Dan's Summer Transfer Thread. Aka: " Post Mortem Time""

[DevKWat 2,371]

If the reports are believed there’s no way we would turn down a permanent offer and then loan him and pay half his wages with no obligation to buy with PAOK. People are just guessing with the figures 

[Borodane 6,301]

1 minute ago, DevKWat said:

If the reports are believed there’s no way we would turn down a permanent offer and then loan him and pay half his wages with no obligation to buy with PAOK. People are just guessing with the figures 

Of course we didn't reject a permanent 2 million euro offer from Galatasaray. That makes no sense at all.

[JonnyMFC 1,535]

1 hour ago, Neverbefore said:

What's happened to the "would sell him for a packet of crisps crew"? Very quiet all of a sudden

His value has increased to corn based snacks and nobody is willing to stump up a bag of Scampi and lemon Nik Naks for him!

Spence is a strange player! Clearly has talent but I think he actually lacks confidence, either that or he is not quick thinking enough.
Like many have said, he cannot defend for toffees, but I find his attacking play to be even more frustrating.  He gets himself in 1 on 1's and then stops running, does a few step overs, this then allows a second defender to come over as cover and he loses the ball trying to beat them both. Why doesnt he continue his initial run and get past the player?
What I have noticed so far this season is that he is starting to come in as the back post player when the ball is going down the other flank, which he wasnt doing last season!

[Brunners 7,982]

9 minutes ago, JonnyMFC said:

His value has increased to corn based snacks and nobody is willing to stump up a bag of Scampi and lemon Nik Naks for him!

Spence is a strange player! Clearly has talent but I think he actually lacks confidence, either that or he is not quick thinking enough.
Like many have said, he cannot defend for toffees, but I find his attacking play to be even more frustrating.  He gets himself in 1 on 1's and then stops running, does a few step overs, this then allows a second defender to come over as cover and he loses the ball trying to beat them both. Why doesnt he continue his initial run and get past the player?
What I have noticed so far this season is that he is starting to come in as the back post player when the ball is going down the other flank, which he wasnt doing last season!

Come on, he's worth at least a bag of Nice N' Spicy nik naks, why would you let him go for the third best flavour of nik nak! Get some proper values, jeez!

[Redcar Rioja 5,976]

Interesting points of view.

http://sportwitness.co.uk/reasons-put-forward-pause-middlesbrough-signing-confidence-itll-go/

[JonnyMFC 1,535]

1 minute ago, Brunners said:

Come on, he's worth at least a bag of Nice N' Spicy nik naks, why would you let him go for the third worst flavour of nik nak! Get some proper values, jeez!

He has a long way to go before we get a bag of Rib n Saucy!

 

[SouthernSmoggie 4,242]

11 minutes ago, Redcar Rioja said:

Interesting points of view.

http://sportwitness.co.uk/reasons-put-forward-pause-middlesbrough-signing-confidence-itll-go/

Sounds like it's been dotting i's and crossing t's over some bit of tax admin, rather than an actual issue that could scupper the deal. Hopefully anyway, Uche will need a rest sooner rather than later. 

[KeithLambsFaxMachine 727]

6 hours ago, Redcar Rioja said:

Before the Academy set up we had Players like Tony Mowbray, Gary Pallister, Stuart Ripley, Willie Maddren, David Mills, David Hodgson and arguably even Graeme Souness and Craig Johnston coming up through the ranks or at least being rehabilitated in the case of Souness after failing at Spurs.

Academy era, we have had Stewart Downing, Brad Jones, Adam Johnson, Ben Gibson etc. The interesting thing is that they seem to come through in groups rather than individually. There are lots of others of course but Downing and Pallister are two of the more stand out "successful" ones in terms of career highs.

I think I would rather have an Academy than not but the Rioch era was seemingly just as successful which may have been simply down to a mixture of opportunity and needs at the time. There has undoubtedly been plenty of players that have come through the system to make good careers in the game but very few real top class stars of the game considering the facilities and cost of running the Academy.

Around 1986, at least where I grew up, the local council took to putting "No Ball Games" signs on any green space before they quickly sold it off.  All of a sudden, kids had nowhere they were allowed to just have a kick around with their mates after school. You had to be pretty good already if you wanted to join a team, and you probably needed a parent who would take you along, so a lot of kids just stopped playing, or never really took it up as they were growing up.

The talent pool was bound to shrink. 

[stinkfinger 45]

41 minutes ago, JonnyMFC said:

A bag of Scampi and lemon Nik Nakpoms for him!

 

[Ruathain 96]

1 hour ago, JonnyMFC said:

Like many have said, he cannot defend for toffees,

Maybe if he joined Everton he could. 😁

[Foogle 2,104]

If Spence is worth a bag of Crisps does that mean Akpom is worth a Chuba Pringles?

Edited August 23, 2021 by Foogle

[Robin Johnson 616]

5 minutes ago, Foogle said:

If Spence is worth a bag of Crisps that mean Akpom is worth a Chuba Pringles?

Bit unsavoury these comments…..

[RiseAgainst 3,793]

It's all getting a bit salty.

[AllBoro10 2,235]

29 minutes ago, Foogle said:

If Spence is worth a bag of Crisps that mean Akpom is worth a Chuba Pringles?

For me Spence is at least worth a bag of Mini Djeders

[SouthernSmoggie 4,242]

8 minutes ago, AllBoro10 said:

For me Spence is at least worth a bag of Mini Djeders

Nah, one plain old bag of Walker's Djeady Salted - take it or leave it!