mcpake gone for free! (6 Viewers)
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Nonleagueherewecome
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Sod 'em, I quit!
bulkingtonskyblues
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totally agree
dongonzalos
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I like Mcpake as a player and I think he would eat up league one. I think he is worth 500k. He was apparently awesome for Hibs.
I can only think that after giving him a contract extension after a broken back for him to then ask to go to Hibs when we were in a relegation dog fight. I imagine AT was let down by him.
I hope that AT has been told you can get in two free transfer centre halves for Mcpakes wages and that is why it has happened (I live in hope. I am certain we wont be with Keogh & Cranie. Leaving Cameron and Willis. I imagine CCFC were desperate to free up Mcpakes wages and did not want a player here, who did not want to be here.
Lets just hope two free transfer centre halves are in the making, although I imagine one of them was that bloke who chose to stay at Aldershot (just guessing)
On top of that Mcpake is currently a target for the RA which brings additional security costs.
I can only think that after giving him a contract extension after a broken back for him to then ask to go to Hibs when we were in a relegation dog fight. I imagine AT was let down by him.
I hope that AT has been told you can get in two free transfer centre halves for Mcpakes wages and that is why it has happened (I live in hope. I am certain we wont be with Keogh & Cranie. Leaving Cameron and Willis. I imagine CCFC were desperate to free up Mcpakes wages and did not want a player here, who did not want to be here.
Lets just hope two free transfer centre halves are in the making, although I imagine one of them was that bloke who chose to stay at Aldershot (just guessing)
On top of that Mcpake is currently a target for the RA which brings additional security costs.
dongonzalos
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They might wait for him to be their player of the season, like he was their player of the last couple of months then sell him for 500k.
But if they sell him for 50k tomorrow, I suppose it is still good business (Jarni)
Brighton Sky Blue
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He was a revelation for Hibs-he got made captain virtually straight after joining. Fit and in form, he would've been a huge asset to us in the Champs let alone L1; Hibs could not meet the wage demands and pay the transfer fee, so offered us nothing in order to give McPake the contract he was after. I'd have thought it would've been perfect for us to at least negotiate a swap deal so we wouldn't come out totally empty handed.
SkyBlueBlood
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We are a laughing stock. No wonder we lose money every year. What a bunch of Bankers.
Stevec189
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So people are upset that a player who always looked unfit, off the pace and out of his depth, who did not want to stay, and wanted to move back to Scotland? No fee involved so we do to have to honor any contract clauses and the £100 k covers these. Good riddance to bad rubbish. PUSB
Grendel
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Agree 100%. He will be paid less at hibs and the no fee deal will be a way to compensate any imbalance.
@richh87
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Hussey? He's a quality youngster!
Skybluewoody
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Yes mcpake had his injuries but I think the spell at hibs has proved he was over that. Hibs wanted him but didn't have the cash. I imagine city would have to pay out some of the clauses in his contract?. Apparently mcpake was on 6k a week. He was willing to take a paycut of 50% a play for 3k a week at hibs. However they were only able to go to 2.5 k a week. The agreement to let him go for a free has been done so hibs can give him his 3k a week while we get him off the books without penalty to the only team showing an interest and save his 6k a week.
Personally not getting a fee is a joke and will be even more of a disaster if AT isn't given the wages to bring 2 players in. Sad to see him go as I thought he was a good central defender. I also imagine this will be the first of a long list of players leaving as city will look to move on any player who is on more than 3k a week which will cover most of the established first team.
Personally not getting a fee is a joke and will be even more of a disaster if AT isn't given the wages to bring 2 players in. Sad to see him go as I thought he was a good central defender. I also imagine this will be the first of a long list of players leaving as city will look to move on any player who is on more than 3k a week which will cover most of the established first team.
Marty
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Hes on the younger scale off football but by no means a youngster. Also quality wise, I think he would be ok for league one, hes good going forward but poor defensively. We need value for money and he doesn't offer it to us, always picking up niggly injuries. I can't get on the official site but I doubt hes played more then 25 games last season.
Marty
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Has he? playing 10 - 12 games in a row proves nothing, when he plays over 40 games next season then you can say that, but not before.
SkyBlueScottie
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well.......
he only cost £308000.
small change! (the same as clingan!)
We didnt pay that much for him in terms of a fee, we signed him on a pre contract deal and then bought it forward by offering a nominal fee for him.
SkyBlue_Bear83
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29 games
Him and Clarke will be amongst the best full back pairing in the league next season, like you say though injuries will always be a concern with him.
IrishSkyBlue
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im not shocked at this all im seeing is players going out and nobody coming in ive given up at this stage, all im gonna do is read the utter shite cet put up that weve been hearing the last year it never changes like, would you blame mcpake for leaving with crap thats going on here?
stupot07
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Let's look at it from another angle - Fisher commented the other week about 2 teams in the play offs from had a player wage budget of £1.5m and the other's was £4m. He said that our budget was closer to the £4m so basically that's anything over £2.75m. So let say its £3.2m (a guess I know) - McPakes £6k per week wage would be £312k - 9.75% of the players budget. Is it right that ~10% of the players wage budget should be spent on a one player let alone one who has played less than 40 games for us in 2 1/2 years?
Grendel
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That clearly isn't what happened here.
skyblue025
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Who says he was on 6k a week? Is that speculation or fact?
Another player gone the squad gets smaller and smaller. Centre half was probably our strongest position last season now we are probably going to lose 3 of our first choice. With Christie out until Xmas at best, we are painfully thin.
Another player gone the squad gets smaller and smaller. Centre half was probably our strongest position last season now we are probably going to lose 3 of our first choice. With Christie out until Xmas at best, we are painfully thin.
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Brighton Sky Blue
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Offal has him down as 29 games (1 sub).
Grendel
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He has played 38 league games in his whole Coventry career including 5 last season.
Brighton Sky Blue
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This is Chris Hussey we're talking about isn't it?
Grendel
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No McPake? Have I got my wires crossed?
Brighton Sky Blue
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Yeah-Marty's post was on about Hussey.
lordsummerisle
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Can't believe people whingimg about McPake going on a free, think good negotiation that we didn't have to pay totak e him off our hands.
One of those players signed during the Coleman/Ranson years that we had to say was brilliant despite being absolute shite to justify replacing better players. (Bell/Clingan/Deegan also fall into this category)
Remember people seriously saying he'd be better than Dann.
One of those players signed during the Coleman/Ranson years that we had to say was brilliant despite being absolute shite to justify replacing better players. (Bell/Clingan/Deegan also fall into this category)
Remember people seriously saying he'd be better than Dann.
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