Partridge comeback

p.pete · 10-09-2003 10:44am #1

Ok, it was only the reserves but Ritchie Partridge made his first appearance in a Liverpool jersey for nearly a year. During that time he has been on loan to Coventry but mostly he has been injured.

Pool reserves won 2-0 away against borough and Partridge had an excellent performance. I think his situation at the club is still very precarious though and the main reason he got the game was probably due to other reserves being involved in internationals - In particular I would imagine 18 year old La Tellec would probably have otherwise started ahead of him.

Not really too sure where too from here for the lad. After his Reading loan collapsing it would be nice to see a similar opportunity arrise - or at least a handful more reserve games.

jongore · 10-09-2003 3:03pm

He has to leave Liverpool if he's to progress he's been there along time now and no sign of a breakthrough.

ciano · 10-09-2003 3:12pm

Originally posted by jongore
He has to leave Liverpool if he's to progress he's been there along time now and no sign of a breakthrough.

Absolutely! He must be at least 22 (or 23) now. If he wants a career in football, he has to leave.

p.pete · 10-09-2003 3:24pm

Think it's 23 that he is. It would break his heart to leave - but it's for the best. He's there about 8 years, going out with Owens sister and writes articles for some of the fan pages. He still has potential but needs to get out.

nasty_crash · 10-09-2003 3:56pm

you'd think for all the loyal service he has given the club he could get a run out for the first team!! none of the first squad have ever been that brilliant to hold down a place and i cant understand why he didnt give partridge a chance - in fairness Cheryou was not that good!!!

Sand · 10-09-2003 11:44pm

Loyalty means nothing - its only bandied about when a player wants to leave a club and the chairman starts harping on about loyalty and betrayal trying to work the price up.

If Partridge is waiting for a chance based on his loyal service hell be waiting right until the club tell him to pack his bags and get out when theyve no use for him even as an ocassional bench warmer.

tibor · 14-09-2003 12:38pm

He's out of contract at the end of the season too, so I wonder how likely it is that they'd even keep him on, given that he's only made, what? 2 senior appearances for the club. He needs to break into the 1st squad asap or he could be relegated to lower league football next season, if he's lucky. Pity too, he was a very promising talent.

p.pete · 17-09-2003 9:59am

Liverpool reserves drew 1 - 1 with
Leeds last night and with the two
French kids back from international
duty Partridge was predictably
reduced to a sub for the reserves.

Not sure if Ritchie got his game. On
an unrelated note, the two French
lads played well and gave Harte a
terrible time. Harte conceded a
penalty for a tackle on Sinama and
was later sent off for kicking La
Tellec. We might feel disgruntled
towards the lads for keeping
Partridge out but fair play to them for
making Harte look stupid...

p.pete · 17-09-2003 11:10pm

Am I allowed to drag my own thread (not that I own it!) off topic? Anyway, as a result of that last liverpool reserve match Harte now has a 3 match ban.

I'm hoping that this will mean that Harte gets very little match exposure before the next Ireland match and will not have any chance of getting near the pitch. Fingers crossed....

eirebhoy · 18-09-2003 12:24am

Originally posted by p.pete
Fingers crossed....

yep, fingers crossed!;)

Partridge comeback

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