I mean none of us have seen his scans, have we?
Obviously if Lampard and co think he's got something to offer then maybe we offer him a contract - I'm not expecting an immediate contribution if we do though, that's for sure
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Obviously if Lampard and co think he's got something to offer then maybe we offer him a contract - I'm not expecting an immediate contribution if we do though, that's for sure
Why do you think he couldn't get a game at Charlotte?
It's the Charlotte FC reserve team
KenilworthSkyBlue
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Crown Legacy FC. The MLS really is the absolute pits.
Frostie
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But they had a years option on his contract too which they declined to take up.
mark82
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The MLS is a pretty decent standard of league these days. The name of Charlotte's junior team doesn't really change that.
KenilworthSkyBlue
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It really isn't. It's still very much a retirement league that attracts oversees players who aren't interested in anything other than a final pay check.
No self-respecting footballer in their prime years would ever consider playing there and it shows by the standard. The quality of defending alone makes our back line look like AC Milan's in the 90s.
skybluecam
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I'm sure you regularly watch MLS games
Ccfcisparks
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I’m sure you do too
Skyblueweeman
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Lamps
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If 7k a week is breaking the bank it's simple. We're fucked.
Mucca Mad Boys
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Paterson is in his 30s, he’s not in his prime…
Even if we signed him, he’s not being brought in as the main man but a squad player. Someone with 13 or so goal contributions last season isn’t to be sniffed at.
KenilworthSkyBlue
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Your post is completely irrelevant to this conversation.
I haven't even mentioned Paterson.
Nick
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Or maybe it's breaking the bank for him and more than what is deemed worth.
SkyBlueDom26
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7k a week is breaking the bank, Jesus Christ if we’re struggling to pay new players that we’re in massive trouble
Nick
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Now read what I posted and what you quoted.
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT
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rob9872
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Careful, we'll have Partey , Sigurdsson and Greenwood wanting to sign.7k a week and a year supply of Rapeseed oil,that should seal it.
David O'Day
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Lads
It's GIMOC, it's all bollocks
It's GIMOC, it's all bollocks
ceetee
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It's £7k more than an unemployed footballer is paidThis is demonstrably untrue - MLS salaries are all published every year as part of the players' union agreement with the league. Paterson was on $534,000 a year, which works out at roughly £8,400 a week. £7k would be a pay cut.
MLS Players Salary Guide | MLS Players Association
Every year the MLS Player Association releases our annual salary guide, listing each player in the MLS along with their current salary. We see this transparency as an extremely important part of our mission to support and protect the player community.mlsplayers.org
duffer
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In fairness, both things can be true. FL might see him as an option for the squad, DK sees him as cheap.
Frank when he realises we can’t even afford Paterson….and that Doug’s ‘promotion clauses’ don’t work when you’re in the bottom half.
skyblue025
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The funny thing is you think we are signing someone else this window.
I don’t have any inside info on this but I would be amazed if Pato even started training with us with a view to earning a contract unless his package requirements were seen to be broadly ok.
£7k vs £15k is not broadly aligned.
Therefore either GIMOC is wrong or he didn’t join us initially to earn a contract but just to get fit and our view on him changed during those training sessions.
£7k vs £15k is not broadly aligned.
Therefore either GIMOC is wrong or he didn’t join us initially to earn a contract but just to get fit and our view on him changed during those training sessions.