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Matthew Dibley-Dias (Fulham FC | England)

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12 months ago
Feels like this kid can't catch a break. 3 months for a knee op isn't terrible all things considered.
But I really hope he's getting the best advice available out there. With the amount of injuries he's had to date, I wonder if there's something "wrong" with him from a biomechanical point of view.

Look at Ryan Thomas. Plagued by injuries. Eventually realises what the underlying cause is, has one final surgery and is now flying. But it took him until 30 years of age to get there. Really hope for MDD he's able to overcome his issues much more quickly.

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11 months ago
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Chesterfield first-team coach Gary Roberts: “[Dibley-Dias] had a successful operation. It is a blow for us because he is such a good player and it is a blow for the lad because he has had no luck since the start of his career. He has had a couple of injuries now, a couple at Fulham and a couple here with his ankle and now his knee. It is not good, he will be out for a couple of months. He can’t do too much as you can imagine after an operation but he is back at Fulham and he will be there for a couple of months. We will get him back when he coming towards the end of rehab.”

Okay... so we won’t be hearing from Dibs any time soon. He’s now back at Fulham for his recuperation after knee surgery although with some luck he could be back in contention for Chesterfield around the turn of the year. 
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TheFlyingKiwis
8 months ago
https://chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/duo-return-to-fulham

Interesting the loan is over and he has returns to Fulham (where he has been for rehab anyway). A few months recovery time has past, hopefully it's not a complicated injury that's causing more issues.
coochiee
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Chesterfield first-team coach Gary Roberts: “[Dibley-Dias] had a successful operation. It is a blow for us because he is such a good player and it is a blow for the lad because he has had no luck since the start of his career. He has had a couple of injuries now, a couple at Fulham and a couple here with his ankle and now his knee. It is not good, he will be out for a couple of months. He can’t do too much as you can imagine after an operation but he is back at Fulham and he will be there for a couple of months. We will get him back when he coming towards the end of rehab.”

Okay... so we won’t be hearing from Dibs any time soon. He’s now back at Fulham for his recuperation after knee surgery although with some luck he could be back in contention for Chesterfield around the turn of the year. 
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6 months ago
Has joined Tommy Smith on loan at Braintree Town for the rest of the season

Was an unused substitute as Braintree Town scored two late goals to beat Truro City 3-2 on Saturday

Smith came off the bench for the last 20 minutes to make his first appearance since November 8

Dibley-Dias still looking for his first playing time since his last outing for Chesterfield on August 30
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6 months ago
So curious to know how Prem clubs assess a players ability. 

The fact he’s gone all the way down to 5th tier in the UK is crazy to me and he’s still tied to Fulham. He’s pretty much playing at NPL level now. 

 Similar to Cam Peupion ( Australia ) few years ago. Gets on the pitch/bench for Brighton. Then all of a sudden couldn’t get a gig at a relegation League 1 club. 
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5 months ago · edited 5 months ago · History
Sh817 wrote:
So curious to know how Prem clubs assess a players ability. 

The fact he’s gone all the way down to 5th tier in the UK is crazy to me and he’s still tied to Fulham. He’s pretty much playing at NPL level now. 

Similar to Cam Peupion ( Australia ) few years ago. Gets on the pitch/bench for Brighton. Then all of a sudden couldn’t get a gig at a relegation League 1 club. 
In England, it is common to send young players to the National League because there is no transfer window closure date. In his case, it has nothing to do with his ability; as he recovered after the closure of the transfer window in the other English leagues, Fulham has sent him there to play a few games.
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5 months ago · edited 5 months ago · History
Sh817 wrote:
So curious to know how Prem clubs assess a players ability. 

The fact he’s gone all the way down to 5th tier in the UK is crazy to me and he’s still tied to Fulham. He’s pretty much playing at NPL level now. 

Similar to Cam Peupion ( Australia ) few years ago. Gets on the pitch/bench for Brighton. Then all of a sudden couldn’t get a gig at a relegation League 1 club. 
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5 months ago · edited 5 months ago · History
MD-D a full game for Braintree in a 1-2 loss to Carlisle. No Tommy Smith.
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5 months ago
No MDD or Tommy Smith for Braintree who lost 3-2 overnight, and look doomed for relegation.
6 pts from safety with only 4 National League games left.
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5 months ago
Really sad for Matt how injuries have blighted his career.
A few years ago he was a star of Fulham's youth team and even made it to the bench a couple of times for the Premier League side.
And was selected by the All Whites for friendlies (but never appeared due to suffering an injury in training with the AW's).
I hope that he regains fitness in the coming off-season and can resume a club career at a decent level. 

Big Pete 65, Christchurch

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4 months ago
MD-D 75 mins (0-1) as Braintree Town (23rd/2nd last) lost 1-2 to Rochdale (2nd).

Tommy Smith on the pine for BT as an unused sub. His first match day squad since 24th March.

BT need to win all their 3 remaining matches to stay up, and hope one of Sutton, Eastleigh  or Aldershot are winless in their last 3 games. Tall order.
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4 months ago
coochiee wrote:
MD-D 75 mins (0-1) as Braintree Town (23rd/2nd last) lost 1-2 to Rochdale (2nd).

Tommy Smith on the pine for BT as an unused sub. His first match day squad since 24th March.

BT need to win all their 3 remaining matches to stay up, and hope one of Sutton, Eastleigh  or Aldershot are winless in their last 3 games. Tall order.
Braintree Town have one remaining match (at Tamworth, 11.30pm Saturday
NZ time) and are already relegated?

A big win for Rochdale who now face York this weekend in a 2 v 1  final-round clash to decide who gets the automatic promotion spot.
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4 months ago
andrewvoerman wrote:
 coochiee wrote:
MD-D 75 mins (0-1) as Braintree Town (23rd/2nd last) lost 1-2 to Rochdale (2nd).

Tommy Smith on the pine for BT as an unused sub. His first match day squad since 24th March.

BT need to win all their 3 remaining matches to stay up, and hope one of Sutton, Eastleigh  or Aldershot are winless in their last 3 games. Tall order.
Braintree Town have one remaining match (at Tamworth, 11.30pm Saturday
NZ time) and are already relegated?

A big win for Rochdale who now face York this weekend in a 2 v 1  final-round clash to decide who gets the automatic promotion spot.
Right you are. Teams have played 45 games, with yes 1 game left.

I thought I read 43 games played. My bad.

So Tommy S, has one National League game left to get some mins. He's left sided, so if Nando with his dislocated shoulder is ruled out of the WC..........well cue the fan angst
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4 months ago
A heavy 5-1 loss to finish the season

Tommy off at 61 mins (4-)

MDD off at 83 mins (5-1)
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2 months ago
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There was no sign of Matt Dibley-Dias on the Fulham FC released list which confirms that he’s still got another year on his contract with the Premier League club. This upcoming season will be a crucial one for him. Gotta stay fit. Gotta make an impression wherever he ends up on loan. Doubt that he’ll stay at Fulham beyond this year, particularly with coach Marco Silva having left to take the Benfica job, but he needs to show he’s physically prepared for senior football somewhere.
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27 days ago
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Just quickly, Matt Dibley-Dias got 15 minutes at the end of Fulham’s preseason game against Norwich where he was one of 24 players used by new coach Álvaro Arbeloa in their opening friendly fixture. Dibs then made the cut for their training camp in Portugal and featured again in their next friendly with ten minutes against Al-Ahly of Egypt. There were 16 players named on the bench for that match but only 11 of them got on the pitch. Bodes well for MDD that he was one of them. You can spot him in most of their preseason video offerings, like this one for example...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdTekm6KS3M

You reckon he’s bulked up a bit? Hard to imagine Dibs hanging around and playing Premier League but seeing him fit and active during preseason is massive as he enters the final year of his current contract. His last two years seasons have seen him go out on loan to Northampton in League One and then Chesterfield in League Two, both of which were spoiled by injury. He also spent some time alongside Tommy Smith at Braintree Town late last year in non-league (it was outside the transfer window so that was the highest spot he could go – wasn’t about the level, purely about getting some football in him). He’s kinda become a forgotten man in kiwi footy but perhaps the revival is imminent.
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20 days ago
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Fulham have also wrapped up their preseason camp with Matt Dibley-Dias going unused on the bench in a 2-1 win against Farense. He’s another who’ll be looking for a loan out at some stage soon but great to see him fit and available. Dibs is more likely to land at a League One or League Two spot given how much he’s got to prove but we’ll see how that goes. Something to remember is that Nottingham Forest and Fulham will both have played two Premier League fixtures before the transfer window closes so it’s not impossible that Bindon and MDD hang around for those before leaving. Or they could be on the move tomorrow, who knows.
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19 days ago · edited 19 days ago · History
Think it was Al Ahli (Saudi Pro League) instead of Al Ahly (Egyptian Giant)

Easy mistake to make. 
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