Rumour - Ben Watson

[loyalroyal4life]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_4827932,00.html

So Watson would give Boro tough tackling would he? I thought he was more of a creative player?

he can do it all, he's a better version of harper

[Smoking Kills Dancing Doe]

Always thought both Watson and Soares are very overatted.

Watson won't improve Boro's team imo.

[Wycombe Royal]

Gone to Middlesboro £1.75m

source?

Fulham and West Ham have now also agreed fees for Ben Watson.

[rg6royal]

Apparently he's at teeside with Marlon King.

[loyalroyal4life]

Gone to Middlesboro £1.75m

source?

Fulham and West Ham have now also agreed fees for Ben Watson.

As well as blackburn and wigan apparently

[UpNorth]

Mail is claiming that Fulham and Reading have both indicated their interest in matching the £2m fee Boro agreed earlier in the week.

Make of that what you will. Can't see him coming here...

[rg6royal]

Mail is claiming that Fulham and Reading have both indicated their interest in matching the £2m fee Boro agreed earlier in the week.

Make of that what you will. Can't see him coming here...

'greed

would be impressed with the club if we matched the bid though!

[Coppell's Right Footed 11]

Hes signed for Wigan

[IMAMATEOFJOVSKY]

£2M Watson V £5M Shunt - Watson definitely better deal, think Bruce will look at this and realise that £5m is too much- Hunt will be here in Feb!

[loyalroyal4life]

£2M Watson V £5M Shunt - Watson definitely better deal, think Bruce will look at this and realise that £5m is too much- Hunt will be here in Feb!

They play in different positions though......

[IMAMATEOFJOVSKY]

£2M Watson V £5M Shunt - Watson definitely better deal, think Bruce will look at this and realise that £5m is too much- Hunt will be here in Feb!

They play in different positions though......

Does that matter- both midfielders - this is about value and Watson for £2m is better value than Hunt for £5m

[JimmytheJim]

£2M Watson V £5M Shunt - Watson definitely better deal, think Bruce will look at this and realise that £5m is too much- Hunt will be here in Feb!

They play in different positions though......

Does that matter- both midfielders - this is about value and Watson for £2m is better value than Hunt for £5m

what? they don't play in the same position. at all. they're not 'both midfielders', hunt is a winger. so any manager who wants to buy hunt isn't going to pull out of a deal because they can get watson cheaper. that would make zero sense.

[IMAMATEOFJOVSKY]

What Im saying is that in terms of value for money - Watson @ £2m > Hunt @ £5m - so you are saying wingers have a premium on them as opposed to central midfielders?

[Deathy]

If Hunt goes for £5m, we are seriously laughing.

Tabb is a quality signing, certainly at thos level, and knowing he can just slot straight in on the left, I feel a lot easier about waving good by to the inconsistant Stephen Hunt.

Hunt isn't worth half of that release clause.

Sell him, and let's move on.

[SCIAG]

so any manager who wants to buy hunt isn't going to pull out of a deal because they can get watson cheaper. that would make zero sense.

What if they had a player equally comfortable in either position?

I agree with you though.