Giles off to Hull

[The_Lizards_Jumpers]

Loan with a obligation to buy him for £4.5 million.

Not sure that's the greatest deal I've seen. Think I'd rather have Engel (a defender who can defend) for less than half the price.

 

[TheYorkshireTerrier]

Are Hull loaded or something? They are spending big this year on loans.

 

[MichaelDebeve]

Turkish lira

 

[Steer]

Good signing.

 

[anth25]

Wonder whether he regrets his decision last summer. Probably not given the salary he'll be on but awful decision from a footballing perspective. Everyone could see it at the time. Made no sense at all

 

[Capybara]

Obligation? What's all that about?

 

[CG85]

Obligation? What's all that about?

it'll be FFP related, the transfer won't go through until July 1st which is the start of the next accounts period

 

[Redwurzel]

Surprised with this as he went to Luton to play Premier league football and will be on around £30k/week wages. luton will have parachute payments next season and a new stadium.

I agree with Hull and money - they paid £5m for the lad from Villa, have a Turkish international and the recent senior Liverpool guy on loan. Their crowds are below the average in the Championship and I can't think of any big sales in the last 12 months.

 

[The Card Cheat]

Good signing for Hull. I think they're going to be up there challenging for the play offs for the rest of the season.

 

[Rock Osborne]

Wonder whether he regrets his decision last summer. Probably not given the salary he'll be on but awful decision from a footballing perspective. Everyone could see it at the time. Made no sense at all

Could be the same for rogers?

 

[joeychicago]

Hull have made some really good signings this season. I really wanted us to go in for Philogene in pre season and he looked great for them, prior to his injury. Carvalho looks good, and Giles is obviously more than proven at this level. Rosenior is a good gaffer too, they'll be a big challenger for those last few play off spots.

 

[LaPennaBianca]

Good signing, great at this level, but given his wages we wouldn't be able to compete.

Hull have splashed the cash and I imagine are having a go this season and next before the FFP bogeyman catches up with them.

 

[locomansimon]

it'll be FFP related, the transfer won't go through until July 1st which is the start of the next accounts period

its a rolling three year window for FFP

 

[CG85]

its a rolling three year window for FFP

They might be tight in the three years ending June 2024.

 

[Kepler442b]

Gotta be honest, I'd take Giles over Engel just for his crosses, BUT both have their strengths and weaknesses.

 

[Boro4life]

Hull are going for it like

 

[Nero]

Good signing for Hull. Strange for Giles. How many clubs has the lad had in the last 5 years now?

It’s not a good look for him that it hasn’t worked out at Luton.

 

[Alwaysaborolad]

Wolves never played him, now Luton wants rid.

Rob Edwards and his backroom staff sussed him out after only a few starts, their biggest transfer outlay, warming the bench week in week out, that said it all.

Some on here were saying "they bought him for next season" no they didn't, they bought him for this season, but realised he couldn't defend, they don't even want to keep him if they go down to Championship.

He looked good going forward against poor teams in the Championship last year, but against better teams, when he needed to defend and pick runners up, he was very poor.

He is not worth 4-5m.

 

[Mr Boro]

Hull have made some really good signings this season. I really wanted us to go in for Philogene in pre season and he looked great for them, prior to his injury. Carvalho looks good, and Giles is obviously more than proven at this level. Rosenior is a good gaffer too, they'll be a big challenger for those last few play off spots.

Spot on Joey. They are showing some ambition and have some proven quality. Already decent at the back and now have some matchwinners.

 

[Nano]

Wonder whether he regrets his decision last summer. Probably not given the salary he'll be on but awful decision from a footballing perspective. Everyone could see it at the time. Made no sense at all

He had 2 options. Sign for Luton or sign for us. Signing for Luton the worst case scenario was it doesn't go well and he ends up back in the championship but there was at least an opportunity to have a go at the PL. Signing for us it would have been a best case scenario that we get promoted and he then has a chance of playing PL football. Being loaned to Hull, with an obligation ot buy means he is in the same situation he would have been if he had signed for us, and still has the chance to get promoted this season.

It hasn't worked out as well as he would have liked but it doesn't mean it was the wrong choice.