He seems the most likely to sign from his form and comments in the media. Seems a no brainer really. Unless Burge is a lot better than I thought.
Would have thought it'd depend on how stupid his current contract is (I'd imagine the answer to that is 'very'!) and how realistic he is in accepting he got lucky then, and he may as well sink back down to realism now.
And, of course, how far below 'realistic' we now have to go!
Incidentally on the radio, Jim Blyth was said not to rate Murphy in the slightest. I struggle to understand why, tbh. I know he's no De Gea, but he seems as good as we'd get for this level?
Agreed. He left Scunny pretty quick on relegation.
I'd assume we offered him a half-decent deal to turn his head. Used to buy into the 'well at least we're tight on wages now' until I heard one or two (from very good sources) that made my eyes water!
Don't think he'll re-sign I really don't
Indeed - but I suspect those days are done.
and we're a decent shout for a play-off place next season
We are?!?
Pre-season optimism has kicked in early this year.
(we've finished there or thereabouts last two seasons (touch wood) if you add on the 10 points, I don't see massive quality changes and in theory we have a bit of cash to bring someone in)
Of course they are.
But then it boils down to the savings on his current contract that would happen naturally, v. his expectation being raised by his current contract and the club's expectations being lowered by... well, you know what
FWIW I think he'll go. Even if we offer him par, I think he's had a good enough season to get some kind of offer from a more secure League One side, or even a lower level Championship side, for more than we'll offer him... even if what we offer him is reasonable.
That's my take on it too. On the plus side he's settled, so a reasonable offer might entice him, especially if it's for a few years. On the minus side if I was him I'd feel a little unloved at the moment by the way it's being handled. No one likes insecurity, even if it is an occupational risk.
Although the club hardly gives the impression of a settling place!
Although that said, Pressley bought into it. I often wonder just what the hell they said to him to make him so keen to take the job and stick with it. Not like he was out of work at the time or had a low stock.Posiively for contract renewals, somebody's either remarkably persuasive, or there really is a vision to buy into(!)
I'd assume we offered him a half-decent deal to turn his head. Used to buy into the 'well at least we're tight on wages now' until I heard one or two (from very good sources) that made my eyes water!
Such as?
Although the club hardly gives the impression of a settling place!
Although that said, Pressley bought into it. I often wonder just what the hell they said to him to make him so keen to take the job and stick with it. Not like he was out of work at the time or had a low stock.Posiively for contract renewals, somebody's either remarkably persuasive, or there really is a vision to buy into(!)
Bugger me, has someone else popped in and taken over your keyboard for this thread over the other?!?
This is of course, assuming we're not liquidated at that point.
Quoting would reveal my source, although it was about as good a source as you could get.
£8,000pw for a player you really wouldn't have dreamed of being on £8,000pw however!
PleaSe can you PM me the details? Promise I won't reveal it to anyone on SBT. Unless it is Roy o'Donovan.
our myopic controllers,
not owners,
because we are not allowed to know who they are,
will be suitably parsimonious, not for any other reason other than that of using us, (CCFC), as a debt pit,
that is only in my opinion, of course,
now, who's got that Cayman Islands tourist brochure ?
And what has that got to do with Joe Murphy?
Would have thought it'd depend on how stupid his current contract is (I'd imagine the answer to that is 'very'!) and how realistic he is in accepting he got lucky then, and he may as well sink back down to realism now.
And, of course, how far below 'realistic' we now have to go!
Incidentally on the radio, Jim Blyth was said not to rate Murphy in the slightest. I struggle to understand why, tbh. I know he's no De Gea, but he seems as good as we'd get for this level?
Very true, media reports suggest that murphy, baker and Clarke were on an average of £8k per week (£416k), which is 20% of our £2m wage bill. How low will he go, given that the average wage in league one is c£1.5k per week and in the championship c£4k per week.
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To be fair to Murphy, he signed a one year deal when Scunthorpe were promoted, giving Scunthorpe an option to increase the length of that deal had they stayed up. Of course his agent was also fully aware of the details of Westwood's contract and what his likely decision was to be.Agreed. He left Scunny pretty quick on relegation, but you'd hope that a couple of years older and in L1 will temper his expectations somewhat. I guess it depends what's on offer and from the rumours and hearing him speak, it doesn't look like anyone's circling. Unlike say Moussa or Christie.
He seems the most likely to sign from his form and comments in the media. Seems a no brainer really. Unless Burge is a lot better than I thought.
I'l be really suprised if Murphy goes. Chill out people, there is time yet for players to sign.
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