Author: The Two Unfortunates
TTU Awards 2009/2010: Flop of the Season
As Csaba Abrahall bemoans in this month’s WSC, Tamà¡s Priskin’s £1.7m move from Watford to Ipswich last August seemed ill-fated from the off; the ungainly Magyar arriving days after reserve team prospect Jordan Rhodes’s unpopular departure to Huddersfield. Watford website BHaPPY described him as the “ugly duckling finally [who had] matured into a swan” a year ago, but such praise has been less than forthcoming at Portman Road where Priskin’s …
TTU Awards 2009/2010: Bargain Buy of the Season
Recently featured in our Monday Profile feature, in the wake of a skimming drive to keep Crystal Palace in the division, Darren Ambrose’s future is uncertain at the time of posting; his ex-gaffer Neil Warnock clearly fancying a repeat performance from the silken midfielder a few miles to the northwest of his current home. Whether the ex-Tractor Boy ends up at Loftus Road or not, his one season at …
TTU Awards 2009/2010: Loan of the Season
It would be difficult to better Dudley Campbell’s contribution to the last third of Blackpool’s season. His impact on the Seasiders’ rise was quite considerable. Why he seems to save his best form for loan spells, though, is open to question. A permanent move will no doubt materialise in the summer, so this theory will be put to the test next season.
Honourable mentions to: Gabriel Tamas, who shored …
TTU Awards 2009/2010
Book Review: Hunting Grounds
Hunting Grounds: A Scottish Football Safari