Ainsley Maitland-Niles

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Who needs a reveal video with a goal like that to reveal yourself.
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Think we’ll be talking about replacing him before the end of the season but still what a strike! History making. Shame they’re never winners for us are they but a crazy goal anyway.
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brap2 wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2026 2:47 pm Think we’ll be talking about replacing him before the end of the season but still what a strike! History making. Shame they’re never winners for us are they but a crazy goal anyway.
Yeah, most of our late howitzers against teams we hate are equalizers (Jags, Tark, this one ottomh)
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sam of the south wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2026 3:09 pm Yeah, most of our late howitzers against teams we hate are equalizers (Jags, Tark, this one ottomh)
Only ones I can think of are Rooney and Grey both against Arsenal
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Brownie wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2026 4:29 pm Only ones I can think of are Rooney and Grey both against Arsenal
Yeah both bangers, but I don’t truly hate Arsenal, just find them mildly cretinous
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sam of the south wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2026 4:47 pm Yeah both bangers, but I don’t truly hate Arsenal, just find them mildly cretinous
Well done Sam, that was textbook.
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Looked alright yesterday.

When he found himself in midfield.
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Thought he started poorly but ended up having a decent game
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Better than the alternatives that's for sure. Won't ever be a world beater but just being generally solid is such a massive improvement.

I noticed a few times in their half he made some good passes that O'Brien wouldn't have seen, just generally popping it about with purpose due to knowing what to do in the opposition's half.

Decent enough start by him, probably not loads more to come but maybe a little as he beds in to the team over the coming weeks.
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Looked like he picked ups knock before he came off decent on the ball but suspect off it
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There was one moment yesterday where he did some clever dribbling under pressure to retain possession rather than just lump it up field, he then passed it to Pickford who miskicked it right to their player - Moyes will soon coach that trying to retain possession out of him
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He looked a bit rusty at times. Understandable when you are moving up a level from the French league.

Will get sharper with time and offer more going forward once he starts to work an understanding with George.
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I liked him, nice to have a RB playing with positional nous.
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It's such a no risk transfer given the fee, if he steps up and nails down the position then great. At the very worst he'll be squad depth that can cover RB, LB & CM
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StirlingBlue wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2026 12:16 pm It's such a no risk transfer given the fee, if he steps up and nails down the position then great. At the very worst he'll be squad depth that can cover RB, LB & CM

The risk is hes our only right back
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