[Mr. Monday Morning]

Originally Posted by Doink MMM if you go back to your original point you said that boro are linked with players that would NEVER come to middlesbrough. all the formentioned players were said by many in the press to not consider us. reguardless of wether we paid them £63k a week (ala boksic) or they lived in manchester (ala robson for first seson as manger) the point my friend is they said the players wouldnt come and play for us yet they did.

You're saying Gareth Southgate is the equal of Maldini? No offence but none of the players listed are what I would call world class, which is what my point was to begin with. Juninho is about the only player you've signed in recent years when he has been at the peak of his game, the rest are either in a dip or past it altogether.

Originally Posted by Doink you are only peed off because you read that boro are chasing this player then that player that aint our fault if you have a problem with it take it up with the newspaper you read it in or dont read that artical. i get pissed off reading chelsea are set to sign who ever but i aint bitching about it.

No see this is where you're going wrong. There's a difference between a paper making up bullshit like "Chesterfield to sign Vieira" and someone from the club ie the manager SAYING "Yes we're looking to sign X" or "We'd be very interested in signing Y". THAT is what Robson was guilty of for so many years. If he'd kept his trap shut I'd have had no problem with him.

Originally Posted by Doink 2 other things for you MMM a) robson may have got bradford relegated but that had nothing to do with the fact of your point about middlesbrough not being able to sign people because they would NEver play for us. You say he's a bad manager i disagree, he's not the best but he's not the worst and i think bradford were doomed along time before he took over.

No, it has to do with you lumping Robson in with the group of players you mentioned. Robson is not much cop as a manager, so it should not be such a big deal he went there. Hell, he went to Bradford, making it even less of a big deal.

Originally Posted by Doink b) i never said nedved was on his way out, i said he was on his way to being a world class player. Raul may be spains top scorer but when it really matters i.e world cup he just doesnt do it. Zidane is a good player but i also think he is a bit lazy. Malidini was brilliant, i am talking paulo & i assume you are too, if he's better than the boro back 4 then he's better than the full wolves squad!

By 'on his way' I thought you meant he was past his prime, so my bad there. But if you think he isn't already then Yet another difference of opinion. I can't see how you say Raul doesn't do it in major international competitions and yet still don't consider Zidane, who was won virtually everything in the modern game, to be world class.

Maldini probably is better than the Wolves squad But that's not exactly a disgrace either.