Sammie Szmodics F Derby (loan from Blackburn Rovers) b.1995

**pineapple stu** · 29/10/2025, 6:10 AM

Absolutely it's social media. Anonymous messages, easy to send - and then you've got pure wind-up merchants joining in too. Russians and Israelis just stirring ****. 80% of posts directed at the England team and deemed criminal in the wake of the Euro 2020 final came outside Britain for example

Social media should be burned. Except foot of course

(Slightly related, but cheating in online chess is a significant issue, way out of proportion with cheating in real games. It's a mix of relative anonymity, cheating being much easier online, plus not being able to see your opponent, which really depersonalises things and makes it easier to be a *****)

**John83** · 29/10/2025, 12:32 PM

The internet was a mistake.

**texidub** · 29/10/2025, 6:34 PM

I got so angry at the Internet one time, I printed it all out and burned it in the garden. Sure, by the time I got back in the house they had it back online. Waste of firelighters.

**rebelmusic** · 31/10/2025, 10:14 PM

I've made the mistake of reading the comments section in the journal for some of our matches. It's wall to wall horrible comments about the team. That premier league supporting class in the country who only knows Irish teams as places. I'd like to believe the players are aware that there's two very seperate groups in Ireland when it comes to supporting soccer

**Fixer82** · 31/10/2025, 10:19 PM

Unfortunately, morons who never had a platform outside the bar stool now have the world at their fingertips

**texidub** · 31/10/2025, 11:02 PM

I suppose there's many aspects to it, but I think the Internet amplifies and celebrates snap judgments about everything from footballers to politcians to religions to politics and entire peoples... the lack of reflection is exhausting.

Fair play to Sammie for kicking back a bit all the same. Should be left at that at this stage.

**pineapple stu** · 07/12/2025, 4:29 PM

Back from injury - an injury time sub appearance for Ipswich in a 3-0 win against runaway league leaders Coventry yesterday.

Frank Lampard doing a surprisingly great job at Coventry, it has to be said.

**Kingdom** · 08/12/2025, 6:32 PM

Originally Posted by John83

The internet was a mistake.

David Bowie's hot-take. Mind you Mr. Jones skit about pudgy little loser is on the internet, so it's not all bad.

**Fixer82** · 08/12/2025, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by Kingdom

David Bowie's hot-take. Mind you Mr. Jones skit about pudgy little loser is on the internet, so it's not all bad.

...see his pug-nosed face

**Kingdom** · 15/12/2025, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by Fixer82

...see his pug-nosed face

Pug-Pug, Pug-Pug

**Demesne Lad** · 06/02/2026, 11:09 AM

Loaned to Derby on transfer deadline day. It seems the decision was not based on football. Kieran McKenna has explained that his decision was "made in the best interests of our group dynamic, of our dressing room culture, of the values of our dressing room and of our team."

https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/2583097...y-loan-switch/

**pineapple stu** · 06/02/2026, 11:10 AM

Hm. You wonder if he's going to be capped again?

**Kingdom** · 06/02/2026, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by demesne lad

loaned to derby on transfer deadline day. It seems the decision was not based on football. Kieran mckenna has explained that his decision was "made in the best interests of our group dynamic, of our dressing room culture, of the values of our dressing room and of our team."

https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/2583097...y-loan-switch/

kaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnttttttt alert

**tetsujin1979** · 06/02/2026, 12:01 PM

That reads like a PR statement that was regurgitated by ChatGPT and posted on LinkedIn

**Eirambler** · 06/02/2026, 12:12 PM

I'd say McKenna found himself in a tricky position there. The Ipswich supporters are clearly concerned about loaning a player to a promotion rival so he has to try to explain why it happened. But he can't just go out and say "it's because Sammie's a dick and nobody likes him here" because that could tank his future transfer value. And also because it's a loan and he might have to be reintegrated in the summer. But that does seem to be what he's saying, just in a more polite tone.

**Exgrad** · 06/02/2026, 12:23 PM

A bad egg, been clear enough for a long while.

**backstothewall** · 07/02/2026, 12:14 AM

Jaysus. What did he do?

Reads like something equivilent to when Leeds sold Cantona to United for bad money because he had (allegedly) been riding Lee Chapman's missus.

**Eirambler** · 07/02/2026, 1:16 PM

The rumour floating about seems to be that he either made a racist comment or told a racist joke to Kasey McAteer, and both McAteer and Dara O'Shea were (understandably) very unhappy about it. So he had to go. No idea whether there is any truth in it or not, but it's probably the end of his international career if it's true.

**pineapple stu** · 07/02/2026, 1:51 PM

Would be slightly ironic given the post on the previous page suggesting that criticism of Sammie was driven by racism.

Might have to see what happens in March. It's only a rumour, but it would certainly justify the exact actions taken and the manager's comments. Obviously very disappointing if true

**samhaydenjr** · 08/02/2026, 4:16 AM

Originally Posted by Eirambler

The rumour floating about seems to be that he either made a racist comment or told a racist joke to Kasey McAteer, and both McAteer and Dara O'Shea were (understandably) very unhappy about it. So he had to go. No idea whether there is any truth in it or not, but it's probably the end of his international career if it's true.

And this sort of behaviour is more acceptable at Derby because...?