Malone and Bennett off to Millwall

[swaledale]

More good business imo

Agreed they are off the wage bill, allowing some incoming players.

[MadAmster]

Yes good news Andy I think Malone used to play for Millwall . Was for Bennett I will go easy because I know Lampard and MA love him well he leaves the club with great stats that should help his career prospects
9years at the club
65appearances
4 goals
Never even once completed 90minutes
Our loss will be Milwalls gain

His injuries got in the way. Never realised his potential. 'Fraid he burnt his bridges with that "burn" video.

[mistaram]

His injuries got in the way. Never realised his potential. 'Fraid he burnt his bridges with that "burn" video.

MA I think the club at partly to blame ( well Clough) playing him before he was fully developed ,remember he was still at school at the time . T hats maybe why his body has never been right since Having said that I watched him against Forest at the Cow Shed and he looked good made two goals playing out wide on the left Rowett obviously likes him ,he needed to get away from Derby . I think this I'll be his final chance .

[macstheman]

Good luck to the pair them!

[MadAmster]

MA I think the club at partly to blame ( well Clough) playing him before he was fully developed ,remember he was still at school at the time . T hats maybe why his body has never been right since Having said that I watched him against Forest at the Cow Shed and he looked good made two goals playing out wide on the left Rowett obviously likes him ,he needed to get away from Derby . I think this I'll be his final chance .

So do I Mista. Unfortunately I think his injuries will not desert him. His game is based around explosive power which sees him leave opponents for dead. The lad has had the same sort of problems, injury wise that Michael Owen had even more so in his later days. MB was never as good as MO but they are the same type of player.

[mistaram]

So do I Mista. Unfortunately I think his injuries will not desert him. His game is based around explosive power which sees him leave opponents for dead. The lad has had the same sort of problems, injury wise that Michael Owen had even more so in his later days. MB was never as good as MO but they are the same type of player.

Yes same type of player One scored 163 league goals and 40goals for England . The other let me just check yes got it 4league goals 😂😂

[MadAmster]

Yes same type of player One scored 163 league goals and 40goals for England . The other let me just check yes got it 4league goals ����

Poor return yes but he was played out wide and almost never as a central striker, his favoured role. He did rather better in the assist stakes than in goalscoring though.

As mista wrote, the club has had a hand in his injury woes. I still think it's a great shame circumstances stopped him reaching his potential and I shall warmly remember the feeling I got watching a young lad training at Moor Farm who looked like he could go all the way. Shame it never happened. I suppose that's life.



He was rather lucky getting so many chances though. Having said that, despite the fact most of the posters on here never rated him, a succession of managers saw something in him. They saw the potential that a string of injuries stopped in its tracks. Had we bought him as an 18 year old, he'd probably have been let go by 21 due to the injuries.

In a sporting and in a footballing sense, I think you are all too hard on the lad. Behaviourally, over the past 12 months, he's overplayed his hand for me too.

[AdiSalisbury]

Not really, he's crap. He only got a bit of support as "1 of our own". If we'd bought him for £250,000, he would have been moved on years ago.

Funny how none of those managers saw enough in him to play him up front.

[MadAmster]

Not really, he's crap. He only got a bit of support as "1 of our own". If we'd bought him for £250,000, he would have been moved on years ago.

Funny how none of those managers saw enough in him to play him up front.

Yet still played him out wide when fit and kept on giving him new contracts........ I prefer their professional thoughts on him. Fans might have supported him cos "he's one of our own" but that won't be the reason those Managers backed him.

[mistaram]

Yet still played him out wide when fit and kept on giving him new contracts........ I prefer their professional thoughts on him. Fans might have supported him cos "he's one of our own" but that won't be the reason those Managers backed him.

I have to agree with you MA there has to be a reason why managers rate him Rowett obviously saw a lot more of him we he managed Derby . Lampard even trusted him to start at Wembley .They obviously know more about football than I do . But to me he's always one of those players if you let him get into his stride running at you he could cause you problems .But teams know that and close him down Then because he lacks brain and skill he becomes ineffective If being able to run fast was enough to be a footballer then Lynford Christie would have played for Liverpool