matt mills

[jimmer]

Yeah, but Owen Coyle could pick an argument with an empty room, so bound to be all his fault.....

[Jace]

I really think the club should do the decent thing and make an official apology to Bolton Wanderers Football Club

[MPH]

Oh my life. this made good reading.

I bet Pearson feels like Del Boy having sold him a dud!

[kingfox]

When I saw a Matt Mills thread so high on the forum, I thought why the hell has it been restored.

But after seeing the recent comments, im laughing my head off.

The most overrated player in the Championship, and after this he is definitely the worst defender we have had.

Forget Gerrbrand, Canero, Kaebi, Heath etc... they were ten times better than Matt Mills.

Matty Mills, Matty Mills

Your shit

Your a p***k

Knockaert will have you in bits

Matty Mills, Matty Mills

[ealingfox]

So much time for those tweets

[Fox92]

I wouldn't call him the worst defender we've ever had though, kingfox... Kaebi, Canero, Howey (of recent times) were far worse, in my opinion.

[Mack]

When I saw a Matt Mills thread so high on the forum, I thought why the hell has it been restored.

But after seeing the recent comments, im laughing my head off.

The most overrated player in the Championship, and after this he is definitely the worst defender we have had.

Forget Gerrbrand, Canero, Kaebi, Heath etc... they were ten times better than Matt Mills.

Matty Mills, Matty Mills

Your shit

Your a p***k

Knockaert will have you in bits

Matty Mills, Matty Mills

Then there was LAMEy

[RumbleFox]

You know what? We look a bit pathetic slagging him off. I am glad he left but I am not such a massive loser as to revel in other people's misfortune so happily. Just move on. It makes us look like bitter exes so jealous and pathetic we can't concentrate on our new partners because we're obsessed with seeing our exes fail. It really is rather sad and to be honest none of us know him personally so to be so self righteously judgemental is just silly.

I'm gonna do the right thing and say I hope things improve for you at Bolton Mr Mills. Things didn't work out for you here, granted, but best of luck.

X

[Mark_w]

Marvin Sordell Fans â€@SordellFans

Can matt mills pass short or does he just bang up long balls? #bwfc

Adam Jj â€@Jj786bwfc

Thank **** Matt mills isn't in that Squad #bwfc

Corey Greeney â€@CoZWeLL

Dropped Mills, started Spearing. I like that #bwfc

Adam Jj â€@Jj786bwfc

@MarcIles need a centre back I dont trust Matt Mills, he has been our weak point, so uncomfortable #bwfc

David Icke â€@Ickey25

I rather have this Chris Solly kid than Matt Mills anyday and i havent even seen Chris Solly play. #showshowmuchiratemillsy #bwfc

Good to see the boy is settling in nicely!

Selling Beckford would be a mistake.

[Kitchandro]

You know what? We look a bit pathetic slagging him off. I am glad he left but I am not such a massive loser as to revel in other people's misfortune so happily. Just move on. It makes us look like bitter exes so jealous and pathetic we can't concentrate on our new partners because we're obsessed with seeing our exes fail. It really is rather sad and to be honest none of us know him personally so to be so self righteously judgemental is just silly.

I'm gonna do the right thing and say I hope things improve for you at Bolton Mr Mills. Things didn't work out for you here, granted, but best of luck.

X

If he was cheering Reading goals then that's enough for me.

[marty78]

Selling Beckford would be a mistake.

Have you not got enough Beckford threads already?

[Mark_w]

Have you not got enough Beckford threads already?

[Soar Fox]

Selling Beckford would be a mistake.

Like a broken record. Give it a rest.

[Captain...]

You know what? We look a bit pathetic slagging him off. I am glad he left but I am not such a massive loser as to revel in other people's misfortune so happily. Just move on. It makes us look like bitter exes so jealous and pathetic we can't concentrate on our new partners because we're obsessed with seeing our exes fail. It really is rather sad and to be honest none of us know him personally so to be so self righteously judgemental is just silly.

I'm gonna do the right thing and say I hope things improve for you at Bolton Mr Mills. Things didn't work out for you here, granted, but best of luck.

X

Agree with this, he wasn't the best when he was here, and he wasn't worth the 3-5 million paid for him, or his wages, but that was not his fault, his effort was clear to see, just his ability was lacking. Anything else is just rumour, happy he left and we recouped some of the outlay, but I won't be booing him if he plays, just like he wasn't booed on his last appearance on the bench for us after the "head-butting" incident.

I think the only thing is a lot of people are relieved that he hasn't become the player we thought we had signed, and that it is vindication for NP and not vilification for cutting our losses and getting rid of a high earner low performer.

Anyway hope he isn't booed when he comes back, it will just spur him on, and I hope it isn't televised he is always better on TV.

[foxesfan1989]

I dont wish Matt Mills bad luck for anything other than footballing reasons. Seemed a decent guy in interviews, but he was poor for us and I wouldn't want him going elsewhere and becoming a footballing genius when he failed with us.

[MrSpaM]

Anyway hope he isn't booed when he comes back, it will just spur him on, and I hope it isn't televised he is always better on TV.

Did you not witness the game against Reading last season? He completely fell apart from the pressure from their fans

[whitlock]

Got to give Mr Pearson a bit of credit for, dropping him, wanting a permanent sale of him and finally shipping him off to recoup some of his transfer fee.

Happy days.

[Corky]

When you fall apart from pressure created by Reading fans you know something is wrong.

[Mack]

Did you not witness the game against Reading last season? He completely fell apart from the pressure from their fans

Spot on.

We can get right under his skin, as he clearly cant take the heat.

I hope we give him hell....

[Babylon]

Twittered Lee Peltier... comments "we'd have won that but for Peltier", "Warnock will rip his face off after that Performance", "Peltier has the positional sense of a plant pot".

Not too rosy their either.

[LCFCCHRIS]

Glad we sold him when we did

[Captain...]

Did you not witness the game against Reading last season? He completely fell apart from the pressure from their fans

He probably wasn't expecting from Reading fans, probably thought he left on good terms, I don't know if he would be under the same illusion at Leicester, or maybe he would be better prepared to deal with it after Reading last year.

[davieG]

The Swindon-born former Reading and Leicester defender has not been an outstanding success at Bolton Wanderers, his last start for them being against Huddersfield on December 8, when he injured a thigh and has managed only one substitute appearance since. His time at Leicester City was hardly wonderful either, and Mills was a loan target for former United boss Neil Warnock early in his Elland Road tenure. That failed to happen, and a rumoured £2m fee saw the defender link up with Bolton – but it seems likely his time there is now up, with an offer in the region of £1m being thought sufficient to secure his services.

The player himself – according to the familiar “sources close to…” – is keen on the chance to renew his working relationship with his old Reading boss Brian McDermott. Central defence is on the list of positions needing to be strengthened at Elland Road, and it may just be that the Old Pals’ Act could secure a reliable performer for United. This optimistic assessment is certainly not based on recent form, but there have been many instances down the years of players in the doldrums being reinvigorated by a reunion with a former mentor. McDermott’s success at the Madejski throws up a few names, some still at Reading, some that have since moved on – that could be identified as players who would relish another crack of the whip under an old boss at a club like Leeds – enough of a pull in its own right.

Mills has certainly waxed lyrical about his past service under McDermott and assistant Nigel Gibbs. “My first few months at Reading didn’t pan out as the move I expected and wanted, but that all changed when Brian got the job and Gibbo became assistant manager.” the ex-Royal has been quoted as saying. “They gave me a new lease of life, and the opportunity and coaching they gave me has honestly made me the player I am now.” As fulsome tributes go, this is very much in “come and get me plea” territory, and it has been suggested that Mills is willing to reject overtures from elsewhere in favour of a switch to LS11.

My own view is that, at only 26, Mills has many miles left on the clock, and the class he has undoubtedly displayed in the past will not have deserted him permanently. A happy player is more likely to be a top-performing player, and the fruitful coaching relationship between Brian, Gibbo and Matt at their former club seems to suggest that its a scenario which could unfold again, to the satisfaction of all parties.

Whether the powers that be are prepared to stump up £1million is of course another matter, and wages are always an issue as well. But there is some pedigree here, and the chance to build on some good history too. So I feel there may just be some legs in this rumour, and it’s a move I would love to see happen. ”Lees and Mills” could well be the central defensive partnership on everybody’s lips in the Championship next season.

[Soar Fox]

To be fair I don't think he's a bad defender as people make out, I just think he's got a terrible attitude.

Linking up with McDermott again might kick start his career after a poor 2 years in football.

[ADK]

Mills has got talent but you need the right mentality.