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« Reply #195 on: Saturday, July 8, 2023, 20:23:25 » |
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We all seem to talk favourably about the nice parts in the area when using attraction as to why they would choose an area...but let's face it, no player is going to stay in the centre of Swindon, middle of Mansfield or middle of Oldham ....but they would most likely if they like country living, be happy to stay at Marlborough in Rural Wiltshire, Beautiful Edensor in the Peak District, Alderley Edge in Rural Cheshire, and Greenfield or Saddleworth in the Southern Pennines which is literally about twenty mins from the middle of Manchester or fifteen mins to Oldham. If city or metropolis life are what they enjoy then for Swindon footballers that becomes a bit more difficult without extra travel...they'd have to opt for living in say Bristol which isn't really a stones throw away like Manny is to Oldham or as conveniently close as Nottingham or Sheff is to Mansfield. Even Chesterfield becomes a great prospect if we're talking location and proximity to best of both for players. Also if they really wanted to stay in the Norf and already lived in a leafy part of Leeds like Roundhay, they would still have only a forty five min commute to Oldham - granted a similar commute from Bristol to Swindon on a good day but without uprooting everyone. I don't think it's particularly right to compare rural wiltshire with the outskirts of suburban Manny when Swindon itself is a bit of a shithole {and yes there are plenty worse in the country}. Let's compare a bit more like for like JJ, you tinker  We all know there are plenty of gorgeous places to live all over the UK and for a Pro footy player, where money isn't so much of a struggle, then they have the fortune of being able to live somewhere rather nice and pleasant - even if the local shithole happens to be where they ply their trade, it doesn't mean they have to live right amongst it  |
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« Reply #196 on: Saturday, July 8, 2023, 20:23:50 » |
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The wage gap is closing between L2 and the Confernece and in some cases the lower division can exceed L2.
I expect he has roots and family in the North but for me there is no contest in where to live, the green fields and downs of beautiful Wiltshire (and the surrounding area) vs the grim wet surrounds of the Greater Manchester urban suburbs.
Its no contest for me, Wiltshire would win 100 times out of 100.
‘The wage gap is closing between L2 and the Confernece and in some cases the lower division can exceed L2.’ So lemme guess this right. A player is prepared to drop a division (maybe two) because of more money? Rather than a contract with a higher division club who are likely to be contenders for promotion. Now I realise before some clever arse starts a bigger picture debate on the minutiae of such shenanigans but I’d give more truck to a player coming here for the potential and his future career than one just looking for an enhanced payday. |
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« Reply #197 on: Saturday, July 8, 2023, 20:34:21 » |
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There are plenty of factors that don't just include money
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« Reply #198 on: Saturday, July 8, 2023, 22:19:08 » |
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‘The wage gap is closing between L2 and the Confernece and in some cases the lower division can exceed L2.’
So lemme guess this right. A player is prepared to drop a division (maybe two) because of more money? Rather than a contract with a higher division club who are likely to be contenders for promotion. Now I realise before some clever arse starts a bigger picture debate on the minutiae of such shenanigans but I’d give more truck to a player coming here for the potential and his future career than one just looking for an enhanced payday.
Depends on career trajectory for me. If a player is 27 and realistically isn’t going to touch higher than League One then I can see the sense in them dropping down to a moneybags conference side if they’re offering stupid money. Same with the Saudi expansion. If a premier league player is 26 and realistically isn’t going to get higher than maybe one season in European competition then they’d be silly to turn down a Saudi team offering a massive wage bump. If it’s a up and coming player with their future uncapped infront of them then it’s different but to me if someone is willing to give you stupid money and you’re not likely to go much higher than where you are then I can’t blame you for taking it. Imagine you’re a Swindon fan who is a professional player thats 28, you’ve experienced a promotion or 2 before , what’s an extra promotion worth for a team like Burton that you don’t care about Vs a high wage bump that could set your family up for a good few years |
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« Reply #199 on: Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 18:55:36 » |
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Back to JMT training with us. I’ve just read a tweet that Big Dunc never played him towards the end of the season even though he was fit. We may have benefitted as JMT wasn’t going to stick around with him in charge. Let’s hope we’ve already signed him up given the news today.
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« Reply #200 on: Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 19:47:49 » |
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« Reply #201 on: Saturday, July 22, 2023, 01:18:37 » |
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Nah Batch, their name is Kaufman, it's above where their avatar would be. C'mon fella - keep up |
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« Reply #202 on: Wednesday, August 9, 2023, 13:09:20 » |
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Wrexham have supposedly bid 500k for Tshimanga who started up front against us last night for Posh.
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« Reply #203 on: Thursday, August 10, 2023, 10:47:18 » |
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Kane seemingly off to Bayern. Quite an interesting and exciting transfer if he goes for it.
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« Reply #204 on: Thursday, August 10, 2023, 11:02:05 » |
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Wrexham have supposedly bid 500k for Tshimanga who started up front against us last night for Posh.
Was prolific in the NL for Boreham Wood and Chesterfield, but only signed permanently for Posh in the summer. Suppose stranger things have happened. |
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« Reply #205 on: Thursday, August 10, 2023, 11:27:18 » |
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Kane seemingly off to Bayern. Quite an interesting and exciting transfer if he goes for it.
I had literally put him into my FPL team thinking he'd stay at Spurs. Shows what the hell I know! |
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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« Reply #206 on: Thursday, August 10, 2023, 11:39:37 » |
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Kane seemingly off to Bayern. Quite an interesting and exciting transfer if he goes for it.
About bloody time The fact a player of his quality hasnt won any trophies is a travesty |
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« Reply #207 on: Thursday, August 10, 2023, 11:54:44 » |
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I had literally put him into my FPL team thinking he'd stay at Spurs. Shows what the hell I know!
I begrudgingly picked a fantasy league team that's got Kane in it too. Might make him captain. Last season I picked the worst team I could and called them Oxford United. About bloody time
The fact a player of his quality hasnt won any trophies is a travesty
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« Reply #208 on: Thursday, August 10, 2023, 12:32:42 » |
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Part of me thinks he wont want to go, never shown any real desire to leave Spurs and has always seemed happy. Then again Bayern woudn't have kept coming back in with bids if they hadn't already tapped him and knew he fancied the move.
Good luck to him, guaranteed at least one trophy next season
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« Reply #209 on: Thursday, August 10, 2023, 12:37:42 » |
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Part of me thinks he wont want to go, never shown any real desire to leave Spurs and has always seemed happy. Then again Bayern woudn't have kept coming back in with bids if they hadn't already tapped him and knew he fancied the move.
Good luck to him, guaranteed at least one trophy next season
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