welcome to Brennan Johnson

He wasn’t fast enough to get away from the security guard at the Tesco express, where he was having a row.
Wonder if anyone from Palace has thought about getting the security guard in for a trial, if he can cross the ball, could be a decent wing back?


Spindle said:
His 100m was 10.9s - that's damn fast.
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BromleyMonkey said:
Shame about Gabbiadini because he was a good goalscorer before us but he just didn’t fit into the lump it upfield for Ian wright to chase system,🤣 he just didn’t have the pace
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I always remembered the story about some girl who was absolutely infatuated with Marco Gabbiadini, who when he moved down from Sunderland moved down here to follow him.
He was only here 5 minutes, so I assume she followed him to Derby when he went there.
Sounded like a right old bunny boiler.
 
martin2412 said:
I always remembered the story about some girl who was absolutely infatuated with Marco Gabbiadini, who when he moved down from Sunderland moved down here to follow him.
He was only here 5 minutes, so I assume she followed him to Derby when he went there.
Sounded like a right old bunny boiler.
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Didn't he score a goal against us having received the ball about 4 yards offside?

It is the worst offside decision I can think of.

Obviously, I'm not still bitter. Water under the bridge and all that.
 
martin2412 said:
I always remembered the story about some girl who was absolutely infatuated with Marco Gabbiadini, who when he moved down from Sunderland moved down here to follow him.
He was only here 5 minutes, so I assume she followed him to Derby when he went there.
Sounded like a right old bunny boiler.
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Maybe that’s the only reason he wanted to move south to try and get away from her
 
TheBigToePunt said:
He wasn't just quick, either. He had it all. Pace, strength, skill, powerful shot off both feet, great header of the ball. The best all round no9 we've ever had, I'd say. Christ, what would peak Armstrong be worth in today's market?

He just couldn't stay at peak level for long enough. A real waste.

At least we got his best years and made good money on Armstrong. He's sort of a reverse Brennan Johnson in that way.
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In terms of performing for us in our colours then I'd agree, with honorable mentions for some others (Mark Bright for example didn't have the pace but was no slouch and fitted the team at the time really well).

In absolute terms we had Stan Collymore on the books. He would have to be in any conversation, even if he did not do it for us.
 
My best Palace strikers , in no order Wright, Bright, Johnson, Murray, Armstrong.
Matt Jansen could have been great without injuries, loved Gary Thompson.
Collymore not so much.

RubinsCube said:
In terms of performing for us in our colours then I'd agree, with honorable mentions for some others (Mark Bright for example didn't have the pace but was no slouch and fitted the team at the time really well).

In absolute terms we had Stan Collymore on the books. He would have to be in any conversation, even if he did not do it for us.
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RubinsCube said:
In terms of performing for us in our colours then I'd agree, with honorable mentions for some others (Mark Bright for example didn't have the pace but was no slouch and fitted the team at the time really well).

In absolute terms we had Stan Collymore on the books. He would have to be in any conversation, even if he did not do it for us.
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My memories of Collymore are that he did not appear to obviously fit the system at the time, to the point of causing a little confusion. He was taller than Bright but yet plainly not a target man. He was quicker than Wright but obviously unsuited to running the channels. He wanted the ball to feet so he could run at people but was obviously not a winger.

Most of all I just remember him bursting through defenders to bear down on goal only to blast the ball miles over the bar. He was the definition of raw. I don't think many of us thought the club were wrong to sell him to Southend.

What I also remember was watching the late night goals roundup from the weekend on ITV, which was the only place and time you could see the goals from the championship that week (different times!). In his first bout of goalscoring for Southend, Collymore would often burst through on goal but, rather than blast it over, side foot it low into the corners instead. It was like someone had taught him this one, key thing, or the penny just dropped, or whatever. Suddenly he's scoring every week. Same finish.

That was the difference between Collymore at Palace and at Southend. From there he grew in confidence and could do all sorts. He couldn't do much of it at Palace, though. Not exactly one who got away, just a curiosity. Bit like Sorloth.
 
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My best Palace strikers , in no order Wright, Bright, Johnson, Murray, Armstrong.
Matt Jansen could have been great without injuries, loved Gary Thompson.
Collymore not so much.
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Yep I am very similarly minded. Gary tended to struggle to get in the team with Wright and Bright but I do vaguely remember the three of them on the pitch in one match, maybe chasing.

I had a soft spot for David Whyte as well, maybe hoping he would be Ian Wright 2.0 but it never happened for him with us.
 
TheBigToePunt said:
My memories of Collymore are that he did not appear to obviously fit the system at the time, to the point of causing a little confusion. He was taller than Bright but yet plainly not a target man. He was quicker than Wright but obviously unsuited to running the channels. He wanted the ball to feet so he could run at people but was obviously not a winger.

Most of all I just remember him bursting through defenders to bear down on goal only to blast the ball miles over the bar. He was the definition of raw. I don't think many of us thought the club were wrong to sell him to Southend.

What I also remember was watching the late night goals roundup from the weekend on ITV, which was the only place and time you could see the goals from the championship that week (different times!). In his first bout of goalscoring for Southend, Collymore would often burst through on goal but, rather than blast it over, side foot it low into the corners instead. It was like someone had taught him this one, key thing, or the penny just dropped, or whatever. Suddenly he's scoring every week. Same finish.

That was the difference between Collymore at Palace and at Southend. From there he grew in confidence and could do all sorts. He couldn't do much of it at Palace, though. Not exactly one who got away, just a curiosity. Bit like Sorloth.
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Yes I do remember when playing for us he tended to drift to the left wing, either to get involved in the game or under instruction. He was like a speedboat with no one at the tiller. Very skilful. In the other thread where the topic of "what makes a player a Palace player" I cited unpredictable tricky powerful wide forwards as one example. Collymore is a good example.

I do not remember being that gutted when he moved to Southend. Some of those lower league centre halves looked like rabbits in the headlights as he glided past them on the ITV replays. It was only when he started doing it to people like Tony Adams that I realized how good he was!
 
martin2412 said:
I always remembered the story about some girl who was absolutely infatuated with Marco Gabbiadini, who when he moved down from Sunderland moved down here to follow him.
He was only here 5 minutes, so I assume she followed him to Derby when he went there.
Sounded like a right old bunny boiler.
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She was his personal chef.
 
BromleyMonkey said:
Razor Ruddock and Kevin Miller had several of them I think
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Kevin Miller was Exeter goalkeeping coach for over 3 years, he departed the club in June this year citing family reasons.
I recall him as a good shot-stopper but he did seem a tad uncomfortable dealing with crosses.
He was a strong personality not being cowed if he was on the receiving end of negativity from supporters.
 
Willo said:
Kevin Miller was Exeter goalkeeping coach for over 3 years, he departed the club in June this year citing family reasons.
I recall him as a good shot-stopper but he did seem a tad uncomfortable dealing with crosses.
He was a strong personality not being cowed if he was on the receiving end of negativity from supporters.
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It's why we never put a Vampire in goal.
 
Willo said:
Kevin Miller was Exeter goalkeeping coach for over 3 years, he departed the club in June this year citing family reasons.
I recall him as a good shot-stopper but he did seem a tad uncomfortable dealing with crosses.
He was a strong personality not being cowed if he was on the receiving end of negativity from supporters.
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I went to QPR when we lost 6-0 when we were struggling to pay the players, it was so obvious he downed tools as the game was going on in dispute, that’s why fans hated him
It was typical though that when he came back with Barnsley and got dogs abuse he had the game of his life even saving a penalty
 
BromleyMonkey said:
I went to QPR when we lost 6-0 when we were struggling to pay the players, it was so obvious he downed tools as the game was going on in dispute, that’s why fans hated him
It was typical though that when he came back with Barnsley and got dogs abuse he had the game of his life even saving a penalty
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At QPR we had nothing to play for and were reduced to 10 men minutes into the second half when Fan Zhiyi received his 'Marching orders'.
 
Willo said:
At QPR we had nothing to play for and were reduced to 10 men minutes into the second half when Fan Zhiyi received his 'Marching orders'.
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I know, as I said, I was there, he clearly made no attempt to get to get more than one of the goals, he was clearly making a point. I think any fan can understand a player refusing to take a pay cut to help out our financial situation, but to do what he did on the pitch was unforgivable
 
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