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I love bamba , would be a great coach but he's 35 now isn't he ?Quote:
Originally Posted by LeningradCowboy
He won't play for us again
I think this is a no-brainer if we can get Middlesbrough to pay a transfer fee.
Absolutely but its likely to be a freeQuote:
Originally Posted by LeningradCowboy
bye sol
i thought he was being " groomed " to be a coach here, doing his badges
Sell him 2 million everything in football has a price sadly .
Thought i read a while back he wants to stay here as city offering him a coaching opportunity
Not going to get a fee for him. May take the opportunity to get him off the wage bill.
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Originally Posted by life on mars
I'd take 200k for him
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Originally Posted by Llandaff Blue
One of the best and most influential players this club has ever had. Helped lift the club up by the bootstraps and get it moving forward again. A very important and motivating figure in the dressing room. Let him go at our peril. Still has a part to play as back up this coming season. Deserves more respect for what he has done here than some people are giving him.
Bore offQuote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
Ask Colin if he fancies taking Flint with him
The club won't ask for a fee. By letting Bamba leave on a free it makes the transfer go through smoother and may allow the player a better signing on package, which I'm sure in this instance the City would be more than willing to do in appreciation of Bamba's efforts while being at our club.
There's no reason why he can't return in a coaching capacity after his stint at Middlesbrough is over.
He's hardly Paolo Maldini mate. He's barely kicked a ball for the past 18 monthsQuote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
I'd be quite happy facing Boro with Bamba in defence, if his cameos last January are anything to go by.
I can't agree with that, Comparing him to the like of John Toshack or Brian Clark or Peter Whittingham. He did well in his first season and the year we went up but was poor in the PL and started just one League game last season. If we can get him off the wage bill the sooner he goes the better. And the bad injury he had at the tail end of 2019 hasn't helped either. We could get someone in to replace him who is 10 years younger.Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
It's OK shouting and cajoling other players on the pitch, and trying to emphasise your motivational capabilities, but when you are playing crap yourself it loses credibility. And his only League game was the 6-1 hammering at QPR. I just hope the reports are true.
He's a great guy, popular with the fans and was important for us at the time - but one of the best players in our history? One of the most influential players in our history?Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
Come on. I'm not trying to put him down, but even he wouldn't say that behind closed doors.
I'd rather see Flint offloaded. Bamba deserves his place far more.
Warnock needs the Bamba the man rather than Bamba the player, which is the same reason he should stay at City.
Trade Flint back to them, we've probably only paid a proportion of his fee.
Isn’t Bamba settled here though? Always on about settling in the city....Young family etc.....Middlesbrough might be a bit of a shockQuote:
Originally Posted by Des Parrot
Let him go for free
Get him off the wage bill mun
He’s most probably on a decent wage seeing as he cost nothing, was told to hang on when clubless by Warnock, who was also touting himself around desperate clubs at the time, so you’d imagine he was well looked after financially when he eventually joined under Warnock. Could be a good few bob for Harris to play with should he go, it’s a no brainier in my opinion.
I can't see Bamba playing again for us anytime soonQuote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
He may well develop into a very good coach and if the club have ambitions for him to do that here then he should be involved with the under 18s or under23s this season in that capacity
If however he feels he has another season in him for first team football, then time to move on and take on that challenge?
He always comes across well when interviewed or as a guest on Sky and I would like to see him develop as a coach, but at 35 in reality his playing career is over in my view, time to take the next step
No noe in their right mind would voluntarily take their family to live in Middlesbrough if they weren't born in the areaQuote:
Originally Posted by goats
Would be the obvious one to get off the wage bill if we can.
Well if we aren't playing payroll manager, keep him.
I've always felt some players could have stayed on to go into coaching with us, Sol would be perfect. Great leader, great character, sky have had him in a number of times and he sounds very knowledgeable.
Must be into his last year? With a pre season behind him provides experience and adequate cover while also having some sort of role on the training ground.
There are a fair few others we should be looking to move on before worrying about Sol's wage, some we could even command a fee for.
He may want to link up with Warnock, perhaps he feels he could get another year of more football elsewhere in which case of course he will go. But he seems quite settled here from what I've seen.
Also quite possibly a rumour with no substance, Warnock linked to old favourites again.
Morrison and Nelson are the nailed on starting pair this season and given the length of his contract still to run I guess Flint will be back up with maybe that Utd kid(should he sign) as 4th choice. Bamba looked a little slower and his timing was off though its not a criticism as even if he was 10yrs younger would have been the same coming back from that type of injury but the question remains can he get back to what he was prior to his injury at his age.I think he has more chance of being first choice at Boro,at least initially any way unless age has caught up with him and it would leave Harris with funds to get someone in to compliment Tomlin as I don't think he's got 50 odd games in him this season either.
Reckon he’d just commute for a year and keep his family hereQuote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
One of my favourite City players is 'our Sol but if Boro can get a full season out of him then good luck to them both.
My concern is that we haven't got anyone to cover at CB.
Is it really that bad though? I've never been up that way. Must be some decent areas around it at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
People often say similar about cardiff without ever being here probably, some areas of the city aren't great, same as any city but overall having lived in a few places around the UK I think its a great place to live with plenty to do relative to its size.
It’s all objective really, you can’t judge a place until you’ve lived there to be honest. Apart from lack of decent music venues and possibly places to eat I can’t see what’s not to like about a Cardiff these days for the fussy people. A decent size with quick access to scenic areas, lots of parkland etc... I personally wouldn’t want to live in a much bigger city.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trigger
Should imagine it was a shock having his house broken into down here mind!!Quote:
Originally Posted by goats
Can he take Flint and Pack with him?Quote:
Originally Posted by LeningradCowboy
you think that won't happen in Middlesbrough? lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
The bold section is probably right. But you have no way of knowing that. Everything else is utter rubbish.Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
There are some fantastic places to live in Teeside. I don’t know much about the town itself, but the area has coast, moors, great little villages.... we often stay with friends up there and it is fine!Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
Flint, Cunningham, Pack, Patterson, Ciaron Brown can all play there. Much as I love Sol it makes sense to free up some funds.Quote:
Originally Posted by B. Oddie
Well Middlesbrough won’t be a shock then, will it?Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle