Hackney and chuba
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anth25
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Sad indictment on Wilder. Granted he eventually gave Akpom a chance but only out of desperation.
The fact that Hackney didn't get a look in speaks volumes for his approach and how short sighted he was. Without wanting to sound like a broken record the sale of Wood still annoys me as well
The fact that Hackney didn't get a look in speaks volumes for his approach and how short sighted he was. Without wanting to sound like a broken record the sale of Wood still annoys me as well
Colin Warnek
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Hackney is good but he's not a replacement for Tav just yet. Let's have things right. The club chose to not re-invest the 25m received for Tav and Spence.
asredastheycome
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Early days yet for both of them but so far so good.
Jonny Ingbar
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I think that comes from the fact that the club didn't think Wilder would definitely be here.
viv_andersons_nana
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Did the club receive £25m for Tav and Spence?
And how did they pay for Hoppe, Steffen, Giles, Forss, Clarke, Lenihan, Roberts, Muniz, Mowatt, Luongo and Smith if they didn’t spend any of what they received?
And how did they pay for Hoppe, Steffen, Giles, Forss, Clarke, Lenihan, Roberts, Muniz, Mowatt, Luongo and Smith if they didn’t spend any of what they received?
CarrickBall
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Steady on. Everyone's getting carried away with Hackney.
He's doing alright, in a team 1 point outside the drop zone in the 2nd tier.
He wouldn't get anywhere near the matchday squad of Sheff Utd, Norwich, etc.
If we're trying to build a team capable of getting to the Premier League, we're going to need better than Hackney. No offence to the lad at all.
He's doing alright, in a team 1 point outside the drop zone in the 2nd tier.
He wouldn't get anywhere near the matchday squad of Sheff Utd, Norwich, etc.
If we're trying to build a team capable of getting to the Premier League, we're going to need better than Hackney. No offence to the lad at all.
FatFrank
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In all due respect, is it fair to say steady on back to you completely ruling out Hackney's potential before he has even played a dozen games?
Mayor Goldie Wilson
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The most frustrating thing about Akpom and the way he was treated over the summer is that he missed 6 (I think) games injured at the start of the season. The only reason he got injured was because Wilder refused to let him train with the first team all summer and then threw him in to start the first game of the season having had less than a week of pre season training.
Diego
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He’s been quality. To write him off is a mental post. He could really be the player we need in that midfield. He was outstanding on Saturday
CarrickBall
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I'm not ruling out his potential.
It's been suggested he's Tavernier's equivalent.
Tavernier's playing and scoring in the Premier League. Hackney has a handful of senior appearances in the second tier in a struggling side.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. If someone had said in the Summer Hayden Hackney is going to be playing every game for Boro this season everyone would have been having kittens. He's nowhere near the answer to Boro's problems.
Caesium137
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That's just not true is it. You can't categorically state that's the 'only' reason he was injured.
From my memory he picked up a knock after a tackle in a home game, after playing a fair few games. If he'd pulled up injured five minutes into his first appearance of the season after being ushered back in, you could maybe claim that. He came on as a sub against Marseille so was obviously already within the fold before the season started.
Corcaigh_the_Cat
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Coburn's ok where he is, Watmore will be available soon and there's also Muniz. Once we start to get a tune out of him we'll do ok.
Muttley
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And yet, in the last two games, he was the answer.