Very interesting interview and proves we're were right to pursue CDK because at one point he was 50/50 on whether to come or not. That the player eventually chose Milan over us understandable and as Radz says the regret was not going after him a little sooner whilst Milan were potentially sleeping due to their ownership change. So we identified a top player and agreed a fee of 40M Euro but unfortunately it didn't quite work out. At least we gave a good shot and it shows the desire and ambition to sign top young talent.
Afternoon all, According to the athletic the club have written to Bielsa along for permiss to rename Thorp arch after him. To me this is a slap in the face to Wilkinson. It comes across as a publicity stunt to get the modern younger fan on board rather than a true tribute to someone who deserves it more
I thought at first it was a great idea but on second thoughts you're right, Wilko is at least equally deserving
Wilko started the academy idea and a good few players came from there. The likes of O'Leary benefited from it.
Wilko also developed our own, he didn’t have a director of football signing youngsters for a million plus each
