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Brisbane Roar's star young striker Thomas Waddingham has signed for Championship side Portsmouth, and his parents are... in tears? Waddingham told 10 News First's Ted Roker in an exclusive interview that his Mum and Dad were rather emotional at the thought of their son moving across the globe. "Parents...

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Conn1 year ago

@TedRoker

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TopStoryContent1 year ago

Why did Army veteran Jeff kill his wife, Kathleen West, after what he claimed were her unreasonable demands—and why did her parents take his side? Here’s the full story behind this tragic case 👇

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AriBrisbane1 year ago

@TedRoker Mark my words ...this kid is destined to be a star. Would go so far as to say have not seen a striker the likes since Mark Viduka.

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⚓️LOU⚓️1 year ago

@TedRoker Well look after him, plus he has all the other Roos here too 💙💙🇦🇺⚽️

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Scandiwegians1 year ago

@TedRoker Welcome Thomas. Don’t worry - we’ll look after him (although we can’t do much about the cold weather!). We’ve already got a few Aussies so hopefully he’ll settle quickly.

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Ni(C)holas Petrie1 year ago

@TedRoker He will love playing for Pompey and he will enjoy the area and that he will be living by the sea like Brisbane.

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Jock the Arab 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿1 year ago

@TedRoker I know exactly how his parents feel my daughter buggered off to work in Queensland.

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Otterman Nodge1 year ago

@TedRoker "Brisbane Roar's star young striker Thomas Waddingham has signed for Championship side Portsmouth, and his parents are... in tears?" -Not surprised , Portsmouth's a dump!😂🤣

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SamwiseLYX1 year ago

@TedRoker PUP

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Adam Redman1 year ago

@TedRoker Good luck to him! Welcome to Pompey

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