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

[Fixer82]

If Ogbene is a positive energy around the squad I’d imagine he’ll be in and around the group at all costs

[EalingGreen]

He told a racist joke to mcAteer
Which is racist of course and shows his level of intelligence as mcAteer is mixed race. I'm not sure that's racially abusing someone tbh . If mcAteer accepts an apology then I think it's ok. But I would think mcAteer would first have to accept said apology

I was completely unaware of any of this stuff in the previous few pages etc (never opened this thread before)

But by chance I was chatting to a lifelong ITFC fan/STH last night and Szmodics' name came up, with the guy mentioning in passing that he was lent out to Derby for "racially abusing" a teammate. He wasn't making any sort of a point, and it was nothing to do with ROI, but he clearly said it was "abuse", rather than a misplaced "joke" (or somesuch).

Could, of course, be untrue/exagerrated, but make of it what you will.

[Fixer82]

Obviously it’s been smoothed over if he’s on the squad with O’Shea? You’d hope?

[Eirambler]

Notable in that regard that McAteer isn't in the squad? To be honest though, he hasn't been doing much at club level.

[pineapple stu]

Yeah, wasn't expecting McAteer to be in the squad to be honest.