Sorry if this has already been posted, but I found this article about Deek's recent performance for East Fife:
http://terracepodcast.net/scottish-l...in-city-020515
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08-05-2015 06:02 PM #1
Deek at East Fife
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08-05-2015 08:09 PM #3
The boys at the terrace podcast do a fantastic job. Was a good read. The Terrace and Monday night fitba podcasts have made me stop listening to sportsound.
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08-05-2015 10:44 PM #4This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Yes i know it's the bottom tier of Scottish football but his stats are pretty good for the number of games he has played for East Fife, and of course a big game for him and his team mates tomorrow against Stenhousemuir, hopefully he can help them get through the play off's.
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08-05-2015 10:45 PM #5
Yeah I agree. The guys at the the terrace do 2 shows a week covering all of Scottish football in a fair and balanced manner
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09-05-2015 05:23 PM #8
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East Fife lost in extra time.
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14-05-2015 10:41 AM #9
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Seen on SSN Deek has been released by East Fife.
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14-05-2015 10:56 AM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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(Unless there was a rider in his contract re. an extension?)
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14-05-2015 07:03 PM #13
It's all in the wording I guess but it seems to be that failure in the play offs means that EF can no longer afford to keep Deek on. I very much doubt it has anything to do with his performances
This is how it feels
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14-05-2015 07:37 PM #14
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14-05-2015 08:43 PM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
He enjoyed himself at East Fife and is grateful to the manager for giving him a chance to get back playing football again, he hopes to go again at another club next season.
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14-05-2015 08:44 PM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-05-2015 09:42 PM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I'm not calling for him to return to us even if we fail to be promoted, by the way, as I do think that ship sailed a while ago.
But I reckon he would do well at a team like Falkirk or St Mirren next season.
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15-05-2015 09:00 AM #20
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I guess it comes down to whether he has the desire to actually do that properly.
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15-05-2015 09:03 AM #21This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I just hope he doesn't turn his nose up at offers that he might not deem good enough for him.
He needs to be playing, if anyone gives him a full-time offer he should jump at it.
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15-05-2015 09:21 AM #22
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If he took a couple of months to get in top shape he is surely good enough to play at the level he has been at previously?
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15-05-2015 11:40 AM #23This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I think though that the importance of a full pre-season with a club is often underestimated. There's the physical fitness side of things but also the work with the ball to get fully match-fit. Passing drills, finishing, set-pieces, tactics etc. He can't do much of that by himself.
When did he last do a proper, full pre-season with a full-time professional club? Getting that - anywhere - must be his main priority right now.
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15-05-2015 12:39 PM #24This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Would love to see him doing well. Looking at those 100 goals again just reminds me of what a talent he was. He may not have fulfilled his potential, in some respects, but he was a damned good footballer. Most two footed player I can recall at Hibs, with dynamite in both of them. Respect!
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15-05-2015 02:57 PM #25This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Now it is back to running around the tracks where he stays and doing the gym to keep himself ticking over which he has done before, he does look after himself, and hopefully someone takes a chance on him and with a pre season (which he needs) behind him and i think he still has something to offer still in football, and if he can get that then i think he would like to start doing his coaching badges, i don't think he wants to be a manager but helping training a team appeals to him, be part of a coaching team in the future, but getting a club and pre season under his belt is his aim for the summer.
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15-05-2015 03:12 PM #28
Think he showed in the time he was at East Fife that he's worthy of a contract somewhere, fingers crossed for him. Great player
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15-05-2015 03:17 PM #29This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
2. That is why he needs a pre season, he can run and do the gym to keep himself fit, and kick a ball about his back garden and play 5 a sides with his mates but it just isn't the same as out there training with your team mates doing the passing drills tactics etc etc, it gets boring dribbling around the washing pole.
3. He done a pre season in China after the season had finished.
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15-05-2015 04:52 PM #30This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I hope it didn't seem like I was having a go at him - to be honest exactly the opposite. People often seem to assume the worst when they don't know much about what somebody has been up to. I'm sure he's been working away on his own and it just seems like he hasn't caught a break the past few years.
That clip of all of his goals is breathtaking and it has been a pleasure to watch him over the years. He's still young enough to make a big impact at another club and I seriously hope somebody somewhere takes a chance on him and that he takes it.
It's interesting to hear that he's interested in coaching because he has had a very interesting career and I'm sure will have loads to pass on to younger players. There used to seem to be a type that you would expect to go down that route but that doesn't necessarily seem to be the way any more - would anyone have expected Duncan Ferguson to go on to be a highly respected coach?
One of the things I've got from this season is a newly found respect for the lower leagues. There are some decent clubs and decent people down here, many of whom could benefit from the likes of Deek, on and off the park.
Anyway, glad to hear he's working hard and I really hope it works out for him.
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