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Matthew Dibley-Dias (Fulham FC | England) [On Loan : Braintree Town]

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over 1 year ago
All this hand-wringing over him choosing Brazil or England.....NZ is his only option, if he wants to play international football.....at this stage, he wouldn't get anywhere near our midfield. 
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over 1 year ago
Sounds very like the process Krishna underwent after bullying the local league to playing A league. He’s got to build up his physicality and endurance to be able to bring his technical qualities to bear. I think the time for making judgements will be soon, but perhaps not just yet. 


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over 1 year ago · edited over 1 year ago · History
Northampton lost 3-0 at Rotherham. Tzanev in goal but back to no MD-D.

10 man Northampton also lost an EFL Trophy game overrnight 3-0 at fellow L1 club,
Peterborough
United. Again Tzanev in goal, but no MD-D.
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over 1 year ago
Done his hamstring in the warm-down after his fleeting appearance against Peterborough the other week.

He's back to Fulham for rehab, and that's probably the Northampton loan deal done and dusted.
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about 1 year ago · edited about 1 year ago · History
Ain’t gonna happen but a loan deal to the Nix until June would be nice

I think he was born in Welly and may even have family there on his mum’s side. Chance to better get to know NZ, and some of his potential future AWs team mates. Try get over those constant niggly soft tissue injuries in a NZ summer rather than the freezing UK
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about 1 year ago
I agree it won't happen, but he would be exactly what we needed too. Someone to replace Marco in the creative department 

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about 1 year ago
newzealandpower
I agree it won't happen, but he would be exactly what we needed too. Someone to replace Marco in the creative department 

I think he's about as much chance of starting as Marco due to injury so no point wasting our time. Might be wrong but he looks like he's made of glass.
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about 1 year ago · edited about 1 year ago · History
newzealandpower
I agree it won't happen, but he would be exactly what we needed too. Someone to replace Marco in the creative department 

Apparently he had about 12 clubs after him before going out on that ill-fated loan deal to Northampton. One of those was to a club in Austria which Fulham blocked, so you're probably right about a move further afield. 

Big Dibley-Dias clan in Wellington though, that and he did come through the ranks at Fulham with one Marlee Francois who has found himself landing in Auckland.
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about 1 year ago · edited about 1 year ago · History
The other Francois brother (Tyresse?) Fulham also loaned to a club in Finland for a time from memory 

Someone should tell them the Nix have a truly world class training/injury rehab setup
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about 1 year ago
coochiee
The other Francois brother (Tyresse?) Fulham also loaned to a club in Finland for a time from memory 

Someone should tell them the Nix have a truly world class training/injury rehab setup

Yeah Tyrese is at Wigan in League One now.

Don't worry about that second part, I have been doing exactly that! 😂
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about 1 year ago · edited 9 months ago · History
Niche Cache.

Matt Dibley-Dias made his return to the pitch with Fulham’s U21s this week. Sounds like he bossed it in a 2-2 draw against Everton, playing a little over an hour and picking up where he left off last year. U21s is probably all he’s going to be able to get for the rest of this season but Dibs is eligible to play Premier League for Fulham if the stars so align.
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9 months ago
forgot about this guy. Maybe he can still make the world cup squad? Where does he play again? :P
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9 months ago · edited 9 months ago · History
Box to box midfielder I understand.
 
Has barely played a game of senior mens football. But he must have some genuine promise otherwise Fulham would have released him before now.

Ex AW Liam Graham played for Chesterfield.

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8 months ago
Looks like he's had a couple of pre-season runs for them.
An hour against Forest and 45 against Burton, but no mention in their latest two friendly matches
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8 months ago
Yeah hopefully no injury 🤔
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8 months ago
Read somewhere he had picked up an injury, though didn’t sound serious 
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8 months ago · edited 8 months ago · History
coochiee
Read somewhere he had picked up an injury, though didn’t sound serious 

Yeah it's a slight niggle.
He's back training though, and should be in the mix for start of the season, if not off the bench initially.

Got a good pre season in, so hopefully general fitness is up there. He needs all the minutes he can get this year.
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8 months ago
On at 87 mins (1-0) in a 1-0 win
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7 months ago
Dibley-Dias on at 86 mins (2-0) in a 2-0 win for Chesterfield
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7 months ago · edited 7 months ago · History
Urggh. MDD starts but comes off at 39 mins with an injury

Chesterfield lose 2-0
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7 months ago
No MD-D as Chesterfield win 3-1. 
They have started their season with 3 wins.
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7 months ago
Still absent, this time a heavy 4-1 loss
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7 months ago
Dibley-Dias starts
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7 months ago
Chesterfield win 2-1, with MDD off at 63 mins (1-1).
Chesterfield lying 2nd, with 4W & 1L.
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7 months ago · edited 7 months ago · History
69 mins (2-2) in a 2-2 draw.
Encouraging stuff. Fingers crossed he stays fit.

Chesterfield 2nd.
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7 months ago
Out for three months. Needs surgery on that injured knee. FFS!
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