he came into our team at a young age and I thought wow this guy will really kick on in 2/3 years. He was a decent player who had a decent career but he matured young and never achieved the early promise.

Edited by Badger11 (17 May 2023 7.52am)

Spurs have 'form' of unsettling our young players and then trying to buy them on the cheap. Bostock and Routledge both fit this approach.
Hopefully Palace use these 2 as examples of what not to do when a young player gets tapped up.

Routledge at least had a reasonably successful career - over 500 appearances, over half of which were in the top flight.

Bostock's career reminds me of Ravel Morrison's a bit. Clearly talented, but has never settled anywhere and ultimately has not realised his potential. Trying that penalty at such a crucial point sums him up really. Both brilliant and mad to try it.

 

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