junos_boots
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You do have to worry about research when Boro thought he had enough full caps, only to be told by Goverment that U21 caps don't count!
Bullets Dodged by Boro
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Ironops
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He played second fiddle to 43 goal Mitrovic, still scored 5 though
festa5
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How many of those were sub appearances though? And how often did he get a run in the side?
I always thought he'd have been an excellent player for us. Would have been the main man rather than 4th? choice and under much less pressure. Think he showed across his career as a whole he was a top drawer striker.
Sometimes joining the bigger side isn't always the best move. Ziege and Zenden immediately spring to mind.
Alexander Supertramp
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He would have been an unbelievable signing. Just look at the career he had.
Id have him near the top of an “if only” thread, never mind a dodged bullet one
Id have him near the top of an “if only” thread, never mind a dodged bullet one
Andy_W
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I'm not so sure, they might have had enough to get us back up, I'm 50/50 on it.
We did need to spend money to stay up mind, but we didn't.
Simply red
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Clement Grennier could still do a job 
Frozen Horse
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Priv
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To be fair he was for Man Utd, came good after he leftYeah, crap him
viv_andersons_nana
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Muzzy Izzet and Sean Davis.
McClaren was after them for what felt like months, maybe even years. Izzet’s £6m deal was agreed only for him to pull out at the last minute, then sign for Birmingham and go off the boil completely. Davis was a top target and was agreed a couple of times, apparently, but changed his mind and they got injured, never able to become the player he’d been for Fulham. I think he had a long spell at Portsmouth but never hit the heights.
McClaren was after them for what felt like months, maybe even years. Izzet’s £6m deal was agreed only for him to pull out at the last minute, then sign for Birmingham and go off the boil completely. Davis was a top target and was agreed a couple of times, apparently, but changed his mind and they got injured, never able to become the player he’d been for Fulham. I think he had a long spell at Portsmouth but never hit the heights.
festa5
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Not sure we entirely dodged that one.
Definitely winged us, don't think that loan fee was cheap! (But definitely the right move to get out of the full transfer).
Steer
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Forlan is a strange one. He just could not score for Man Utd, and it obviously started to affect him. The pressure here would not have been the same, so perhaps even in a worse team he would have settled in faster / better or not felt such pressure - in short we may have been a better fit for him. His career everywhere else was highly impressive, and he seemed to still seemed to turn up in the Urugauy world cup squad long after everyone had forgotten he existed.
uncle_rico
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How close did we come to signing Seth Johnson?
I think he was on a ridiculous contract at Leeds, and would’ve been daft to leave.
I think he was on a ridiculous contract at Leeds, and would’ve been daft to leave.
junos_boots
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Wasn't he on the verge of signing but some medical problem became apparent?
uncle_rico
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Yeah think he was crocked, and maybe failed a medical. Think he ended up in the Leeds treatment room for a couple of years on £40k/week. That was 20 odd years ago,.
junos_boots
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Did a bit of digging and found this where he confirms he failed a medical at Boro
Seth Johnson: I wasn't even there for Leeds contract negotiations
Mention the name Seth Johnson to anyone and they will almost certainly tell the same story about his contract at Leeds United. It's not true, says the player.
www.planetfootball.com