Changing Times 12,344 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Humpty said: I don't agree. Gibson had a solid season no doubt but Chambers was the star of that defence. As I said, Gibson was our best player by a distance, I think that was the common consensus throughout the season as well. That's why he had the interest in him, and also made it into the England squad. I don't think Chambers managed that while he was here although I confess I can't quite remember. Still, Boro wouldn't be Boro if we didn't rate other club's players ahead of our own. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,344 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 1 hour ago, MMC said: *** me I'm blind! It sounds like you've been *** yourself in that case. A lot. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,344 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 2 hours ago, DevKWat said: Well this is the most un-boro like thing I’ve ever read I guess that Gibson likes agents again if that's the case. Link to post Share on other sites
xathras 178 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 30-40k for someone that likely gets us the goals to get to promised land. I am in!!! Lets not forget all that money we saved with players out at end of last season and remember Warnock saying majority of players signed this season was combined less than Britt's salary. Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,326 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 16 minutes ago, xathras said: 30-40k for someone that likely gets us the goals to get to promised land. I am in!!! Lets not forget all that money we saved with players out at end of last season and remember Warnock saying majority of players signed this season was combined less than Britt's salary. If what we are being told is anywhere near true all I can think is that as a club Boro are going to have a go at automatic promotion, otherwise it makes no sense especially as how the play off's are somewhat a lottery at times Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,972 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, SouthernSmoggie said: What makes you so confident? Genuine question as I know little about him except he's been scoring in the reserves. Those wages make me a bit nervous! Seen him play loads in PL2 where he makes it look too easy, he'd be a regular starter for Arsenal if it wasn't for the form of Pepe last season. Martinelli is ahead of him this season, he needs to play at a higher level. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,344 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 We couldn't afford £40k per week as we are right on the FFP limits or so it has been said... Link to post Share on other sites
boronutter 149 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 first of all i dont believe for a second we will be paying anywhere near 40k a week ,more a fool who would believe that!!!!!!,,some people seem to think its coming out of their personel money,he really is trying to give wilder as much chance as possible ,i for one are glad thats the case.onwards and upwards boro 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Whoppy 593 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 If we do sign Balogun, who would you expect to see as the most used starting two strikers over course of the season? Sporar + ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mendieta420 1,006 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, Changing Times said: We couldn't afford £40k per week as we are right on the FFP limits or so it has been said... Why do you think they say it? To lower the expectations.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BoroJake 2,345 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Whoppy said: If we do sign Balogun, who would you expect to see as the most used starting two strikers over course of the season? Sporar + ? Sporar and balogun. No way are we paying 40k a week for balogun if he isn’t starting. Obviously with how much wilder wants the strikers to press there will be a lot of rotation I presume particularly for balogun/ Connolly/ watmore role 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mfcdanny 771 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, Whoppy said: If we do sign Balogun, who would you expect to see as the most used starting two strikers over course of the season? Sporar + ? If balogun is getting paid what’s been mentioned then you’d think it would be him and Sporar. But don’t think Connally has came here to sit on the bench Link to post Share on other sites
p_mards 1,365 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Our four striker options of Sporar, Watmore, Connolly and Balogun will give us some fantastic options for our system. It will allow Wilder to have two first choice strikers for 60 minutes and then the other two fresh off the bench for the final 30 minutes against a tired defence. I doubt any other Championship team will have that amount of quality and freshness in strike - especially with the packed fixture list due to Covid. Once we get Balogun signed then we won't need Ikpeazu and Hernandez so I wouldn't be surprised to see both leave. Though, Hernandez is currently our RWB back up so we'll probably need to add some depth to RWB if he leaves. We need some more depth in CM and possibly CB so hopefully we can rejig the finances to add them signings also. Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,344 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Denzel Zanzibar said: Seen him play loads in PL2 where he makes it look too easy, he'd be a regular starter for Arsenal if it wasn't for the form of Martinelli last season. PL2 is easy though. Burrell got about 14 in 33 for us at that level. Coburn has 5 in 7, Kavanagh has 3 in 6, even O'Neill got about 14 in 38. Balogun has 34 in 56, it's a good record but it's not that much better than our own lads, he's just played a lot more games. I don't know if translating PL2 form into Championship form will be all that easy but he's certainly earned himself a go at it in fairness. If he was a Boro player I'd be eager to see him get a crack at the first team 👍 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,344 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, mendieta420 said: Why do you think they say it? To lower the expectations.. I was getting that from the ITK people, not sure the club have come out and said it. Well Warnock said something along those lines I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites
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