Billal Brahimi

[boroben]

Anyone remember him? I remember watching him play for us in the cup cos of his hair... I know he didn't fit into our system and wanted to go back to France but feel we lost a decent player. Eventually moved onto Nice for 7 mil and scored last night against Koln in the Conference League to advance to the knockouts

 

[TheYorkshireTerrier]

I remember him leaving at the time but had never actually watched him play. Wonder if we got a sell on clause as part of the deal…

 

[changingman]

Yeah seems to be doing OK for them (a very decent team imo).

16 games or so now, think that's his first goal last night.

 

[TeaCider]

He wanted to go home to France, so not much we could do.

He looked impressive for the U23s, it's a shame he didn't settle.

 

[boroben]

I remember him leaving at the time but had never actually watched him play. Wonder if we got a sell on clause as part of the deal…

Looks like he went to Reims, then Angers before the big money move to Nice so think we missed out sadly https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/billal-brahimi/profil/spieler/543051

 

[BoroMart]

He had a stella season in the french second tier that got him this move. Got double figures for goals and assists and got his first Algeria cap.

 

[Diego]

Bring him back to the Boro if we ever get promoted

 

[clay]

Watched him a few times for the youth team. Wanted to beat him over the head with a copy of the offside law, because he spent every game looking straight across the back line but still standing 2 yards in front of them. Decent on the ball though.

 

[Fatsuma]

Anyone remember him? I remember watching him play for us in the cup cos of his hair... I know he didn't fit into our system and wanted to go back to France but feel we lost a decent player. Eventually moved onto Nice for 7 mil and scored last night against Koln in the Conference League to advance to the knockouts

Played under Pulis coming on as a sub against Rochdale in the League Cup. Skilful, quick but held onto the ball too long - he wasn’t a Pulis player!
Same team featured DJed Spence as sub, Nathan Wood, Enes Mahmutovic.

 

[Anton_Berg]

He wanted to go home to France, so not much we could do.

He looked impressive for the U23s, it's a shame he didn't settle.

I'm sure there was something that could have been done, if his talent was recognised.

 

[TeaCider]

I'm sure there was something that could have been done, if his talent was recognised.

We offered him a new contract, he wanted to move back to France and was signed by a top flight French club.

Not sure what we could have done to compete with that.

 

[johnsmithsno2]

We offered him a new contract, he wanted to move back to France and was signed by a top flight French club.

Not sure what we could have done to compete with that.

Don't think that's the full story.

 

[TeaCider]

Don't think that's the full story.

It's the full story that he gave in his interview after leaving.

Brahimi had 'several' offers and thanks Gestede & Guedioura

The 19-year-old has also revealed why he opted to sign for Stade de Reims

www.google.com

 

[johnsmithsno2]

It's the full story that he gave in his interview after leaving.

Brahimi had 'several' offers and thanks Gestede & Guedioura

The 19-year-old has also revealed why he opted to sign for Stade de Reims

www.google.com

And you think you always get the full story from what footballers tell newspapers?

 

[TeaCider]

And you think you always get the full story from what footballers tell newspapers?

Right, so what's the full story that you know but nobody else does?

When it's reported that we offered him a new contract but he wanted to move closer to home, and he himself says that was the case, I tend to assume that's what happened.

 

[weemoby]

Don't think that's the full story.

What's the full story then?

 

[johnsmithsno2]

What's the full story then?

Can't tell. We'll leave it there.

Right, so what's the full story that you know but nobody else does?

When it's reported that we offered him a new contract but he wanted to move closer to home, and he himself says that was the case, I tend to assume that's what happened.

If I was the kind of person who would tell a football message board everything I was told then I wouldn't be the kind of person that the person who told me would have told me what he told me. All I'll say is the lad had done nothing wrong.

 

[TeaCider]

Can't tell. We'll leave it there.

If I was the kind of person who would tell a football message board everything I was told then I wouldn't be the kind of person that the person who told me would have told me what he told me. All I'll say is the lad had done nothing wrong.

Who's said that he did anything wrong?

 

[johnsmithsno2]

Who's said that he did anything wrong?

Nobody. Just in case what I didn't say might be misconstrued into suggesting he had, that's all.

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

Taps nose, disappears into the gloomy recesses of the car park.