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Inigo Calderon - Player of The Season, but no new contract (yet) ??
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Papa Lazarou
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And better value for money.
A legend indeed. Certainly a disgrace. But after the goings-on up to and after the sacking of Gus the club clearly doesn't give a shit about PR!!
Terry Butcher Tribute Act
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Nah i get Greer. Club captain, will easily cover the Huges role which allows us to bring in fresh blood. But Bruno is mental, he won't be cheap, is injury prone, old and far too erratic.
Chinman3000
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Good point - we only discussed his playing contract.
Betfair Bozo
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- Jul 24, 2007
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Would be completely the wrong decision to release him imo. Even if he only held down a spot on the bench he can cover both full back positions, central defence and midfield. Injuries and suspensions are inevitable and who knows which players may suddenly become "unsettled" at the behest of their agents in the face of a tapping up? Apart from all that, he is the total antithesis to everything that is wrong with modern football and must add value to the dressing room, regardless of his perfectly acceptable playing contribution.
BensGrandad
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I do not think that he is good or consistent enough to be a first team first choice. I would either give him a 1 year extention to his contract or sign Halford as the versatile utility man on the bench, not both. Neither are good enough as first choice if we have ambition of play offs or thereabouts
Betfair Bozo
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Let's not get ahead of ourselves, unless of course you mean next season's L1 play-offs......
Thunder Bolt
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Absolutely spot on.
father_and_son
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He needs an attractive role at the club to be offered IMMEDIATELY...
It should be in the squad for another year (even as a versatile bench warmer)
If not in the team, then coaching/academy.
If anyone bleeds blue & white, its Calde. As a club, we should be working with him for his badges and then bringing him back through coaching to be a future manager.
For all the other threads arguing about turn over of our managers, if we appointed Calde, he would make Eddie Howe look like some "here today, gone tomorrow" cowboy.
Then, when he retires from managing, he needs to be given a prominent role at AITC.
[When was the last time that Player of the Season didn't mean the end of that player's career with us?]
It should be in the squad for another year (even as a versatile bench warmer)
If not in the team, then coaching/academy.
If anyone bleeds blue & white, its Calde. As a club, we should be working with him for his badges and then bringing him back through coaching to be a future manager.
For all the other threads arguing about turn over of our managers, if we appointed Calde, he would make Eddie Howe look like some "here today, gone tomorrow" cowboy.
Then, when he retires from managing, he needs to be given a prominent role at AITC.
[When was the last time that Player of the Season didn't mean the end of that player's career with us?]
He will probably drop down to L1 and earn more cash playing than at AITC. Assuming he wants to carry on playing. I do however one day expect to see him back at the Albion as Manager.
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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Liam Bridcutt won it two seasons in a row so it wasn't that long ago, admittedly he ****ed off to Sunderland not long after winning the second.
Gazwag
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Something that is probably missed by a lot of fans is the benefit of him being on the bench. From where we are in the NS you can see him coaching the players for most of the second half while pretending to be warming up and this must be a great help to the manager who is stuck in the technical area.
father_and_son
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Yes, of course... Let me re-phrase then.
When was the last time a player won Player of the Year and was still here when the next Player of the Year received his award?
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To not give him a one year deal leading into a coaching role would be nuts. The guy is a total legend and totally committed to the club.
He embodies everything that we have missed this season, flair, passion, enthusiasm, drive. Whether he is good enough to hold down a first team place or not he is certainly someone you should have around the squad, as a fringe player or coach.
Would rather see him on the touchline than many we have seen this season.
He embodies everything that we have missed this season, flair, passion, enthusiasm, drive. Whether he is good enough to hold down a first team place or not he is certainly someone you should have around the squad, as a fringe player or coach.
Would rather see him on the touchline than many we have seen this season.
Terry Butcher Tribute Act
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Adam el-abd?
APACHE
LONGTIME DIEHARD
For me it's a no brainer, 1yr contract. He can cover any position in the back 4 and let's face the truth he's been asked to play in a position we've not seen him in before and has been really the only one in m/f who's got into the box and without his goals we'd probaly be looking at L1 by now. Nobody's saying he should be a starter bbut his passion will be missed and when the injuries come who will we have to cover?
Perfidious Albion
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Anyone would want to keep him. As has been said above, his presence in the dressing room must be a big plus. I can only guess that they may want to confirm Championship survival first. The wage bill in Lg 1 might be an issue
Controversial opinion but I think the same about Ankergren - I saw him at a DS game once always talking to the back four pointing and helping with positioning. Say what you want about Kaspers ability towards the end of his career as a person Kasper is a fantastic role model.
Also I will consider refunding my ST if Calde isn't here. He's the first player EVER i'd consider getting on the back of my shirt. Even if he left.