Calum O’Hare (14 Viewers)

[Grendel]

You booed Palmer every game let's be honest.

Truth is neither of them deserve any grief.

As for Callum. Pump it up is a memorable moment of our rise. He cared enough to do it so ask yourselves why you are so quick to hate on him for simply moving clubs. Most of people doing it are older than o hare and should know better.

Palmer is a lazy greedy self entitled wanker.

O hare is none of these

 

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[clint van damme]

Palmer is a lazy greedy self entitled wanker.

O hare is none of these

Fairly sure Robins alluded to some attitude issues when he never got the contract offer he wanted.

 

[Grendel]

Fairly sure Robins alluded to some attitude issues when he never got the contract offer he wanted.

Both hull managers this and last season more than alluded to it

 

[Grendel]

I think he’s a great player but no loyalty. He chased the cash, where as Milan could have gone but he stayed to see this project through . He deserves to stay in the championship, it could’ve been better but he went for the money. And that’s where he lost my love. Great great memories of him but like people say his career is short, so is life .

This loyalty thing is just rubbish. If O Hare was injured and his contract expired we wouldn’t be giving him another deal. We didn’t stick by him it’s basic contractual law - he has to get paid as per his contract.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Don’t really get this thread.

They are in the past and irrelevant now

 

[Ricketts]

I remember how was thrilled I was when he posted the ‘pump it up’ and signed for us. I was delighted, so well done Cal.

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

To be clear the issue with O’Hare isn’t that he left it’s that he was shit until it was time to try and get a transfer then when the window closed and no one bit was shit again and that he fucked us about with contract negotiations then when he left did the glasses thing and whined that he wasn’t played enough when he was shit. All after being the player to most hype up his connection with the club and fans we’ve had in years.

Fuck him.

What do you mean by he was shit until he wanted to try and get a transfer? Wasn't he injured?

 

[shmmeee]

What do you mean by he was shit until he wanted to try and get a transfer? Wasn't he injured?

He turned it on for a few games around the window then turned it off again.

 

[Seymour_East]

Liked O'Hare , hold no malice towards him.. large part of our rise

Don’t forget Shipley!

 

[covcity4life]

Don’t really get this thread.

They are in the past and irrelevant now

Unless it's o hare and we wanna be bitter cunts

Unless it's Palmer and we wanna be bitter cunts

 

[SkyBlueSam01]

Had it on good authority from a member of first team staff at the time that COH wanted to stay but his wage demands based on what he was being offered by other clubs just weren't accommodated in King's new wage structure. In particular he was offered one really big contract abroad but chose football over money in that instance.

He got a well earned pay rise and King's wage structure has lead us to the promised land. Everyone's a winner.

I'm fairly sure he chose us over better paying, more established Champ clubs on our promotion from L1 because he really fell for the club - we all remember that video in the wig. He played a big part in our rise so really don't understand the sour grapes towards him.

 

[David O'Day]

Had it on good authority from a member of first team staff at the time that COH wanted to stay but his wage demands based on what he was being offered by other clubs just weren't accommodated in King's new wage structure. In particular he was offered one really big contract abroad but chose football over money in that instance.

He got a well earned pay rise and King's wage structure has lead us to the promised land. Everyone's a winner.

I'm fairly sure he chose us over better paying, more established Champ clubs on our promotion from L1 because he really fell for the club - we all remember that video in the wig. He played a big part in our rise so really don't understand the sour grapes towards him.

nope, he would have signed for less than some of the other players were on

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Had it on good authority from a member of first team staff at the time that COH wanted to stay but his wage demands based on what he was being offered by other clubs just weren't accommodated in King's new wage structure. In particular he was offered one really big contract abroad but chose football over money in that instance.

aah yes - the mythical 100k a week from the States?

as it goes - I’m not agaisnt O’Hare, gutted he left, but he did what was best for him which is ok

 

[SkyBlueSam01]

aah yes - the mythical 100k a week from the States?

as it goes - I’m not agaisnt O’Hare, gutted he left, but he did what was best for him which is ok

Was slightly less than that but that's what I was told by someone who knows far more than any of us

I don't really care what conclusion people come to about that but don't like to see an important former player slagged off the way he is by many

 

[SkyBlueSam01]

nope, he would have signed for less than some of the other players were on

Don't know what his contract offer was afforded within the new structure so may not have been offered top bracket after his long layoff or something like that - who knows. Just passing on what I was told now that a bit of time has passed.

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Was slightly less than that but that's what I was told by someone who knows far more than any of us

I don't really care what conclusion people come to about that but don't like to see an important former player slagged off the way he is by many

It came from John Dawkins, and i highly doubt this, and to turn that down and end up at Sheff Utd doesn't sound legit.

That being said, i do agree that the slagging off is embarrasing. He was just as important as Hamer, someone who legit told Robins he wanted to leave after we lost the play off final.

 

[SkyBlueSam01]

It came from John Dawkins, and i highly doubt this, and to turn that down and end up at Sheff Utd doesn't sound legit.

That being said, i do agree that the slagging off is embarrasing. He was just as important as Hamer, someone who legit told Robins he wanted to leave after we lost the play off final.

No I genuinely heard it directly from a member of first team staff who was working very closely with him at the time!

It sounds unlikely to me too but that's the info I have! Doesn't really matter now anyway but we agree on the key point that he doesn't deserve too much stick

 

[David O'Day]

No I genuinely heard it directly from a member of first team staff who was working very closely with him at the time!

It sounds unlikely to me too but that's the info I have! Doesn't really matter now anyway but we agree on the key point that he doesn't deserve too much stick

it was nonsense

 

[fingers_crossed]

O’hare was good for us; when him Hamer and Gyokeres were on the same wavelength we played some of the best football of the Robins era.
He wanted guaranteed first team football and a payday, I don’t blame him for leaving for that. Let’s not forget he wasn’t always first choice after he returned from injury. I was disappointed when he joined Sheff Utd, but we replaced him with a better player.
Booing and gloating isn’t very classy, I hope most of us are better than that.

 

[SonofErnie]

Regardless of the history, if he'd stayed, would we be considering him good enough for the step up to the Premier league?

 

[SkyBlueSam01]

it was nonsense

Fair enough, I'll be trusting first team staff over internet opinion on this occasion though

Just hope my brave exposé gets him the standing ovation he deserves next time he takes an opposition corner at the CBS

 

[Ccfcisparks]

If he really wanted to stay he would have appreciated there’s a wage cap and signed for that.

 

[AOM]

Regardless of the history, if he'd stayed, would we be considering him good enough for the step up to the Premier league?

Probably good enough for a match day squad, but not as a starter imo.
I remember O'Hare covering a massive amount of the pitch in that FA Cup semi, so reckon he'd give it a good go.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Probably good enough for a match day squad, but not as a starter imo.
I remember O'Hare covering a massive amount of the pitch in that FA Cup semi, so reckon he'd give it a good go.

One think is beyond doubt, the lad has an engine on him, plus he's generally pretty reliable injury wise; especially considering the buffeting he takes (whereas Hamer takes the buffets )

 

[Adge]

Came on a free went for the money fuck him. After his injury and what the club did standing by him , ZERO respect. He could have been a legend, now a leg-end . Money grabbing tramp

Didn’t the club stick by Jodi Jones more than once ?

 

[Grendel]

Didn’t the club stick by Jodi Jones more than once ?

No?

 

[Liquid Gold]

That states offer was literally impossible.

In the MLS you only have a certain number of squad places that you're allowed to fill with players that break the salary cap. None of the teams mentioned had open spots and all had players tied down to fill those spots for a few years.

Complete bullshit to try and spin the fanbase and another reason, along with falling out with Robins, poor attitude in his final months, moaning about the end of his tenure, making us wait on his contract and mocking us in his signing video that tarnished all the good he did here.

 

[rob9872]

He's moved on so have we, not bothered either way tbh. There was a deal for him sorted to go to Burnley when he got injured so we would have made money on him then, but I don't expect any loyalty either way in football. MVE would have gone last summer if the money was right and one or two of our current favourites might move on too, certainly if not this close season, then on relegation before the next. It's a short career, the one constant is us. Hard not to get caught up in it, but one club players are few and far between these days, I really hope Eccles can break that trend and find enough form to get plenty of game time in the Prem.

 

[Grendel]

That states offer was literally impossible.

In the MLS you only have a certain number of squad places that you're allowed to fill with players that break the salary cap. None of the teams mentioned had open spots and all had players tied down to fill those spots for a few years.

Complete bullshit to try and spin the fanbase and another reason, along with falling out with Robins, poor attitude in his final months, moaning about the end of his tenure, making us wait on his contract and mocking us in his signing video that tarnished all the good he did here.

how on earth did he have a poor attitude?

Hamer and Palmer had a far worse attitude yet seem to get plaudits still

 

[Liquid Gold]

how on earth did he have a poor attitude?

Hamer and Palmer had a far worse attitude yet seem to get plaudits still

He was fantastic for the majority of his time here but towards the end Robins dropped him for Palmer due to his attitude. I agree that Palmer's attitude was generally terrible so what does that say about O'Hare at the end?

 

[Grendel]

He was fantastic for the majority of his time here but towards the end Robins dropped him for Palmer due to his attitude. I agree that Palmer's attitude was generally terrible so what does that say about O'Hare at the end?

There is no evidence he did ever have a poor attitude. He covered more ground than any other player in the semi final

 

[clint van damme]

He was fantastic for the majority of his time here but towards the end Robins dropped him for Palmer due to his attitude. I agree that Palmer's attitude was generally terrible so what does that say about O'Hare at the end?

With one exception, whenever he was dropped to the bench he was back in the starting line up next game.

It was clear his return from injury was being managed.

 

[skybluecam]

Think it was something along the lines of O'Hare having words with Robins, King not being happy about it and withdrawing the contract offer.

It's all water under the bridge now, but I thought O'Hare was great for us and remember him fondly

Words with Robins in what sense? Having a go at him? For what?

 

[clint van damme]

Words with Robins in what sense? Having a go at him? For what?

Apparently subbing him. Not sure it's true to be honest.
He got subbed a lot that season which is understandable given he was returning from an ACL

 

[CovRes]

Didn't Robins fine him and Haji for using rock, paper, scissors to decide who was taking a penalty? I'm sure I heard that both players were pissed off about it.