The Chuba Akpom Appreciation Thread

Off you trott Chuba. Just another footballer who will easily be forgotten after telling us how great and special this club is.
 
Decisions like this one make me wonder whether a player is nothing more than a commodity at the behest of whichever sports agency represents them.
 
northriding said:
Decisions like this one make me wonder whether a player is nothing more than a commodity at the behest of whichever sports agency represents them.
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Have you just realised it's a business? The aim to get the most money you can for a player for the agents.
For the player it's in his best interest to get the biggest wages and transfer fees they can, as quick as they can. Its only a short career.

I think people are very nieve to think players "want to go to a club because they like the area" "they have friends there" "it's their home club" etc etc money talks end of.
 
Jedi boro said:
If he wants to sign he will the fa t he hasn’t says it all.

But I’m surprised a player that has spent his entire career as a nomadic wannabe is now prepared to gamble it all and walk away after last season from a team that he’s finally settled into.

Ah well I think he’ll regret. It.
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I’m guessing he sees this as his one opportunity in life to protect his families future. 50k/week x 4 years will ensure a comfortable life for his family.he isn’t ever going to be in an English trophy winning team, so I guess he’s taking the money. Hard to begrudge him that. Two years at Ajax will probably earn him more than his entire career to date
 
Boro999 said:
Have you just realised it's a business? The aim to get the most money you can for a player for the agents.
For the player it's in his best interest to get the biggest wages and transfer fees they can, as quick as they can. Its only a short career.

I think people are very nieve to think players "want to go to a club because they like the area" "they have friends there" "it's their home club" etc etc money talks end of.
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It would be nice to know that some players retain a preference for their connection to a club, over a few extra quid somewhere else.

Chuba the Christian, needs telling that it ain't 'God's plan' to follow after the money, 'cause he can't serve God and Mammon, no matter what his agent, who I assume makes these decisions for him might think.
 
northriding said:
It would be nice to know that some players retain a preference for their connection to a club, over a few extra quid somewhere else.

Chuba the Christian, needs telling that it ain't 'God's plan' to follow after the money, 'cause he can't serve God and Mammon, no matter what his agent, who I assume makes these decisions for him might think.
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If he goes to say Ajax, or similar, or a premier league club then surely you can say he's leaving to play at a higher level, rather than for just money
 
Had a great season here last year. We go up he stays on a new contract. This time last year we couldn’t give him away. He’s doing what is best for him and his family by securing his future financially. I can’t begrudge him that. We move on and support our club. UTB.
 
wilkos_perm said:
He didn't go missing in the first leg, but he did miss a couple of chances
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He went missing from May 1st against Rotherham and wasn’t seen since. He played in 4 games and scored 0 goals. Not alone in going missing, most of the team did.
 
In yesterday's free paper, there is an ad for Sky Sports showing sport stars from different sports. The centrepeice was Chuba in a Boro shirt. I've always though these pre-season things are a curse.
 
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wilkos_perm said:
If he goes to say Ajax, or similar, or a premier league club then surely you can say he's leaving to play at a higher level, rather than for just money
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That's a fair point.

I don't begrudge Chuba an opportunity we can't offer him. He's conducted himself impeccably during his time here.
 
northriding said:
That's a fair point.

I don't begrudge Chuba an opportunity we can't offer him. He's conducted himself impeccably during his time here.
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exactly he could easily have had a strop about the playing with the reserves and no being given a shirt number, but he just stayed professional.

What this whole scenario should tell us is that every deal in future MUST be with a one year additional clause, that we can invoke. If we had that clause, then we protect our investments better. Especially if we are int eh business of buying cheap and improving players, to maximise value we need that extra 1 year option
 
Aztec chimera said:
Difference is, he's never been played in the position MC has played him in. I hope for his sake if he does move elsewhere they don't stick him up top as a number 9.
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It’s not like Lens are accidentally buying Chuba for £10m with the intention of playing him out of position.
 
BoroMart said:
exactly he could easily have had a strop about the playing with the reserves and no being given a shirt number, but he just stayed professional.

What this whole scenario should tell us is that every deal in future MUST be with a one year additional clause, that we can invoke. If we had that clause, then we protect our investments better. Especially if we are int eh business of buying cheap and improving players, to maximise value we need that extra 1 year option
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True. Chuba would've just had the season of his life in the final year of his deal if it weren't for that extra 12 month option.

It would have been a bitter pill to swallow if he'd left for no fee after topping the league's scoring chart and winning so many individual accolades.
 
Jonathan said:
I know we all love him, but saying stuff like "he's too good for the Eredivisie" is madness. Lest we forget he wasn't exactly setting the world alight in the Greek Superleague, nor anywhere else in his career until last season.
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I don't really understand why so many on here want to drag up how Akpom played 3 or 4 seasons ago. You get that time is linear right?
 
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