After our recent resurgence and slow climb up the table WHY have more players not been given extended contracts?
Was the JJ & RW New deals just a 'smokescreen' surely after last night's performance our number 1 Ben Hamer deserves a new deal along with MM, DD, LW, etc. These players have really shown they love the club and enjoy playing with one and other. Come the end of the season and these contracts have not been resolved we could be right up the swanny.
There will be no shortage of teams waiting to 'snap' up our best players.
Wouldn't it be a great incentive to offer these new deals even with a proviso that it is if we stay in the championship.
Come on Roland, get your cheque book out and reward our boys.
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Morgan Fox has said he's in talks, I'd imagine other players are as well. Two games a week probably isn't helping but I'm sure more will sign even if it doesn't happen until the season has ended.
Hamer
Wilson
Solly
Morrison
Wiggins
Cousins
Poyet
Jackson
Ajderevic
Harriott
Reza
Get rid of the rest.
Sign: Maguire and a load more
I suspect that the only way that you could get anyone to sign is to overpay them, which would not be in anyone's interests.
So really the only thing to do is wait until things are clearer at the end of the season.
Either way , most will be leaving.
One young/ around first team player currently in negotiations, and another finds out tomorrow if he is being offered one or not.
Wonder if Jordan Cook is the one finding out... What's happened to him anyway as he hasnt been appearing for the U21s
He showed at the end of last year and again in recent weeks this year that when given playing time and confidence in the right position he is a quality player at this level but that said he is ppor in midfield and hasnt had full consistent seasons (like cort last year and morro both champ years)
A few moths ago id have said let him go but on recent form has made himself a definate for a contract in my eyes.
If he does get/sign a contract he needs to cement his place and have a full consistent season next year
We need to look at midfield and the strikers - If Poyet signs - I can only see a Poyet/Cousins partnership getting better and better until it is soon the best in the division. We do need some qulaity attacking width - Harriot may be the answer, but there has to be a doubt seeing as he hasn't moved on significantly from last season.
And we need strikers who know where the goal is. But if we can sign up the existing players, I don't think we need major surgery.
Hurry up Monsieur Duchatelet!!!
Hurry up Monsieur Duchatelet!!!
Exactly my original point. He doesn't sound like there's anything on the table. I think even worst case scenario Benny boy would want to stay as long as the nucleus of the squad stayed together (the better players obviously)
I am struggling to understand RD's logic at the moment!!
Hurry up Monsieur Duchatelet!!!
Clearly Hamer failed the RD grammar test, as it should be the powers that be :-)
Unless powers at be is actually referring the the powers at beard, and his beard is now acting as his agent...
Either way, it would not exactly be good politics for him to say something along the lines of "well, I have been offered a few thousand pounds a week to stay, but I love CAFC so much that I want to get some more out of them, or else, I'm off" would it? Much better to say something vague and get the fans to put pressure on the club.
In the middle of a relegation fight, when you have no opportunity to buy replacement players, is not the time to be negotiating long term deals - too many if' sand maybe's. This should have all been sorted before RD even arrived, but now, unfortunately, the best thing to do is probably wait until the Summer.
At the moment baring injury it probably suits both Parties to wait.
Another U21 currently on loan (never played first team) has been told yesterday there will not be a new contract for him.