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Just now, Rcfc fan said:

Meant to ask in the last post but what was William akio like at raith? Good enough for our bench next year?

Nowhere near good enough. Terrible player. He looked slightly better at right wing but he was completely lost up top.

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8 minutes ago, Rcfc fan said:

Meant to ask in the last post but what was William akio like at raith? Good enough for our bench next year?

Lots of pace…puts in the effort…fails to deliver action.

5 minutes ago, raith1974 said:

David Norman is a centre half so would be surprised for him to start at LB and Dick at CH.

RaithTV said “close” in response to the suggestion…

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2 minutes ago, Rcfc fan said:

Meant to ask in the last post but what was William akio like at raith? Good enough for our bench next year?

Having Akio up front for us was a bit like taking one of those lifesize mannequins they use for free kick practice, standing it on top of a Roomba vacuum cleaner, and programming it to follow a figure-of-eight pattern across the 18 yard line on the fastest setting. Occasionally he would be in the right place, occasionally balls would bounce off him and go into the goal, but most of the time he looked lost and with little awareness of what was going on around him.

I feel a bit bad for saying that, because he came across as a thorougly decent guy and showed up for us every week when we were deep in an injury crisis. But as others have said above, although he had a couple of moments where he looked like there might be something there, he seemed nowhere near the level we needed for the Championship let alone the Premier. Also worth noting he will be 25 by the time the season starts, so it's not as if he's a raw youngster with potential to develop.

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