This Tymon argument is tiresome. Boring. Boring. Boring. Insert fart noise. How long will it rage on? No one is going to change their minds. Be quiet. Be happy. X
To be fair, you were utterly slating young Clark a few weeks’ back – who’s now picked up - so we’ll see how Kingsley develops. The fee for Kinglsey is probably bollocks anyway and just a method of scamming Chesterfield.
I can’t guarantee its authenticity, but it was in the public domain that City’s final offer was around 3k p/w? The figure that most ‘self described’ ITK types were saying that Tymon would have accepted as he was simply desperate to stay.
I despise the Allam regime and have opposed it since pre-season 2013 (unlike most of the Italy during WW2 types on here).
However, for me, the main story is: local boy sacks off local club for more money elsewhere.
In my experience, in business, and for that matter in life in general you should never slam doors as you never know when you may need to go back. It appears that Ehab Allam has yet to learn this valuable life lesson.As far as Tymon is concerned, I guess the ideal situation for all parties would be that if he was hell bent on signing for Stoke, then to have agreed he stays at City on loan for this season. Unfortunately the way Ehab seems to have handled the whole thing, made that an impossibility.
He was left with the option of a good deal at Stoke, or a **** one with us. Ehab even tried to force him to play another year on scholarship terms ffs.
Seems to have played a blinder with Bowen though eh?
He signed when Tymon wouldn't and has now signed another one.
It probably fair to say that mistakes were made on both sides, as far as Tymon was concerned. I suspect they learnt by the Tymon situation, not to make the same mistakes with Bowen.
But you are right in saying that Bowen has done the right thing, and Tymon is looking as if he is just going to be playing in the U23's at Stoke.
Learning from mistakes has not exactly been a hallmark of the Allams over the past 4 years.
You're right there, but even the stupid have to get it right now and again, just by the law of averages.
Talksport are talking to Aidy Boothroyd at 2.30pm, apparently they plan to ask why Bowen isn't in the squad.
Was anything mentioned?
Boothroyd said he had a great deal of talent at his disposal at the moment and it takes a great deal to break into the current squad.
To be fair, all the current England U21 midfielders and strikers are at Premier League clubs.
Boothroyd said he had a great deal of talent at his disposal at the moment and it takes a great deal to break into the current squad.
To be fair, all the current England U21 midfielders and strikers are at Premier League clubs.
No it wasn't. There's been absolutely nothing in the public domain to suggest anything remotely positive about this situation, which makes it all the more bizarre that some people are so determined to believe the unlikely version of events that Ehab was really sensible about it all and couldn't do anything more.
The obvious reason is Tymon's age. Ehab will have failed to understand why a 17-year old should be on a pro contract and ignored the few football people left at the club who'll have been telling him to get it sorted. "But he's 17, we can keep him on a scholarship for a couple more years can't we?" This is where that arrogant Allam thinking comes in; the belief that everyone in football has it wrong and they know so much better because soundbusinessprinciples. The same as how Ehab can't understand how kids get tickets cheaper in football (they don't get generators cheaper and it's the same seat after all) and how Assem couldn't believe that he had to apply to an external body to change the name of his (sic) club. It's all just classic Allam stuff; completely out of touch with the real world.
You'll have to direct me to my posts 'utterly slating' young Clark as I don't remember posting them. I certainly said I didn't think he looked good enough at left back at this level, but you'd have to be rather fragile to call that a slating.As for Kingsley, I said 'from what we've seen so far', I obviously hope he improves, his reputation suggests there's more to come.
Poor lad, that's another one I seem to have utterly slated.
Whether you chose to believe it or not, I know we could have kept Tymon had we handled it better and no ranting you or Chazz do on here will change that view.
No it wasn't. There's been absolutely nothing in the public domain to suggest anything remotely positive about this situation, which makes it all the more bizarre that some people are so determined to believe the unlikely version of events that Ehab was really sensible about it all and couldn't do anything more.
The obvious reason is Tymon's age. Ehab will have failed to understand why a 17-year old should be on a pro contract and ignored the few football people left at the club who'll have been telling him to get it sorted. "But he's 17, we can keep him on a scholarship for a couple more years can't we?" This is where that arrogant Allam thinking comes in; the belief that everyone in football has it wrong and they know so much better because soundbusinessprinciples. The same as how Ehab can't understand how kids get tickets cheaper in football (they don't get generators cheaper and it's the same seat after all) and how Assem couldn't believe that he had to apply to an external body to change the name of his (sic) club. It's all just classic Allam stuff; completely out of touch with the real world.

Yes it was. It was reported here.
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and elsewhere. Hence public domain. I already said I couldn’t guarantee its authenticity.
I despise the Allam regime. But you seriously lack objectivity and lament and see everything they do in pejoration.
Perhaps it’s my schooling, but it makes you seem unreliable and damages your credibility.
After a few games, you dismissed him as not being good enough for this division, which I’d say for a footballer, could be adequately described as slating or utterly slating (given that he's intended to play in this division). It’s semantic of course.
Additionally, factoring in that he’s young, Hull born and new to the first team, it emphasises my point.
Also, do you often perceive a view contrary to your own as ‘ranting’?
Seems somewhat insecure.
Are they all playing regularly and scoring though? Bowen's top scorer in the Championship and not by a fluke.