Boro after Joe Bennett?

[2b2bdoo]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

That's your slant on it. How about.. "Warnock trying to recreate Cardiff City on Wearside, with the players who've suffered serious injury/illness and loss of form and are a couple of years older and slower"?

Did they sign Mendez Laing after, haven't seen his name pop up, you would think he would have picked up a club quite easily, surely not suspended again.

[Rjk]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

Did they sign Mendez Laing after, haven't seen his name pop up, you would think he would have picked up a club quite easily, surely not suspended again.

Was at Boro until the end of last season, they haven't renewed though.

There are quite a few players like that still available, I'm guessing clubs will be tracking him but they may be waiting to see what other options emerge, there are quite a few premier league teams who hve more than 25 senior players, so there may be some quality players who need a place to play for a season suddenly come available.

[LeningradCowboy]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

I mean, we signed Bacuna to a 4.5 year deal, so it isn't completely unbelievable :hehe:

Bennett isn't with Unique Sports Management though.

[BlueArmy 86]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

I think we're mad not giving him a contract.

[Rjk]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

I think we're mad not giving him a contract.

We desperately needed to cut wages, and he could miss half the season.

I'm a big bennett fan, and I think he definitely improves us - in the short term. If he's here then Bagan isn't getting game time, we have another big wage and a player in his 30s likely to pick up more injuries.

[BlueArmy 86]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

Wouldn't we offer a lower wage? We need another left back whatever happens, and Bagan would learn a lot under the guidance of Bennett.

[dembethewarrior]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

Wouldn't we offer a lower wage? We need another left back whatever happens, and Bagan would learn a lot under the guidance of Bennett.

Bennett is a good player at this level, but i for one am glad we are starting to lower the age of the team.

[surge]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

Didn't we offer him a contract before his injury which he didn't want to sign? Realistically, there's now more risk for offering him a deal when initial offer made so any further negotiations should reflect that.

Boro are big spenders this year, and therefore are probably happier to take on that greater risk, and we're not so given his history with the club and manger it's much more likely he goes there than stays here.

Does that mean we don't bring in a more senior LB to help Bagan out? We're on a smaller budget than last year so might be not be possible.

[delmbox]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

Uhm, I just copied 'RonnieBird' without giving it much thought... :hehe:

fatal error :hehe:

[blue lewj]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

Holding out for a better deal has risk in it, as Joe has sadly found out.

If he was offered a better deal by another club he would have walked into the distance without a second thought for City.

This is the risk you take when holding out for a better deal while still playing.
With a few exceptions there should be very little emotion involved with these deals. There isn't much for the player when they go to another club for more money.

[StraightOuttaCanton]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

Uhm, I just copied 'RonnieBird' without giving it much thought... :hehe:

You read Ronnie Bird’s posts???

[StraightOuttaCanton]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

I think we're mad not giving him a contract.

We’re all football fans (at least I think we are) but we see players qualities very differently… I wouldn’t have offered Bennett a new contract even before his injury. Effective going forward buy always felt he was a mistake waiting to happen defensively….

[dembethewarrior]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

Effective going forward buy always felt he was a mistake waiting to happen defensively….

Caught out of position quite a lot, and he's 31 and should have been more "developed" yet Bagan gets stick from some of our lot for making positional mistakes and he's only just starting out on his development..

Yes, our fans are crackers.

[Rjk]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

We’re all football fans (at least I think we are) but we see players qualities very differently… I wouldn’t have offered Bennett a new contract even before his injury. Effective going forward buy always felt he was a mistake waiting to happen defensively….

I probably would have before the injury, but not too long and dependant on wages

[NYCBlue]

Re: Boro after Joe Bennett?

You read Ronnie Bird’s posts???

:hehe: