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Wigan / Wolves interested in Ben Stevenson (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Jan 21, 2018
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fernandopartridge

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  • Jan 30, 2018
  • #176
Wonder if Stevenson still lives at home?
 

steve82

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #177
SlowerThanPlatt said:
According to Robins Stevenson was ill and his dad rang up to tell him. Is Robins having a laugh or do professional footballers genuinely get their dad to ring up the manager explaining why their son isn’t available for selection?



Mark Robins reveals the transfer deadline day business he hopes to do
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If that's true that's embarrassing quite frankly.

If he does move which looks likely then I wish him well. A fresh start is what he needs, I'd imagine the emergence of Tom Bayliss ahead of him must sting somewhat
 

Londonccfcfan

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #178
Hmmm I hope there’s nothing in us. And he was just genuinely ill. Don’t the players know day before if they are in squad or not. Strange.
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #179
Londonccfcfan said:
Hmmm I hope there’s nothing in us. And he was just genuinely ill. Don’t the players know day before if they are in squad or not. Strange.
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Kind of dissowned it down to TW too.
 

Otis

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #180
Grendel said:
Why am I on the wrong thread?
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Story of your life, son.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #181
If Wolves want him that much, they can wait until the summer. I think our efforts should be going towards signing that striker Robins wants. This morning/last night, he said we don’t need to sell to bring anyone in. So why sell Stevenson? Yes, he might not be playing much, but if we lose Bayliss in the summer, we could only have Kelly left as a contracted centre midfielder come summer time.

He knows he’s going straight to their U23s anyway. I don’t think he’ll leave.
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #182
MatthewWallis said:
Who would people rather see leave? Out of everyone linked with other clubs, this is the one I’m least bothered about.
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No one else is linked with a move? Apart from Jodi Jones to Leeds or Bayliss, what other even noteworthy rumours have you heard?

Willis was in the summer, we were ‘bracing’ for bids for McDonald. Before the January window, we apparently needed a ‘goal scoring’ striker because McNulty wasn’t a ‘natural’ goal scorer.

It’s annoying that people have this idea we ‘have to’ sell someone, but we don’t really. We’re 10 points off top and 1 point off automatics. We need the absolute strongest squad we can have.
 

mark82

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #183
If Stevenson leaving allows us to bring a couple in to boost our chances of promotion I'm all for it. I think he has potential but we need someone for the here and now.

If no-one else would come in then absolutely not, unless it's a massively over inflated price. Stevenson will come good and I can't see us keeping Bayliss after the summer.
 

Manchester_sky_blue

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #184
Trouble is it's all too late now. If Stevenson goes right at the end of the window there's no time left to spend the cash. Only other possibility is that any deal includes a player coming the other way.
 
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SkyblueBazza

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #185
Manchester_sky_blue said:
Trouble is it's all too late now. If Stevenson goes right at the end of the window there's no time left to spend the cash. Only other possibility is that any deal includes a player coming the other way.
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Which just how SISU want it. Cash in the bank...gains interest too. Then spend some of it piecemeal in the summer...keep the rest

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Otis

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #186
I can't see that any club will want him now they know he phones in sick on game days.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #187
SkyblueBazza said:
Which just how SISU want it. Cash in the bank...gains interest too. Then spend some of it piecemeal in the summer...keep the rest

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Cash in the bank gaining interest. In your dreams, more like a temporary upsurge in cash flow
 

SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #188
Medical. Quick recovery

 

Nick

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #189
Cold cleared up then
 
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steve82

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #190
Nick said:
Cold cleared up then
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Lemsip. God send.
 
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skyblueinBaku

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #191
Nick said:
Cold cleared up then
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Obviously he's been at the chilli vodka.
 

better days

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #192
It's a shame really. By all accounts Ben is a good lad
Whoever is advising him needs a good kick up the jacksie
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #193
Yep bad career move for him I reckon but let’s see
 

Moff

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #194
SlowerThanPlatt said:
Medical. Quick recovery

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This to me is where football is wrong today, players would rather move to an Under 23 squad, than play first team football.
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #195
Hopefully this is Wolves splashing the cash again and they're paying well over the odds
 

Captain Dart

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #196
Moff said:
This to me is where football is wrong today, players would rather move to an Under 23 squad, than play first team football.
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Yeah and in all likelihood double their salary.. he might go out on loan to a league one club anyhow.
 

covmark

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #197
Moff said:
This to me is where football is wrong today, players would rather move to an Under 23 squad, than play first team football.
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I get where you're coming from Moff but I expect wolves will probably triple his wages at the very least.
What would you do?

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Manchester_sky_blue

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #198
We need Wolves to send a player the other way because there is bugger all time left to spend this cash
 

SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #199
Moff said:
This to me is where football is wrong today, players would rather move to an Under 23 squad, than play first team football.
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To be fair, he’s only been playing U23 football here this season
 
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Moff

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #200
covmark said:
I get where you're coming from Moff but I expect wolves will probably triple his wages at the very least.
What would you do?

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Not blaming the player, its the system, the money now involved in the Premier league means they can cream off every decent youngster from the lower leagues and stick them in a development squad. It also means players like Wolves will splash the cash to achieve the PL dream.
Not many of these players actually ever make it on the bigger stage, but they will have inflated bank balances.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #201
Moff said:
Not blaming the player, its the system, the money now involved in the Premier league means they can cream off every decent youngster from the lower leagues and stick them in a development squad. It also means players like Wolves will splash the cash to achieve the PL dream.
Not many of these players actually ever make it on the bigger stage, but they will have inflated bank balances.
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He's not playing first team football now, so he may as well go and not play first team football at a higher level.

And you've got to back your ability, surely? If he thinks he's good enough to break through, he's got to believe he can.
 
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Moff

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #202
Deleted member 5849 said:
He's not playing first team football now, so he may as well go and not play first team football at a higher level.

And you've got to back your ability, surely? If he thinks he's good enough to break through, he's got to believe he can.
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Not blaming Stevenson, I think the system is shite. How many players do Chelsea have on their books? Its ridiculous, and unless we ever get to the PL we will never be able to compete.
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #203
There should be a cap on how many players you can have at each age group. Then clubs might think more carefully about who they sign and also release players who can make a career in the lower leagues.
 
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I was eleven in 87

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #204
His Dad must be pleased that his lad is not feeling ill today!!
 
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Moff

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #205
Liquid Gold said:
There should be a cap on how many players you can have at each age group. Then clubs might think more carefully about who they sign and also release players who can make a career in the lower leagues.
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That would be a great idea. Pity the FA don't have that intelligence!
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #206
better days said:
It's a shame really. By all accounts Ben is a good lad
Whoever is advising him needs a good kick up the jacksie
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Poor move all round, I'm really disappointed
 

Joy Division

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  • Jan 31, 2018
  • #207
better days said:
It's a shame really. By all accounts Ben is a good lad
Whoever is advising him needs a good kick up the jacksie
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He has the same agent as James Maddison and George Thomas.
 
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