The Summer/Autumn transfers thread 2020 aka TURN DOWN FOR WHAT(more)

[SzilardNemethsCurtains 2,844]

6 minutes ago, p_mards said:

Gibson sure took back control from that European Victor Orta and everything worked out fine *swigs pint of Carling and continues to read the Evening Gazette’s sports section* 💪🇬🇧

Unelected European bureaucrats trying to take over the dressing room

[Changing Times 12,338]

11 minutes ago, macapes said:

Well, yeah, if you make a list of 5 foreign players there will not be an Englishman amongst them.  

Mark English the Irish runner?

[macapes 1,919]

1 minute ago, Blanco said:

Well name the English snakes then

How about the 5 best players we've ever had?  How may of those would be foreign in most people's lists?

Cherry picking 5 players you call treasonous - not convinced by Ayala, Braithwaite or even Valdes mind - is hardly damning evidence.  Neither would be picking 5 terrible foreign players out of however many have played for us. 

Lee Dong Gook being awful doesn't impact on Viduka.  Valdes apparently being a traitor doesn't impact on Schwarzer.

Maybe we shouldn't sign knobs regardless of nationality.

[Changing Times 12,338]

7 minutes ago, Blanco said:

Well name the English snakes then

Adder is one of them, I know that.

[TeaCider24 12,614]

Think it's more a worrying that teams struggle to be successful with a lot of British players. 

Though Sheffield United are a welcome exception. 

[Blanco 4,915]

Just now, macapes said:

How about the 5 best players we've ever had?  How may of those would be foreign in most people's lists?

Cherry picking 5 players you call treasonous - not convinced by Ayala, Braithwaite or even Valdes mind - is hardly damning evidence.  Neither would be picking 5 terrible foreign players out of however many have played for us. 

Lee Dong Gook being awful doesn't impact on Viduka.  Valdes apparently being a traitor doesn't impact on Schwarzer.

Maybe we shouldn't sign knobs regardless of nationality.

Now you’re getting there. It shouldn’t matter a damn where they come from but if they are local or English Boro fans for some reason have a gripe with it

[TeaCider24 12,614]

2 minutes ago, macapes said:

How about the 5 best players we've ever had?  How may of those would be foreign in most people's lists?

Cherry picking 5 players you call treasonous - not convinced by Ayala, Braithwaite or even Valdes mind - is hardly damning evidence.  Neither would be picking 5 terrible foreign players out of however many have played for us. 

Lee Dong Gook being awful doesn't impact on Viduka.  Valdes apparently being a traitor doesn't impact on Schwarzer.

Maybe we shouldn't sign knobs regardless of nationality.

I cannot see how you can criticise Ramirez but just give Braithwaite a free pass.

Braithwaite did it 4 times, and never achieved anything with us.

At least Ramirez was instrumental in promotion before a dodgy 6 months.

[Blanco 4,915]

2 minutes ago, Changing Times said:

Adder is one of them, I know that.

Good man CT 👍

[Changing Times 12,338]

2 minutes ago, TeaCider24 said:

Think it's more a worrying that teams struggle to be successful with a lot of British players. 

Though Sheffield United are a welcome exception. 

I wouldn't say it's worrying.  The best resourced teams will tend to be able to sign the best players wherever they are from.  The same thing applies at our level, possibly to a lesser extent, but essentially the same thing.  We signed two from abroad last season so it's clearly not a case of us ignoring that area.  I never thought I'd see the day when Boro were being criticised for not signing 'enough' foreign players mind.

[p_mards 1,365]

2 minutes ago, SzilardNemethsCurtains said:

Unelected European bureaucrats trying to take over the dressing room

Luckily we had the perfect British replacement lined up in Gary Gill to step up and take all of that control back *Downs a shot a vodka and starts rambling about the shape of bananas* 💪🇬🇧 

[Old Codger 3,062]

13 minutes ago, Blanco said:

Well name the English snakes then

Merson...Bamford....Cyril Knowles....Danny Mills   and anyone else whoever left us for Newcastle or Sunderland  (except Cloughie and little Stan)

[macapes 1,919]

7 minutes ago, TeaCider24 said:

I cannot see how you can criticise Ramirez but just give Braithwaite a free pass.

Braithwaite did it 4 times, and never achieved anything with us.

At least Ramirez was instrumental in promotion before a dodgy 6 months.

I didn't make the list, I just didn't argue with Ramirez.  Braithwaite I put the blame on Pulis.  But that's a different conversation that we've all already had.

[Old Codger 3,062]

13 minutes ago, Changing Times said:

Adder is one of them, I know that.

Grass............

[macapes 1,919]

10 minutes ago, Blanco said:

Now you’re getting there. It shouldn’t matter a damn where they come from but if they are local or English Boro fans for some reason have a gripe with it

Getting where? You made a list of five foreigners you didn't like. I merely pointed out that stating there were no English players in there was a bit redundant.  I've never argued for or against foreign players vs English ones.

[SzilardNemethsCurtains 2,844]

1 minute ago, p_mards said:

Luckily we had the perfect British replacement lined up in Gary Gill to step up and take all of that control back *Downs a shot a vodka and starts rambling about the shape of bananas* 💪🇬🇧 

"I don't care who they are Neil and whether they can judge a player but they must be previously associated with the club, British and called proper names like Gary or Ian"