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Tommy Watson ( ...off to Brighton)


If he's good enough to play and is applying himself in training then he plays. It was obvious he was going to go in the summer. The reason why we kept him is because we didn't have a replacement.
 
MarcoG said:
I'd play him, would have been rotating him with Mundle anyway. If he's fit then get him involved.
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I would now as well. It doesn’t really matter what the results are now but we need to protect others from injury and Le Fee needs to be through the middle.
 
He should get his chance now Mundle is out. I don’t get the “don’t play him cos he’s leaving” argument. By that rationale we shouldn’t play Mepham/Samed/Le Fee/Danns.

Real shame we never got to see Mundle and Le Fee in the same team.
 
HerculesNdlovuAffair said:
He should get his chance now Mundle is out. I don’t get the “don’t play him cos he’s leaving” argument. By that rationale we shouldn’t play Mepham/Samed/Le Fee/Danns.

Real shame we never got to see Mundle and Le Fee in the same team.
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Ask yourself why it's been announced now and why we've done a deal now instead of waiting to see if we go up.

The lad doesn't want to be here and has clearly told the club he doesn't want to be. I wouldn't be surprised if his effort has dropped right off.
 
Mowgli said:
Ask yourself why it's been announced now and why we've done a deal now instead of waiting to see if we go up.

The lad doesn't want to be here and has clearly told the club he doesn't want to be. I wouldn't be surprised if his effort has dropped right off.
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He ll be too busy house hunting with Miss Harte and spending his money
 
Mowgli said:
The fact he didn't come on today when mundle was crocked is very telling.
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Aye.
I’m sure it’s bee covered somewhere in the previous 300+ pages which I can’t be bothered to trawl through, but how did this happen out of window? I thought there was some sort of rule that players couldn’t be approached and certainly couldn’t sign outside the window - the whole purpose being not to unsettle a squad mid season and not to have ‘lame duck’ players cluttering up the squads and potentially causing unrest in the dressing room when they’re already mentally checked out.

If this is going to be a common thing then it makes the transfer window utterly pointless a meringue?
 
I'm torn on this. If we have someone capable to come in now, and play ahead of Watson and keep Le Fee central then I'm all for it. Doubt we have though.

Unfortunately, this is the model. Doesn't look good on us if we spit our dummies out, everytime we agree to let a player go, regardless of the timing. We sign young players and we tell them this is the goal. Play for us, do well and you'll end up moving on to bigger things. Can't just "LET THEM ROT!!" when it actually happens.
If he wants to play and be committed until he does leave, then he has my blessing.
If he has Brighton pyjamas already, then his head might be elsewhere.
 
vote quimby said:
I'm torn on this. If we have someone capable to come in now, and play ahead of Watson and keep Le Fee central then I'm all for it. Doubt we have though.

Unfortunately, this is the model. Doesn't look good on us if we spit our dummies out, everytime we agree to let a player go, regardless of the timing. We sign young players and we tell them this is the goal. Play for us, do well and you'll end up moving on to bigger things. Can't just "LET THEM ROT!!" when it actually happens.
If he wants to play and be committed until he does leave, then he has my blessing.
If he has Brighton pyjamas already, then his head might be elsewhere.
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Tbf he's been below par since returning
 
VenisonsMullet said:
The club didn't have to accept the bid
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With his contract going into final 2 years and not wanting to sign on I do believe he forced the clubs hand.
HerculesNdlovuAffair said:
He should get his chance now Mundle is out. I don’t get the “don’t play him cos he’s leaving” argument. By that rationale we shouldn’t play Mepham/Samed/Le Fee/Danns.

Real shame we never got to see Mundle and Le Fee in the same team.
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Your rationale makes no sense with Mepham and Le Fée as both will be here if we go up.
I would rather we played a hungry player than Watson who even in the few games before news broke about his move to Brighton his performances were that of someone not giving a shit. I might get pelters but the lads mind is already elsewhere and it was evident in those recent games. Put Mayenda out there.
 
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He hasn’t been great since coming back from injury. He’s actually only made a handful of starts for the first team.

The Dean is fine for me. He could become a £50m player, that’s Brighton’s punt, he could also not make it at the top level.

What does suck is our luck with injuries.
 
Tex said:
Aye.
I’m sure it’s bee covered somewhere in the previous 300+ pages which I can’t be bothered to trawl through, but how did this happen out of window? I thought there was some sort of rule that players couldn’t be approached and certainly couldn’t sign outside the window - the whole purpose being not to unsettle a squad mid season and not to have ‘lame duck’ players cluttering up the squads and potentially causing unrest in the dressing room when they’re already mentally checked out.

If this is going to be a common thing then it makes the transfer window utterly pointless a meringue?
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I watched then highlights of the Bundesliga on Sky and it happens quite a lot over there. Normally someone who's having a decent season joining Bayern at the end of the season.
 
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