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devs
February 3, 2015, 6:36pm
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Not fussed
Not a great defender IMO - several instances spring to mind where he panicked, lost confidence and faded.
I like solid defenders at this level...and he wasn't that solid

Good luck at Woking but we can do better...and probably have with Robertson
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February 3, 2015, 6:47pm

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Honestly, the only real memory i will keep from Aswad's time here is from the Huddersfield game.

Firstly, how the bloody hell did he not score that header, he hit it at the flipping keeper, anywhere else and that would have increased our lead ffs.
Secondly, is the own goal, for this i can't blame it on him.. just unlucky.
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February 3, 2015, 6:55pm
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Aswad to score a hatrick on Saturday please.
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Gone, move on !!
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February 3, 2015, 7:13pm
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When I first saw Aswad playing for Braintree against us  I thought he was possibly the best left back I had seen at Conference level and remember saying that I wished he played for us, so I was delighted when we eventually signed him. Unfortunately consistency is the key to being a good player, and sadly this didn't apply to Aswad. On his day he could be excellent but on others he was prone to going walkabout or lacking concentration too often. Any personal problems the guy has and exactly what they are should remain a private matter, and while we all like a bit of gossip, it's not really our business. However, what goes against the grain for me is the way he was able to sign for one of our rivals while on absence of leave from his club for "personal reasons" Anyway, players come and go and Aswads gone, and luckily we look to have good replacements, and while I don't wish Thomas any ill will, I don't particularly wish him good luck.












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February 3, 2015, 7:19pm
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Woking assistant manger said Aswad fell out of favour this season, the guy dosn't know much about football Aswad was injured for the early running games. And was straight in the team as soon as he was fit, The only issue with losing Aswad his is driving force from LB Position.
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February 3, 2015, 7:22pm

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Quoted from acko338
Gone, move on !!


Exactly!


Grimsby and proud!
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I know Aswad is getting a lot of flack for possibly being able to play this w/end but the source of his " stress " could have been the fact that he was away from his family and familiar surroundings ? Once he gets back into his " comfort zone " then the situation for him could be totally transformed. I had a job some years ago where , for a while , I had to work well outside my " comfort zone ". It got so bad that I came close to jacking it all in but that area of my duties was removed and the whole problem just went away literally overnight. You have to be in these sort of situations to really understand what it is like and not just snipe from the side lines.


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I wish people would leave this stress angle alone. It was mentioned once and  suddenly, he has mental health problems and we should all feel sorry for him. How does anyone know he has mental health issues or not? He couldn't handle playing for us and is better off at Woking, with less expectation.

All i will say is that as someone who suffers from depression myself and has had some seriously low times in my life, it's a struggle to get out of bed, never mind move home, signing for another team and playing football. FFS, if he was mentally ill, Woking wouldn't have signed him, never mind contemplating playing him next game. He wouldn't be capable.

We can talk all day about the club making him honour his contract and not letting him play for anyone else, but have any of you actually thought that maybe the club couldn't wait to get rid. A model pro he is not, even a wrong footed Magnay is far better, but i have no axe to grind and wish him all the best.
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Quoted from rancido
I know Aswad is getting a lot of flack for possibly being able to play this w/end but the source of his " stress " could have been the fact that he was away from his family and familiar surroundings ? Once he gets back into his " comfort zone " then the situation for him could be totally transformed. I had a job some years ago where , for a while , I had to work well outside my " comfort zone ". It got so bad that I came close to jacking it all in but that area of my duties was removed and the whole problem just went away literally overnight. You have to be in these sort of situations to really understand what it is like and not just snipe from the side lines.


Thomas was out of contract at the end of the season,

It was him that took the option up oN his contract for a further year,

Not GTFC,

So he could have gone south last May.


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