James_lcfc

Very annoying and completely ruins my idea.

So is it likely Sheff U will still be paying his wages until the end of the season? So then if we loan him out again we could potentially get the same again on top. We should do this with him every year! When the first club inevitably chucks him back, we just loan him out again. £££

Or all four of those are true!

Yes, this. He may have been annoyed with perceived lack of support, but I'm sure he was still 'trying' and desperate to turn things around. Maybe he was pushing for the sack for the pay out but I doubt it - Last year was absolutely terrible for his reputation. ..and if there is one thing BR definitely cares about, it's his reputation.

Reports suggest he's agreed to join. I guess the club sees ~£3m as pretty expensive for 6 months when we can pick him up for free at the end of his contract. I doubt Enzo sees it that way though!

I have a feeling this is just his nature rather than it just being down to his age. Could be wrong, obviously. You don’t always want to coach the crazy out of players - The unpredictability can often be an asset. I think we have to take the rough with the smooth with Abdul and that will be the case for years to come if he stays. From what I’ve seen so far there will be more highs than lows though…and it’ll never be dull with him in the team!

Even at 19, he should probably know that you can’t jump in, two feet off the ground with studs up. KDH had his head in his hands before the red card came out! Just before half time and 1-0 up…Ridiculous bit of decision making regardless of his age. Ah well, the unpredictability is probably what makes him so much fun to watch!

Red card cost us the three points. I know we weren’t particularly good before it, but there’s no way they would have dominated the second half without it.

Getting ready for his bi-annual dance with Torino.

Yeah agree with this - He's better than a lot of people think. Not perfect, obviously, but he's one of the main reasons I really look forward to watching us play nowadays.

How long ‘till Enzo is telling us about his first ‘important’ injury then?

He is fit at the moment at least. Hasn't played very much at all, but hasn't been out injured since September. Which presumably means he's been in full training for the past 4 months...which is positive. It's looking likely to happen so I'm trying to clutch at some straws!

Yeah - This was the one I liked the look of when we were linked last time.

Sounds like Inter would be willing to let him go in January for ~£1m. I know he's injury prone (and free in the Summer!), but that's a pretty low risk transfer if the wages are sensible?

He's not exactly a beacon of reliability, but Alan Nixon is saying he's been sent back. Pretty disastrous move for him overall if it's true.

Well if you count Enzo himself and his 'keeper coach, that would be four with this lad. All very worrying. Avoid.

Red. Flag.

Yeah, just a tongue in cheek comment from me! Sometimes you have to take a calculated risk when it comes to signings - Can be an opportunity for clubs of our size to get higher calibre players in. Could also be an absolutely terrible financial decision like it was with big Bouba!

Late 20's with a terrible injury record. What's not to like!

Would you? Aside from the top 6 in the PL, there's not a single side in the country I'd 'take a point' against. Definitely not any in this league anyway!

He'll still be available in the Summer, Napoli. Just hang tight!

Yeah, that was his best performance for us so far. Promising considering he’s really needed at the moment!

Obviously impossible to say if it will translate to the next level… …but he is absolutely quality at this level, I’m sure of it!

We need a starter really. Someone who can slot into that ‘high 8’ position pretty seamlessly. That won’t be easy to find in January.

...and we were concerned about losing him for AFCON! That is a bit of a blow.