Stewart Downing

[Boro_Legend]

Stewart Downing to weigh up playing future after Rovers exit

Stewart Downing will consider whether to continue playing or hang up his boots and move into coaching after his departure from Rovers was confirmed.

www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk

 

[Boro_Legend]

Could end up at Bournemouth.

 

[atypical_boro]

Won’t end up back here that’s for certain.

 

[stjohn]

Whatever he ends up doing, good luck to the lad!

 

[r00fie1]

 

[Alzi]

Bring him home etc

 

[S7DiscoDown]

I saw the title and thought we were in for him. I won't be suprised about anything with the names being throw around this summer

 

[Billy69_uk]

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, ............

"maybe he could do a job for us for a year on a pay per play contract?????"

 

[boroboy6872]

How about as a coach or coming off the bench

 

[London_Boro]

He's had a good career, played for his hometown club, won a trophy with them (although unused sub that day IIRC?) played several times for England from U16s right through to full squad, played for Liverpool who are one of the worlds biggest clubs (despite how many non LFC fans feel about them) - Not bad for a lad from the Boro.

Good luck to him in whatever he does next.

 

[Laughing]

I would have him back on the right financial terms, a year playing then on to the coaching staff. If you ask the question is he better than what we have right now, and will he be so for the next 12 months?

 

[Ingleby_Flash]

Good luck to the lad wherever he goes, as long as he goes somewhere else.

 

[davidmills]

still probably better than any of our midfield players

 

[norfolkngood]

still probably better than any of our midfield players

Tony Mowbray clearly didn't think he was better than any of Blackburn's, otherwise he would have been playing there regularly.

 

[Pak_Doo_Ik]

Still the best product of our academy in the last 20 years.

 

[Boro_Legend]

I would have him back on the right financial terms, a year playing then on to the coaching staff. If you ask the question is he better than what we have right now, and will he be so for the next 12 months?

I like the idea.

 

[NYboro]

Too much baggage comes with him, apart from anything else.

 

[Nobby_Barnes]

Too much baggage comes with him, apart from anything else.

Such as ?

 

[NYboro]

Such as ?

Everything that kicked off under Karanka. He was not exactly diplomatic.

 

[coluka]

Gibson will probably offer him the managers job 2022/23