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Bob McKinlay
Bet you he's regretting not making more of an impact in Nottingham.In the starting line-up for the Europa League final today. Really odd season for him!
Bet you he's regretting not making more of an impact in Nottingham.In the starting line-up for the Europa League final today. Really odd season for him!
He was on loan from his French club, got recalled, and loaned out again to Sevilla.Has bade gone or is he ours next season?
That many signings it’s hard to remember all the details!He was on loan from his French club, got recalled, and loaned out again to Sevilla.
He was never ours
That love keeps him in a job though and us in the Prem.Too much love for the manager. Clouds judgement.
I think that would have happened after it became clear we weren't planning to use him extensively (ie when Cook got the nod ahead of him).Reading back it looks more likely that his club just got a better offer for him to be playing European football rather than in a relegation dogfight so requested we didn’t play him so they could loan him out elsewhere?
Not sure if that's intended but that can read somewhat disparaging in the direction of Cook.I think that would have happened after it became clear we weren't planning to use him extensively (ie when Cook got the nod ahead of him).
Not Bade, not Bade at all I reckonfWonder how Bade feels about it all now that he's got a winners medal?
Not sure if that's intended but that can read somewhat disparaging in the direction of Cook.
So he's the wrong side of 30 and not what we need long term nor is he better than 5 or 6 of our CBs.
But he is an experienced player from years with Bournemouth including promotion and PL experience and was key to us going up last season and wasn't embarrassing when called upon this season.
He's not PL standard but its easy to see why Cooper trusted the defensive unit from last season especially once Niakhate was injured and before we had Boly and Felipe. Unlike Worrall and McKenna, Cook at least has been here before.
I guess the other point which was brought up before is language - at that point we were using 3 English speaking CBs with an English speaking GK behind and either another English LB (or Lodi) and a Welsh RB (or Aurier who played for Spurs). We don't know how good (or bad) Bade's communication would be in that unit - or even Biancone. Boly and Aurier would be good English speakers from years playing here and of course have other languages in common with Niakhate, Navas and Felipe later on.
Sometimes it isn't just about raw ability but about partnerships and units which I'd imagine Cooper is big on
Yes, £10m apparently.Did we have an option on him when he was here?
Yeah possibly. It’s a bit of a shame he escaped but let’s be honest, we’ve arguably got three to five better defenders anyway. £10m wasn’t where we needed to spend the cash then or now, unless it’s part of a significant improvement in the current back three.Yes, £10m apparently.
If that would have become an obligation after a few games, similar to Wood, I think it would explain the reluctance to play him while there were still doubts.