DeBolla leaves - Purcell & Coleman return

[Charles Webster]

Mark DeBolla is expected to leave Ebbsfleet United today to join Wimbledon in a permanent move.

 

In other news from Stonebridge Road George Purcell and Liam Coleman are both expected to return to the club from their loan spells at Heybridge Swifts.

[Santa]

De Bolla's move is something of a surprise, anyone know the background ?

[Jeff]

In my eyes, De Bolla has been a shadow of himself formwise recently compared to what he has done in the past though.

 

Wish him all the best if he does move to a lower level though.

[Richard C]

He is still the most energetic player we have and this would be a real shame!! form is temporary class is permanent!! De Bolla really is class.

[KShep]

DeBolla is moving to AFC Wimbledon? Whilst he hasn't been banging in the goals this year, he's still looked one of our most lively and creative players. I can't believe this.

[KShep]

However, upon thinking about it, I think Liam Coleman should be given more of a chance in DeBolla's role, as he is (I feel) one of our most gifted players.

[David Holden]

Originally Posted By: KShep

However, upon thinking about it, I think Liam Coleman should be given more of a chance in DeBolla's role, as he is (I feel) one of our most gifted players.

As de Bolla's latest role was as bench warmer, I can't argue with that.

If you are proposing that Coleman starts, who are you going to drop?

[Santa]

DeBolla played in the last 4 or 5 prior to Droylsden...so he wasnt exactly bench-warming....which makes me think there may be more to it.

[thatguy]

I don't think he's been happy for a while. The only reason he stayed was due to the fact he left it late in the lead up to the season to find a new club.

I hope it goes well for him at Wimbledon, he always gives his all, but just was finding it hard to get in the starting 11.

[Slartibartfast]

Debolla was excellent at the start of last season and hasn't really managed to reproduce that form following the injury he picked up at Weymouth. Good luck to him at the Wombles.

I think Luke (Mikefleets favourite) is Moore (do you see what I did there?) likely to get the attacking midfield role than Liam but maybe the Coleman twins both have a better chance of getting a few starts with Debolla gone.

 

[Riverview Red]

One of the few players in the team who lifted his head up and passed the ball around

 

We will miss him

 

He was unsettled in the summer though and I think LD is a little like Fergie at Man U, once you cross him once, your card is always marked (Sodje was another example of this - scoring for fun now in a poor York side)

 

Good luck to Mark - he is class

[Hempstead Gaz]

We probably had 1 or 2 too many midfielders in any case. With Barrett and Bostwick vying for the "holding" role, Purcell, McPhee, Slatter, Long, Moore and Liam Coleman playing for the other spots, competition is still fierce.

although a class act, Debolla hasn't hit the hieghts of last year, and indeed hasn't been himself since his injury last year at weymuff.

Good luck to him, and thanks for some thunderbolt goals.

[Stu B]

Pretty gutted about DeBolla but i suppose he hasn't achieved the heights his first few fleet games suggested he could reach. I'll still be wearing my DeBolla shirt tommorow though

[Slartibartfast]

Agree with you about the number of decent midfielders C.G. I would think Luke Coleman could be added to that list too.

With Hasting loan spell ending and Chukki's dodgy hamstring we look pretty light up front though, maybe Debolla is leaving to enable us to get in an extra forward.

[Harry J Allstars]

Fee?