I was a rather amazed we so publicly threw our hat into the ring for this player .
Had he chosen us it would have been a sideways step for him . He has already proven himself in the lower half of the table and now he has understandably backed...
He would have been a good signing...but you have to pay a premium for young talented English footballers even if in this case he has a relegation clause. 30 millions will get you a more accomplished striker from abroad, no doubt about it and...
ALL players will always fancy their chances of getting games, always been that way.
I wanted Delap, but in reality we are 4th on the list of the 4 teams interested in him...well 3 defo are bigger/better opertunites than us right now.
Most players in this situation with options will go for the glamour move. They won't be concerned about getting game time, it's all ego and $$$ and not cold football logic.
We're not going to win in the majority of these cases. No harm in...