£500k is not a "conservative" estimate at a loan fee for Doak. I don't think they would've paid one at all.
Bet Bassette is on more than 5k a week too.
Bassette's cost to us per season will be more than Doak's to Boro.
From Robins interview with the CT a while ago.
If you’re Doug and reading that you’d be a bit worried when both Lawrence and Viveash left wouldn’t you.
People are living in a fantasy world.
Can you imagine that meeting?
"Hi Mark, you're sacked. Do you mind if we call it mutual in the statement, and do you fancy doing a load of stuff for our media channels to make it look better for the fans?"
Why would Robins agree to a "mutual agreement" and a statement saying he's gone as far as he can?
I'm sure Robins believed he was still the man for the job and could turn it around.
Same goes for leaving message etc, the man was sacked, I very much doubt he would've been up for doing all that...
Our inability to control games against weaker sides, over reliance on individual brilliance in attacking areas and struggling to break down teams that sit in.
Plus more than our fair share of bad luck and costly individual errors.