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Post by peterparker on Jan 16, 2018 9:41:26 GMT
Maybe I have a more cynical and less positive view of footballers than you do, so respect you for that. If I was just a lower league journeyman pro with a limited shelf life I would probably make sure I did whatever is necessary to ensure the financial security of my family before I worried about my career. I also accept that I may, in fact, be completely wrong. I guess it depends on the player, a younger one with no family would probably look at whether he could get games, an older one with a young family would look at settling down with house and schools a priority so would want to stay locally, moving around teams in the area. Mansell is a perfect example. We couldnt or didnt want to keep him as a player. He could have played a couple more years somewhere else, but that may mean moving, taking kids out of school etc and he has taken the 'safe' job and ended his career early probably I think fans sometime forget footballers are humans and especially at the lower levels there are so many more factors to consider
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Post by LJG on Jan 16, 2018 9:56:20 GMT
Renting is also proportionally higher, although I assumed our ticket prices etc aren't the cheapest in Div 1, but the number of players signed for our Development Squad suggests attracting players to the club isn't that big an issue. Rent is nearly double that of Accrington for example. When renting its all dead money you get nothing back when you move. If you are from the northwest for example you may well buy a family home knowing there is a fair chance you can commute everyday. Doesnt D.C. commute in ? lives southampton way doesnt he ? ...i would assume he doesnt therefore rent (?) Young players get housed or placed or still live with family.
EDIT:Wimbledon and Barnet most likely have players from the south east who accept the prices as normal. About 20million population in the London and surrounding counties offers a fair choice of footballers no doubt.
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Post by stuart1974 on Jan 16, 2018 10:03:23 GMT
I guess it depends on the player, a younger one with no family would probably look at whether he could get games, an older one with a young family would look at settling down with house and schools a priority so would want to stay locally, moving around teams in the area. Mansell is a perfect example. We couldnt or didnt want to keep him as a player. He could have played a couple more years somewhere else, but that may mean moving, taking kids out of school etc and he has taken the 'safe' job and ended his career early probably I think fans sometime forget footballers are humans and especially at the lower levels there are so many more factors to consider I recall that he also moved here to be based near Gloucester where his wife wanted to move to and be closer to her family.
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Post by singupgas on Jan 16, 2018 10:12:04 GMT
Any rumors on additions before Saturday, or do we really only make announcements on Thursdays?
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Post by barumgas on Jan 16, 2018 10:21:04 GMT
Any rumors on additions before Saturday, or do we really only make announcements on Thursdays? Two more sleeps until Super Thursday
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Post by singupgas on Jan 16, 2018 10:58:42 GMT
Any rumors on additions before Saturday, or do we really only make announcements on Thursdays? Two more sleeps until Super Thursday I cant get my head around it though, why do we only announce players or do anything on Thursday. It seems every other club in the world announce players any day of the week. Ill sit tight until Thursday.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 16, 2018 12:43:46 GMT
Two more sleeps until Super Thursday I cant get my head around it though, why do we only announce players or do anything on Thursday. It seems every other club in the world announce players any day of the week. Ill sit tight until Thursday. Perhaps DC can't be bothered travelling up from Romsey until Thursday each week, or perhaps we can only afford to pay Keith Brookman to work Thursday's to Saturday?? As the whole club seems to shut down Sunday to Wednesday re interviews etc when there's no mid week match.
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Post by singupgas on Jan 16, 2018 13:13:12 GMT
I cant get my head around it though, why do we only announce players or do anything on Thursday. It seems every other club in the world announce players any day of the week. Ill sit tight until Thursday. Perhaps DC can't be bothered travelling up from Romsey until Thursday each week, or perhaps we can only afford to pay Keith Brookman to work Thursday's to Saturday?? As the whole club seems to shut down Sunday to Wednesday re interviews etc when there's no mid week match. You mean he doesnt come to Bristol each day to take the training sessions?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 15:55:36 GMT
Perhaps DC can't be bothered travelling up from Romsey until Thursday each week, or perhaps we can only afford to pay Keith Brookman to work Thursday's to Saturday?? As the whole club seems to shut down Sunday to Wednesday re interviews etc when there's no mid week match. You mean he doesnt come to Bristol each day to take the training sessions? No they have a life size mannequin with an ipad selotaped to the face so D.C. can Skype from home. The mannequin is on wheels and Marcus pushes it about.
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Post by contradiction on Jan 16, 2018 16:41:48 GMT
Any rumors on additions before Saturday, or do we really only make announcements on Thursdays? yes, I undersatnd the club are currently preparing a statement listing : 1.All the players they have enquired about 2.All the players who have turned us down due to wages 3.All the players who turned us down as their missus didn't want to move house 4.All the agents that said 'F*ck right off Darrell, he isn't moving down there' Its going to be released as the club has deemed that none of this is confidential and its due to the demand for better communication from the club and due to Forum demand from people saying 'I want to know whats happening' So expect a big party once this super duper communication gets released, as everyone will know whats happening. Happy days.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 16, 2018 19:18:37 GMT
Any rumors on additions before Saturday, or do we really only make announcements on Thursdays? yes, I undersatnd the club are currently preparing a statement listing : 1.All the players they have enquired about 2.All the players who have turned us down due to wages 3.All the players who turned us down as their missus didn't want to move house 4.All the agents that said 'F*ck right off Darrell, he isn't moving down there' Its going to be released as the club has deemed that none of this is confidential and its due to the demand for better communication from the club and due to Forum demand from people saying 'I want to know whats happening' So expect a big party once this super duper communication gets released, as everyone will know whats happening. Happy days. I assume we still have to wait for Thursday for this announcement?
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Post by lastminutewinner on Jan 16, 2018 20:22:06 GMT
Mcghee got slated for living down south....
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 16, 2018 20:38:45 GMT
Mcghee got slated for living down south.... That's because he apparently stayed down there 6 days out of 7!! Just a pity he turned up on the 7th day on reflection.
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Post by abbeygas on Jan 16, 2018 21:12:37 GMT
Mcghee got slated for living down south.... I don' think that had anything to do with living down south 😂
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Post by philbemmygas on Jan 16, 2018 21:16:17 GMT
yes, I undersatnd the club are currently preparing a statement listing : 1.All the players they have enquired about 2.All the players who have turned us down due to wages 3.All the players who turned us down as their missus didn't want to move house 4.All the agents that said 'F*ck right off Darrell, he isn't moving down there' Its going to be released as the club has deemed that none of this is confidential and its due to the demand for better communication from the club and due to Forum demand from people saying 'I want to know whats happening' So expect a big party once this super duper communication gets released, as everyone will know whats happening. Happy days. I assume we still have to wait for Thursday for this announcement? That genuinely made me chuckle, which is unusual with one of your posts
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Post by Gasshole on Jan 17, 2018 3:42:53 GMT
I assume we still have to wait for Thursday for this announcement? That genuinely made me chuckle, which is unusual with one of your posts Nice burn, ouch.
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Post by barumgas on Jan 17, 2018 10:07:57 GMT
You mean he doesnt come to Bristol each day to take the training sessions? No they have a life size mannequin with an ipad selotaped to the face so D.C. can Skype from home. The mannequin is on wheels and Marcus pushes it about. Best post of the week Only one more sleep until 4pm on Super Thursday
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Post by gaslife on Jan 19, 2018 23:20:32 GMT
Mansell is a perfect example. We couldnt or didnt want to keep him as a player. He could have played a couple more years somewhere else, but that may mean moving, taking kids out of school etc and he has taken the 'safe' job and ended his career early probably I think fans sometime forget footballers are humans and especially at the lower levels there are so many more factors to consider I recall that he also moved here to be based near Gloucester where his wife wanted to move to and be closer to her family. Oh great. The club can’t afford quality footballers but have money to waste giving cushy non-jobs to ex-players who need to keep their wives happy.
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Post by midlandgas213 on Jan 22, 2018 8:37:56 GMT
Now 3 weeks in I think he transfer window must have closed and nobody told us about it
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jan 22, 2018 8:40:00 GMT
It's pretty tough not to be disappointed with how things have gone so far.
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