Watson Out

[fatboy]

A lot of players still have another year on their contract.

 

[Zebedee]

A lot of players still have another year on their contract.

Another year of Hart, Oatway, Mayo, Jones and Watto would be more than I could bear. Would someone please tell me that a few of them at least are out of contract in the summer.

 

[The Famous Grouse]

How would you like too see go?

 

[fatboy]

How would you like too see go?

Watson
Mayo
Pitcher
Oatway
Jones
Lee
Roberts

For starters.

But if we don't get anyone better to replace them there is no point.

I would keep for next year:

Kuipers
NEWSIGNING Blackwell Cullip NEW SIGNING
Piercy Rodger NEW SIGNING NEW SIGNING
Knight Robinson

El Abd, NEW KEEPER, McPhee, NEWSIGNING, Butters

 

[albiongirl]

These players might be past there sell by date but I can't believe you would be happy to get rid of them so much for loyalty. These are the same players who were more than happy to support us in our sit in at Wycombe.

 

[The Famous Grouse]

would we be able to do that though...I doubt it..plus its a big gamble and we cant like before

 

[Brighton Boy]

These players might be past there sell by date but I can't believe you would be happy to get rid of them so much for loyalty. These are the same players who were more than happy to support us in our sit in at Wycombe.

Thats rubbish, any player at the club would of done that.

We cant say oh they were crap all season but remember when they held a banner for 5 minutes so they deserve to stay.

If there not good enough and we can get better players in then get rid of em.

 

[fatboy]

These players might be past there sell by date but I can't believe you would be happy to get rid of them so much for loyalty. These are the same players who were more than happy to support us in our sit in at Wycombe.

I see your point, and I am very sentimental towards players. For example I would have Kuipers in the team over anyone, regardless of how good he is playing.

We are not Chelsea, we cannot afford a squad of 50 players, and quite clearly some of these players are not, or no longer, good enough.


Perhaps you don't mind mid table obscurity because you are so fond of seeing the likes of Mayo and Watson hoof the ball about.

 

[fatboy]

Out of contract at end of season...

Beck

Blackwell ?
Butters
Hammond
Jones
Lee :mexican: :dance:
Marney
Pethick
Piercy
Pitcher
Rodger

Virgo

Good opportunity to free up wages for fewer, but better, replacements.

No no we can't get rid of them.

These players have been loyal to us, can't we keep them as squad players until they are old enough to draw their pensions?

 

[Brighton Boy]

Martin Perry joined the sit-in at Wycombe, but I don't think we want him in goal on Saturday. I was 1 of the last 11 out of the ground, so I'll be starting in central midfield.

Some of our players have already been "rewarded" for their loyalty by Dick Knight - and we are paying the price for that. We need a massive clearout as this squad is stale and not good enough in a very poor division.

THANKYOU

 

[TSB]

out of the players who are out of contract id like us to keep:
blackwell(if he can cut it at his age after being injured for so long)
piercey(still fairly young and we havent seen his best yet)
butters(improves with every game)
rodger(QUALITY last year and not drawing pension yet)
virgo(not sure about him,i'll have decided by the end of the season though)

 

[London Irish]

These players you so casually trash have earned you a realistic shot at a return straight back to Division 1.

Well, I'll support them if no one else will.

A big clear-out with our current non-existent resources carries huge risks of a return back to Division 3 and the position we were in pre-Adams.

I'm wondering what new language people would use to whinge about that if that happened, because I reckon every single type of morose rant has already been used on a team that has earned you sixth in Div 2.

Was Harty hosting a football phone-in the other night or manning the switchboard of the Samaritans? I couldn't tell.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

These players you so casually trash have earned you a realistic shot at a return straight back to Division 1.

Well, I'll support them if no one else will.

A big clear-out with our current non-existent resources carries huge risks of a return back to Division 3 and the position we were in pre-Adams.

I'm wondering what new language people would use to whinge about that if that happened, because I reckon every single type of morose rant has already been used on a team that has earned you sixth in Div 2.

Was Harty hosting a football phone-in the other night or manning the switchboard of the Samaritans? I couldn't tell.

This is getting a tad tiresome London Oirish. Every night you're on here in the wee small hours doing this happy-clappy everything-in-the-garden's-lovely thang. There's two sides to every story, and the smarter folk on here (OK discount me cos I appear to be a red rag to a Londobn Oirish Bull), but Easy Ten was on here t'other night saying nothing more or less than 'we are not actually very good at the the present time' and he gets the customary five hundred word essay on not-whingeing from London Oirish. I'm sure you post it with the best of intentions, but heigh-ho so do the people who have seen what these players are capable of and who are (rightly) concerned about their patent under-performing. If you're honest, you'll agree that this division is not a patch on the season we won it, and some folks are going to remark on the fact. Get over it.

 

[London Irish]

Every night you're on here in the wee small hours doing this happy-clappy everything-in-the-garden's-lovely thang.

Well, if that's the reputation you want to tag me with, guess what, I'll live. In fact, f***ing BRILLIANT! BACK OF THE NET!!!!!

I only mentioned the SCR phone-in because it was taken as read by a stream of callers that Leon dived and "he is becoming a liability" blah blah blah..............

Just watched Sky a few minutes ago and even the Sky analysts are aghast, saying it was a cast-iron pen.

Just one small, isolated example of how some fans whinge first and ask questions later.

Rest assured, Tom, if there are any more, I may mention it. You can either grow more tired or get over it, it's a free country, I'll not dictate to you which you choose.

Proud to be a happy-clappy, glass-half-full, rose-tinted, fluffy-wuffy, benefit-of-doubt-to-players, manically-grinning, optimism-worshipping, sun's-coming-up-tomorrow-I-luv-ya-tomorrow Albion fan.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

This is getting a tad tiresome London Oirish. Every night you're on here in the wee small hours doing this happy-clappy everything-in-the-garden's-lovely thang. There's two sides to every story, and the smarter folk on here (OK discount me cos I appear to be a red rag to a Londobn Oirish Bull), but Easy Ten was on here t'other night saying nothing more or less than 'we are not actually very good at the the present time' and he gets the customary five hundred word essay on not-whingeing from London Oirish. I'm sure you post it with the best of intentions, but heigh-ho so do the people who have seen what these players are capable of and who are (rightly) concerned about their patent under-performing. If you're honest, you'll agree that this division is not a patch on the season we won it, and some folks are going to remark on the fact. Get over it.

Tom, that's got to be one of your worst ever posts. Absolutely ridiculous. How dare London Irish disagree with you! We don't all have to be miserable bastards about the team you know. We can't win the championship every season. Most teams in this division would love to have our team.

Personally I agree with everything LI says. This team are 6th in the 2nd Division. We don't have the resources anymore to have a clearout - even "free" players need signing-on bonuses. With a few clever signings we will be a good side next year - I reckon a left midfielder & Central Midfielder (or get Rodger back).

Personally I think the following team still has it in them:

Kuipers,
El-Abd, Cullip, Blackwell/Butters, Mayo
Hart, Chippy, Rodger, Jones/new player
Piercey, Knight

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Fair do's Tim. Like I say everybody on the threads that me, LI and E10 contribute to does so with the best of intentions. I just find it hard to stay schtum and pretend we're serious play-off/promotion contenders when every bit of evidence of our eyes suggests otherwise. And I don't particularly think it's wrong to criticise blatant under-performance. Don't mind me, I'm a bad person

 

[Lush]

The really good happy-clappy news is the Plymouth game, when McGhee - who is the one person who will definitely be here next season IMHO - got the team talk and tactics spot on and got the best out of everyone on the pitch.

I'm pretty sure that McGhee sees this as a long term building job and will be as ruthless as he can be (within the club's financial restraints) in getting rid of people, whether they be kids who aren't going to make it or loyal servants of the club who have had their day.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

We're always a bit shit at this time of the year. As soon as the daffodils are out, we'll pick up again.

 

[Falmer Dream]

A big clear-out with our current non-existent resources carries huge risks of a return back to Division 3

A big-clear out with our current non-existent resources is the only way of transferring wages to new players who are good enough. Get rid of at least 9 or 10 and sign 3 or 4. Our squad is too big but not good enough.

I think we've got to trust the manager to build his own team. Given the current non-existent resources, releasing a lot of players is the only way he will be able to do so. I hope he is bold enough and doesn't listen to those who seem to accept mediocrity.

 

[London Irish]

Your definition of mediocrity is I'm guessing what seperates us. The Albion are not a mediocre team, we fully deserve our current position in the league, the players have worked hard for it.