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Joe Thompson 20 Dec 2025 01:12 #1

Dentonholmersimpson Offline Ball Boy Posts: 101 Likes received: 32	Is there a player in there?, KC seems to think so.
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Joe Thompson 20 Dec 2025 09:02 #2

Jumpforfun Offline Youth Team Player Posts: 293 Likes received: 88	Keeps getting a bit of pitch time but I really don't see what he offers other than a bit of versatility and a willing attitude. I think he's most likely out of him, Balanta and Osei to get an extension and it wouldn't bother me if we kept him until the end of the season but he's not a first teamer.
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Joe Thompson 20 Dec 2025 10:00 #3

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I think the reality of the situation with Thompson is that we can probably bring someone better in. If Curle and the board are serious about kicking on then we don't have time for Thompson to develop and progress to the standard we need. Lumsdon eluded to the fact that he is really popular in the dressing room and an all round good egg which may work in his favour, I can't see him being expensive either.

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Joe Thompson 20 Dec 2025 22:56 #4

OldCarliol Offline Ball Boy Posts: 59 Likes received: 21	Jumpforfun wrote: Keeps getting a bit of pitch time but I really don't see what he offers other than a bit of versatility and a willing attitude. I think he's most likely out of him, Balanta and Osei to get an extension and it wouldn't bother me if we kept him until the end of the season but he's not a first teamer. All three can go for me.
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Joe Thompson 20 Dec 2025 23:18 #5

Halpinsleftpeg Offline Ball Boy Posts: 151 Likes received: 90	Runs up to his marker, stops and plays the non risky ball either back inside or backwards.
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Re:Joe Thompson 20 Dec 2025 23:20 #6

chopper Offline Reserve Squad Posts: 846 Likes received: 126	I like Thompson as a squad player. Offers something slightly different to the squad, whereas balanta and osei are very similar to what else we have in the squad. I'd keep Thompson for the season but let balanta and osei move on Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Joe Thompson 20 Dec 2025 23:21 #7

TheLazyLewisGuy Offline Reserve Squad Posts: 683 Likes received: 119	Just got a weird feeling he's gonna get a new deal. actually i think only Osei will go.
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Joe Thompson 20 Dec 2025 23:31 #8

Zebby Offline Youth Team Player Posts: 345 Likes received: 119	Wouldn't be a huge surprise to me if Hery went either....
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Joe Thompson 21 Dec 2025 10:46 #9

Markovitch Offline Reserve Squad Posts: 542 Likes received: 81	Balanta every now and again shows signs of being a very very good player, his passing when under pressure is very good. Shame he only does it once a game. For Osei and Thompson I would rather see us take some young kids with lots of raw potential who we can bring on.
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Joe Thompson 21 Dec 2025 22:11 #10

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Joe Thompson will get an extension to at least the end of the season because KC wants to nurture him back into football after Joe beat cancer. As STH said, he trains hard and is popular in the dressing room. It is part of KC's team ethic to look after the players. I agree with zebby that Hery may go - because talented though he is, he doesn't really fit in the team with the way we play, his confidence is too fragile and his decision-making is poor.

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Joe Thompson 22 Dec 2025 07:00 #11

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Is Osei still at the club? Haven't seen or heard of him for weeks.

People saying Balanta and Osei are too similar to what we already have must have seen more of them than me. I haven't seen either play for more than about am hour and neither struck me as irreplaceable.

I'd be happy in Curle ' s judgement regarding all three but if he seriously thinks we need three players to mount a proper promotion push then he probably needs to be moving them all on.

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Joe Thompson 22 Dec 2025 09:24 #12

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OldCarliol wrote:

Jumpforfun wrote:

Keeps getting a bit of pitch time but I really don't see what he offers other than a bit of versatility and a willing attitude.

I think he's most likely out of him, Balanta and Osei to get an extension and it wouldn't bother me if we kept him until the end of the season but he's not a first teamer.

All three can go for me.

I agree all 3 can leave, and also agree with Hery leaving, the times I have seen them none of them have offered really all that much.

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Joe Thompson 22 Dec 2025 09:47 #13

MerseysideBlue Offline Moderator Posts: 244 Likes received: 113	Jumpforfun wrote: Is Osei still at the club? Haven't seen or heard of him foto weeks. There were photos of him.helping out with the floods etc. the other week.
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Re:Joe Thompson 23 Dec 2025 09:53 #14

Mouldy Offline Moderator Posts: 377 Likes received: 158	I heard that Kevin Osei is actually inside Thompson that's why we've not seen him for so long. Hibernating over the cold winter.
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Re:Joe Thompson 23 Dec 2025 10:39 #15

Markovitch Offline Reserve Squad Posts: 542 Likes received: 81	Not in a Christian Ronaldo way I hope
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Re:Joe Thompson 23 Dec 2025 21:20 #16

Mouldy Offline Moderator Posts: 377 Likes received: 158	Markovitch wrote: Not in a Christian Ronaldo way I hope More in the Jewish Ronaldo way
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