Hart AND Mayo set to be offered new deals

[Lord Bracknell]

One other thought about Naylor's story ...

Does the fact that he is writing this stuff suggest that he is now on speaking terms with people at the Club?

I guess that's a good thing.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Are you confident in saying that should a manager decide to release one of the old brigade (an Oatway, Mayo, or Hart), Knight would happily go along with them?

I am reasonably sure that Dick Knight would think very, very carefully today about over-ruling the judgement of a manager that he has just negotiated a three year contract with.

I'm even more certain that the squad that actually runs out to GOSBTS every second Saturday isn't selected by the Chairman.

 

[The Large One]

But Wilkins isn't in a particularly strong position. It's his first job, and if he walks out or is sacked then he will never get another one as a league manager. I just pray that he is given 100% license to do his own thing so that we can all judge him fairly next season. You must know more than me about knight, so I'll trust you that he will.

I don't think even Naylor claimed that Knight PICKED the team, more that he demanded to know it hours earlier than he needed to etc.

Don't buy that first line. He was head-hunted by three bigger clubs than us at the end of last season, and he turned them down. Wilkins' position is much stronger than it was a fortnight ago, before he signed his contract.

This story - assuming it's true - about Knight wanting to know the team has an air of mischief about it. It was merely Knight - as a fan - wanting to know the team, in the same way you or I would. The contention of whether was to influence Dean's choice in the matter has no evidence attached to it one way or the other.

 

[vulture]

Hart has been very average for the last couple of seasons and Mayo has been awful this season,Again Knight putting in stupid clauses in the contracts.Wait for all the injured players to get deals as well and then in August we sign the usual shit like loft and santos and shit on loan like stokes and williams.
We should be letting hart and mayo go and getting in new players NOW.But of course Knight will go on his hols now and turn his mobile phone off.And just let all his lickers on this board say there usual shit.I quote one on here who thinks that they now it all
I hope we dont go up this year.
Or another
I hope we never make it to the premiership
or the usual
Think back to 10 years ago.

This club will never move forward until we have a board that is ruthless and there is so much dead wood at all levels of this club that needs to be removed

 

[Yorkie]

For what it's worth, I'm delighted Hart and Mayo are being offered contracts. I only hope they accept.

So do I and so am I.

 

[Binney on acid]

Offering Mayo another year is an absolute %$£$& joke! If we get relegated next season, we could offer him another decade!

 

[Race]

You'll all have to wait until next Tuesday to find out who is in and who is out! The players, let alone anyone else, have no idea until then what their fate is!!!

 

[Ned]

If they both sign another years contract then i for one will be very Happy.
Along with Guy we need their experience just to calm and encourage the younger more inexperienced squad members, not to mention their work ethic.

 

[seagurn]

Spot on Ned

 

[clippedgull]

Gary Hart - 1 Year Reasonable

Kerry Mayo - 1 Year

 

[Seagullible]

I'm pleased both will be staying. They are both excellent club men and are great for the younger squad members as always encourage them + they don't stop when dropped, they work hard to get back into the team and if not playing, will be at the ground giving advise and support

 

[Icy Gull]

If these are signings as cover I'll be happy.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

The club are MUGS.

Unless these two players are on substantially lower deals this is a joke and a WASTE of season ticket money.

 

[Ozymandias]

The club are MUGS.

Unless these two players are on substantially lower deals this

Which is likely to be the case ... from what I've heard ...

 

[Icy Gull]

If Kerry and Hart have performance related rolling contracts can we assume that Guy Butters does as well? If not why not

 

[Finchley Seagull]

I think we have to be realistic here. Until we get Falmer there is not going to be the mass clear out that some people seem to want. With Kerry Mayo staying and hopefully Sam Rents and Sonny Cobbs signing up we will be okay at left back while Gary Hart provides great cover across the pitch and I would argue is still the best crosser at the club. This would leave Dean Wilkins able to use our budget (which is not massive) to bring in the players we really need - a right back, centre forward who will score 20+ goals and maybe a centre half or central midfielder.

People who complain about Mayo and Hart staying should probably accept that we are unlikely to get anyone better to replace them if they did leave.

 

[Ozymandias]

As for Wilkins position though, I'm not so sure. As a COACH, what you say is true. He has a track record of success as a coach, particularly with youngsters, and if we sacked him tomorrow he would get a job with ease. But, as a number 1, I do think he's potentially under Knight's thumb. If Wilkins cocks up next season and we struggle, and especially if he is sacked, I think his career as a MANAGER is over.

Disagree with the under the thumb bit, he's in a very good position, he has a very good reputation as a coach AND unlike many on here the rest of the footballing world (well the football league) reckon he's performed very well this season. Our opinions on whether he's any good is not worth a rats arse, because his piers reckon he's one for the future ... No DW is is a very good position ....... hence three years on his contract.