Young strikers die at AFC, generally, strikers die at AFC.
We have improved/brought through defenders recently, Anderson, Diamond, Hart and McNaughton.
That is it.
Clark brought in some dough though.
We can afford to pay to have players like that in the team.
We also have to have players fit for the start of the season which means they have to play pre-season games.
Despite all that, getting beaten from that mob is a stinger but not one to be that bothered about, the first game of the seaosn is a long way off.
Does seem daft to antagonise the other clubs (always said they were just opposite ends of the same shitty stick) for not a lot of cash.
It really is fucking scandalous that they have the fucking neck to even try pulling this shite.
They were desperate to keep him at the time, and he knew it, Boro had just about signed him and Celtic made a ridiculous offer to keep him. I think they won the league so I dunno if it worked out for them.