Paxman II
Well-Known Member
He came to us via a prison cell. he was given a chance against public opinion that even split the clubs fans and irritated public officials too!
The fans gave him a fair crack of the whip and he responded well overall with some excellent performances and signs that he can be a very good player for this level.
He has managed with the help of one football club taking a chance on him to rectify both his career and his future.
Does he owe us one? You're dam right he does!
Does he want to go off and play for a bit more cash at a club where he will have more competition for his place and no guarantees of success? Does he wish to re-live the past through the eyes of more disgruntled fans at another club quite so soon while his reputation still precedes him? Doubt it.
Has a Premiership club come in for him? No.
Would he like to play under Thorn's 4-3-3 system and enjoy the probability of a 20+ goal season? Yes probably.
Would you phone the manager and tell him you will sign the papers when you get back from holiday and were looking forward to the new season and then not mean it? I doubt that. His reputation would suffer and his 'honour' would be in question all over again.
So for me the likelihood is there are 'advisor's' and 'agents' playing games to see if they could just talk up a ridiculously lucrative offer from someone that may make King turn tail and risk all he has achieved over the last 12 months for himself and his family for the chance of a better short term pay day without guarantee of success and a pay day for the agent!
These agents are blood hounds and King would be advised to keep an arms length from all of them and appreciate what he has made for himself, get his head down, score 20+ goals on a two year contract and just maybe hope that will attract the bigger boys in January or next close season. If that does not come then be grateful that your £10 - 15 grand a week is money you may never have had the opportunity to realise less than 12 months ago.
And incidentally a verbal agreement is in fact a 'contract' under law and you can be held accountable to it. I have no reason to disbelieve Andy Thorn's comments about the call and so I firmly believe (as does he) that King will sign the paperwork on his return.
AT is planning his strategies for the season ahead and Marlon would have been aware of that. What kind of guy would say yes in a call only to reverse that decision and get any future respect? Should he do so I can't begin to imagine the abuse he would get again with most people who backed him now turning against him and all his past 'indiscretions' would be highlighted again for all his family to endure once more...
The fans gave him a fair crack of the whip and he responded well overall with some excellent performances and signs that he can be a very good player for this level.
He has managed with the help of one football club taking a chance on him to rectify both his career and his future.
Does he owe us one? You're dam right he does!
Does he want to go off and play for a bit more cash at a club where he will have more competition for his place and no guarantees of success? Does he wish to re-live the past through the eyes of more disgruntled fans at another club quite so soon while his reputation still precedes him? Doubt it.
Has a Premiership club come in for him? No.
Would he like to play under Thorn's 4-3-3 system and enjoy the probability of a 20+ goal season? Yes probably.
Would you phone the manager and tell him you will sign the papers when you get back from holiday and were looking forward to the new season and then not mean it? I doubt that. His reputation would suffer and his 'honour' would be in question all over again.
So for me the likelihood is there are 'advisor's' and 'agents' playing games to see if they could just talk up a ridiculously lucrative offer from someone that may make King turn tail and risk all he has achieved over the last 12 months for himself and his family for the chance of a better short term pay day without guarantee of success and a pay day for the agent!
These agents are blood hounds and King would be advised to keep an arms length from all of them and appreciate what he has made for himself, get his head down, score 20+ goals on a two year contract and just maybe hope that will attract the bigger boys in January or next close season. If that does not come then be grateful that your £10 - 15 grand a week is money you may never have had the opportunity to realise less than 12 months ago.
And incidentally a verbal agreement is in fact a 'contract' under law and you can be held accountable to it. I have no reason to disbelieve Andy Thorn's comments about the call and so I firmly believe (as does he) that King will sign the paperwork on his return.
AT is planning his strategies for the season ahead and Marlon would have been aware of that. What kind of guy would say yes in a call only to reverse that decision and get any future respect? Should he do so I can't begin to imagine the abuse he would get again with most people who backed him now turning against him and all his past 'indiscretions' would be highlighted again for all his family to endure once more...