Thanks yet again to linfieldfc.com and Thompo for the pic
Linfield 5 Armagh City 0 Irish Cup 5th round
Pflichtsieg. Peter Thompson scored 3, to push him ahead of Glenn Ferguson in their own personal shootout for the Irish League golden boot.
During the week, Linfield received a number of bids for Peter Thompson from upcoming ambitious Scottish club Gretna. The first bid, 50,000 plus incentves, was described as 'derisory' by manager David Jeffrey. The second, 100k was rejected too, and when they again apparently offered 150k +incentives, Peter Thompson said he was staying put until the end of the season.
Good. I would rather he went after we have at least won the league. The way we are playing at the moment, and the lack of quality of the league in general, mean we have a real chance, given a wee bit of luck, of winning EVERYTHING. A chance to make some more history. We need Thompo. Ideally I would like to see him at Windsor for the next 10 years, becoming a club legend and emulating Martin McGaughey.
BUT... he really does have the talent to go all the way. He has pace to burn, can turn players easily (witness Philip Simpson of the Glens getting smoked on numerous occasions on Boxing Day) and has great balance. His awareness is getting better all the time. If he put on a wee bit of weight without losing the pace, he'd be brilliant. If someone comes in for him who are worthy of signing him, and IF they offer a deal that is suitable to Linfield FC, then we shouldn't stand in his way. IMO, realistically, this is 150k +incentives (international appearances and goals) for us, and at least SPL or English League One for him. Actually, now I think about it, Gillingham badly need a striker. If only they weren't 9 million in debt *sobs*...
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