Redemption
One less gobshite...
I can't believe we're not talking about Super Tramp David Prutton.
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Britt Curtis Assombalonga
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Ravi
Upper Decker
Getting Boro to stump up £15m for him is one of the best bits of business we’ve done in the last decade, not to mention daylight robbery.
I’d rather we kept Grabban for another year. He’s a better all round player, even at 34.
I’d rather we kept Grabban for another year. He’s a better all round player, even at 34.
We don't give players time that's why, look at Mir he's castigated as one of the worst ever players to Don the red shirt, yet hes scored 11/12 goals in La Liga for a team bottom. The only players we ever give time to are our youth players who may or may not be good enough.
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Master Yates
John Robertson
https://www.themag.co.uk/2020/02/andy-carroll-pay-deal-at-newcastle-united-made-public-report/
20k basic, with 75k more every time he starts a game, or 35k for a sub appearance. Not cheap.
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incapable hulk
Best served cold
It's quite something when you think about how things have flipped. It used to be us lamenting our best players leaving for nothing or a nominal fee. Yet in the last few years we've managed to convince other clubs to give us absurd money for the likes of Assomblaonga, Brereton and Burke - who've then flopped. Even the fee we got for Appiah seems ludicrous.
Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
I agree Hulk, yet the general consensus amongst posters on here regarding the Forest CEO is less-than-commendable, whereas his negotiating skills in terms of the examples you list clearly suggest he has a lot to commend him.
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Cloughie1975
John Robertson
Not in recent memory but in living memory Garry Birtles comes to mind.
Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
Cloughie re-signing Bomber was definitely a success; re-signing Robbo not so much.
adam09
Super Koopa
Still a bit crazy they gave us £16m for a player who had not long prior had a serious knee injury. He was good before that, was never going to be the same afterwards.
BryanRoy22
Ian Bowyer
Spot on.
Grabban's all round game is so much better.
Assombalonga 'was' a better finisher before his serious knee injury, but we cashed in at the right time.
Heffing Psycho!
Steve Chettle
Not seen it mentioned on here but he got a mention in the Athletic article yesterday:
"Forest are also understood to be among a clutch of clubs — including Rangers and several other Championship sides — monitoring the future of Britt Assombalonga, who is a free agent after being told he can leave Middlesbrough with his contract set to expire. Although, the likely financial demands of any potential move to bring him back to the City Ground for a second spell, even on a free transfer, could already be prohibitive."
"Forest are also understood to be among a clutch of clubs — including Rangers and several other Championship sides — monitoring the future of Britt Assombalonga, who is a free agent after being told he can leave Middlesbrough with his contract set to expire. Although, the likely financial demands of any potential move to bring him back to the City Ground for a second spell, even on a free transfer, could already be prohibitive."
Harvey
Chrissy Cohen
NO.
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
This ^^^^.
Statto
Free Kick Specialist
No. A word so good Maggie used it 3 times. Similar is needed here.
DizzyBala
Jack Armstrong
If he was in contract, what might a team reasonably pay for Britt at this stage? £3-4m fee, plus his yearly wages.
Take his previous affiliation with the club out of the equation, he's a player that aside from this season has more or less delivered double digits for goals in every season he's played at this level.
He had a bad knee injury when he was with us which altered his game, but still scored 14 goals in an awful team that nearly got relegated. He's delivered for Boro more or less every season since.
I think he'd still be miles better than Murray or Taylor. That being said, in a couple seasons, he'll likely be where Grabban is now. He also would have next to no re-sell value.
Clarke-Harris would be top of my shopping list but for the right money, Britt wouldn't be a bad shout.
Take his previous affiliation with the club out of the equation, he's a player that aside from this season has more or less delivered double digits for goals in every season he's played at this level.
He had a bad knee injury when he was with us which altered his game, but still scored 14 goals in an awful team that nearly got relegated. He's delivered for Boro more or less every season since.
I think he'd still be miles better than Murray or Taylor. That being said, in a couple seasons, he'll likely be where Grabban is now. He also would have next to no re-sell value.
Clarke-Harris would be top of my shopping list but for the right money, Britt wouldn't be a bad shout.
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
Majority of our fans were up in arms about it when the sale was going through if I recall. A good 80% of posts on here about it were people complaining.
Personally I couldn't believe Boro were willing to part with £15m for him. I thought it a nonsense story what with him not being fit for about 18 months. The accountant in me would have snapped their hands off for recouping the £5m that we paid for him
Huxley
John Robertson
Been released by Boro.
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adam09
Super Koopa
Busted flush.
Alf-engelos Mindminackers
The Artiste formally known as "Wanksy"
https://www.nottinghampost.com/spor...ham-forest-transfer-news-assombalonga-5467134
Former Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga has officially been released by Middlesbrough, amid talk of a potential return to the Reds.
Before the end of the season, Boro boss Neil Warnock had revealed the 28-year-old would be let go. And that has been confirmed with the publication of the club’s retained list, making Assombalonga available on a free transfer this summer.
The Reds are said to have been keeping tabs on the front man, who left the City Ground to join Middlesbrough for £15m in 2017.
A number of other Championship sides are reportedly keen, with Scottish giants Rangers and teams in Turkey also linked.
Assombalonga netted 47 goals in 161 appearances for Boro, finding the net five times in 32 games during the campaign just gone.
Former Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga has officially been released by Middlesbrough, amid talk of a potential return to the Reds.
Before the end of the season, Boro boss Neil Warnock had revealed the 28-year-old would be let go. And that has been confirmed with the publication of the club’s retained list, making Assombalonga available on a free transfer this summer.
The Reds are said to have been keeping tabs on the front man, who left the City Ground to join Middlesbrough for £15m in 2017.
A number of other Championship sides are reportedly keen, with Scottish giants Rangers and teams in Turkey also linked.
Assombalonga netted 47 goals in 161 appearances for Boro, finding the net five times in 32 games during the campaign just gone.
FBS
Steve Chettle
I'd still take him back.
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DizzyBala
Jack Armstrong
There's still a good player in there.
Folk might of soured on him but it only takes a goal against Derby or a couple of well timed social media posts and everything is forgotten.
I'll say this about him, he's been sure to play shit almost every time he's played us. That's respect.
Folk might of soured on him but it only takes a goal against Derby or a couple of well timed social media posts and everything is forgotten.
I'll say this about him, he's been sure to play shit almost every time he's played us. That's respect.
RichardKeysLovesLingard
First Team Squad
He's not coming back here, He'll end up going to Rangers.
cheapseats
Grenville Morris
Can no we have a moratorium on quoting from the post?.
They are an absolute disgrace now. There’s literally nothing but recycled stories from elsewhere. Not an iota of real journalism and frankly they don’t deserve to
Be seen as a real source of anything anymore...(which is a shame)
Lefkasman
Ian Bowyer
I keep hoping Forest will learn lessons from the past and move forward not backward.
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