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gbandit

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3 minutes ago, LFEE said:

 

This was absolutely class. Can you imagine what would happen to our support if Park Seung-Soo developed into a quality player. Would be incredible but fair play to this lad. That’s serious dedication 

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6 minutes ago, gbandit said:

This was absolutely class. Can you imagine what would happen to our support if Park Seung-Soo developed into a quality player. Would be incredible but fair play to this lad. That’s serious dedication 

 

Yep was a lovely clip and a reason why I find myself eye-rolling at anyone who mentions the word “Tourists” and generally being unwelcoming to new fans to our city, club, ground.

 

Still waiting to see if @Heronconfirms it’s him on 1:08 :lol:

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11 minutes ago, gbandit said:

This was absolutely class. Can you imagine what would happen to our support if Park Seung-Soo developed into a quality player. Would be incredible but fair play to this lad. That’s serious dedication 

Yep, they'd support Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City once they'd bought him

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1 hour ago, LFEE said:

 

Yep was a lovely clip and a reason why I find myself eye-rolling at anyone who mentions the word “Tourists” and generally being unwelcoming to new fans to our city, club, ground.

 

Still waiting to see if @Heronconfirms it’s him on 1:08 :lol:

I can confirm it was me. A young budding Shay Given.

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8 hours ago, gbandit said:

This was absolutely class. Can you imagine what would happen to our support if Park Seung-Soo developed into a quality player. Would be incredible but fair play to this lad. That’s serious dedication 

 

Yeah it really doesn't work this way anymore. Most folks in Korea have already chosen their teams and did so ages ago. We had Ki on the team when he was captaining the KNT, but that didn't result in any meaningful increase in support.

 

He would need to be on par with Son (i.e. the best Korean player ever) to meaningfully move the needle with casuals fans. 

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1 minute ago, oldtype said:

 

Yeah it really doesn't work this way anymore. Most folks in Korea have already chosen their teams and did so ages ago. We had Ki on the team when he was captaining the KNT, but that didn't result in any meaningful increase in support.

 

He would need to be on par with Son (i.e. the best Korean player ever) to meaningfully move the needle with casuals fans. 

I get that and you’ll know far more than me but a lot of people will be following this lad from the ground up due to the hype around him, no? For people who aren’t committed to a team if he continues to develop into a top player with us id expect that to have an impact, certainly increasing the die hard following beyond 1500 people? 

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Just now, gbandit said:

I get that and you’ll know far more than me but a lot of people will be following this lad from the ground up due to the hype around him, no? For people who aren’t committed to a team if he continues to develop into a top player with us id expect that to have an impact, certainly increasing the die hard following beyond 1500 people? 

 

 

I can tell you on behalf of the 1500 sickos that we will be watching his development with great interest :lol: but most Korean football fans don't even know who this guy is at this point. He's only played in the second division and only started making the news when he signed for us.

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Just now, oldtype said:

 

 

I can tell you on behalf of the 1500 sickos that we will be watching his development with great interest :lol: but most Korean football fans don't even know who this guy is at this point. He's only played in the second division and only started making the news when he signed for us.

Fair enough, whatever happens with the fan side, I’m desperate for him to make it here

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On 29/07/2025 at 07:57, Rafalove said:

Surely this could have been the basis for a title challenging team back in the 80’s.

 

 

 

Makes me sad to see Beardsley. 

 

Adored him as a player.

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42 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

I’ve forgotten, care to share? 

We played them at Anfield a few months before he went there, and the rumours were that they were after him. He played well and clapped the Kop when he left the pitch, ignoring our fans. People in the away end were going ballistic. He got roundly booed when he played at SJP later that year because of that, as most people didn't blame him leaving NUFC at the time due to the complete lack of ambition.

 

I've always disliked him as a person, but can acknowledge how good a player he was.

 

 

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On 31/07/2025 at 11:16, LFEE said:

 

This is excellent and a far cry from the typical supporters of the top 6 and other big clubs in Europe.

He’s picked a team on a moment, not even a big moment. He’s not picked them because of the trophies they win etc.

As I’ve said before I’m sick of the top clubs getting the plastics who do nothing but treat football with disrespect.

Choosing teams because they are usually win trophies or finish top of the league. Pretty much every country in the world can see every single Premier League match, yet it’s always the typical clubs getting picked for support.

‘I like Liverpool because I like the colour red’. Aye right, why not Brentford, Nottingham Forest, or if you started supporting them in the 2000’s, why the fuck aren’t you a Boro fan doing all you can to see their games now?

It amazes me a country who has fanatical support for college and high school teams who have never been anywhere near success are straight to glory hunting when choosing a football club. The fuckers will watch their local city’s football team, Basketball team, Baseball team, and Ice Hockey team, but will support Man Utd over their local MLS team.

 

There are good examples of fans across the world picking a random club and sticking by them. That lad on there is a good example for us, the American guy who comes over to the U.K. for NUST meetings let alone matches. Plenty of examples on here as well.

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1 minute ago, SteV said:

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That was an exciting time. Not for everyone, understandably, but for the first time in a while it felt a little less like Mike Ashley FC, and more like NUFC. Felt wonderful having a talisman like Rafa to get behind, and, mercifully, the ownership appeared to be just letting him get on with it.

 

Some feeling when we lost the first two games. :lol:

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