28 Dec 2020 22:46:18
Patrick Roberts is free to Middlesbrough in January. Should we be looking at bringing him back or has he gone backwards . My only fear is that is Neil Lennon the right manager to man manage a player back to his best when he was with us last.
28 Dec 2020 22:54:59
He’s still a young player who has a bright future.
Paddy showed he has the ability and I think he would be worth the risk.
The rumour was that John Kennedy didn’t want him in the summer due to his training efforts.
28 Dec 2020 23:05:47
Cork Paul, I also read that earlier but as my old Mum used to say, you cannot turn the clock back. It's a no from me.
29 Dec 2020 00:36:24
cork paul if paddy had wanted to stay he would have yes a cracking player but would we take him back?
29 Dec 2020 08:44:33
If paddy produced what he produced first time then it's a no brainer. ripped it up here.
29 Dec 2020 09:25:03
I would take him. There aren't many alternatives that I can see. Biggest problem is he hasn't played since he left us. Under the Lenny regime he should be fit by 2023!
29 Dec 2020 10:08:10
His name comes up every window and he would be an asset - as he proved in his previous time - but seems to have struggled ever since? If he wanted to play for Celtic, he could have stayed; so I reckon he still wants to try and cut-it down south where the money is.
As for not turning the clock back; I said the same about Neil Lennon and quite a few disagreed.
29 Dec 2020 13:06:56
Agreed OAB, Roberts was superb in his first season on loan with us. The second season, from memory, he was mainly injured due to hamstring problems.
Since departing Paradise in 2018, he's played with;-
* Girona - 19 games / 0 goals
* Norwich - 3 games / 0 goals
* Middlesbrough - 12 games / 1 goal
NL, as I've said on here before, was a cheap replacement for BR.
Moving forward, I think we can and should do better than Roberts and NL, in IMHO.
30 Dec 2020 03:10:55
Not for me, He's done nothing since his first season with us. Was too injury prone 2nd time back and can even get a kick of the ball for a rubbish Middlesbrough team.