Warnock is already after Chris Gunter for next season.....

[r00fie1]

Across footi media Warnock has already identified Welsh International defender Chris Gunter from Reading as a target at the end of the season.
Gunter is available on a free and Warnock is quoted the current Boro team "lacks a leader".
If he is planning for next season - it suggests he may well be planning on stopping on for at least another season?
Wonder if he has been offered a new contract if the fire-fighting is successful, or whether he has been offered a rolling contract?
Mmmm

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/11938445/middlesbrough-reading-transfer-free-gunter/

 

[McBrid]

Would be a good signing. Solid right back, plenty of international caps, and a good leader. Exactly the type of free transfer we should be after

 

[Lemmy_kilmister]

Awaits obligatory "my mate's a Reading fan and he said he's šhit" post

 

[TeaCider]

No real issue with that as a signing, if it's a 2 year contract, he'll be 31 but it'd be nice to have an actual right back as a right back.

Doesn't sound good for Dijksteel if there was any truth in the rumour.

 

[JM14]

Hope we arent abandoning the plan to buy younger players already, this wouldnt be a bad signing and would fill a problem position but wouldnt want us to go back to signing players 30+ as its never a long term strategy

 

[stjohn]

I may be wrong here but did he turn down a move here a few years ago? Wouldn't have a problem with signing him now mind.

 

[McBrid]

I may be wrong here but did he turn down a move here a few years ago? Wouldn't have a problem with signing him now mind.

Yeah he did, so we signed Christie instead. He signed a new deal at Reading as he was settled at the time, nothing wrong with that in my book.

 

[Caesium137]

Hope we arent abandoning the plan to buy younger players already, this wouldnt be a bad signing and would fill a problem position but wouldnt want us to go back to signing players 30+ as its never a long term strategy

I assume we need the next seasons manager to confirm if he wants a right back too? Spence and Coulson seem ideally suited to the wing back role. So if we are intending on signing an experienced right back, they won't be playing there.

 

[Thor]

My mates a massive reading fan and says he's schit

 

[r00fie1]

Awaits obligatory "my mate's a Reading fan and he said he's šhit" post

 

[Fattyfoggon]

Is Warnock just here to the end of the season or have we given him a longer deal ?

 

[Randy]

Is Warnock just here to the end of the season or have we given him a longer deal ?

Depends what Division we are in surely?
I'd have him here next season if we stay up. Get us into the play offs at least and if we get promoted again, (which is a pipe dream at the moment) go from there.

 

[alanmoodysdog]

Is Warnock just here to the end of the season or have we given him a longer deal ?

love your picture... but he was decent over 60 meters

 

[alanmoodysdog]

I want Karanka back .... hopefully a little wiser ...

 

[Thor]

I want Karanka back .... hopefully a little wiser ...

He did wonders for Boro, I have never felt so close to the club while he was in charge, bring him back

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

As coach, with a manager maybe.

 

[alanmoodysdog]

He did wonders for Boro, I have never felt so close to the club while he was in charge, bring him back

he got it all wrong in the premier but older and wiser

 

[Michael_Vronsky]

Karanka? It's a huge NO from me. Not sure why fans always seem to yearn for ex players and managers. Too sentimental by half.

 

[NYboro]

love your picture... but he was decent over 60 meters

meters? In those days?

 

[Fattyfoggon]

love your picture... but he was decent over 60 meters

Loved him as he a kid, Souness and Foggon were my favourite players