Anton_Berg
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I know he was on loan, but Muniz.
It makes you think, 'what did they do to him?'
It makes you think, 'what did they do to him?'
Everyone could see he looked a good player, great first touch, powerful and fast, but he seemed to drift through games.I know he was on loan, but Muniz.
It makes you think, 'what did they do to him?'
I dont think it sat well with pulis that Bamford was far more intelligent and eloquent than him.Think you've answered your own question there
In any case I think it can be true that he was happy to go (particularly given Pulis wanted rid so he didn't make him look bad by scoring goals and playing better than Gestede despite not being 6 foot 3) but would also have been happy to stay if the manager rated him.
Low bar for Paddy.I dont think it sat well with pulis that Bamford was far more intelligent and eloquent than him.
I don't think he showed anything whilst here to suggest he would be doing what he's doing now. And in any case it's not as if he went back and straight away was knocking them in for fun. Perhaps it was simply a case getting of settled and overcoming the language barrier?Everyone could see he looked a good player
He showed he was a really good player but only in flashes.Low bar for Paddy.
I don't think he showed anything whilst here to suggest he would be doing what he's doing now. And in any case it's not as if he went back and straight away was knocking them in for fun. Perhaps it was simply a case getting of settled and overcoming the language barrier?
Disagree with that, cooper played very well for seasons after re-signing so was a great buy. The much maligned deane was actually a good player for us as well.I thought Adam Reach would have went on to to have a career in the Prem
Another vote for James Morrison
Anyone mentioned Stuani yet?
What gets me is Robson paying out £5m for Pally and Cooper to come back to the club when they were well past their best. Think we paid £3m for Brian Deane too at the time when he had not long since gone to Benfica for £1m!
Good callSelling Luke Young and replacing him with Hoyte who never ever did quite well today.
Disagree with that, cooper played very well for seasons after re-signing so was a great buy. The much maligned deane was actually a good player for us as well.
Fair comment didn't realise he played nearly as many games in his second spell with us than the first
Pally was 33, Cooper 31 when they resigned
There is usually a premium for players coming in from overseas compared to going the other way. Time left on his contract may have contributed to this as well as his performances playing for Benfica. He played on for about 5 years after leaving Boro so he was hardly on his last legs when we signed him.Think we paid £3m for Brian Deane too at the time when he had not long since gone to Benfica for £1m!
Pally & Coops were to provide defensive steel after our hopeless defence we had in 96/97.I thought Adam Reach would have went on to to have a career in the Prem
Another vote for James Morrison
Anyone mentioned Stuani yet?
What gets me is Robson paying out £5m for Pally and Cooper to come back to the club when they were well past their best. Think we paid £3m for Brian Deane too at the time when he had not long since gone to Benfica for £1m!