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good morning all  :(

I wish he'd just fuck off now to be honest

I'm starting to think the same dave.

Dazzza's point/rant about Sandy Gray yesterday appears to be absolutley correct

I've just read that piece too, seems my theory about Smith playing King is wide of the mark.  I'm also getting to the point where I'd just like to know either way.

he seems to be getting a bit too big for his boots! half a season & he thinks he's a fuckin footballing genius!

i hope he does go to city & goes back to being shit again. then we can all laugh at him like we did at mooney

His Dad sounds like a prick to me. "The one positive is the support of the fans" who he clearly doesn't give a shit about.

I'm glad he fucked it up for Brighton.

he can fuck off then!

It sounds to me like there's no way he's going to stay now.  Oh well, that's life.  They come, they go, life goes on. The fans are the only constant.

if you wanna play for town smithy-please stay mate!!
if you dont(now youve been offered pretty much what you wanted)....fuck off!

I'd like him to stay but he is doing the sensible thing in weighing up his options. I would prefer to know sooner rather than later, but **if** the club is spouting crap and allowing him until mid-June to make his mind up then I don't blame him for taking his time.

It would be better to keep him, but life will go on if he leaves.

That's the thing though, he hasn't been offered what Sandy Gray came out and said in the press. It's a case of the club fucking him about really, I can't blame him or his father for being pissed off... that said, I'm bored of the whole thing now and wish they'd fuck off.

yes, i too am getting rather bored of the board.
i wish our board could be normal.

i wish we had a different board. yes you guessed it SY i think our board is "shit"

Shambles all round then as predicted yesterday.

Fair play to his Dad and his comments in the Adver, Sandy Gray is taking the absolute piss.  A 'possible' two year deal with clauses opposed to two year deals from elsewhere is an absolute joke.

Clearly Gray doesn't have a clue.  Why on earth only offer players clearly in the manager's plans one year deals when they are attracting attention elsewhere?

Players that where already on two year deals before any interest!

Even had the likes of Heywood and Smith signed a one year deal it only has to be re-negotiated 12 months later and the player will likely be looking for at least a small increase.  These are players attracting interest that could well command a fee, why the hell only give them one year at a time?


Bugger!

i blame the board for all this crap. all the out of contract players are going

while we're on the subject, i hate no-dick carson too  :fu:  :fu:

i dont think hes even been to a game this year the wanker!  :fu:

calm down ladies

 :soapy tit wank:

Go on the relegation battle  8)  8)  8)

just bugger off smith you little daddys boy.

getting on my nerves! want to start getting some new players in...transfer talk.

Obviously I'd love Smith to stay because he scored a shed full of goals from midfield - but to be honest, until he got in the team, I thought he was rubbish.  And apart from scoring goals (which I appreciate is kind of important), I'm not sure he's such a great player.

If he wants to stay then fantastic, carry on getting the goals.  If he wants to get a longer term deal then I can't blame him - with limited talent you probably want the security.

I would love him to stay, and can wait as long as necessary to hear that. What I don't want is him decidin to leave on deadline day leaving kingy with little time to replace him.

I hope Smith reads this. He might learn a very valuable lesson. Fans can be your best friend or your worst enemy. The way this situation has been handled by every party is rediculous, least of all Grant Smith. Also, why the fuck would you need your dad to be your 'agent'. Why can't Grant make a decision for himself?

Personally I hope he signs, then apologises to the fans. I think I have more chance of winning the lottery at this moment in time though.

i've just brought a ticket, i'll let you know how it goes on wednesday

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/4591627.stm


well thats that then!

fuck him, he couldnt control the fuckin ball anyway

If he goes to City I'm bringing flares to the game  :twisted:

Blimey are you channelling Andy King or something? Cos I think that pretty much summarises everything he's said about Smith over the past six months ;-)

No surprise really, that cunt Gordon had clearly made his mind up months ago.

Gordon Smith on a piece of string!

to smith:  :fu:  if he does sign for city, hopefully alot of we hate smith chants will be made up!!  :x

Some people need reminding of the fact, that at the AGM King announced that Smith would not be offered a new contract, because King didn't think he was good enough.

   In my opinion this means that Smith is perfectly entitled to do whatever he thinks is necessary to secure further employment elsewhere...........

Not really, as he was big enough to change his mind and offered him a contract anyway.

It's my understanding that he was asked whether Smith would be offered a contract, a bizarre question with half the season left but as at that time Smith hadn't done much to suggest he'd be worth one, he said he should be able to work that one out or something smilar.

Perhaps that's what motivated him to finally start playing.

The fact is that Smith has said several times since then and even after getting his offer how much he would "love to stay" and "repay the fans". So I think he deserves any criticism he gets.

But they all say how much they love the fans, kiss the badge etc.....its not something that should be taken seriously in 99% of cases..

 It happens in all walks of life.....you say how much you like a job. the people you work with etc, thenlook for a better offer and move on.

Good luck to Smith, not the same for City obviously. He'll get some stick off me if he goes there but deep down I don't blame him.

It not like Smith is a life long Swindon fan. Afer a year and a half getting spliners on the bench, and offered what seems to be a reduced terms dubious length contract then he'd be mental not to listen to better offers.

The only loyal people in football are the fans in terms of team loyalty. Even Alan 'I love Leeds I do' Smith was trempted to join one of their biggest rivals. Completely different circumstances in some ways but no supporter would contemplate doing the same.

Sure that's very true  but that doesn't mean you can't hate them for it when they do leave. :smile1:

Football is fickle.

Adios you greedy jock bastard.

Nice goals but I won't really miss you. I always thought you were a bit pap anyway.

Plus City think you're a winger  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

one thing to say to smith...
 :fu:
brizzle shitty arse wipe... not that i'm bitter or anything

I think i could forgive Smudge for leaving, even if he is amongst our top players. You can't blame any player for wanting to further their career/want more money. But if he goes to brizzle shity, i'm goin to give him more stick than i do to Scott "i'm cocky, but for no good reason, as i'm crap" Murray.  :fu: Smith!!!!

I do not blame Smith for wanting to leave. BUT why did he have to make such a big deal over wanting to stay and repaying the fans if he wasn't going to do it?

If King had done something similar you would all have been slagging him off for the next 3 years for it.

And why do players always have to leave us for our rivals?!

Shaun Taylor, Joey Beauchamp, Tommy Mooney, Matty Heywood, Grant Smith?

With the possible exception of Gillingham (at least in their eyes), Our rivals are our rivals because of their proximity to our club, hence a move to a rival club for one of our players requires minimal relocation / adjustment.

Also in the eyes of the rival club, a player poached from an adversary  is likely to have instant hero status amongst the fans without any real consideration of performance or ability (in the early stages at least).

Or that's how I see it.

What like Christian Roberts is a hero at Swindon you mean?!
I se your point (apart from that bit) but you don't often see 3 players going to rival clubs in the space of 12 months.

Its just annoying. In my opinion Heywood wasn't that bad but is replaceable. Mooney is a cunt, and Smith should make a decision soon. I would dearly love himt o stay but he's really pissed me off recently with all his "I would love to stay here" "I love the fans" when this clearly isn't true.

if he stays, we're sorted. if he goes, we're fucked, and he's a cunt.

I just wish he'd hurry up and make a decision.All i would ask is that he dosen't go to city otherwise every swindon supporter is going to hate him.