Ronnie Edwards

[John Boy Saint]

8 hours ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

Just spoken to a client in work who is a QPR fan. He was obviously happy with their result last night. 

I asked about Edwards. His response.... "What a player. Wouldn't be surprised if he gets player of the season. Apparently he has said he wants a permanent move and doesn't want to go back to Saints."

Brilliant. 😕

 

My boss is an R’s fan of many years - he says he is a great player who’s added composure to their defence, went as far to say “has a touch of the Beckanbauers bringing it forward”. 
 

[Suhari]

10 minutes ago, John Boy Saint said:

My boss is an R’s fan of many years - he says he is a great player who’s added composure to their defence, went as far to say “has a touch of the Beckanbauers bringing it forward”. 
 

Had we sent them Stephens by mistake?

[CSA96]

 

[Verbal]

21 hours ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

Just spoken to a client in work who is a QPR fan. He was obviously happy with their result last night. 

I asked about Edwards. His response.... "What a player. Wouldn't be surprised if he gets player of the season. Apparently he has said he wants a permanent move and doesn't want to go back to Saints."

Brilliant. 😕

 

Is there a tiny possibility that your client was using the term "apparently" to mean "I completely made this up"?

[Chez]

Still surprised Wood was picked ahead of him. 

[saintant]

3 minutes ago, Chez said:

Still surprised Wood was picked ahead of him. 

Russ picking his mates again 🙂

[Badger]

21 hours ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

Just spoken to a client in work who is a QPR fan. He was obviously happy with their result last night. 

I asked about Edwards. His response.... "What a player. Wouldn't be surprised if he gets player of the season. Apparently he has said he wants a permanent move and doesn't want to go back to Saints."

Brilliant. 😕

 

Loanee making complimentary noises about his temporary club. Hardly a first.

Didn’t the Echo go overboard about Downes ‘wanting’ (or willing) to stay last season?

Not reading too much into that 

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, Badger said:

Loanee making complimentary noises about his temporary club. Hardly a first.

Didn’t the Echo go overboard about Downes ‘wanting’ (or willing) to stay last season?

Not reading too much into that 

QPR couldn’t pay the wages or fee needed with FFP either. 

[Matthew Le God]

22 hours ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

Just spoken to a client in work who is a QPR fan. He was obviously happy with their result last night. 

I asked about Edwards. His response.... "What a player. Wouldn't be surprised if he gets player of the season. Apparently he has said he wants a permanent move and doesn't want to go back to Saints."

Brilliant. 😕

They couldn't afford his transfer fee or wages.

[Ken Tone]

Read somewhere that he's been used in midfield as well as defence? I could see him being a success as a defensive midfielder.  He's naturally defensive but is a bit short for a centre back.

So with him and Shea Charles behind Fernandes, that's our midfield sorted for next year. 

 

[austsaint]

A bit optimistic to think we’ll keep Fernandes.  But your point is well made - both the loan moves of Edwards and Charles have worked well for all parties, and both could/should be first team starters (for us) next season.

[BarberSaint]

Bloody good player. 

 

Glad we got him.

 

Really should have tried to develop him more.

 

Nothing like Jack Stephens: he can play.

[Matthew Le God]

 

 

[macca155]

Nothing pisses me off more, than seeing one of our few decent players strutting his stuff for another side.

Stupid decision to send him on loan.

Why the hell would he come back here. Guess the new manager might persuade him.

[Maggie May]

3 minutes ago, macca155 said:

Nothing pisses me off more, than seeing one of our few decent players strutting his stuff for another side.

Stupid decision to send him on loan.

Why the hell would he come back here. Guess the new manager might persuade him.

He signed a four year deal.

[Lighthouse]

5 minutes ago, macca155 said:

Nothing pisses me off more, than seeing one of our few decent players strutting his stuff for another side.

Stupid decision to send him on loan.

Why the hell would he come back here. Guess the new manager might persuade him.

Other than the fact that we own his contract and we’re likely to be playing much higher up the league than QPR next season? He was never going to do anything other than struggle here this season, if he got on the pitch at all. Amongst all the awful transfer decisions we’ve made this season, I can’t see why anyone would have a problem with loaning our RE.

[Matthew Le God]

13 minutes ago, macca155 said:

Nothing pisses me off more, than seeing one of our few decent players strutting his stuff for another side.

Stupid decision to send him on loan.

Why the hell would he come back here. Guess the new manager might persuade him.

No persuasion needed. He is a club employee. 'Coming back here', is a man returning to his workplace in July.

[CB Fry]

1 hour ago, macca155 said:

Nothing pisses me off more, than seeing one of our few decent players strutting his stuff for another side.

Stupid decision to send him on loan.

Why the hell would he come back here. Guess the new manager might persuade him.

He was going to be sent out on loan to a Championship team on the day we signed him last August, pretty obvious that would happen. He wasn’t signed to be first choice Premier League centre back.

Very sensible decision and the club proven to be spot on.

[Andrew Watson]

A goal and another very good performance this evening. Definately ready for next seaon,unless the pricks in charge do the unfathomable and decide to sell him. No doubt one of the pedantic clowns on here will have some thing to say about that.

[skintsaint]

Looks forward to the Madrid-esq Woodgate lookalikes at the back next season.

[macca155]

Ok so forum opinion is against me on this one, fair enough. 

However I remain convinced that he could have been a better option than Wood, Stephens, THB when out of form, and definitely ABK. Obviously not thrown straight in, but a decent manager could have cultivated that talent.

If he wants off that contract will be worthless. We've seen that enough times.

So there 😃

[Fabrice29]

12 minutes ago, macca155 said:

Ok so forum opinion is against me on this one, fair enough. 

However I remain convinced that he could have been a better option than Wood, Stephens, THB when out of form, and definitely ABK. Obviously not thrown straight in, but a decent manager could have cultivated that talent.

If he wants off that contract will be worthless. We've seen that enough times.

So there 😃

You remain convinced that someone you’ve barely seen play would be better than the bunch of players you have seen play and struggle. Which sums up nicely where are our squad is at this season really. If Wood had gone out on loan and Edward’s had been put into a poor team then it would be the other way round.

[qwertyell]

I mean, QPR were conceding 1.32 goals per game before our star centre back was nonsensically allowed to forgo single handedly saving our season to go and shore up QPR's defence to the tune of, uh, 1.4 goals conceded per game. 

Sure, he might have made their defence statistically worse, and a 5' 10" centre back of no great pace or physicality is at odds with the player profile the new sporting director wants to bring in, but at least he looks composed. That's the main thing, I guess. 

[Football Special]

44 minutes ago, qwertyell said:

I mean, QPR were conceding 1.32 goals per game before our star centre back was nonsensically allowed to forgo single handedly saving our season to go and shore up QPR's defence to the tune of, uh, 1.4 goals conceded per game. 

Sure, he might have made their defence statistically worse, and a 5' 10" centre back of no great pace or physicality is at odds with the player profile the new sporting director wants to bring in, but at least he looks composed. That's the main thing, I guess. 

I don't really get the point of posts like this. Have you seen him play? I've seen him once live and was impressed, very good on the ball , QPR fan I know absolutely loves him and would love to sign him, I'd say that's not a bad player to have in next seasons championship squad. 

[S-Clarke]

We made some pretty terrible calls in the summer, in fact 90% of them were terrible calls, but the decision to sign Edwards and then send him out in Jan to get some game time were probably our best two calls.

He will be like a breath of fresh air for us next season, we just need to get his partner right. (Please, not Bednarek anymore)

[hypochondriac]

1 hour ago, S-Clarke said:

We made some pretty terrible calls in the summer, in fact 90% of them were terrible calls, but the decision to sign Edwards and then send him out in Jan to get some game time were probably our best two calls.

He will be like a breath of fresh air for us next season, we just need to get his partner right. (Please, not Bednarek anymore)

Agreed. Edwards, wood and then an experienced newbie would suit us very nicely. Tanganga might be worth a look. 

[wild-saint]

On 16/02/2025 at 10:55, Verbal said:

Is there a tiny possibility that your client was using the term "apparently" to mean "I completely made this up"?

Exactly. Play for saints, a new (hoepfully decent) new manager and a squad more than likely to challenge for promotion/ tilte or push for a move to QPR (ahahahaha) 

[macca155]

8 hours ago, Fabrice29 said:

You remain convinced that someone you’ve barely seen play would be better than the bunch of players you have seen play and struggle. Which sums up nicely where are our squad is at this season really. If Wood had gone out on loan and Edward’s had been put into a poor team then it would be the other way round.

I know I'm on my own here, so hard hat on. However I have seen most of his appearances, and yes I think he could have featured more.

He'd have needed careful game management, but I'm sure we wouldn't have seen the weak as piss effort ABK put in.

My main issue is that the team was screaming out for a defensive midfielder. Ronnie goes on loan to QPR and pops up in their midfield. Did no one at the club think about trying Ronnie there in cup games and sub appearances. Might not have worked but an opportunity lost.

Same for Wood, you are right there. I thought he put in some decent performances but seemed to lose his way.

[Turkish]

There is no way a bloke in his early 20s would real name these days is Ronnie Edwards

Tyreak Ngoluwali, Diamanté signmudndson or Femi Winstanley-Umanmi is fine by Ronnie Edwards? Far to 80s

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, Turkish said:

There is no way a bloke in his early 20s would real name these days is Ronnie Edwards

Tyreak Ngoluwali, Diamanté signmudndson or Femi Winstanley-Umanmi is fine by Ronnie Edwards? Far to 80s

I’d say more 1960s East End. The type of associate of the Krays that might have been around when George Cornell got murdered by Ronnie at the Blind Beggar in 1966.

[Lighthouse]

4 minutes ago, Turkish said:

There is no way a bloke in his early 20s would real name these days is Ronnie Edwards

Tyreak Ngoluwali, Diamanté signmudndson or Femi Winstanley-Umanmi is fine by Ronnie Edwards? Far to 80s

Clearly you’re not down with the kids, so allow me to fill you in. Supposedly old fashioned names are now making a post-millennial, pseudo-ironic comeback. It all started with former Everton keeper, Rob Les.

in 2041 we’re going to win the U21s league with Iain Perkins, Graham Watts and Keith Brown.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, Gloucester Saint said:

I’d say more 1960s East End. The type of associate of the Krays that might have been around when George Cornell got murdered by Ronnie at the Blind Beggar in 1966.

Not-Quite-Big-Enough Ron, the terror of Championship (but no higher) defences.

[Badger]

1 hour ago, Gloucester Saint said:

I’d say more 1960s East End. The type of associate of the Krays that might have been around when George Cornell got murdered by Ronnie at the Blind Beggar in 1966.

Definitely 1960's.

A hybrid of one of the Krays, and one of the Great Train Robbers...  a portmanteau of the 1960's London underworld if ever there was!

[Verbal]

1 hour ago, Badger said:

Definitely 1960's.

A hybrid of one of the Krays, and one of the Great Train Robbers...  a portmanteau of the 1960's London underworld if ever there was!

Possibly more like Ronnie Knight, since there's such thing as a gay footballer - in which case he''ll have a girlfriend from Windsor called Barbara.

[Turkish]

Jerry Yates just scored for derby it’s 1978 again 😂

[Badger]

2 hours ago, Turkish said:

Jerry Yates just scored for derby it’s 1978 again 😂

Didn't he used to play the organ on Stars on Sunday ?