Colin Warnek
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Part 1 let’s go
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Yes - The Karanka bit should be good!Wonder if Mr. Pulis or Mr. Karanka will be on Pt.2.
Haven't listened to it, but does it allude to us identifying Dani Alves as their weak linkCouldn't believe that about Dani Alves - talk about amateur hour. Hope that scout got the push.
Wonder if Mr. Pulis or Mr. Karanka will be on Pt.2.
Yes kinda. on his strengths and weaknessess it said he wasnt very quick, which he so was!Haven't listened to it, but does it allude to us identifying Dani Alves as their weak link
Matic could have been a legend here.Why did Middlesbrough get relegated? Poor recruitment. Mido was a carcrash and Alves couldn't come up with the goods. (pretty much)
Mido £6m
Steven Fletcher was recommended to Boro for £1m by Mark Proctor summer 2007 we turned our noses up and went instead for Mido
Alves £12m (which was more like £3.5m) January 2008
Ross McCormack was recommended to Boro for £300k by Mark Proctor
Letting James Morrison go for £1.5m and bringing in Jérémie Aliadière was a bit of a whoopsie imo.. although seeing Aliadiere and Tuncay up top for us was probably some of the best football I saw us play that season.
Downing was promised we would bring in a certain quality of player in the summer and it didn't happen.
Summer 2008
Mark Schwarzer for Charles Itandje - messed up the transfer (boro wanted him on loan) we stuck with Turnbull and Jones
Luke Young for Gretar Steinsson - baulked at the £4m transfer so spent £3.5m on Justin Hoyte
Lee Cattermole for Graham Dorrans - turned our noses up (Mark Proctor recommendation £100k) went for Didier Digard £4m
Fabio Rochenback for - Charlie Adam turned our noses up (Mark Proctor recommendation £500k) went for Marvin Emnes £3.2m
Would Dorrans and Adam have been up to the job.. would our players at the time
January 2009 We were preparing a £2.5m offer for Steven Fletcher based on the money we were due on the sale of Stewart Downing to Spurs £7m which the bank wouldn't let us spend on players including: Ben Watson £2m & Nemanja Matić £1m Charlie Adam £500k Charles Itandje £1m
We hadn't really replaced George Boateng and lacked that extra bit of steel of grit that the likes of James Morrison, Gretar Steinsson, Graham Dorrans, Charlie Adam would have brought to the team.
I agree with Downing that the players brought in were not Gareth Southgate's players.
Does this side get relegated 2009 in the premier league? That back four is ROCK HARD!
------------------Itandje---------------
Steinsson--Huth--Wheater--Pogatetz
----O'Neil--Dorrans--Arca--Adam----
-----------Aliadiere--Tuncay-----------
Subs:
B. Jones
A, Taylor
M. Bates
N. Matic
A. Johnson
R. McCormack
S. Fletcher
Says that a scout identified that Alves was slow as shyt and Stewy should target him. Said after the first 5 minutes he was basically playing left back with Franck due to their right hand side of Alves and Navas bombing on.Haven't listened to it, but does it allude to us identifying Dani Alves as their weak link
Matic on the bench for any of that m/f!Why did Middlesbrough get relegated? Poor recruitment. Mido was a carcrash and Alves couldn't come up with the goods. (pretty much)
Mido £6m
Steven Fletcher was recommended to Boro for £1m by Mark Proctor summer 2007 we turned our noses up and went instead for Mido
Alves £12m (which was more like £3.5m) January 2008
Ross McCormack was recommended to Boro for £300k by Mark Proctor
Letting James Morrison go for £1.5m and bringing in Jérémie Aliadière was a bit of a whoopsie imo.. although seeing Aliadiere and Tuncay up top for us was probably some of the best football I saw us play that season.
Downing was promised we would bring in a certain quality of player in the summer and it didn't happen.
Summer 2008
Mark Schwarzer for Charles Itandje - messed up the transfer (boro wanted him on loan) we stuck with Turnbull and Jones
Luke Young for Gretar Steinsson - baulked at the £4m transfer so spent £3.5m on Justin Hoyte
Lee Cattermole for Graham Dorrans - turned our noses up (Mark Proctor recommendation £100k) went for Didier Digard £4m
Fabio Rochenback for - Charlie Adam turned our noses up (Mark Proctor recommendation £500k) went for Marvin Emnes £3.2m
Would Dorrans and Adam have been up to the job.. would our players at the time
January 2009 We were preparing a £2.5m offer for Steven Fletcher based on the money we were due on the sale of Stewart Downing to Spurs £7m which the bank wouldn't let us spend on players including: Ben Watson £2m & Nemanja Matić £1m Charlie Adam £500k Charles Itandje £1m
We hadn't really replaced George Boateng and lacked that extra bit of steel of grit that the likes of James Morrison, Gretar Steinsson, Graham Dorrans, Charlie Adam would have brought to the team.
I agree with Downing that the players brought in were not Gareth Southgate's players.
Does this side get relegated 2009 in the premier league? That back four is ROCK HARD!
------------------Itandje---------------
Steinsson--Huth--Wheater--Pogatetz
----O'Neil--Dorrans--Arca--Adam----
-----------Aliadiere--Tuncay-----------
Subs:
B. Jones
A, Taylor
M. Bates
N. Matic
A. Johnson
R. McCormack
S. Fletcher
Total BS 12:10:21 Stewart Downing PT1Just seen Downing is also on Bernie Slaven’s podcast ‘Total BS’ tonight.
In my head we've just signed him in the January.. back end. International clearance just gone through starts on the bench.Matic on the bench for any of that m/f!
Palop wasn't half bad in goal too. Kept them in it. That was their first UEFA cup, now 5 and counting.Just re-checked that Sevilla team from the final, it really was class wasn't it?!
Navas and Alves on the right, Escude centre half, Maresca in the middle. Luis Fabiano, Adriano and Saviola going forward!
Didn't realise Juande Ramos was manager either