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Post by Pilch on Jan 12, 2024 15:08:50 GMT 1
I think the fact we had no choice but to trigger another year was maybe something Dan knew was coming but didn't want, he'd got himself a better CV since he last signed a new contract and could have left and earned himself more money elsewhere, the fact half our side are probably on 3 times his wages doesnt help matters, all part of previous bad decisions , we should have probably tried to get rid like we did with Leahy (maybe we did ) but perhaps we just thought he might be the cheap answer to our forward line for another 12 months , perhaps we could try him as an attacking midfielder ;-)
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Post by mrcricket on Jan 12, 2024 15:12:06 GMT 1
I like Dan Udoh a lot as well, a real trier and seems a really decent guy off the pitch as well.
Cotterill improved him no end, I just wander whether Taylor can and also whether Bowman sticking around (I don't think he will either) next season may be a factor, they had a good partnership, Maybe time to try something completely new.
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Post by pughywasfree on Jan 12, 2024 15:37:19 GMT 1
I think the fact we had no choice but to trigger another year was maybe something Dan knew was coming but didn't want, he'd got himself a better CV since he last signed a new contract and could have left and earned himself more money elsewhere, the fact half our side are probably on 3 times his wages doesnt help matters, all part of previous bad decisions , we should have probably tried to get rid like we did with Leahy (maybe we did ) but perhaps we just thought he might be the cheap answer to our forward line for another 12 months , perhaps we could try him as an attacking midfielder ;-) It says in the article he was offered a new contract in August and as our main striker surely it would have been on a much improved contract than the one he is currently on. With the fact he was out for so long last season I am surprised he did not take it but it was clever that he didn't on his part. With that said he does seem to be injury prone now it could put other potential clubs off.
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Post by Rusholme Ruffian on Jan 12, 2024 16:45:49 GMT 1
Realistically this might be his last chance at a decent contract too.
He will be 28 at the start of next season, and he's only ever really had 1 good season in the EFL. But he can probably still use his reputation that he built up from the 2021-22 season for his next contract in a way that he might not be able in 2-3 years time
Football players have short careers and hard to bemoan them on maximising their income when they can.
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Post by Pilch on Jan 12, 2024 16:47:59 GMT 1
I think the fact we had no choice but to trigger another year was maybe something Dan knew was coming but didn't want, he'd got himself a better CV since he last signed a new contract and could have left and earned himself more money elsewhere, the fact half our side are probably on 3 times his wages doesnt help matters, all part of previous bad decisions , we should have probably tried to get rid like we did with Leahy (maybe we did ) but perhaps we just thought he might be the cheap answer to our forward line for another 12 months , perhaps we could try him as an attacking midfielder ;-) It says in the article he was offered a new contract in August and as our main striker surely it would have been on a much improved contract than the one he is currently on. With the fact he was out for so long last season I am surprised he did not take it but it was clever that he didn't on his part. With that said he does seem to be injury prone now it could put other potential clubs off. but clearly he didn't want it, and in our situation we had to just take what we had already agreed to, 1 year extension to existing contract, both got what neither ideally wanted
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Post by secretshrew on Jan 12, 2024 17:27:49 GMT 1
This probably suits everyone. If he signs it (unlikely otherwise he’d have done so already) and if it looks like he’s stalling we’ll get a fee rather than let him go for nowt. Downside is we can’t score goals already …
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Post by martinshrew on Jan 12, 2024 17:33:54 GMT 1
If we're financially stretched I'd rip Wrexham hands off for £100k + a sell on.
He hasn't rediscovered any real form and has been injured for large parts of his career.
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Post by chirkshrew on Jan 12, 2024 17:52:14 GMT 1
Deffo....100k,would come in very handy.... Run it's course I'm afraid🤷🤷
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Jan 12, 2024 18:01:10 GMT 1
This probably suits everyone. If he signs it (unlikely otherwise he’d have done so already) and if it looks like he’s stalling we’ll get a fee rather than let him go for nowt. Downside is we can’t score goals already … If we cant score goals when he is with us, it wont hurt too much if we cash in on him.
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Post by chirkshrew on Jan 12, 2024 18:21:33 GMT 1
Yep.... complete re-vamp of forward line next season please......least goals scored this season for yrs ...... It's needed I'm afraid 🤷🤷🤷
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Post by Feedo Gnasher on Jan 12, 2024 18:29:54 GMT 1
If we're financially stretched I'd rip Wrexham hands off for £100k + a sell on. He hasn't rediscovered any real form and has been injured for large parts of his career. If it’s even true and I have no reason to doubt your intel, but do Wrexham even really want him or was it designed to unsettle our best striker in advance of the game… I’m resigned to seeing a wholesale revamp of the squad once again this summer so am numb to seeing players I like and rate leave by now, the days of being hurt and upset by players forcing moves away are long gone.
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Post by ThrobsBlackHat on Jan 12, 2024 21:33:51 GMT 1
Rumoured to be championship bound before his serious injury.
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Post by sober on Jan 12, 2024 22:11:37 GMT 1
Goals hard to come by, Dont think it can be entirely put down to strikers, Yes some terrible misses but this is magnified by lack of chances. Even the best strikers dont have a massive conversion rate and need more opportunities. every occasional town scoring chance is going to incur massive pressure.
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Post by sober on Jan 12, 2024 22:16:10 GMT 1
Goals hard to come by, Dont think it can be entirely put down to strikers, Yes some terrible misses but this is magnified by lack of chances. Even the best strikers dont have a massive conversion rate and need more opportunities. every occasional town scoring chance is going to incur massive pressure.
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Post by pughywasfree on Jan 13, 2024 11:11:20 GMT 1
This probably suits everyone. If he signs it (unlikely otherwise he’d have done so already) and if it looks like he’s stalling we’ll get a fee rather than let him go for nowt. Downside is we can’t score goals already … We wont get a penny because of his age.
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Post by pughywasfree on Jan 13, 2024 11:13:13 GMT 1
If we're financially stretched I'd rip Wrexham hands off for £100k + a sell on. He hasn't rediscovered any real form and has been injured for large parts of his career. It does not matter who the player is or how good they are. We would be foolish to turn down that kind of money for any player that is not going to re-sign with us and go for nothing in the summer.
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Post by davycrockett on Jan 13, 2024 11:17:27 GMT 1
If we're financially stretched I'd rip Wrexham hands off for £100k + a sell on. He hasn't rediscovered any real form and has been injured for large parts of his career. £100k for an injured player who’ll be ‘free’ ina few months? Cant see it myself.
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Post by ProudSalopian on Jan 13, 2024 12:27:45 GMT 1
If we're financially stretched I'd rip Wrexham hands off for £100k + a sell on. He hasn't rediscovered any real form and has been injured for large parts of his career. £100k for an injured player who’ll be ‘free’ ina few months? Cant see it myself. Alternatively £100k on a player who has proven he can score in the league above which might be difference in achieving promotion. Plus, let's be honest, £100k is not a lot to them.
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Post by BlueAndAmber50 on Jan 13, 2024 12:29:55 GMT 1
I never saw him signing a new deal, he can leave as a free agent in the summer, earn himself a fat signing on fee and a decent wage (probably his last decent contract).
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Post by davycrockett on Jan 13, 2024 12:33:25 GMT 1
£100k for an injured player who’ll be ‘free’ ina few months? Cant see it myself. Alternatively £100k on a player who has proven he can score in the league above which might be difference in achieving promotion. Plus, let's be honest, £100k is not a lot to them. Maybe but we’ll see who’s right soon enough.
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Post by Pilch on Jan 13, 2024 13:23:49 GMT 1
If we're financially stretched I'd rip Wrexham hands off for £100k + a sell on. He hasn't rediscovered any real form and has been injured for large parts of his career. £100k for an injured player who’ll be ‘free’ ina few months? Cant see it myself. I totally agree, that might have been possible at the start of the season , or had he currently been fit and on 10+ goals at the moment I think we'd take £20k for him + add ons
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Post by claphamshrew on Jan 13, 2024 13:33:26 GMT 1
I never saw him signing a new deal, he can leave as a free agent in the summer, earn himself a fat signing on fee and a decent wage (probably his last decent contract). Agree with this. I suspect he didn’t want to commit to a new deal with us in August, and given he was still recovering from a serious injury I doubt there was much interest from other clubs at that time. No doubt he (and his agent) were hoping for a season of scoring goals and playing games that would result in a better deal this summer (hopefully for our sake and his both happen for the remainder of the season). Can’t see him going this month as he’s not done enough since his return from injury to get the deal he probably wants, especially because we’ll demand a fee. Given our striker shortages I doubt we’ll look to sell either given any fee will surely be negligible.
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