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Jan 20, 2020 15:52:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2020 15:52:39 GMT
Best part of a million quid in wages and fees for not even a good 6 months from the chap
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Post by South Stand Ultra on Jan 20, 2020 15:53:31 GMT
TBF Most of us were happy when we signed him.
Turned out to be a dud!
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jan 20, 2020 15:55:56 GMT
TBF Most of us were happy when we signed him. Turned out to be a dud! Yeah, istr most of us thought we'd got a coup. He was gonna be the spark that unlocked our attack.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2020 15:58:50 GMT
TBF Most of us were happy when we signed him. Turned out to be a dud! Yeah, istr most of us thought we'd got a coup. He was gonna be the spark that unlocked our attack. Yep I was happy, not sure I’d have been so happy had I known the length of deal and rumoured salary though
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 20, 2020 15:59:41 GMT
He makes me so angry. I know it's not his fault we are paying him so much but the bloke could at least look interested and is everything that is wrong with football. The quicker he f**ks off the better.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2020 16:13:41 GMT
He makes me so angry. I know it's not his fault we are paying him so much but the bloke could at least look interested and is everything that is wrong with football. The quicker he f**ks off the better. If his contract runs for another 18 months, that's just madness on our part.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2020 16:14:05 GMT
I see it’s today been confirmed that he has 18 months to go.... Who confirmed this?
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Jan 20, 2020 16:16:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2020 16:16:06 GMT
I see it’s today been confirmed that he has 18 months to go.... Who confirmed this? The reporter at the post in his daily Q and A has said he was originally told that it was 6 months but has asked today and been told by the club it’s 18
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jan 20, 2020 16:37:03 GMT
Best part of a million quid in wages and fees for not even a good 6 games from the chap Fixed that for you.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2020 16:37:21 GMT
The reporter at the post in his daily Q and A has said he was originally told that it was 6 months but has asked today and been told by the club it’s 18 Deary me. Staggeringly bad bit of business if so. You can understand WAQ and co tightening the purse strings when this kind of thing happens. Who knows what they were smoking when they handed out that contract.
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Post by socrates on Jan 20, 2020 16:46:49 GMT
TBF Most of us were happy when we signed him. Turned out to be a dud! Yeah, istr most of us thought we'd got a coup. He was gonna be the spark that unlocked our attack. Half of my family are Pompey and I’ve got a couple of mates who are too and when he signed they said that he slows it down, doesn’t get stuck in never takes his marker on , doesn’t score and rarely creates anything. Obviously I wasn’t very keen but to be fair my initial reaction to his first 10 or so games was ok it looked like we might have a good player on our hands. But it didn’t last long.
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Jan 20, 2020 16:51:34 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2020 16:51:34 GMT
The reporter at the post in his daily Q and A has said he was originally told that it was 6 months but has asked today and been told by the club it’s 18 Deary me. Staggeringly bad bit of business if so. You can understand WAQ and co tightening the purse strings when this kind of thing happens. Who knows what they were smoking when they handed out that contract. Hamer was in charge of day to day then and bowed to agent demands on transfer deadline day. It is what it is now but I hope it ends the “we don’t back our manager narratives”
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 20, 2020 16:53:59 GMT
Yeah, istr most of us thought we'd got a coup. He was gonna be the spark that unlocked our attack. Half of my family are Pompey and I’ve got a couple of mates who are too and when he signed they said that he slows it down, doesn’t get stuck in never takes his marker on , doesn’t score and rarely creates anything. Obviously I wasn’t very keen but to be fair my initial reaction to his first 10 or so games was ok it looked like we might have a good player on our hands. But it didn’t last long. Pretty much where I was Socrates. Underwhelmed but started really well, to the extend that he looked a capable enough Bodin replacement to play in the first 11 every week. That didn't last long!! People say don't listen to other fans but quite often their is a reason and substance behind their opinion. We all ignored Torquay with Buckle, and Walsall with Leahy etc when they on the whole they were correct. Of course though, we should make our own judgement on how they do for us.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 20, 2020 16:59:58 GMT
TBF Most of us were happy when we signed him. Turned out to be a dud! Most of us didn't know the ins and outs of the contract. Also not our job to scout these players, although Pompey fans seemed pretty accurate with their opinion, so it goes to show we didn't do our homework IMO. I don't think we would have signed him if Tommy W was here at the time.
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Post by wilmslowgas on Jan 20, 2020 17:23:45 GMT
I was really optimistic when we signed him. I thought he would provide the attacking creativity that was desperately needed.
I had no idea, at that time, what his contract terms were. If the length and remuneration of his contract are anything near the rumoured figures we have recruited a dreadful acquisition. Clearly top players command higher salaries than their peers but this guy can barely make the squad.
On one hand, I can understand Bennett. His agent negotiated a good deal for Bennett and we were desperate to get him. What I cannot accept is his lackadaisical attitude.
Just another player to secure a good final contract with Rovers. When he leaves (eventually) his next contract will not be so lucrative. In hindsight great business for Portsmouth and shocking business for Rovers.
In respect of players recently moving between Portsmouth and Rovers: they get Brown and we get Bennett. Outstanding eh?
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Post by Gassy on Jan 20, 2020 17:39:05 GMT
Yeah, istr most of us thought we'd got a coup. He was gonna be the spark that unlocked our attack. Half of my family are Pompey and I’ve got a couple of mates who are too and when he signed they said that he slows it down, doesn’t get stuck in never takes his marker on , doesn’t score and rarely creates anything. Obviously I wasn’t very keen but to be fair my initial reaction to his first 10 or so games was ok it looked like we might have a good player on our hands. But it didn’t last long. Tbf I spoke to a few Pompey fans myself who didn’t quite say the same. They said that he’s a good player, very much a confidence winger (tbh they’re often the worst), but no matter what he always gives 100%. When he signed I though fair play, I can see this. Now we don’t even get the effort
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Post by Marshy on Jan 20, 2020 17:53:15 GMT
The reporter at the post in his daily Q and A has said he was originally told that it was 6 months but has asked today and been told by the club it’s 18 Deary me. Staggeringly bad bit of business if so. You can understand WAQ and co tightening the purse strings when this kind of thing happens. Who knows what they were smoking when they handed out that contract. They went from extreme to the other after the Taylor debacle, the Dam snake is still biting us!
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 20, 2020 18:07:53 GMT
TBF Most of us were happy when we signed him. Turned out to be a dud! Most of us didn't know the ins and outs of the contract. Also not our job to scout these players, although Pompey fans seemed pretty accurate with their opinion, so it goes to show we didn't do our homework IMO. I don't think we would have signed him if Tommy W was here at the time. We signed Hare & Little on TW's watch, take away his ex-Coventry mates, the players GC directly signed as favours from other managers, and his only real successes have been the two goalies and even one of them may not play again this season. Our recruitment since we got promoted to L1 has been the pits apart from the ex-Coventry players, ignoring those 3 and probably only Upson and Craig are successes of the outfield players we've signed.
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Jan 20, 2020 18:17:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2020 18:17:46 GMT
Deary me. Staggeringly bad bit of business if so. You can understand WAQ and co tightening the purse strings when this kind of thing happens. Who knows what they were smoking when they handed out that contract. They went from extreme to the other after the Taylor debacle, the f**king snake is still biting us! The Taylor problem was again down to DC, he should have given him a 2/3 year deal after promotion from the conference but chose to give him a year to keep him hungry, after that he had us over a barrel
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2020 18:18:41 GMT
Most of us didn't know the ins and outs of the contract. Also not our job to scout these players, although Pompey fans seemed pretty accurate with their opinion, so it goes to show we didn't do our homework IMO. I don't think we would have signed him if Tommy W was here at the time. We signed Hare & Little on TW's watch, take away his ex-Coventry mates, the players GC directly signed as favours from other managers, and his only real successes have been the two goalies and even one of them may not play again this season. Our recruitment since we got promoted to L1 has been the pits apart from the ex-Coventry players, ignoring those 3 and probably only Upson and Craig are successes of the outfield players we've signed. Harsh on hare, getting injured in a match doesn’t make him a bad signing
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