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[SBT]

His fitness could be at any level, you have no idea?

If he's been training with us for a week then the staff will have a good idea though.

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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[Nick]

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

Exactly, hence you can't really say he didn't play because he was unfit etc etc.

We have no idea in reality, he could have a Jamie Allen style engine or he could be a Rooney where he looks at a burger and puts on 4 stone.

 

[SBT]

Exactly, hence you can't really say he didn't play because he was unfit etc etc.

We have no idea in reality, he could have a Jamie Allen style engine or he could be a Rooney where he looks at a burger and puts on 4 stone.

Why do you think he couldn't get a game at Charlotte?

 

[Nick]

Why do you think he couldn't get a game at Charlotte?

I have no idea, I can't say I have looked or tried to research it or ask any of their fans. Hence I'm not just making things up.

 

[TomRad85]

Charlotte FC fan in peace.
Look after him.

 

[rob9872]

With the club on this one. If he can help great, but let's not break the bank for an out of contract journeyman who has previously turned us down if it means we can't get another CM in.

 

[edgy]

Just done a bit of lunchtime googling. It appears J-Patz has been playing for a team called Crown Legacy FC as well as Charlotte. I think they play in a development/reserves league.

 

[SBT]

Just done a bit of lunchtime googling. It appears J-Patz has been playing for a team called Crown Legacy FC as well as Charlotte. I think they play in a development/reserves league.

It's the Charlotte FC reserve team

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Crown Legacy FC. The MLS really is the absolute pits.

 

[ptr]

Would assume their is some sort of international clearance that needs to be sorted.

For the lad born in Cov, living in Cov, to sign for Coventry City.

 

[Frostie]

So you have no idea

They only played 12 games while he was there, you can hardly read much into it.

But they had a years option on his contract too which they declined to take up.

 

[mark82]

Crown Legacy FC. The MLS really is the absolute pits.

The MLS is a pretty decent standard of league these days. The name of Charlotte's junior team doesn't really change that.

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

The MLS is a pretty decent standard of league these days. The name of Charlotte's junior team doesn't really change that.

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]

It really isn't. It's still very much a retirement league that attracts oversees players which 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 makes our back line look like AC Milan's in the 90s.

I'm sure you regularly watch MLS games

 

[Ccfcisparks]

I'm sure you regularly watch MLS games

I’m sure you do too

 

[Skyblueweeman]

 

[Lamps]

With the club on this one. If he can help great, but let's not break the bank for an out of contract journeyman who has previously turned us down if it means we can't get another CM in.

If 7k a week is breaking the bank it's simple. We're fucked.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

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.

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]

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.

Your post is completely irrelevant to this conversation.

I haven't even mentioned Paterson.

 

[Nick]

If 7k a week is breaking the bank it's simple. We're fucked.

Or maybe it's breaking the bank for him and more than what is deemed worth.

 

[shmmeee]

He’s welcome to keep earning fuck all of course. I can’t imagine anyone else at this level is going to offer him much.

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Or maybe it's breaking the bank for him and more than what is deemed worth.

7k a week is breaking the bank, Jesus Christ if we’re struggling to pay new players that we’re in massive trouble

 

[Nick]

7k a week is breaking the bank, Jesus Christ if we’re struggling to pay new players that we’re in massive trouble

Now read what I posted and what you quoted.

 

[Domo]

think admins will make some kinda of made in "cov, signs for cov, hes one of our own etc etc etc" videos when/(IF) he signs?

 

[rob9872]

It's not that £7k is breaking the bank, but we have a squad value and rules to follow. If that £7k means we can't afford to pay our potential incoming midfielder eg £18k then it's more breaking the structure that enables us to improve, when arguably he's a risk.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

If 7k a week is breaking the bank it's simple. We're fucked.

7k a week and a year supply of Rapeseed oil, that should seal it.

 

[rob9872]

7k a week and a year supply of Rapeseed oil, that should seal it.

Careful, we'll have Partey , Sigurdsson and Greenwood wanting to sign.

 

[David O'Day]

Lads

It's GIMOC, it's all bollocks

 

[ceetee]

This 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

It's £7k more than an unemployed footballer is paid

 

[duffer]

Or we haven't got a pot to piss in and he's the cheapest available option?

In fairness, both things can be true. FL might see him as an option for the squad, DK sees him as cheap.