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Post by returnofthedust on Jan 24, 2024 18:54:33 GMT
Good news and if he stays fit will score with to keep us out of trouble this season.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 24, 2024 18:57:22 GMT
Slightly surprised to see it only guaranteed to extend until the end of the season with only a club option to extend next year. Was expecting a locked in 18 month deal at least, maybe there's an easy extension clause for him to achieve, but not too bad in case he gets injured or something and we decide we don't want/need him next season. It's guaranteed until the end of next season if Rovers want to extend it, surely that makes more sense than just giving him an 18 months contract and he could then ease off for the rest of this season. |
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Post by richhertford on Jan 24, 2024 18:59:35 GMT
Looks like he’s gone to Colchester they offered him a better deal unconfirmed yet by Rovers In future, I might just listen to our manager who seems to know just a little more about what is happening than bluedave. Onwards to our next signing… |
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Post by richie on Jan 24, 2024 19:01:45 GMT
Lot of chap slung at the owners and their team today but this is 💯 the correct deal. Don’t think any of us expected it, maybe in years gone we’d have given him straight 18 months (or more)
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Post by gasmania on Jan 24, 2024 19:04:30 GMT
Slightly surprised to see it only guaranteed to extend until the end of the season with only a club option to extend next year. Was expecting a locked in 18 month deal at least, maybe there's an easy extension clause for him to achieve, but not too bad in case he gets injured or something and we decide we don't want/need him next season. It's guaranteed until the end of next season if Rovers want to extend it, surely that makes more sense than just giving him an 18 months contract and he could then ease off for the rest of this season. I meant we can easily end it at the end of the season rather than straight 18 months, sorry if I worded it wrong. I think it does make more sense I just expected it'd be 18 months straight rather than an option. |
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Post by socrates on Jan 24, 2024 19:05:41 GMT
If true good. Why would we give out a 1 year deal to someone that is 35 and was unfit! If he had picked up an injury, like a lot of players do in that situation. You and others would have been moaning about the board giving it a one year deal to someone not playing. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. It's funny how you seem to know everything after. But are not speaking up at the time?? Chris Martin is not a George Friend, a Rossiter or a Wilson who have averged less than 22 games a season their whole careers sometimes less. This wasnt a player who had spent last season injured and dropped a league to get fit. Hes a regular 40 game a season marksman who scores goals at a higher level than we have been the whole of his career. It was obvious in the first 3 games he played in that Marquis couldnt continually replicate his form which kept him out of the side to start with and that soon as Martin gained his match fitness he was far and away the better option. This was obvious by around the middle of october. At that point we should have extended his deal to the end of the season and looked to move Marquis on in Jan. Agreed. You need to be proactive in football or you stand still or move backwards and others overtake you. Marquis has been useless 90% of the time that he’s been here and I can’t understand why he’s still here. |
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Post by yattongas on Jan 24, 2024 19:10:41 GMT
Chris Martin is not a George Friend, a Rossiter or a Wilson who have averged less than 22 games a season their whole careers sometimes less. This wasnt a player who had spent last season injured and dropped a league to get fit. Hes a regular 40 game a season marksman who scores goals at a higher level than we have been the whole of his career. It was obvious in the first 3 games he played in that Marquis couldnt continually replicate his form which kept him out of the side to start with and that soon as Martin gained his match fitness he was far and away the better option. This was obvious by around the middle of october. At that point we should have extended his deal to the end of the season and looked to move Marquis on in Jan. Agreed. You need to be proactive in football or you stand still or move backwards and others overtake you. Marquis has been useless 90% of the time that he’s been here and I can’t understand why he’s still here. Works hard but that’s about it , really can’t understand why some fans like him. |
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Post by bobsole on Jan 24, 2024 19:11:22 GMT
Colchester must be gutted 🤣 If you think they’re gutted now, just wait until they find out they’ve actually signed that bloke from Coldplay 😳🤣 |
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Post by gingerandwhitegas on Jan 24, 2024 19:12:32 GMT
At least we get a bit a good news . His goals will be crucial to us staying in this division . Provided , all fingers and toes crossed , he stays
injury free . Personaly happy with the contract , and should , and thats a big should , line up an equally prolific scorer come the summer.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Jan 24, 2024 19:15:09 GMT
Huh knowing our luck he'll get injured now ...
Oh.
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Post by TAGas on Jan 24, 2024 19:16:15 GMT
Well, I'm relieved we actually know how to put a contract together
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Post by stuart1974 on Jan 24, 2024 19:28:44 GMT
Well, I'm relieved we actually know how to put a contract together Just changed the date on the older one. 😇 |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Jan 24, 2024 19:29:58 GMT
Well, I'm relieved we actually know how to put a contract together Just changed the date on the older one. 😇 Hooray! Someone found the Tippex.. |
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Post by orville on Jan 24, 2024 19:39:54 GMT
A small crumb of comfort but vital that Chris has signed.I’m concerned that Matt Taylor might walk unless he gets more backing from the owners as he’s currently managing with one hand tied behind his back
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Post by gasheadontour on Jan 24, 2024 19:46:41 GMT
He has worked hard to earn that contract extension. In the longer-term I hope he stays around to coach a younger generation of strikers.
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Post by trevorgas on Jan 24, 2024 19:52:39 GMT
Just changed the date on the older one. 😇 Hooray! Someone found the Tippex.. Oh err showing yer age😂😂 |
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 24, 2024 20:01:42 GMT
A small crumb of comfort but vital that Chris has signed.I’m concerned that Matt Taylor might walk unless he gets more backing from the owners as he’s currently managing with one hand tied behind his back With a young family to feed why would he walk away from a lengthy contract, if he did then he could well struggle to get another job if he was known as "quitter". |
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Post by stuart1974 on Jan 24, 2024 20:02:10 GMT
Hooray! Someone found the Tippex.. Oh err showing yer age😂😂 I ruined my computer monitor by using tippex on it. Didn’t work either, still printed off the incorrect version. 😎 |
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Post by socrates on Jan 24, 2024 20:16:46 GMT
Agreed. You need to be proactive in football or you stand still or move backwards and others overtake you. Marquis has been useless 90% of the time that he’s been here and I can’t understand why he’s still here. Works hard but that’s about it , really can’t understand why some fans like him. Yeah I like his effort but that’s all really. Thing is when we signed him I remembered him from his Doncaster days where he was a very clinical finisher. The John Marquis we signed is like a completely different player. I’m always up for giving a player time but he’s been here I think 18 months and I can’t see him getting his scoring touch back now after such a long time. Collins i think will come good again and I’m personally not going to write him off yet although I am starting to wonder as I think we all are. It’s Great we’ve signed Martin on again but I think we still need a mobile pacey striker with good anticipation and off the ball running to complement Martins style of play. Also a midfield general and a centre half who haven’t got lots of previous with injuries and I think we’ll have a top half squad. Obviously we won’t get all that in January but if we can do half of that this window then it should at least keep us up because let’s face it right now we’re in free fall and there’s a long way to go yet. We only need to average a point per game so should be doable but we’ve been relegated from this position at this point in the season before so I’m not getting too complacent and I certainly hope the owners aren’t. |
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Post by yattongas on Jan 24, 2024 20:21:16 GMT
Works hard but that’s about it , really can’t understand why some fans like him. Yeah I like his effort but that’s all really. Thing is when we signed him I remembered him from his Doncaster days where he was a very clinical finisher. The John Marquis we signed is like a completely different player. I’m always up for giving a player time but he’s been here I think 18 months and I can’t see him getting his scoring touch back now after such a long time. Collins i think will come good again and I’m personally not going to write him off yet although I am starting to wonder as I think we all are. It’s Great we’ve signed Martin on again but I think we still need a mobile pacey striker with good anticipation and off the ball running to complement Martins style of play. Also a midfield general and a centre half who haven’t got lots of previous with injuries and I think we’ll have a top half squad. Obviously we won’t get all that in January but if we can do half of that this window then it should at least keep us up because let’s face it right now we’re in free fall and there’s a long way to go yet. We only need to average a point per game so should be doable but we’ve been relegated from this position at this point in the season before so I’m not getting too complacent and I certainly hope the owners aren’t. Agree with all of that 👍 |
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