| Matt Penney 12:52 - Jan 8 with 6145 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
Has left national league Rochdale after 2 months.
His career has taken a real battering. No club for the 23/24 season and then this. Whilst none of us thought he was going to be a superstar I think most would agree he looked a solid lower league full back. Did really well on loan in Scotland (Aberdeen) which is probably about right.
Not sure what's not been clicking for him but a great shame. |  |
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| Matt Penney on 13:00 - Jan 8 with 5199 views | Big_Jase |
He was absolutely awful. |  |
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| Matt Penney on 13:01 - Jan 8 with 5194 views | homer_123 |
I 'think' there is a bit more going on here than just football. |  |
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| Matt Penney on 13:08 - Jan 8 with 5096 views | GlasgowBlue |
Motherwell. He did well there and they were keen on signing him.
Decent enough mid to lower League one left back so it's a shame how his career has gone.
Some of the Cook signings (Penney, Haroper, Pigott etc) who didn't make the grade must look at where we are just a couple of years later with envy and regret. |  |
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| Matt Penney on 13:14 - Jan 8 with 5000 views | jasondozzell |
I always liked him but he looked one of those confidence players who needs support. I thought he was good going forward.
Cook never seemed to forgive him after he made an error at Plymouth for one of their goals when we lost there (early 21/22 season?). Straight out of the side of I recall correctly and Clements in his place.
Hope he can get going again. Football is such a cruel and fragile career sometimes. |  | | |
| Matt Penney on 13:18 - Jan 8 with 4931 views | Dubtractor |
| Matt Penney on 13:00 - Jan 8 by Big_Jase |
He was absolutely awful. |
Yeah, thought he was really lightweight and not remotely up to the physical side of the game. |  |
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| Matt Penney on 13:19 - Jan 8 with 4930 views | gsoly |
| Matt Penney on 13:01 - Jan 8 by homer_123 |
I 'think' there is a bit more going on here than just football. |
For sure. This is never, ever considered as a reason by fans but it's almost certainly the most likely. |  | | |
| Matt Penney on 13:25 - Jan 8 with 4795 views | Nutkins_Return |
| Matt Penney on 13:18 - Jan 8 by Dubtractor |
Yeah, thought he was really lightweight and not remotely up to the physical side of the game. |
Agree. I did think he looked massively lightweight and out of his depth even in L1. Did have a good strike on him but as a defender not what we needed.
All that said given his mother well loan I'm amazed he has struggled as much as he has! |  |
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| Matt Penney on 13:34 - Jan 8 with 4706 views | Big_Jase |
| Matt Penney on 13:18 - Jan 8 by Dubtractor |
Yeah, thought he was really lightweight and not remotely up to the physical side of the game. |
Switched off defensively as well. Up there with the worst signings of the Gamechanger era with Pigott, Harper & Dominic Thompson. | |
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| Matt Penney on 13:42 - Jan 8 with 4609 views | Hipsterectomy |
| Matt Penney on 13:08 - Jan 8 by GlasgowBlue |
Motherwell. He did well there and they were keen on signing him.
Decent enough mid to lower League one left back so it's a shame how his career has gone.
Some of the Cook signings (Penney, Haroper, Pigott etc) who didn't make the grade must look at where we are just a couple of years later with envy and regret. |
Didn’t Pigott’s father pass away soon after joining us?
We really have no idea how these things can harm someone. I doubt he’s looking at us with envy and regret though. |  |
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| Matt Penney on 14:24 - Jan 8 with 4265 views | Garv |
| Matt Penney on 13:00 - Jan 8 by Big_Jase |
He was absolutely awful. |
Predictable post.
He clearly wasn't awful, let alone 'absolutely awful', his career has just gone downhill fast.
As someone else has said, probably a confidence player. |  |
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| Matt Penney on 14:25 - Jan 8 with 4235 views | hype313 |
| Matt Penney on 14:24 - Jan 8 by Garv |
Predictable post.
He clearly wasn't awful, let alone 'absolutely awful', his career has just gone downhill fast.
As someone else has said, probably a confidence player. |
Yep, didn't think he was awful by any stretch, obviously wouldn't cut it now, but I've seen plenty worse, and he more than held his own in the SPL.
Not sure why his career has taken a nosedive, but like others have said, we don't truly know what goes on behind the scenes. |  |
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| Matt Penney on 14:49 - Jan 8 with 4088 views | TrumptonBlue |
| Matt Penney on 13:34 - Jan 8 by Big_Jase |
Switched off defensively as well. Up there with the worst signings of the Gamechanger era with Pigott, Harper & Dominic Thompson. |
Bit harsh on Thompson, who started 15 games in defence, of which we lost three and in which we conceded 6 goals. |  | | |
| Matt Penney on 14:54 - Jan 8 with 4064 views | algy |
| Matt Penney on 13:34 - Jan 8 by Big_Jase |
Switched off defensively as well. Up there with the worst signings of the Gamechanger era with Pigott, Harper & Dominic Thompson. |
You don't often hear that said about a KMc signing (Thompson) | |
| Veni Vidi Participatur. Now we can get back to competing. |
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| Matt Penney on 15:18 - Jan 8 with 3929 views | RobTheMonk |
| Matt Penney on 13:34 - Jan 8 by Big_Jase |
Switched off defensively as well. Up there with the worst signings of the Gamechanger era with Pigott, Harper & Dominic Thompson. |
I watched Pigott against Oxford and it was one of those rare moments where I genuinely thought I could have done a better job. |  | | |
| Matt Penney on 15:19 - Jan 8 with 3915 views | Edmundo |
| Matt Penney on 14:24 - Jan 8 by Garv |
Predictable post.
He clearly wasn't awful, let alone 'absolutely awful', his career has just gone downhill fast.
As someone else has said, probably a confidence player. |
Sorry @Gary meant to upvote you. Fat thumb syndrome. |  |
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| Matt Penney on 15:34 - Jan 8 with 3852 views | Dubtractor |
| Matt Penney on 14:24 - Jan 8 by Garv |
Predictable post.
He clearly wasn't awful, let alone 'absolutely awful', his career has just gone downhill fast.
As someone else has said, probably a confidence player. |
Aged 26, he has only made about 100 appearances, including substitute appearances.
That includes numerous loan spells too.
I think it's fine to just acknowledge he wasn't/isn't very good. He had a lovely left peg, but so many other attributes just weren't there.
His spell in the team for us was pretty ropey too, the half season under Cook when we were really poor, and McKenna quickly brought in Thompson to replace him. [Post edited 8 Jan 15:36]
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| Matt Penney on 17:32 - Jan 8 with 3535 views | Big_Jase |
| Matt Penney on 15:34 - Jan 8 by Dubtractor |
Aged 26, he has only made about 100 appearances, including substitute appearances.
That includes numerous loan spells too.
I think it's fine to just acknowledge he wasn't/isn't very good. He had a lovely left peg, but so many other attributes just weren't there.
His spell in the team for us was pretty ropey too, the half season under Cook when we were really poor, and McKenna quickly brought in Thompson to replace him. [Post edited 8 Jan 15:36]
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Exactly, I don’t wish him any ill, but he was just a bit crap. | |
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| Matt Penney on 17:47 - Jan 8 with 3457 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
| Matt Penney on 17:32 - Jan 8 by Big_Jase |
Exactly, I don’t wish him any ill, but he was just a bit crap. |
I don't think anyone of this forum would claim he was good. But he had enough about him to forge a solid but probably unspectacular lower league career, lower end L1 was probably his limit but he shouldn't be teetering on the brink of dropping out of the game at 26 | |
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| Matt Penney on 18:05 - Jan 8 with 3365 views | StNeotsBlue |
| Matt Penney on 13:08 - Jan 8 by GlasgowBlue |
Motherwell. He did well there and they were keen on signing him.
Decent enough mid to lower League one left back so it's a shame how his career has gone.
Some of the Cook signings (Penney, Haroper, Pigott etc) who didn't make the grade must look at where we are just a couple of years later with envy and regret. |
I've spoken to one of Piggott's best mates and Joe didn't see himself as good enough Ipswich in League 1. So probably no regret as he saw League 2 as his top level. |  | | |
| Matt Penney on 18:08 - Jan 8 with 3340 views | backwaywhen |
| Matt Penney on 13:14 - Jan 8 by jasondozzell |
I always liked him but he looked one of those confidence players who needs support. I thought he was good going forward.
Cook never seemed to forgive him after he made an error at Plymouth for one of their goals when we lost there (early 21/22 season?). Straight out of the side of I recall correctly and Clements in his place.
Hope he can get going again. Football is such a cruel and fragile career sometimes. |
Talking of Clements where is he plying his trade these days ….anyone know. | | | |
| Matt Penney on 18:23 - Jan 8 with 3267 views | Big_Jase |
| Matt Penney on 17:47 - Jan 8 by BlueandTruesince82 |
I don't think anyone of this forum would claim he was good. But he had enough about him to forge a solid but probably unspectacular lower league career, lower end L1 was probably his limit but he shouldn't be teetering on the brink of dropping out of the game at 26 |
Disagree to be honest, didn’t see enough about him to warrant playing in the football league. | |
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| Matt Penney on 19:45 - Jan 8 with 3067 views | BarcaBlue |
| Matt Penney on 18:23 - Jan 8 by Big_Jase |
Disagree to be honest, didn’t see enough about him to warrant playing in the football league. |
Yeah, weak as a kitten in defence and no better than Kenlock going forward. Nothing against the guy but he was nowhere near the standard he was asked to play at. |  | | |
| Matt Penney on 20:02 - Jan 8 with 3010 views | Nutkins_Return |
| Matt Penney on 13:34 - Jan 8 by Big_Jase |
Switched off defensively as well. Up there with the worst signings of the Gamechanger era with Pigott, Harper & Dominic Thompson. |
Was Dominic Thompson that bad? I can't really remember now. | |
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| Matt Penney on 20:44 - Jan 8 with 2904 views | itfctilidie |
| Matt Penney on 18:05 - Jan 8 by StNeotsBlue |
I've spoken to one of Piggott's best mates and Joe didn't see himself as good enough Ipswich in League 1. So probably no regret as he saw League 2 as his top level. |
And the fact he earned a nice wicket at Ipswich for a couple of years. I am sure he doesnt have any regrets. |  | | |
| Matt Penney on 21:07 - Jan 8 with 2786 views | Garv |
| Matt Penney on 20:02 - Jan 8 by Nutkins_Return |
Was Dominic Thompson that bad? I can't really remember now. |
Solid defensively, terrible going forward. | |
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