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Post by knowall on Jun 14, 2017 12:22:38 GMT
We allowed Steve Elliott to move on without offering a reduced pay contract to stay - he gave Cheltenham several years good service - could be the same with Easter he might say no but have we offered him the chance? DC will have to do well to find someone with his touch, brain and experience to replace even accounting for Easter's age.
Steve Elliott was a consistent performer and wasn't out injured all the time.
I'd like to think we can get better than Easter for the money he was costing us but I can understand why many wanted us to keep him.
Easter was injured early on at Rovers but has been available and mostly on the bench - what is difficult to replace is his football ability and that can be available at what price? to replace. He is local and will no doubt stay local - and like Steve consider a reduced wage
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2017 12:50:52 GMT
Steve Elliott was a consistent performer and wasn't out injured all the time.
I'd like to think we can get better than Easter for the money he was costing us but I can understand why many wanted us to keep him.
Easter was injured early on at Rovers but has been available and mostly on the bench - what is difficult to replace is his football ability and that can be available at what price? to replace. He is local and will no doubt stay local - and like Steve consider a reduced wage
I doubt it with his agent!
It will be interesting to see which league he ends up in. Locally, FGR would be a good shout and can probably offer top end wages for L2
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 14, 2017 13:08:30 GMT
Easter is going to want a decent contract as otherwise he may as well just retire, given he must have earnt a fair bit during his time in the Championship.
So does DC retain his services or sign another Gaffers or Ellis type striker for similar money who are genuine match winners, unlike Easter who hardly scored any crucial goals last season.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2017 22:06:08 GMT
Well considering we have only got rory gaffney right now i would say thats bloody obvious? ? But one would assume we are going to sign more strikers? Assumptions don't score goals though do they. Do you think we will just go with the one striker this season then? rory?
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 15, 2017 8:01:43 GMT
Assumptions don't score goals though do they. Do you think we will just go with the one striker this season then? rory? JE's average goal return during is career is now around 4 to 5 goals a season!! BB scored more last season than JE scored in all his 3 seasons at the club.
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Post by philbemmygas on Jun 15, 2017 11:11:04 GMT
Easter was injured early on at Rovers but has been available and mostly on the bench - what is difficult to replace is his football ability and that can be available at what price? to replace. He is local and will no doubt stay local - and like Steve consider a reduced wage
I doubt it with his agent!
It will be interesting to see which league he ends up in. Locally, FGR would be a good shout and can probably offer top end wages for L2
There is no "can" about it; Stale Mince will hose another shed load of "sustainable" spending up against the proverbial wall. Seems to use the same business model on his team that Pantsdown does on his franchises
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Post by LJG on Jun 15, 2017 14:16:22 GMT
Assumptions don't score goals though do they. Do you think we will just go with the one striker this season then? rory? We have to deal with facts not thoughts. Regardless of what I think a balanced squad needs at least 4 forwards. Are we going to get three "known quantity" forwards in before the start of the season? My opinion is no.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 19:55:07 GMT
Do you think we will just go with the one striker this season then? rory? We have to deal with facts not thoughts. Regardless of what I think a balanced squad needs at least 4 forwards. Are we going to get three "known quantity" forwards in before the start of the season? My opinion is no. Thanks for sharing your thoughts
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 21:53:11 GMT
Do you think we will just go with the one striker this season then? rory? We have to deal with facts not thoughts. Regardless of what I think a balanced squad needs at least 4 forwards. Are we going to get three "known quantity" forwards in before the start of the season? My opinion is no. I like easter and would have been happy for him to be offered a 1 year deal. A manager has to make judgements at the end of a players contract and his decision reflects that he believes he can bring in better than easter. Time will tell if he is right or not.
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Post by gaslife on Jun 16, 2017 4:21:20 GMT
We have to deal with facts not thoughts. Regardless of what I think a balanced squad needs at least 4 forwards. Are we going to get three "known quantity" forwards in before the start of the season? My opinion is no. I like easter and would have been happy for him to be offered a 1 year deal. A manager has to make judgements at the end of a players contract and his decision reflects that he believes he can bring in better than easter. Time will tell if he is right or not. Losing another experienced out-of-contract striker, yet gifting contract security to his mate Mansell in an unnecessary role, looks like dubious priorities. Time and results will tell.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jun 16, 2017 5:20:58 GMT
I like easter and would have been happy for him to be offered a 1 year deal. A manager has to make judgements at the end of a players contract and his decision reflects that he believes he can bring in better than easter. Time will tell if he is right or not. Losing another experienced out-of-contract striker, yet gifting contract security to his mate Mansell in an unnecessary role, looks like dubious priorities. Time and results will tell. So you are questioning DC's integrity? Rather you than me. As for Mansell being his "mate", let's not forget DC had no previous experience alongside his "mate" Mansell at a club. His not mate, Easter he spent time at Hartlepool with.] I personally think Mansell will have a good coaching career, he screams the type to me to go into that. I'm not sure I could see Easter as a coach and his career will hardly be progressing at his age.
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Post by gastronaut on Jun 16, 2017 6:00:36 GMT
Losing another experienced out-of-contract striker, yet gifting contract security to his mate Mansell in an unnecessary role, looks like dubious priorities. Time and results will tell. So you are questioning DC's integrity? Rather you than me. As for Mansell being his "mate", let's not forget DC had no previous experience alongside his "mate" Mansell at a club. His not mate, Easter he spent time at Hartlepool with.] I personally think Mansell will have a good coaching career, he screams the type to me to go into that. I'm not sure I could see Easter as a coach and his career will hardly be progressing at his age. Coach Driver might be a consideration!
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Post by warehamgas on Jun 16, 2017 6:55:41 GMT
I like easter and would have been happy for him to be offered a 1 year deal. A manager has to make judgements at the end of a players contract and his decision reflects that he believes he can bring in better than easter. Time will tell if he is right or not. Losing another experienced out-of-contract striker, yet gifting contract security to his mate Mansell in an unnecessary role, looks like dubious priorities. Time and results will tell. From what I remember it was JE who was DCs mate not LM, if anyone is anyone's mate in football. And DC sees things we don't and I'm pretty sure Mansell is a great team man, not so sure about JE. But what do I know? DC has made a decision and we move on. UTG!
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Post by Gas_Quarters on Jun 16, 2017 7:13:58 GMT
Losing another experienced out-of-contract striker, yet gifting contract security to his mate Mansell in an unnecessary role, looks like dubious priorities. Time and results will tell. So you are questioning DC's integrity? Rather you than me. As for Mansell being his "mate", let's not forget DC had no previous experience alongside his "mate" Mansell at a club. His not mate, Easter he spent time at Hartlepool with.] I personally think Mansell will have a good coaching career, he screams the type to me to go into that. I'm not sure I could see Easter as a coach and his career will hardly be progressing at his age. I agree. The ridiculous dive at Mansfield and the ridiculous elbow at Sheff Utd have stuck in my mind and convinced me that he has quite an unprofessional/immature side to him.
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Post by oldgas on Jun 16, 2017 7:50:14 GMT
We have to deal with facts not thoughts. Regardless of what I think a balanced squad needs at least 4 forwards. Are we going to get three "known quantity" forwards in before the start of the season? My opinion is no. I like easter and would have been happy for him to be offered a 1 year deal. A manager has to make judgements at the end of a players contract and his decision reflects that he believes he can bring in better than easter. Time will tell if he is right or not. Going against the grain and the general love-in where Easter's concerned, I found him to be one of those players who flatters to deceive. Yes, he looked good on the ball, held it up, but what did he ever achieve for all his hustle and bustle? I would say very little. His bursts of activity usually consisted of going sideways across the pitch with energetic purpose, followed by him losing the ball after almost making a break-through. He did this time and time again. The scoring opportunities he made for himself or others were actually few and far between. He made a decent enough sub, but very little else, in my opinion. I trust DC to invest Easters probably high wages in a much more productive player. All about opinions isn't it?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2017 8:13:49 GMT
I like easter and would have been happy for him to be offered a 1 year deal. A manager has to make judgements at the end of a players contract and his decision reflects that he believes he can bring in better than easter. Time will tell if he is right or not. Losing another experienced out-of-contract striker, yet gifting contract security to his mate Mansell in an unnecessary role, looks like dubious priorities. Time and results will tell. A player earns a lot more than a backroom coach and its just your opinion that its an unnecessary role. If the role is not required it follows that you believe the manager is incompetent and the owner is happy to waste thousands of pounds?
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 16, 2017 8:22:58 GMT
I like easter and would have been happy for him to be offered a 1 year deal. A manager has to make judgements at the end of a players contract and his decision reflects that he believes he can bring in better than easter. Time will tell if he is right or not. Losing another experienced out-of-contract striker, yet gifting contract security to his mate Mansell in an unnecessary role, looks like dubious priorities. Time and results will tell. Easter did little in 2+ years he's been here to warrant another contract, and he doesn't look like the player whose going to get any better the older he gets.
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Post by mariobalotelli on Jun 16, 2017 11:27:43 GMT
I like easter and would have been happy for him to be offered a 1 year deal. A manager has to make judgements at the end of a players contract and his decision reflects that he believes he can bring in better than easter. Time will tell if he is right or not. Losing another experienced out-of-contract striker, yet gifting contract security to his mate Mansell in an unnecessary role, looks like dubious priorities. Time and results will tell. Quick delete before anyone else sees
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Post by thegasfc on Jul 20, 2017 15:50:47 GMT
On trial at Yeovil.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jul 20, 2017 15:56:11 GMT
Thought he would be able to do better than Yeovil.
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