How can you say that... we didnt sign him with the intention he wouldn't work, we signed him on what he had shown for Middlesbrough previously. The fact we didnt see the best of him might not lay with recruitment but team management.
Well, he’s our player, he should be at pre-season, same as Philo and Greaves or anyone else we might lose. Where else would they be? It is an unusual case though.
Giles looked to be a good signing for us in January when he signed on loan, I didn't hear any dissenters regarding his signing. He obviously wasn't a Liam signing, as he preferred to play the inexperienced Matty Jacob even when Giles was fully fit. Was it a 'Brain Team' signing or was it a Darnborough signing? Whatever was, it has been an expensive mistake. I am looking forward to the plane taking off for Turkiye on Wednesday, it is probably going to be a raw, lightweight and inexperienced squad. I don't expect Longman, Giles, Philogene and Jacobs to be on the bus to the airport.
I always felt Lee Darnborough did a decent job in difficult circumstances. So far, nothing that has happened since he left has made me feel differently. But then to be fair nothing has happened since he left, other than we signed an attacking full back who would seem ideal for Walterball, and are now apparently selling him straight on to rivals.
Are Boro going to stump up £5 million for him to make it worthwhile? Do we have another left-back lined up? The squad was light enough after the loan players went back and we released several players. It has since been gutted further with only one incoming and that incoming might still leave! This has just been poor planning all round. It shows a massive lack of foresight from Acun, Kesler and the recruitment team.
As I said before the season finished, and got shouted down for, we’re going to have a preseason tour photo just like the 16/17 one. If those guys don’t go which senior players will we be left with?
The Longman sale/ any Longman sale will be something of a Brucie Bonus financially. We paid 400k as I recall..?
I wouldn't want a player who wanted to be somewhere else in the squad if you could get the money back and maybe make a minor profit..
I agree with you. Just seems odd that a player who seemed at least on the surface to be very positive about being here in January now seems less interested, if that's true as some are saying.
100% team management, think we all know with what we’ve heard from Walterball it seemed smart exciting business. Strengthening direct rivals is a complete **** show and if we make no profit then Jesus what an embarrassment.
also to add to this I don’t give a monkeys if he wants to go to Teeside he’s just signed a 4 year deal ffs pay up or he goes nowhere
baz as been saying for weeks it's been a obligation to buy giles us and Luton put out it was a option to buy giles
Can we have a fine system in place for anyone saying the words option/obligation please? £5 for anyone who says it and the proceeds go towards getting Elvis the Steward a city shirt?
