- Jan 3, 2012
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I wonder what Tony Bloom thinks about this situation. He will trust the judgement of his scouting and management team, but he himself predates them and will know personally how successful and popular Bobby was when he was here.
If the vast majority of the supporter base wanted him back here then there could be a deal to be done, but I suspect at least half of fans think he's simply past it and Bloom probably knows this. But then it looked as though Kevin Phillips and Jason Roberts were past it too.
I would be fairly certain that any decision would be made for footballing reasons and footballing reasons only.
And Kevin Phillips, although 94 and counting, has shown in relatively recent times that he is still capable of "doing it", and still wants to. If we were to sign BZ - and I don't think for a moment we would - it would be because we thought he could be a useful squad member, and was still capable of "doing it". It would not be for sentimental reasons, or to please the fans.... and I for one would be thoroughly disappointed if it were done for reasons other than football reasons.