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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: Mick on August 21, 2016, 01:25:00 PM

Title: Duncan starts
Post by: Mick on August 21, 2016, 01:25:00 PM
Again today....................got to be some good news for Alty this month
Title: Re: Duncan starts
Post by: robininstockport on August 21, 2016, 01:34:51 PM
Do we get a wedge?
Title: Re: Duncan starts
Post by: Mick on August 21, 2016, 01:39:11 PM
Top secret ...............but can only assume we get something after 'x' number starts........otherwise Sunderland have purchased a Premier League striker for 5% of his true value
Title: Re: Duncan starts
Post by: Mausoleum Alty on August 21, 2016, 01:49:52 PM
We get a certain amount after 'x' number of Premier League appearances,only the board know how many though. His squad number has also changed this season to 14 which may indicate he's going to be used in the first team squad more regularly.
Title: Re: Duncan starts
Post by: taxi Phil on August 21, 2016, 03:29:34 PM
Substituted again  >:(
Title: Re: Duncan starts
Post by: Timperley The Best on August 21, 2016, 03:37:13 PM
Quote from: Romeo 48 on August 21, 2016, 03:29:34 PM
Substituted again  >:(

Sky described him as having a very good second half
Title: Re: Duncan starts
Post by: bumble on August 21, 2016, 03:40:49 PM
He had an excellent 2nd half. I didn't see the first, but he got sunderland going.

Also had an assist.
Title: Re: Duncan starts
Post by: Mausoleum Alty on August 21, 2016, 04:10:58 PM
Quote from: Romeo 48 on August 21, 2016, 03:29:34 PM
Substituted again  >:(

He only got subbed towards the end to add some fresh legs after he had had an excellent 2nd half. No Sunderland player shone in the 1st half.
Title: Re: Duncan starts
Post by: GolfRoader on August 21, 2016, 04:25:30 PM
Quiet first half like most of the Sunderland team but was excellent after the break. They lost their attacking threat after he went off, seemed an odd decision by moyes
Title: Re: Duncan starts
Post by: andrewflynn on August 21, 2016, 05:13:02 PM
He was the best player on the pitch in the second half.
Title: Re: Duncan starts
Post by: Number23 on August 21, 2016, 06:52:06 PM
There was a piece about him in the Guardian on Thursday. Alty got a passing mention.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/18/duncan-watmore-sunderland-student-learning-winger
Title: Re: Duncan starts
Post by: roytonmike on August 25, 2016, 10:32:57 AM
Interesting comparison - & perhaps more perceptive than he realised - by BBC reporter at Sunderland v Shrewsbury last night (Weds). In describing the Sunderland goal he gave most of the credit to Duncan & said he reminded him of Steve Heighway. You have to be of a certain vintage to get the point; for the uninitiated - started in non-League (Skem); university educated (economics & politics at Coventry); picked up by a big club (Liverpool); winger with a high-stepping running style; went on to play international football (Rep of Ireland). The frightening bit is that Steve Heighway is now 68 years of age ... I'm getting old!
Title: Re: Duncan starts
Post by: JTH on August 25, 2016, 10:55:00 AM
Quote from: roytonmike on August 25, 2016, 10:32:57 AM
Interesting comparison - & perhaps more perceptive than he realised - by BBC reporter at Sunderland v Shrewsbury last night (Weds). In describing the Sunderland goal he gave most of the credit to Duncan & said he reminded him of Steve Heighway. You have to be of a certain vintage to get the point; for the uninitiated - started in non-League (Skem); university educated (economics & politics at Coventry); picked up by a big club (Liverpool); winger with a high-stepping running style; went on to play international football (Rep of Ireland). The frightening bit is that Steve Heighway is now 68 years of age ... I'm getting old!

and of course managed by Roy Rees and Tony Sanders, fellow team mates inc John Owens, Andy Windsor, Paul Clements etc