WFT, are you going on about? Already answered all this more than once. You again keep repeatedly going on and on. I have posted my opinion on why we didn't make playoffs and this is why. If you disagree fine but I won't be. Ok.

They’re not under an embargo they’re under a fee restriction. This means they can only make free signings ( or loan signings where no fee is involved). As an aside, even clubs under an embargo can sign players under certain circumstances.

So you keep parroting, Rudy. On paper, they appear to be predominantly filling gaps in the squad, in my opinion. Gaps that needed filling all the same but still. Your constant "type of player that Ismael wants" line doesnt really argue for or against that. Your logic regarding Eustace is so flawed. Of course losing him made a difference. You could look through the Kean relegation based on your logic and say, no, it wasnt keeping him that saw us relegated, its dropped points in games x and y that did it. Losing a key manager has a direct impact upon those results. And I think we can all see Tyjon leaving next summer unless he signs a new contract ASAP. Seen this story before.

fair enough. I'm not fan of midweek evening games given I work nights but I knew that when I started working nights some years ago

woah, is that it? Delap who had a terrible championship and he never performed well enough to get that type of money spent on him. Read Ismael comments to Jackson over the last few weeks. Ismael said at the end of last season he wanted 6 or 7 signings and we are on course of for that. same old boring repeatably words about me Mercer, you sound like a Broken Record.

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Yeh I think the u21s isn't about comparison between England and England u21s they are definitely a different category but like islander says it's all about recognition. Mainly it's that opportunity to play with quality players who are a cut above the rest and from different leagues (usually prem) so hackney is decent and has got something about him and is rated but he is no Wharton. I also wondered if the costs and value have changed in the past 18 months. If a club were to buy hackney in Jan 2023 it may have been 15m.

I have done a squad plan for you and I said which position I want to strengthen. Ismael wants another centre midfielder whilst I don't want another but another striker. Which is DIFFERENT to what Ismael wants. Does the transfer window end in just over a week? The time to judge whether we are weaker or stronger is by performances, plenty of people wrote us off last season and look how badly wrong they were when Gestede said that comment I took it as the wide areas aswell not just striker area

Genuinely curious here. If they are on an embargo how come they can sign these guys? I feel like we are on some kind of embargo tbh. In recent windows, Cantwell was the only signing I was excited about and he hasn't exactly blown us away

I tell what end our promotion bid and it wasn't losing Eustace but losing to teams like Plymouth away, Derby away, Stoke home and away, Hull at home, Cardiff at home. Boro shouldn't have signed Latth in January window like they did. Yon don't sell your best striker when going for playoffs Do we know what is actually behind the scenes? we could be close to a signing or we might be, We have signed that fit the type of players Ismael wanted at the summer. And he wants to see if he going to be part of the first team squad first before committing.

It's not a fixation but it's a pointer towards him being appreciated by the wider football community not just his own club. Daft you don't think it is.Playing for the national team at any age group gives bigger exposure than not being involved. He was playing in the under 21 tournament in the summer that scouts from all the major clubs and leagues would have been taking a major interest ffs.Poor players that have gone on to do nothing in their careers have played for underage teams nationally have I ever said they didn't. And if Whsrton was being appreciated as a world class talent outside of our fanbase and club(i include myself thinking he was )when with us you can guarantee he would have been making the under 21s and bigger clubs than Crystal Palace would have been in for him whether it was January or not I'm not comparing Wharton and Hackney, 1 of them got a move to the Premier league the other is moving to a championship club willing to pay more than prem clubs for him

It's the 12.30 kick offs which are the worst for me,they can clash with the grandkids footy.

Think they would struggle with ESC places for both him and Baradji.

Never said that did I Simon but Shirt sales aren't one of those issues Care to explain why?

That winger we supposedly wanted from Al Ittihad seemingly wasnt involved in the squad for their friendly v Fulham today. Their first 11 is clearly well beyond him with the likes of Bergwijn, Benzema and Diaby but he seemingly wasnt a sub either. Dunno if its still on the radar but worth a mention.

I dont get this fixation with under 21 caps. Jason Lowe was the captain for them at one point. As if its critical and players only come onto radars if they have them. If you compare to Wharton, Hackney is 3 or 4 years older than what he was. And as you touch on, you cant compare to Tyjon etc who are unfortunately unprotected by the rules.

Yet you're implying that the injury might not exist. Go figure.

Obviously not a bowler but Pant will be a big loss for them too.

It’s worse than that (or better depending on your perspective…):

That's like Tesla stock, but over a slightly longer time.

Thought you were quoting some Latin then, honestly 😂 I'm imagining Emma Watson saying it.

Rigg is still at Sunderland and hasn't been sold . Hackney has been a regular for boro for 2 seasons now and had was has been involved with the England under 21s.And also some reports are suggesting the fee is £15 million rising to £20 million which prem clubs haven't bit at ,so Boro wouldn't have got that fee for him from a Premier league team, as if they could Hackney would be wanting that move not staying in the championship We ain't unique with Phillips, Finnernan etc championship clubs lose their better youngsters in the exact same way all the time, even the prem clubs get their young players poached by bigger prem clubs for similar fees We did it with Tyjon ourselves to Rochdale. The rules need changing but crazily it's the efl clubs who voted these rules in

Rigg? Hackney? They weren't stolen before they could sign a pro contract like Phillips, Finneran and now potentially Tyjon.

Looked it up. -18.34 %? That's quite a lot.

Players play all the time whilst carrying injuries so that's a nonsense statement, christ just look at one of the England women's team who played a tournament with a fractured tibia just recently. I'm not disputing for one minute that Venkys are a set of cunts with how they go about their business like, need to make that perfectly clear!