PsychFur

Tearing up the Dutch league so that's him ruled out.

Yes I appreciate that but a player under contract to a football club cannot unilaterally decide not to return after a loan spell away. He's injured and he's City's asset. You don't think he's had an operation and is rehabilitating without any input from his employer do you?

He's got two years left on his contract and he's injured until October. He's got no choice but to go back to City.

Er, Man City?

Is changing the goal posts the same as moving the goal posts? Asking for Alex Bangura.

But not for £22m 🤣 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12418325/Tottenham-Burnley-clubs-chasing-Ghana-wonderkid-Ernest-Nuamah.html

You don't remember the last gasp headed winner against Reading? Limbs 🤣

You need to put the bottle down fella.

There is that however MC has stated that we don't need to sell to fund new signings so perhaps he will see some of the Akpom money if and when it materialises 🤔

Just for a bit of balance that '1 good year in professional football' was last season and while there's no guarantee he'll reproduce that form in the future there's nothing to suggest that he won't either.

Let's not put the mockers on tomorrow eh lads 🤣

I think it's just a box ticking exercise. The respective FAs need to have all registration paperwork in place before clearance is given.

Not suggesting anything but it does appear that my reply has triggered you. You do know that Africa is a continent and not a country?

Does it matter that he's African? Unknown player would have done.

Years ago when Roy Hodgson was Blackburn manager he got asked about a player they were signing or one they wanted to offer a new contract to (can't remember which). There might have been a hitch in negotiations and he basically said "look, we've got a wage structure. It's a very generous one but we still have a wage structure". You're right, whether we can afford it or not is immaterial. It goes against how the club wants to be financially sustainable, not to mention causing squad disharmony.

How do you know that? How do you know that? Funny, I thought the club had it's own professionals to do that via its website, twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube etc. 🤔

This is a fairly unique situation though. Player in his prime. Just had the best season of his career. Multiple POTM awards. One year left on his deal. Naturally expecting a better deal. We could never be in the same situation as Fletcher and Assombalonga because they never had a decent season for us between them. If there was ever a time to move the goalposts it's now.

Why did you think he was African?

Doig is off to Bologna. https://football-italia.net/doig-and-beukema-deals-imminent-for-bologna/

I'm banned from FMTTM. The reason. I complained when another poster accused me of condoning racism. If only they really knew me. Their Admin has since posted that I'm neither banned nor am I on the 'naughty step' however he's either mis-informed or he's speaking with forked-tongue.

I don't think that's allowed mate. Unless we pay a fee for him and loan him back to Rotheram for the remainder of the season.

After over 40 years of watching the Boro I think I'm wise enough to differentiate between glass half full and glass half empty. Will we get relegated? No chance. Will we get promoted? No chance.

Folk saying we're 5 points off the playoffs. There's another 15 teams between us and 6th place.

Unfortunately it's not permitted to field 14 players.

The beauty of the Karanka team was that our full backs actually played like wingbacks. Nsue and Albert on the right, George and Tomlin on the left. I think Giles could play full back in a 4 but Jones couldn't.