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Geoff Thomas
I wouldnt have wanted him but I can see why the thought was that he looked like a reasonable signing in that he's better than Origi imho (Who may well still be planning on jetting to the MLS), also I do feel he's a decent player who had a stellar season in the championship and is doing OK in a decent club.
The thing is the price we were willing to pay seems odd given that 6 months ago he was available for £10m and we didn't go anywhere near him then.
He may have been a Mini Mariniakis target (The PAOK history could be a factor as two fingers to them too btw) but ultimately we didn't crap the bed and pay what they were asking so all in all I'm not overly concerned because in some way it shows learning.
At points of the first summer window it very much felt a bit like the money people of football saw us as a next best thing to Saudi for transfer fees and maybe wages too. If we've made progress then at least its something, it just feels a bit odd because we tried at a high bid for this guy and failed essentially to agree the minutiae but wouldn't go this high for the keeper position where arguably we dont have the strength in our squad in the first place like we do in attack in already having Awoniyi and Wood.
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The thing is the price we were willing to pay seems odd given that 6 months ago he was available for £10m and we didn't go anywhere near him then.
He may have been a Mini Mariniakis target (The PAOK history could be a factor as two fingers to them too btw) but ultimately we didn't crap the bed and pay what they were asking so all in all I'm not overly concerned because in some way it shows learning.
At points of the first summer window it very much felt a bit like the money people of football saw us as a next best thing to Saudi for transfer fees and maybe wages too. If we've made progress then at least its something, it just feels a bit odd because we tried at a high bid for this guy and failed essentially to agree the minutiae but wouldn't go this high for the keeper position where arguably we dont have the strength in our squad in the first place like we do in attack in already having Awoniyi and Wood.
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