I am struggling to envisage Lee Bowyer telling MS “get me Florentin Pogba”. At the moment people are putting 2 & 2 together, because we haven’t signed anyone and Pogba is training with the Under 23s. The *suspicion* must be that we get to the end of the week, and then hear the dreaded “Pogba has trained well with the Under 23s so ......”
if we sign him i fear for us this season. and for next season as it looks like we've been duped by ESI and their "marque signings" talk. a seasoned pro would look good in the u23's in the same way i'd look phenomenal taking my gcse's now.
I'll have to add an extra column to my signings table - "Even RD wouldn't have signed this one" My God, Pogba wasn't supposed to be the 'Marquee signing' was he?
I'm willing to give pogba a shot tbh. Top flight football in french league although not a great league and Europa league football he could be another diarra?
Pogba played 66 times for St Etienne in 5/6 years. Another injury - prone crock. The sad fact is that an ambitious owner wouldn’t look twice at him. There’s still 5 days.
if we haven't signed players in 25 days, then i give up hope for the remaining 5. ideally, they should have come in before fulham, or the day after. at least we have injured players returning.
I'm keeping an open mind. It could be better than we expect, or worse than we fear. I'm also taking everything Southall says with a pinch of salt.
Blackburn Rovers have granted permission to Richie Smallword to leave the club this week with Charlton, Barnsley, Wigan and Huddersfield all interested, according to TEAMTalk. Smallwood will be out of contract at the end of the season and it’s understood Tony Mowbray will let him leave for a nominal fee.
I’ve got a suspicion that all of the chips are going on the table Thursday & Friday, with Lyle Taylor being ESI’s only chip.
I faintly remember playing football manager about a decade ago and he was a wonderkid on it. Maybe ESI are scouting with Football Manager 2009? If so we’ll be seeing Lauri Dalla Valle and Francesco Merida too