Brunners 7,952 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Denzel Zanzibar said: Just a guess. Would be a nice way to start our trip to Cornwall, that's for sure. Lets hope some of the u23s or triallists impress as well. Really want Folarin to do well, for some reason I think he could be great. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dan_Boro_Till_I_Die 1,179 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 And I'll add Gibson's decision making. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
xathras 178 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Dan_Boro_Till_I_Die said: And I'll add Gibson's decision making. I'll personally add that our fans think we are either a low premier or top half champo club when reality is we have just survived a near relegation season. Players have just went to clubs that have performed better 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Will 2,958 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 18 minutes ago, GrimsbyBoro said: Strange how all of a sudden it's a problem almost like the evening Gibbo are looking for excuses. Money masks a lot. Link to post Share on other sites
RealSlimSladeyy 766 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) I’ll stick up for the gazette on this one. All Vickers has said is that the area is a barrier to recruitment. I do understand the frustrations that the gazette are reluctant to criticise the club themselves (although imo ultimately that criticism should be directed at Gibson more than the Gazette itself). Whilst the area is far from the biggest detriment to our recruitment and I don’t think it should be used as an excuse to distract from other factors, our location obviously is and has been an issue. The article itself is fine, it’s just the wider context that’s frustrating. Who knows, maybe Vickers just wanted a chance to crack out a William Blake reference and knew it’d get a few easy bites. Link to post Share on other sites
scotty189 925 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 28 minutes ago, Denzel Zanzibar said: Kevin Stewart to be unveiled tomorrow, I reckon. Something needs to drop get the ball rolling and a bit of optimism going Link to post Share on other sites
RealSlimSladeyy 766 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 29 minutes ago, Denzel Zanzibar said: Kevin Stewart to be unveiled tomorrow, I reckon. Please yes Link to post Share on other sites
RiseAgainst 3,777 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) I think Vickers has written a pretty fair and honest article. He acknowledges locals are proud of Middlesbrough and its surroundings, but he also recognises occasional visitors may not appreciate it. He's right to say MFC could overcome the town's perceived reputation in the past by paying more than other clubs, but that's not the case any more. It's an issue clubs like Bournemouth will start to face again now they're not in the goldfish bowl of the Premier League. It's vacuous and shallow to refuse to live on Teesside simply because it doesn't have much of a rep or designer shops, but footballers' partners ARE vacuous and shallow a lot of the time. So are footballers themselves, especially since they're rich beyond the dreams of avarice, and posh houses in designer postcodes provide an easy way to flaunt their wealth. The only issue I have with this article is the timing of its publication. It smacks of orchestrated distraction, as if the club has asked the Gazette to emit a smokescreen to distract everyone from the lack of signings. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie-H 1,322 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) He does conveniently omit that our 1 signing is a London boy with a 'celebrity' missus who we lured away from glamorous London strikes against his narrative quite a bit... I don't get why we don't target more Yorkshire based/born footballers we have some of the nicest parts of Yorkshire on our doorstep don't have to worry about motorway treks and there's a pretty big pool of Yorkshire clubs/players to target. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Maccarone 264 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Do we know who the trialists going down to Cornwall are? Link to post Share on other sites
Mfcdanny 770 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, Maccarone said: Do we know who the trialists going down to Cornwall are? Benson & hedges Link to post Share on other sites
BillyWoofs_shinpad 1,884 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 52 minutes ago, RealSlimSladeyy said: I’ll stick up for the gazette on this one. All Vickers has said is that the area is a barrier to recruitment. I do understand the frustrations that the gazette are reluctant to criticise the club themselves (although imo ultimately that criticism should be directed at Gibson more than the Gazette itself). Whilst the area is far from the biggest detriment to our recruitment and I don’t think it should be used as an excuse to distract from other factors, our location obviously is and has been an issue. The article itself is fine, it’s just the wider context that’s frustrating. Who knows, maybe Vickers just wanted a chance to crack out a William Blake reference and knew it’d get a few easy bites. They’ve pretty much lifted the article from this forum. even down to the mention of Harry Kane. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Duvel 2,446 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, BillyWoofs_shinpad said: They’ve pretty much lifted the article from this forum. even down to the mention of Harry Kane. Yeah that was my quote 😂 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PsychFur 128 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 44 minutes ago, Jamie-H said: He does conveniently omit that our 1 signing is a London boy with a 'celebrity' missus who we lured away from glamorous London strikes against his narrative quite a bit... I don't get why we don't target more Yorkshire based/born footballers we have some of the nicest parts of Yorkshire on our doorstep don't have to worry about motorway treks and there's a pretty big pool of Yorkshire clubs/players to target. And today Grant, his partner and their newborn are loving it at Rockliffe Hall. The Gazette story is a complete smokescreen designed to distract. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Duvel 2,446 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Get your own material Vickers! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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