Seems like we have gone for him having been unable to afford our main targets.

I quite like it, in a it’s obviously hideous but sort of cool way

No claret, phew. Decent enough if a bit heavy on the copy and pasting!

Hull city live saying McLaughlin is signing for 500k...Bargain price if you ask me, hull fans can't believe it.

That is one of the ugliest things I’ve ever seen….although I appreciate everyone has different tastes.

I'd say if a club like Derby are in for him they'd want ti avoid that risk.

Equally, you are the one saying that if we sold Brittain and didnt replace, its because he is happy with Alebiosu and Montgomery. He wants Brittain to stay so he clearly wants Brittain AND Alebiosu. So if (well, when) he goes you imagine he would want a replacement.

They could sign him and take to tribunal to settle the fee

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I was talking if Brittain was to leave but given Boro haven't put a new bid in all week and he is training this week. If Brittain or leaves, I would play as Centre midfielder for his ability to get box to box and energy, Travis started as right back before Johnson and Dunn moved into centre midfielder.. You suspect Ismael is not? Based on what? A chat with him?

I have seen the type of thing we are discussing now unfold at my local team (which used to play in the top division). We had a manager who loved to play the old and reliable and didnt give the youth much playing time. One by one they left for other clubs. 3 of them played in the Europeal League seminfinal for Bodø Glimt. Only one we got money for, the other two we didnt get a thing. A.Wharton is what it is. We should be proud and happy that we get to see these talents evolve at the might blue and whites. To stop giving playing time to young prospects will lead to them going elsewhere and develop there instead without getting big money. The balance is important, but looking. at Montgomery for example; Just chucking in a body on RB to have some and then reducing his playing time is not a very strategy in my opinion. And all players comes with risk. Some of the biggest investments in the top clubs have been flops. Lots of money chucked at a players doesnt guarantee success. What I dont like, but fully understand is that we are buying from relegated teams such as De Neve. History has thought us that it would be better to bring in bodies that are used to promotion instead of relegation, but then again we dont have the negotiation power needed.

What if there is a club in for him and Rovers are dragging their feet over agreeing compen and being a little bit awkward with him ? Who'd be surprised at that and of course it will leave him in limbo for a while at least.

Age is irrelevant shall I repost your thoughts on that from last year mercer anyhow to respond to your original post de neve isn’t the weimann replacement as said so by val him self who directly compared him to Owen beck

Bailey from the North East, usually pretty bob on with Boro news. Presume the Brittain news and the bid for the Hibs player is 24 hours behind and the first bit of news led to the latter

Sounds like trying to negotiate via Journos to see if we are desperate and make Brittain even more uncomfortable.

They didn't want to stay here. @JHRoverDeveloping 3 young players within the first team squad isn't going to sacrifice results is it? Michalski and Tyjon are highly rated and Montgomery has shown enough he can made an impact at this level, so why wouldnt you develop them given we already invest in our academy and why we have category 1 status

Good riddance to the weasel

Didn't Boro bid already £2.5m?.

Are they reports you’d like to share, or are they private reports for your eyes only?

Sounds like Brittain is close to leaving looking at reports this morning.