Matt sounded like Andy Murray,
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[Albion] Matt O Riley [26/08/24 - sings on a 5-year deal]
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Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
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It's a fantastic interview. A very impressive player and person indeed.
The Wookiee
Back From The Dead
That has been bugging me ever since I heard him in his first interview - just couldn’t work out who he sounded like
Embarrassing.Muscle memory apparently
Celtic fans 'greetin' at O'Riley's botched celebration as old habits kick in
The Denmark international was on top of the world at the final whistle and returned to his Parkhead rootswww.dailyrecord.co.uk
Arthur
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Happy to admit that until I read the report in the paper on Sunday that I had no idea he is Danish (with the emphasis on ish).
Putting this down to being footballed out after the Euros and paying very little attention to who we were signing.
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
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Just another recommendation (and opportunity to bounce the thread) to listen to the podcast. It is a fascinating story and he sounds mature beyond his years, confident with just the right amount of arrogance (I.e. not too much) and always looking to improve.
No wonder all the Celtic fans were raving about him. I think he's going to be a star for the Albion.
No wonder all the Celtic fans were raving about him. I think he's going to be a star for the Albion.
neutron
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- Sep 5, 2023
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One of a constellation of stars. Amazing stuff.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
He’s a Danish Centre mid
Scores for fun and he assists
In Blue & White he can’t be missed
O’Reily I’m in Love
Celtic version plagiarism
Scores for fun and he assists
In Blue & White he can’t be missed
O’Reily I’m in Love
Celtic version plagiarism
Pretty wild that this wasn't mentioned on the podcast.
Arthur
Well-known member
Even wilder I haven't listened to a podcast in about 4 years.
Milano
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Spat coffee
GrizzlingGammon
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- Dec 15, 2018
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Or one tiny modification.
I saw a comment on another thread (Kiernan DH) about the long contacts dished out by Chelsea. It wasn't long ago that we would have regarded Matt's five year deal as a very long contract. Have we moved in the same direction as Chelsea by amortising deals over longer time periods?
- Jul 7, 2003
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Quite impressed (from the podcast) that his parents have moved to Hove already.
Nice that he's got his family around him. Can only help with the settling in.
Nice that he's got his family around him. Can only help with the settling in.
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
My take is no. I feel that amortization, the Chelsea way, is little more than an accounting trick, whereas we clearly have a plan for how each player will develop over the length of their contract, from going out on loan or playing with the U21s to being part of the first team to leaving for a decent fee, in some cases after agreeing an extension. By contrast, Chelsea seem prepared to offload some relatively recent acquisitions, such as David Datro Fofana and reportedly even KDH. Sure, we binned Dahoud after one season, but that was quite unusual for us and unlike the Chelsea signings in question, he arrived on a free.
tl;dr Both clubs favor lengthy contracts so as to protect player value but we seem to have a plan for each player's development whereas Chelsea don't and so end up keen to sell players who have only recently joined.
Nice summary. I tend to agree that the driver for the longer contracts is coming from a different place.