Grant Hall offered three year contract

[Barrel of Fun]

What are the ramifications of offering a contract too difficult to refuse, before his current one has expired, when there is limited proof that he has what it takes to make it as a professional in the long run?

Did he or his agent suggest they wouldn't consider a deal before the end of the season? The management staff are well placed to decide when is right to offer a new deal and we are not privy to discussions. But we have left it too late according to some...

 

[drew]

What are the ramifications of offering a contract too difficult to refuse, before his current one has expired, when there is limited proof that he has what it takes to make it as a professional in the long run?

Did he or his agent suggest they wouldn't consider a deal before the end of the season? The management staff are well placed to decide when is right to offer a new deal and we are not privy to discussions. But we have left it too late according to some...

Not sure what the problem is but if you recall, over the last couple of seasons, the club have been consistent in stating that they won't discuss contracts until nearer the end of the season. Seems is it club policy and others are just wondering whether it is the most prudent way to retain the best players.

 

[n1 gull]

Not sure what the problem is but if you recall, over the last couple of seasons, the club have been consistent in stating that they won't discuss contracts until nearer the end of the season. Seems is it club policy and others are just wondering whether it is the most prudent way to retain the best players.

but is he one of the best players? if it wasn't for interest from spuds I don't anyone would've given a f*** tbh

 

[somerset]

He won't sign, ressies at Spurs on something like £10k per week. No brainer.

 

[TS90]

Would like to know why Spurs would want him. Makes no sense to me unless they thought the fee would be negligible.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Not sure what the problem is but if you recall, over the last couple of seasons, the club have been consistent in stating that they won't discuss contracts until nearer the end of the season. Seems is it club policy and others are just wondering whether it is the most prudent way to retain the best players.

I understand that, but there are people wailing that the club have left things until the last minute. I can't really remember it not going our way in that instance.

Just seems a bit odd to chastise the club when we most likely spoke to his agent a while ago and didn't just decide to offer him a contract at the last minute.

Haven't we offered contracts before the end of the season? El-Abd springs to mind. Earn it and you shall get. I was going to include Noone and Bennett, but I think they were offered to obstruct transfer interest.

Hall may well make it was a pro, but he seems to have a lot to prove.

 

[BigGully]

There should be no blame game here.

The real surprise seems to be that a Premier League side have supposedly shown an interest beyond what the player seems to achieving at his current club.

As a fan the most accurate indicator of how highly a club rates a player must be the selection process especially when its a physically developed 20 year old professional.

Is he playing or being selected for the first team squad regularly or is/was this to happen imminently, apparently not.

If the Spurs interest is genuine then good luck to him, it at least seems to have earned him a longer deal that will offer him the best opportunity to fulfil his potential.

We can then use the benefit of hindsight to see if the club might have been quicker to offer a new contract earlier.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

The club were keen enough to make sure Forster-Caskey has a long contract.

 

[BigGully]

The club were keen enough to make sure Forster-Caskey has a long contract.

Yes because he was 'over achieving' as a 16/17 year old, International etc. whereas Hall is comparatively not for a pro of his age.

I am not saying he wont become a great player, but there seemed nothing obvious, up until the Spurs interest, that Hall should be afforded an early and longer deal than what the club were likely to offer anyway.

 

[HantsSeagull]

Tottenham to Pip Arsenal To Signing Of Highly Rated Nottingham Forest Youngster | CaughtOffside

is this good news for us with regard to Hall (& Dunk?)??

 

[Mellotron]

Tottenham to Pip Arsenal To Signing Of Highly Rated Nottingham Forest Youngster | CaughtOffside

is this good news for us with regard to Hall (& Dunk?)??

Your avatar answers your question.

 

[Silent Bob]

All seems to have gone a bit quiet on the Grant Hall front. Is he back for preseason I wonder?

 

[severnside gull]

now out of contract presumably

 

[seagull_special]

any update on his situation?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

any update on his situation?

Yes, he's signed his Norwich contract.
BBC Sport - Striker Grant Holt agrees new Norwich contract

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Yes, he's signed his Norwich contract.
BBC Sport - Striker Grant Holt agrees new Norwich contract

I find myself hoping Holt has a shit season, just for that stunt. Norwich weren't good enough for him a few weeks ago, but now he's found out that the only clubs interested in him were Villa, Sunderland and West Ham, he's miraculously realised Norfolk isn't so bad after all.

Or perhaps he saw Alan Partridge's documentary last week and discovered what he'd be missing if he left.

 

[hastings]

They have also just seemingly signed Butterfield of Barnsley.

 

[severnside gull]

None of which tells us anything about Grant Hall's presumably still unresolved contract status at Brighton

 

[Thunder Bolt]

None of which tells us anything about Grant Hall's presumably still unresolved contract status at Brighton

True. I misread the thread title.

 

[portslade seagull]

yeah seems odd that there hasn't been any news