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what is a "sensible player for sensible money" (©Bobby Robson 18/7/01)?Is it a) A criticism of the board for pushing him to chase quality players he could never sign? b) A Peter Reid styled shrewd transfer dealing, ergo proof of "small time" status (Magpie's Law of chop logic). c) Craig Bellamy
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-- Anonymous, July 19, 2001
A sensible buy is not knowing which club a player plays for before buying him.
-- Anonymous, July 19, 2001
PS. I thought you'd find my exemplification of Reid's shrewdness helpful.
-- Anonymous, July 19, 2001
Touché. To be fair Nunez is an international and was playing for PAOK Salonika when we signed him. £1.5 million was a sensible price, but the player was not a sensible one.Can't help but feel what Bobby is saying hints at behind the scenes friction with the board.
-- Anonymous, July 19, 2001
-- Anonymous, July 19, 2001
Who knows what a manager's statements mean? In fairness, because Reid has shares in SAFC etc, he is likely to be peddling in the same direction as the board.
-- Anonymous, July 19, 2001
I don't like saying it but surely Reid's professional pride is worth more than the few bob he'd lose on shares going down?
-- Anonymous, July 19, 2001
What I mean is that surely he doesn't/couldn't be considering share prices with every move he wants to make as manager of the team....that'd be crap....
-- Anonymous, July 19, 2001
Dunno. I guess one that works out well. Certainly under TSM and TDO, we had few of those, tho Nobby was a good buy.There 0 did I fix them italics, or has ML3 thrown in a wobbler??
-- Anonymous, July 19, 2001
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-- Anonymous, July 19, 2001
Dunno, Gav, he is probably the most cautious manager in the PL in terms of buying which could be gutlessness or looking after his money. It could be pure cautiousness.
-- Anonymous, July 19, 2001