Does there? I think we’re trying but I don’t think RLB rated him at all and was fine for him to go regardless with Mundle and Watson back soon
For some reason (unfairly) always imagined AA having a poor attitude but RLB has made it clear thats not the case. Done a very solid job when called on this season despite been left out for the majority. Started when we beat sheff United too. Mad he’s only 22, if we don’t go up this year and he has a good few months down there, might be a place for him, you never know.
Fwiw I think this makes Watson leaving less likely. We’d probably have held on to AA if there was a chance?
When you think of last summer I’d say our 3 highest profile signings were rusyn, AA and Pembele (Jobe hadn’t played a lot of senior games then). All 3 now deemed not good enough for the squad, mad how fast things change, especially with the development of young players
This Pointless going over it but 23/24 summer window was really poor imo, especially after the season we’d just had
We haven’t made one key sale in the January window under KLD/KS (unless people want to say Pritchard which I’d disagree with), I don’t think that changes now were in a top 2 race.
Suspect there was a dissatisfied clique with Ba and Pembele. One out on loan, one worked hard and got game time, one to ship out anyway we can. All reading between the lines and I could be talking out my backside.
It’s a good sign that we are lending a player to a Championship club. It shows the quality we have when a player we don’t really want to use is good enough for another team in the same league.
The positive side to this is we can be pretty confident that’ll still be available in the summer. I don’t see him suddenly losing value.
As is often the case it was just supporters falsely claiming there was a rift between them and that Aouchiche had been excluded from the squad. Whatever the case he's proved he's a pro-footballer and well worth a chance.
I'm assuming at least 20? I can't see us accepting On AA, heard at the beginning of the season he and Ba went a bit tits up, but he's since proved himself to be reliable