I’d genuinely love to see Jobe in #7, and it’s a great nod to his past club and the history behind the shirt. But there’s something genuinely pathetic (imo at least) about stripping Gio of that number before the sale is even finalized. Jobe wearing 7 might’ve been inevitable, but there’s a right way to do it, and this wasn’t it.
You’ve got a player still under contract, still part of your squad, and you’ve already reassigned his shirt like he’s been erased from the building. He’s not refusing to play or holding the club hostage (he’s agreed terms elsewhere) but we’re dragging our feet over less than 2M.
If the Parma deal collapses because we’re penny-pinching, you’ve not only kept a player you clearly don’t want, you’ve humiliated him publicly and torched any chance of a clean reintegration. It’s needless, avoidable, and reeks of a club that’s forgotten how to handle its business with even a shred of class.
It’s hard to see this as anything but disrespectful and completely unprofessional from us. Let him leave, restart his career elsewhere, and move on. Don’t rip the number off his back while he’s still here.
by Count-Revolutionary
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You know that there is a registration deadline where you have to submit the roster WITH their numbers.
You can’t wait till Reyna is gone if you want to switch numbers. It’s now or never. Yes it’s not cool for Gio but we basically did the same with Haller and Guirassy last season. 19 -> 9 and later on haller’s loan finalized on deadline day.
What if they asked gio and he said he’s totaly fine with it and might actually happy he lost that weight
This is professional football and it is just a number on the back. Players are disrespectful, clubs are disrespectful, refs are disrespectful, associations are disrespectful… When BVB not planing with him, then he will no longer be involved.
Is this satire?
damn is this a new copy pasta ?
man all these americans without any idea about football are getting too much
I totally agree.
The legendary number 7, as worn by the legendary Gio Reyna, with his countless legendary performances making the difference between success and failure over many decades as the legendary linchpin of the side.
It’s a legendary disgrace!
Im crying lmfao
Jesus fuck what is happening to this sub..