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Sean: I want to stay here
24th May 2006

SEAN O’Hanlon has revealed he wants to extend his stay at the County Ground and, with negotiations well under way, admits he ‘does not foresee any problems’.

Town’s skipper admitted to growing frustration with the uncertainty hanging over the County Ground, but a double arrival on Monday looks to have cleared up his future.

While Dennis Wise and Gus Poyet were being unveiled as Town’s new management team, O’Hanlon was receiving his two-year contract offer at his Liverpool home.

He says there are still one or two small things to be ironed out but, describing Wise’s arrival as a huge boost, seems set to start the 2006/07 season in a Town shirt.

He said: “I finally got my contract through the post the other day. I had been given it verbally a few weeks ago but obviously with all this going on behind the scenes I didn’t know what was going on.

“My agent is looking at it at the moment and talking with the club. I am negotiating to stay with Swindon though. I like it here and things are underway to make sure I am here next season.

“There are still one or two small things to be ironed out but at the moment I don’t foresee any problems. It should all be sorted out within the next couple of weeks.”

The prospect of League Two football next season is not a pleasant one for the club but, with Wise and Poyet in tow, a brighter future could be on the horizon.

“It is a great boost,” said O’Hanlon. “They were both massive Premiership players and their arrival has to be good for the club.

“Hopefully the fans will come back and we can bounce straight back up with a good start to the season behind us.”

He gets soe shit of some, but I'm glad about this!

Adver exclusive tomorrow:

O'Hanlon signs for Bristol City

 8)

Overated in my opinion.

On the basis of his performances last season, I would agree. But he has lots of potential, somewhat like Ifil. The new management team and a quality defensive coach could get the best out of these two. Emphasis on could.

I also think being Captain puts too much pressure on him.

Just my opinion.

Agree with all of that, he is talented else wouldnt be playing but isnt captain material as that takes a certain prowless on the pitch.  Gurney (dare I say it) would make a better captain.

Surely a Captain has to lead by example. Gurney does not.

i dont think staying is a bad thing really

peacock is probably best candidate for captain, or smith. Both have experience and both have the right attitude. something for the youngsters to look up to.

O'Hanlon is mint end of. Since hes been here been our best defender by a million miles

Not fussed if he stays or leaves. Sounds like another Igoe situation could occur though.

He can piss off.

"I guess I'm a bit like Sam Parkin in the [contract] respect"

No. Twat.

That's all we need :evil:

“It is a great boost,” - you money grabbing cunt, only now do you decide to stay.

Fuck off.

Interesting that's he's saying Wise's arrival is a huge boost, clearly didn't rate iffy much then. I hope he stays.

I'd regard SOH staying as good news....his forms dipped at times this season, but he has shown he's good enough for L2...if he'd looked wonderful he'd be gone.

    Until the ink is dry on a contract, though, I don't believe a word the modern player speaks.

O'Hanlon got talked up a lot by King (whilst slating Ifil every week). But any scout who came to watch last season cant have seen much more than a very average player. Also does he still live in Liverpool? Thats not very commited is it?

But I think he has got potential. Maybe with some better coaching he can live up to the hype once bestowed on him.

All very true there spence. I remeber when he first came on loan and scored his first goal. Can't remember who we were playing but he looked a real class act.

Somehow he has never looked as good. Still a good defender though and I hope he does stay as he should be a quality player in Lge 2

A player can live where the fuck he likes (within reason). It's silly to suggest that because he doesn't live in Swindon he isn't commited.

True.Maybe if Nicholas still lived up North we wouldn't keep on hearing about his exploits :-))(

Although i think Seano had a bad season,tbf who didn't :( ,i'd be happy to see him stay,but i don't think he should be captain.

Sean lives in  Abbey Meads u idiots, he just went home to liverpool when the season ended

Lives in Liverpool  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Thats one hell of a commute!

He does in fact live very near Rhys.

Well excuse me for not knowing where Seano lives,wot an idiot i am :-))(  Now i know i'll be able to sleep tonight  :wink:

apparently if he signs his contract he'll be the highest earner at swindon.

Christian Roberts on £1,800
Sean O'Hanlon £800

i cant see that they would offer him more than double him current deal

Rhys lives at Ash Brake, Sean lives by the Abbey Meads medical centre, been to both  8)

was just laughing as imagine commuting from Liverpool to play for Swindon Town FC!

Who-hoo. I live in Ash brake, can i be a footballer too?

has he signed yet? i thought we were ment to have heard something ages ago! or have i missed something here!?

hasnt signed official but he is staying

If you're really bored he's listed on the electoral register ...

I wish he'd piss off.

The fact he still hasn't signed is indicitive that he wants out.

or indictive of the fact he's abroad perhaps

nope he's a cunt

I know sean's girlfriend. shes quite nice for an older women (well in my case anyway)

well there is that too

shes 28 isnt she? there going to Bulgaria this week

Is there any pointless information about Seano that you don't know?Has he got any birthmarks,what does he have for breakfast.Honestly i'm worried about you Swindontownfc ,stalker alert  :wink: :winking:

hes a mate of mine, so yeah i know where hes going on holiday, and he told me about the age difference with his missus, so whats the problem?

No problem there was suppose to be a wink,now there is a wink.
Chill man  :)

*Cough* pot, kettle, black?   :D

Is he flying out of Gatwick?  I want his signature!   :mrgreen:

Walrus for some reason id just love to smash your face in

strange that you should say that because i get the same feeling about you

id like to smack your head in aswell

im starting to see why your so well liked on here :roll:

Shes much older than 28 mate!

sssh tails he might smack you

:mrgreen:

Anyone know if he's signed yet?????

Pretty much there but in Mark D's hands at the moment the Advers reporting.

Oh, ok that's cool. Because Devlin said he would sign in 2-3 weeks a month ago.

Still no reports of him signing a contract then...

 :-))(

can't believe this is still unresolved

piss off o'hanlon ya twat

Yeah if he doesn't want to sign piss off, we could get someone else in.

he's probably waiting for that extra 1p a week he wants to be offered to him  :-))(

Or it could be in the hands of the board. DOn't just jump on his back when you don't know the circumstances!!

Any news on the situation Mark D?!

BASTARD!

http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10341~854819,00.html

so much for all the 'I want to stay at the club' talk!

the bastards goin Franchise.

Shows a lot of ambition by the club that, cannot compete with an offer from the franchise.

Show us your money power

It's fairly obvious he wanted out, else he would have signed by now. I suppose the lure of some more money and the new stadium was too great.

We're better off without him if he doesnt want to be here, plus it sounds like we may get some money, which will be a bonus. I have faith in Wise to get a decent replacement in.

was he not out of contract then?

Yeah, but we offered a contract and he is less than 24 years old. So we should get compensation.

If he doesn't want to be here then let him go.

Hes hardly irreplaceable! Franchise is a bloody awful decision though!

agree ah well its not a massive loss maybe this is the moment for ifil to come of age?
but Franchise? oh dear

Fuck him. Hardly irreplaceable on last seasons showing, and his heart obviously isn't in it here.

Has to be money orientated... :evil:

What a total fucking judus.

That's a disgrace of a decision. If you're going to go, at least go somewhere that furthers your career, but Franchise? Sean ... what the fuck are you thinking???

It can only be money.

If it is, you can fuck off.

maybe he knew he would be found out under wise and thought williams would take his place? i dont know hes gone lets move on, im sure wise will find someone else

Probably ...

But I'm personally going to give him hell from the Town End when they visit.

Wanker.

I'm not normally one to fly off the handle about people leaving, but seriously - what a cunt.

Hes not even told anyone at STFC about any offer from the sounds of it til the deal was done.

The two good things are
1. he was poor last season, although personally I was expecting big things from him.
2. At least we get some kind of fee, although in all likleyhood it will be fuck all knowing what the tribunals are like.

Totally agree.

I'm fucking mad about this too.

Cunt cunt cunt cunt.

This could be a similar situation to Rhys exit though............

Player wants to stay but with improved offer, realistic offer is never tabled therefore leaving player technically no offer to accept?

He has held out for some time so if he was desperate to leave then perhaps he would have gone sooner?  Maybe he was given the impression a revised offer was realistic which never materialised?

i dont blame him to be honest, he wasnt under contract, he was captain of the club on £800 a week when u have Peacock on £2,300, Roberts on £1800 Jenks on £1250, he was told of the contract that Swindon were going to offer him then didnt recieve anything for 3 weeks!! id to exactly the same as him, good luck Seano

How do you know how much they are paid?

know some of the players

I'm in two minds....

Either he knew he was going to go and was jsut waiting for clubs to come in for him, or he wanted to stay and was waiting for an improved offer. In a way I'm happy what the board have done. They've basically said 'here's yer contract, take it or leave it'. They can't break the bank and Wise probably has irons in the fire for replacements.

Time to move on. We got Williams who will more than likely be captain and will hopefully sort Ifil out.

The opportunity of staying for a season under a high profile manager could have really furthered his career. Instead he's gone for the quick way out. I think the decision will backfire on him.

well hes spoke to both managers much have been more impressed with Martins Allens plans than Wises'

The first mistake he has made is believing Martin Allen if you ask me.

Was that before or after you sucked him off?

Martin Allen isn't exactly a low profile manager

fuck 'im. if 'e don't wanna be here then we're better off without him.

i think there are better options out there

during

He's never achieved anything really has he? He's never shown any loyalty to the clubs he's been at either and he's a grade A tosser.

Way over rated IMO, that's why so many clubs turned him down and he was forced to take the Franchise job.

Look at the media attention Millwall got when they were doing well with wise in charge. If that can be replicated here then O' Hanlon is a silly boy. I doubt you would get the same media attention at MK if they were doing well.

name all these clubs that turned him down then

He strung us along a little bit like m**ney, more money offered and fucked off to a worse team

Look forward to the match v MK dongs next season, Sean O'Hanlon on a piece of string anyone?

Ummmm... No.

With Mooney we knew the situation for sure and I don't believe that we know the full story with O Hanlon.

That’s one hell of a shitter for a Monday morning.  

Not sure what’s worse the fact he’s chosen to join Franchise or that he’s gone against his word to the club and fans.  

He seemed like a good lad as well so it’s a bit tragic to see him end up at the club anyone would be hard pushed to argue a move is down to a footballing decision.  If he’d have gone to a League one club fair enough but Franchise, Franchise?

Jesus wept has he no ambition or self respect?

I’m not bitter, fuck it we’ll be sat pretty ahead of the abomination come the end of the season and nothing would be sweeter to see them slide into the abyss of the conference.

Bye Seano,what an utter fool :soapy tit wank:

Lets be honest,he had one good season fair enough,but last season he had a shocker.I find myself not being too bothered tbh,just hope we get some money for him :-))(

crap news  :cry:

spot on.

i'm not going to call him a cunt for leaving, he was poor last season but i thought he might have been much better with a little more experience alongside him this season. unfortunately, without him we're stuck with jerel ifil.

that's the worst thing.

i just dont understand it though. why MK? it has to be money. also it said on the official site that he had verbally agreed to a new deal with us! what a prick!

I don't give a flying fuck. He's shit and is one the reasons we were relegated. Good riddance. I just wish he'd take Ifil with him.

Sean O'Hanlon - The new Grant Smith.

Proof if it were needed that footballers cannot be believed until they have signed on the dotted line.

he did agree a contract on improved money, he could have signed a month ago, but the club were penny pinching didnt want to pay him his new wage for the extra month so held out before offering it to him, cant blame him for going

spot on

the grant smith situation was a bit different, he'd had a storming season after we'd showed faith in him then he signs for our local rivals.

seano was shite last season and has left to join a no mark club that are going nowhere.

thats just typical of our board. how can you not blame him for going though? if it was Brentford or Colchester i could understand it but MK? a side that wont even challenge next year in league 2 and hopefully be relegated to the confrerence where they belong. i think his eyes lit up with pound signs and for that i can blame him as much as i like

it is typical of our board and it doesnt give out a big message of ambition, MK must have told Sean what he wanted to hear

I thinks a bit harsh on Ifil.  Next season he will be playing with more experienced older heads and I think he will do well for us. If he doesn't he won't be in the team.  Simple as.  Our defence was young and inexperienced last season, this year it won't be.  Give him a chance and if he still hasn't improved under Wise, then it'll be time to get rid.

unlucky seano. he cant exactly spin the line about playing for a club with a great history or any of that bollocks, its purely about money.

yeah beacuse he wasnt being paid well here in comparison to others

i'm amazed at how this has turned from losing our silent captain to being massively negative again. for the love of god don't follow yeovil red's lead!

the club is in a much better position, we have an exciting management team who have made solid signings (yes, no keepers yet though)

I dont think its harsh on ifil at all. Hes actually got worse in his time with us, not better

I wouldnt have even offered him a new contract to begin with, utter shite and easily the worst captain we've ever had

bit harsh there DV

i'm depressed enough to agree with you dv. new manager, new caption, new direction. even better the fucker isn't here now if you think about it that way

This is VD Rich, the man who could get sucked off by Jessica Alba, then whinge that her technique only warranted a 7/10

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

that even made me chuckle....

...but in all seriousness....I dont rate O'Hanlon at all

its hard to be positive when we sell without doubt in spite of what people say .. our club captain and our best defender ... when we are already short in various areas .. goalie .. midfield .. attack ... at least it looked like the defence was sorted ... and then this!

Im not gonna get totally negative as there is still time to sign the 6 players we need ... but unless some of them are quality signing it looks like a struggle already

i rate o'hanlon but have lost all respect for him after saying he wanted to stay then going to that fucking shit mcd.
i was looking forward to him pairing up with the new chap.we're stuck with that idiot ifil!!

I have to say, it's not so much his leaving, or the supposed circumstances it was under, but who he chose to join. I mean, if he's not going to move higher, at least move to a team with a little credibility!

I wonder what full compensation at the tribunal will equate to.

Arguably a couple of hundred grand with any luck but these decisions are always notoriously slow and inadequate.  

Curiously I read Dongs had a bid of 100k turned down for Swansea’s keeper the other day so they appear to be splashing the cash about.  I wonder where the cash is coming from and why the sudden urge to start flashing it about as they’ve been operating on pennies and pies the past couple of seasons.

we will be lucky to get £80 grand for him

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wimbledon/5141136.stm

Everywhere apart from our official site says its a done deal.  If thats the case then perhaps whoever is in charge of updating the information can get a move on so were not always the last to know.

I see "Martin" on the abomination's official site has labelled it as a done deal over the weekend in which case I'd guess Sean has signed and that's the end of it.  

Were unlikely to hear from either again until the tribunal I'd have thought as there's no contact really necessary.

That Dongs website makes me cringe almost as much as the side.  



Next time somone sees him would they politely tell Martin in the nicest possible way to go and fuck himself and not to forget to then thank Martin after.

O'Hanlon's gone.






BOO FUCKING HOO!!!!!!!!! :?

I'd agree with that. I think Jerel will benefit from playing alongside a more experienced centre back like Williams. He always played better with Reeves because it meant someone was always talking to him & making him concentrate. I reckon he'll have a good season, same as Roberts

Not that depressed about his departure in all honesty - when the going got tough he wasn't one to stand up and be counted, which is odd given that he was given the captaincy.  Hopefully we'll get a fair whack for him in compo which will be reinvested in the team.

As for Ifil, I'm willing to give the lad a chance when playing alongside older heads.  I'm a sucker for a darkie with pace...   :|

i just remembered we also have CCP - who looked like a decent centre back until iffy decided to stick him in midfield! hopefully wise will realise he's better at the back

He is shite. Good riddance. When have we got the Dons? Didn't he sign his contract then?

Shit or not what a grade A greedy cunt.  Ranks along side Smith and Mooney as far as wankers go. We'll replace him though.

Franchise. Why? Can only be the money.

so is every player that leaves us just gonna be a cunt then unless they do their time here so to speak.
maybe the guy had a late offer in and just fancied to move on.
he has been a good servant to us and unlike smith just performed for one half of a season.
we dont know the ins and outs of whats happened do we?

thought so

Has he gone?

So he has.

Thank god, why did it rumble on so long over such a blatantly overrated cunt/

Hahahaha we get money for O'Hanlon?

Hahahaha fucking daylight robbery  :D

could you do me a favour, sponser shakes or ifil next season then hey might fuck off.

peoples issue (including mine) is always going to be

"I want to stay"
"I'm going to sign the new deal"

then 2 weeks later leaving for a smaller club in the same division as they've offered more cash. Much like Smith except without the smaller club bit.

Compare that to Heywood, who got much less stick than smith even though he went the same way down the M4, at least he was relativly decent & honest about it. Just said "I fancy a change and am going to leave for a club who will pay me more on longer deal."

As a fan, thats a whole lot more palatable than being fed insincere bullshit for months.

i see your point but do you also see that if something is offered to you it's in your best interest to see what they have to say? maybe ohanlon was going to sign last week and then he gets a call from martin allen who although is a bit of a twat is a impressive young manager and maybe ohanlon was sold the club when he was taken round the new staduim and what the club are trying to achieve?
im not saying he has done the right thing but does that really make him a cunt?
we are using the same word as cureton is called here

Im not too bothered about him leaving, he was shite after signing a contract with us.

I think people are slagging hiim off much more just because he isn't ours any more All this criticism about his PLAYING ABILITY would not have come about had he not left,

I think he was and is a decent player. I am gutted that he took a sideways step (at best) to McDons but I'm not gonna give him stick over it. We don't know the circustances at the moment.

Not at all, ive never been a big fan of his.

He was good when he was on loan and went downhill after signing a contract.

thats a strong trend with this club. ifil, gurns, sharon...

its not the same, Smith & Mooney at least performed for us



I agree with dave!



Firstly, I've slagged him off way before he left

Playing ability, he played more games than any other outfield player in a shit team that got relegated. He was the heart and soul of a defence that couldnt defend. He was supposed to be a leader, but not once did he stand up to be counted. Not once did he drive us forward, not once did he set an example

Anyone who watched him last season would have seen he wasnt up to much at all....

by the way dv, not turning up for the supporters club dinner with seano cost them £30.

that's seano's fault too.

yup, if he wasnt so shit and undeserving of my presence I would have gone....

Only the ones who blab to the press about wanting to stay and then doing the opposite.

If he had stayed in league 1, or higher ( :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: ) fair enough. But to go to MK Dongs is a joke.

But you are right, we don't know the facts. It'll be interesting to read what he says when the Adver/BBC RS finally catch up with him.

Not that i'm saying he's completely to blame, but his record as captain must be fucking hurrendous. Not at all bothered that he's left.

He didn't want the competition. Money isn't much more. He didn't like the training.

woooop

http://www.Franchise.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10420~855186,00.html

well it seems the training methods are quite the same at Franchise so it must have been the money and time for a change. he was offered a 3 year deal by the club so devlin said today but he says wise already has 3 defenders in talks, two are from higher leagues
the shitty rumours site says tony vaughan released by barnsley who is 30

3 ex town players in those pics i think

SEAN O'Hanlon's County Ground departure was initially viewed as a joke' by the club's chief executive but Mark Devlin is deadly serious about getting the best possible tribunal price for his former captain.

The 23-year-old has joined Martin Allen's Franchise after turning his back on the three-year deal on the table from Town.

Holidays and knee surgery were thought to have been the only delays in the player putting pen to paper.

Massively disappointing' was Devlin's diplomatic official response but there is no question that club officials are privately seething about the situation.

continued...
Devlin said: "I was in Amsterdam on Saturday preparing to make my way to Gelsenkirchen when I had a call from the player's agent telling me he (O'Hanlon) was talking to another club.

"I thought it was a joke at first but obviously not. I'm massively disappointed in the way it has been handled.

"I know Dennis (Wise) had an opportunity to bring in another centre half last week but didn't. There you are.

"I'm sure Sean has his reasons for this decision and we respect that.

"Still, life's too short. No one player is more important than the club and we move on.

"I'm sure Dennis will now look to strengthen again."

And while Devlin is unhappy with the way matters have unfolded, he is determined Town will not lose out financially.

He said: "Sean was our club captain and had been offered a three-year contract.

"That will be reflected in the level of compensation we will be seeking should the matter be settled by a tribunal.

"At this stage we have had no contact from Franchise to discuss any financial agreement."

O'Hanlon himself told the Swindon Advertiser that he felt it was time to embrace a fresh opportunity and while his Town exit was tinged with disappointment, he was excited by the future.

The former Everton man said: "I think I was ready for a new challenge but I don't have a bad word to say about the club.

"I owe a lot to Andy King for taking me to Swindon and to all the staff who helped me during my time there.

"Being handed the captaincy meant a lot, especially as it came so unexpectedly. The highlight was the play-offs, the low being relegation last season. I just think Franchise feels like a big club in disguise and capable of doing a Swansea' if you like."

It all leaves boss Wise needing to find a new skipper for the League Two campaign.

While O'Hanlon is definitely out' the club are hopeful of completing formalities with young midfielder Curtis Weston.

Verbal agreement has been reached between player and club on a 12-month deal for the former Millwall man.

Chief executive Devlin said: "Curtis has been given a copy of the contract and we're hoping things will be tied up shortly, subject to Football League approval."

I cant believe we offered him a 3 year deal, yet only offered Evans a one year deal...

some bloke has written to the adver and said we should ask for £650,000 at the tribunal!

Well we apprently paid £150k for him,  so im guessing it will be a little bit more then that fee

we didnt pay anything for him...

Id piss myself with laughter if we got 650k

we paid 50k for him..i reckon we should be happy with 100k..although this is swindon we are talking about so i wouldnt be suprised if we settled before the tribunual...mcleod will do

http://www.Franchise.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10420~855050,00.html

According the the Mcdonalds web site, we got him for £150k

I love the fact he think Franchise are a sleeping giant.

we did not pay for Sean O'Hanlon....I'm certain....

no we didnt, he was going to be part of the Leigh Mills deal but he opted for spurs and the 150k spurs paid for Mills seems to have to stuck with the O'Hanlon story

It was an undisclosed fee if I remember rightly with mention of sell-on clauses.

I'm sure rumours at the time pointed to around the 50k mark?

it was a free transfer

har har.

doing a swansea, go up and lose in a play off final...ha.

well, o hanlon was okay, didn't always play to the standards we knew he could.

im sure he left cause of the arrival of williams...maybe didn't want to compete with ifil and had the chance of definite first team football at mk.

For what it’s worth it was definitely an undisclosed fee.  Everton have it officially quoted as such and the Adver piece from the time reported that an actual deal was struck for the move with Moyes with no mention of a free transfer.

The only mention of a free transfer cam a month before when the Mills deal was still on but remained undisclosed.  If you scan through the Adver archives a “mystery hitch”, which turned out to be Spurs, prevented the free transfer going through.  The loan deal was extended - presumably for a fee to be agreed.

 :old:  :old:

It was fucking bugging the hell out of me alright?   :o

http://www.toffeeweb.com/players/past/OHanlon.asp

Clearly states it was a free transfer, i win :D  :D

Meh, the same site lists it as 150k under transfers.

Everton's official site....

http://www.evertonfc.com/match/transfers.html?startfrom=20&view=out

O'Hanlon was definitely free. The £150k was indeed what we would have got for Leigh Mills had Everton signed him.

all we paid for o'hanlon was £500 to his agent.