junglej13
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Noticed Everton just offered Lonergan a new deal as well. Thought he was long retired.
Noticed Everton just offered Lonergan a new deal as well. Thought he was long retired.The likes of Grant at United, Carson at Man City and now Forster at Spurs are odd ones. A lot of money for no game time but I guess the thinking is having an aging but good Goalkeeper around in helps a lot in training the Forwards. Also their experience would help young keepers. Then having a decent 3rd choice for an emergency. Probably makes sense financialy for the massive teams
The likes of Grant at United, Carson at Man City and now Forster at Spurs are odd ones. A lot of money for no game time but I guess the thinking is having an aging but good Goalkeeper around in helps a lot in training the Forwards. Also their experience would help young keepers. Then having a decent 3rd choice for an emergency. Probably makes sense financialy for the massive teams
Fair point, the earning potential is limited to perhaps 10 years maximum but it's not like a recently retired professional footballer goes from £?k a week to national minimum wage the next week, a fair number stay in the game in some capacity with an acceptable salary to boot and those that don't should have invested wisely, me thinks.Yeah it seems rough but the earning career is short. You'd be lucky to have 10 yrs earning anything near that. Those sort of figures are really only the top 40 or so club sides in the UK and as the industry makes the money it would be pretty fucked up if the people actually providing the entertainment on the field didn't get a fair share of the profits. Jimmy Hill kicked that off, players used to get ripped off and left unemployed with all sorts of horrible health issues.
Also they generate plenty of income tax. There are plenty of worse cases outside of elite sport
Always an Englishman too, it's also to help comply with the registration rules in the European competitions.
Yes, I remember Rob Green was at Chelsea for a few years and traveled to every game with the squad.
Perhaps we can find one if we dig deep enough into other Championship clubs’ scrap heaps.Like him a lot as a player, but cos of his injury record I won’t be gutted if he doesn’t come here. As long as we find another ball playing LCB
Perhaps we can find one if we dig deep enough into other Championship clubs’ scrap heaps.
@better days @Skybluebeliever what's the latest on the apparent European signing/interest?Where is this European signing?
I heard a while back that the lad probably wouldn't be back but @Skybluebeliever is usually on the money and said more recently that he thought it was back onHopefully bollocks
The club were not prepared to pay a signing on fee and salary that were being asked for hence why originally it was a no go , it then appeared there were no takers so we were back in , always the risk someone comes in and offers what the player wantsI heard a while back that the lad probably wouldn't be back but @Skybluebeliever is usually on the money and said more recently that he thought it was back on
Well I hope that hasn't meant we've lost out on the target(s) we'd switched to.The club were not prepared to pay a signing on fee and salary that were being asked for hence why originally it was a no go , it then appeared there were no takers so we were back in , always the risk someone comes in and offers what the player wants
The club were not prepared to pay a signing on fee and salary that were being asked for hence why originally it was a no go , it then appeared there were no takers so we were back in , always the risk someone comes in and offers what the player wants
I thought he would have had more choice than us and QPR, considering teams like Leeds were mentioned at the start.
It will have been about moneyI thought he would have had more choice than us and QPR, considering teams like Leeds were mentioned at the start.
And the home game against SwanseaLet's all re watch the highlights of our thrashing at Luton to see how good JCS really was!
It will have been about money
Not worth around 10k a week.
But then on the other hand, Leeds were signing Rose according to some.I thought he would have had more choice than us and QPR, considering teams like Leeds were mentioned at the start.
And possibly location.It will have been about money
But then on the other hand, Leeds were signing Rose according to some.
And possibly location.
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