Mic2904 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Mh, not sure about the deal and would at least agree on the strange fee-situation between Fletcher and Clarkson. As for Clarkson himself: If he decides that Bristol City is a better option than Motherwell, then please let him go... I still dont like him, but you def cant deny his goals and effort this season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malky79 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Feel sorry for any poor bastard who bought a season ticket, FUCKED! Well away and dig out yer h*n top for this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic2904 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Feel sorry for any poor bastard who bought a season ticket, FUCKED! NO ONE is bigger than the club! We will have 11 players on the field and they'll get my full support. Thats football! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelBoyd Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Well away and dig out yer h*n top for this season. Carefull, people get warnings for failing to be funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infamous Wee Grafter Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 It's a done deal! Clarky is offski! ....and the club are actively looking to sell Quinn, with Cardiff a likely destination. If it's a done deal why haven't both clubs issued press statements on subject? Also from looking at Bristol City forums, they appear to be getting more information about this "deal" from quotes from here. They also seem to be linked with Lee Miller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malky79 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Carefull, people get warnings for failing to be funny If I was trying to be funny I'd fire in the useful smiley's. It not like you never been seen wearing one. If you think people who have bought a season ticket are fucked then you not got a clue about what supporting a team is about. So you might as well just move along if you haven't grasped the concept by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic2904 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 If it's a done deal why haven't both clubs issued press statements on subject? Also from looking at Bristol City forums, they appear to be getting more information about this "deal" from quotes from here. They also seem to be linked with Lee Miller. I am not sure, but do we not have an issue with the 1st of July? Edit: Gues its only for players who contract has run out. Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infamous Wee Grafter Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 As mentioned elsewhere on the board....there's some amount of drama queens on this board!!! I'll give you a done deal ...Kevin McBride to Hibs, stick a monkey on it. To be confirmed next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelBoyd Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I said they have BEEN fucked, buy a season ticket, then the management team leave, followed by most of the decent players, so yes, they got fucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoss Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thank God for your insights as to what is going on...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I said they have BEEN fucked, buy a season ticket, then the management team leave, followed by most of the decent players, so yes, they got fucked. I think the point that was being made that seems to be passing you by is that most folk would be buying a season ticket regardless of any of these things happening. Most people buy a season ticket irrespective of who the manager is or who's in the team, they buy a season ticket because it's Motherwell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infamous Wee Grafter Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I said they have BEEN fucked, buy a season ticket, then the management team leave, followed by most of the decent players, so yes, they got fucked. Who is to say, that we wont replace them with similar or better players/staff? To be fair those who appear to have left are nothing but mediocre players who have been overrated by the media & ourselves. The likes of Smith, McLean, Kimpl, Porter etc etc were hardly household names when they signed for us and I don't recall a rush of excitment when they signed. Now that they have left, we suddenly think the world has caved in on us. Sorry but there's plenty more mediocre players out there to replace them. We might not know them now but in two years time, we'll be having the same discussions about these new guys. Hughes was your classic over-hyped Ex-Old Firm player - who will continue to get over-hyped reviews by the Scottish media. Was he any better than Simo or even Ged Brannan when he was the darling of the Well Fans??? Clarkson spent seasons getting dogs-abuse from our own support - yet now it's all we can't go on etc etc. We're so fickle!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeboy Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Clarky leaving would probably be the single biggest loss to the team in my opinion. In his seven years at the club he has been a fantastic servant, and although his form has dipped at times, he has always given more than 100%, and kept at it while many were against him. He has been our best player the past two seasons and although I wouldn't begrudge him a move, I am seriously worried about the state of our team. If you ask me, with 600/800k or however much we are supposed to be getting, we could never find a player to match his ability. Also in saying this, there is no way the transfer fee would be used solely to find a replacement anyway. Troubled times ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Diggle Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Something I haven't seen mentioned so far - Bristol City??????? Him or his agent should be holding out for better, no? Evening Times reporting that Bristol have contacted well and have been given a price and are away to think it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnstone Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Something I haven't seen mentioned so far - Bristol City??????? Him or his agent should be holding out for better, no? Evening Times reporting that Bristol have contacted well and have been given a price and are away to think it over. If that price is not over a million then I am going to chap Boyles door and shag his wife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I said they have BEEN fucked, buy a season ticket, then the management team leave, followed by most of the decent players, so yes, they got fucked. We knew McGhee would be off first chance he got, we knew Smith, Hughes and Klimpl were going. Motherwell have always been a selling club. I'm sure people will continue to buy season tickets regardless of McGhee and the players named above leaving. As for Clarkson it's disappointing if he goes but hardly the biggest surprise on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 If that price is not over a million then I am going to chap Boyles door and shag his wife! What are you doing to do if it is over a million?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well-army Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 BBC Gossip page Managerless Motherwell could lose two of their prized assets with Bristol City ready to offer £800,000 for striker David Clarkson and Cardiff City keeping tabs on defender Paul Quinn. (Various) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Diggle Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I've no problem with Clarskson leaving as he's been a great servant to the club. I'm disappointed to lose him - but understand his position. Like johnstone said (in a round about way) if it looks like he's off and as a club we've decided for whatever reason to sell then we should be doing what we can to involve other clubs in a bidding war. I know i may be speaking out of turn as I'm not party to the way the club deals with contracts and extensions - but it looks like we're not winning the battle with players and agents and we can't seen to maximise the transfer fees as much as other clubs. We've done well on occasions - but we've lost some decent players for nowt (or next to) in recent times. I think we need to be doing something different or innovative with contracts to maximise the benefit to the club, providing the player with options in certain bid scenarios while at the same time rewarding a bit of loyaty from the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 What are you doing to do if it is over a million?? Shag them both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks to the transfer window, players tend to hold out until it's nearly closed before they make a final decison; just in case they miss out on a good offer. So, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but even when we do get a new manager on board, don't expect to see a load of new faces being signed up a few days later. It will take time. you would be right most seasons but this year most out of contract players will jump at the first contract they are offerred imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 As Melvin Bragg said, the money brought in from selling Clarkson has to measured against what we would lose if we were to be relegated. Which is what will happen. Had Hughes, Buzz, Klimpl, possibly and worryingly increasingly looking like McLean NOT been leaving then you would maybe be able to hold your hands up and say "Fair enough". But not like this. It's absolute suicide! Someone, once again, has been asleep at the wheel at Motherwell in terms of forward planning. McGhee must shoulder a huge ammount of this blame, but Boyle also will be involved in the dealing of contracts surely? To whose benefit is this current situation? If the fans can see it coming then surely the powers that be can? Anyone who thinks they new manager will be given a substantial chunk of money to replace these players should put down their crack pipe! None of Porters money was invested in the squad. Even St Mirren have managed to sign Higdon and Mair. Two players that would walk into Motherwells team. Gutted if Clarkson leaves. Can't deny him his move and has been a fantastic servant to us. The timing is worse than abysmal though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true_steelman Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 15th of August Lets not moan too much untill then eh? If the squads still the same size then we can start worrying, i'm sure things will be looking a lot brighter by the time we are sitting in the sun in Perth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yabba's Turd Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Like I've already said,k and if this is the case then whoever is left can get their sleeves a wee bit higher and their dig a wee bit harder. Show some spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizoxy Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 All of these guys who have left, or are soon to leave, must have been near the top of our wage structure. Therefore we cant keep them here when it's time for a pay rise, as the structure is there for a reason. Offering Clarkson another 3 years at a little bit more than he's getting already isn't going to work when clubs in the English lower leagues can offer a whole lot more than that. Selling Clarky and Quinn right now is the best we can do, as their value is on'y going to drop as we get closer to January and they can sign on somewhere for nowt. The bright side here is that the new manager will have a clean slate to work with, and wont be inheriting large contracts for players he might not like. We are also in a good posiiton should a new TV deal not materialise, as our liabilities are at a minimum right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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