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Post by phillistine on Aug 7, 2022 17:58:50 GMT
Did the club pay for any of the players? I'm sure there was something mentioned after the last promotion where Wael was not allowed to fund the players trip to Vegas - or did I imagine that? If the club paid for the guys to enjoy a holiday then there would be tax implications or ot being a benefit in kind. Besides which i suspect that club had no budget for such a jolly which is why Wael stumped up as a personal thank you from him. If they go away for work such as a training camp however then there are not such problems.
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Post by richard on Aug 7, 2022 17:59:12 GMT
I thought Nick flew out with the others who went from London, isn't that him 2nd right at the front of the photo, looks like his sleeve. View AttachmentMaybe I’ve missed something here but Connor Taylor and Luke Thomas are in this photo so can’t be from Portugal.
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Post by wallywalters on Aug 7, 2022 17:59:21 GMT
I’m saying the club paid for others to fly out later who wernt intending on going so to suggest the club wouldn’t pay for Anderton is wrong and just trouble stirring. Fair play to joe for paying regardless. So why did JB pay for the flights if it was simply a case of arranging for the the club to pay for them? What does it matter to you why joe paid for the flights. ? Who cares who paid for them? Jesus. Talk about trying to make a story out of a non event. If joe paid brilliant. If the club paid brilliant. If lansdown paid brilliant. God help us if something serious happened. There are more important things to worry about in the world at the minute than nick Andertons easyJet flight bookings.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Aug 7, 2022 18:00:01 GMT
I thought Nick flew out with the others who went from London, isn't that him 2nd right at the front of the photo, looks like his sleeve. View AttachmentLuke Thomas is in this photo so can’t be from Portugal. That one must have been Dubai
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Aug 7, 2022 18:00:06 GMT
I thought Nick flew out with the others who went from London, isn't that him 2nd right at the front of the photo, looks like his sleeve. View AttachmentLuke Thomas is in this photo so can’t be from Portugal. Good point - it was from the Dubai trip. I'm becoming a liability!
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Aug 7, 2022 18:02:09 GMT
Luke Thomas is in this photo so can’t be from Portugal. That one must have been Dubai Yes, it is - best to put me on "ignore" - I've totally lost the plot!
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Post by dudelebowski on Aug 7, 2022 18:45:26 GMT
Has it occurred to anyone that JB just wanted to pay for Nick as a personal gesture of support? it may have had nothing to do with the club not paying . That kind of level headed common sense reasoning just won’t register in certain areas of this board. Every (non) story must be the result of sinister goings on, apparently. Crawley up next, whose going?
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Post by chilegas on Aug 7, 2022 19:03:09 GMT
If it is career ending (which I think joey said in an interview) then maybe rovers agreed to pay up his contract early to assist with money and he is no longer contracted to the club - hence they wouldn’t be flying him out on the tour. Then Barton did it to be nice. In reality who cares-dunno why everyone is so keen to moan or complain about either Barton or the club over something that was a nice gesture. You can tell by all the stuff going on regarding it on the first game of the season that the club and team are all behind him.
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Post by singupgas on Aug 7, 2022 20:48:32 GMT
I thought Nick flew out with the others who went from London, isn't that him 2nd right at the front of the photo, looks like his sleeve. View AttachmentI think this pic is from when they flew out days after last season had finished. Hence Taylor, Thomas, Anderson are in it.
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Aug 7, 2022 20:56:38 GMT
I thought Nick flew out with the others who went from London, isn't that him 2nd right at the front of the photo, looks like his sleeve. View AttachmentI think this pic is from when they flew out days after last season had finished. Hence Taylor, Thomas, Anderson are in it. It is indeed - I'm easily confused!
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Post by RD on Aug 8, 2022 6:08:00 GMT
Christ, a couple on here seriously butt hurt by my comment.
It was a simple (logical) observation ffs.
If the trip was a training camp, my question was simply why is Barton having to cover the costs in the first place?
Jesus christ some on there really are pathetic and can't take any criticism at all.
It's not an attempt to be a conspiracy theory - it's a fairly straightforward logical deduction ffs.
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Post by playtowin on Aug 8, 2022 6:16:34 GMT
Christ, a couple on here seriously butt hurt by my comment. It was a simple (logical) observation ffs. If the trip was a training camp, my question was simply why is Barton having to cover the costs in the first place? Jesus christ some on there really are pathetic and can't take any criticism at all. It's not an attempt to be a conspiracy theory - it's a fairly straightforward logical deduction ffs. Injured players dont go on training camps ? Injured player is therefore getting treatment in the UK (?) Therefore as a "norm" wouldnt factor into the training camp trip. JB drops NA a call ,asks how things are going . On the spur of the moment offers NA the chance to come out to Portugal for a week if family and doctors agree.Dont worry about the cost he (JB) will cover it. NA checks...its ok... JB books flights etc...job done. Club probably knew nothing about it and were just following business as usual. No villans just a spur of the moment offer.
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Post by RD on Aug 8, 2022 7:14:36 GMT
Christ, a couple on here seriously butt hurt by my comment. It was a simple (logical) observation ffs. If the trip was a training camp, my question was simply why is Barton having to cover the costs in the first place? Jesus christ some on there really are pathetic and can't take any criticism at all. It's not an attempt to be a conspiracy theory - it's a fairly straightforward logical deduction ffs. Injured players dont go on training camps ? Injured player is therefore getting treatment in the UK (?) Therefore as a "norm" wouldnt factor into the training camp trip. JB drops NA a call ,asks how things are going . On the spur of the moment offers NA the chance to come out to Portugal for a week if family and doctors agree.Dont worry about the cost he (JB) will cover it. NA checks...its ok... JB books flights etc...job done. Club probably knew nothing about it and were just following business as usual. No villans just a spur of the moment offer. Possibly - lost count of the ifs and buts in your theory though. But yes, possible. Hardly any need for the outcry of butt hurt though for a story that - on the face of it - definitely appears very odd.
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Post by oldie on Aug 8, 2022 7:27:38 GMT
Injured players dont go on training camps ? Injured player is therefore getting treatment in the UK (?) Therefore as a "norm" wouldnt factor into the training camp trip. JB drops NA a call ,asks how things are going . On the spur of the moment offers NA the chance to come out to Portugal for a week if family and doctors agree.Dont worry about the cost he (JB) will cover it. NA checks...its ok... JB books flights etc...job done. Club probably knew nothing about it and were just following business as usual. No villans just a spur of the moment offer. Possibly - lost count of the ifs and buts in your theory though. But yes, possible. Hardly any need for the outcry of butt hurt though for a story that - on the face of it - definitely appears very odd. It is odd, and if the club were being parsimonious about costs covering a player who is unfit, the fact that the said player is battling cancer does not shed a good light on the club. Hence my comments that if Barton did pay for this from his own resources, as good as that is, it was probably best, for the PR of the club, that this story did not see the light of day.
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Post by RD on Aug 8, 2022 8:42:54 GMT
Possibly - lost count of the ifs and buts in your theory though. But yes, possible. Hardly any need for the outcry of butt hurt though for a story that - on the face of it - definitely appears very odd. It is odd, and if the club were being parsimonious about costs covering a player who is unfit, the fact that the said player is battling cancer does not shed a good light on the club. Hence my comments that if Barton did pay for this from his own resources, as good as that is, it was probably best, for the PR of the club, that this story did not see the light of day. Agreed. Obviously there is of course the possibility the club happily would have but Barton insisted etc - but without the clarity to confirm that was indeed the case, whilst it paints Barton in a very good light, the same cannot be said of the club. For those frothing at the mouth - again, I'm not saying the club refused; just that the story on the face of it appears odd without context and, therefore, if the scoop was to come out, care should have been taken to at least explain WHY Barton did it INSTEAD of the club.
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Post by oldie on Aug 8, 2022 8:45:44 GMT
It is odd, and if the club were being parsimonious about costs covering a player who is unfit, the fact that the said player is battling cancer does not shed a good light on the club. Hence my comments that if Barton did pay for this from his own resources, as good as that is, it was probably best, for the PR of the club, that this story did not see the light of day. Agreed. Obviously there is of course the possibility the club happily would have but Barton insisted etc - but without the clarity to confirm that was indeed the case, whilst it paints Barton in a very good light, the same cannot be said of the club. For those frothing at the mouth - again, I'm not saying the club refused; just that the story on the face of it appears odd without context and, therefore, if the scoop was to come out, care should have been taken to at least explain WHY Barton did it INSTEAD of the club. Begs the question on who controls PR on behalf of the club.
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Post by Gastafari on Aug 8, 2022 9:41:58 GMT
I honestly don't see the issue here?
This is the way I see it.
An injured player wouldn't normally travel, they'd stay at home recuperating.
With the seriousness of Andertons illness, he probably thought he would be too, Joey insisted to pay for Anderton to travel with the squad as a nice gesture, the club agreed.
Think some are making a mountain out of a molehill with this, just like the Trevor Clarke issue as well.
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Post by calcio on Aug 8, 2022 9:42:47 GMT
There is incredible. There is beyond belief. And then there is this thread.
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Post by It's a song on Aug 8, 2022 9:58:17 GMT
Pity the whole thing didn't remain private.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2022 10:32:23 GMT
There is incredible. There is beyond belief. And then there is this thread. Disagree with you. I only started this thread because Joey has a heart and is looking after one of his own. A National newspaper would not put themselves at risk of legal case over something of a genuine case of friendship and goodwill regardless of who paid or not paid. Jezz can we not be pleased for the good things that our Club and staff do. I left this forum before because of the negativity and came back again. (beginning to wonder why) I thought this club was all about family and embracing the core values we hold together. I am a Saints fan because my first game was at 3 years old at the Dell as a guest of Lawrie because he invited me and my dad as he lived a couple of doors up the road from us (cant remember the game or experience at all) The Gas hold a very special bond for me as I took both my boys to their first games when they were both 3 or 4. My youngest played for Rovers Academy for 6 years and was released, and we all still love the gas. and that passion is huge with the boys. All the negativity just winds everyone up, just leave it alone. Enjoy what will be a great period for our club with some really decent people with heart and passion for the group and club leading us in the right direction.
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