James McClean

Roberto Baggio wrote:

9fingers wrote:

Roberto Baggio wrote:

After seeing it on MOTD, it was a pretty bad tackle now. Looks worse on the TV as opposed to a phone
No intentions of getting the ball

You’re an absolute clown.
First you didn’t see it, just what twitter told you, then you did see it but on a phone and it looked fine, then you saw on it on tv and it was awful despite getting f**k all coverage.

just keep digging

I admit, I have flip flopped over the incident a few times.

Several journalists reporting from the game on Twitter said it was worse than the tackle on Sane. I reported this. This was bollocks.

I saw it on my phone and it didn't look as bad, but being honest and with the blinkers off (I'm a big fan of McClean, but call things as I see them) it didn't look too good on MOTD whether they highlighted it in the after game analysis or not.

I got a clearer view of it on a widescreen TV than a phone. He flies in, nowhere near the ball and kind of leads with his heel. His only intention is to take the man down. In a way its similar to the tackle on Sane, in that the only intention is to stop a man running at their defence, but the only difference is he doesn't make contact. It looks bad as the gasps by the crowd and commentator prove. De Bruyne was lucky. Yellow card was a correct decision

I think it would have got more coverage on MOTD if it had been that serious. McClean has an edge to his game, but he is earmarked in England as the dreaded "that sort of player" when (for example) Dele Alli has 'a petulant side to his game at times'. I'm absolutely sure that's all for purely footballing reasons and there couldnt possibly be any other reason, but whatever the reason the MOTD lads wouldnt pass up a chance to have a pop at McClean over dangerous play.

No thank you Turkish......I'm sweet enough

Poor challenge booking, no big deal. If it were anyone else it wouldn't have been mentioned!

9fingers wrote:

thebronze14 wrote:

Poor challenge booking, no big deal. If it were anyone else it wouldn't have been mentioned!

This.

Not true. It's due to numerous bad challenges on Man City players of late

Romario 2016: And the ticket mafia gets caught! Well, four years ago I had already told the government.

9fingers wrote:

thebronze14 wrote:

Poor challenge booking, no big deal. If it were anyone else it wouldn't have been mentioned!

This.

Ah lads come on baggio’s dream team of drug cheats are getting murdered every game by these thugs on other teams , I am surprised he has not been looking for these players to be locked up for tackles like James one

James being linked with a move to Celtic once again I can't see BR going for it.

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Realistically I think his value is more £3m

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tetsujin1979 wrote:

What kind of wages is he on? Can Celtic match that?

He is on around 25-30k per week.
However at 29 there is no resale value.

I can’t see BR buying him unless it was a free transfer.

contract until 2019 with a further year club option.. if their financial difficulties are as bad as recently reported maybe they'd let him go on the cheap..then again hes a quality player in the championship

Don't think his club form would put him in much of a position to negotiate a move unfortunately. He's Championship level, agent is likely just trying to drum up interest.