BBC News: Paul Caddis: Swindon defender frustrated by unresolved future

[bigbobjoylove]

And Byrne

No. Just no.

[ron dodgers]

Mr Morshead - someone is lying about what specifically? I'm not sure what exactly you are referring to?

[DarloSTFC84]

Mr Morshead - someone is lying about what specifically? I'm not sure what exactly you are referring to?

Well Caddis is saying he hasn't asked to leave, but the chairman has blocked moves to clubs who have come in for him...

Jed is saying he's not received and offers and that Caddis sees his future elsewhere (in The Championship)

I'd love him to join Millwall....them go down, us go up....that would be PERFECT...

[Peter Venkman]

I think the fact that Caddis refused to play for us in the play offs last season after he was asked to by STFC says it all. Caddis does not want to be at Swindon or play for Swindon so he can fuck off for all I care.

[Dr Pierre Chang]

I can't wait for him to fuck off..this is just more ammo for fans to use unfairly against Mcrory and the board.

[joteddyred]

This needs to be sorted and quickly.  Whoever is to blame, the situation is now completely ridiculous. I'm not sure how some people are so certain that specific things have happened/been said either?  It's effectively Caddis word against McCrory and I would suspect that both of them are embellishing the truth in some way to make the other look at fault.

[Jimmy Glass is an Alien]

I think the fact that Caddis refused to play for us in the play offs last season after he was asked to by STFC says it all. Caddis does not want to be at Swindon or play for Swindon so he can fuck off for all I care.

I maybe wrong but wasn't Caddis ineligble for the play offs as part of the loan agreement. I know Benson was, but I seem to recall something about Caddis not being able to play.

[pauld]

I think the fact that Caddis refused to play for us in the play offs last season after he was asked to by STFC says it all.

It might do if it was an established fact. But it's not is it? Isn't it just McCrory's claim that this is the case? i.e. Caddis' word against McCrory's and likely neither of them telling the truth.

[sonicyouth]

It'd probably be in the interest of all involved parties if nothing was communicated until a deal is completed.

We all know why Caddis is not playing and judging by comments on here we're not missing him at present. It makes sense to wait until the end of the transfer window to see if anyone will pay a fee for him and only after it slams shut will we settle for a loan deal. I can't see the club having refused any offers from Birmingham/Millwall unless they were extremely derisory and not at all in our favour. The club have shown a clear willingness to get players off the books, so what possible reason would they have to keep an unhappy and overpaid Caddis out of spite?

Anyway, I thought the sale of Wes was imminent according to 'fredi' so that may mean we can afford Caddis again?

[pauld]

It'd probably be in the interest of all involved parties if nothing was communicated until a deal is completed.

Totally agree. Wish McCrory could learn to STFU whether it's in Twitter or in the press. If Caddis then wants to go to the press, let him, it'll just look like whinging while the club maintain a dignified silence.

[sonicyouth]

Totally agree. Wish McCrory could learn to STFU whether it's in Twitter or in the press. If Caddis then wants to go to the press, let him, it'll just look like whinging while the club maintain a dignified silence.

The timing of the whole thing is very bizarre though, Caddis was essentially responding to some dumb comments Jed made on Twitter weeks ago. Jed points out Robbie Savage's piece on the BBC last week and it looks as though Caddis or his agent took it a bit too seriously.

[pauld]

The timing of the whole thing is very bizarre though, Caddis was essentially responding to some dumb comments Jed made on Twitter weeks ago. Jed points out Robbie Savage's piece on the BBC last week and it looks as though Caddis or his agent took it a bit too seriously.

Suspect the timing is more due to transfer window being about to "Slam Shut". But whatever the motivation, if Caddis/his agent decided to go public to try and force the club's hand, there's no need for McCrory to respond. Just drags him and so the club into a "he said/she said" spat. Lacks class.

[dporter]

It seems McCrory can't win either way. He gets critcised for not communicating enough and then criticised for communicating too much! Hopefully our new PR woman can give him some advice/coaching so that what he does say comes across a bit more professionally in the future.

On the Caddis front I can understand his frustration especially as the transfer window's about to close but maybe he should be a bit more realistic about what he can expect wages wise. Surely the fact there's not loads of clubs fighting to sign him should be a hint that he's maybe slightly over-estimated his own worth!

[pauld]

It seems McCrory can't win either way. He gets critcised for not communicating enough and then criticised for communicating too much!

And there's a time to do both. Which was my point. But you knew that.

[dporter]

And there's a time to do both. Which was my point. But you knew that.

I did which is why I suggested he may need some PR coaching!