Mawsley
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It's as long and as ugly as Spion's playlist.
Speculation Beckford to Bolton
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It's as long and as ugly as Spion's playlist.
spionfox
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Mawsley
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One day my music tastes will be appreciated for what they are
They're already appreciated for what they are.
Blaarev
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:icon_lol:
spionfox
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Miles Away
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Await the official interview when I've no doubt Beckford will make a couple of thinly veiled remarks at the clubs expense.
Biffa Bacon
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Who cares, city gave him a contract and then refused to play him because of the terms of that contract, if he wants to call city a bunch of c**ts for that he is well within his rights.
H T B
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Really?
For the sake of a few thousand pounds the owners were willing to jeopardise possible promotion through his goals?
Personally, I can't see it.
Matt_B
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Was it just a few thousand then? Maybe it would have extended his contract on a higher wage. It could easily have been millions. If we'd got promoted it could possibly have been worth it if he contributed to that, but at a time when we are tightening our belts, extending the contracts of two of our highest earners who aren't deemed good enough seems stupid.
H T B
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Could have been a few thousand, could have been a dozen boxes of monster munch. Who the feck knows?
My point is, after spending millions to try and achieve promotion why would anybody jeopardise
this for a relatively paltry sum to be paid out if a player played one more game.
All sounds bollox to me
Blue Maniac
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Wasn't there a clause in the transfer from Everton that would have inflated the fee massively if he'd played again?Could have been a few thousand, could have been a dozen boxes of monster munch. Who the feck knows?
My point is, after spending millions to try and achieve promotion why would anybody jeopardise
this for a relatively paltry sum to be paid out if a player played one more game.
All sounds bollox to me
H T B
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If that is the case, why did he start at the beginning of last season, and then "dropped", why not get rid before the season started.
It all seems rather speculative. As I said, who the feck knows?
DesertFox
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This seems rather obvious to me. He had three or four games before the fee went up, so he was given a chance to see if he really was going to turn his form around. He played like a complete donkey so Nige pulled the plug to save a big chunk of cash. This is why he was then immediately loaned out, as the decision had been made that he wasn't going to play for us again as he couldn't prove he was worth the extra investment.
Or should I be looking for a far more cynical version of events that include Glasgow kisses and executive vehicle defecation?
H T B
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He only turned up in occassional games the season before last, can't judge on pre season, so give him 4 games of a brand new season when it can take a team 8 - 10 games to settle in.
Doesn't wash for me, so no, it's not obvious.
volpeazzurro
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What was obvious, was not neccessarily his form but the fact that compared to everyone else on the park he was bone idol. Whilst Yakubu never looked the most industrious looking of players, he did make intelligent runs and got into good positions. Beckford however lacked industry, control and vision (or at least the will to get into a good position), a total waste of space, good riddance!
Miles Away
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Since someone brought up Yakubu.
****ing hell he was good wasn't he? Best striker we've had in a decade.
****ing hell he was good wasn't he? Best striker we've had in a decade.
tedfoxxx
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I loved him, still do actually. And I love the fact that when some of the high profile players that initially took the Chinese dollars have returned to Europe, the Yak is still out there sticking away the goals and crispy duck.
I'm probably going massively over the top but he's my favourite City player since Muzzy.
Kingy_85
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In some ways I'm still celebrating that goal. Pure brilliance. Something we've lacked for many years. Great away day that was!
Miles Away
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Not seen a goalscorer like him in a very very long time.
Ferdinand perhaps the better player, but can you think of a more instinctive goalscorer?
Ferdinand perhaps the better player, but can you think of a more instinctive goalscorer?
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