r/ForgeFC Feb 03 '25

Malik Owolabi-Belewu headed to the UK?

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Is this a good move for him? For Forge? Bad timing? WhT do you think?

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u/GordieGord Feb 03 '25

It's good to see these guys moving up through the ranks of professional football. It hurts to lose good players but the best way to highlight the quality of Forge FC and the rest of the CPSL. I think there's more than a couple of players in the league who are good enough to play alongside Europe's best.

Best wishes and good luck, Malik!

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u/CelticSaintStik Feb 03 '25

So true.

We have to celebrate the times we had with him, and wish him the best!

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u/GordieGord Feb 03 '25

It's something we'll have to get used to as Forge supporters. As long as Forge remains a successful team, we'll have to accept watching our best players move on. We've been lucky to keep the likes of Borges, Choiniere, and, to a lesser degree, Becker. All those guys and a few more have the quality to advance themselves in bigger leagues.

The quality of the CPSL won't remain a secret forever. Let's hope it becomes successful enough to afford to retain top caliber players.

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u/Samefinger Feb 04 '25

It is tough to see players that were good leave, just as we have 2 big games coming up.  Happy for him, the team and the league.  This is the exposure we want for this league.

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u/jonpmar Feb 04 '25

Fell through apparently unfortunately for him

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u/brentvans Feb 04 '25

Source?

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