The thing is though, you don't really have a choice when people run their contracts down. You can't hold a gun to their head....
The thing is though, you don't really have a choice when people run their contracts down. You can't hold a gun to their head....
Baker has, hasnt he ?
I totally agree with what you are saying
However during this time we made a decision not to invest at the going rate.
Westwood for example asked for contract negotiations we refused until it was too late.
I like Baker but do you think he's premiership quality?
I like Baker but do you think he's premiership quality?
How much does he get paid at Sunderland? Isn't it a LOT more.
All clubs in our position lose players who run down their contracts to move on, I don't think Agents help the situation.
I think at the time the player side wasn't handled very well but since Waggot has come in he seems to have done quite well on that side but we can't sit and grumble about past players, if they are "gems" they were always going to move on for more wages we could ever offer them.
And we would have got a fee for himWhat you are suggesting though is that we threw lots of money we didn't have at players on the chance of getting promoted?
Do you really think Westwood or his agent are stupid though? At first whiff of Premier League teams his agent would have been all over it.
And we would have got a fee for him
What you are suggesting though is that we threw lots of money we didn't have at players on the chance of getting promoted?
Do you really think Westwood or his agent are stupid though? At first whiff of Premier League teams his agent would have been all over it.
...............Westwood
Keogh... Dann...Turner.....Fox
.Baker......Gunner Bigi ......Henderson(any other loanee)
...................Best King.............
Anyone bet against this team getting promoted to the premiership.
SISU's plan A was invest get a quick promotion to the prem sell, hence they were not too concerned about their long term rent agreements at the time of due diligence.
They ran scared from this plan and the above were either sold or allowed to run their contracts down.
The cost of Plan B when you consider the cost over the last couple of years and the cost of relegation. Added on top of that the proposed investment over the next 5 years.
The idiot who made to decision to divert from Plan A here is the problem not rent.
The thing is though, you don't really have a choice when people run their contracts down. You can't hold a gun to their head....
I like Baker but do you think he's premiership quality?
...............Westwood
Keogh... Dann...Turner.....Fox
.Baker......Gunner Bigi ......Henderson(any other loanee)
...................Best King.............
Anyone bet against this team getting promoted to the premiership.
SISU's plan A was invest get a quick promotion to the prem sell, hence they were not too concerned about their long term rent agreements at the time of due diligence.
They ran scared from this plan and the above were either sold or allowed to run their contracts down.
The cost of Plan B when you consider the cost over the last couple of years and the cost of relegation. Added on top of that the proposed investment over the next 5 years.
The idiot who made to decision to divert from Plan A here is the problem not rent.
What I am suggesting is that,
that was SISU's original plan and the fact they deviated away from it is why we were relegated and is why we are where are now. Not rent that was 800k a year more expensive than it should have been.
I am also suggesting that the cost of relegation and SISU's new plan over the next 5 years will cost more than what it would have cost back then to complete plan A.
The thing is though, you don't really have a choice when people run their contracts down. You can't hold a gun to their head....
@ Nick...I'll say to you what i'm always havint to say to Torchy...Read ALL of what someone posts, rather than "Cherry pick", Westwood asked for a contract extention, well before Hoofroyd finally offered him one. SISU got what they deserved from Westwood, with his refusal.
Strange how its always Coventry City who can't hold on to their best players. I know other clubs lose some of theirs as well, but we lost all of ours. Not one of "the gems" had a contact renewal.
@ Nick...I'll say to you what i'm always havint to say to Torchy...Read ALL of what someone posts, rather than "Cherry pick", Westwood asked for a contract extention, well before Hoofroyd finally offered him one. SISU got what they deserved from Westwood, with his refusal.
If we hadn't sold Ian Wallace......blah blah
If UEFA hadn't staged a final at Heysel.......blah blah
If Bryan Richardson hadn't taken his "punt".....blah blah...
....And If ants were the size of dogs.....they'd rule the fucking world!
SISU's plan was to buy players, develop and sell on, with one of the other outputs being that we'd get promoted in the meantime.
They didn't divert from this as such for a couple of years, instead they put a pair of complete fucking buffoons in charge of the job, Chris Coleman and Ray Ranson.
You've got to remember that some of the players you name in that 11 were signed AFTER some of the others on there had left. So it'd probably fair to say that SISU did attempt to maintain the quality of the squad in some places.
They only run them down when they have not been offered a deal to there liking
Plus they perceive that the club management has no ambition and want to move on to someone that does.
Most those players were playing against the like of Cardiff/Southampton a few seasons ago. Turner and Gunna and Fox etc made the right decision.
...............Westwood
Keogh... Dann...Turner.....Fox
.Baker......Gunner Bigi ......Henderson(any other loanee)
...................Best King.............
I think he would have been part of a team that could have got promotion to the premiership.
Unfortunately only a handful would be good enough for the prem as with most promoted teams.
@ Torchy....Suck on this you prat......http://www.football.co.uk/coventry_city/westwood__i_won_t_be_bullied_rss1209849.shtml
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