Joshua Quarshie - Official: Loaned to Strum Graz

[Barsiem]

I guess he's too green ATM but we could have done with him in the middle of the 3 CBs yesterday.  Wrexham had great success with balls behind the defence for their attack to run onto, and If Quarshie had been in the middle he could have chased those down much more effectively than Edwards/Stephens were capable of doing.  Probably would have prevented that stupid push Edwards made for their penalty 

[AlexLaw76]

He looks good, and dodgy at the same time.

 

[Turkish]

He reminds me a bit of Upmecano. Big, strong, quick and powerful, can look a world beater but also looks a little awkward at times. Looks like an athlete that’s become a footballer if you know what I mean 

[benjii]

2 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

He looks good, and dodgy at the same time.

 

Nice summary.

[Yorkshire Saint]

It was clear yesterday that we played a high line with an expectation that if a ball went over the top Quashie would have the pace to get us out of jail. The issue became that Wrexham, as others will, targeted the opposite side of the pitch where the space was, mainly due to a right back who didn't track back.  

His speed and power is clear, his distribution was average but may improve with time and he made me very nervous at times. Reminded me of Jon Gittens after we had all enjoyed Ken Monkou. 

[Turkish]

5 minutes ago, Yorkshire Saint said:

It was clear yesterday that we played a high line with an expectation that if a ball went over the top Quashie would have the pace to get us out of jail. The issue became that Wrexham, as others will, targeted the opposite side of the pitch where the space was, mainly due to a right back who didn't track back.  

His speed and power is clear, his distribution was average but may improve with time and he made me very nervous at times. Reminded me of Jon Gittens after we had all enjoyed Ken Monkou. 

*MLG Mode on*
 

Jon Gittens left Saints in 1992. Ken Monkou signed for Saints in 1992 and left in 1999*
 

MLG mode off

 

[skintsaint]

Loved him giving it to the bloke who grabbed his shirt, bloke is pumped up and can also see that with Baz's save.

[Yorkshire Saint]

37 minutes ago, Turkish said:

*MLG Mode on*
 

Jon Gittens left Saints in 1992. Ken Monkou signed for Saints in 1992 and left in 1999*
 

MLG mode off

 

😁 Congratulations you win the prize for spotting the deliberate mistake. 

Who was it that replaced Monkou so to speak? Richard Hall, Dean Richards.... I forget. 

Edited 10 August, 2025 by Yorkshire Saint

[Badger]

1 hour ago, Yorkshire Saint said:

Reminded me of Jon Gittens after we had all enjoyed Ken Monkou. 

Perhaps a good analogy and comparison. We want a new Ken Monkou, but perhaps we’ve got a Jon Gittens.

Early days, some good and some concerning traits. Seems to have some good qualities for a CB, height strength, and pace. Concentration and use of the ball not so convincing on Day One. BUT definitely some raw materials for Still and Trollope to work on. 

Edited 10 August, 2025 by Badger

[Badger]

8 minutes ago, Badger said:

 

Duplicate ..

Edited 10 August, 2025 by Badger
Me being an IT retard

[Turkish]

56 minutes ago, Yorkshire Saint said:

😁 Congratulations you win the prize for spotting the deliberate mistake. 

Who was it that replaced Monkou so to speak? Richard Hall, Dean Richards.... I forget. 

❌
 

Richard Hall left in 1996

✅Dean Richards signed in 1999. He was arguably better than Monkou 

Edited 10 August, 2025 by Turkish

[Convict Colony]

5 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

He looks good, and dodgy at the same time.

 

Sounds good, most of our CBs just look dodgy.

[qwertyell]

He's a bit of a donkey, but he's our donkey. 

A lot to like: quick, physical, agile, strong in the air - and unlike the other German CB on the books, he seems like a real competitor who is up for the fight, geeing up the crowd, big fist bumps when his teammates do something good. The raw materials are there.

On the flipside, his touch is an absolute white knuckle ride (although I suspect it might actually be better than it appears on first viewing - it's just his ungainly gait that makes it all look awkward). 

And his positional sense is not unlike a SatNav I bought at a car boot sale in the 90s. 

He's got cult hero written all over him. Some days great, some days a disaster. 

[CSA96]

 

[Toadhall Saint]

Good luck big fella.

[AlexLaw76]

Thanks for coming

[Bob60]

Could be a great loan, he has the right attributes but needs games, hope he comes back a better player.

[AlexLaw76]

2 minutes ago, Bob60 said:

Could be a great loan, he has the right attributes but needs games, hope he comes back a better player.

Will probably never play for Saints again

[davefizzy14]

Good luck to Quarshie. He needs gametime and hopefully he can develop even further with this loan.

[Eric The Red]

2 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Will probably never play for Saints again

As long as that's because he does well on loan and someone makes us a good offer then win-win

[Block 5]

Random facts, of little interest to anyone.... 

 

I saw Sturm Graz play WSG Tirol at the Tivoli Stadion in Innsbruck, at the beginning of the month. 

It was 1-1, and both teams were awful. But Graz should be beating Tirol all day long. 

MOTM was Tirol CB Marco Boras, who put in a good shift. 

Emran Soglo played on the left for Graz, and got an assist for their goal, he was probably their best player. He's English but I don't think he's played here professionally. 

Tirol equalised through Michael Olakigbe, who is on loan from Brentford. He's played in various England youth teams.

Quarshie should do well in the Austrian Bundesliga.