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Topic Originator: Foresters Par
Date: Tue 10 Feb 16:18
Does anyone know what`s happening with Jefferson Caceres? He`s still currently listed as the most valuable player in the division. Money not well spent so far.
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Topic Originator: Sacktheref69
Date: Tue 10 Feb 17:53
Quote:
Foresters Par, Tue 10 Feb 16:18
Does anyone know what`s happening with Jefferson Caceres? He`s still currently listed as the most valuable player in the division. Money not well spent so far.
Apparently he is struggling to settle and we are trying to sort him a move.
This is Andy Tod`s world and we are lucky to live in it.
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Topic Originator: GJS93
Date: Tue 10 Feb 18:16
transfer window in Peru closes start of March.
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Topic Originator: desparado
Date: Tue 10 Feb 18:47
Can’t be easy for him. Struggled to get a regular start, now out of the match day squad. Homesick, driech weather and his Mrs is expecting.
If he goes back to Peru he is back at square one.
If he can keep on battling find a way back into the squad and get in the starting 11 for the Cup Final then I am sure he will be feeling a whole lot better..
What an opportunity we missed in 2014.
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Topic Originator: onandupthepars
Date: Tue 10 Feb 20:04
...Till he wakes up.
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Topic Originator: red-star-par
Date: Tue 10 Feb 20:22
I had high hopes for him but he`s been a disappointing signing.
More worrying is that if the AI picked him out as being worth Sheffield United paying £1,700,000 to play for them in the English Championship, and it turns out he isn`t good enough for the Scottish Championship
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Tue 10 Feb 20:30
Maybe AI can`t anticipate whether a player will settle in a foreign country.
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Topic Originator: onandupthepars
Date: Tue 10 Feb 21:17
I wonder if the sending off was like the straw that broke the camel`s back. Let`s face it, he was pretty upset by the Partick guy manhandling him. And afterwards, in post-match, NL chuckled when he said he can`t do that (i.e. nut the oppo). I was furious at the Jag and hoping NL would have expressed a bit of sympathy for Jeffo.
There`s been times during matches when he`s clearly dumbfounded when in a good position and our player with the ball fails to pass to him. And (- frustratingly for himself and us -) he`s missed a few decent chances to score. All disappointing for him, especially since, when he arrived, he seemed to have an idea that he could be instrumental in transforming the team and the club`s fortunes:
see Jefferson Caceres First Interview Aug 22 2025 -
https://dafc.co.uk/jefferson-caceres-first-interview/
I`m not knocking him, I just think he had no real idea of the size of the challenge. There are the footballing difficulties, and then there`s the language, and other issues.
It might have been quite galling to get a three match ban for facing up to a thug.
Post Edited (Tue 10 Feb 21:23)
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Topic Originator: desparado
Date: Tue 10 Feb 21:22
I am sure he would have come across plenty “ thugs “ and wideo’s in Peru..
What an opportunity we missed in 2014.
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Topic Originator: onandupthepars
Date: Tue 10 Feb 21:27
Yeh but would they have got away scot free? Am I right in thinking the Partick bloke who was playing rugby rules wasn`t booked and they got the free kick?
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Topic Originator: desparado
Date: Tue 10 Feb 21:36
If one incident has derailed his career then he is in the wrong game..
What an opportunity we missed in 2014.
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Topic Originator: neils
Date: Tue 10 Feb 21:40
He was really good up until that Partick game, since then he`s really struggled.
It`s a cruel game, and to be honest it`s about overcoming adversity- there`s plenty setbacks in football, and unlike most jobs there isn`t anywhere to hide
Good luck to him, clearly has a lot on his plate - I worked for a year with a wholly Chinese speaking company, and it can be a bit grim, another job was wholly Italian - that was ok, but can be hard -nothing compared to football though.
If he made it here he will know it could be life changing - football salary in Peru is extremely low, if he could get a gig in Spain (more visa troubles) it would be lower league probably - again, low salary.
All these players you wish the best, they make huge sacrifices that usually don`t work out.
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Topic Originator: Jeffery
Date: Tue 10 Feb 21:44
Far from the worst player we`ve ever signed but I expected so much more tbh.
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Topic Originator: Kdy Par
Date: Tue 10 Feb 22:20
Quote:
onandupthepars, Tue 10 Feb 21:17
I wonder if the sending off was like the straw that broke the camel`s back. Let`s face it, he was pretty upset by the Partick guy manhandling him. And afterwards, in post-match, NL chuckled when he said he can`t do that (i.e. nut the oppo). I was furious at the Jag and hoping NL would have expressed a bit of sympathy for Jeffo.
There`s been times during matches when he`s clearly dumbfounded when in a good position and our player with the ball fails to pass to him. And (- frustratingly for himself and us -) he`s missed a few decent chances to score. All disappointing for him, especially since, when he arrived, he seemed to have an idea that he could be instrumental in transforming the team and the club`s fortunes:
see Jefferson Caceres First Interview Aug 22 2025 -
https://dafc.co.uk/jefferson-caceres-first-interview/
I`m not knocking him, I just think he had no real idea of the size of the challenge. There are the footballing difficulties, and then there`s the language, and other issues.
It might have been quite galling to get a three match ban for facing up to a thug.
He’s played a fair few games since the Red. Started in the 2-2 v St Johnstone and the 4-0 away to Airdrie.
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Topic Originator: onandupthepars
Date: Tue 10 Feb 22:53
Ref: desparado Tue 10 Feb 21:36
If one incident has derailed his career then he is in the wrong game..
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If his career was derailed by that alone, I might have agreed with you. But I`m sure most would realise I didn`t mean it was the one and only thing.
Mind you, his manager was full of "consolation":
"I`m really angry with Jefferson, really angry because I made it clear after the game on Tuesday that after Jerry got sent off, team discipline was paramount and for him to do that is just totally unacceptable."
Plus The Dunfermline Press made a meal I mean headline of it.
Manager Post Partick Thistle -
https://dafc.co.uk/manager-post-partick-thistle-5/
Well maybe that`s it. Maybe he`s just a thug and he`s miffed because he can`t get to play by rugby rules or act like Ben Grimm.
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Wed 11 Feb 09:00
I think its just simply he is probably homesick and might ge keen for a move back to Peru.
G Wardrope
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Wed 11 Feb 10:22
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Indiapar1, Wed 11 Feb 09:00
I think its just simply he is probably homesick and might ge keen for a move back to Peru.
You might not be a million miles off the mark with that, Indiapar. He and his partner are expecting a baby soon, so it`ll be an anxious time for them, in a foreign land with miserable winter weather, few friends, and little English.
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: Berkey
Date: Wed 11 Feb 12:45
Prob the most hopeful I’ve been in recent years when he signed, went for big money to Sheffield United not long before and they were freeing up a slot for someone rather than wanting him out the door from a footballing point of view.
But alas he’s consigned to join a long list of players you had hopes for that just fell away. Not sure if we paid anything for him and assume he’s on very good wages so if it free’s us up for next season it’s good for all parties.
The post below replying to me is by one of .nets finest champions of mediocrity!
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Topic Originator: onandupthepars
Date: Wed 11 Feb 21:23
I guess he wasn`t so homesick in Sheffield. He`s a footballer, but you think it`s nothing to do with football? OK, we`re all of us only guessing, and I doubt if he`d tell all in public even if he was asked.
Good luck to him though and if he goes, at least J Bord is likely to help.
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Wed 11 Feb 21:36
I believe he has 18 months left on his contract. I think he said that NL felt he needed to bulk up a bit, so, maybe he has been working on that. I have no doubt he has the talent and skill but the championship is a physical league that makes it tougher for him. Its tough being away from home but if he can work hard over the next few months he can perhaps leave himself in a better position to move on if thats what he feels he needs to do. Anyone who has worked in another country knows it takes 12 months or so to settle down its harder for a partner I think if you dont speak the language and dont have a close circle of friends.
G Wardrope
Post Edited (Thu 12 Feb 12:14)
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Topic Originator: coventrypar
Date: Wed 11 Feb 23:09
Too easy to write someone off when we actually know hee haw
The club maybe investing some time in his overall well being and position in the team too
When he scores the winning free kick in the scottish cup final - no longer hee haw but yee hah
"If you have no kind words to say you should say nothing more at all"
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Topic Originator: onandupthepars
Date: Thu 12 Feb 21:24
Ref: coventrypar Wed 11 Feb 23:09
`Too easy to write someone off when we actually know hee haw...
When he scores the winning free kick in the scottish cup final - no longer hee haw but yee hah`
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Maybe, if he`s playing for Celtic next year.
Or:
Post Edited (Thu 12 Feb 21:27)
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Topic Originator: GJS93
Date: Fri 13 Feb 11:31
"Lennon, who indicated Jefferson Caceres has to ‘catch the eye’ again after being left out of the last three match-day squads,"
(Courier)
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Topic Originator: red-star-par
Date: Fri 13 Feb 17:33
Quote:
GJS93, Fri 13 Feb 11:31
"Lennon, who indicated Jefferson Caceres has to ‘catch the eye’ again after being left out of the last three match-day squads,"
(Courier)
Well, that`s a big message to the player, reading between the lines there he needs to do more in training if he wants to make the match day squad. Lennon has shown he will keep the door open for those that work hard. I understand he might be homesick, and dealing with a cold, damp, dark winter, but he needs to up his game or otherwise he will be back in Peru and not be getting the big money a player of his skill could earn in Europe
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