Ricky shakes

[newmarket red]

Someone will take him, the problem with offering players incentives in their contract is that it could have worked the opposite way and he could hacve been a revelation and people would ask why he didn't have a clause or signed up sooner when he moved to a bigger club.

To be fair though if he is in a team that is not going for promotion in L2 he will probably do a good job and get a good run, although his crossing isn't the best he does cause problems for pooosition when he decides to run at them.

Good luck to him..but I don't want to see him stay as there is no chance of his displacing Roberts - what we need is someone to challenge Roberts for that position.

Thats why sturrock saying shakes will be a squad player because has people lined up to come in and push roberts or even take his place.

[ronnie21]

Is Roberts being offered a new deal.  Quoted as saying he was in negotiations over a new contract but if he gets greedy I can see anything offered being withdrawn, oh for the likes of Jerel Ifil who must have walked into the office, saw what was on the table and signed on the dotted line!

[DMR]

Feel a bit sorry for him, we looked at our most balanced with him on the right and Roberts up front.

Can't help but feel Sturrocks got rid of another one without really having a proper look- take Brownlie, Fola, Monkhouse etc and we've missed them at times.

[Panda Paws]

We will never miss Shakes Dave!! A completely different kettle of fish to Monkhouse, and the whole thing with Fola....he was SHIT!!had the touch of a rapist and couldnt finish to save his life!!

[santini]

Is Roberts being offered a new deal.  Quoted as saying he was in negotiations over a new contract but if he gets greedy I can see anything offered being withdrawn, oh for the likes of Jerel Ifil who must have walked into the office, saw what was on the table and signed on the dotted line!

Wouldn't you want to sign a three year contract on better money? No need to "negotiate" that one.

[janaage]

Maybe the average person would hang fire for a while and see what others came in?  Just a thought.

[Samdy Gray]

Maybe the average person would hang fire for a while and see what others came in?  Just a thought.

True, and I wouldn't blame Shakes if he did a Whalley on us.

But Sturrock's got a style of play which means he's going to be looking to bring in a winger who can put crosses into the box with accuracy, so Shakes will only be a bit part player next season.

[McLovin]

Feel a bit sorry for him, we looked at our most balanced with him on the right and Roberts up front.

Can't help but feel Sturrocks got rid of another one without really having a proper look- take Brownlie, Fola, Monkhouse etc and we've missed them at times.

I can't remember ever missing Onibuje or Brownlie... :?

[Batch]

DB- The spell just before the loan players came in. We weren't scoring or winning. And we had Peacock, Lucas and Sturrock to pick from. It was then I thought tha at least Onibuje ( or maybe Brownlie) would offer some sort of variety.

Then he signed Corr and off we went.

[red macca]

me either

[ronnie21]

Is Roberts being offered a new deal.  Quoted as saying he was in negotiations over a new contract but if he gets greedy I can see anything offered being withdrawn, oh for the likes of Jerel Ifil who must have walked into the office, saw what was on the table and signed on the dotted line!

Wouldn't you want to sign a three year contract on better money? No need to "negotiate" that one.

Oh yes!!  Of course I would, but the point I was trying to make is that if any player gets greedy and asks for more than PS thinks he is worth, I feel that the manager is the sort of guy who will say no thanks, I will look elsewhere!  I would bet that Ifill had several other suitors anyway.

[Ralphy]

People seem to forget that footballers are just human at the end of the day looking to better themselves and care for their families.

If i was offered more money to work for DHL or UPS do you think i'd stay loyal to Royal Mail? Would i fuck.

[mattboyslim]

People seem to forget that footballers are just human at the end of the day looking to better themselves and care for their families.

If i was offered more money to work for DHL or UPS do you think i'd stay loyal to Royal Mail? Would i fuck.

But if you had the chance to deliver some really good post or work at a higher level for as much as you were on before, or be relegated to a paper round for a pay rise - working in a much worse job would you take it?  Whilst money is important ambition has to come into it at some point.

[Ralphy]

I see you're point but at the end of the day, money talks.

[Frigby Daser]

Is Roberts being offered a new deal.  Quoted as saying he was in negotiations over a new contract but if he gets greedy I can see anything offered being withdrawn, oh for the likes of Jerel Ifil who must have walked into the office, saw what was on the table and signed on the dotted line!

Wouldn't you want to sign a three year contract on better money? No need to "negotiate" that one.

Quite. We're that eager to keep hold of him, he probably couldn't believe his eyes.

Santini...out of interest, given the Steve Foster/Westwood/Keates situation - and say Nicho was skipper, in the form of his life etc and just been voted POY and stepped up a league - do you reckon he (hypothetically!) would move back down to a L2 club on better money/longer contract, even if it meant not improving/playing at a higher level?