Well, that might depend on who you speak to?
Midfielder Tyreeq Bakinson has signed on loan for the rest of the season from Bristol City, and we have an option to buy. I think this is a shrewd move.
Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson is not impressed with the player’s attitude and explained his feelings on the subject to BBC Bristol Sport
“He’s a player who unfortunately just wants to play on his own terms. It’s not something I particularly want, so he can go. I don’t want people that when the going gets tough, they want to go somewhere else, I’m not interested. The fact that I am prepared to say, ‘Yeah, let the deal go ahead’ because actually, people around the place who sap the energy out of other people is not as valuable as having people here who want to be playing.”
Town boss Kieron McKenna has a different view and told the official website that he was delighted to bring him on board. “Tyreeq is a versatile midfielder who can play across the pitch and cover a number of positions. He offers us something different and is at an age where he has lots of years ahead to improve further. We really like Tyreeq as a player. He’s young, hungry, athletic and technical. He is fit and has played plenty of games already this season, so it won’t take him long to get up to speed.”
Two contrasting views there, so I suppose it is only fair to hear what the player himself has to say on this loan move. “I’m a hard-working player who likes to get on the ball. I’m a box-to-box midfielder and hopefully, I’ll get a goal or two. I want to play as many games as I can and help the team as much as possible,” he told the Ipswich Town official club website.
All things considered then, it is wise just to take him on loan and see whether he behaves like a spoilt brat – or beds into the squad ethic. He has a wonderful chance to prove Pearson wrong and if not, then he is a loan signing so we won’t even be paying all his salary. Innocent until proven guilty I guess.
