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Marty79

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Randomly came into my head. Ex Liverpool and Arsenal. Totally forgot he was on loan with us, I don’t remember him pulling up any trees for us though. I know he scored the winner at the death against Liverpool which handed Arsenal the title.
 
My memory of him is hazy, but I thought he was decent and did Ok for us, nowt spectacular, but not terrible.

If my mind isn't playing tricks on me I also remember him dragging a ginormous @rse around behind him that would rival Rickett's posterior. I remember thinking on his debut 'those shorts are ridiculously baggy' and then realising he was actually filling them.
 
1998, he played 10 games on loan from Liverpool for us in our promotion season, the club had mentioned signing him once his loan had finished, which he was hoping would happen, but I read things changed & he walked away

I thought he did ok for us
 
With him, Townsend and Mustoe in midfield ( Maddo too) we dominated games and the lads up front didn't have to do too any grafting. They just had to concentrate on putting the ball away, and with Merson, Hignett, Beck etc we scored plenty.
 
Always thought he was decent, never let us down. Were we ever wanting him in permanent, given that we were looking a decent bet to go up when we signed him, so probably looking at a better players?
 
That's my memory too, didn't make us better, didn't make us worse. Just filled a slot in midfield and was satisfactory.
 
When making his Boro debut at to Tranmere Rovers he became our 23rd total & 1st Riverside loanee, registeted No674
 
he sat deep in midfield. he read the game well and tried to dictate play, but you could see he wasnt the player he was. often gave the ball away. but you could see he was quite influential on the players round him. a great pro.
 
One thing is for certain. We could certainly attract some players back then. Some stupidly big names. The game has changed so much because of money. It’s ruined it.

Imagine trying to get Juninho now if we were in the prem like back then. Young next best thing in Brazil. Scores a worldy against England in the Umbro cup. Chelsea. City et al would be putting £80m on the table. And we wouldn’t even waste our time. How the game has changed, and very much for the worse.
 
Marty79 said:
One thing is for certain. We could certainly attract some players back then. Some stupidly big names. The game has changed so much because of money. It’s ruined it.

Imagine trying to get Juninho now if we were in the prem like back then. Young next best thing in Brazil. Scores a worldy against England in the Umbro cup. Chelsea. City et al would be putting £80m on the table. And we wouldn’t even waste our time. How the game has changed, and very much for the worse.
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We were the City of the time. We were outbidding everyone. We had the highest paid players in the league. They weren't coming to us because they liked the area, we were paying over the odds.
 
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We were the City of the time. We were outbidding everyone. We had the highest paid players in the league. They weren't coming to us because they liked the area, we were paying over the odds.
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Mad isn’t it. That we were once in that position. I think they all jumped on the ambition. And the fact Robbo was such a quality player. But as you say money talks. What a different game it is today. No one can compete unless you have a billionaire who fancies another hobby on the side. Not that I’d swap that for Gibbo, he’s through and through and not many clubs have that these days.
 
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