Bargain Basement Boro XI

WeeGord

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The Duncan Watmore thread got me thinking about bargain basement players we've had in the modern era and was thinking about who'd be the best XI so here's my shockingly bad attempt. In terms of clarification when I say bargain basement it means not only academny / cheap / free transfers (below £500k say) but also modest wages. So the likes of JFH, Mendieta etc can't be included.

GK: Stephen Pears

LB: George Friend
CD: Dani Ayala
CD: Nigel Pearson
RB: Curtis Fleming

MF: Barry Robson
MF: Robbie Mustoe
MF: Grant Leadbitter

FW: Craig Hignett

ST: John Hendrie
ST: Bernie Slaven

Not a bad little first XI all told IMHO.
 
The Duncan Watmore thread got me thinking about bargain basement players we've had in the modern era and was thinking about who'd be the best XI so here's my shockingly bad attempt. In terms of clarification when I say bargain basement it means not only academny / cheap / free transfers (below £500k say) but also modest wages. So the likes of JFH, Mendieta etc can't be included.

GK: Stephen Pears

LB: George Friend
CD: Dani Ayala
CD: Nigel Pearson
RB: Curtis Fleming

MF: Barry Robson
MF: Robbie Mustoe
MF: Grant Leadbitter

FW: Craig Hignett

ST: John Hendrie
ST: Bernie Slaven

Not a bad little first XI all told IMHO.
Stuani was £2.25m
 
Good post WeeGord, some good names there, my team, only players I've seen play would be

Jim Platt £15k

John Craggs £20k
George Friend
Stuey Boam £50k
Willie Maddren

Graeme Souness £35k
Robbie Mustoe
Bobby Murdoch Free
Grant Leadbitter Free

John Hickton
Bernie Slaven
 
I will go for

GK: Crossley

RB: Fleming
CB: Ayala
CB: Gibson
LB: Friend

RM: Robson (Barry)
CM: Leadbitter
CM: Mustoe
LM: Watmore

ST: Crooks
ST: Lita

I struggled as you can see!
 
GK: Dimi - Free

LB: George Friend £100k
CD: Dani Ayala - £350k
CD: Ben Gibson - Sold for £15m
RB: Djed Spence - Sold for £12m

LW: Albert Adomah - £1m
MF: Grant Leadbitter - Free
MF: Adam Clayton - £1.5m
RW: Adama Traore - Swap for Adomah

ST: Christian Stuani - £2.25m
ST: Duncan Watmore - Free

Our academy is amazing! Hartlepool have come across some absolute peaches and Sunderland cannot hold onto their best players!
 
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