James Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Sounds like Hearts would be a welcoming environment + offers good northern football adaptation. I’m sold. However what will Shola do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Hearts or Boro if it’s an option, might be if they lose Chuba Akpom. Carrick doing wonders there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed210 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 He’s goi g to go to the makems isn’t he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King HTT III Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) Boro would be ideal. Very local, a Geordie manager, we can keep more of an eye on him, better league, well way better really, decent chance of promotion and he has the chance to notch against the mackems. Edited January 4, 2023 by King HTT III Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, King HTT III said: Borp would be ideal. Very local, a Geordie manager, we can keep more of an eye on him, better league, well way better really, decent chance of promotion and he has the chance to notch against the mackems. That's Geordie for burp. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 17 minutes ago, King HTT III said: Boro would be ideal. Very local, a Geordie manager, we can keep more of an eye on him, better league, well way better really, decent chance of promotion and he has the chance to notch against the mackems. Plus then I'd get to watch the games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Not sure if The Championship would be too intense at this stage? Two games a week a lot of the time, he's not started that many so physically it might be too much. Up there it's still a step up from where he's been and will have more starting opportunities I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 I think first and foremost we should be thinking about the manager and setup of whichever team he goes to. Would imagine that's what Ashworth would be wanting to assess. Maybe have certain clubs that informally align to our way of doing things e.g. a Hearts or a Bristol Rovers. Will be interesting to see where we eventually place him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamPS Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Given the current options off the bench I’d keep him and play him, rather than having various knackers kick lumps out of him in the SPL. If you’re good enough you’re old enough loans make sense if you aren’t getting game time, but would that be the case? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Yes. Yes it would. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 21 minutes ago, WilliamPS said: Given the current options off the bench I’d keep him and play him, rather than having various knackers kick lumps out of him in the SPL. If you’re good enough you’re old enough loans make sense if you aren’t getting game time, but would that be the case? Kid needs to play but more important he needs to climatise, think him spending time with fellow Aussies at Hearts will do him good. don’t care about the standard of play for the next 6 months, see how he’s taken to the UK in the summer and go from there imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) Seriously, take out Celtic and Rangers and the SPL is no better than the A League. Boro would be perfect to give him a taste of the north and a solid jump in quality. We're talking about the kid that tore Barca to shreds... the Championship won't scare him. In fact the challenge of promotion would absolutely inspire him. Boro's the club... Edited January 5, 2023 by Coastie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 He’ll be going somewhere in Europe won’t he? All the noises when we signed him were about Portugal or ? Germany Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Is he better, already, than Murphy? If the answer's "yes" then he stays Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 27 minutes ago, Groundhog63 said: Is he better, already, than Murphy? If the answer's "yes" then he stays Not much good if he's not legally able to play for work permit reasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 5 minutes ago, elbee909 said: Not much good if he's not legally able to play for work permit reasons. Most sites say he’s got a work permit now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, bowlingcrofty said: Top sleuthing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 It’s a funny one because we want him to go to a high quality club to develop but the risk is he wouldn’t get into a championship side regularly enough. A Boro would be idea but I’m not sure he would get enough game time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 At this stage in his development it's probably more beneficial for him to get regular starts than it is that he's a very bit part at a higher level. If Hearts can regularly offer him 60m+ per game it's better than him sitting on the bench elsewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Hearts seems ideal - esp with the other Aussie players there too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 I didn't realise one of the three Aussies they have played at Central as well. Just seems a perfect fit to adapt him to the UK and senior football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Isn’t Edinburgh where the nearest visa office is to Newcastle? Could just be picking up his documents Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 You'd have thought he could have done that in London easily enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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