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Nick

Administrator
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #701
oucho said:
Sorry if this has been mentioned elsewhere but is GT training with our first team squad and could he be in contention for appearing on Sat?
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He would need to sign a contract and wouldn't be match fit?
 

no_loyalty

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #702
Nick said:
Has that been written somewhere or just because they havent had another bid? Surely they have to agree to a tribunal?
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I have no idea how it all works, I don't know when it would officially go to a tribunal
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #703
no_loyalty said:
I have no idea how it all works, I don't know when it would officially go to a tribunal
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If a contract is agreed with the player it would go to tribunal. Maybe they haven't offered a contract as they don't want to risk tribunal.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #704
no_loyalty said:
I have no idea how it all works, I don't know when it would officially go to a tribunal
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You would have thought the club would make an offer, if rejected it would be "let's go to tribunal" and CCFC would have no choice if Leicester wanted to and Thomas wanted to sign for them. I don't think because they had an offer rejected we could then force them into one as they could have been trying their luck.
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #705
Sign or fuck off now, I'm fed up with it. I literally don;t care anymore I just want this done. He's not fucking Neymar he's George Thomas who was relegated from League 1 last season. Sign a contract somewhere or sign what's on the table with us. he's not winning any friends right now.
 
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #706
oucho said:
Sorry if this has been mentioned elsewhere but is GT training with our first team squad and could he be in contention for appearing on Sat?
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Where have you seen that? Knew he'd stuck around but surprised he's training with the first team.
 

Covstu

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #707
Liquid Gold said:
Sign or fuck off now, I'm fed up with it. I literally don;t care anymore I just want this done. He's not fucking Neymar he's George Thomas who was relegated from League 1 last season. Sign a contract somewhere or sign what's on the table with us. he's not winning any friends right now.
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Agree , this is probably stopping us getting in a long term replacement
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #708
Covstu said:
Agree , this is probably stopping us getting in a long term replacement
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I really wanted him to stay but now what is he? A young player who has missed a huge chunk of pre-season, not match fit and had his head turned. Even if he stays he's likely to be 2nd choice behind Vincenti now and with higher expectations on him after breaking through last year he could look a poor player playing with pressure when he is fit.

If he leaves it doesn't give any U23 manager long to have a look at him before deciding if they want to keep him or send him out on loan.

All in all I think he's made a very poor decision by leaving it late and it could have a serious effect on his future career.
 

KG7

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #709
Perhaps he's hanging on because someone at the club has asked him to wait until we negotiate a fee for him rather than leaving it to a tribunal. Why else would he be here? If he wanted to leave he'd go, if he wanted to stay he'd sign.


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Covstu

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #710
A player who probably believed his own hype! I hope he stays or at least stays until Jan, grabs a hatful of goals and he can then be someone's panic buy for double the odds
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #711
He doesn't come across as a Mifsud type, I reckon it's probably agent pressure.

I can't see it ruining his career like Mifsud's was.
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #712
This has been rumbling on for months though. There was interest from Swansea and Leicester, Swansea appear to have dropped out but how long does it take for 1. Him to agree terms with them and 2. Them to agree a fee with us? Even if we're asking for well over the odds for him it's small change for them so they're either not that keep or he's trying to force his way out.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #713
Surely if he had agreed terms that's when it goes to tribunal? Hopefully he won't end up at a lower end SPL team out of desperation.

You would think his agent could pimp him about League 1 and maybe even lower championship teams as a backup to continue learning.
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #714
Nick said:
Surely if he had agreed terms that's when it goes to tribunal? Hopefully he won't end up at a lower end SPL team out of desperation.

You would think his agent could pimp him about League 1 and maybe even lower championship teams as a backup to continue learning.
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He could agree terms just not sign until clubs agree the fee.
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #715
Interestingly he has the same agent as Stevenson who signed a 4 year deal here.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #716
Liquid Gold said:
He could agree terms just not sign until clubs agree the fee.
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Yeah but that's when it's "100% I want to go to leicester, it's now fee or tribunal".
 

oucho

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #717
mark82 said:
Where have you seen that? Knew he'd stuck around but surprised he's training with the first team.
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It was a question i.e. is he training with the first team??

If he is in good shape, and if he wants to play but not sign a deal tht would prevent him moving to Leicester, could we play him on a weekly rolling deal until he leaves? I suppose MR would be against that though, due to the uncertainty, impact on available budget, etc
 

covcity4life

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #718
Not sure hes been training with the squad
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #719
oucho said:
It was a question i.e. is he training with the first team??

If he is in good shape, and if he wants to play but not sign a deal tht would prevent him moving to Leicester, could we play him on a weekly rolling deal until he leaves? I suppose MR would be against that though, due to the uncertainty, impact on available budget, etc
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Plus he isn't Ronaldo or Messi. If he had an Adam Armstrong type season then maybe but at the end of the day he has had a contract with us on the table for months and as far as I know he hasn't actually "rejected" it yet has he and triggered anything with Leicester? All of his options with us still seem to be on the table waiting.
 

stevefloyd

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #720
As far as fitness goes i would think hes not far away because he was playing for Wales in the tournament
 
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shelby76

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #721
Its a win win situation if he leaves money in the bank if he signs im sure he will still battle for the club Even more, wonder who his agent is?
 
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scubasteve

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #722
Its a strange one, I cant see Leicester negotiating hard over a couple hundred grand for over a month now. some of their players will earn it in a month its a drop in a ocean to them, what's being reported they offered 300k to avoid a tribunal, we want 500k? even if it went to a tribunal I cant see us getting anymore.
Maybe he was advised by his agent that he could get better offers and to wait it out, now the interested teams have moved on.
 
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wingy

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #723
Frustrating isn't it.
Who knows what the reality of it all is?
They've just splashed £25M on the guy from Man City.
I suppose as long as he's sure they're deffo following up he can wait it out for that purported generous wage at no loss.
Does the amount they're willing to splash affect the ultimate weekly salary?
 

Terry Gibson's perm

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #724
Maybe it's a currency issue they want to pay in sterling and the club want it in Cayman Island dollars to save the exchange
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #725
Terry Gibson's perm said:
Maybe it's a currency issue they want to pay in sterling and the club want it in Cayman Island dollars to save the exchange
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Handbags I heard.

 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #726
wingy said:
Frustrating isn't it.
Who knows what the reality of it all is?
They've just splashed £25M on the guy from Man City.
I suppose as long as he's sure they're deffo following up he can wait it out for that purported generous wage at no loss.
Does the amount they're willing to splash affect the ultimate weekly salary?
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You would think at League 2 Level the transfer "fee" would then have an impact on signing on fees and wages, I am not sure it would for them though. They could spend £5k a week and not notice it.
 
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SkyBlueCRJ

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #727
oucho said:
Sorry if this has been mentioned elsewhere but is GT training with our first team squad and could he be in contention for appearing on Sat?
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We'd get a point deduction if he played as he's ineligible. Plus he's nowhere near match fit.
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #728
Has anybody heard anything likely to happen sometime soon?
 

Terry Gibson's perm

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #729
Nick said:
Handbags I heard.

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I would imagine their owners could lay their hands on some cheap copies.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #730
Terry Gibson's perm said:
I would imagine their owners could lay their hands on some cheap copies.
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Just waiting on them to do the DVD's for checkatrade first.
 
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wingy

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #731
Terry Gibson's perm said:
I would imagine their owners could lay their hands on some cheap copies.
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I thought it was the CT that has the monopoly on cheap Copy! B-)
 
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oucho

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #732
JamesCCFC said:
We'd get a point deduction if he played as he's ineligible. Plus he's nowhere near match fit.
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Why would he be ineligible if we had him on a short term deal e.g. weekly rolling contract?
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #733
oucho said:
Why would he be ineligible if we had him on a short term deal e.g. weekly rolling contract?
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He wouldn't sign it
 

Esoterica

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #734
oucho said:
Why would he be ineligible if we had him on a short term deal e.g. weekly rolling contract?
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And why would we offer him one? He wants to play for us or he doesn't.
 
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oucho

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 1, 2017
  • #735
Grendel said:
He wouldn't sign it
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Well, he might we ll do if it was a rolling weekly deal which meant he was technically under contract but with no commitment blocking him from leaving if he wanted to....

Esoterica said:
And why would we offer him one? He wants to play for us or he doesn't.
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Because he's a talented player and even if he plays a couple of games and then leaves it'll be worth it if his contributions helps us get points on the board.
 
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