On the subject of Giles, courtesy of Teesside Live today:
'Michael Carrick has stayed in contact with the left-back since his Boro exit, and has been desperate to reunite with him at the Riverside.
Boro are said to be really happy with the deal they’ve negotiated with Hull. In a month where signing a left-back wasn’t their biggest priority, a loan deal has come at a smaller fee, while Giles himself is understood to have agreed to take a pay cut in order to complete his return. He’s been as desperate as Carrick to return.'
How do you take a pay cut on a loan deal? Genuine question as I've never heard of that before. Surely we're contractually obligated to pay any shortfall unless he's renegotiated his deal with us?