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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: The Saturday Boy on May 04, 2010, 10:04:13 pm
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just heard the Gaz Roberts has signed for Derby today. I hope this is not a sign of things to come.
All the best to him though, he has served us well.
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I really hope this isn't the case. He's had an excellent season and always has a great attitude.
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Nothing on Wikipedia, and that usually the first place these rumours turn up.
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RobTheRover wrote:
Nothing on Wikipedia, and that usually the first place these rumours turn up.
Did Peter Beardsley tell you that?
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I wouldn't be surprised at all at Roberts going to Derby.
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Personally I'd be gutted he's been amazing for us can't remember him having a bad game in 2 seasons in The Championship
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The Saturday Boy wrote:
just heard the Gaz Roberts has signed for Derby today. I hope this is not a sign of things to come.
All the best to him though, he has served us well.
Source?
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B*LLSH*T
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http://forums.therams.co.uk/thread.jspa?threadID=39704&start=15&tstart=0
Well theres a thread on the Derby forum about needing a left back in which they mention every left back except Roberts, fingers crossed its just a rumour...
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Their manager has said that they are hopeful of announcing 2 new free signings by the end of the week. :s
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i was just reading today that he is in talks to further is tenure at the keepmoat???
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DonnyNoel wrote:
RobTheRover wrote:
Nothing on Wikipedia, and that usually the first place these rumours turn up.
Did Peter Beardsley tell you that?
LOL! Yes, just after he made his 20th appearance for us.
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I hope not.
If true, it is further proof that if you piss players about and keep them waiting, they will just jump ship to a club that shows the most desire to get their signature.
Sad day for Rovers if this comes true.
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That is one theory.
It might also be possible that Gaz Roberts is recognised as an established championship player and is moving to a club who require an established championship left back, and who can offer him substantially more in wages than we can.
If that is the case, there's not much the club can do.
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If this turns out to be true, exceptionally pissed off would be the word(s) to sum up my feelings!
I always felt that we were taking risks, by not signing key players up before the end of season. I thought we would have learned this lesson from losing Greeny for free! Fair enough allow the contracts of squad players expire, but not members of the starting 11.
After the talk of 'this is the season where we can really do something special' etc, and 'mouth watering' signings it would be a real disappointment to lose a player like Roberts only 2 days after the end of the season! Hopefully not true, but Gartom could you please give us some clarification on the matter!
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even if he does go, its not gunna be like loosing your best players in - richie wellens, matt mills, paul green...... He's good, but not that good.
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Let's all just chillax till it's official. Let's trying and go one bleeding summer without worrying about things before they happen... please? :S
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To be fair it would be easily avoided by the club if they signed up key players with expiring contracts before they become available…
As far as I am concerned a left back is not one of our prime areas in need of strengthening at the minute, any money we may have to spend on a left back could have gone towards areas where we are struggling!
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He's 32, he only has a few years left in him at this level. He knows that, we know that. If we dawdle and don't offer him anything, Derby could quite easily nip in, put a couple of grand more on the table for him, and he's off. It is completely plausible and I wouldn't be surprised if it happened tbh. :(
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The OP is a wind up merchant, he comes on makes a post without any back up and then pisses off without clarifying where he got the info from. It is the silly season after all, there`ll be plenty more that come on here and post shite
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I'm afraid to say that The Saturday Boy is a pretty reliable source and imagine this will be confirmed in the next couple of days! As in Greeny's case, money talks at the end of the day.
Thanks for the service you have given the club Gareth and good luck with the rest of your career.
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JonWallsend wrote:
That is one theory.
It might also be possible that Gaz Roberts is recognised as an established championship player and is moving to a club who require an established championship left back, and who can offer him substantially more in wages than we can.
If that is the case, there's not much the club can do.
Another theory is.
Gaz's Agent is not happy with the Rovers relationship with him(the agent) anymore,Another younger agent is getting a bigger slice of the action.He therefore throws out the dummy and threatens to leave with as many of his players at Rovers that he can pursuade to move to other clubs.IF and its a big if he leaves I believe it will have more to do with his agent than Robbo wanting more money.
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Also Im confident that Rovers are fully aware of the risk's and IF a 1,2 or even 4/5 players leave due to failures in contract talks they are more than capable of replacing any player,often with BETTER players.As much has I loved him and repect him for what he did at Rovers,Did Greeny leaving have any effect on the clubs progress at all?It's easy to sit there and say we should'nt make the same mistake again but what could the club do to stop Greeny leaving?Match the £12,000 or so as rumoured to be offered by Derby?We are having such a hard time trying to sign Billy sharp with similar wages to stop any wage war.Imagine what would have happened if Rovers had given Greeny a contract of around £12,000 a week?We could'nt match wage offers to keep Ritchie and Millsy.We Still improved and became an even better team.
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didnt green go for 6k a week?
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Rams forum (http://forums.therams.co.uk/thread.jspa?threadID=39775&start=0&tstart=0)
Just had a look on the above and Clough apparently told fans at a forum tonight, that they had 'pretty much signed an experienced left back'.
Later on in the thread a few people saying it is Roberts.
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Nicky Shorey !
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I hope it is Shorey. He's baa-baa.
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Also Im confident that Rovers are fully aware of the risk's and IF a 1,2 or even 4/5 players leave due to failures in contract talks they are more than capable of replacing any player,often with BETTER players.As much has I loved him and repect him for what he did at Rovers,Did Greeny leaving have any effect on the clubs progress at all?It's easy to sit there and say we should'nt make the same mistake again but what could the club do to stop Greeny leaving?Match the £12,000 or so as rumoured to be offered by Derby?We are having such a hard time trying to sign Billy sharp with similar wages to stop any wage war.Imagine what would have happened if Rovers had given Greeny a contract of around £12,000 a week?We could'nt match wage offers to keep Ritchie and Millsy.We Still improved and became an even better team.
Good post. I can't say following any players leaving recently that we have rued that decision. Mainly Greeny for sentimental reasons but other then that,Wellens has been replaced and improved upon with Oster (providing he signs again) and Mills was replaced by a better all round centre half in Shackell.
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mushRTID wrote:
didnt green go for 6k a week?
Oh yes your right :blush: got carried away a bit :laugh: ,The points I was making still stands though.
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Actually, Greeny went for more than that. Cant blame him, and if these rumours are true, cant blame Gaz either.
JR said after Greeny went that we wouldnt lose our best players for nothing again - hopefully that is still the case.
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RobTheRover wrote:
I hope it is Shorey. He's baa-baa.
Should fit in at The Rams then.
In all ways.
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RobTheRover wrote:
Actually, Greeny went for more than that. Cant blame him, and if these rumours are true, cant blame Gaz either.
JR said after Greeny went that we wouldnt lose our best players for nothing again - hopefully that is still the case.
If Gareth has gone to Derby and I hope not, this shows yet again we cannot compete with wages in this league. Our best players will go and Sean will have to start again finding players that are at a reduced cost. If Gareth has gone then how can we afford wages for the likes of Shackell and Sharp. Long summer waiting to pick up the scraps at the end of July maybe.
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We've actually got two threads on the forum at the moment simulateously saying Roberts is extending his contract at Doncaster (this thread here (http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=57&func=view&catid=999999&id=82618)) and this one saying he is off to Derby?
Incredible. :silly:
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bobjimwilly wrote:
We've actually got two threads on the forum at the moment simulateously saying Roberts is extending his contract at Doncaster (this thread here (http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=57&func=view&catid=999999&id=82618)) and this one saying he is off to Derby?
Incredible. :silly:
The difference being this thread has no source apart from hearsay to back it up
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I think that Filo should be renamed Thomas. I appreciate there is a lot of crap posted on this forum with no substance. I think you will find this not to be the case with the OP who maybe would like to protect the source of this info.
As an aside, those who were at Swansea may have picked up on a hint at the final whistle when the players came over to the away supporters. Ben Smith threw his gloves into the crowd, shortly followed by Roberts and JOC throwing their shirts. Mcdaid then handed his shirt to a female supporter before waving to the fans. I said to the guys with me that this may be an indication of the players who have just palyed their last games for the club.
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mutleyrover wrote:
I think that Filo should be renamed Thomas. I appreciate there is a lot of crap posted on this forum with no substance. I think you will find this not to be the case with the OP who maybe would like to protect the source of this info.
If OP is correct then I shall eat humble pie, but at the moment it`s an unsubstantiated rumour, nothing else.
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mutleyrover wrote:
Ben Smith threw his gloves into the crowd, shortly followed by Roberts and JOC throwing their shirts. Mcdaid then handed his shirt to a female supporter before waving to the fans. I said to the guys with me that this may be an indication of the players who have just palyed their last games for the club.
Now I'm confused. Hasn't JOC got another year left on his contract?
Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/7532525.stm)
BBC July 2008: Meanwhile, defender James O'Connor has signed a new three-year deal.
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The throwing away of shirts is not realy proof as we wont be playing in them again anyway with the new sponsor next season.
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The throwing of shirts into the crowd is quite normal. Some like to keep their shirts, others don't mind. This is a rumour at the moment, we have no evidence to say it's true.
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steve@dcfd wrote:
RobTheRover wrote:
Actually, Greeny went for more than that. Cant blame him, and if these rumours are true, cant blame Gaz either.
JR said after Greeny went that we wouldnt lose our best players for nothing again - hopefully that is still the case.
If Gareth has gone to Derby and I hope not, this shows yet again we cannot compete with wages in this league. Our best players will go and Sean will have to start again finding players that are at a reduced cost. If Gareth has gone then how can we afford wages for the likes of Shackell and Sharp. Long summer waiting to pick up the scraps at the end of July maybe.
Do you really expect us to compete with wages with the likes of Derby. Realistically there average attendence is what? 28k? Thats 3x ours. Course we cant compete with that, we know that. If rovers really wanted to keep certain players, they should have done more previously instead of waiting and leaving the opportunity for players/agents to make money. Simple. Lets just wait and see whats happening and for confirmation. As always, this shows what a hell of job SOD and ROK are doing, by completing in this division, and also Holloway at Blackpool.
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I can't believe this!! Gaz was one of our most consistent players last year, why oh why have we not had him on a longer term contract before now?? If we lose another class player for free then it again shows the narrow mindedness of our management team! The threads on the Derby forum that I have read look pretty convincing to me! If we don't start to get some of our out of contract players on a new contract soon we might as well forget it next year because we won't have a team!!
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Agreed,You cannot read too much in the shirt throwing,Did Heffs throw anything to the crowd?thats just all guesswork.Im sure we will see a released list soon enough.
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My thoughts are with the people who sponsored those players and had the shirts taken back off them at the Sponsors Event last week, so that the players could wear them fo the final game. Now, some other monkey has their shirt! ;-)
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Filo wrote:
The OP is a wind up merchant, he comes on makes a post without any back up and then pisses off without clarifying where he got the info from. It is the silly season after all, there`ll be plenty more that come on here and post shite
Is this a reference to me? If so, why? I havent posted on here for some time and certainly not on this thread. Please clarify.
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Since our own clubs official site has stated today that Gareth has been offered a new deal, and does not mention at all anything to do with Derby County, I'll take this with a minute pinch of salt right now. I can't see it.
If it is true, then good luck to Gaz. We can easily sign a new left back or two, he has had a brillianr season but is definitely replaceable.
EDIT: Old Popsider, you're paranoid mate. 'OP' is short for 'Original Poster', as in the guy who posted this thread. :P
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Old Popsider wrote:
Filo wrote:
The OP is a wind up merchant, he comes on makes a post without any back up and then pisses off without clarifying where he got the info from. It is the silly season after all, there`ll be plenty more that come on here and post shite
Is this a reference to me? If so, why? I havent posted on here for some time and certainly not on this thread. Please clarify.
i think it refers to the original poster
but i could be wrong
maybe this was a ruse to get you to show yourself for nefarious purposes B)
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I think OP = Original Poster. Though being Irish i could be wrong.
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OP to the power of 3! :laugh:
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Derby fan on another forum:
Done deal my friend unless he gets a better off by Monday.
Not looking promising. Lessons clearly weren't learnt by the Green fiasco
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I have asked said poster on that other forum (assuming it's the same one as it's letter-for-letter the same post) how he is so sure, so we'll find out in due course.
I've seen plenty of similar posts from people concerning Stock, Woods etc. in the past and those times it did not come to fruition.
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Don't you just love how people assume other clubs' fans know more than ours about what's going on.
I might pose as a Derby fan on another forum and post about how it's all b*llocks, would that chear people up?
Sorry for the moan, I hate this rumour stuff, all of a sudden we have thousands of in the know people. Just wait and see, if Roberts was so key and it could have been done and he was going to stay SOD would have signed him up months ago.
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bedale rover wrote:
Old Popsider wrote:
Filo wrote:
The OP is a wind up merchant, he comes on makes a post without any back up and then pisses off without clarifying where he got the info from. It is the silly season after all, there`ll be plenty more that come on here and post shite
Is this a reference to me? If so, why? I havent posted on here for some time and certainly not on this thread. Please clarify.
i think it refers to the original poster
but i could be wrong
maybe this was a ruse to get you to show yourself for nefarious purposes B)
OK. Hackles going down a bit now, but to save confusion perhaps 'orpo'/'orp' would be a bit better? :huh:
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\"A lad on the Derby forums called 'dcfc_kev' when he talks about a rumour then you know it's true. He said that the Derby contract is the best one on offer to him and if he doesn't receive a better offer he'll sign on Monday. \"
That was the response. We'll soon see then if this 'dcfc_kev' guy really is accurate 100% of the time.
You can imagine that if true, SOD is surely trying his damnedest to keep Robbo at the club.
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I always thought that a contract couldn't be signed until June and that even talks at this stage would be classed as tapping up as most contracts don't end until the end of June. Be interesting to know whether that's the case with Roberts.
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big fat yorkshire pudding wrote:
I always thought that a contract couldn't be signed until June and that even talks at this stage would be classed as tapping up as most contracts don't end until the end of June. Be interesting to know whether that's the case with Roberts.
A player coming to the end of his contract is free to talk to whoever he likes up to 6 months before his contract expires
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Old Popsider wrote:
bedale rover wrote:
Old Popsider wrote:
Filo wrote:
The OP is a wind up merchant, he comes on makes a post without any back up and then pisses off without clarifying where he got the info from. It is the silly season after all, there`ll be plenty more that come on here and post shite
Is this a reference to me? If so, why? I havent posted on here for some time and certainly not on this thread. Please clarify.
i think it refers to the original poster
but i could be wrong
maybe this was a ruse to get you to show yourself for nefarious purposes B)
OK. Hackles going down a bit now, but to save confusion perhaps 'orpo'/'orp' would be a bit better? :huh:
Or POP, \"Paranoid Old Popsider\" :P
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Filo wrote:
big fat yorkshire pudding wrote:
I always thought that a contract couldn't be signed until June and that even talks at this stage would be classed as tapping up as most contracts don't end until the end of June. Be interesting to know whether that's the case with Roberts.
A player coming to the end of his contract is free to talk to whoever he likes up to 6 months before his contract expires
Oh right, I thought for domestic transfers it was different?
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RobTheRover wrote:
My thoughts are with the people who sponsored those players and had the shirts taken back off them at the Sponsors Event last week, so that the players could wear them fo the final game. Now, some other monkey has their shirt! ;-)
The young lady who got McDaid's shirt lives near to him and had previously asked him for his shirt (no sniggers at the back) and said he had to return his red shirt for the sponsor.
JR said Greeny was getting £8k at Derby
(http://newimages.fotopic.net/?iid=12gw8v&outx=640&quality=80)
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big fat yorkshire pudding wrote:
Filo wrote:
big fat yorkshire pudding wrote:
I always thought that a contract couldn't be signed until June and that even talks at this stage would be classed as tapping up as most contracts don't end until the end of June. Be interesting to know whether that's the case with Roberts.
A player coming to the end of his contract is free to talk to whoever he likes up to 6 months before his contract expires
Oh right, I thought for domestic transfers it was different?
I've got a feeling you are right. I thought it was 6 months for international transfers and 6 weeks for domestic.
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Filo wrote:
Old Popsider wrote:
bedale rover wrote:
Old Popsider wrote:
Filo wrote:
The OP is a wind up merchant, he comes on makes a post without any back up and then pisses off without clarifying where he got the info from. It is the silly season after all, there`ll be plenty more that come on here and post shite
Is this a reference to me? If so, why? I havent posted on here for some time and certainly not on this thread. Please clarify.
i think it refers to the original poster
but i could be wrong
maybe this was a ruse to get you to show yourself for nefarious purposes B)
OK. Hackles going down a bit now, but to save confusion perhaps 'orpo'/'orp' would be a bit better? :huh:
Or POP, \"Paranoid Old Popsider\" :P
:angry: :angry: :angry:
Remember, you are supposed to be a Mod, so set an example and behave like one instead of trying to wind people up.
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f Gareth has gone to Derby and I hope not, this shows yet again we cannot compete with wages in this league
Nor should we if certain clubs pay over the odds for players. A practice which got them in to the shit in the first place. Can you say Derby have used the Premiership and parachute payments wisely ?
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Old Popsider wrote:
Filo wrote:
Old Popsider wrote:
bedale rover wrote:
Old Popsider wrote:
Filo wrote:
The OP is a wind up merchant, he comes on makes a post without any back up and then pisses off without clarifying where he got the info from. It is the silly season after all, there`ll be plenty more that come on here and post shite
Is this a reference to me? If so, why? I havent posted on here for some time and certainly not on this thread. Please clarify.
i think it refers to the original poster
but i could be wrong
maybe this was a ruse to get you to show yourself for nefarious purposes B)
OK. Hackles going down a bit now, but to save confusion perhaps 'orpo'/'orp' would be a bit better? :huh:
Or POP, \"Paranoid Old Popsider\" :P
:angry: :angry: :angry:
Remember, you are supposed to be a Mod, so set an example and behave like one instead of trying to wind people up.
I think you`re winding yourself up old lad :P
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Sad if true. I appreciate those who say we have lost some of our best players last Summer (Mills and Wellens) and have gone on to become a better team BUT there are only so many best players at the club. eventually we will run out! If GR is off, we have recognised left back.
I really do think we should be negotiating with our best players whose contracts are up earlier in the season. Maybe we are? Who knows?
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To be fair, Gaz has been superb this season, but full backs dont win you silverware. In our system, the FBs push up to give us the width, so they have a key role to play, but they are replaceable.
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PDX_Rover wrote:
Sad if true. I appreciate those who say we have lost some of our best players last Summer (Mills and Wellens) and have gone on to become a better team BUT there are only so many best players at the club. eventually we will run out! If GR is off, we have recognised left back.
I really do think we should be negotiating with our best players whose contracts are up earlier in the season. Maybe we are? Who knows?
I'd hope we're at least testing the waters with some players - I know you have to wait for mathematics but we've been safe for a long time. Or are the players wanting to wait?
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DonnyNoel wrote:
PDX_Rover wrote:
Sad if true. I appreciate those who say we have lost some of our best players last Summer (Mills and Wellens) and have gone on to become a better team BUT there are only so many best players at the club. eventually we will run out! If GR is off, we have recognised left back.
I really do think we should be negotiating with our best players whose contracts are up earlier in the season. Maybe we are? Who knows?
I'd hope we're at least testing the waters with some players - I know you have to wait for mathematics but we've been safe for a long time. Or are the players wanting to wait?
Hate to be the bearer of bad tidings but it was said on Radio Deedar last night that Roberts, Oster and Hayter were all interesting other clubs. Why haven't we learnt from the Green debacle? We have been safe for weeks so why hasn't something been sorted or is it the players hanging on for better offers? :unsure:
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You can't really blame the players for trying to get a better deal elsewhere. Especially since a few of them have proved themselves to be Championship quality. Rovers don't pay great wages and that's why we take gambles on unproven players. For me it shows Sean O'Driscoll is worth his weight in gold.
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Don't forget if the players Rep is no longer on good terms with Rovers for whatever reason that can make negotiations difficult and money might not be as important a factor about a player or two signing a new contract.
The interest from other clubs is always inevitable,and its an agents best bargaining chip when negotiations go on and it's no wonder it gets spread around when talks are due.Talking of agents I read the other day Heffs agent is Paul Hart jr.Now If I remember rightly was'nt he accused of some dodgey dealing?
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PACMAN wrote:
DonnyNoel wrote:
PDX_Rover wrote:
Sad if true. I appreciate those who say we have lost some of our best players last Summer (Mills and Wellens) and have gone on to become a better team BUT there are only so many best players at the club. eventually we will run out! If GR is off, we have recognised left back.
I really do think we should be negotiating with our best players whose contracts are up earlier in the season. Maybe we are? Who knows?
I'd hope we're at least testing the waters with some players - I know you have to wait for mathematics but we've been safe for a long time. Or are the players wanting to wait?
Hate to be the bearer of bad tidings but it was said on Radio Deedar last night that Roberts, Oster and Hayter were all interesting other clubs. Why haven't we learnt from the Green debacle? We have been safe for weeks so why hasn't something been sorted or is it the players hanging on for better offers? :unsure:
I think you answered your own question there. SOD says as much in the free press. Players like it here, but flash them two, three times the wages and that doesn't matter. Would Green, Roberts and even Wellens have gone had we paid bigger wages etc? Of course they wouldn't have. Just like Hayter and SOD wouldn't have come here had Bournemouth had money.
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Filo wrote
The OP is a wind up merchant, he comes on makes a post without any back up and then pisses off without clarifying where he got the info from. It is the silly season after all, there`ll be plenty more that come on here and post shite
Shite indeed, following today's announcement Filo I feel a certain amount of vindication. The first rule of Journalism is not to divulge your source/es. Just because I didn't respond and or haven't posted many times on this particular forum doesn't take away any validity, accuracy or truth from what I shared.
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The Saturday Boy wrote:
The first rule of Journalism is not to divulge your source/es. Just because I didn't respond and or haven't posted many times on this particular forum doesn't take away any validity, accuracy or truth from what I shared.
Any other interesting snippets of info to divulge?
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The Saturday Boy wrote:
Filo wrote
The OP is a wind up merchant, he comes on makes a post without any back up and then pisses off without clarifying where he got the info from. It is the silly season after all, there`ll be plenty more that come on here and post shite
Shite indeed, following today's announcement Filo I feel a certain amount of vindication. The first rule of Journalism is not to divulge your source/es. Just because I didn't respond and or haven't posted many times on this particular forum doesn't take away any validity, accuracy or truth from what I shared.
Ok I`ll hold my hands up, I apologise for doubting you, but we do have plenty that do post bollox :)
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Rigoglioso wrote:
Good luck to Gareth Roberts at Derby County.
At the end of the day he did nothing but a fantastic job in the four seasons he was with us, always giving it his best whenever he pulled on the red and white hoops.
It's a shame he has gone, but this is the football world we live in. Derby County (irrespective of where they finished last season) are a club with a rich history and attract crowds of near 30,000 most weeks, meaning they have more financial muscle than teams such as ourselves who don't throw silly money around in the attempt of buying success.
If Derby offered him the kind of wages that he has never had before and can only dream about, then given that Gaz Robbo is probably approaching the twilight years of his career, you cannot blame him for accepting Derby's offer.
I totally agree. And I wish him all the best.
I just wish Derby could pay him double as he is a little grafter and he deserves a nice wedge before he retires from football.
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The Saturday Boy wrote:
The first rule of Journalism is not to divulge your source/es.
You are Steve Hossack and I claim my five pounds.
Hang on a bit. You mentioned journalists' sources. My mistake...
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Least every time this happens it hurts a bit less than the previous cash dash.
I also wonder whether Nigel Clough has ever considered coaching players rather than buying up every small team that puts one over on him
If anyone wants a comforting thought here just think if Richie Wellens had stayed at little old Blackpool he'd be stepping out at Wembley for a place in the PL next week. :laugh:
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If anyone wants a comforting thought here just think if Richie Wellens had stayed at little old Blackpool he'd be stepping out at Wembley for a place in the PL next week.
And if we'd kept him, it could have been with us!
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Nigel Clough believes Gareth Roberts has a big role to play for Derby County over the next two years.
The left-back has agreed to join Derby on a two-year deal from Doncaster Rovers, effective from 1 July 2010.
At 32 years of age Roberts brings a vast amount of experience with him to Pride Park.
Clough - who is building a young and hungry squad for the future - views Roberts as a model professional that the younger professionals can look up to.
Contradiction, what contradiction??
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Clough really doesnt have a clue does he. Another season of struggle, led by a bloke trading on his Dad's name.
Good luck, Robbo. I think you'll need it.
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Clough really doesnt have a clue does he. Another season of struggle, led by a bloke trading on his Dad's name.
Good luck, Robbo. I think you'll need it.
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Filo wrote:
The Saturday Boy wrote:
Filo wrote
The OP is a wind up merchant, he comes on makes a post without any back up and then pisses off without clarifying where he got the info from. It is the silly season after all, there`ll be plenty more that come on here and post shite
Shite indeed, following today's announcement Filo I feel a certain amount of vindication. The first rule of Journalism is not to divulge your source/es. Just because I didn't respond and or haven't posted many times on this particular forum doesn't take away any validity, accuracy or truth from what I shared.
Ok I`ll hold my hands up, I apologise for doubting you, but we do have plenty that do post bollox :)
Not a sufficiently humble apology in my opinion Filo considering your rather outspoken condemnation of the OP, but he has been gracious enough to accept.
Top marks to The Saturday Boy for calling this one way ahead of the official confirmation.
Back to the main subject of the thread: I'm really disappointed to see Gareth leaving the club. I've been a fan of his since he first joined Rovers and his contribution to our success over the last few seasons has been immense.
He has earned the chance to progress his career and to optimise his earning potential in the last few years of his career and good luck to him.
Thanks Gareth for all you've done for the Rovers and for the wonderful entertainment you have provided to this particular fan.
Good luck at Derby.
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silent_majority wrote:
Clough - who is building a young and hungry squad for the future - views Roberts as a model professional that the younger professionals can look up to.[/i]
Yon alchy's son'll be a bit surprised when Gareth turns up for pre-season. My 3 year-old wouldn't have to crane his neck to look at the vertically-challenged, Taffy, turncoat Judas
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HAHAHAHHAHA! Perfectly timed dig at the garden gnome!