Jamie McGrath

27TH AUG 2021, 16:49
WANTED MAN
By Robert Thomson

Middlesbrough are set to enter the race for St Mirren star Jamie McGrath.

The Ireland squad man has been targeted by several clubs this summer, including Sheffield United, Watford and Aberdeen.

McGrath is in the final year of his deal with the Buddies but they have so far rejected all bids for the 24-year-old.

Boro boss Neil Warnock has been tracking the ex-Dundalk midfielder, who scored 17 goals last season.

And he’s now ready to come in with a bid before Tuesday’s deadline in an attempt to prise him away from Paisley
 
John McGinn started off at St Mirren. Hope he's a player in his mould!
 
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We must have been linked with more players this past month than the entire summer of potential signings
GOALKEEPERS

Joe Lumley (Joined Boro)
Lee Burge
Connor Ripley
Luke Daniels (Joined Boro)

DEFENDERS

Lee Peltier (Joined Boro)
Ciaron Brown "he's not bloody going nowhere"
Sol Bamba (Joined Boro)
Kean Bryan
Jake Bidwell
Nesta Guinness-Walker
Joe Bennett

MIDFIELDERS

Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Stayed at Luton)
Matty Longstaff (Joined Aberdeen on loan)
Martin Payero (Joined Boro)
Dylan Bahamboula (Sent him back to Oldham)
Flynn Downes (Joined Swansea)
Matt Crooks (Joined Boro)
James Léa Siliki (off to Alavés or Getafe)
Jamie McGrath

WINGERS

Junior Hoilett (Joined Reading)
Kadeem Harris
Yannick Bolasie (Joined Rizespor)
Sammy Ameobi (Joined Boro)
Ryan Hedges
Aaron Boupendza (Joined Al-Arabi)
Toyosi Olusanya (Joined Boro)
Jean-Luc Dompé
Oliver Burke

STRIKERS

Chuks Aneke (Joined Birmingham)
Josh Maja
Paul Mullin (Joined Wrexham)
Uche Ikpeazu (Joined Boro)
Kyle Lafferty - (Joined Anorthosis)
Lee Gregory (Joined Sheff Wed)
Lyle Taylor
Josh Windass
Joshua Kayode
James Collins (Joined Cardiff)
Michael Smith
Famara Diedhiou (Joined Alanyaspor)
Rodrigo Muniz (Joined Fulham)
Rhys Healey
Andraž Šporar
Liam Delap

Who knows where we are right now?

3 LM Jake Bidwell?
8 MF Jamie McGrath?
11 ST Oliver Burke?
19 ST Andraž Šporar?
23 RW Onel Hernandez?
26 DF Kean Bryan?

30 LB Joe Bennett?

Is Jake Bidwell completely off the table? Was he to be signed more as a left midfielder? Is Ciaron Brown really gonna leave Cardiff on a free? Oliver Burke.. I thought he was a right winger? Lots of players that we've been linked with but I doubt that we were ever in for.. lots of movement still a possibility.

You could drop two wingers and two strikers into the mix without batting an eyelid. Back up for Bola at left back, a left sided central defender? a left sided midfielder! 2 or 3 could easily be 7 by the time the window closes.



Got some pretty big numbers to fill with Marvin Johnson and Britt Assombalonga!
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If there was a change behind the scenes influenced by the future DOF it would seem a skew from Warnock's french players as his little bit extra.. his 'french fancies' so to speak.. to more of a German vibe which was joked about after the announcement of Kieran Scott.

Andraž Šporar, Oliver Burke & Onel Hernández.. all have a German connection. Two of which with Arminia Bielefeld

MIGHT WE SEE UWE FUCHES RETURN TO THE CLUB IN SOME CAPACITY? Head of Recruitment perhaps?
 
He's an attacking midfielder, number 10 or winger. Looks to have a great finish on him and hard working.
 
GOALKEEPERS

Joe Lumley (Joined Boro)
Lee Burge
Connor Ripley
Luke Daniels (Joined Boro)

DEFENDERS

Lee Peltier (Joined Boro)
Ciaron Brown "he's not bloody going nowhere"
Sol Bamba (Joined Boro)
Kean Bryan
Jake Bidwell
Nesta Guinness-Walker
Joe Bennett

MIDFIELDERS

Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Stayed at Luton)
Matty Longstaff (Joined Aberdeen on loan)
Martin Payero (Joined Boro)
Dylan Bahamboula (Sent him back to Oldham)
Flynn Downes (Joined Swansea)
Matt Crooks (Joined Boro)
James Léa Siliki (off to Alavés or Getafe)
Jamie McGrath

WINGERS

Junior Hoilett (Joined Reading)
Kadeem Harris
Yannick Bolasie (Joined Rizespor)
Sammy Ameobi (Joined Boro)
Ryan Hedges
Aaron Boupendza (Joined Al-Arabi)
Toyosi Olusanya (Joined Boro)
Jean-Luc Dompé
Oliver Burke

STRIKERS

Chuks Aneke (Joined Birmingham)
Josh Maja
Paul Mullin (Joined Wrexham)
Uche Ikpeazu (Joined Boro)
Kyle Lafferty - (Joined Anorthosis)
Lee Gregory (Joined Sheff Wed)
Lyle Taylor
Josh Windass
Joshua Kayode
James Collins (Joined Cardiff)
Michael Smith
Famara Diedhiou (Joined Alanyaspor)
Rodrigo Muniz (Joined Fulham)
Rhys Healey
Andraž Šporar
Liam Delap

Who knows where we are right now?

3 LM Jake Bidwell?
8 MF Jamie McGrath?
11 ST Oliver Burke?
19 ST Andraž Šporar?
23 RW Onel Hernandez?
26 DF Kean Bryan?

30 LB Joe Bennett?

Is Jake Bidwell completely off the table? Was he to be signed more as a left midfielder? Is Ciaron Brown really gonna leave Cardiff on a free? Oliver Burke.. I thought he was a right winger? Lots of players that we've been linked with but I doubt that we were ever in for.. lots of movement still a possibility.

You could drop two wingers and two strikers into the mix without batting an eyelid. Back up for Bola at left back, a left sided central defender? a left sided midfielder! 2 or 3 could easily be 7 by the time the window closes.



Got some pretty big numbers to fill with Marvin Johnson and Britt Assombalonga!
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If there was a change behind the scenes influenced by the future DOF it would seem a skew from Warnock's french players as his little bit extra.. his 'french fancies' so to speak.. to more of a German vibe which was joked about after the announcement of Kieran Scott.

Andraž Šporar, Oliver Burke & Onel Hernández.. all have a German connection. Two of which with Arminia Bielefeld

MIGHT WE SEE UWE FUCHES RETURN TO THE CLUB IN SOME CAPACITY? Head of Recruitment perhaps?
Maybe not then newy, just my assumption after readinga player or two linked with us what seemed like almost daily
 
Maybe not then newy, just my assumption after reading a player or two linked with us what seemed like almost daily
We’ve had quite a high turnover of players.

You could easily mention to players for every position we've been looking to fill..

CD Rhys Williams - Kean Bryan
LB Ciaron Brown - Joe Bennett
LM Baba Rahman - Jake Bidwell
LW Jean-Luc Dompé - Jamie McGrath
MF Dylan Bahamboula -James Léa Siliki
RW Mitchell van Bergen - Onel Hernández
RW Yannick Bolasie - Oliver Burke
ST Rodrigo Muniz - Toyosi Olusanya
ST Rhys Healey - Andraž Šporar
ST Liam Delap - Ellis Simms

Some we've signed, some we've loaned, some look close.. others not so much. I'm pretty confident we'll land the right side of things by the end of the window.
 
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