Choice of words here. ie. disappointed. I would be disappointed in Stephen Ward if he signs for another Championship side. I can't really blame him for taking up a good offer from the Premier League side. That's why I put the bit in about promotion bonuses. I nearly included Championship sides with parachute payments, which is quite a lot of them. I would be disappointed then.
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Stephen Ward - Albion unwilling to match salary
- Thread starter jamie the seagull
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Choice of words here. ie. disappointed. I would be disappointed in Stephen Ward if he signs for another Championship side. I can't really blame him for taking up a good offer from the Premier League side. That's why I put the bit in about promotion bonuses. I nearly included Championship sides with parachute payments, which is quite a lot of them. I would be disappointed then.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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The worry for Wolves is that there are no other takers for Ward. Chicksen could impress Hyypia, he could wash his hands of Ward and Wolves are then exposed to £676,000 cost for a player their manager has said he doesn't want. If they are looking for a fee for the player when he only has one year on his contract but at a wage they can't afford then they are taking the piss.
Ward is about to go into the final year of his contract so will want a new deal shortly anyway. Wolves will not give him another deal, if 2014/15 turns out to be a one-year loan he could get injured, then risks having no deal in a year's time. He won't want that.
We should persuade Wolves to let him go for free and offer him a 2-year £10K a week deal with an option for a third year. He'd then have the security and certainty of £1,040,000 salary plus the chance of more here in Year 3.
Ward is about to go into the final year of his contract so will want a new deal shortly anyway. Wolves will not give him another deal, if 2014/15 turns out to be a one-year loan he could get injured, then risks having no deal in a year's time. He won't want that.
We should persuade Wolves to let him go for free and offer him a 2-year £10K a week deal with an option for a third year. He'd then have the security and certainty of £1,040,000 salary plus the chance of more here in Year 3.
Regular first team football at the Albion.
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It makes sense to most but I suspect that that fact he hasn't asked for a transfer will mean his agent will expect Wolves to pay the last year of his contract. That's a nice wedge for Ward and, say 10% for the agent!
DavePage
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Is that a Suarez quote?
I agree with 'disappointed'. I'll be disappointed if he's not here. But I wouldn't say it's a 'failure' on our part.
Lifelong Supporter
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Ward is solid but not class. He nicely compliments Bruno who can be very skillful going forward but erratic defensively. I do not think there are going to be many takers at £13k a week over 2/3 years plus a fee for the selling club and agent's fee (whatever that may be) for a full back aged 28 who is not going to improve.
It is true he had a good first year with us but so did Lopez and look what happened there.
It is true he had a good first year with us but so did Lopez and look what happened there.
Gilliver's Travels
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Not me, matey. I've never bought - and never will buy - any product tainted by Murdoch.
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
very much this
I don't think he's week in week out first choice ready, why should he be?
But I wouldn't like to see his path to the first team blocked by any old player with a 3 year contract and a massive financial commitment.
The optimum deal for Chicksen is another year of Ward on loan, sadly the least likely prospect.
- Jan 3, 2012
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Would you like fries with that?
- Jan 3, 2012
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Couldn't we have naming rights for players? Stephen American Express ward has quite a ring to it.
And while we're at it, how about Kazenga Nando's Lua-Lua
And while we're at it, how about Kazenga Nando's Lua-Lua
Albion 4ever
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- Feb 26, 2009
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Ward was earning 13k/week in the Premier League. Why would we pay that when we are in the Championship?
ewe2
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Shirley,we signed Upson,PIG,and Ward,short term whilst waiting for Walton,Chicksen and Masikimeko (spelling ) . I also believe Dickenson is still with us .
On that basis we should look at selling Ince right away and only sign players on one-year deals from now on
portslade seagull
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With reportedly on here 2k plus less season tickets sold the club will need to tighten the purse strings somewhere and releasing the big earners was a start so hardly think they will replace them with another earning around the same amount. A potential fee being required is also a game stopper
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Kentucky Fried Chicksen ?