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Topic: Nurudeen Abdulai
21. Author: Kdy Par Date: Tue 27th Jan 2026. 15:27 NMCmassive, Tue 27 Jan 15:25 Higgys Mohawk, Tue 27 Jan 11:53 Feel like he’s a wee bit away from going to the World Cup, but i suppose you never know! Can’t say I remember a pars player at World Cup - or a player in the Scottish Championship?! Slightly off topic Willie Cunningham is as far as I can see, the only player that played at the World Cup while contracted to the Pars. Quite a number of ex-Pars have played at World Cups Allan Evan’s, Sol Bamba and Jackie McNamara but I think there’s more David Wotherspoon. Reply
22. Author: GG Riva Date: Tue 27th Jan 2026. 15:30 StevenPar77, Tue 27 Jan 13:22 Out of interest, GG, how is his English? I haven`t heard any interviews with him, and often language can be a barrier, but (touch wood) it doesn`t seem to be a factor on the pitch. I really hope he is enjoying his time here and that he is around for years to come. He has a rudimentary understanding of English, Steven, like someone who has studied it at school, but it`s certainly not his mother tongue. He has to process what is said to him and then think carefully about his reply. That takes time, but he`s young, so he`ll improve quickly. He lives in the same block of flats as several of his teammates, and no doubt they`ll help to bring his English on. You can`t learn to swim without getting into the water. Similarly, you can`t learn a language to a sophisticated level without immersing yourself in it. Not your average Sunday League player. Reply
23. Author: saltonsgonagetu Date: Tue 27th Jan 2026. 15:37 Robbie Fraser interview from Saturday https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1cnjzo9xki/ Reply
24. Author: parsmad68 Date: Tue 27th Jan 2026. 16:25 GG Riva, Tue 27 Jan 15:30 StevenPar77, Tue 27 Jan 13:22 Out of interest, GG, how is his English? I haven`t heard any interviews with him, and often language can be a barrier, but (touch wood) it doesn`t seem to be a factor on the pitch. I really hope he is enjoying his time here and that he is around for years to come. He has a rudimentary understanding of English, Steven, like someone who has studied it at school, but it`s certainly not his mother tongue. He has to process what is said to him and then think carefully about his reply. That takes time, but he`s young, so he`ll improve quickly. He lives in the same block of flats as several of his teammates, and no doubt they`ll help to bring his English on. You can`t learn to swim without getting into the water. Similarly, you can`t learn a language to a sophisticated level without immersing yourself in it. My favourite English is when it is learned in Scotland. Two people come immediately to mind who learned English in Scotland from their accents. Lorenzo Amaruso and Henrik Larsons wife. A joy to hear the Scottish tilt in their speech. Reply
25. Author: AlterPar Date: Tue 27th Jan 2026. 16:31 Peter Lovenkrands too. Reply
26. Author: veteraneastender Date: Tue 27th Jan 2026. 17:02 "Out of interest GG how is his English?" Perfect - but he`s understandably struggling with much of the guffy West Fife patois !!! Reply
27. Author: Paralex Date: Tue 27th Jan 2026. 17:06 I remember Paul Lambert and Harald Brattbak being interviewed after a Celtic game and observing that Harald`s grasp of English was somewhat superior to Paul`s. Reply
28. Author: shellypar Date: Tue 27th Jan 2026. 17:57 Maybe not this world cup, but he will be at one before his career ends COYP Reply
29. Author: neils Date: Tue 27th Jan 2026. 18:01 It`s good that the young lads are living close together too. I think this is a very close knit group, we can go far with that Nurudeen will end up with some accent, and a lot of swear words too! Reply
30. Author: king lad Date: Tue 27th Jan 2026. 19:20 Does the club still own accommodation for players coming in or are they just able to rent in the same area? Reply
31. Author: buffy Date: Tue 27th Jan 2026. 20:33 As far as I know the club own the three flats across the car park from me. I remember when Margaret Ross would introduce players and families into that accommodation. There’s also flats in Duloch where players live(d). When we had Josh Falkingham and Alex Whittle they stayed up that direction. ”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019” Reply
32. Author: neils Date: Tue 27th Jan 2026. 21:08 Makes sense I think, especially for the younger ones if they are single or if they are far from home, partner etc might be in a different country. Reply
33. Author: Raymie the Legend Date: Tue 27th Jan 2026. 21:49 buffy, Tue 27 Jan 20:33 As far as I know the club own the three flats across the car park from me. I remember when Margaret Ross would introduce players and families into that accommodation. There’s also flats in Duloch where players live(d). When we had Josh Falkingham and Alex Whittle they stayed up that direction. Reading this made me think of Isa from Still Game 😉 It`s bloody tough being a legend Ron Atkinson - 1983 Reply

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