So Gillingham can afford Solly but Duchatelet has decided we can't. Perhaps if they didn't waste money on crap like Lepoint, Reza, Nego and Tucudean it wouldn't be a self-imposed problem.
The sooner we get rid of Duchatelet the better, before he causes any further devastation.
It's possible Meire offered to subsidise his wages at Gillingham. I doubt if he's that expensive - he was the worst paid senior player by some distance in 2011/12 and 2012/13 (when he was player of the year) before his new contract in September 2013. So the club did owe him, IMO.
Katrien wanted to farm out Chris Solly of all people, treating players like cattle. Well done Chris for telling her to stick it. Shameful yet typical behaviour.
Trying to move Solly out because of his wages. No thought as to how that would affect the strength of the team. SMT with no football understanding whatsoever, always looking at the bottom line.
We are never going to progress with professional football again until these smug fools are jettisoned from our proud club.
I'm sure that Duchatelet looks on players as components, just like the computer chips his businesses manufacture.
Fundamentally interchangeable and easy to replace with limited impact.
The fact that viewing players like that is wrong has not really become apparent to him.
I think that is the most footballing normal thing that he has done if true. Most players are seen as meat and to be traded as such.
Only an idiot treats players as just commodities. Yes, football is a business, but if you don't buy and sell players with a view to making the team better, you really don't know what you're doing and you're going to get your club relegated.
I'm sure that Duchatelet looks on players as components, just like the computer chips his businesses manufacture.
Fundamentally interchangeable and easy to replace with limited impact.
The fact that viewing players like that is wrong has not really become apparent to him.
I think that is the most footballing normal thing that he has done if true. Most players are seen as meat and to be traded as such.
Only an idiot treats players as just commodities. Yes, football is a business, but if you don't buy and sell players with a view to making the team better, you really don't know what you're doing and you're going to get your club relegated.
'Team' being the crucial word here. We have had 45 players who were not chosen to play as a team. Powell's team were chosen to foster a spirit and winning attitude, something this lot do not understand which is why they systematically dismantled it.
I'm sure that Duchatelet looks on players as components, just like the computer chips his businesses manufacture.
Fundamentally interchangeable and easy to replace with limited impact.
The fact that viewing players like that is wrong has not really become apparent to him.
But that's what capitalists do, even "visionary" ones. Everything is valued only for the profit it might bring.
Don't think your boss is different.
And in fairness it's always been like that in football. Player doesn't perform ship him out. No sentiment about him or the effect that might have on his family.
I'm sure that Duchatelet looks on players as components, just like the computer chips his businesses manufacture.
Fundamentally interchangeable and easy to replace with limited impact.
The fact that viewing players like that is wrong has not really become apparent to him.
But that's what capitalists do, even "visionary" ones. Everything is valued only for the profit it might bring.
Don't think your boss is different.
And in fairness it's always been like that in football. Player doesn't perform ship him out. No sentiment about him or the effect that might have on his family.
Sorry but team sports aren't that simplistic. Everyone has a value but the sum of the parts is what breeds results. Football and team sports in general are very unique in that sense compared to most other professions.
I'm sure that Duchatelet looks on players as components, just like the computer chips his businesses manufacture.
Fundamentally interchangeable and easy to replace with limited impact.
The fact that viewing players like that is wrong has not really become apparent to him.
But that's what capitalists do, even "visionary" ones. Everything is valued only for the profit it might bring.
Don't think your boss is different.
And in fairness it's always been like that in football. Player doesn't perform ship him out. No sentiment about him or the effect that might have on his family.
But with this lot, it's been: Player *does* perform, ship him out regardless.
This story about Solly is astonishing. If true, for me, it is up there with selling Yann and sacking SCP. It does bother me though that the story appears to originate from a Gillingham player alongside previous rumours or asides that there was a senior player hawked around for loaning out. The validity of the story is important because it may be that Solly was disciplined or dropped for what some posters imply he said at the dinner, which is wrong true or not. If he was treated this way and it can be verified then I am sure that even the wavering supporters will up their game to ensure that the regime fucks off. Protest indeed but definitely do not line Roland’s pockets any further!
This story about Solly is astonishing. If true, for me, it is up there with selling Yann and sacking SCP. It does bother me though that the story appears to originate from a Gillingham player alongside previous rumours or asides that there was a senior player hawked around for loaning out. The validity of the story is important because it may be that Solly was disciplined or dropped for what some posters imply he said at the dinner, which is wrong true or not. If he was treated this way and it can be verified then I am sure that even the wavering supporters will up their game to ensure that the regime fucks off. Protest indeed but definitely do not line Roland’s pockets any further!
I had a version of it a few weeks ago which I'm 100 per confident came at one remove from Solly, but Gillingham were not named.
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Well done Chris for telling her to stick it.
Shameful yet typical behaviour.
We are never going to progress with professional football again until these smug fools are jettisoned from our proud club.
Yes, I'm very angry.
Fundamentally interchangeable and easy to replace with limited impact.
The fact that viewing players like that is wrong has not really become apparent to him.
I think that is the most footballing normal thing that he has done if true. Most players are seen as meat and to be traded as such.
Don't think your boss is different.
And in fairness it's always been like that in football. Player doesn't perform ship him out. No sentiment about him or the effect that might have on his family.
It does bother me though that the story appears to originate from a Gillingham player alongside previous rumours or asides that there was a senior player hawked around for loaning out. The validity of the story is important because it may be that Solly was disciplined or dropped for what some posters imply he said at the dinner, which is wrong true or not.
If he was treated this way and it can be verified then I am sure that even the wavering supporters will up their game to ensure that the regime fucks off. Protest indeed but definitely do not line Roland’s pockets any further!