formerly known as ivan Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 Tried tried to do this as a poll but wouldn’t let me. Three obvious ones for me are Ryan Kent, Louis Diony and Mebude. Strangest sign has given circumstances, pedigree etc has to be Mebude. At least with Kent and Diony they can with a bit of a reputation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 Jason Cundy was pretty s*ite but Medube makes him look world class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 Marinovic 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolas Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 I mean hes not sh1te, but i’d be very disappointed if we spent north of £3m on Twine. Lightweight at its finest. Yes he crosses a nice ball and weve seen a nice free kick but not for me at that price thank you. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 Simple answer for me is none of them. Loans are always a gamble and there is always a risk they won’t work. I think the logic behind Diony and Kent was sound, although they did not work out and I doubt we spent a fortune finding out that Mebude wasn’t the player we hoped. I have no issue with the club taking a punt on a former Man City youth player at a low cost on a short term basis. For me, the “worst” is someone like Geifer or Marinovic where even the logic doesn’t feel too sound. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 Rodri? No, not that one, the one we had in 2019-20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie BCFC Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 10 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said: Jason Cundy was pretty s*ite but Medube makes him look world class. Mebude probably would be better on Talksport though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie BCFC Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 15 minutes ago, formerly known as ivan said: Tried tried to do this as a poll but wouldn’t let me. Three obvious ones for me are Ryan Kent, Louis Diony and Mebude. Strangest sign has given circumstances, pedigree etc has to be Mebude. At least with Kent and Diony they can with a bit of a reputation. I’d say harsh as he had very few minutes, thought he did ok against Cardiff. Kent and Diony came with a reputation and were given plenty of chances, but were a complete waste of space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 I don’t regard Mebude as being a footballer. He’s in the same class as Ali Dia 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 12 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: Marinovic Wasn’t a loan 5 minutes ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said: Rodri? No, not that one, the one we had in 2019-20. Wasn’t a loan 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 Ian Leigh's by miles 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedo Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 10 minutes ago, pongo88 said: I don’t regard Mebude as being a footballer. He’s in the same class as Ali Dia yep. beyond shite. dire indeed. at least Kent has gone on to do something (albeit in a **** league), would eat my own dick if this one goes on to have half the career Kent has. on the tills in Tesco by 25/26 season. Garbage. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI_Red Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 27 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said: Jason Cundy was pretty s*ite but Medube makes him look world class. To be fair to him, he got 1 more goal for us than Mebude, Diony and Kent combined… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numbeast Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 But what does it tell us about our recruitment team? We have wasted money on someone who very rarely played. It doesn’t fill me with optimism for the upcoming window. If we are to get an upgrade in the form of a striker the continent is where the best value will be found, but do we have any scouting there at all? I be happy to be proved wrong, but they need to do better than Medube. With the football season over bring on the rumours of silly season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 1 hour ago, ExiledAjax said: Marinovic He played one game, we didn’t lose & he wasn’t at fault for the goal. It’s such a myth that he was that bad. Mebude on loan was as baffling as signing Haikin, who arrived, was on the bench for a couple of months & left without ever getting on the pitch. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 1 hour ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said: Rodri? No, not that one, the one we had in 2019-20. Nice bit of hold up play before that Kasey Palmer pass for Brownhills goal 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 58 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Wasn’t a loan Fair enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 5 minutes ago, numbeast said: But what does it tell us about our recruitment team? We have wasted money on someone who very rarely played. It doesn’t fill me with optimism for the upcoming window. If we are to get an upgrade in the form of a striker the continent is where the best value will be found, but do we have any scouting there at all? I be happy to be proved wrong, but they need to do better than Medube. With the football season over bring on the rumours of silly season. It shows our recruitment team took a gamble on a loan signing, which would have been very cheap, on a Scottish under 21 International that came through the Man City ranks. "skilful forward with blistering pace", Mebude is renowned for his goalscoring ability, and was named (Man City) academy player's player of the year for the 2021–22 season". I think that would be enough to be interested to see if he's any good. He's obviously not showed enough in training to warranty many/any appearances so we'll send him back to Belgium now. They are doing better than Medube - Knight & Dickie for starters, probably our 2 best/most consistent player this year. If you expect every signing to be perfect, you are going to be very disappointed. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellist Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 6 minutes ago, Unan said: Nice bit of hold up play before that Kasey Palmer pass for Brownhills goal What a goal that was 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 22 minutes ago, grifty said: It shows our recruitment team took a gamble on a loan signing, which would have been very cheap, on a Scottish under 21 International that came through the Man City ranks. "skilful forward with blistering pace", Mebude is renowned for his goalscoring ability, and was named (Man City) academy player's player of the year for the 2021–22 season". I think that would be enough to be interested to see if he's any good. He's obviously not showed enough in training to warranty many/any appearances so we'll send him back to Belgium now. They are doing better than Medube - Knight & Dickie for starters, probably our 2 best/most consistent player this year. If you expect every signing to be perfect, you are going to be very disappointed. How do you know he was very cheap. I doubt the loan of a £1.5 million recruit was VERY cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 17 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said: How do you know he was very cheap. I doubt the loan of a £1.5 million recruit was VERY cheap. We don’t, but he’s ended up at a Belgian side none of us had heard of when he joined. They probably pay League One wages & at least we can send him back next week rather than having committed to signing him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 38 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said: How do you know he was very cheap. I doubt the loan of a £1.5 million recruit was VERY cheap. Sorry, cheaper than buying him was I meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS13 Robin Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 Tony Dinning has to up there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numbeast Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 (edited) 1 hour ago, grifty said: It shows our recruitment team took a gamble on a loan signing, which would have been very cheap, on a Scottish under 21 International that came through the Man City ranks. "skilful forward with blistering pace", Mebude is renowned for his goalscoring ability, and was named (Man City) academy player's player of the year for the 2021–22 season". I think that would be enough to be interested to see if he's any good. He's obviously not showed enough in training to warranty many/any appearances so we'll send him back to Belgium now. They are doing better than Medube - Knight & Dickie for starters, probably our 2 best/most consistent player this year. If you expect every signing to be perfect, you are going to be very disappointed. Mate, after 50 years of going down the gate I've seen my fair share of turkeys. Did we really need a wide player? I get the cheap option worth looking at, so why not give him decent minutes in a match environment so he could show his traits against Championship quality players? We've been safe for a few weeks the ideal time to assess him. I know hindsight has 20/20 vision but he hasn't achieved anything other than cost us money. I would like to know whether it was a Manning decision or a club management choice. I don’t suppose it make a difference now the season is history, time to look forward. Edited May 4 by numbeast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 Was Stern John a loan? He was bloody awful. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza1982 Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 10 minutes ago, BS13 Robin said: Tony Dinning has to up there! Wasn’t he decent on loan but dreadful when we signed him permanently? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 Ryan Kent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 All those loans that were foisted on Cotts that he didn`t ever want and barely played. Liam Moore and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 3 hours ago, nickolas said: I mean hes not sh1te, but i’d be very disappointed if we spent north of £3m on Twine. Lightweight at its finest. Yes he crosses a nice ball and weve seen a nice free kick but not for me at that price thank you. Bang on the money mate,shows glimpses but it’s a no 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elruliri Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 3 hours ago, Charlie BCFC said: Mebude probably would be better on Talksport though He'd be even better with Richard Laltham & Nigel Turner on "The subs bench" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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