Looks to me like we're protecting an investment.
He really needs to show he's actually got something after those injuries.
Quote from: Matt C on August 22, 2015, 06:20:29 AMLooks to me like we're protecting an investment.I agree. My guess is this will allow us to send him on loan for another whole season (with the loan club paying the vast majority of his wages - i.e. costing us nothing). He'll then have two year to break through into our team. At any point we can sell and make a profit. The alternative was that he could leave for nothing at the end of this season and I think his loan at Forrest suggested he is potentilly good enough that we could not take that risk both financially and on footballing terms.
He was playing deeper if i recall correctly, as opposed to box to box. Probably suits him with the pace issue.
i know he has been unlucky with his cruciate but what is his current fitness status?playing well for a team that was what tenth in the championship tells you just that, he did ok in the championship. oh and he played well against fulham.its always jam tomorrow, if he can stay fit, if gabby could regain his form from 5 years ago, if nzog could regain his one good season form.i fully expect gardner to go down the albrighton, bannan, lihaj, herd, hogg, lowry, weimann route