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Dan Neil


summaz said:
True. The Bereh will probs win this weekend and rail us for 6 points next season.
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Doubt it, but largely dependent on who they bring in as we have seen with us this season. We've won one and lost one against Burnley this season.
 
Harbour Boy said:
Nah they were in bother til just the other week.
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Aye it's pretty tight in La Liga, same with Sevilla there was a risk of relegation and a chance of European football still.

There was talk on here (I think someone knew the Neil family) that he didn't want to go abroad. Valencia would be class.
 
Great city - one of the most underrated in Europe. If it is the choice of there or one of the salubrious Championship shitholes, then he should get on Duolingo and give it a go. Slightly slower pace might suit his strengths as well.
 
I think going to Spain would be a fantastic experience for the lad and I think a very good move for him. It must be difficult to be pretty much released from your boyhood club and then your next move on loan is to try and get yourself into the position you have just been released from ie the premier league. If this is genuine and there’s a long contract on offer then he should seriously look at it. I would imagine going to Real Madrid and Barcelona isn’t too shabby.
 
Spargel said:
Great city - one of the most underrated in Europe. If it is the choice of there or one of the salubrious Championship shitholes, then he should get on Duolingo and give it a go. Slightly slower pace might suit his strengths as well.
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He is too shy for Latin culture. Would be back in a yr.
 
Never warmed to the bloke, think he overvalued himself and has been left sucking his thumb.

No way the club didn't make him reasonable contract offers.

Also massively prone to a rick so not fussed what he does now we have moved on.
 
Dog in a pram said:
Never warmed to the bloke, think he overvalued himself and has been left sucking his thumb.

No way the club didn't make him reasonable contract offers.

Also massively prone to a rick so not fussed what he does now we have moved on.
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See, I don't know what he was offered but personally I think the club were very aware of who would and wouldn't step up and would imagine contract offers reflected that. They were quick to tie players down in the first 18 months after promotion from League One then very little after that, I think they knew exactly who was in their long term plans and who they'd look to replace and took the gamble that we'd possibly lose players before we were ready to if we didn't go up - hence Neil, Cirkin and Roberts starting the season in the last 12 months of their contracts despite being important first team regulars last season. I think there's a misconception that Neil was frozen out because of the contract as we would always looked to upgrade him with Xhaka regardless, Xhaka is too too important to rotate or substitute and Neil is completely different to Sadiki or Le Fee. Even when they were out, it always made more sense to play Le Fee a bit deeper for his creativity or Geertruida in for his physicality. Unfortunately for Neil we just outgrew him very quickly.
 
Definitely Maybe said:
See, I don't know what he was offered but personally I think the club were very aware of who would and wouldn't step up and would imagine contract offers reflected that. They were quick to tie players down in the first 18 months after promotion from League One then very little after that, I think they knew exactly who was in their long term plans and who they'd look to replace and took the gamble that we'd possibly lose players before we were ready to if we didn't go up - hence Neil, Cirkin and Roberts starting the season in the last 12 months of their contracts despite being important first team regulars last season. I think there's a misconception that Neil was frozen out because of the contract as we would always looked to upgrade him with Xhaka regardless, Xhaka is too too important to rotate or substitute and Neil is completely different to Sadiki or Le Fee. Even when they were out, it always made more sense to play Le Fee a bit deeper for his creativity or Geertruida in for his physicality. Unfortunately for Neil we just outgrew him very quickly.
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They would have given him a contract even just to protect their financial position and sell to a champo club.
 
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