I'm near certain the 2 years was just what was in the pre-agreed triggering clause.
Could be a few reasons but one might be we didn't really fancy him, but we were forced to play him because of injuries elsewhere, and didn't want to be stuck...
That is a tour de force hire. Gobsmacked a bit, it says a lot about TFG’s competence in recruiting. He strikes me as someone who would only leave for a really assuring project and belief in the hire ups and oversight. That’s a potentially huge...
Arteta Pienaar Osman all very good players technically. Gibson Neville not bad either. Cahill was also extremely effective.
Look who they played against though.
Lampard Essien Ballack
Mascherano Gerrard Alonso
Carrick Scholes Park
Vieira...
More than a few.
To me, he looks like he carries more weight than he should, and he comes off as a sub because of fitness, not ability or tactical.
Some Sheff Utd fans make the same point here. Some other interesting points too.
The same forum...
I think Newcastle, Man Utd, Chelsea etc. see a low release clause and a profit in a year or two, where he'd be sitting on the bench.
Hopefully he see's us as starting 9 and go for being a starter.
Our fans are something…
Gana is great (even at his age) at several things. Tackling, pressuring, cutting lanes, covering ground. He is just okay at others. Passing, carrying the ball.
But players that do all of those things better than Gana...
Saying this the other day to my brother
Need to go out and buy some eastern block defenders
Proper war criminals that grew up playing and had to use barbed wire for their goal nets and played on mine fields as kids .
They are tough and do not...
95-96 conversion to 20 league teams.
95-96
man city-38
qpr------33
bolton---29
total 100 points.
96-97
sunderland-40
boro--------39
forest-------34
total 113
97-98
bolton barnsley palace total 108
98-99...101 points
99-00...88 points...