His form hasn't been upto much this season but lets not forget that he's been playing with a different partner this season and has still actually had a couple of decent games setting up a goal, scoring one and putting at least another one on a plate (to be missed). Has his dip in form coincided with being asked to play alongside leon who is too similar a player? Or in playing without the cover to his left that he needed so badly in the past (same lack of form when playing alongside mcphail). Or is it simply since he was told he was worth £10m?
RE: I'm not sure that's true Paul nt The bit about the statement being agreed by both parties. Maybe it has, I don't know, but I'd be surprised if every article on every player published on the website is gone through with the player or the players representatives.
I doubt that the article on Kay went through the player first the one when he was leaving that is. Or the one one shuker when he was. Or on nardiello when he was.
RE: Is there only me that thinks- fair enough? </p> I just hope that we stand firm with Sheff Utd and negotiate a proper deal. They really shouldn't be surprised if we ask for one of their first teamers. Not Beattie obviously, but we should be damanding we get one of their lads in part exchange for our "best player".</p> Just don't let it slip that our best player is actually Anderson Da Silva!</p>
RE: Is there only me that thinks- fair enough? If that is exactly what has happened, the truth as it were, and I'm not suggesting for a minute that it isn't, then yes, it's fair enough.
I fail to understand your stance on this supertyke, the club have obviously taken every step to get him to re-sign and he/his representative have refused. While all this time he has been trying to tell everybody that he hasn't been offered a contract. Sooner he goes the better for the club and well done Davey for dropping him.
Moore is near the end of his career on his way down. Steele was a reserve team player, so was anderson. Muller who? Never heard of him before we signed him. Not exactly big name players.
RE: They should play for who's paying them though. Maybe you should have asked him politely to move out of your line of vision?
it's just that............... it's so specific-if it wasn't true Howard would have every right to sue
RE: Is there only me that thinks- fair enough? </p> From what he told me, thats exactly what happened. He didn't kick up a stink(well, not too much).</p> He justdecided he wanted to leave because he knew there were several clubs in for him and he knew he'd get a better contract than what we would haveoffered him.</p> I wish he'd have gone in the summer when we'd have gota fair bit more for him. Only BFC can say why that didn't happen.</p>
I'll say it again...... the club should have accepted his decision in the summer & cashed in!!!! I always think once a player has made his intentions clear that they want to leave, its time to let them go.... it only means you have an unhappy player on your hands, and an unhappy player can disrupt the team and will not perform to the best of their ability.... Should have cashed in whilst the going was good........ perhaps they felt if Howard went we would struggle to attract any big name players.... we managed to do that anyway
You could be right I don't know. But I wouldn't take it as read that all articles published about players on the website are the work of both player and club.
But he hasnt been offered a new contract The statement says that he hasnt. It says that they offered to offer one but never actually offered one (ok that is hard to say). We know absolutly nothing about what details were discussed between agent and club and the conversation could have gone along the lines of this for all we know. agent: Brian's contract runs out next season, he's linked to other clubs, going to offer him a new one? club: yeah tell him we'll offer him an extension for 2 years on the same wages. agent: thats what you'll offer him? save yourself the ink, dont bother formalising the offer. I'm not saying thats what happened but it could be for all we know. Just because the club says that it suggested offering a new contract doesnt mean that in the suggestions they didnt give an indication of what the terms would likely be. Also, my point wasn't necessarily that selling him is a disgrace. More that this constant need for releasing statements against players of ours isn't right. It's happened far too many times and it is damaging to the club's reputation and can only have a negative effect on our chances of signing big names in the future.
RE: The £10m unrealistic valuation can't have helped As I said in somewhere else, no it didn't. Least of all Patrick Cryne
johnston player with a big reputation on his last legs and dint live upto what Davey expected., nardiello had issues with self motivation and windowline. kay also had issues as previously mentioned. Not in the slightest concerned about those wastrels.
