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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2021 8:30:11 GMT
Etebo is one of those players who looked tidy and talented often when he played, but never really contributed anything of note. I seem to remember he either never provided an assist or if he did it was only 1 or 2. And I don't think he scored either. Flattered to deceive a bit. Clearly, if he came back and said he wanted to play for us and was prepared to put in 100% then I'd be delighted because he's a clear upgrade on what we have now. However there was clearly a reason he was bombed out straight away, I'm sure O'Neill was said he was one of the first players to knock on the door saying he wanted to leave when he started the job and consequently froze him out immediately. I'd be surprised if his attitude has changed if that's true. And to be honest, I don't think he's as good as he and many of the fans think he is. Didn't he score a screamer away at Sheffield Wednesday? Bruce was in charge of them at the time and spent most of his interview talking about what a great player he was. Think we played Sheff Wed at home when Bruce raved about him Blackburn away was the 25 yarder wasn't it?
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Post by tomcmod on May 9, 2021 8:49:03 GMT
Didn't he score a screamer away at Sheffield Wednesday? Bruce was in charge of them at the time and spent most of his interview talking about what a great player he was. Think we played Sheff Wed at home when Bruce raved about him Blackburn away was the 25 yarder wasn't it? Yes, you are correct, I've got them really mixed up. Blackburn away he smashed inside the post from outside the box and Wednesday at home he was class but we drew. Didn't he also score against Forest with another from edge of the box, if I'm remembering that one right.
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on May 9, 2021 8:57:47 GMT
Still only 25. He’s exactly what the manager says he wants but can’t afford. Time to take a stance. No more subsidised loans.
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Post by themistocles on May 9, 2021 9:21:10 GMT
With Clucas' intending departure we have a perfect replacement.
I refuse to belive Etebo refuses to perform because he doesn't want to be here.
Any self respecting person gives effort.
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on May 9, 2021 9:46:18 GMT
With Clucas' intending departure we have a perfect replacement. I refuse to belive Etebo refuses to perform because he doesn't want to be here. Any self respecting person gives effort. He never did, just some MON fanboys trying to justify his decision. A player once considered a bargain at £6M who never failed to apply himself on the pitch allowed to go from an asset to a liability in the blink of an eye because he said he wanted to leave. Mind boggling.
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on May 9, 2021 9:48:40 GMT
With Clucas' intending departure we have a perfect replacement. I refuse to belive Etebo refuses to perform because he doesn't want to be here. Any self respecting person gives effort. Probably got more strength in his cock than Clucas has in his whole body.
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Post by lordb on May 9, 2021 9:51:12 GMT
With Clucas' intending departure we have a perfect replacement. I refuse to belive Etebo refuses to perform because he doesn't want to be here. Any self respecting person gives effort. He never did, just some MON fanboys trying to justify his decision. A player once considered a bargain at £6M who never failed to apply himself on the pitch allowed to go from an asset to a liability in the blink of an eye because he said he wanted to leave. Mind boggling. O'Neill could be gone tomorrow Etebo and Badou will still be pushing to leave unless they change their agent.
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Post by johnnysoul60 on May 9, 2021 10:08:28 GMT
I think like with all of our players its down to his attitude , When Mikel came I hoped he could be a role model for him but it didn't work out , has the energy and ability to do well and young enough to rebuild his reputation but its up to him .
We certainly can't afford anyone in the club with a less than 100% attitude, think next season will be a real challenge for the club and fans alike .
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on May 9, 2021 11:01:02 GMT
He never did, just some MON fanboys trying to justify his decision. A player once considered a bargain at £6M who never failed to apply himself on the pitch allowed to go from an asset to a liability in the blink of an eye because he said he wanted to leave. Mind boggling. O'Neill could be gone tomorrow Etebo and Badou will still be pushing to leave unless they change their agent. Doesn’t matter what they’re pushing for. No one has a reason to be disgruntled if you tell them and their agent to come back with a deal that makes financial sense to the club or they stay for the duration of their contract, you could not be more reasonable without being a soft touch. Pick them on merit, 2 years is a long time in a footballers career
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Post by somersetstokie on May 9, 2021 12:55:17 GMT
And so it begins. All our players out on loan will roll back into the training ground for the first day of pre-season and we then have to go through the whole process of shifting them out again (probably on loan). I expect by that time we'll have had to find room at Clayton Wood for a couple of extra training pitches so that we have room to accomodate everybody.
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Post by kustokie on May 9, 2021 13:18:27 GMT
O'Neill could be gone tomorrow Etebo and Badou will still be pushing to leave unless they change their agent. Doesn’t matter what they’re pushing for. No one has a reason to be disgruntled if you tell them and their agent to come back with a deal that makes financial sense to the club or they stay for the duration of their contract, you could not be more reasonable without being a soft touch. Pick them on merit, 2 years is a long time in a footballers career Herein lies the problem. They won’t leave because they are on very lucrative contracts they won’t get anywhere else. We can’t sell them and we can’t afford to buy out their contracts or pay their full salaries. So, our only option is to loan them out and recoup some of their wages. Whether they want to stay or not is largely irrelevant because we can’t afford their salaries, unless we sell several high value players like Collins, Powell, Souttar and Campbell. Then we have to gamble that they play to their full potential. We have really dug ourselves a big hole. However, we are not alone Derby we’re in a similar position and tried to avoid FFP penalties with financial strategies that were considered unacceptable. It’s going to take a financial genius to get us out of this mess and we don’t have one - just a management team that created the problem in the first place.
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Post by abcd1234 on May 10, 2021 14:03:07 GMT
Not sure how reliable this source is but most Nigerian news outlets follow the national players well and communicate well with them. Pretty sure these lot reported Mikel coming here weeks before it happened.
I'd happily have Etebo back if he comes back with the right attitude! A midfield consisting of Powell and Etebo seems well balanced, maybe Mikel and Thompson rotating?
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2021 14:12:08 GMT
I imagine half the problem is his wages, Clucas has actually been a good player for us and he's being axed due to wages so don't see this being different.
I do think a motivated Etebo is a great footballer.
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Post by mattythestokie on May 10, 2021 16:28:00 GMT
I imagine half the problem is his wages, Clucas has actually been a good player for us and he's being axed due to wages so don't see this being different. I do think a motivated Etebo is a great footballer. How much are we saying Etebo is likely to be on? He won’t have been on a lot from where we signed him from. Around the 20k mark?
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Post by wakefieldstokie on May 10, 2021 16:32:37 GMT
Not sure how reliable this source is but most Nigerian news outlets follow the national players well and communicate well with them. Pretty sure these lot reported Mikel coming here weeks before it happened. I'd happily have Etebo back if he comes back with the right attitude! A midfield consisting of Powell and Etebo seems well balanced, maybe Mikel and Thompson rotating? Yes. Love it when players choose to play for the club🙄. Get fu*ked. Seriously get lost Etebo.
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Post by Pugsley on May 10, 2021 16:33:23 GMT
Not sure how reliable this source is but most Nigerian news outlets follow the national players well and communicate well with them. Pretty sure these lot reported Mikel coming here weeks before it happened. I'd happily have Etebo back if he comes back with the right attitude! A midfield consisting of Powell and Etebo seems well balanced, maybe Mikel and Thompson rotating? Hey Pete - fuck off. Realises SCFC could be his only option. First hint of something else he'll be off.
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Post by terryconroysmagic on May 10, 2021 16:38:07 GMT
Mercenary can rot somewhere else for me.
Things going down the shitter for him and now he wants to fight for his place.
Don’t remember much of that determination and commitment previous.
Bye
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on May 10, 2021 16:41:14 GMT
Not sure how reliable this source is but most Nigerian news outlets follow the national players well and communicate well with them. Pretty sure these lot reported Mikel coming here weeks before it happened. I'd happily have Etebo back if he comes back with the right attitude! A midfield consisting of Powell and Etebo seems well balanced, maybe Mikel and Thompson rotating? Great news if correct hope MON will let bygones be bygones and reintegrate him. Could be a super DM playing to instructions to be positionally disciplined.
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Post by PotteringThrough on May 10, 2021 16:45:58 GMT
I imagine half the problem is his wages, Clucas has actually been a good player for us and he's being axed due to wages so don't see this being different. I do think a motivated Etebo is a great footballer. Or we can’t afford both and by saying Clucas can leave we’re just keeping our options open?
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Post by robwahlmann on May 10, 2021 16:45:59 GMT
Please give him a fair chance to fight for a place in our midfield, he is a quality player!
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on May 10, 2021 16:46:44 GMT
Mercenary can rot somewhere else for me. Things going down the shitter for him and now he wants to fight for his place. Don’t remember much of that determination and commitment previous. Bye Obviously formed your opinion from stories rather than performances. I don’t see what he’s done wrong. Said he wanted to leave as nearly all of them do given the opportunity to play at a higher level. Why so hard on him for being up front about it? Better player than we could possibly hope to sign this Summer.
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Post by numpty40 on May 10, 2021 16:47:14 GMT
Mercenary can rot somewhere else for me. Things going down the shitter for him and now he wants to fight for his place. Don’t remember much of that determination and commitment previous. Bye To be fair, whenever he was on the pitch he always appeared committed. I agree he clearly didn't want to be here but I never saw that on the pitch. I'd love to see him and Mikel in our midfield next season.
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on May 10, 2021 16:52:18 GMT
Mercenary can rot somewhere else for me. Things going down the shitter for him and now he wants to fight for his place. Don’t remember much of that determination and commitment previous. Bye To be fair, whenever he was on the pitch he always appeared committed. I agree he clearly didn't want to be here but I never saw that on the pitch. I'd love to see him and Mikel in our midfield next season. Perhaps, in a 4231 I think they could work well as the 2. Though I rate Etebo quite highly he’s not as good on the ball as he thinks he is and so I’d rather he played a more disciplined role.
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Post by chuckrocky on May 10, 2021 16:55:11 GMT
Him and Edwards the only ones of our players out on loan I’d happily see in the side again.
That said I don’t believe that article for a minute.
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on May 10, 2021 17:00:51 GMT
Him and Edwards the only ones of our players out on loan I’d happily see in the side again. That said I don’t believe that article for a minute. Not too worried about him due to his age but Badou is far better than what we’re fielding at the moment too.
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Post by chuckrocky on May 10, 2021 17:22:03 GMT
Him and Edwards the only ones of our players out on loan I’d happily see in the side again. That said I don’t believe that article for a minute. Not too worried about him due to his age but Badou is far better than what we’re fielding at the moment too. Badou is on a different planet to any of our current midfielders, I only didn’t include him because he’s definitely it coming back.
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Post by terryconroysmagic on May 10, 2021 17:27:49 GMT
Mercenary can rot somewhere else for me. Things going down the shitter for him and now he wants to fight for his place. Don’t remember much of that determination and commitment previous. Bye To be fair, whenever he was on the pitch he always appeared committed. I agree he clearly didn't want to be here but I never saw that on the pitch. I'd love to see him and Mikel in our midfield next season. Going on what I saw/remember his last few games for us he was poor. Great for squad morale bringing back a lad that doesn’t want to be here and will be gone the minute anything else comes along.
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Post by theonlooker on May 10, 2021 17:32:07 GMT
You wouldn't be surprised to see him at the same club as Badou would you, given they share agents?
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Post by yyy on May 10, 2021 17:33:40 GMT
To be fair, whenever he was on the pitch he always appeared committed. I agree he clearly didn't want to be here but I never saw that on the pitch. I'd love to see him and Mikel in our midfield next season. Going on what I saw/remember his last few games for us he was poor. Great for squad morale bringing back a lad that doesn’t want to be here and will be gone the minute anything else comes along. Don't want any player like that, fcuk 'em. It would be nice to go up next season so we can tell him to piss off and run his contract down on loan to some tin pot league and rot. If he or any of these others had anything about them they would want to star in the Championship to attract a Premiership club on performance merit
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Post by FullerMagic on May 10, 2021 17:34:11 GMT
There's no chance Etebo will be playing for us again, is there? MON couldn't have been much clearer. He's made it a point of principle Probably more chance of Peter Sutcliffe lining up in our midfield than Peter Etebo, and that would be quite something!
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