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All talking about new contracts...

POOK: Interesting, Thought he was one to go but after being on the bench against Rovers I guess Malpas still see's something in Pook. I guess wanted for cover more than anything else??

JJACK SMITH: Deserves a new contract. I'd go as far as to say he has been one of our best players for the last few weeks since returning.

COMMINGES: Been covered, Sign now!!

VINCENT: Has done ok at the back and is vocal, I am sure there is someone better out there but he is exeperienced and probably deserves another year.

It's time we got rid of Pook.

Surpised to see pooky offered a new deal, thought malpas was easing himn out of the picture.

I'd like to see us sign 2 new left backs, and vincent to be considered a centre back from now on.

Pook out and a new midfielder in that doesn't pass it back all the time..

I think the Pook arguement is now over, the lad brings nothing to this level, I hope he goes elsewhere and does well (down a league or two maybe) but if MM is looking to play the game properly Pook will not figure.

I'd assume Pook isn't too hard on the wages - he's only ever played for us... Useful back-up...

Not a fan of Vincent (1-1 vs Boston comes to mind)
I still think the key to next season is a decent left back, Vincent is a back up at best

Pook - dont think so, I'd get rid.....Chrissy Allen is a better player as is Easton, Peacock and Timlin. Maybe Pook is being offered a short term contract so we dont run out of midfielders, if Timlin doesnt sign and Peacock continues to be a striker. Is Allen still injured?

Vincent - good old expirenced head, organises the defence well. Decent cover for left back.....but should be back a centre back from now on....maybe even first choice the way the defence has been last few games

Comminges - hopefully he'll stay


Smith - when he gets a run in the team, he's good.....

Pook

I fucking hope his negotiations are "realistic"

not like last seasons debacle

If i was him id ask to be paid in ale.
Top performances then.

You mean:

Pook: Can I have a new contract Mr Malpas?

Malpas: No

Pook: Ok then, see you around

I personally don't see why Pook is at this level, however he has now played for numerous managers who must see something in him as they keep playing him and offering him new deals.

^ Thats what I think. Why can't we see it? He does play well every now and then, but not good enough if we really want to push on IMO. I'd give Chrissy Allen a go instead, technically a better player although a bit lightweight at the moment.

No.................


MP :  I'm ace me

MM : Your'e not all that son

MP :  I'm worth at least 4K aweek cos I'm ace me

MM : Fuck off son

MP : OK, ill soon get meeself another club cos I'm ace me


6 WEEKS LATER

Knock on the Managers door

MM : Come in !

MP : Ermmm, could I have a word Boss ?

does that quote mean we have to offer Pook a new deal because he's played x amount of games?

I can see him going.

He definitely isn't going to get first team football regularly here.

 :shock:

That reminds me of that cunt Aaron Brown.

Sounds a bit like it to me DV.

That is what most posters on the forums have been saying for the last two seasons, third time lucky maybe!!!! :wink:

So... Malpas has admitted now that Pook if he stays will only be a squad player.

He will stay and he will be back next year better than ever .. the all new improved ROCK!

Timlin
Peacock
Easton
Allen

And even Mcgovern are all better options than Pook, He must of played a certain amount of games to be offered a contract .

I cant help but think J Smith has been offered a contract due to Comminges

J Smith has done well since coming back I think...

Aye, she's better than Pook.

i thought pook was a gone for sure as malpas hasn't played him.
we all know he has limited talent. but imo he hasn't let us down this season.infact the opposite mostly.

no surprises with the others. vincent was always going to stay i reckon,and is or most underated player.

smith has done pretty well since his return to the side so justifies a new deal.and we all know how good the minge is.

Pook'll stay, but only because he's to lazy to move away from Swindon.

I'm a bit disappointed that MM hasn't fired out anyone not under contract....we, if we're only freeing up 3 or 4 spaces, tops, then  we can expect anther season of mediocrity.

i'd been saying for a while that nicho would go and we'd get a younger/better left back and use vincent as cover. coincedentally i said this to no one on this forum so you'll have to take my word for it  :D

or, I could say 10/10 for stating the bloody obvious  :roll:

No strikers involved yet which is interesting and no mention of Sturrock, Roberts, Corr and Paynter.  I think the first pair are out of contract?

I suspect Roberts will get a new deal or at the least a 6 month short term effort to see him past this injury.

I'd imagine another two (Corr and Blair) could be fired out from the remaining three.

Meh we will see.

There all under contract Dazza.
Sturrock gave Blair a 2 year deal.
Corr and Roberts still both have a year left.
I think Paynter was given an 18 month contract when he signed.

Cheers fella, I'm well out of sorts on contracts this year.

Paynter was a three year deal I thought?

You might be right.

twat

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Stop bullying fatbury. That's your last warning.  :nono:

Stating the obvious is not bullying, he is a twat and that my friend is a simple fact of life.

Dont I get a first warning ?

The Galdiators do

Fred Elliot, you will go on my first whistle.

Fatbury, you will go on my second whistle.

Gladiators was ace.

Fatbury's not bullying is he ?

gutted nicho is going, not given a chance by mm. Hope he finds a club who will give him a chance

Pook has been told to look for another club
Vincent and smith offered crap contracts, don't think mm really wants them.

God know who will play left back next season, specially if commingues does not sign

How do you know they have been offered crap contracts?
Are you JPC82 in disguise?  :wink:

Ive got me big padded plastic thing to hit you over the head with Fred! I demand a Gladiator emoticon!

Wasn't it an oversized cotton bud with duck tape strapped on it.

thats the one!!

A pudgle stick(sp) ?

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Pudgle

Fucking ace word Foggy

I am going to try and use that once a day from now on

Maybe we'll try and sign someone for that position over the summer. Just a thought, like

I'd guess at 'pugil'  as in 'pugilism' , but that's a cracker ! - sounds like it could be used in Morris dancing

You after the manager's job pauld ?

I'd have thought Vincent will take the contract, but it looks like someone else's mum & dad know a few players.

Thats what i thought

yawn

No, just being unnecessarily sarcastic for the sake of it. It's all boaters and trombones over here this afternoon I tell you

Sorry if I'm keeping you up Fred.

Not aimed at you Nev

I have a source that has an inside track to a source within the club that says that ...................

Jeez

Name it or shut the fuck up

No probs. Methinks bomber could go down in flames shortly.

There were ten German bombers in the sky...

(I've probably got the words wrong but hey, all this straw hats and trumpets has gone to my head!)

I always sang it with air.

You probably sang it right

air helps to sing.

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/display.var.2313418.0.dont_write_me_off_pook.php

Pooky thinks he might stay after all.

Anyone get the idea the interest from other clubs wasn't exactly flooding in.

I wouldn't mind seeing him stay, its good to have some youth academy guys but Allen has got to be ahead of him on performances.

Unless he's suddenly lost his shit-ness, then no thanks.

hahaha samdy, good point, i agree!!!

If the manager has said to him that he should find another club, then sitting in the reserves is quite likely.  If he's not going to play then there is no point in us keeping him, and there is no point in Pook himself staying.

 But if there are no other options I guess staying and trying to get out on loan somewhere is preferable to him than a career at Supermarine. Which ties up some of our wage budget. Which is bad.

I am the master of the obvious.

GET IN!!!

Go on the Rock .. lets have another season - he always ends up playing!

shut up fatters, for fucks sake. and please remove that heffer from your avatar. thanks.

I don't mind too much if Pook stays, we need some sort of back up in the middle and if he's really short of first team football he might put in some good performances given the opportunity. There were a few games last year where he looked decent, he just never seems to produce often enough.

2 days off being completly correct!

he did ok when he played last season imo.and it doesn't say he's staying either.
i think he deserves credit for trying to move on with his career.but if he stays then so be it.

He's not tried to move on hes sat back and wait for all the offers to flood in and as expected not one person has shown an interest so he will have to come back here, whoever brought in those stupid contracts that trigger an extra year after a certain amount of appearances deserve hanging.  If he comes back then pay his contract up, he is not good enough.

well the article says otherwise.as does earlier interviews pook gave.
he has a contract that would have been agreed pre last season.how on earth would he have known what would happen?
whether he is good enough or not is irrelivant.but i think you are more or less basing your opinion on it

I disagree for some players it is worthwhile, i.e. you get a young un-proven youngster that you don't think will play much but may have a bit of potential, so you give him a deal and in that deal it includes the clause that if he plays x games he will get another year - the player goes on to play the whole season with premiership clubs sniffing around but as there is the clause of another year in his contract that option is taken up thus he can't move on a freebie - I know it is hyperthetical but there are times where those sort of clauses work.

Either that or you get lumbered with players who are not good enough year after year.

 :mrgreen:

i didn't think pook did too bad when relied upon last season. ho-hum...

I have my doubts whether Allen will ever be strong enough, so having Pook around would make sense to me for a while in case of injuries. His tackling and heading is better, and he gets involved in a few assists. A pity his passing can be so poor, but he ain't the only one at times.

Yes yes I agree. I don't think he'll start too much and is definitely behind Easton and Timlin.

I understand that no-one has come in for him, though he has been offered a few trials...

Meant to say that on the whole he did quite okay when he did play last season.

Looks like pook is staying oh great

which really means, he's so shit no one wants him....

or could mean he likes living in his hometown,and playing for the club he has since he was a kid?
he never asked to leave anyway

You're both right.

 :D

and we only asked him to stay because he had to....

I still maintain non league by 23.

If he loves this club so much, why don't he play like he does. He's by far the worst player at the club in my opinion.

probably dv.

 :nod:

He'll probably be loaned out to Chippenham/Salisbury/Supermarine in the very near future.

The reason he is still here is because he's awful and nobody wants him.

I wouldn't say he's awful, but he's not great. I think his problem is this:

If you're a lower league footballer then you need to be either a) good for that level (someone like Peacock, he's not brilliant but he's a good pro at this level) or b) have something about you (like Billy Paynter, looked good in spells but never really excelled). You don't see your standard league one/two players staying at clubs of the same level for too long - they either drop down slowly or very quickly (a la Gareth Whalley). Pook's not your engine room type player like Paul Evans who'll become a lower league journey-man and he's not got anything special or a certain skill about him to make someone take a gamble.

Conversely I thought Pook had a reasonably good engine, and gets his foot in now and again too. The weakness as I see it is when he gets the ball. The speed of thought isn't there.  And I'm not sure that you can fix that too easily.  

I genuinely hope we are all wrong, and he goes on to bigger and better things. Can't see it.

Bit of a bugger that, what with being a footballer  :D

Staying? Great  :-))(