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Post by andy on Jun 26, 2007 19:30:51 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2007 6:49:59 GMT
I'm sad to see Coates go, he's a fine keeper.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Jun 27, 2007 10:24:33 GMT
There are other keepers. The fact that JC has to go to Kidsgrove (who they?) to find first team football says that there ought to be a few decent alternatives around as back up to Englands Number 1
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Post by Tim Munslow on Jun 27, 2007 11:20:55 GMT
I liked James, but if I remember rightly Bromsgrove dropped him in favour of another keeper, so perhaps he wasnt' as good as we initially thought. He had one hell of a kick on him I know that.
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Post by andy on Jun 27, 2007 12:00:05 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2007 12:22:00 GMT
Bollocks.
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Post by andy on Jun 27, 2007 12:42:42 GMT
I'm glad City dont conduct their transfer business in such a public way. Or have a manager who calls a player a 'silly lad' on the Club's website. Provides an interesting insight into what goes on behind some signings, though.
Ryan Clarke – Date of birth 22/1/84
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Post by wh on Jun 27, 2007 12:51:11 GMT
I'm glad City dont conduct their transfer business in such a public way. Or have a manager who calls a player a 'silly lad' on the Club's website. Provides an interesting insight into what goes on behind some signings, though. Ryan Clarke – Date of birth 22/1/84 They were never going to just roll over, after playing hard ball over Clarke's fee last season and then us signing one of their key players...the writing was on the wall I'm afraid. I hope they haven't made it impossible for him to continue with them by making this so public  |
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Post by alfred on Jun 27, 2007 13:38:30 GMT
Andy Preece is responsible for you lot not getting Ryan Clarke. He promised him the earth and then couldn't back it up with the compensation money because the city chairman won't let him have any transfer budget this season. Preece shouldn't have made promises he couldn't see through when he knew he couldn'tany way.
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Post by tim on Jun 27, 2007 15:20:12 GMT
and that's a fact, is it?
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Post by Tim Munslow on Jun 27, 2007 17:19:28 GMT
As Ryan Clarke has done a U-turn twice now do we actually want him anyway?
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Post by andy on Jun 27, 2007 19:47:12 GMT
I dont think that is a fair question, Tim.
Paraphrasing what Nicky Law said yesterday...
Ryan is adamant he wants to leave. We wanted him to stay on ... we have to do what's right for the club first.
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Post by wh on Jun 27, 2007 20:29:57 GMT
If what we have read is correct and Clarke has gone cap in hand to Alfreton then I think he has made a mistake. I would have thought that Ryan would have been better off sticking to his guns and continue saying he wanted out, then surely a compromise would have had to be reached.
The relationship must have been damaged despite what has been put in print.
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Post by tim on Jun 28, 2007 8:03:58 GMT
All smacks of Alfreton trying to push the price up, to me anyway. I'll believe he's decided to stay there when he appears for them against City.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Jun 28, 2007 10:07:35 GMT
Ryan who? Lets move on and do a deal for someone we can sign.
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Post by DazaB on Jun 28, 2007 12:42:36 GMT
todays paper says something about he's set to join just have to sort out compensation money or something like that
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Post by Tim Munslow on Jun 28, 2007 13:08:19 GMT
Nah! That was yesterday's news; today's WN says he's done a U-turn and decided to stay with ALfreton.
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Post by villager on Jun 28, 2007 16:23:12 GMT
How many U-turns is that now?
Glad we didn't sign him .. don't need indecisive people at the back!
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Jun 29, 2007 10:12:25 GMT
How many U-turns is that now? Glad we didn't sign him .. don't need indecisive people at the back! Not sure I agree... |
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Post by wh on Jun 29, 2007 10:33:27 GMT
I wish we had signed him, If we have made so many attempts to get him Preecey must rate him very highly and from what has been written he has been forced to do a U turn due to Alfretons greed not through his own choice.
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Post by andy on Jun 29, 2007 11:05:09 GMT
There is also the issue that the new Alfreton manager wasnt going to look great if having signed three lower league players (all from at least two divisions below) to 'boost' the squad, he then lost two of his most experienced (even at the age of 23!) and key squad members who didnt want to play for him any more.
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Post by B*ue dragonstander on Jun 29, 2007 12:13:04 GMT
I imagine we will be patient and grab him when age permits unless Alfreton have tied him to a long contract.
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Post by Oogly Boogly on Jun 29, 2007 12:54:07 GMT
There are other keepers. The fact that JC has to go to Kidsgrove (who they?) to find first team football says that there ought to be a few decent alternatives around as back up to Englands Number 1 He was an okay keeper thats all There are better ones |
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Post by Oogly Boogly on Jun 29, 2007 12:55:16 GMT
Ryan who? Lets move on and do a deal for someone we can sign. I agree with Mr Blue Dragon. Lets concentrate on signing players who can show commitment to the club. |
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Post by andy on Jun 29, 2007 13:26:06 GMT
Saying publically that you are 'adamant' that you want to want to leave a Club is a good measure of personal commitment in my book. If the Club you are at goes out of its way to put up barriers to what you want to do - especially when you are non-contract - there is little that your own personal commitment can do about it.
To say that Ryan Clarke lacks commitment to Worcester is, IMHO, a short step down the Christian Moore route.
If I was to hazard a guess between the lines at what Alfred was saying, it may be that Alfreton set the 'compensation' level at the transfer fee (which they knew Worcester were willing to pay last year). Pure speculation on my part, though.
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Post by Oogly Boogly on Jun 29, 2007 15:49:04 GMT
Saying publically that you are 'adamant' that you want to want to leave a Club is a good measure of personal commitment in my book. If the Club you are at goes out of its way to put up barriers to what you want to do - especially when you are non-contract - there is little that your own personal commitment can do about it. To say that Ryan Clarke lacks commitment to Worcester is, IMHO, a short step down the Christian Moore route. If I was to hazard a guess between the lines at what Alfred was saying, it may be that Alfreton set the 'compensation' level at the transfer fee (which they knew Worcester were willing to pay last year). Pure speculation on my part, though. I think you got the wrong end of the stick there Andy. I doubt that Alfreton would have felt that saying he's 'adamant' about leaving the club shows great personal commitment even though he'll be playing there next season now. Maybe after a year with City he gets a better carrot dangled at him and is adamant of leaving again? You are right Christian Moore springs to mind. I'd question whether he's as good a fullback as the two we ended up with at the end of last season too. Of course the question really is 'is he a fullback or a wingback?' |
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Post by andy on Jun 29, 2007 15:55:06 GMT
I always seem to get the wrong end of the stick, OB. Not a problem, though, as I can see why I do.
Anyway, he is a right-sided full-back/wing-back who played in the middle of defence for Alfreton for most of last year and who scores goals.
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Post by Oogly Boogly on Jun 29, 2007 15:56:04 GMT
Fullback/wingback who scores goals? how?
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Post by andy on Jun 29, 2007 16:17:07 GMT
You missed the central defender bit out.
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Post by Oogly Boogly on Jun 29, 2007 16:34:00 GMT
Not really interested in that bit as central defenders get up for corners, freekicks etc and are usually pretty useful in the air. But fullbacks arent known for their goalscoring, our best like Selb and Jock spring to mind, they were always too busy doing their job. And wingbacks scoring? Their job is to get behind defences down the flanks and when they lose the ball they hit reverse gear fast, so the likes of Ashley Cole and Roberto Carlos tend not to score too many. So the question was how has he scored his goals?
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