Scoobysaint

If he does well enough to help us get to the Prem then he will have done his job. We will then be able to attract the sort of CBs that have been declining our approaches this window. It’s a positive if Forest don’t want him to go, means he is able to competently do a job for us this season.

Or it may be that this 20 year old youth player is absolute quality and views us as a stepping stone, like Lavia and THB. I don’t know if he’s any good or not but I trust Spors. FWIW, I reckon we shown interest in some top young CBs and their agents have used us to drum up interest, then sacked us off, leaving us high and dry.

I think a touch of realism is needed here. The Norwegian chap will play Champions league and the Elche chap is playing in La Liga. We are in the Championship and there is currently no guarantee that the manager that they will sign for, will not be banned and possibly removed. I fully appreciate as fans that we all want the best players to come and join us but it is understandable why players may have reservations.

I know YouTube clips can be misleading but he looks good in the air, a real goal threat, strong on the floor and can spray the ball about with purpose. 🤞

It has been atrocious but ultimately it doesn’t matter. Yes, we’ve been rolled over but the league is the focus. Trying to get a positive out of it, Spors and Dragan will have seen we need to strengthen without it costing us points. Also, if it means Jack Stephens is nowhere near the starting eleven then tonight has been worth it. Let’s see how the land lies after Millwall.

In May and June, we thought there could be a massive fall out from Spygate. Would the players want to stay? Would they seek legal action to cancel contracts and such like. Many couldn’t envisage keeping much of this squad together. Then we get the positive news that Peretz and Larin were signing, Bree a new contract, all the team were still together, gonna stick it up ‘em. I think we all got so carried away with this “us against the world” attitude many people forgot that THB and Shea Charles had only two years left on their contracts. Both have been offered Premier League football and it’s not a surprise if they are both to leave. The key now is what we do to replace. For every Peretz there is a Bazunu and for every Larin, a Downs. It’s not time to press the panic button just yet.

I think I’m ok with THB going if we get the right money for him, especially as he’s into the last two years of his contract. He was poor for the first part of the season and although he was much better with Tonda at the helm, there was still quite a few mistakes in there. Not seen enough of this Anel chap to say if he’s a good enough replacement but a few less speculative lobbed through balls would be fine with me. In conclusion, happy whichever way this ends.

I do wonder if Stewart was the player who allegedly kicked off once we were kicked out the final. That was his chance to get the year extension and get to play in the Prem, to show he could cut it at that level and prove himself. Also, with fewer games and arguably a less physical demanding league, proven that he could have coped in the Prem. Would have set him up nicely to get that one last big contract. Instead he’s off to Swansea.

Like the look of Dobbin. Always looking to attack, little give and go’s, bursting forward.

No idea if this is a legit source or not.

It’ll be Middlesbrough away first game.

You can’t sack a player because they are injured and you can’t just stop their rehabilitation.

He’s our employee. We bought him while injured. You can’t sack a footballer because they are injured. He owes us nothing and is perfectly entitled to look for a final bumper deal as he enters his thirties. I hope he stays but understand if he chooses not to. If we wanted him that badly we should have activated the clause earlier.

We bought him, that’s on us. He is thirty this summer, has probably one last decent contract left. I wouldn’t blame him for looking elsewhere. Hope he stays though.

I can understand the logic of Ross Stewart. He is thirty over the summer and will have one last chance of a decent deal. If we had taken up the one year option he could have been out on his ear, possibly injured, at thirty one. Yes, we have helped him through his recovery but he did get injured playing for us so that’s our job. We expect loyalty yet it seems that it has to be on our terms. I hope he stays but wouldn’t blame him if he chose to get a good final pay day elsewhere.