| Hackney on 16:14 - Aug 1 with 4180 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Hackney on 16:08 - Aug 1 by urbanpenguin |
I am not entirely sure why people say this about British players moving just a few hundred miles between cities easily traversable by train or car on journeys people do daily, and not so much about international players who travel far further and have added language or cultural issues.
SOmehow people often (not necessarily yourself) think international youngsters can just do this whereas it's somehow complicated or difficult for young British men to do it (while we know that thousands of 18 year olds a year travel all over the country for university each September and they aren't treated as some kind of anomaly or having special skills)
I just think it's weird. Middlesbrough is pretty close to Suffolk all things considered, and 23 is not a very young age. [Post edited 1 Aug 16:09]
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Its a big move for them as well. The Mexican lad we were linked with recently, the same was said of him. Its a big decision career wise but its also a big life decision and not one he'll be taking lightly. Its pretty well documented that certain clubs perceive themselves to be less desirable locations to get players to, especially young ones. I'm sure Burley lamented missing out on Jensen to Charlton because he favoured London. Its nothing new, location can often play a big part in decision making. I dare say Wrexham might be desirable to Broadhead for such reasons. |  | |  |
| Hackney on 16:16 - Aug 1 with 4102 views | bluenorth |
| Hackney on 14:28 - Aug 1 by MattinLondon |
Off-topic, but it’s only relatively recently that I learnt that Middlesbrough was in North Yorkshire. I associate the place with either County Durham or Tune and Wear. |
Historically it was as N Yorks went up to the Tees, but not been in the county since the reorganisation of local government in 1968. I don't think many locals would think of it as being in Yorkshire. |  | | |
| Hackney on 16:19 - Aug 1 with 4039 views | Edmundo |
| Hackney on 14:33 - Aug 1 by RegencyBlue |
I’m fully onboard for any player taking some time to examine their options, it’s a short career after all and they need to make the most of it for themselves and their families.
Having said that there surely needs to be a decision made by Town as to how much longer they pursue this deal? It would be a real coup for the club to get it over the line but if it’s not going to happen we need to move on.
The danger here is Hackney keeps us hanging until the last minute and then decides against the move. |
I think my family would have been happy anywhere if I was on 35k a week in my early 20s... |  |
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| Hackney on 17:15 - Aug 1 with 3635 views | chicoazul |
Has a transfer ever driven TWTD more nuts? Hard to say. |  |
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| Hackney on 17:22 - Aug 1 with 3602 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
Are you sure he’s ITK?
Posted early this afternoon.
Expect Brittain to be unveiled tomorrow. [deal agreed confirmed this morning so, obviously]
Also Ipswich still waiting on HH to make a decision. [we’ve not announced yet so, No sheet] |  |
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| Hackney on 17:25 - Aug 1 with 3529 views | Ralphinho |
| Hackney on 17:15 - Aug 1 by chicoazul |
Has a transfer ever driven TWTD more nuts? Hard to say. |
Maybe Philogene? | |
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| Hackney on 17:27 - Aug 1 with 3496 views | PhilTWTD |
I think that's clear as we would have heard one way or another if he had! |  | | |
| Hackney on 17:37 - Aug 1 with 3345 views | RegencyBlue |
| Hackney on 16:19 - Aug 1 by Edmundo |
I think my family would have been happy anywhere if I was on 35k a week in my early 20s... |
I get what you’re saying but life’s not that simple sometimes! |  | | |
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| Hackney on 17:39 - Aug 1 with 3307 views | brazil1981 |
Get Ed on the phone to him!
In all seriousness, our USP is he’ll be pretty much guaranteed a starting place in team every match (as opposed to keeping a Prem bench warm), you’d think we’d have a good chance of Promotion so this time next year he’s a key player in Prem team! We can insert a clause that if we don’t go up a trigger of say £25 million could be activated by a Prem club to release him? | | | |
| Hackney on 17:47 - Aug 1 with 3190 views | chicoazul |
| Hackney on 17:25 - Aug 1 by Ralphinho |
Maybe Philogene? |
Good shout.
I remember so many people going bunkers about Bullard signing on a perm to the point one infamous poster here said he would let Bullard have a go on his wife if he signed perm | |
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| Hackney on 18:00 - Aug 1 with 3041 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Hackney on 17:27 - Aug 1 by PhilTWTD |
I think that's clear as we would have heard one way or another if he had! |
Quite. If he was down yesterday and ready to complete, we’d have had the official reveal by now. I guess he’s still looking for PL options and has got us as a backup. |  |
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| Hackney on 18:05 - Aug 1 with 2966 views | Vic |
| Hackney on 17:47 - Aug 1 by chicoazul |
Good shout.
I remember so many people going bunkers about Bullard signing on a perm to the point one infamous poster here said he would let Bullard have a go on his wife if he signed perm |
That may account for why he had zero energy then. |  |
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| Hackney on 22:55 - Aug 1 with 2465 views | Clutch |
| Hackney on 16:16 - Aug 1 by bluenorth |
Historically it was as N Yorks went up to the Tees, but not been in the county since the reorganisation of local government in 1968. I don't think many locals would think of it as being in Yorkshire. |
It definitely is in North Yorkshire. Which Council it is under is irrelevant to the county, if it was, then York wouldn't be in North Yorkshire either as that is not under North Yorkshire Council. |  | | |
| Hackney on 23:32 - Aug 1 with 2246 views | howdonblue |
| Hackney on 14:49 - Aug 1 by Herbivore |
I can't see us letting it go on much further than the start of next week. If he's not agreed to join us by then, I suspect we'll move on. Boro will similarly want a decision from him soon. |
It's getting boring now ! |  | | |
| Hackney on 23:46 - Aug 1 with 2159 views | WicklowBlue |
| Hackney on 17:47 - Aug 1 by chicoazul |
Good shout.
I remember so many people going bunkers about Bullard signing on a perm to the point one infamous poster here said he would let Bullard have a go on his wife if he signed perm |
Well as the saying goes "that aged well" considering how Bullard fared post signing.
What will be will be, so many smoke and mirrors these days, its just easier to relax and see what happens. |  | | |
| Hackney on 06:47 - Aug 2 with 1700 views | franz_tyson |
| Hackney on 16:19 - Aug 1 by Edmundo |
I think my family would have been happy anywhere if I was on 35k a week in my early 20s... |
Yes, I think you're right.
Getting a bit cheesed off with all this " let's be so understanding as it's such a major decision " cr@p. We've been on his radar for a long while.... not just a week or so. He s a footballer - their lives can change overnight. On deadline day, footballers' lives can change just with a phone call and a mad dash for a medical. This is like an eternity as a comparison.
He's put if out there he wants a PL move and he's hanging on aslong as possible for that to happen. We're just hoping that doesn't happen. We're down the pecking order - accept it. Can we stop writing a script where a poor, nervous, undecided young man is struggling to make a life-changing decision away from his mum and dad.
If if happens, it happens... but I hope if our club feels we're being messed around too long, they'll pull the plug and move on. | | | |
| Hackney on 07:07 - Aug 2 with 1574 views | BlueOura |
| Hackney on 06:47 - Aug 2 by franz_tyson |
Yes, I think you're right.
Getting a bit cheesed off with all this " let's be so understanding as it's such a major decision " cr@p. We've been on his radar for a long while.... not just a week or so. He s a footballer - their lives can change overnight. On deadline day, footballers' lives can change just with a phone call and a mad dash for a medical. This is like an eternity as a comparison.
He's put if out there he wants a PL move and he's hanging on aslong as possible for that to happen. We're just hoping that doesn't happen. We're down the pecking order - accept it. Can we stop writing a script where a poor, nervous, undecided young man is struggling to make a life-changing decision away from his mum and dad.
If if happens, it happens... but I hope if our club feels we're being messed around too long, they'll pull the plug and move on. |
Agreed, it is taking far too long and he needs to make his mind up. where ever he ends up going it is going to involve moving away from his home town comforts. The way people are talking it's like Ipswich is some far flung place that takes days to reach.
It doesn't look like there is any serious PL interest so as it stands we are his best offer. If it's not right for him he needs to let us know he is staying at Boro so we can move on to other targets. |  | | |
| Hackney on 08:32 - Aug 2 with 1210 views | MVBlue |
| Hackney on 17:25 - Aug 1 by Ralphinho |
Maybe Philogene? |
Have we all forgotten the Sammy Smodiczs saga of last year?? |  |
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| Hackney on 08:34 - Aug 2 with 1186 views | Herbivore |
| Hackney on 23:32 - Aug 1 by howdonblue |
It's getting boring now ! |
Your boredom isn't a reason for us to move on from our main target though. |  |
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| Hackney on 08:57 - Aug 2 with 1012 views | bobbyramsey |
| Hackney on 16:05 - Aug 1 by _clive_baker_ |
Especially of a 23 year old who has never left the area he grew up in and no doubt knows absolutely smeg all about Ipswich or Suffolk. Its a massive move, lifestyle wise and career wise. |
When I was 23 I would have jumped at the opportunity to move to the other end of the country and experience a new lifestyle.
Oh, and earn £35k per week...... |  | | |
| Hackney on 09:11 - Aug 2 with 872 views | DanTheMan |
| Hackney on 08:57 - Aug 2 by bobbyramsey |
When I was 23 I would have jumped at the opportunity to move to the other end of the country and experience a new lifestyle.
Oh, and earn £35k per week...... |
And if you thought that you could earn 50k a week if you waited a couple of weeks with potentially better career prospects and knowing the other offer won't go away if you wait?
People are being really silly about this, he doesn't need to rush to a decision from his point of view. |  |
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| Hackney on 09:16 - Aug 2 with 803 views | WD19 |
| Hackney on 23:46 - Aug 1 by WicklowBlue |
Well as the saying goes "that aged well" considering how Bullard fared post signing.
What will be will be, so many smoke and mirrors these days, its just easier to relax and see what happens. |
I hadn’t joined the dots before. Maybe the wife in question injured him!? |  | | |
| Hackney on 10:07 - Aug 2 with 579 views | Smoresy |
He will have felt he graduated from the Championship last season. The only non-Leeds/Burnley player to earn the recognition of making Opta's team of the year, U21 Euros winner (even if in a smallish role and at 23 years old).. to be told he didn't at last make the grade would clearly be disappointing, and it would be understandable if he hasn't given up hope yet, especially if his agent continues to drip-feed him that hope.
We may be the safest vehicle to minimising the delay which he may have to suck up, 12 months stalled-ish in career if not earnings, but we'd then transition to a relegation favourite in 26/27. That could place him in Omari's position in two summers' time, with the prospect of Championship football again at the age of 25. Compared to the safer bosom of a Bournemouth (Alex Scott's path) or Palace (Wharton's), I can see why he hasn't scrambled for £35Kpw just yet.
On the brighter side, we offer brilliant McKenna-led coaching, great money, and a probable platform for bucketloads of PL minutes in the not-distant future.
From our perspective, I pray we're making serious progress with alternatives and find resolution soon. There will be several non-English Hackneys who could meet our key requirements for the price, I'm certain of that. Regrettably I don't know them by name just yet! 🤞 the club does. | | | |
| Hackney on 10:15 - Aug 2 with 488 views | billlm |
| Hackney on 10:07 - Aug 2 by Smoresy |
He will have felt he graduated from the Championship last season. The only non-Leeds/Burnley player to earn the recognition of making Opta's team of the year, U21 Euros winner (even if in a smallish role and at 23 years old).. to be told he didn't at last make the grade would clearly be disappointing, and it would be understandable if he hasn't given up hope yet, especially if his agent continues to drip-feed him that hope.
We may be the safest vehicle to minimising the delay which he may have to suck up, 12 months stalled-ish in career if not earnings, but we'd then transition to a relegation favourite in 26/27. That could place him in Omari's position in two summers' time, with the prospect of Championship football again at the age of 25. Compared to the safer bosom of a Bournemouth (Alex Scott's path) or Palace (Wharton's), I can see why he hasn't scrambled for £35Kpw just yet.
On the brighter side, we offer brilliant McKenna-led coaching, great money, and a probable platform for bucketloads of PL minutes in the not-distant future.
From our perspective, I pray we're making serious progress with alternatives and find resolution soon. There will be several non-English Hackneys who could meet our key requirements for the price, I'm certain of that. Regrettably I don't know them by name just yet! 🤞 the club does. |
Actually a very good well balanced post, |  | | |
| Hackney on 10:34 - Aug 2 with 307 views | franz_tyson |
| Hackney on 09:11 - Aug 2 by DanTheMan |
And if you thought that you could earn 50k a week if you waited a couple of weeks with potentially better career prospects and knowing the other offer won't go away if you wait?
People are being really silly about this, he doesn't need to rush to a decision from his point of view. |
He doesn't need to rush because he thinks he holds all the cards.
Nothing silly about being masters of your own destiny. We've gone all out selling the club and putting a great deal on the table... and I'm sure we've given him plenty of time to think about it.
Don't understand why ITFC comes secondary to the bank balance of some player of another club or whether he might miss his mum's shepherd's pie.
If we've done everything we can and he still won't give us an answer... then I'd back the club from walking away. It's not a case of bedwetting, but we shouldn't be seen as soft touches. Every agent will try it on. | | | |
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