Dixon apparently put on standby for Under-21 Championship Qualifying games ???
Budum tush.
Delighted to close mine there last year!
Dixon apparently put on standby for Under-21 Championship Qualifying games ???
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That's true but I don't think the U-21 management would be going near him if he was still acting the goat. He has something to really aim for and very encouraging news about Ireland and he's that bit older now. If he throws it away again with messing, well, that would be a great shame. Like an ever-forgiving wife, I still have faith in him though.
I think a bit of realism needs to be injected into the Terry Dixon debate. We're talking about a 21 year old footballer who was perceived as having a lot of potential as a 15 / 16 year old when training at a Premier League club. But potential means nothing unless it's realised. Since his inclusion in a full international squad, he has suffered a string of terrible knee injuries and has been released from numerous clubs for personal issues.
And that's all before he played a single game of professional football.
He managed one game in League 2 for Stevenage before he was released. He played 7 games of non-league football for Ware and then Tooting & Mithcham, and now he has played a couple of games for Halifax in the Conference. His current level is 2 divisions below Kevin Kilbane when he was at Huddersfiled, which, if you listened to some of the people posting on this site, was such a low level of football, we shouldn't even be talking about him anymore. It's similar to the Richie Partridge situation — a highly rated teenager who failed to fulfill any of the potential he seemed to have, but fans still talked about as if he needed that one more chance to show what he could do and suddenly we'd have a superstar on our hands.
I don't feel like it's ever going to happen for Dixon for whatever reason, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong. I felt the same about Wes Hoolahan to be honest, and he's playing in the Premier League now, so you never know.
You say ever-forgiving wife, over here they call it battered wife syndrome...anyway I hope he gets his head on straight.
Halifax are in the Conference North, one below the Conference, meaning they are three tiers below Huddersfield. I believe they are the reincarnation of the old Halifax and just got promoted to the Conference North last year. Still though, he hasn't fallen the furthest of Stan's call ups, Joe O'Cearuill is playing one level below him for Dixon's old club Tooting and Mitcham...and he actually got capped (twice!).
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Dixon called into the under 21 squad
Was on a Bradford forum looking for info on another player and ran across some info about Dixon. He has been recalled from Halifax and apparently is pushing for a spot in the Bradford squad if you believe this guy
Also he is apparently staying with the club's chief scout Archie Christie which may help him keep his head on straightWhile we didn't talk about players too much, [manager Phil Parkinson] was very complimentary about Terry Dixon. My opinion only this, but perhaps Rodney's move on loan to Darlington would suggest that Dixon might get a chance soon? (He is currently undergoing a personal pre-season plan as he recovers from bad injuries, so probably isn't quite ready yet.)
http://bcafc.livewwware.co.uk/viewto...?f=7&p=1073745But as an example of the cost savings being made, three of the DS (development squad) players are living at one of the chairmen’s houses (the chairman not there) which one suspects doesn't cost the club. Terry Dixon stays wherever Archie stays, which means for quite a bit of the week he is living at Archie’s house. Other DS players, we assume, still live at home. No one is staying at the Cedar Hotel full time as such, it’s just a place some of the players apparently meet for breakfast.
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forget about this chap! finished!
Hope springs eternal.
FWIW, Dixon was on the scoresheet last Monday for Dover against Eastbourne. In their previous game (also against Eastbourne) he came on as a second-half substitute and looked impressive, setting up Dover's equaliser. Based on the highlights I saw at http://www.youtube.com/DoverAthleticFC, on pure ability anyway, he looks a cut above this level, so who knows? He's only just about to turn 22
set up one today- the Dover fans don't think he'll stay the season as he's too good for them frankly. The loan deals up at the end of Jan.
Last edited by boovidge; 07/01/2012 at 8:27 PM.
John Hartson was all about the Ronaldo-esque stepovers too.
After bouncing around so much and with so few games under his belt, it might do him good just to stay put and get a run in a team for a few months, even at this level. If he can continue to impress and bang in a few goals, he might get a proper shot at a league team next season. Also, I thought he had been let go by Bradford permanently.
He set up one of Dover's goals today as well as a couple of other chances, but missed an open goal (albeit from a tight angle)
Looking for a move to the League now apparently. Good praise from the Dover manager:
"We've got him to the end of January – that's when he's contracted to. He wants to go and play league football and with all due respect to us, he's too good for Dover Athletic and this league. He's over his injuries now after drifting out the game and losing a bit of focus. He's channelling all his efforts into getting fit and he is simply too good for this level of football.
At times he is impossible to defend against. He's started to get into it and what he can do with the ball is mesmerising. We knew what kind of talent he was and we know at some stage we will lose him, we all know that. His quality is there for all to see. We won't stand in his way as he's helping us out and we're helping him out. He's got a bit of Wayne Rooney about him. I don't think he's fit enough just yet but we're doing what we can for him."
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Dix-way/...ail/story.html
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