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George Dobson - Gone to Wrexham p136, farewell message p142

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  • edited January 24
    Which of our many recent managers brought him in? Adkins?
  • edited January 24
    Kap10 said:
    Which of our many recent managers brought him in? Adkins?
    Christ, you've got me flicking through my CAFC manager filofax to find the answer to that one ther has been so many

    Surely got to keep the bloke, been the best midfielder for how many seasons now?
  • Playing 3 workhorses in midfield doesn't work unless you have brilliant wingbacks to provide the attacking threat. Someone has to make the hard decision who out of Dobson, Coventry and Bakinson will be left out on Saturday.
    For me Bakinson is left out of those 3. I think he’s done okay but I’d prefer to see Watson in there although that does leave us a bit lightweight. I can’t see how you drop Dobson right now. I really don’t rate Tennai Watson and Edun. Edun works hard and gets in decent positions and gets a lot of the ball but nothing much ever comes from it. TW just looks like he’s playing a league above his ability, both are shocking defensively.
  • Dazzler21 said:
    supaclive said:
    DubaiCAFC said:
    Apparently we have offered improved terms. He won’t be going this window 
    It could be the SMT have seen the saviours Coventry, Fiorini and Bakinson and come to appreciate Dobson's value.
    Coventry and Bakinson are doing fine. 
    @Dazzler21 Nobody is doing fine
    They really aren't 
  • if that is true then he needs to go. Same with TC. 
  • fenaddick said:

    Weird move if true. He has a young family doesn't he?
  • Seems like such a backwards step. 

    We've spent money to sign 2 players that are a sideways move from Dobson anyway. 

    Yes Bakinson I'm sure looks great as does Coventry, we could have just signed one.

    The money on the other could've been spent on wing-backs or a striker rather than a position we were fine for with Dobson. 
  • Croydon said:
    The new role further forward doesn't suit him and I've seen nothing from
    Coventry to suggest he's worth moving our most consistent midfielder out of position for
    They need to swap roles...
  • Seems like such a backwards step. 

    We've spent money to sign 2 players that are a sideways move from Dobson anyway. 

    Yes Bakinson I'm sure looks great as does Coventry, we could have just signed one.

    The money on the other could've been spent on wing-backs or a striker rather than a position we were fine for with Dobson. 
    Unless Dobson just wants off, of course?
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  • If true, you can hardly blame him. Good luck to him.
  • Seems like such a backwards step. 

    We've spent money to sign 2 players that are a sideways move from Dobson anyway. 

    Yes Bakinson I'm sure looks great as does Coventry, we could have just signed one.

    The money on the other could've been spent on wing-backs or a striker rather than a position we were fine for with Dobson. 
    Unless Dobson just wants off, of course?

    Who wouldn’t 
  • Is Ned Holmes, and the FootballLeagueWorld a reliable enough source?
  • Dobson choosing to leave, I entirely understand.

    Dobson choosing to go to Hungary still feels really random. Apart from anything else, how did he come up on the radar of a Hungarian team anyway? They've got no other English players or ones I recognise have played over here, they don't have a manager or owners with British connections.
  • edited January 24
    What if the improved offer was an extra £500 a week for a year, way below the likes of Kirk was getting? When he wants a two year contract on a similar figure to some of the others.
  • Dobson choosing to leave, I entirely understand.

    Dobson choosing to go to Hungary still feels really random. Apart from anything else, how did he come up on the radar of a Hungarian team anyway? They've got no other English players or ones I recognise have played over here, they don't have a manager or owners with British connections.
    Agree. The whole thing is bizarre (if true). I don’t think a single English player of any note  plays there. I don’t think either that his strengths that we most value  in him are rated
    anywhere near as important by HU fans. There’s a tradition of playing a
    much more technical game there. He won’t be adored, and won’t fit in. I wonder who he and his wife will socialise with. His agent is clearly a **** who could not get Champ interest but wants his payday no matter..
  • Dobson choosing to leave, I entirely understand.

    Dobson choosing to go to Hungary still feels really random. Apart from anything else, how did he come up on the radar of a Hungarian team anyway? They've got no other English players or ones I recognise have played over here, they don't have a manager or owners with British connections.
    Agree. The whole thing is bizarre (if true). I don’t think a single English player of any note  plays there. I don’t think either that his strengths that we most value  in him are rated
    anywhere near as important by HU fans. There’s a tradition of playing a
    much more technical game there. He won’t be adored, and won’t fit in. I wonder who he and his wife will socialise with. His agent is clearly a **** who could not get Champ interest but wants his payday no matter..

    Call me naive as I don't really know the role of an agent, but if no Championship clubs are not interested in Dobson, maybe that's because they don't think he is good enough, and not because his Agent hasn't been 'selling him'?
  • yeah maybe no one else in this country wants him, therefor he's either got our offer or the Hungry offer...seems a strange one though 

    his agents job is to seek out interest knowing he's coming to the end of his contract, guessing that's the best he could do
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  • He certainly seems to fit at Charlton and he's a 100% player, however he definitely has his limitations and I can see why many wouldn't want him (certainly in the Champ)

    To be clear I want him to stay.
  • Just can't see it happening unless they've offered him silly money. 
  • Chunes said:
    Just can't see it happening unless they've offered him silly money. 
    I don’t see why it’s such a ridiculous idea, he could realistically be playing European football if he goes… 
  • Chunes said:
    Just can't see it happening unless they've offered him silly money. 
    I don’t see why it’s such a ridiculous idea, he could realistically be playing European football if he goes… 
    Most probably in the Conference, and on recent record, all over by August. Then it will be back to playing in front of 500 at Ujpest. 
  • Seems like such a backwards step. 

    We've spent money to sign 2 players that are a sideways move from Dobson anyway. 

    Yes Bakinson I'm sure looks great as does Coventry, we could have just signed one.

    The money on the other could've been spent on wing-backs or a striker rather than a position we were fine for with Dobson. 
    Unless Dobson just wants off, of course?
    If he were going to the Championship I'd say fair enough. But Hungary? 

    The relocation and upheaval of his family would eat into any increase in salary he'd be likely to get. So clearly isn't something he'd want to do unless he felt like we were offering way below his value. 
  • Unless the lower taxes make it a large increase in take home pay?
  • Seems like such a backwards step. 

    We've spent money to sign 2 players that are a sideways move from Dobson anyway. 

    Yes Bakinson I'm sure looks great as does Coventry, we could have just signed one.

    The money on the other could've been spent on wing-backs or a striker rather than a position we were fine for with Dobson. 
    Unless Dobson just wants off, of course?
    If he were going to the Championship I'd say fair enough. But Hungary? 

    The relocation and upheaval of his family would eat into any increase in salary he'd be likely to get. So clearly isn't something he'd want to do unless he felt like we were offering way below his value. 
    Surely there is the 3rd option of just staying into the summer, then seeing what offers come up? Nobody can force him to leave in January, and unlike CBT who was "injured" before he left, Dobson is still playing and giving his usual all.
  • Seems like such a backwards step. 

    We've spent money to sign 2 players that are a sideways move from Dobson anyway. 

    Yes Bakinson I'm sure looks great as does Coventry, we could have just signed one.

    The money on the other could've been spent on wing-backs or a striker rather than a position we were fine for with Dobson. 
    Unless Dobson just wants off, of course?
    If he were going to the Championship I'd say fair enough. But Hungary? 

    The relocation and upheaval of his family would eat into any increase in salary he'd be likely to get. So clearly isn't something he'd want to do unless he felt like we were offering way below his value. 
    Or maybe he thinks living in another country might actually benefit his family. I certainly do, it’s not that hard to believe. 
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