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I think Ben’s mind has been COVID-addled. The most obvious solution is for him to buckle down and captain us to the end of the season and then if he wants to go, he can go with our blessing.
Derby and Forest also seem to be in the race to sign him now too.See Barnsley want to sell Mowatt for £1.2 million but his contract up at end of the season..
Quote from: karldew on January 11, 2021, 08:41:23 pmDerby and Forest also seem to be in the race to sign him now too.See Barnsley want to sell Mowatt for £1.2 million but his contract up at end of the season..Most overrated player going
Quote from: PDX_Rover on January 11, 2021, 09:54:35 pmI think Ben’s mind has been COVID-addled. The most obvious solution is for him to buckle down and captain us to the end of the season and then if he wants to go, he can go with our blessing.There is no official information from the club that says he won’t stay with us it’s all rumour and information from some source.
Quote from: Padge_DRFC on January 11, 2021, 10:44:53 pmQuote from: karldew on January 11, 2021, 08:41:23 pmDerby and Forest also seem to be in the race to sign him now too.See Barnsley want to sell Mowatt for £1.2 million but his contract up at end of the season..Most overrated player goingYou’re clubs wanting nearly two million for a player that’s never played in the championship, and it’s Mowatt that’s over rated yeah alright.
So people are bound to ask S_M, are you the source?
He’s got 2.5 years to think about where he wants to go, then!
Reading that story the information has come from a recruitment source. Also Preston want BW because they could lose two midfielders. If they don’t then what. Again another story with no official backing from the club apart from what the manager said that Ben missed Blackburn game for Covid reasons.So until we hear officially then Bens our player and May it continue.By the way SM where have I mentioned you ?The source was mentioned in Liam Hoden article and this article.
Does anyone know for certain that it is a source at the cub though.In the 60s my brother-in-law had a mate working at the Yorkshire Post in Leeds. He told him that on a low news day they could more or less pluck a story out of thin air and just quote “a source said” and that would give it an air of credibility. They could always decline to say who the source was so nobody was the wiser.Sometimes journalist are just as likely to have 2+2=5 as fans.
What I don’t understand after DM had said Ben was not ready because of Covid issues. Why some one from club would let it be known he’d had his head turned. Why go against what the manager had said.
I'm always surprised at the amount of stick our board get at times like these.They have been put in a pretty tough position and whatever happens from here they are in a no win situation.There has been some pretty madness valuations especially on twitter ranging from 3 to 10 million as a minimum we can accept and that's just not happening in times like these.Its very easy for fans to say he's got 2.5 years left on his contract and we should turn everything down and go for promotion. However it's pretty obvious to everybody that Ben wants the move and it could lead to a unhappy player that leads to unrest in the camp and division.The last thing we want.People are also stamping their feet and using Posh and Toney as a example of how we should be proceeding but that's chalk and cheese. Everyman and his dog were wanting Toney and Posh could just sit back and watch them bid against each other. No matter how good we think he is isn't attracting close to that attention,there is no bidding war. They also forget that Maddison who they had multiple offers for at various times in his time with them ended up leaving on a free.I've hardly seen a word of criticism of Ben himself but i for one am not happy with how he is going about this. Ben wants to play championship football desperately but he doesn't want to go far from his home limiting his options. I've no doubt his agent has probably been letting the right people know exactly that. Preston is obviously right where he wants to be and ticks all his boxes. Problem is they have put in a low ball offer compared to his worth. Ben and his agent should be looking at them and themselves if they want this to happen. Preston should increase there offer (it wouldn't take much) and Ben should put in a transfer request and waive his rights to any fee's direct to him.Maybe then a agreement can be reached that suits everybody. It shouldn't just be down to us to accept a poor offer just because it suits him. He cant expect us to roll over and have our tummy's tickled.Reality is I think it will happen at some point and good luck to the lad. He has earned his crack at it.
Quote from: steve@dcfd on January 12, 2021, 09:24:58 amWhat I don’t understand after DM had said Ben was not ready because of Covid issues. Why some one from club would let it be known he’d had his head turned. Why go against what the manager had said.How do you know it was someone at the club? The statement said source, it could have been a member of his family or someone connected to his agent.
Quote from: DearneValleyRover on January 12, 2021, 11:24:40 amQuote from: steve@dcfd on January 12, 2021, 09:24:58 amWhat I don’t understand after DM had said Ben was not ready because of Covid issues. Why some one from club would let it be known he’d had his head turned. Why go against what the manager had said.How do you know it was someone at the club? The statement said source, it could have been a member of his family or someone connected to his agent.Don’t want to start an argument but Martin(SM) has said he had his head turned and the information came from someone at the club. The Liam Hoden story could have been a different source.
Quote from: DearneValleyRover on January 12, 2021, 11:24:40 amQuote from: steve@dcfd on January 12, 2021, 09:24:58 amWhat I don’t understand after DM had said Ben was not ready because of Covid issues. Why some one from club would let it be known he’d had his head turned. Why go against what the manager had said.How do you know it was someone at the club? The statement said source, it could have been a member of his family or someone connected to his agent.Or it could be entirely made up....?
Quote from: idler on January 12, 2021, 09:43:54 amDoes anyone know for certain that it is a source at the cub though.In the 60s my brother-in-law had a mate working at the Yorkshire Post in Leeds. He told him that on a low news day they could more or less pluck a story out of thin air and just quote “a source said” and that would give it an air of credibility. They could always decline to say who the source was so nobody was the wiser.Sometimes journalist are just as likely to have 2+2=5 as fans.I can assure you my source is definitely in the club. I wouldn't have posted it otherwise idler.
I’ll be disappointed to see Ben move but that’s football, my only concern is that it drags on and subsequently doesn’t give us time to recruit