Spence

[London_Boro]

He’s just had a really successful season with forest and got a move to spurs…. You just sound bitter as fcuk

Not bitter at all, just don't really care and can't understand why people keep posting threads about him or why the Gazette keeps reporting on it. He's moved on, as have we. I couldn't care less whether he's playing or not.

 

[Soutra]

Plenty of you writing him off after 12 games.

Maybe he's smarter than you think, perhaps he's accepted the long haul and will be first choice in 2025.

I don't know, don't pretend to know but I wouldn't criticise somebody for choosing a particular path until it's clear it hasn't worked.

Even if it doesn't work at Spurs, Djed will have pocketed maybe £5 million before he has to decide what he does next. And perhaps he'll find a home at Wolves or Villa or Leicester or some other mid Prem league team where he will be first choice.

 

[Benjiboy]

Plenty of you writing him off after 12 games.

Maybe he's smarter than you think, perhaps he's accepted the long haul and will be first choice in 2025.

I don't know, don't pretend to know but I wouldn't criticise somebody for choosing a particular path until it's clear it hasn't worked.

Even if it doesn't work at Spurs, Djed will have pocketed maybe £5 million before he has to decide what he does next. And perhaps he'll find a home at Wolves or Villa or Leicester or some other mid Prem league team where he will be first choice.

Well done Djed ...........ffs , he's gone , can't get a game where he went , kerching to us . never was going to be a local legend , no loss , bye

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

It's mad how much he lives rent free in peoples heads

 

[Stocko]

It's mad how much he lives rent free in peoples heads

Not sure that saying applies to people replying to a thread on a message board

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

Not sure that saying applies to people replying to a thread on a message board

Defo does

 

[Cambsred]

It's mad how much he lives rent free in peoples heads

Not true at all.

Although whenever I see his name I automatically start booing out loud.

Booooooooooo!

Not even sure why.

Booooooo!

 

[ForssAwakens]

Plenty of you writing him off after 12 games.

Maybe he's smarter than you think, perhaps he's accepted the long haul and will be first choice in 2025.

I don't know, don't pretend to know but I wouldn't criticise somebody for choosing a particular path until it's clear it hasn't worked.

Even if it doesn't work at Spurs, Djed will have pocketed maybe £5 million before he has to decide what he does next. And perhaps he'll find a home at Wolves or Villa or Leicester or some other mid Prem league team where he will be first choice.

That’s the thing people who think boro in too high regard because it’s their club

We have people who think tav to Bournemouth is a sideway step for the lad and is a career mistake

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

That’s the thing people who think boro in too high regard because it’s their club

We have people who think tav to Bournemouth is a sideway step for the lad and is a career mistake

Yeah that's funny; he'll regret it when they get relegated etc. pretty sure he won't regret playing for a club in the premier league and furthering his career whilst getting paid premier league club money. People think we're a massive club compared to them because we've got a bigger stadium and got to Europe ages ago but last few years they've done well in prem and performed well in championship compared to us, doubt he is going to regret it at all.

 

[ForssAwakens]

Yeah that's funny; he'll regret it when they get relegated etc. pretty sure he won't regret playing for a club in the premier league and furthering his career whilst getting paid premier league club money. People think we're a massive club compared to them because we've got a bigger stadium and got to Europe ages ago but last few years they've done well in prem and performed well in championship compared to us, doubt he is going to regret it at all.

Summed up perfectly. You can support your club without have a warped vision of it. We are championship cloggers and Bournemouth are a yo-yo team.

He could have stayed here and got a career changing injury and never played premier league footy

 

[Andy_W]

Conte's not daft, he didn't even want him, so won't consider him.

With Spence it was 90% hype, with his ability, and then there's also the attitude question.

They got him cheap mind, and relatively low risk, with how they structured the deal. Even if it doesn't work out for Spence/ Spurs, they would largely still get their money back, if he doesn't play much and doesn't have the chance to be found out.

Terrible business by us mind, absolute lack of common sense, did anyone ask the question:
Why are we allowing allocating so much of the fee, largely as appearance based, when a) He's never played in the prem, b) Spurs are a top prem side, c) Spurs have a few RH side options.

Same with the tav deal:
Why are we selling our best midfielder for £10m, and can we name 5 "targets" who we could replace him with, for less money? What will it cost us if we have a shocking season, how much of the Tav money will be left after that?

Seems to me we just get dazzled by headlights and pound signs, and nobody is capable of taking a step back and looking at our deals from an objective viewpoint.

 

[atypical_boro]

15th biggest club in the world, I didn't mention silverware. Even 6th biggest club in England I think most players would take playing for one of the big 6.

Ok, well “biggest club” is subjective. Historically they are nowhere near even 15th in the world in terms of achievements. But anyway, I take your point that they’re one of England’s biggest clubs, but I think deep down he knew he’d struggle to get a game there and I think he just thought he’d let himself be comforted by the cash, lots of players do it but I don’t think it deserves any kind of admiration.

I genuinely do hope he leaves in January and goes somewhere more his level, lower half of the PL or whatever and does well, as otherwise it’s just another case of a player being hyped up far too soon.

 

[asredastheycome]

On the bench again today. No player in our current team would make their bench. So well done to him.

 

[Stocko]

Regardless of wages, footballers still want to play football, fantastic for him today making the bench.

 

[Mayor Goldie Wilson]

On the bench again today. No player in our current team would make their bench. So well done to him.

Steffen would

 

[atypical_boro]

Regardless of wages, footballers still want to play football, fantastic for him today making the bench.

As I said earlier in the thread though, times have changed in football, where simply making someone's bench (and not coming on) is now seen as an achievement. I don't think the constant addition of substitutes is good for the game, or the gap between the 'big 6' and everyone else, lots of very good players sat around doing nowt on the premise that they'll get a few late minutes here and there when their team is 3-0 up. These lads should be starting every (or most) weeks and actually playing football and fulfilling their potential.