Ha! Boro would love to think they invented it.
Seriously though, I used to eat a parmo every 2 or 3 days when I lived in Boro, dread to think what they've done to my health.
He's been a failure everywhere outside of Portugal (maybe the tenth best league in Europe), he has no business rejecting a Premiership team.
Didn't say he'd reject a premiership team.
Not really. He's always been a decent finisher, just it's being recognised by a decent England manager for a change.
He's always been a pretty decent finisher. He hasn't always been the player he is now.
You inferred that buying two players would turn a Championship side into a mid-table one. I strongly disagree. Especially with the injuries that proliferate this club.
I said that those two in our starting lineup plus a fit Barton would have us approaching mid-table. I by no means said or implied that I wanted us to sign only 2 players.